Mumbai News Highlights: This is a fight for Mumbai, says Aaditya Thackeray as he leads protests at Aarey site

The fourth phase of Sea Trials for IAC has been successfully  completed on 10 Jul 22, during which integrated trials of majority of equipment and systems onboard including some of the Aviation Facilities Complex equipment were undertaken. The ship’s delivery is being targeted in end Jul 22, followed by commissioning of the ship in Aug 22 to commemorate ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.   

The Indigenous design and construction of Aircraft Carrier by Indian Navy and Cochin Shipyard Ltd is a shining example in the Nation’s quest for ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India Initiative’ with more than 76% indigenous content. This has led to growth in indigenous design and construction capabilities, besides development of large number of ancillary industries, with employment opportunities for over 2000 CSL personnel and about 12000 employees in ancillary industries. 

Maiden Sea Trials of IAC were successfully completed in Aug 21. This was followed by second and third phases of Sea Trials in Oct 21 and Jan 22 respectively.  During these three phases of Sea Trials, endurance testing of propulsion machinery, electrical & electronic suites, deck machinery, lifesaving appliances, ship’s Navigation and Communication systems was undertaken. 

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday cited his humble background to take a veiled swipe at Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray saying some people think they are born to rule but they should have felt proud that a common man has assumed the CM's chair.

He also said that his decision to rebel against the Sena leadership was "historic" and that his Hindutva will ensure "inclusive development".

"I did not come with a golden spoon. I am one among you. Some people think they are born to rule. They should have felt proud that a common man has assumed the chair. We have the majority numbers to rule. We haven't done anything illegal," Shinde told a rally in temple town Pandharpur, where he performed 'mahapooja' at the famous Lord Vitthal temple on the occasion of 'Ashadhi Ekadashi' as part of a chief ministerial tradition. (PTI)

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 2,591 new Covid-19 cases. The state did not record any pandemic-related death, the state health department said. 

While a total of 2,894 patients recovering during the day, the active number of cases in the state stand at 18,369.

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 2,591 new Covid-19 cases. The state did not record any pandemic-related death, the state health department said. 

While a total of 2,894 patients recovering during the day, the active number of cases in the state stand at 18,369.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea filed by Telugu poet and an accused in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case, P Varavara Rao, challenging a Bombay High Court order that rejected his prayer for permanent medical bail in the matter.

Rao said he has challenged the high court order as he was not granted an extension of bail despite his advanced age and precarious and deteriorating health condition, and his prayer to shift to Hyderabad was also denied.

He was arrested on August 28, 2018 from his Hyderabad residence and is an under-trial in the Bhima Koregaon case for which an FIR was lodged by the Pune police at the Vishrambagh police station on January 8, 2018 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). (PTI)

A man who allegedly drove his car with a traffic policeman on the vehicle's bonnet to escape a road violation fine has been arrested for attempt to murder, a Navi Mumbai police official said on Sunday.

The incident took place on Saturday morning on the Kharghar stretch of Sion Panvel Highway when traffic constable Namdeo Gadekar (32) stopped the vehicle of accused Akash Jahgir, he said.

"Even as he was being talked to about a traffic violation, the accused drove away and continued for almost 600 metres with the traffic policeman perched precariously on the bonnet of the vehicle. A video too had gone viral on social media," the Kharghar police station official said. (PTI)

At least 80 people in Mumbai, mostly in the 60-80 age group, were duped of over Rs 1 crore by cyber fraudsters who tricked them into paying online claiming their electricity bills are not updated, and if they do not comply with, their power supply will be disconnected, police said on Sunday.

A man was arrested in connection with the fraud, they said.

He said the fraudsters used to send random SMSes to people claiming that their previous month's power bill was not updated and they need to contact the "electricity officer" immediately to avoid disconnecting the power supply. (PTI)

According to a report by the state disaster management authority, 76 people have died in Maharashtra due to rain-related incidents during the monsoon season so far. 

Of the total number of deceased, nine persons died on Saturday - four in Wardha district, three in Gadchiroli and one each in Nanded and the coastal Sindhudurg district, it said.

According to the IMD, rainfall of 64 mm to 200 mm is expected n the coastal Konkan region of the state till July 13. In view of the Met department's prediction, teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been stationed in the costal districts, including state capital Mumbai, it added. (With inputs from PTI)

After the rain fury claimed lives of over 20 people in Ratnagiri in July last year, the district administration has installed a Real-Time Data Acquisition (RTDA) System at various places for effective communication about flooding and landslides, a senior official said.

Ratnagiri is a coastal district in Maharashtra, located over 300 km from the state capital Mumbai, and witnesses heavy rainfall during the monsoon season.

Last year, Chiplun town in Ratnagiri was among the worst-hit by heavy rains. Among the over 20 deceased in the district included eight Covid-19 patients who had died in a hospital after flood waters entered the premises. (PTI)

Maharashtra's Thane district reported 231 new cases of coronavirus, a health official said on Sunday. The district currently has 2,418 active Covid-19 cases. No death was reported on Saturday and the Covid-19 fatality toll in the district stood at 11,913,

Former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday claimed the grassroot Shiv Sena workers were firmly with the organisation, despite "betrayal" by those whom the party trusted.

