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FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Monday, November 21, 2022, 11:22 PM IST
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21 November 2022 11:22 PM IST

Mumbai: Man dies after branch of tree hit by excavator falls on car 

21 November 2022 11:22 PM IST

Maha: Angry farmers stop onion auction at Lasalgaon APMC over drop in prices 

Farmers halted the auction of onions at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Lasalgaon, the country's largest wholesale onion market in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Monday.

According to sources, the auction started as usual at the market. But when onions started fetching Rs 10-12 per kg and Rs 1,000 average price, angry farmers led by Maharashtra Rajya Kanda Utpadak Sanghatana stopped the proceedings.

In the last 15 to 20 days, the prices of onions have dropped to Rs 500 minimum and Rs 1,400 average. 

"Due to the drop in prices, farmers are suffering losses each passing day. The Union and state governments are not paying attention to the problem. If prices don't reach Rs 30 per kg in the next two days, onion auctions at all the APMCs in the state will be stopped," Bharat Dighole, president of Maharashtra Rajya Kanda Utpadak Sanghatana said.

21 November 2022 11:22 PM IST

Maha: PhD student sets himself, woman colleague ablaze at Aurangabad university 

A PhD student at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University set himself on fire and tried to kill a woman colleague who suffered burn injuries in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district on Monday, police said.

The incident took place in the afternoon at the Government Institute of Science in Hanuman Tekdi area near the university campus, an official said.

The man suffered 80 per cent burns and the woman sustained 40 to 50 per cent burn injuries. They were rushed to the government medical college for treatment, a senior official from Begumpura police station said. 

Gajanan Munde set himself ablaze and held a woman who was also burnt in the process, inspector Prashant Potdar said.

21 November 2022 11:22 PM IST

Maha: Revenue official held in Palghar for bribery 

A Palghar district revenue official was arrested on Monday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a man who wanted to update records of a plot he had purchased, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said.

The accused is the circle officer posted in Wada area and he had sought Rs 30,000 as bribe, he said.

"The man approached ACB and the accused was held in his office while accepting Rs 15,000. He has been charged under Prevention of Corruption Act. Further probe is underway," the official said.

21 November 2022 11:22 PM IST

Maharashtra logs 29 fresh COVID-19 cases, active tally at 751

Maharashtra on Monday recorded 29 new cases of coronavirus that raised the tally of infections to 81,35,242, an official from the state health department said.

The toll remained unchanged at 1,48,404, while the count of recoveries reached 79,86,087 after 89 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, the official said.

With this, Maharashtra currently has 751 active cases, he said.

At least 9,470 swab samples were tested in the state in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of tests conducted in the state to 8,55,39,397, the official said.

21 November 2022 11:22 PM IST

Mumbai: Case filed for fraudulent messages by someone posing as top film and music firm's MD 

A case has been registered against unidentified person/s for posing as the managing director of a top film production and music firm and sending messages with the objective of gaining economic, commercial or other advantages, a Mumbai police official said on Monday.

The complaint was registered by T-Series after one Navdeep Kaur received messages from someone posing as the firm's managing director Bhushan Kumar, the Amboli police station official said.

21 November 2022 11:22 PM IST

Mumbai: Man arrested for molesting minor girl in Chunabhatti area

21 November 2022 11:22 PM IST

Sanjay Raut praises Rahul Gandhi amid Sarvakar row

After differences emerged between Rahul Gandhi and Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction over the Congress leader's comment on Veer Savarkar, Sanjay Raut appreciated Wayanad MP for enquiring about his health during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra. Terming it an act of "humanity", Sanjay Raut said, "Rahul Gandhi called and checked on me yesterday despite his busy schedule amid Bharat Jodo Yatra. He said we were concerned about your well-being and said take care, we will work together again." Sanjay Raut appreciated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's act and said that such gestures are rare in times of political bitterness.

21 November 2022 11:22 PM IST

Mehrauli killing: Delhi police team records one more statement, takes count of such persons to 11 Mumbai

A Delhi police team, which is in Vasai in Maharashtra's Palghar district to probe the murder of 27-year-old Shraddha Walkar allegedly by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala, on Monday recorded the statement of a person in connection with the case.

However, details of this person or his connection with the case was not immediately known.

It has taken the number of people whose statements have been recorded here to 11, including two who helped Walkar when she was allegedly assaulted by Poonawala in 2020, the official said.

21 November 2022 11:22 PM IST

Land acquisition completed on entire line for bullet train project except Godrej & Boyce plot: Maha govt to HC 

The Maharashtra government on Monday informed the Bombay High Court that the land acquisition process on the entire line of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project has been completed except the plot owned by Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co Ltd at suburban Vikhroli.

The state government and the company are embroiled in a legal dispute since 2019 over the acquisition of the company-owned land in Vikhroli for the bullet train project.

Of the total 508.17 km of rail track between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, about 21 km is to be underground. One of the entry points to the underground tunnel falls on the land at Vikhroli (owned by Godrej).

21 November 2022 11:22 PM IST

Shinde govt withdraws plea from SC challenging HC order on FIRs against Arnab Goswami

The Bombay High Court on Monday said there has to be designated parking spaces due to the increasing number of cars in the metropolis and asked the Maharashtra government and the civic body what steps it proposes to take on the issue.

A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Abhay Ahuja was hearing two pleas seeking a comprehensive parking policy and its implementation to prevent unorganised traffic causing difficulties for fire engines to approach an affected structure or building.

The court on Monday sought to know from government pleader Purnima Kantaria if there was a parking policy in place.

