Triple blasts case: Accused submits plea alleging prosecution adopting delay tactic as its case is weak
BMC struggles to find space for HBT clinics
Mumbai: Gokhale bridge closes from Monday, check out the diversions announced by traffic police
Maha: 22 persons booked for misappropriation of funds of housing society in Thane
An offence has been registered against 22 members of the managing committee of a housing society in Maharashtra's Thane city in connection with alleged misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs 18.18 lakh, police said on Friday.
The police on Thursday registered a case under section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code against the accused, including the chairman, secretary and treasurer of the housing society located in Panchpakhadi area of the city, an official said.
Maha businessman nabbed as GST sleuths bust Rs 45 cr fake bills scam
The Maharashtra Goods & Services Tax Department has busted a GST scam involving fake invoices worth Rs 45 crore and arrested a businessman for the alleged fraud, an official said here on Friday.
Launching a special operation, GST sleuths raided Arnav Creations on Wednesday as part of the ongoing probe into the malaise of fraudulent invoices to cheat the exchequer.
The team of Assistant Commissioners Arjun P. Suryawanshi, Ramesh Awaghade and Pradnya Brahmande, along with Inspectors, executed the operation with guidance from State Tax Joint Commissioner Anil Bhandari and Deputy Commissioner Mohan R. Bagade.
Maharashtra Women Commission issues notice to Bhide for asking woman journalist to apply 'bindi'
The Maharashtra State Commission for Women has issued a notice to Hindutva activist Sambhaji Bhide for not giving an interview to a woman journalist as she did not have a 'bindi' on her forehead.
Commission Chairperson Rupali Chakankar has sought Bhide's reply on the issue after sending him a notice in this regard.
Bhide reportedly refused to reply to the questions asked by a woman journalist as she had not applied a 'bindi' on her forehead.
Maha: Shinde group MLA refutes allegations of not signing Mantralaya entry register, abusing cop
Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena MLA Santosh Bangar has been accused of trying to enter the premises of Mantralaya, the Maharashtra state secretariat here, along with his supporters without making the mandatory entry in the police register at the gate, allegations the legislator refuted.
As per officials, the incident happened on Thursday afternoon and Bangar allegedly even used an expletive when he was asked to sign the register by police personnel posted at the gate.
The MLA from Kalamnuri in Hingoli district was allowed to enter after one of the persons in his entourage signed the register after filling in visitor details, they added.
Aaditya says rebel Sena MLAs should seek fresh mandate; CM Shinde asks Thackerays to introspect
Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday dared the rebel party MLAs including Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to seek a fresh mandate, and said he too was ready to resign and contest an election afresh.
Speaking at the same event earlier, chief minister Shinde said Uddhav Thackeray should introspect as to why 40 of the Sena's 55 MLAs quit rather than calling them names.
"I reiterate my demand that the 40 rebel MLAs should resign and seek fresh mandate. I will also resign from my seat and seek re-election. Let people decide," Aaditya Thackeray said at the India Today conclave here.
"If I were the deputy chief minister (Devendra Fadnavis), I would have walked out of this government and called for fresh elections," he added.
Two women have successful C-section operations at Chorus Maternity Hospital in Lokmanaya Nagar, Thane
SC restrains BMC from taking action against FRTWA for not putting up Marathi sign boards
Bombay High Court grants relief to suspended DCP of Mumbai Police Saurabh Tripathi in Angadia extortion case
Maha deputy CM Fadnavis performs 'mahapuja' at Vitthal temple in Pandharpur
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his wife Amruta performed the official puja at the famous Vitthal temple in Pandharpur in Solapur district on the occasion of Kartiki Ekadashi on Friday.
Warkari couple Uttamrao and Kalavati Salunke got the opportunity to perform the ritual alongside Fadnavis and his wife in the early hours of the day.
"As a chief minister earlier, I got the opportunity to offer the 'mahapuja' on the occasion of Ashadhi Ekadashi and I am fortunate that I also got the opportunity to offer prayers on the occasion of Kartiki Ekadashi," Fadnavis said while addressing the gathering after the ritual.
NCP delegation meets Gondia officials, seeks start to paddy procurement process
A delegation of the Nationalist Congress Party on Friday met officials in Maharashtra's Gondia district seeking an immediate start to the process of paddy procurement.
The delegation under former MLA Rajendra Jain met District Marketing Officer Manoj Bajpayee and warned of an agitation if procurement centres don't start functioning immediately.
"More than 2.30 lakh farmers in the district are engaged in cultivation on an area of 1.90 lakh hectares.
Police receive another hoax call, caller said 'terrorists to arrive in city from Haji Ali'
On November 4, the Mumbai Police control room received a call with the caller claiming that some terrorists will be entering the country through Haji Ali. The call was made around 2 pm from an unknown phone number.
As soon as this call was received, the Mumbai Police swung into action and searched from Hajiali Dargah to the adjoining Mahalaxi temple complex but no suspicious group or person was seen.
