The police have registered a case against the accused under the POSCO act. (Representational)Nashik: A 14-year-old girl was raped by the operator of the shelter home at Gyandeep Gurukul Aadharshram located at Mhasrul Shivra, informed the Nashik police on Sunday.The police also recorded statements of other girls living in Aadharashram."The police also recorded statements of other girls living in Aadharashram and found that even they were raped by the accused," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 1) Kiran Kumar Chavan.According to this statement, the police have started the process of registering more cases against the suspect, Harshal.Deputy Commissioner of Police Kiran Kumar Chavan said that the accused Harshal alias Sonu was interrogated by senior police officers till late night on Saturday at Mahsarul police station.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comThe police have registered a case against the accused under the POSCO act and Child Atrocities act.Further investigation is underway, and details are awaited.Featured Video Of The DayWith Bhangra, AAP Campaigns Gain Momentum In Gujarat
The girl filed a complaint on Wednesday, following which a case of rape has been filedNashik: The director of a private facility for children in Maharashtra's Nashik district has been arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl, a police official said on Thursday.The incident took place in the children's shelter in Mhasrul on October 13 this year but came to light on Wednesday, he added."The 28-year-old accused forcibly took the 14-year-old victim to a makeshift tin room in the parking area of the building, showed her an obscene video clip on his mobile phone and raped her," he said.The girl filed a complaint on Wednesday, following which a case of rape and other offences under Indian Penal Code, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was registered.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comFurther probe into the incident was underway, the official added.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Featured Video Of The DaySpecial Analysis: Ashok Gehlot's No-Holds-Barred Remarks Against Sachin Pilot
Maharashtra tourism department has designed tour circuits across the state to equip travellers with information about the life of B R Ambedkar. The circuit will be inaugurated on Saturday on the occasion of Indian Constitution Day. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis will flag off the tour circuit.Mumbai News1Five months after rebellion, Shinde to visit Guwahati’s Kamakhya Devi temple tomorrow2Inform about steps taken to implement Mental Healthcare Act: HC to state govt3Mumbai: Exam in three days, law students yet to receive hall ticketsMore from Mumbai The tour will be free of cost on December 3, 4, 7 and 8. Tourism Secretary Saurabh Vijay said: “The tour circuit will be conducted free-of-cost in association with Mumbai Tour Guide Association in six districts of Maharashtra namely Mumbai, Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Aurangabad.” The tour will be free of cost on December 3, 4, 7 and 8. Tourism Secretary Saurabh Vijay said: “The tour circuit will be conducted free-of-cost in association with Mumbai Tour Guide Association in six districts of Maharashtra namely Mumbai, Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Aurangabad.”
MUMBAI: On the occasion of Indian Constitution Day celebrated annually on November 26, Maharashtra Tourism department has designed circuits across state to impart information about Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ramji Ambedkar and his life. The circuit will be inaugurated on Saturday at The Fine Arts Society at 5pm in the presence of chief minister Eknath Shinde, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, tourism minister Mangalprabhat Lodha, tourism secretary Saurabh Vijay and director Dr B N Patil. Similarly, the inauguration of other regional circuits will be streamed live at the venue. To pay their respects to Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his death anniversary, tourists and his followers from across the state and other parts of the country visit his memorial site- Chaitya Bhoomi in Dadar, in large numbers. Thus, the Mumbai circuit consisting Chaitya Bhoomi, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhavan and Rajgruha in Dadar, B.I.T Chawl in Parel and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar college of Commerce in Wadala, has been created to show the places associated with his life. Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in Mahu, Madhya Pradesh. He came to Mumbai on December 1904. He graduated from Elphinston High School in Mumbai in 1912. After returning to India, Babasaheb opposed caste discrimination and started a movement to fight for the social rights of the untouchables. Tourism Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha said, "A tour circuit has been prepared based on important places in the life of Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in Mumbai. Brochure with the same information will be launched during the event along with the unveiling of an audio visual created on the life of Dr. Ambedkar by Directorate of Tourism (DoT).” “The Mumbai circuit tour will be operational for tourists and followers of Dr. Ambedkar, on 3rd, 4th, 7th and 8th December, 2022 where they will get an opportunity to visit Chaityabhumi, Rajgruha, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhavan, BIT Chawl and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College. This circuit will remain operational in future as well and booking for the same can be done online as well as offline,” he added further. Tourism Secretary Saurabh Vijay said, “On 6th December, 2022, Directorate of Tourism (DoT) in collaboration with BMC will set up a stall at Chaitya Bhoomi, Dadar to promote and inform tourists about the ‘Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar tour circuit’. The said tour circuit will be conducted free of cost in association with Mumbai Tour Guide Association in six districts of Maharashtra namely Mumbai, Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Aurangabad.”
