Mumbai updates: Thackeray and Shinde camps happy with EC keeping 'Balasaheb' in their new names

WR to generate wind energy with turbines along track

Western Railway (WR) authorities have decided to install two wind turbines near Bhayandar to produce energy using the velocity of trains. Keeping in mind the large number of trains in the suburban section, WR decided to set up two wind turbines on a pilot project basis, and if successful, the project will be tried across the suburban section in the future.

"The Mumbai suburban section of WR witnesses more that a thousand train services daily, with a high frequency, especially during peak hours. This will definitely increase the energy production capacity of the turbines," a WR official said, adding that the approximate cost of this pilot project, to be completed within a month, is Rs 10 lakh.

To know in detail how this project will work, read our article here

Due to Car Breakdown at Mankhurd Railway Bridge, South Bound Vehicular movement is slow: Mumbai Traffic cops

On October 9, around 11.30 pm, a car caught fire on Mumbai-NashikHighway, near the Hyundai showroom.

Sidhu Moose Wala Murder: Gangster Deepak Tinu's girlfriend, who helped him escape, held from Mumbai airport

Days after gangster Deepak Tinu escaped from police custody in Punjab's Mansa, his alleged girlfriend was nabbed by a team of Punjab Police from Mumbai airport.

Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav on Sunday said a team of the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) nabbed Tinu's woman accomplice who was trying to head to the Maldives.

She was with Tinu when he escaped from police custody.

The DGP further said efforts were on to nab Tinu.

Weather update: City, suburbs to see partly cloudy sky with light to moderate rain/thundershowers for next two days, says IMD.

64 new COVID-19 cases in Thane

As many as 64 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking its infection tally to 7,45,457, a health official said on Monday. These new cases were reported on Sunday, he said.

There are currently 295 active COVID-19 cases in Thane, which comes under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, he said.

The death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11,962 and the recovery count stood at 7,33,863, he added. (PTI)

Southbound vehicular movement is the slow near Byculla Police Station and Mankhurd Railway station, said cops. Commuters please look for alternatives before heading out.

Traffic movement is slow Southbound near Mandvi Post Office Mohammed Ali Road (Pydhonie)

Enforcement Directorate moves Supreme Court challenging Bombay High Court order granting bail to former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh.

Traffic congestion in several parts of city

Slow traffic movement near Mankhurd Railway Bridge, towards Sion-Trombay road due to a car breakdown. The car was cleared by the traffic police later, but traffic is still slow due to backlog.

Slow traffic movement at the southbound side of Moti Shah Jain Temple in Byculla East.

Heavy traffic congestion at Western Express Highway - southbound. Especially at the Santacruz - flyover stretch till the Airport route. Also at the Vakola Junction and outside NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregoan, due to backlog traffic.

150 transgenders participated from Thane district in the first ever marathon organised at Pachpakhadi in Thane.

Shortage of essential medicine plagues JJ Hospital

Despite the state-run Jamshetji Jeejeebhoy (JJ) hospital having formed a three-member committee to keep a tab on essential medicines stocks required daily, the hospital is still reeling under a huge shortage over the past few months.

Officials from the hospital administration said the delay is on part of Haffkine Biopharma as they send their requirements to them. Though they procure the medicine from local vendors, they still fall short.

A visit to the hospital by this reporter revealed that patients were not getting medicines like paracetamol, Azithromycin, doxycycline, diclofenac sodium, and syrups like Asthalin, Cetirizine, Azee among others.

Desperate patients and helpless medical staff at Jamshetji Jeejeebhoy (JJ) hospital are grappling with the shortage of medicines, most of which have been listed as out of stock.

BMC proposes single planning body for bad roads

Aiming to find a permanent solution for the fierce criticism hurled at it for bad roads, the BMC made several suggestions during the hearing of several public interest litigation (PILs) filed at the Bombay High Court against the pothole menace.

The civic body, after specifying that some roads fall under the management of agencies like the airport authority, Mumbai Port Trust, etc, proposed proposed to have a single planning body which will have an overarching say on the issue of poor roads.

During its presentation before the HC, the BMC averred that the aforementioned agencies give the least priority to the repairing of roads coming under their belt.

Just because of their lackadaisical approach, the civic body always gets an earful from citizens, said the BMC. To avoid such negligence, it proposed that all the road infra, including flyovers and bridges, should be handed over to the BMC for maintenance purposes. To recover the cost of repairs, the construction agencies should give advertisement rights to the BMC, it added.

Due to a car breakdown, southbound traffic vehicular movement is slow at Hindmata Bridge.

Thane disaster management cell recovered another dead body from Makhmali Talao [lake] in city.

Uddhav-led Shiv Sena leaders say it will 'rise like phoenix' after present turmoil

Leaders of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction have said the present turmoil in the party is just a passing phase and expressed confidence that the Sena will "rise again like a phoenix".

They were speaking on Sunday at the launch of the Thackeray camp's mass outreach 'Mahaprabhodhan Yatra' in Maharashtra's Thane district, the stronghold of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, whose rebellion brought down the Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in June this year.

"This is only a passing phase and the Sena would rise again like a phoenix," he said. Jadhav claimed the day is not far when Fadnavis will take away Shinde's chair. He said there was no example in history of Hindus snatching power from their brothers and father, and claimed this was done only by Mughal rulers.

Judicial custody of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut extended till 17th October

Former Maharashtra HM Anil Deshmukh, in a money laundering case files a petition in special PMLA court for treatment in a hospital, which court allowed

NCP leaders will participate in Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra; Shiv Sena also to support

New symbol will make Sena more stronger: Sanjay Raut

In his maiden reaction, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut who is in jail in connection with the alleged Patra Chawal scam, on Monday said the party’s new symbol will bring in revolution and it will make the party more stronger in future. "We have the 'spirit' of Shiv Sena. Earlier, symbols of Jansangh and Congress were also frozen. There is nothing new in this. Those parties also got bigger after the new symbols. We will grow. People know who the real Shiv Sena is," he noted.

Thackeray and Shinde camps happy with EC keeping 'Balasaheb' in their new names

The groups led by Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday expressed satisfaction after the Election Commission allotted them new names which mention "Balasaheb" (Thackeray).

The poll body allotted 'ShivSena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray' as the party name for the Thackeray faction and 'Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena' for the Shinde group.

The Commission also okayed the 'flaming torch' (mashaal) as the election symbol to the Uddhav Thackeray faction but asked the Shinde group to submit a fresh list of three symbols by 10 am on Tuesday.