Mumbai Live News: Shishir Shinde resigns from Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena. (Photo: Twitter/@ShishirShinde1)Mumbai News Live Updates Today, June 18, 2023: Former MLA Shishir Shinde resigned from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Saturday, news agency PTI reported. In a letter to party president Thackeray, he said that he was given no responsibility despite being appointed as Shiv Sena (UBT) deputy leader a year ago. Moreover, meeting Thackeray had become “impossible” in the last six months, he added. In 1991 to prevent an India-Pakistan match from taking place, Shinde and some other party activists, dug up the pitch of the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. He rose to fame after the incident.
Meanwhile, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies — Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena (UBT) — will form a coordination committee comprising three senior leaders each from the three parties to discuss the seat-sharing formula for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. All three parties are presently in a process to finalise their representatives. They are also preparing ground reports for all 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra.
🌧️Here’s the weather report for today: The maximum temperature in the city will hover around 35°C , while the minimum temperature is expected to be around 28°C , IMD predicted. As per the weather agency, the city will likely witness a generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said he was against erecting any statue using government funds.
He also said people do not value things which are given for free.
Gadkari was speaking in Nagpur at the ground-breaking ceremony for the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the premises of the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU).
“I welcome the move of the committee which is constructing the statue from the contribution given by the people. I feel that government funds should not be used for erecting the statue. People do not value things which are given for free,” the BJP MP said.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Smarak Samiti was formed in Nagpur in 2015 and the work, including obtaining necessary clearances and permissions, has been going on since then. (PTI)
A 25-year-old man died in Latur in Maharashtra after being beaten up a fortnight ago over a love affair, a police official said on Sunday.
Baliram Magar of Ausa tehsil was called by a resident of his Bhada village for a chat on June 3 and was then beaten up by the latter and his kin, the official said.
"He died on Saturday night. After a video of the assault went viral on June 9, a probe began following registration of an attempt to murder case on June 10," he said.
"Magar was beaten up over his relationship with a girl from the village. We have arrested five of the seven accused. They will be now be charged with murder," Assistant Inspector Appasaheb Dongare said. (PTI)
Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Sunday sacked party MLC Manisha Kayande from the post of the party spokesperson for anti-party activities, a functionary said. The action comes as Kayande is set to join the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday night.
"Kayande is not being expelled from Shiv Sena (UBT). She is being removed as the spokesperson for anti-party activities," the Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary said.
Earlier, Viplove Bajoria became the first MLC of Shiv Sena (UBT) who had joined the Shinde camp months ago.
If Kayande leaves the Thackeray camp, it will be a second jolt to the party in two days.
On Saturday, former MLA Shishir Shinde resigned from the Thackeray-led faction. (PTI)
Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his scheduled visit to the US, and asked why he was going abroad instead of visiting Manipur to resolve the crisis in the violence-hit north-eastern state.
Addressing a state-level convention of his party, the first since the rebellion split Shiv Sena last year, he also dared the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country.
"One part of our country is in the grip of violence and Modi hasn't gone there or taken steps to resolve the crisis, but is going to America," Thackeray said.
The PM will be going on a state visit to the US and Egypt from June 20 to 25.
Thackeray alleged that there have been claims that PM Modi stopped the Russia-Ukraine war.
"So Modi should stop the violence in Manipur and restore peace and then we will believe these claims," he added.
More than 100 people have lost their lives in the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki community people in Manipur that broke out more than a month ago. (PTI)
Two persons were arrested for allegedly molesting a woman patient at a private hospital in suburban Govandi here, police said on Sunday.
The accused, one of them a bogus doctor, were arrested on Saturday for allegedly molesting the woman in the out-patient department of the hospital, an official said.
The victim's husband, who was in the waiting area, sensed something amiss after she did not come out of the OPD for a long time, and caught the accused in the act when he went to check on her, he said.
The couple created a ruckus at the hospital and approached the police, he said.
