Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three others have been arrested after CCTV footage purportedly showed him and several of his supporters assaulting doctors and hospital staff inside a municipal hospital in Maharashtra’s Kalyan.Speaking to reporters, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Suhas Hemade said: “In this assault case, there are four accused, including one woman. They include local corporator Ramesh Mhatre, Akshay Karande, Rajesh Pawar, and Pramod Nikam.”Des…
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Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) The alleged assault on women doctors and hospital staff by a Shiv Sena corporator in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation area has triggered sharp political reactions in Maharashtra, with leaders from the Opposition accusing the ruling alliance of misusing power and demanding strict action against those responsible. Meanwhile, state ministers condemned the incident, describing it as unacceptable and assuring that appropriate action would be taken.Speaking to reporters,…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) A Shiv Sena corporator from Kalyan-Dombivli, Ramesh Mhatre, has come under scrutiny after CCTV footage purportedly showed him and several of his supporters assaulting doctors and hospital staff inside a municipal hospital in Maharashtra’s Kalyan.The incident, which occurred on July 6, has sparked widespread condemnation from the medical fraternity and political leaders.According to hospital officials, the incident stemmed from the treatment of a woman admitted to Shastrinag…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Launching a blistering attack on its former ally, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) has termed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) efforts to project Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee as the architect of ‘Akhand Hindustan(Undivided India)’ as a “completely futile” exercise steeped in hypocrisy.In a scathing editorial published in the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the Thackeray camp strongly questioned the justification behind spending crores of rupees from the Central gover…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Amid rising complaints about private coaching classes, School Education Minister Dadaji Bhuse on Tuesday announced in the Legislative Council that the government will bring a law to regulate them in the state. He informed that the draft of the bill is under preparation and that, after approval from the Law and Judiciary Department, it will be made public for suggestions, and the bill will be presented in the state legislature during the upcoming winter session.Shiv Sena leg…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader, Sandeep Deshpande, on Tuesday took a sharp, sarcastic jibe at the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra and mocked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) frequent tendency to blame India’s historical issues on the country’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. “Pandit Nehru is responsible for the landslide on the Mumbai Pune Missing Link, and those who still want to criticise the government should move to Pakistan,” Des…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday alleged that the recent spell of torrential rain across Mumbai, the Konkan region and other parts of Maharashtra has exposed the shortcomings of several flagship infrastructure projects showcased by the state government. From pre-monsoon drain desilting in Mumbai to the state’s heavily publicised “rapid progress”, nature has completely debunked the official narrative, it said.The Thackeray camp, in the party mouthpiece Saamana, stated that the…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) The Maharashtra Congress will launch a statewide protest from Tuesday against the BJP and the RSS over the alleged theft of donations at the Ayodhya Ram temple.State Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal earlier on Monday said, “Ram devotees have donated millions of rupees, along with gold and silver jewellery, to the Lord Ram Temple in Ayodhya.”However, he alleged that the donations made by devotees were plundered and also slammed the BJP and the RSS.”This is not just a rob…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) The Maharashtra Congress will launch a statewide protest from Tuesday against the BJP and the RSS over the alleged theft of donations at the Ayodhya Ram temple.State Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal on Monday said, “Ram devotees have donated millions of rupees, along with gold and silver jewellery, to the Lord Ram Temple in Ayodhya.”However, he alleged that the donations made by devotees were plundered and also slammed the BJP and the RSS.”This is not just a robbery of …
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday reviewed the state’s severe flood situation directly from his hospital bed. Despite being on intravenous (IV) saline support, he conducted a high-level meeting via video conferencing to assess the extensive damage caused by continuous heavy rainfall in Mumbai, Konkan, and Raigad.He strictly directed ministers and administrative officials to expedite rescue operations and ensure immediate relief reaches the affected c…