Man held for mowing down journalist made similar attempt on an activist two years ago
Pandharinath Amberkar, arrested for allegedly mowing down journalist Shashikant Warishe on February 6, has a history of run-ins with persons opposed to the setting up of a refinery and petrochemicals factory in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district. Police records show he had earlier too allegedly tried to run over an anti-refinery activist.
In April 2020, the activist, Manoj Mayekar, son of the then sarpanch of Kumbhavade village where Amberkar too hails from, was injured after allegedly being hit by Amberkar’s SUV. Mayekar was in a Kolhapur hospital for two weeks. Booked after a case was filed, Amberkar was later granted bail.
Amberkar is now in the custody of Rajapur police for his alleged role in the Warishe murder case.
BMC opposes plea in HC seeking Rs 36L compensation for ‘medical negligence’ at Covid jumbo centre
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that a 54-year-old man who has sought Rs 36 lakh compensation for the ordeal he allegedly underwent due to “medical negligence” at the civic-run Covid-19 jumbo centre, failed to make out a case for compensation and that his plea be dismissed as non-maintainable and devoid of merit.
The BMC, through Dr Rajesh Dere, Dean at BKC jumbo Covid-centre, filed an affidavit before a division bench of Justices A S Chandurkar and M W Chandwani, in reply to plea by Deepak Shah and said the petitioner suppressed material facts and made misleading statements, and the plea be dismissed.
The Andheri resident filed a writ petition through his son, who is his authorised representative, seeking compensation for ‘incompetent and improper medical treatment’ by doctors at civic-run jumbo Covid hospital in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC).
The police Friday arrested a 31-year-old Navi Mumbai resident who allegedly duped people posting advertisements on OLX by pretending to be a doctor. The accused, Rajkamal Tandiya, used to call sellers of high-end mobile phones to a hospital, appear in a mask and pretend to take the phone to show it to his wife inside the hospital, and flee from the spot.
DCP (Zone III) Akbar Pathan said that Tandiya’s involvement has come to the fore in at least four cases wherein he pretended to be a doctor or a hospital employee and fled with the mobile phones of victims. Read more
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The 110-year-old full-size marble statue of social reformer, politician, judge and scholar Mahadev Govind Ranade situated near Churchgate station abutting Oval Maidan, which now has Metro construction work site as a backdrop, is a regular sight for thousands of passers-by in their everyday hustle. However, very few would know that the memorial situated a few metre away from the Bombay High Court, where Ranade served as a judge between 1992 and 1901, represents a historical feat in Indian memorial art.
The statue, created by sculptor Ganpatrao K Mhatre, as per experts, is regarded as the first statue of an Indian social reformer or politician in India made by the first academic sculptor from Western India in the pre-independence period and the beginning of a rise of Swadeshi art movement in Indian memorial art. Read more
With a vision to show that there is more to Govandi than just being a poor and often ignored part of Mumbai, the first edition of the Govandi Arts Festival (GAF) will be held this year for five days starting Wednesday. The festival, among other things, will have local youngsters who have been trained by mentors in various art forms to showcase their talents through rap songs, exhibitions, screenings, performances, and workshops.
The five-day festival has been organised by Community Design Agency (CDA), along with the UK’s Lamplighter Arts CIC and Streets Reimagined and the British Council, and is part of the ‘India/UK Together, a Season of Culture’.
Preparations for the festival began nearly six months ago when 45 youngsters from Govandi were selected to work with Mumbai-based artists for a period of six months. The focus was on art forms like theatre, filmmaking, photography, public art, rap, and music, with rap seeing high demand with three of the seven mentors guiding mentees in rap. Read more
Moody’s Investors Service on Friday revised the outlook on four Adani Group companies to negative from stable, while reaffirming their ratings.
The change in the outlook of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL); Adani Green Energy Restricted Group comprising Adani Green Energy (UP) Ltd, Parampujya Solar Energy Pvt Ltd and Prayatna Developers Pvt Ltd; Adani Transmission Step-One Ltd (ATSOL) and Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML) is either due their limited ability to manage increase in funding cost or reduced funding access. Read more
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday announced the formation of a Special Investigation team to probe the murder of journalist Shashikant Warise in Ratnagiri. This comes after several Opposition leaders, including Ajit Pawar and Sanjay Raut, called on him to look into the incident. Warishe (48) was mowed down by an SUV allegedly driven by land dealer Pandharinath Amberkar on Monday. He died in hospital the next day.
