Book Maha BJP chief for black magic comment on Sharad Pawar, NCP leader tells cops
A Nationalist Congress Party leader on Saturday submitted a complaint with Thane police against Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule for the latter's alleged statement dubbing Sharad Pawar as a practitioner of black magic.
Bawankule, during a media interaction in Satara on Friday, reportedly said Pawar does "black magic" on anyone under his influence.
NCP chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase, in his complaint to Khadakpada police station, sought the registration of a case under the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act.
Maha: Lok Adalat awards Rs 70 lakh compensation to accident victim's family
The National Lok Adalat in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Saturday awarded Rs 70 lakh compensation to the children of a nurse who was killed in an accident.
The settlement was reached between the claimants and Iffco-Tokio Gen. Ins. Co Ltd, the insurer of the car involved in the accident.
The deceased Sangita Shantaram Baswant was a nurse at the primary health centre in Durves in the district and had an income of Rs 60,895.
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NCP leader Jitendra Awhad gets bail in case for disrupting Marathi film's screening
A court here on Saturday granted bail to former Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad and 11 others in a case where they are accused of disrupting a show of Marathi film "Har Har Mahadev".
The Nationalist Congress Party leader and 11 of his supporters were arrested on Friday for the incident that had taken place at a multiplex inside a mall in Thane city on November 7.
The accused were produced in a court on Saturday.
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NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad outside Thane session court on Saturday (Nov 12)
Anti-corruption bureau nab Alibaug tehsildar, agent for taking Rs 2 lakh bribe
The Anti-Corruption Bureau's Navi Mumbai unit on Friday, November 11, nabbed a tehsildar of Alibaug and one of her agents for accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh. The Tehsildar had demanded a bribe of Rs 5 lakh.
A senior official from ACB said that the two-- Minal Dalvi (Tehsildar) and other accused Rakesh Chavan (49)--were held for demanding money from a complainant over a gift deed.
Speaking with FPJ, Sunil Lokhande, Thane ACB Superintendent said that the complainant was trying to get an 7/12 extract mutated in favour of his father-in-law. The complainant's mother had gifted a land at Kongaon near Mandwa to the father-in-law. The deed was challenged by the brother of father-in-law later.
Thane police have busted a fake currency racket from Wagle Estate Unit -5 on Satuday, November 12. The police have arrested two persons in connection with the case.
Due to Bottleneck Lane, Traffic vehicular movement is slow at Payal Hotel JN WEH South Bound: Mumbai traffic cops
Traffic will continue at a slow speed due to the exhibition at Nesco.
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GRP rescues 11-year-old, reunites her with family in Bihar
Government Railway Police Senior Police Constable Jayesh Kadam rescued an 11- year-old minor girl on Tuesday. On Friday the Child Welfare Committee directed that the girl be kept in the children’s centre.
The girl, a native of Bihar had come to Mumbai with her relatives almost two months ago in search of livelihood. She had lost her mother when she was just three. Later she was abandoned by her father.
According to Jayesh Kadam, the girl boarded a Karjat-bound train from Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus onTuesday evening. A woman passenger spotted her crying and handed her over to the GRP senior constable Kadam at Neral station. The girl told him her story and expressed her desire to return to her native in Bihar.
Read more about he did Kadam help the girl reunite with her family here
After over 6-years of wait, Mumbra-Shilphata Y-Junction flyover to be inaugurated by CM Shinde
After six-and-a-half years of construction duration, the much-awaited Y-Junction flyover connecting Mumbra and Shilphata will be inaugurated on Saturday by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
The flyover will cut down travel time between Thane–Kalyan–Dombivali–Panvel by up to half an hour. “The flyover links Eastern Express Highway with Old Mumbai–Pune Highway and is crucial in reducing the travel time,” said SVR Srinivas, Metropolitan Commissioner, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).
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After political intervention, Western Railway to demolish Gokhale Bridge
In a high level meeting held in Mantralaya, it was finally decided on Friday that the Western Railways will be demolishing the Gokhale bridge in Andheri.
Meanwhile, after the public outcry over the traffic situation it has been decided to seek a second opinion on the structural report and evaluate if one lane can be used for pedestrians, auto rickshaws and two wheelers by giving some external support subject to structural clearance. The decision on this is expected in one week.
The decision that Railways will demolish the bridge was taken after both BMC and the Railways passed the buck to each other. Read more about how this decision was taken and all the other developments in our report here