The police traced the number to Ulhasnagar and reached there to apprehend the culprit. The police then founf out that he was 36-year-old mentally unstable man.
Watch: 220-metre-long tunnel was discovered in JJ hospital which is believed to be 103 years old. Reportedly, the hospital discovered it while undertaking some digging work
Due to the Tempo breakdown, vehicular movement is slow at Bandra Railway bridge ,southbound: Mumbai traffic police
Vehicular traffic towards the plaza has slowed down Due to the Mixer breakdown, at the Dadar TT bridge: Mumbai traffic police
Abusive 'Baghtoya Kai Lav**a' signage in Powai outside Indian Overseas Bank goes viral; watch video
Strange things happen in the city of dreams, Mumbai. In another such incident, a video of an abusive signage put up in Powai area of the city, next to Indian Overseas Bank, has gone viral on the internet, and suprisingly enough this signage also follows the newly meted out rule of Marathi singage of the civic body of Mumbai the BMC.
In the viral video the signage that reads "बघतोय काय लव**" is apparently from Mumbai's Powai area. The signage has now existed for whole two days now and has not been removed since. We also tried to reach out to Powai Plaza and India Overseas Bank for a logical explanation for this fiasco but the calls went unanswered.
Due to the Accident Southbound traffic vehicular movement is slow at Kamraj Nagar: Mumbai Traffic cops
Due to BEST bus breakdown southbound traffic vehicular movement is slow at Akurli bridge: Mumbai Traffic cops
City's AQI 'moderate', stands at 134
Mumbai's October heat seems to have partially spared the city with the evenings being colder than usual. According to Accuweather, the city on November 4, during the day will be hot with temperatures reaching 36°C, however, the evening and night time will be colder as temperature is expected to drop to 21°C.
The Air Quality of the city though remained in the moderate category as the city reported an AQI of 134. Health effects can be immediately felt by sensitive groups, stated the Accuweather advisory.
AQI of different areas in Mumbai
Post Diwali, the city's AQI has become slightly better. Here are the AQI levels from different observatories across the city.
A ) Colaba, Mumbai (Navy Nagar): 132 AQI, Moderate
B) Mazgaon, Mumbai (Dockyard): 223 AQI, Poor
C) Siddharth Nagar-Worli: 152 AQI, Moderate
D) Sion, Mumbai: 160 AQI, Moderate
E) Pimpleshwar Mandir, Thane: 145 AQI, Moderate
FPJ Exclusive: Maharashtra seeks to put Jaitapur N-plant on track
The Eknath Shinde Government has initiated talks with the Centre for early start of construction of the 9,900 MW nuclear power project at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district.
The project with an investment of Rs1 lakh crore was proposed in 2010 and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) had even constructed a camp office. But work could not begin as the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan in March 2011 changed all security-related parameters.
Industry Minister Uday Samant told The Free Press Journal, “The government has initiated talks with the Centre so that the construction begins at the earliest. The state will benefit the most with clear and assured power at competitive rates.”
Outcry after slab falls on KEM nursing school worker
A kitchen worker at KEM Hospital’s nursing school sustained injuries on her head on Thursday after a slab from the ceiling fell on her head while she was washing her hands. Sangeeta Chauhan, 40, works at the nurse quarters. She received three stitches on her head and suffered laceration marks on her body.
Chauhan works as a contractual worker in the 96- year-old nurse quarters, which sorely needs refurbishment after being in a dilapidated conditionfor several years. After the incident, the resident nurses are fearing for their life.
The hospital authorities, meanwhile, have instructed the engineering department to expedite the renovation work on priority. According to an official from the nursing school, the first letter demanding renovation was sentto the administration in 2017, following which a structural audit was conducted in 2018.
Due to technical problem, all up and down fast suburban locals are running late by 15-20 minutes: Western Railway
Tender for CSMT's redevelopment likely to be awarded in 5 months
Tenders for redevelopment of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and 13 other stations will likely be awarded in the next five months. The Railways ministry is accelerating the redevelopment of major stations across India, including CSMT.
The Railway though has said that the timeframe for construction cannot be indicated since it is complex work and involves multiple stake holders and various statutory clearances are required.
Railways ministry believes that the redevelopment of railway stations across the country will have a multiplier effect on the economy with increased job creation and improved economic growth.
Mumbai’s first pedestrian bridge with travelator to come up at Jacob Circle-Mahalaxmi
Work to have Mumbai’s first travelator on a foot over bridge will commence in early 2023. The pedestrian bridge will connect commuters with a metro rail, suburban railway and monorail at South Mumbai’s Jacob Circle-Mahalaxmi.
The pedestrian bridge will be constructed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to integrate three different travel modes, having a length of approximately 700 metres. The three public travel modes fall under three different government authorities.
Mumbai Monorail runs between Jacob Circle, also known as Sant Ghadge Maharaj Chowk to Chembur and is operated by the MMRDA. Whereas, Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ underground metro rail is in advanced stage of construction by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation and Mahalaxmi is an intermediate station.
Read more about it in our report here