From April the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will start a survey to identify roads in Mumbai that have a minimum width of nine metres, in a bid to construct footpaths on both sides of these roads.
The BMC, in its annual budget for FY 2023-24, had announced a ‘Pedestrian First’ policy, under which it aims to create footpaths along all roads in the city. In this year’s budget, the BMC had allotted a fund of Rs 200 crore for this work.
Civic officials said during the survey, major and minor roads that have a minimum width of 9 metres will be identified, following which a list of these roads based on their municipal zones will be created.
After that, the civic body will take up construction of footpaths alongside each of these roads. Besides creating new footpaths, the BMC will also join missing links of the footpaths that have been broken due to non-maintenance. Read more.
Moody’s Investors Service on Friday revised the outlook on four Adani Group companies to negative from stable, while reaffirming their ratings.
The change in the outlook of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL); Adani Green Energy Restricted Group comprising Adani Green Energy (UP) Ltd, Parampujya Solar Energy Pvt Ltd and Prayatna Developers Pvt Ltd; Adani Transmission Step-One Ltd (ATSOL) and Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML) is either due their limited ability to manage increase in funding cost or reduced funding access.
These rating actions follow the significant and rapid decline in the market equity values of the Adani Group companies following the recent release of a report from a short-seller highlighting governance concerns in the Group. Read more.
Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Ajit Pawar on Saturday called for a probe into the murder of journalist Shashikant Warise in Ratnagiri. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut had written to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with the same request earlier today. Warishe (48) was mowed down by an SUV allegedly driven by land dealer Pandharinath Amberkar on Monday. He died in hospital the next day.
From April the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will start a survey to identify roads in Mumbai that have a minimum width of nine metres, in a bid to construct footpaths on both sides of these roads.
The BMC, in its annual budget for FY 2023-24, had announced a ‘Pedestrian First’ policy, under which it aims to create footpaths along all roads in the city. In this year’s budget, the BMC had allotted a fund of Rs 200 crore for this work.
Civic officials said during the survey, major and minor roads that have a minimum width of 9 metres will be identified, following which a list of these roads based on their municipal zones will be created.
After that, the civic body will take up construction of footpaths alongside each of these roads. Besides creating new footpaths, the BMC will also join missing links of the footpaths that have been broken due to non-maintenance. Read more
Former BJP minister and MLC Ram Shinde made an open offer to Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat to join BJP. Shinde who is from Ahmednagar district said, "All those unhappy in Congress or being ill-treated in party are welcome in BJP."
Moody’s Investors Service on Friday revised the outlook on four Adani Group companies to negative from stable, while reaffirming their ratings.
The change in the outlook of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL); Adani Green Energy Restricted Group comprising Adani Green Energy (UP) Ltd, Parampujya Solar Energy Pvt Ltd and Prayatna Developers Pvt Ltd; Adani Transmission Step-One Ltd (ATSOL) and Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML) is either due their limited ability to manage increase in funding cost or reduced funding access.
These rating actions follow the significant and rapid decline in the market equity values of the Adani Group companies following the recent release of a report from a short-seller highlighting governance concerns in the Group. Read more.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to hold its state executive meeting in Nashik on Saturday. Speaking about the upcoming meet, Fadnavis explained, “After the National BJP Executive Meet, state executive meeting takes place. It is followed by district meet.” At the meet office bearers and state leaders will reflect on current political developments in the state. Two resolutions will be adopted at the meet, officials said.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday wrote to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis requesting a probe into the murder of journalist Shashikant Warise in Ratnagiri. Warishe (48) was mowed down by an SUV allegedly driven by land dealer Pandharinath Amberkar on Monday. He died in hospital the next day.
At the state conclave slated to be held Saturday in Nashik, the BJP will reflect on political challenges before the organisation ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.
