Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the Director General of Police (DGP) Sadanand Date and the Mumbai Commissioner of Police (CP), alleging widespread illegal detentions, privacy violations, and police high-handedness against young students across the city in particular and also rest of Maharashtra.The Congress has demanded an immediate and unconditional release of all detained students, complete withdrawal of all “fabric…
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Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the ruling BJP-led alliance in Maharashtra, claiming that the very first spell of monsoon showers has completely exposed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) developmental tallies and structural failures. In a sharply worded editorial published in the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the Thackeray camp targeted the civic administration for its absolute lack of accountability, accusing…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Amid a red alert issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) for extremely heavy rainfall in the Mumbai metropolitan area, forecasting winds blowing at speeds of 80 to 90 kilometres per hour, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday appealed to the citizens to avoid stepping out of their homes unless necessary.It has cautioned people to maintain a safe distance from trees, dilapidated buildings, hoardings, electric poles, and other hazardous locations…
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday appealed to citizens to avoid unnecessary travel and stay indoors unless absolutely essential, as heavy rainfall is being recorded across the state, particularly in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Thane, Raigad, Palghar, and parts of the Pune and Nashik districts. The government has been issuing various alerts since yesterday. Notably, this region is expected to experience exceptionally heavy rainfall until July 6. Warnings…
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Thursday lashed out at Maharashtra’s ruling Mahayuti after a 60-year-old died after falling into an open manhole amid rainfall in Mumbai, accusing the state government of evading accountability.Reacting to the incident, Shiv Sena-UBT leader and former Mayor Kishori Pednekar said: “Some work was underway… it was necessary to put up a barricade or for someone to stand here; they didn’t do anything.””There is no control (of the government) over anything…
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) In a tragic incident, a 24-year-old woman died after reportedly coming in contact with a live electric wire lying on a waterlogged road during heavy rainfall in the Dombivli East area of Mumbai.The victim, identified as Shashi Rahul Chakra, had stepped out to buy food and other essentials for her two young children but never returned.According to reports, continuous rain had caused severe waterlogging in the area. A snapped electric wire had fallen onto the road, allowing e…
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) A 60-year-old pedestrian, identified as Aslam Isak Shaikh, accidentally fell into a water drainage channel through an open manhole on Khairani Road in Mumbai’s Sakinaka area on Thursday while repair work on a drainage grill was underway. The Mumbai Fire Brigade was immediately alerted, and after a search operation, his body was recovered. According to a police officer from the Sakinaka Police Station, the body of the man who fell into the drain has been recovered and sent t…
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Taking a serious note of an 11-year-old student’s death after a massive tree collapsed onto a school bus in Mumbai’s Chembur, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) formed an inquiry committee to investigate the accident, and BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide directed it to submit a report within eight days, officials said on Wednesday.BMC Commissioner Bhide directed the formation of a committee comprising Deputy Commissioner, Special Engineering, Purushottam Malvade and…
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) A horrific and heart-wrenching incident on Tuesday has come to light from the Chembur area of Mumbai, where a massive tree suddenly collapsed onto a school bus. The catastrophic accident has left ten students critically injured, and tragically, one young female student has lost her life. The shocking incident has sparked widespread grief and outrage across the city. Emergency responders and locals launched a massive rescue operation on a war footing to extract the trapped …
Chembur, April 25 (IANS) The Chembur Police has arrested four persons for allegedly attempting to sell elephant tusks in violation of wildlife laws. The action was carried out by the Crime Detection Unit following a tip-off regarding illegal trade in wildlife contraband. The accused have been identified as Akash Ashok Avhad (28), Sandip Randhir Bidlan (33), Shashank Chandrashekhar Ranjankar (38), and Dinesh Rammanohar Agnivanshi (40).According to the police, acting on specific Intelligence, a tr…