NAGPUR/NASHIK: A day after Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai said his government is considering the resolution of Jath taluka villages to merge with Karnataka as Maharashtra government had “failed” to address water and irrigation problems there, his Maharashtra counterpart Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said no Maharashtra village will be allowed to merge with any other state. Chief minister Eknath Shinde said in Nashik, “There is no question of any village of Maharashtra getting merged with other state. Our government will take all measures to ensure no problems are caused to villages in Jath.” “Maharashtra wants to resolve the problem amicably with Karnataka. Governors of both states had a meeting on the topic. Even the Centre is playing a constructive role to resolve the dispute,” he said. “It is a legal battle between two states, and Maharashtra government will fight it out in Supreme Court to include Marathi-speaking areas like Belgaum (now Belagavi), Karwar and Nipani in Maharashtra,” Fadnavis said in Nagpur. Fadnavis said the resolution by Jath villages was passed in 2012 when there was water scarcity, and no new decision was made thereafter. “When I was CM, we had talks with Karnataka officials, and it was decided we can supply water to border villages wherever we want and they can replicate the same thing. Our minister Girish Mahajan had also decided to include Jath villages under a scheme.” The previous MVA government may not have approved the scheme because of the cOVID pandemic, said Fadnavis, adding Shinde would approve it immediately. “All these schemes have been funded by the Centre. There is no shortage of funds. These villages have not made any new demands. The Karnataka CM may have made some statements after Shinde held a meeting on the border issue and took decisions,” he said. “We have announced several welfare schemes for Marathi-speaking people residing in the border areas,” said Shinde.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said no village in Maharashtra has sought merger with Karnataka recently, and there is no question of any border village "going anywhere". Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had claimed on Tuesday that some village panchayats in Jat taluka of Maharashtra's Sangli district had passed a resolution in the past seeking to merge with Karnataka when they were facing a severe water crisis. The Karnataka government had devised schemes to help them by providing water, and his government was seriously considering the proposal of Jat villages, he said. "These villages had introduced a resolution on the issue of water scarcity in 2012. Presently, none of the villages have introduced any resolution," Fadnavis told reporters in Nagpur. When he became Maharashtra chief minister, his government entered into an agreement with Karnataka to sort out the water issue, he said. A water supply scheme was chalked out for the Jat villages when Girish Mahajan was water resources minister in his cabinet, the BJP leader added. "We are now going to give approval to that scheme. Perhaps because of Covid, the previous (Uddhav Thackeray-led) government could not approve it," Fadnavis added. "Presently, none of the villages have raised such demand (of merger with Karnataka). The demand is of 2012," he said. "Not a single village of Maharashtra will go anywhere," Fadnavis stressed. Sudhir Mungantiwar, BJP leader and Maharashtra minister, blamed Jawaharlal Nehru for the long-pending dispute. "The dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka is actually the gift of late prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru," he said without elaborating. The case is now before the Supreme Court and any resolution passed by village panchayats would not affect the court's verdict, he told reporters. "If resolutions are to be taken so seriously, then what about the villages in Karnataka which have passed resolutions seeking to join Maharashtra," he asked. Earlier in the day, another Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai said the Karnataka chief minister's claims should not be taken seriously. The decades-old border dispute over Belagavi (earlier Belgaum) between Maharashtra and Karnataka is in news again due to recent statements from both sides. On Monday, Bommai had said he had formed a formidable legal team of senior lawyers to deal with the border dispute when it comes up in the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the Maharashtra government appointed Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai as nodal ministers to coordinate with the state's legal team regarding the pending court case. Talking to reporters here, Desai said, "As Maharashtra has reconstituted its team to take forward the Karnataka border dispute in the Supreme Court, Bommai has come up with some ridiculous old demand. It should not be taken seriously. The villages in Jat tehsil had reportedly passed a resolution more than a decade back to pressurise the then state government to address their demand of water supply from the Krishna river." There is no such official documentation or resolution available with the Maharashtra government, he added. "As per my information, the Maharashtra government has already cleared a proposal to supply water for irrigation to the arid parts of Jat tehsil. The cost of the project is around Rs 1,200 crore. A technical scrutiny of the project is underway," Desai said. The border dispute dates back to the 1960s after the reorganisation of States on linguistic lines. Maharashtra laid claim to Belagavi which was part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency as it has a sizable Marathi-speaking population. It also laid claim to 80 Marathi-speaking villages which are currently part of Karnataka.
