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Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) The worsening power crisis in South and Central Mumbai triggered a major political storm in the Maharashtra State Assembly on Tuesday, with legislators across party lines strongly confronting the government over recurring power outages lasting from eight to 12 hours.Facing a united attack from both the ruling and Opposition benches, Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar took serious note of the situation and convened an emergency joint meeting to seek immediate accountability fr…

Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday sought a detailed report from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani following complaints by some candidates alleging that returning officers in south Mumbai’s Colaba area refused to accept their nomination forms on the final day of filing, an official said.The controversy pertains to wards 225, 226 and 227 in the Colaba constituency, where relatives of BJP leader and Maharashtra Ass…