The National BJP general secretary in-charge of Maharashtra, C T Ravi, and national general secretary Vinod Tawde will attend the conclave. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule, all party cabinet ministers and office bearers will participate in the conclave. Read more
Two brothers were arrested for allegedly murdering a 25-year-old man in a fight outside Mumbai’s Bandra railway station after he asked for the Rs 500 that one of them had owed him, police said Friday.
An officer said that the deceased, Nizam Khan, and Shadab Khan (21) were both residents of Garib Nagar Colony in Bandra (East). Around a year ago, Shadab dropped Nizam’s mobile phone, which then stopped working. Nizam, who had to pay Rs 1,000 to get the phone repaired, asked Shadab for the money.
While Shadab paid Rs 500 to Nizam’s wife, he was yet to pay the rest, according to police. Around 11.30pm on Thursday night, a fight broke out outside the railway station between the duo when Nizam insisted that he return the Rs 500 the same day. As they got into a scuffle, Shadab’s brother Shanu Khan (22) allegedly joined him in beating up Nizam. Read more
The new Mumbai campus of the Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, an Arabic academy, is all set to begin functioning in the upcoming academic year. Its session will begin in the month of Shawwal, the tenth month in the Islamic calendar. Today (February 10), Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugerated this state-of-art campus, telling the audience that he was their “family member”.
Also known as Jamea, this is an academic institute exclusively catering to the education of young boys and girls from the Dawoodi Bohra community, a Shiite denomination spread across the world. While the academy’s focus will primarily be on spiritual and religious studies, the academy will also provide its students with mainstream education in association with an internationally recognised school board curriculum. Pallavi Smart writes
Since Mumbai has been continuously experiencing warmer days over the past week, weather experts said Friday that the city’s daily temperature will dip marginally in the next 48 hours.
According to the Santacruz observatory of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Friday the city recorded a maximum temperature of 33.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was 18.6 degrees. On Thursday, the city recorded a temperature of 36 degrees Celsius, the highest day temperature recorded in 2023 so far. Read more
A special court Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail application of businessman Chandrakant Patel, who along with his company Pushpak Bullions Pvt Ltd, were named in a fresh FIR by the CBI recently on charges, including cheating.
Last year, the CBI had closed another case against the company, which is engaged in bullion trading and manufacturing and export of jewellery.
Patel had filed an anticipatory bail before the special court stating that the case “smacks of vendetta and of selective witch hunt” stating that the complaint was filed with a “premeditated mindset” to falsely implicate the company and him without evidence. Read more
A BJP MLA has alleged financial malpractices in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) street furniture project through which the civic body aims to install 13 types of street furniture, including benches, pole-mounted dustbins, bollards, and tree guards, to beautify the roads of Mumbai.
The civic body had floated a Rs 263 crore tender for this work through its Central Purchase Department (CPD).
Incidentally, the BMC had launched a ‘Mumbai Beautification Project’ after the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government took over with an aim to beautify the city by upgrading the existing civic infrastructure and earmarked a Rs 1,700 crore fund for the same. Read more
More than eight months after a video of a round blob of ice forming on the Shivling inside the sanctum of the Trimbakeshwar temple went viral on social media, the Nashik rural police Wednesday registered a case against three persons who work as priests at the temple.
The police have been conducting an inquiry into the incident since July 2022 during which they even sought an opinion from the Meteorological Department after which a case was filed at the Trimbakeshwar police station. Know more
A special court in Mumbai recently acquitted three men of charges of gangrape in a case that it said involved a “love triangle” where the complainant had wanted to avoid any hurdle from the first accused to continue her relationship with another man whom she wished to marry.
A case was filed against the trio after a minor girl complained that she had been sexually assaulted multiple times in 2016-17 with the threat that one of the men had a video recording of the assault and that he would circulate it online. Police failed to prove in the court that any such video existed. Read more
While inaugurating the Mumbai campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Arabic Academy, the principal educational institute of the Dawoodi Bohra Community on Friday, PM Narendra Modi said he was attending the event as a family member and not as the prime minister.
Modi said he has been connected to the Dawoodi Bohra Community for four generations.