21 November 2022 11:22 PM IST

Maha: Plaster falls from Bibi ka Maqbara in Aurangabad, ASI says conservation to be taken up soon 

21 November 2022 03:58 PM IST

Supriya Sule lands in trouble over her 'saree' remark at an event in Pimpri-Chinchwad

NCP leader Supriya Sule has stoked a new controversy as a clip from her speech at a journalists' conference held in pimpri-Chinchwad went viral.

In the shorter clip that has been widely circulated by many including BJP state women's wing chief Chitra Wagh, Sule can be heard raising questions as to why women journalists working in the Marathi media don't wear sarees to work.

Watch the video here to see what did she say

BJP's Wagh slammed her saying that she[ Supriya] saying, "You created ruckus over 'bindi' commnt [by Sambhaji Bhide], will you leave this leader who commented on 'Saree' without creating a fuss; let's test you guys this time."

21 November 2022 03:23 PM IST

CM Eknath Shinde's MLA demands Governor Koshyari to be shifted out of state

Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's faction on Monday demanded that Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari be shifted out of the state for his recent remarks about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Gaikwad, who represents the Buldhana Assembly constituency, claimed that Koshyari had made statements about the founder of the Maratha Empire and stoked controversy in the past as well.

"The governor should understand that the ideals of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj never age and he cannot be compared to any other great person in the world. My request to BJP leaders at the Centre is that a person who does not know the history of the state and how it functions, be sent somewhere else," the MLA said.

21 November 2022 03:23 PM IST

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde directs probe in Pune-Bengaluru highway accident

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday directed a thorough investigation into the cause of the tragic road accident that took place on the Pune-Bengaluru highway on Sunday evening in which over 40 vehicles were damaged and 38 people were reportedly injured.

"Several vehicles crashed in an accident involving a tanker at Navale Bridge in Pune. As soon as the information about this accident was known, immediate instructions are given to find out the exact cause of the accident," Tweeted CM Shinde.

Further, CM Eknath Shinde has given instructions to the local administration to arrange proper treatment for the injured.

21 November 2022 03:23 PM IST

NCP writes letter to President of India, Droupadi Murmu, on Maharashtra governor's controversial remark on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

21 November 2022 03:23 PM IST

Traffic Movement slow At Agripada Milan Subway South bound Due to Car breakdown: Mumbai traffic police

21 November 2022 03:23 PM IST

The heinous murder of Shraddha Walker shocked the conscience of our country. Once found guilty, the murderer should be severely and adequately punished. I humbly implore the authorities to expedite justice for Shraddha by having this case heard in fast track court.

21 November 2022 03:23 PM IST

Fire broke out at a unit in Akshay Chawl in Thane, the fire was caused by short circuit; no casualty was reported. The visuals showed that the entire apartment was charred. The incident was reported to Thane Fire Brigade Department

21 November 2022 03:23 PM IST

Palghar an kills wife after she refuses to give earrings to pay for his dead mother's funerary rituals

A man allegedly killed his wife and fled after she refused to part with her earrings to finance the funerary rituals of his mother, a police official in Maharashtra's Palghar district said on Sunday.

The man's mother had died a few days ago and he had mortgaged his wife's jewellery to conduct the funeral, Inspector Mahendra Shelar of Pelhar police station said.

"He then asked her to part with her earrings, which was the last piece of jewellery in her possession, for the 13th day rituals. She refused and he strangled her on Saturday. He then fled the house," the official said.

Neighbours were alerted about the incident after a foul smell started emanating from the house, he said.

A case was registered on the complaint of the couple's 14-year-old son and efforts were on to nab the accused, he added. (PTI)

21 November 2022 03:23 PM IST

Thane records 13 new COVID-19 cases; active tally at 124 

Thane district has reported 13 new COVID-19 cases, raising its infection tally to 7,47,248, a health official said on Monday. These new cases were recorded Sunday, he said.

The district currently has 124 active COVID-19 cases, the official said.

No death was reported on Sunday and the fatality toll stood at 11,967, he said, adding that the count of recoveries has reached 7,35,912

21 November 2022 03:23 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi is one such person who stays connected as friends against ideological and political differences. I have friends in BJP as well but they were happy when I was in jail, this is politics of Mughal era: Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena MP

21 November 2022 03:23 PM IST

Sena MP Sanjay Raut sings Rahul Gandhi's praises after telephonic conversation amid Savarkar row

21 November 2022 03:23 PM IST

Air Quality Index of the most significant places across the city

21 November 2022 03:23 PM IST

6 people were injured in an accident at Navale bridge on the Pune-Bengaluru highway in Pune last night where a truck lost control & rammed into several vehicles stuck in traffic on the bridge, no casualties were reported so far

21 November 2022 03:23 PM IST

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis at Hutatma Chowk paid homage to activists who sacrificed their lives during the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement.

21 November 2022 08:18 AM IST

Temperature drops, IMD issues cold wave warning for parts of state

The temperature of Mumbai has begun witnessing a drop as the minimum temperature went below 19 degrees Celsius on Sunday, which usually remained between an average of 24-30 degrees Celsius in the past few weeks. While the dryness in the weather has also increased as the humidity levels dropped to 47% on Sunday. 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), has also issued a cold wave warning for north Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada. 

According to IMD official KS Hosalikar, the minimum temperature across India currently indicates the possibility of a drop of around 10 °C  in most parts of northwest, north and central India. Meanwhile, parts of north Maharashtra including Pune, Nashik, Jalgaon, and Nandurbar could see a minimum temperature below 10 °C.

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