MUMBAI: Amid both the states — Karnataka and Maharashtra — readying for a legal battle linked to the decades-old boundary dispute over Belagavi, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said not a single Maharashtra village would go to Karnataka. "Not a single Maharashtra village will go to Karnataka. The state government will take the fight to get Marathi-speaking villages including Belgaum-Karwar-Nipani too to our state," Fadnavis said. On Monday, the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra appointed two ministers to coordinate with the legal team regarding the court case on the dispute that is set to come up in the Supreme Court. Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said the state, too, deployed a battery of lawyers, including Mukul Rohatgi and Shyam Diwan, to fight its case. The dispute dates back to the 1960s after the reorganisation of States on linguistic lines. Maharashtra laid claim on Belagavi, earlier known as Belgaum, which was part of the Bombay Presidency at the time of independence, on linguistic grounds. Belagavi bordering Maharashtra has a significant population of Marathi-speaking people, and has for decades been a bone of contention between the two States Karnataka repeatedly maintained that the Mahajan Commission report on the border issue is final, and, "there is no question of letting go even an inch of Karnataka's border". Bommai reiterated this week that there is no example to show that what had been done under the States Reorganisation Act that was reviewed. "The border dispute is a political tool used by all parties in Maharashtra. But they will never succeed," he had said, adding that Maharashtra's plea has not found maintainability in all these years and the State is prepared to argue that it is not maintainable. Shinde said earlier this week: "Late Balasaheb Thackeray was always a supporter of the State's demand to make Belgaum a part of Maharashtra. We have concentrated our focus on solving the issue. If required, the number of lawyers will be increased". Karnataka has sought to make Belagavi a second power centre after Bengaluru. The government constructed the 'Suvarna Vidhana Soudha' in this town bordering Maharashtra and held winter sessions of the State Legislature there from 2012. The Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) and pro-Marathi groups have for decades been fighting for inclusion of Belagavi and Marathi-speaking villages of the region with the western State. (With inputs from agencies)
NASHIK: Two confirmed cases of measles have been reported in Dhule city in the past 10 days, an official from the health department of the Dhule Municipal Corporation (DMC) informed on Tuesday. Dhule is the second urban area, after Malegaon town, in the North Maharashtra where new cases of measles have recently been reported. “However, unlike Malegaon, there is no outbreak of the disease in Dhule town,” a DMC official said. “The two confirmed cases have been reported in toddlers. Both are undergoing treatment at their homes and their condition is stable. The children had not taken the first dose of measles vaccine,” the official added. Meanwhile, Malegaon town has been affected by the outbreak of measles with 44 confirmed cases reported in the last 45 days. Most of these children were unvaccinated and have been cured. Also, blood samples of 53 children, who have measles-like symptoms, have been collected by the authorities and sent to the laboratories for confirmatory tests. While 27 samples are from Dhule city, 22 are from Malegaon town and the remaining four are from Nashik city. Deputy director of the state health department (Nashik region) Dr Kapil Aher said barring Malegaon there has not been an outbreak of the disease in any other part of the North Maharashtra. “The health officials have stepped up surveillance. Mop-up round of vaccination to cover children who might have missed their first or second doses of measles rubella vaccine is also being carried out,” he said. As a precautionary measure, the Nashik Municipal Corporation has set up two isolation wards at its Bytco and Zakir Hussain hospitals to provide treatment to measles patients. “We have made isolation wards with a capacity of 125 beds at Bytco , while Zakir Hussain hospital has 22 beds,” an NMC official said.