During the probe, the police found that one of the accused, who worked as a doctor at the hospital, did not hold any medical degree, the official said. (PTI)
Three persons from Thane have been held in Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra allegedly with weapons along with a resident from there, a police official said on Sunday.
They were held on June 16 after their car was found suspiciously parked in a jungle patch between Kadivali Baildev-Mandangad road, the Dapoli police station official said.
"We found a rifle, 15 live cartridges cumulatively valued at Rs 2.03 lakh. The car has also been seized. They were planning to hunt in the area," he said. (PTI)
The Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray factions are gearing up to celebrate on June 19th, the foundation day of the Shiv Sena by organizing events at two separate venues. Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty
Expelled Congress leader Ashish Deshmukh joined BJP in Nagpur today. He was welcomed in the party today by Deputy CM Devendr Fadnavis and Maharashtra State BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule. Fadnavis also challenged the Opposition in the state to declare it's leader before 2024 Lok Sabha polls. He said that the Patna rally of Opposition is a replay of 2019.
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) president Prakash Ambedkar Saturday said that Mughal emperor Aurangzeb ruled for 50 years and instead of abusing him people should be aware of the history.
Ambedkar was speaking to reporters after visiting the Aurangzeb memorial at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (which was earlier called Aurangabad and rechristened recently).
The VBA leader’s visit comes amid instances of arrests and clashes across the state over social posts glorifying Aurangzeb.
“Instead of abusing Aurangzeb we should reflect on why he ruled here. What were the reasons… We should be mindful of our past. And instead of spreading hatred let us reconcile to facts and look at it as historical past,” Ambedkar said. Read more
The Jalna Zilla Parishad in Maharashtra has started a programme to help students from schools under its jurisdiction to clear highly competitive exams like JEE and NEET, an official said on Sunday.
Under 'Project Super 30', a total of 30 students were chosen from 602 students from 32 ZP schools and seven Kasturba Gandhi balika vidyalayas who sat for exams at four centres in Jalna, the official said.
"These 30 exceptional students will be given training for which expert teachers have been appointed for intensive morning and evening coaching sessions," Project Officer Prabhakar Shinde said.
"All the students come from financially backward families and would not have been able to afford high tuition fees for such coaching. The project, which was launched by ZP CEO Varsha Meena, will help them with all expenses," he said. (PTI)
A major fire broke out at a godown of a pandal and decoration firm on Gangadham Road near Aai Mata Temple in Pune Sunday morning and spread quickly to adjacent storage facilities. About 10 to 12 storage structures in the cluster caught fire before the firefighters could contain it. No casualties were reported, according to officials.
The fire started at the godown of Ashok Mandap Decorators, spread over 2 acres. There are around 22-25 adjacent godowns belonging to companies of cold drinks, biscuits, fabrication material, automobile spare parts, and various hardware. The billowing smoke of burning wood, garment and plastic filled the area as the fire spread. Read more
A fire broke out in a closed office premises in the central suburb of Dadar here on Sunday morning and no casualties were reported in the incident, a fire official said.
The blaze was confined to a 3,000 sq ft office area on the second floor of a ground-plus four-storey building on Swami Gyan Jivamdas road, he said.
A fire engine and a tanker were pressed into service to douse the blaze, which was extinguished within a few minutes, and no casualties were reported in the incident, the official said. (PTI)
A major fire broke out at a godown of a pandal and decoration firm on Gangadham Road near Aai Mata Temple in Pune Sunday morning and spread quickly to adjacent storage facilities. About 10 to 12 storage structures in the cluster caught fire before the firefighters could contain it. No casualties were reported, according to officials.
The fire started at the godown of Ashok Mandap Decorators, spread over 2 acres. There are around 22-25 adjacent godowns belonging to companies of cold drinks, biscuits, fabrication material, automobile spare parts, and various hardware. The billowing smoke of burning wood, garment and plastic filled the area as the fire spread. Read more
The Navi Mumbai police have arrested two Bangladeshi nationals after they were found living illegally in the country, an official said on Sunday.