"Coming to you all feels like coming to a family. I saw your video today. I have a complaint. You repeatedly said prime minister or chief minister. I am your family member, am neither a prime minister here nor a chief minister. I consider myself fortunate that I have something that few have. I have been connected to this family for 4 generations. All 4 generations have visited my home," PM Modi said.
Photos of the soon-to-be inaugurated Delhi-Mumbai Expressway have gone viral, receiving widespread appreciation online. The expressway promises to revolutionise travel between the two cities, cutting down travel times by half, from over 24 hours to just around 12 hours.
Not only that, the 1380 km long, eight-lane expressway is also set to benefit various cities along the way, cutting down travel times between them as well. For instance, earlier today (February 10), the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, tweeted that the Sohna-Dausa stretch of the highway “will enable a hassle-free 2-hour journey between Delhi and Jaipur”. Read more
PM Narendra Modi Friday said the Centre has brought major change in education by creating opportunities to learn in mother tongue. He was speaking at the inauguration event of the new campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah in Marol.
'The British introduced English as medium of instruction for education and we continue to bear the burden. This has led to many lag behind in education, especially those from underprivileged background. Now we are making available coveted engineering and medical education too in multiple local languages,' Modi said.
'In past eight years, record-breaking number of universities have opened up in India. We are working to start one medical college per district. Every week we see one University and two colleges taking shape. This speed shows how India is creating encouraging environment for its young generation,' he added.
The Dawoodi Bohra community has always proved itself true to the test of change and development over time, PM Narendra Modi said on Friday.
He was speaking at the inauguration event of the new campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah in Marol.
Huge number of visitors assembled at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai on Friday for PM Narendra Modi's visit.
However, the Vande Bharat inauguration event led to delay in timings of different trains, causing inconvenience to passengers.
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PM Narendra Modi Friday shared stage with Bohra community members during the inauguration of the new campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah in Marol.
PM Modi, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis were seen sitting with Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the 53rd al-Dai al-Mutlaq and head of the Dawoodi Bohra Community.
Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah (also known as Jamea) is the principal educational institute of the Dawoodi Bohra community. The head of the community Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin is the institute’s sole benefactor and guide. The Academy has been functioning from its original campus in Surat, India for over two centuries.
PM Narendra Modi Friday inaugurated the new campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah. He was welcomed by Dawoodi Bohra Community in Marol with a music performance.
PM Narendra Modi arrives at Marol Andheri to inaugurate the new campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah in the northern suburb of Mumbai.
Prime Minister Modi further said that the inauguration of the Elevated Corridor is another step towards improving connectivity between the eastern and the western suburbs of Mumbai. "Almost two lakh vehicles will pass through these projects saving time and promising ease of commuting within Mumbai," he added.
Addressing the event, PM Modi said the annual budget has brought huge relief to the middle class by raising the tax exemption ceiling from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh. 'Those earning Rs 60,000-65,000 can now save and make investments,' he added.
PM Narendra Modi Friday said that compared to the past 9 years, the allocation for infrastructure projects was given significant importance in Budget 2023.
Highlighting that infrastructure projects opens up employment opportunities, Modi said, "Compared to past 9 years, tthe allocation for infrastructure projects was given significant importance in this year's budget."
"In this year's budget, middle income group people comprising salaried people or business earning people were made strong. I would like to talk about it especially. Earlier middle income group people used to pay tax on income of 2 lakh people which we brought to 7 lakh income. The UPA govt.used to impose 20% tax. However, we have made the middle income group people more stronger they will have more money in their hand," he added.
PM Narendra Modi Friday congratulated the people of Maharashtra for getting two new Vande Bharat trains.
A total of 108 districts across the country are connected via Vande Bharat train today, the PM said.
"I am happy that today life of Mumbaikars will turn out to be much more easier since elevated road corridor has also been inaugurated. The elevated corridor will facilitate east-west connectivity in suburban Mumbai. Kurar underpass is also important and crucial for connectivity," Modi said.
PM Narendra Modi Friday inaugurated the Kurar underpass in Malad and SCLR bridge.
He unveiled the plague marking the inauguration of Kurar underpass in Malad and SCLR bridge. These two road projects were undertaken by the MMRDA.
