Kishore Tiwar has urged the RSS to replace Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister and Nagpur MP Nitin Gadkari

It is part of the Badalta Maharashtra programme initiated by Loksatta to review and take forward ideas for social and economic transformation in various sectors across the state.

On Tuesday, Modi inaugurated two Metro corridors — Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan (Metro line-5) and Dahisar (E) to Mira-Bhayander (Metro line-9) — and a housing scheme comprising 89,771 houses in Navi Mumbai.

During the interim orders, the CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) was appointed as an expert authority which submitted various reports containing short-term and long-term measures.

PM Modi also took a dig at the Congress over the recent Supreme Court ruling on allegations related to procurement of Rafale jet fighters.

Among the injured were patients, their relatives and hospital staffers. While 28 were discharged, many underwent surgeries.

The arrests also pertain to the allegedly fraudulent LoU of Rs 9.09 crore issued at Brady House branch in Fort area of south Mumbai, the same branch where the earlier offences were reported from

In April 2017, the PM had e-inaugurated 21 projects in Maharashtra under the housing for all scheme. Out of these, four projects were situated in Thane district’s Khonni, Shirdhon, Gotheghar and Bhandarli areas.

Three others were bed-ridden and were found dead on their beds after having inhaled smoke and suffocating. Three suffered from asthma.

Following these inspections, the department had issued notices to nine hospitals and 204  dispensaries after findings shortcomings, including non-functional fire fighting systems, non-availability of basic equipment like fire extinguishers, encroached or blocked fire exits.

S K Sinha, regional director for ESIC Hospital, said: “We are evaluating the entire incident. Fire officials have listed violations, but it is too soon to comment. We are helping the authorities in all enquiries.”

The Congress leader was addressing an election meeting of the party in Shivrajpur village of Jasdan taluka.

The incident came to light when a boy, who hails from Jaipur, managed to call his father on November 24.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed all the elected members of the state Assembly to remain present in the city during Shah’s visit.

The letter mentions that the Elgaar Parishad was organised to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Koregaon Bhima.

The petitioner had sought to stay the implementation of the notification regarding Maratha reservation.

Contending that the Marathas have not faced social injustice like other backward classes, Sadavarte and his wife Patil’s petition says that reservations have to be read with social injustice as suffered by SC/ST and other backward classes.

The Vadar community is enlisted as a nomadic tribe spread across Maharashtra. The community members are mostly into stone cutting and building houses. The tribe is listed under the socially-economically backward category.

Japan-based philosopher and teacher of Hindu philosophy Dr Sengaku Mayeda will also be conferred with an award in the international category.

According to a complaint lodged on October 5, fraudsters hacked into SBM’s SWIFT payment system and attempted to transfer Rs 147 crore to various bank accounts internationally.

Senior counsel Anil Anturkar, on behalf of the petitioners, told the court at the previous hearing that the state government had not banned tobacco but only its consumption through hookah.

Modi will also launch a housing scheme comprising 90,000 units under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Lower Income Groups (LIG).

“The hearing in these cases will commence soon. These outlets were found working without licence and the food portals were delivering their food to consumers without ensuring that the outlets had licence to cook,” said Shailesh Aadhav, joint commissioner (food), Mumbai.

Senior counsel Mihir Desai, representing Teltumbde, told the court that “none of these documents (letters) have been recovered from me and none of them in any case make out any triable case against Teltumbde”.