The accused, who hail from Narail area of Bangladesh, were apprehended from Nerul on Saturday, the official from Nerul police station said.
A case under the Passports Act and Foreigners Act has been registered against the duo, he said. (PTI)
The Navi Mumbai police have registered cases against three persons for allegedly employing children as labourers in their establishments, an official said on Sunday.
The anti-human trafficking cell (AHTC) officials during an inspection on Saturday found that two garage owners from Vahalgaon in Ulwe area had employed two minors, aged 16 and 17, and engaged them in heavy and hazardous works at the garage, he said.
In another case, the AHTC team found a 42-year-old hotel owner had employed three minors at his establishment in Nerul area, the official said. (PTI)
The Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray factions are gearing up to celebrate on June 19 the foundation day of the Shiv Sena by organising events at two separate venues.
(Express Photos by Amit Chakravarty)
While raising objection to Prakash Ambedkar's visit to Aurangzeb memorial in Sambhajinagar, BJP on Sunday targetted Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackeray.
Chandrashekhar Bawankule, state BJP president, said, " VBA and Shiv Sena (UBT) are alliance partners. We would like to know whether Uddhav Thackeray endorses Prakash Ambedkar's visit to Aurangzeb memorial."
Anil Desai, a senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader, retorted, " VBA and Shiv Sena ( UBT) are two different political parties"
Former Congress leader and MLA Ashish Deshmukh is set to join BJP in Nagpur in the presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule.
Deshmukh was expelled from Congress in May for his remarks on Rahul Gandhi and MPCC chief Nana Patole.
The 18-year-old woman who was found dead in a south Mumbai hostel earlier this month had been raped by the accused before he murdered her, the Mumbai police said.
The woman was found murdered on June 6, following which the police sent samples to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to investigate whether she had been raped. The accused Om Prakash Kanojia, who worked as a security guard at the hostel, later died by suicide at Charni Road railway station. Read more
A massive fire broke out in a godown in Pune's Gangadham area on Sunday. A dozen firetenders have reached the spot to douse the fire and to contain it from spreading to nearby areas. No casualties have been reported yet.
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An empty rake of a local train derailed at Ambernath railway yard in Maharashtra's Thane district adjoining Mumbai on Sunday morning, disrupting train operations on the route, officials said.
No one was injured in the incident, which took place about 50 km away from Mumbai, they said. According to a Central Railway official, one trolley wheel of a coach of an empty rake "derailed in siding" at 8.25 am.
Train operations were affected as the derailed coach was infringing down the main line from Kalyan to Karjat station, the official said. The derailment occurred when the train was coming to Ambernath station from the siding or yard line, sources said. (PTI)
A massive fire broke out in a godown in Pune's Gangadham area on Sunday. A dozen firetenders have reached the spot to douse the fire and to contain it from spreading to nearly areas.
(Express Photos by Pavan Khengre)
It is only 11 am but much of the action at Dhobi Ghat has already unfolded, crescendoed and crashed. The dhobis (traditional washermen) have finished washing hundreds of clothes and are now on a chai break. For some, however, the day is just beginning. Children play peekaboo amid ropes of drying clothes, as some BMC officials set up a makeshift camp of four chairs in the background to undertake a polio drive.
Touted as Asia’s largest open air laundromat, Dhobi Ghat is a listed Grade II B heritage structure which carries out washing, ironing and bleaching of over 1,00,000 clothes daily. Their clientele includes garment manufacturers, restaurants, wedding planners, local laundries among others. Read more
(Express Photos by Amit Chakravarty)
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) president Prakash Ambedkar Saturday said that Mughal emperor Aurangzeb ruled for 50 years and instead of abusing him people should be aware of the history.
Ambedkar was speaking to reporters after visiting the Aurangzeb memorial at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (which was earlier called Aurangabad and rechristened recently). Read more
With the monsoon expected to arrive in Mumbai in a week, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday took a review of the flood mitigation measures in Andheri that has been kept in place in the absence of Gopal Krishna Gokhale Bridge, which at present, is being reconstructed.