Speaking in Mumbai's northern suburb Dahisar as part of his 'Nishtha (loyalty) Yatra', Aaditya Thackeray said those who wanted to leave the Sena have gone, but the grassroot Shiv Sainiks continue to support the party, led by his father and former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.

"In each constituency, we have two to three formidable Shiv Sainiks...men and women who are ready to take on political rivals at the hustings," said Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray. (PTI)

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Former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday participated in a protest against the state government's decision to construct a Metro car shed in Mumbai's Aarey Colony, and said the 808-acre area there was reserved as a forest to preserve the wildlife and biodiversity in the city. "I appeal to the new state government (led by CM Eknath Shinde) not to take out the anger against us on Mumbai," Thackeray told reporters.

Thackeray said the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, wherein he had served as the tourism and environment minister, was "pro-Mumbai, pro-Maharashtra and a votary of sustainable development".

In the Aarey forest, often termed as the city's ‘green lung', located in Goregaon western suburb, some 300 different varieties of flora and fauna are found, including a large number of leopards. (PTI)

A show cause notice has been issued by the Maharashtra legislature secretary to 53 out of the total 55 Shiv Sena MLAs - 39 of the faction led by Eknath Shinde and 14 of the Uddhav Thackeray group.

One of the 14 MLAs from Uddhav Thackeray’s group, Santosh Bangar, had joined the Shinde led faction on the day of the floor test on July 4. The Shinde faction has not included Aaditya Thackeray in the list of MLAs against whom they have sought disqualification.

Both the sides have accused each other of defying the party whip during the Speaker's election and the trust vote on July 3 and 4, respectively, seeking disqualification of the legislators from both the sides. The notices have been issued under the Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (disqualification on grounds of defection) rules. (With inputs from PTI)

A 22-year-old youngster allegedly murdered his mother and attempted suicide in the Mulund area of Mumbai on Saturday.

Situated beside the renowned P D Hinduja National Hospital in Mumbai’s Mahim is a small park officially named Dr Ramhari Kishan Dhote Udyan. However, you might draw a blank stare if you mention the official name.

Spread just over an acre, the garden—better and widely known as Hinduja Park which gets its name from its famous neighbour—provides relaxation to all visitors. Located next to the Arabian sea, visitors are met with the cooling sea breeze that allows them to enjoy their moment of tranquillity. Alisha Ambre writes..

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde took part in the the annual puja of Lord Vitthal on the occasion of Ashadhi Ekadashi on Sunday.

New Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will be performing the customary pooja at the Vitthal-Rukmini temple at Pandharpur on Sunday with the State Election Commission (SEC) giving its nod, an official said.

Traditionally, the chief minister performs pooja at the temple in the Solapur district on `Ashadhi Ekadashi'.

But there was uncertainty as to whether Shinde, who took over as CM on June 30, would be able to attend the "official pooja" as the model code of conduct for municipal elections has come into force.(PTI)

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on July 11 its verdict on gangster Abu Salem's plea challenging his life imprisonment in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case on the ground that his sentence could not exceed 25 years as per a solemn assurance given by India to Portugal for his extradition in 2002.

As per the cause list of July 11 uploaded on the apex court website, a bench of Justices S K Kaul and M M Sundresh would pronounce the verdict on that day.

The top court had on May 5 reserved its judgement in the matter in which the Centre had argued that the judiciary is independent of the solemn sovereign assurance given to the Portugal government during the extradition of Salem in 2002 and it is up to the executive to take a call on it at an appropriate stage.(PTI)

Mumbai on Saturday reported 499 new coronavirus infections but no pandemic-related death, the civic body said.

A day before, the metropolis had recorded 530 cases and two deaths.

The caseload of India's financial capital rose to 11,18,396 on Saturday, while death toll remained unchanged at 19,624, said a release issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).(PTI)

Three persons died and 47 fell ill after drinking polluted water from open wells in two villages of Maharashtra's Amravati district, an official said on Saturday.

As per a statement issued by the chief minister's office (CMO), the affected persons belonged to Paach Dongri and Koylari villages of Melaghat in Amravati.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased, it was stated.

Earlier in the day, Shinde, who is currently in Delhi, phoned the collector of Amravati and directed that medical treatment be provided to the affected persons at the earliest and if needed, they be admitted to a private hospital, the statement said.(PTI)

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence at 7 Lokkalyan Marg. At this time, he promised to help Maharashtra for its overall progress.

Residents of three villages in Hingoli and Nanded districts of Maharashtra are being shifted to safety after heavy rainfall in the region caused flooding in Asana river, officials said on Saturday.

Vasmat taluka in the Hingoli district recorded 150 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at 8:30 AM on Saturday.

Some people from Hadgaon village located downstream of the Asana river in Nanded district neighbouring Hingoli were also evacuated.

So far, at least 200 people have been moved to safety, a top district official said. Parts of the Hingoli district, located in the Marathwada region around 200 km from Mumbai, have been receiving heavy showers over the past couple of days.