PM Modi shows green flag to CSMT-Solapur and CSMT-Shirdi Vande Bharat Express trains.
The CSMT-Solapur train leaves from platform no. 17 from CSMT station. The travel time of the train will be 7 hours 55 minutes. It will save travel time by 1 hour 30 minutes. Travellers on this route can visit pilgrimage places like Tuljapur, Pandharpur, Akkalkot,
These two Vande Bharat trains despite passing through Bhor Ghat and Thul Ghat will not need banking engine unlike other express trains.
Mahrashtra CM Eknath Shinde Friday lauded PM Narendra Modi for topping 'International leaders index' and thanked him for huge allocation to Maharashtra Railway in Budget 2023.
"It is for the first time that Maharashtra Railway was allocated 13,000 crore in budget." Shinde said.
"In India's history, for first time so many highways were never constructed ever before. It is for the first time in last 5-6 years these many highways are being taken up including in Maharashtra," he added.
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, while welcoming PM Modi in Mumbai, said today is a historic day as the state is going to get two semi high-speed trains.
"No one had ever imagined before that such semi high speed train can be made available on these two routes for pilgrims going to Shirdi and Solapur. This train is for the devotees going to these holy places," Fadnavis said.
"In this Union budget over Rs 13k crore allocation for Railway was given for Maharashtra State and I am thankful on behalf of all tyeh people of Maharashtra," he added.
Several railway passengers were inconvenienced on Tuesday as some long-distance trains were cut short or rescheduled, allegedly without prior notice, amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mumbai on Friday to flag off two new Vande Bharat trains.
According to the Central Railway, the Sevagram Express train that runs between Mumbai and Nagpur has been rescheduled as the Nagpur-Mumbai train will run two hours late. Train no. 12139 has been rescheduled by 35 minutes from the time of departure from CSMT station. Mumbai Nagpur Sevagram Express train scheduled time from CSMT will leave half an hour late from its scheduled time of 2.55 pm. Know more
The struggle of commuters for better parking facilities in the busy city of Mumbai has called for the need for better urban planning and innovative solutions. To mitigate the woes of Mumbaikars, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to construct two new multi-level mechanical public car parking facilities.
To ensure that motorists do not park their vehicles on roadsides and to decongest public spaces, the BMC will be setting up two new car parking facilities, one in Central Mumbai and the other in South Mumbai. The Matunga facility in Central Mumbai will be equipped to facilitate 475 vehicles, while the Mumbadevi facility in South Mumbai will have the capacity to accommodate 546 vehicles. Read more
Indian Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw thanked Prime Minister Modi for the two Vande Bharat Trains that the PM is scheduled to inaugurate today.
Modi will flag off two new Vande Bharat trains from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus today. "Thanks to PM Modi for giving a gift to the residents of Mumbai, Pune, Nashik & devotees of Shirdi Sai Baba & Trimbakeshwar," said the Railways Minister. (ANI)
Ahead of Narendra Modi's visit, traffic will also be controlled and regulated on the entire Marol Church Road (and side roads of Marol Church road), Airport Road Metro Station junction, Andheri-Ghatkopar/Kurla Road and Elevated Airport Road from Vileparle (East) between 4.30 pm and 6.30 pm, said a notification from the city traffic department.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Mumbai campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Arabic Academy, located in Andheri’s Marol on Friday evening. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the 53rd al-Dai al-Mutlaq and head of the Dawoodi Bohra Community, will be present to welcome the Prime Minister for the programme. Read more here
Vehicles from Vashi going towards CSMT, Colaba, Churchgate through Eastern Free Way may proceed through Mankhurd- Chembur- Chedda Naka- Suman Nagar Junction- Sion-Matunga-Dadar- Byculla (using Eastern Express Highway)- Sir J.J. Flyover Bridge – CSMT Junction- to their destination.
Vehicles from Cuffe Parade, Navy Nagar may use Nathalal Parekh Marg- Badhwar Park Junction- Bhosale Marg- Mantralaya-Godrej Juction- Dr. Ambedkar Junction CTO junction-Hazari Mahal Somani Marg-CSMT Junction- Sir J.J. Flyover Bridge- Dadar- Matunga- Chembur using Eastern Express Highway.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mumbai Friday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken up sprinkling of water in some of the major roads of Mumbai since early morning to rein in dust pollution.