The Gokhale Bridge is a primary east-west connector, and in its absence motorists will have to avail the Andheri subway, which is infamous for its flooding woes during the monsoon. Read more
In a push to expand Mumbai’s sewerage network, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to develop new connecting sewerage channels at Dahisar, Kandivali and Bandra through the microtunnelling method.
The civic body announced that concrete channels with diameters of 800 mm and 1,200 mm will be laid along cemented, traffic-prone routes of the corporation’s H/West ward which covers western areas of Bandra, Khar and Santacruz , R/North division which includes Dahisar and R/South which encompasses Kandivali. Read more
A 35-year-old man was beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of stealing a motorcycle in Nagpur city of Maharashtra on Saturday, police said.
The incident occurred in Kamptee area when the deceased, identified as Mohd Nasir, was standing near a motorcycle in the market area.
"A passerby suspected that Nasir was a thief and started assaulting him. Soon other people joined and thrashed the man. Some people rescued Nasir and took him to Juni Kamptee police station where he collapsed. Police rushed him to a hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival," the official said. (PTI)
Police personnel and volunteers were seen offering roses to traffic offenders instead of imposing fine in Latur city of Maharashtra on Saturday evening.
The traffic police conducted a road safety drive on the stretch of road between the railway station and Gandhi chowk.
Volunteers acting as `traffic ambassadors' and police personnel distributed roses to motorcyclists riding triple-seat, car drivers not wearing seat belts and auto rickshaw drivers without uniforms. (PTI)
It was the early 1990s, and Ashok Malharrao Zoal was chasing a hot tip-off – about a foreign student running a congregation in Pune in violation of visa norms.
“The suspect was residing in Kondhwa, and studied at a college in Pune. We had a typical police bike, which could not be used for tracking a suspect in secret. Also, there were no CCTV cameras installed all over, like today. We started following the suspect on foot, in plain clothes, hiding often. This went on for about two weeks as we gathered confirmation about his activities. Finally, we confronted him. And based on the evidence gathered, he was deported,” recalls Zoal who retired as an assistant sub inspector in 2016, a year after receiving the President’s Police medal for distinguished service. Read more
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has formed a dedicated panel for one of its most ambitious projects — the desalination plant — that will meet on Monday to decide on the construction work, officials said.
Civic officials said that 98 per cent of the pre-tendering work for the project has been completed and the civic body is also taking up the Gargai Dam project. Read more
A 54-year-old accountant-cum-manager of a south Mumbai-based company was booked Saturday for allegedly siphoning off Rs 1.08 crore from the firm’s bank accounts over a period of seven years.
According to police, the accused, Sudhir Narayan Mapuskar, a Navi Mumbai resident, under fraudulent pretexts was transferring money to his own accounts. Read more
After a gap of over 100 years, Maharashtra gets the nod to build its fifth regional mental health hospital —the first one to be built in the post-Indian independence era with cutting-edge facilities. The 365-bedded hospital will come up in Kolhapur’s Shirol, nearly 400 kms away from Mumbai.
At present, Maharashtra has four regional mental health hospitals in Pune, Thane, Nagpur and Ratnagiri. Read more
The planning of a revolt in Shiv Sena started around six months after Uddhav Thackeray became chief minister of Maharashtra in November 2019 and the rebel leaders who left for Guwahati later were the main conspirators, a Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA has claimed.
The MLA from Akola district, Nitin Deshmukh, also said that the claim of Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis that he made Shinde the chief minister is false.
After his revolt pulled down the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government, Shinde took oath as the chief minister on June 30, 2022, with Fadnavis as his deputy. (PTI)
A probe was instituted after a video on Saturday showed a security guard administering saline to a patient in the state-run Vilasrao Deshmukh Government Medical College and Hospital in Latur in Maharashtra.
As per officials, patient Bashir Sheikh (58) was admitted in the hospital on Friday after getting injured in a scuffle and he was given saline in Ward 21 by a security guard.