MUMBAI: One more child died due to complications from a measles infection, taking the toll in the ongoing outbreak to 11 in Greater Mumbai. Of the 11 children who died so far, nine were from Mumbai. The latest victim was a one-year-old boy from Nalasopara (E) who wasn't vaccinated for measles. Although BMC officials claimed the outbreak is showing signs of stabilising in some areas such as Govandi, there are indications of newer outbreaks occurring in other parts of the city. The BMC update on Tuesday said the number of outbreaks had climbed from 17 last week to 21. Two youngsters, too, were detected with measles in Govandi, but have mild symptoms. While their vaccination status isn't known, a senior civic official said there is a need to check if the current vaccine is as effective as it was earlier. Earlier in the day, state health minister Dr Tanaji Sawant took a review of the measles-control measures in the city and visited BMC's Kasturba Infectious Diseases Hospital near Chinchpokli railway station. As measles is one of the most contagious diseases in the world, affected children are being admitted only to certain hospitals; 87 out the 114 hospitalised children are in Kasturba Hospital at the moment. The number of admissions here jumped from 60 to 87 in a 24-hour span. The minister has urged people to vaccinate their children against the disease, and assured that the outbreaks would be brought under control in the next few days with extensive house-to-house surveys and extra rounds of vaccinations. According to the BMC update on Tuesday, the Nalasopara child was first admitted to a local private hospital before being transferred to a civic hospital in central Mumbai on November 14. As he had developed bronchopneumonia, he was put on ventilator support and passed away due to acute respiratory failure on Tuesday. Meanwhile, 12 new laboratory-confirmed cases were reported in Mumbai on Tuesday - L ward (Kurla) had the maximum cases with three while B ward (Sandhurst Road) had two cases. There are 3,378 suspected cases and 220 confirmed cases in Mumbai. On Tuesday, BMC teams surveyed 2.9 lakh homes and found 170 new cases of fever with rash. Health minister Sawant said the measles outbreaks are limited to certain wards of the city. "Children with suspected symptoms are being admitted to hospital. Additional vaccination sessions are being conducted daily. Counselling is being done to get vaccinated. For this, the cooperation of some influential personalities of the society and religious leaders are being taken," he added. BMC officials said admission facility is now also available at Seven Hills Hospital, Andheri, with 120 beds that include 10 ventilator beds.
MUMBAI: The state has announced a one-day paid leave for those working in the border districts of Maharashtra to cast their vote on Gujarat polling day. “A one-day paid leave for voters of Gujarat assembly working in border districts of Maharashtra like Palghar, Nashik, Nandurbar and Dhule. All private companies are instructed to follow this. If the order is violated, action will be taken,” read the Government Resolution. Assembly polls in Gujarat will be held on December 1 and 5, setting the stage for a three-cornered contest in PM Modi’s home state which will see BJP seeking its seventh straight win, Congress hoping to retain support of crucial groups and AAP making electoral inroads in a third state after Delhi and Punjab.
THOSE WHO are registered voters in Gujarat but are residing or visiting Maharashtra will get paid holidays or sufficient time off work on December 1 and December 5 to enable them to vote for the Gujarat Assembly polls.In a Government Resolution (GR) issued last week, the state industries, energy and labour department directed all private and government organisations, multinational companies, businesses and industries to provide paid leave for employees, who are registered voters in Gujarat, on the two voting days.The GR stated, “For this election in Gujarat, there are many voters in Palghar, Nashik, Nandurbar and Dhule who are registered voters there. Moreover, any other voter from Gujarat working anywhere in Maharashtra must be granted the opportunity to exercise their right to vote. While this applies to voters residing in the areas that will have elections, it is also applicable for voters who are residing outside the area of elections due to work.”The department clarified that in cases of an emergency situation at work, where paid leave cannot be granted, the employees must be given a minimum of two hours off work or the time required for voting.“Under the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951, it is compulsory for all employers to give paid leave to citizens. Every citizen above 18 years of age is eligible to vote, and must exercise this right. However, lately, it has been noticed that many companies do not give this paid leave. Due to this, many voters cannot vote. This is extremely detrimental to democracy,” the GR said.
PUNE: The mercury plunging to 8.8°C as recorded at Shivajinagar here on Monday was a record low November night temperature in a decade. It was in November 2012 that Pune had recorded 7.9°C. Thereafter, night temperatures for November had rarely gone below 10-11°C as recorded at Shivajinagar, except for 9.9°C in 2013, 9.3°C in 2016 and 9.8°C in 2020. Some spots in Maharashtra, including Pune, are presently recording colder nights than locations up north, including Jammu and Katra. Nashik recorded 9.2°C and Mahabaleshwar 10.4°C. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Mumbai also issued a cold wave warning for isolated pockets in the districts of Nashik, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Pune, Aurangabad and Jalna for the next 24 hours. Day temperatures have also dropped to 28°C in parts of Maharashtra. Shivajinagar's day temperature was 28.2°C while Jalgaon's was 29.3°C. Jalgaon continued to be the coldest place in the state with a minimum temperature of 8.2°C. The minimum temperatures in some locations in Maharashtra, including Pune, are nearly 6 degrees below normal. Compared to this, some locations in north India are recording night temperatures higher than normal or almost the same. Jammu city's and Delhi's minimum temperature on Monday morning was 8.9°C while it was 9°C in the hilly pilgrimage spot Vaishno Devi. The minimum temperature was 8.4°C in Dalhousie, 10°C in Patiala and 9.7°C in Chandigarh. Anupam Kashyapi, head of weather forecasting division, IMD, Pune, told TOI, "Shivajinagar also recorded the lowest minimum temperature for this winter on Monday. The northerly wind component has been coming over central India into parts of Maharashtra. These north-north-easterly winds are relatively cold and dry and have been blowing over Madhya Maharashtra including Pune." Kashyapi, however, said the drop in temperatures would cease from Tuesday. "We are expecting some moisture incursion into parts of Maharashtra, especially south-central parts of the state like Pune during the next 3-4 days. This could aid rise in temperature," he added. The minimum temperature in Pune and other parts of the state witnessed highest negative deviation from normal too, Met department data showed.