"Due to the downpour, the Asana river in the Hingoli district flooded on Friday night. The low-lying areas in Kurunda and Kinhola villages in Vasmat tehsil were badly affected," he told PTI.(PTI)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday exuded confidence about completing his tenure in office and even winning the next elections in alliance with the BJP.

Addressing a press conference here with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis by his side, he said a decision about the expansion of the Maharashtra council of ministers will be taken in Mumbai next week.

Shinde and Fadnavis, who arrived in the national capital on Friday night, met President Ram Nath Kovind, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP chief J P Nadda on Saturday.(PTI)

The Congress on Saturday said it does not believe in playing politics over serious national issues like terrorism, but revelations of close links between the BJP and the individuals caught in terror activities forces it to ask questions to the ruling party, which "loses no opportunity to preach to Indians about nationalism".

Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar gave examples to support the claim that the persons caught in several terror-related and other crimes, including the Udaipur and Amravati killings, were linked to the saffron party.

He alleged that Mohammad Riyaz Attari, one of the accused in the Kanhaiya Lal's murder in Udaipur, was a BJP worker.

"He had joined the BJP in the presence of a senior local leader. He was seen attending numerous party programmes in the presence of senior BJP leaders," Kumar claimed.(PTI)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday phoned the collector of Hingoli, which has received heavy rains in the last 48 hours, and issued instructions on evacuation of people and providing other forms of relief.

Heavy rains had caused the Asna river in Hingoli, some 570 kilometres from here, to swell, with water entering villages and damaging crops.

"You should ensure safe evacuation of the villagers and shift them to temporary shelters. Make provision for food and drinking water for them," Shinde, who is currently in Delhi to meet BJP leaders, told the collector.(PTI)

A 17-year-old boy drowned while swimming in a well in Maharashtra's Thane district, a civic official said on Saturday.

The body of Sumit Manoj Mali was fished out from a well in Kargil Hill area of Waghoba Nagar in Kalwa this morning, said Avinash Sawant, chief of the regional disaster management cell (RDMC).

The boy, who is a resident of Navi Mumbai had gone to the hillock with six to seven friends around 7 pm on Friday and went for a swim in the well. Unable to gauge the depth of the well, he drowned, he said.

Fire services could not conduct the search for the body due to narrow approach road and poor light at night, the official said. (PTI)

wo men were washed away in the rain-swollen water bodies in separate incidents that occurred in Bhiwandi taluka of Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said on Saturday.

The first incident took place on Thursday night, when 35-year-old Pintya Pandarinath Jadhav, a resident of Padgha in the taluka, had gone for fishing near a flooded steam. During the activity, he fell into the water and got washed away, a fire brigade official said.

A search was carried for him, but he could not be traced, he said.

In another incident, 19-year-old Asif Ansari, who had gone to swim in Kamvari river on Friday, got washed away. Despite efforts, he could not be found so far, another official said. (PTI)

Two farm labourers died after being struck by lightning while they were working at a farm in Amravati district of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.

The incident occurred on Friday afternoon when they were spraying insecticide on the crop near Jaamdol under Mahuli police station limits, they said.

The deceased were identified as Kishor Bhagwan Patil (42) and Avinash Shyamrav Nimbhorkar (35), both residents on Karajgaon village, the police said. (PTI)

CM, DyCM called upon union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh during their Delhi visit on Saturday.

CM Eknath Shinde and Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis met BJP president J P Nadda in Delhi on Saturday.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met President Ramnath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi on Saturday.

NCP leader Dhananjay Munde has demanded that elections to the local municipal bodies in Maharashtra, scheduled next month, should not be held without providing reservation to the OBCs, and claimed that the state Backward Classes Commission's report on quota for the community is ready.

Elections to 92 Nagar Parishads and four Nagar Panchayats in Maharashtra will be held on August 18, the State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Friday. Elections will be held for local urban bodies in Pune, Sangli, Solapur, Kolhapur, Nashik, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed, Osmanabad, Latur, Amravati and Buldhana districts.

In a tweet posted on Friday night, Munde, former minister for social justice, said, "The Backward Classes Commission set up by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government on OBC quota has prepared its report. It is our firm stand that without announcing the OBC reservation, elections to the civic bodies should not be held in the state." Next month's elections to the municipal bodies are likely to be held without Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation while a related case is pending before the Supreme Court, sources in the SEC have said. (PTI)

hane district in Maharashtra has reported 267 new coronavirus positive cases, which raised its overall infection tally to 7,30,961, a health official said on Saturday.

With these cases recorded on Friday, there are now 2,791 active cases in the district, he said.

As one patient succumbed to the infection during the day, the death toll went up to 11,913, while the recovery count stood at 7,15,990, the official added. (PTI)

Mumbai will see moderate rain in the city and suburbs, India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated. There is also a possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places. 

Days after clearing the floor test to prove their government’s majority Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis travelled to New Delhi on Friday for a meeting with Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah.

According to sources, the one-and-a-half-hour-long meeting centred around political developments in Maharashtra.

While confirming about the visit, Fadnavis said, “We have reached Delhi for a two-day visit.” The duo is going to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. (Read More)