"The relatives objected to this and complained to Dean Dr Uday Mohite. A video was also shot of the act," he said.
Speaking on the issue, Dr Mohite said the video was verified and a three-member panel has been formed to look into the incident.
"The committee comprises Medical Superintendent Dr Sachin Jadhav, Dr Sushma Jadhav and staffer Rajshree Harangul. They will submit a report in two days," the Dean said. (PTI)
Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais on Saturday made a strong pitch for a three-month orientation programme in parliamentary practice for newly-elected legislators before their participation in House proceedings.
Speaking at the valedictory ceremony of the three-day National Legislators' Conference here, Bais said such training will help legislators understand the lawmaking process and enable them to make effective use of their responsibilities.
The valedictory ceremony was attended by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar among others.
The second edition of the NLC will be held in Goa in November next year. Karnataka has offered to host the third edition of the conference in 2026.
Addressing the gathering, Shinde said it was a good augury that the inaugural conference was hosted by Maharashtra in the financial capital of the country. (PTI)
The NCP will observe June 20 as "gaddar day" (traitors' day) to mark the first anniversary of the rebellion in Shiv Sena which was led by Eknath Shinde and culminated in the collapse of the then Maha Vikas Aghadi government in June 2022.
The MVA comprises Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), NCP, and Congress.
State Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Jayant Patil has asked the party cadres to protest against the rebel MLA of Shiv Sena.
"NCP workers should organise protests in the nook and corner of the state by displaying symbolic 'khoke' (boxes of money) based on which the Eknath Shinde government has come to power," he said on Saturday.
Patil appealed to NCP workers to tell people that the temporary happiness of the Shinde camp, which was recognised by the Election Commission as real Shiv Sena, is on the wane and their days in government are numbered. (PTI)
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi president Prakash Ambedkar visited Aurangzeb memorial at Sambhajinagar ( former Aurangabad) on Saturday. He offered a chadar and said you cannot change history. "I came to visit city. It is a historical site," said Prakash Ambedkar on his visit.
The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday arrested the principal of a school in Nagpur and another person while accepting Rs 9,000 over the admission of a girl student, an official said.
Rekha Harshawardhan Mohite (62) is the principal of Mahatma Gandhi English School at Jaripatka which is run by Sindhu Education Society. The society also runs a fully aided school on the same premises, said the official.
The parents of the girl student were trying to get their daughter's admission in Class 5 at the fully aided school, he said. Mohite allegedly told them that she could use her influence and get the work done if they paid her Rs 9,000. (PTI)
An executive meeting of the Maharashtra Youth Congress on Saturday devolved into chaos after slogans were raised against incumbent president Kunal Raut. The party leadership played it down saying the youth wing is known for its fervent energy.
Uproarious scenes were witnessed when the meeting was in progress at Tilak Bhavan, the headquarters of the Maharashtra Congress, here in the presence of the party's national youth president B V Srinivas, state unit chief Nana Patole and Congress legislature party leader Balasaheb Thorat.
Congress' state unit spokesman Raju Waghmare said a group raised slogans against Raut and demanded his removal. At the same, another group got into heated arguments over seating arrangements, he said.
“Both incidents took place simultaneously resulting in uproar during the meeting,” he said.
Thorat downplayed the matter saying the Congress is a democratic party and their youth wing is known for its enthusiasm and fervent energy.
Addressing the gathering, Patole said the BJP-ruled Centre had done nothing for the youth except for making big promises and asked the members to highlight it. (PTI)
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde along with other dignitaries at the three days event of National Legislators Conferences Bharat at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on Saturday afternoon. (Express photo by Pradip Das)
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit, Congress leader Nana Patole on Saturday suggested that PM Modi visit Manipur first and then go to another country.
Nine people were killed while more than 10 were injured in fresh violence in Manipur on Wednesday.
"The situation is worst in Manipur and the central government has failed in dealing with the situation. Modi must go to Manipur first then to another Country," the Congress leader said.
The state government has further extended the shutdown of the internet in the state up to June 20.