PUNE: The minimum temperature in Shivajinagar dropped to its season's lowest of 11.2°C on Friday, with Jalgaon experienced the coldest morning across Maharashtra at 10.3°C. Several other locations in the state also recorded a drop in their minimum temperatures on Friday, including Nashik (11.2°C), Lohegaon (14°C) and Ahmednagar (11.4°C). Even Konkan in Maharashtra, which normally has high night temperature due to the presence of the sea coast, recorded a significant drop in minimum temperatures, with Alibaug recording 18.3°C as its night temperature, followed by Ratnagiri at 20.1°C. The minimum temperatures across the state are currently below normal by 1-4°C. At 11.2°C, Shivajinagar's minimum temperature was over 3° below normal on Friday and Lohegaon's was 1° C below normal. Jalgaon's minimum temperature was 4.2°C below normal. Anupam Kashyapi, head of weather forecasting division, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune, said, "Relative humidity levels have significantly dropped in parts of Maharashtra, including Pune. The average relative humidity currently is around 30% around 2.30pm in Pune, which has obviously caused clear sky conditions, sunny days and rising maximum temperature. But the clear skies during the night hours are also causing direct escape of long-wave radiation from the earth's surface into the atmosphere, which has caused a drop in the minimum temperature." He said there has been no rainfall in parts of Maharashtra, as well as Pune, since several days now and the soil at many locations has become dry, especially due to high day temperatures. "Pune has black cotton soil, which can easily become dry. It also aids in a drop in night temperature. We are also getting some northerly wind component over parts of Maharashtra. This has been the case despite consecutive western disturbances affecting parts of north India. When you have consecutive western disturbances passing over north India, a drastic drop in night temperature does not occur. However, local conditions, such as a drop in relative humidity, help in reducing minimums over north central parts of the state in the last few days," he said.
NASHIK: Jalgaon city reported the lowest minimum temperature at 10.3 degrees celsius on Friday, making it the coldest city in Maharashtra. While the minimum temperature dropped to 11.2 degrees celsius in Nashik and Pune cities making them the second coldest cities. Ahmednagar and Aurangabad recorded a minimum temperature of 11.4 degrees celsius. The minimum temperature of Jalgaon dropped by 4.2 degrees to 10.3 degrees celsius on Friday, against 14.4 degrees celsius on Thursday. Nashik's minimum temperature reduced from 12.6 degrees celsius on Thursday to 11.2 degrees celsius on Friday, which is the season's lowest temperature in the city. The previous season's lowest minimum temperature was recorded at 12.6 degrees celsius on November 2. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the sky conditions will be clear for the next three to four days and the minimum temperature will be between 12 and 14 degrees celsius. According to the weather station of Rahuri Krishi Vidyapeeth in Niphad, the minimum temperature of the grape growing belt of Niphad was recorded at 8.5 degrees celsius on Friday, against 11.5 degrees celsius on Thursday. On November 18, Niphad recorded the season's minimum temperature at 8.5 degrees celsius.
PUNE: The minimum temperature in the city is likely to hit the season's lowest at 12°C in a day or two, a Met department forecast stated on Wednesday. "Cold and dry northerly winds are penetrating into parts of Maharashtra currently. Though this will continue for the next 72 hours, there could be a slight rise in night temperatures in the southern central parts of Maharashtra due to more moisture incursion during that period," Anupam Kashyapi, head of the weather forecasting division at India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune, told TOI. He said a low-pressure area was likely to form over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman Sea in the next 24 hours. "It is likely to move west-northwestwards and gradually concentrate into a depression over central parts of south Bay of Bengal in the subsequent 24 hours. This could cause relative humidity levels to rise in southern and central parts of Maharashtra after 72 hours, causing a rise in minimum temperatures during that time. Pune is likely to experience lower temperatures during the next three days, after which its minimum temperatures could rise slightly," Kashyapi said. The low-pressure system is unlikely to cause any rainfall in Maharashtra, but subsequent forecasts are likely to show a clearer picture, he said. Weather experts said this time, the cold has not been able to set in properly over parts of Maharashtra, with intermittent days of higher minimum temperatures due to increase in relative humidity.