Mumbai on Friday morning recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 283, which is regarded as ‘poor’. The PM will visit the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) station at Colaba to flag off two new Vande Bharat trains and then proceed to Andheri (East) for another event. The AQI of Colaba and Andheri as observed in the SAFAR app is 243 and 269 respectively, which are also regarded as ‘poor’. Know more here
Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that multiple projects inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will bridge gap between between Eastern and Western Mumbai.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said that Modi’s repeated visits to Mumbai shows that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Eknath Shinde faction are not capable of leading the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls. He added that instead of giving answers to members on crucial issues in the ongoing budget session in Parliament, the PM seems to be more concerned about BMC polls in Mumbai.
Additional police personnel have been deployed in Mumbai ahead of Narendra Modi's visit. Atleast 2200 policemen have been deployed along the routes where Modi is due to visit in the later half of his Mumbai visit on Friday.
Vehicles from Churchgate Railway Station going towards Chembur through Eastern Free Way shall proceed through Veer Nariman Road towards CTO junction-Hazari Mahal Somani Marg-CSMT Junction Sir J.J. Flyover Bridge- Dadar- Matunga- Chembur using Eastern Express Highway.
Vehicles from CSMT Junction going towards Chembur through Eastern Free Way shall proceed through D.N. Road towards Sir J.J. Flyover Bridge- Dadar- Maturga- Chembur using Eastern Express Highway.
Amid the inauguration of Vande Bharat trains from CSMT station today, the Sevagram Express Mumbai Nagpur (train no. 12139) has been rescheduled. This will be the only express train that has been rescheduled. The train CSMT-Nagpur train remain rescheduled according to the Central Railway as the Nagpur to Mumbai (train no 12140) will be delayed by two hours.
Ahead of the flagging off of the Vande Bharat Express services on the Mumbai-Solapur and Mumbai-Sainagar Shirdi routes in Maharashtra on Friday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Central Railway announced the fare structure.
The one-way fare without catering service on the CSMT-Solapur Vande Bharat train will be Rs 1,000 for chair car and Rs 2,015 for executive chair car, while the fares for the two classes with catering will be Rs 1,300 and Rs 2,365, respectively, a CR official said. The one-way journey ticket without catering service for CSMT to Sainagar Shirdi will be Rs 840 and Rs 1670 for chair car and executive chair car, respectively, while the ticket prices with catering service will be Rs 975 and Rs 1840, respectively, he added. (PTI)
Owing to a scheduled visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mumbai today, the traffic department have issued a notification informing regulations between 2.45 pm and 6.30 pm around CST area and Andheri.
In order to streamline the traffic and to avoid inconvenience to people in general, traffic on Eastern Free Way, P. D’Mello Road, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road and roads leading to these roads shall be regulated and controlled from 2.45 pm to 4.15 pm.
Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Arabic Academy (also known as Jamea) is the premier educational institute of the Dawoodi Bohra community. It was first established over two centuries ago in Surat, in 1810. This will be the fourth campus of the Jamea. In 1983, the Karachi campus was inaugurated by then Pakistan President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, and in 2017, President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya inaugurated the third campus of Jamea in Nairobi.
On Friday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also inaugurate the Mumbai campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Arabic Academy, located in Andheri’s Marol. The 53rd al-Dai al-Mutlaq and head of the Dawoodi Bohra community, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, will be present to welcome the PM at the programme.
Earlier, Modi visited Mumbai on January 19. During the visit, he inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of a number of projects worth Rs 38,000 crore aimed at transforming Mumbai’s infrastructure. He also inaugurated the two Metro Lines 2A and 7 constructed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). Both these lines are drawing over a lakh ridership daily.
PM Modi will unveil a plaque to mark the inauguration of the elevated corridor from Vakola to Kurla and MTHL Junction to LBS Flyover on Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) and a Vehicular underpass at Kurar village in Malad. A short film of both these projects will also be shown.