Violence gripped Manipur on May 3 after clashes erupted during a rally organised by the All Tribals Students Union (ATSU) to protest the demand for the inclusion of Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list.
PM Modi is all set for his first state visit to the US next week where he will address a Joint Sitting of the US Congress and will also meet a number of American politicians, prominent citizens as well as noted personalities from the diaspora. (ANI)
With Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray gearing up once again to reassert their political might on the Shiv Sena’s foundation day, the question ”who leads the real Shiv Sena?” has resurfaced.
The Shiv Sena was formed on June 19, 1966, by the late Bal Thackeray. In 2012, after his death, Uddhav Thackeray took over the reins as Shiv Sena president. He was till then the Sena’s working president—a charge handed over to him at the party Mahabaleshwar conclave in 2003.
The Shiv Sena always organised its annual Dussehra rally with great fervour. The event at Shivaji Park was sacrosanct for the party. The late Thackeray would address the Shiv Sainiks and give a definite roadmap and message for them. Another highlight was the celebration of the foundation day, and it was watched by one and all. Read more
Mumbai Police today informed that on the fourth consecutive day, the ANC team of Crime Branch Mumbai seized 576 kg of CBCS (Codeine-based Cough Syrup) drug in an inter-state drug smuggling racket case. Two accused were arrested and remanded to ANC custody till 20th June. Further investigation is underway. (ANI)
THE CENTRAL Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted a closure report in a case filed by the Mumbai Police during the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government’s term to investigate the alleged data leak of intercepted calls, in which the statement of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was recorded in 2022.
The State Intelligence Department (SID), which was the complainant in the FIR, has also given its no-objection to close the investigation. The magistrate court, where the report was submitted, is likely to decide on the CBI’s plea next month. Read more
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the Centre has taken several measures to combat the menace of drugs as he appealed to youths to stay away from narcotic substances.
Speaking at an event here, Fadnavis said the government is taking action against drug peddlers and arrests have been made in that connections.
“De-addiction is possible by imbibing spiritual strength and moral values. Police and laws alone cannot ensure de-addiction. Youths themselves also have to move away from addiction,” he said at a function to felicitate Acharya Mahashraman of the Jain Terapanth sect who is in here to spread awareness of de-addiction.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah have taken several initiatives at the national and international levels to combat the menace of drugs, he said. (PTI)
A 42-year-old autorickshaw driver tried to kill himself in front of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's house in Thane on Saturday morning but police personnel present at the site foiled his attempt, an official said.
Vinay Pandey poured kerosene on himself but was overpowered and pinned down while he attempted to set himself alight, the official said.
A Wagle Estate police station official said the autorickshaw driver was angry that he was not given a licence so far due to a case registered against his name.
Police are speaking to him as part of the probe, the official added.
A video of the incident, meanwhile, in which the driver can be seen and heard shouting at the top of his voice, went viral on social media. (PTI)
A group of women allegedly threw ink at a woman office-bearer of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and manhandled her during a programme held in Thane city of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place at Kalwa on Friday night, they said.
The victim in the alleged incident, Ayodhya Pol, who is the social media coordinator of the Uddhav Thackeray-led party, lodged a complaint at the Kalwa police station. However, no first information report (FIR) has been registered so far in this connection, police said.
Talking to reporters on Saturday morning, Pol said she was invited to an event to mark Ahilyabai Holkar's birth anniversary celebrated recently.
"The organisers of the event had followed all protocols and the banner sent to me earlier carried the pictures of the leaders of Sena (UBT). But when I reached the venue, the banner there had photos of only the local corporator and mine," she said.
Pol said she was earlier told by the organisers that other leaders belonging to the Thackeray group, including Sushma Andhare and local MP Rajan Vichare, would attend the programme. However, none of them was present there. When she asked about it, the organisers gave evasive replies, according to her. (PTI)
North Indians residing in Mumbai have always had one complaint — the city does not offer authentic food from the part of the country that they hail from. It is to address this grievance that Abhay Chabbra decided to open Jhelum, a cosy 30-seater restaurant offering authentic north Indian cuisine at the busy junction of Pali Naka.
The name, inspired by the river that originates in the Himalayas and flows from Kashmir to North Punjab and Pakistan, is a reflection of his roots, says Chhabra. “My grandfather and our ancestors came from this city called Gujranwala, which is now in Pakistan. And it falls right next to the Jhelum river,” says the 24-year-old third-generation restaurateur. His family moved to India during the Partition, finding refuge at a camp in Chembur. To make ends meet, his grandfather Raj Kumar started a canteen business, serving north Indian food, before launching the popular New Neelam Restaurant and Bar, which was expanded by his son and Abhay’s father Ajay. Read more
It is only 11 am but much of the action at Dhobi Ghat has already unfolded, crescendoed and crashed. The dhobis (traditional washermen) have finished washing hundreds of clothes and are now on a chai break. For some, however, the day is just beginning. Children play peekaboo amid ropes of drying clothes, as some BMC officials set up a makeshift camp of four chairs in the background to undertake a polio drive.
Touted as Asia’s largest open air laundromat, Dhobi Ghat is a listed Grade II B heritage structure which carries out washing, ironing and bleaching of over 1,00,000 clothes daily. Their clientele includes garment manufacturers, restaurants, wedding planners, local laundries among others. Read more
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, who once upon a time appealed to the progressive, cosmopolitan elements in Maharashtra, apart from to the BJP’s core constituency, now invokes “Aurangzeb ki aulad”. Another BJP colleague of his has dubbed NCP leader Sharad Pawar “the incarnation of Aurangzeb”. Like him or revile him, Pawar is the tallest figure in the state today, and comparing him to the last of the Mughal kings is a risky proposition politically.
Another tall and moderate leader of the BJP is also turning small: the 64-year-old, largely liked “Mamaji” Shivraj Singh Chouhan, about to complete his fourth term as CM of Madhya Pradesh and pitching for a fifth. The row over some Hindu girls allegedly wearing “hijab” in a 1,200-student school in Damoh, leading to bulldozers demolishing parts of the school because these were “illegally constructed” — this tells its own story. Neerja Chowdhury writes
North Indians residing in Mumbai have always had one complaint — the city does not offer authentic food from the part of the country that they hail from. It is to address this grievance that Abhay Chabbra decided to open Jhelum, a cosy 30-seater restaurant offering authentic north Indian cuisine at the busy junction of Pali Naka.
The name, inspired by the river that originates in the Himalayas and flows from Kashmir to North Punjab and Pakistan, is a reflection of his roots, says Chhabra. “My grandfather and our ancestors came from this city called Gujranwala, which is now in Pakistan. And it falls right next to the Jhelum river,” says the 24-year-old third-generation restaurateur. His family moved to India during the Partition, finding refuge at a camp in Chembur. To make ends meet, his grandfather Raj Kumar started a canteen business, serving north Indian food, before launching the popular New Neelam Restaurant and Bar, which was expanded by his son and Abhay’s father Ajay. Heena Khandelwal writes
The Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) is set to become partially operational by November 2023, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said on Friday. Civic officials also maintained that the entire high-speed corridor will become operational for vehicular movement by May 2024.
At present, civic officials are exploring two options for opening this bridge partially. First one is between Marine Drive and Haji Ali Promenade, while second option is from Marine Drive to JK Kapoor Chowk at the Worli interchange. The initial deadline of reopening the entire bridge was November 2023. Read more
Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Friday took a jibe at his former ally and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray over the decision of the Congress government in Karnataka to drop chapters on RSS founder K B Hedgewar and Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar from textbooks.
Speaking at a rally in Osmanabad, Fadnavis said, “I ask Uddhav Thackeray, is this the Karnataka pattern they are going to bring to Maharashtra? Will Uddhav Thackeray tolerate all this? Or he should declare that he has given up Hindutva ideology,” Fadnavis added. (PTI)
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