At least 10 incidents of violence by Shiv Sena workers against rebel MLAs have been reported across Maharashtra till 8 pm on Saturday. This comes amid the Mumbai Police extending its June 4 order of banning unlawful assembly of five or more persons in the city till July 10.While incidents of violence took place in Pune, Navi Mumbai, Parbhani, Osmanabad, Satara, Thane, Nagpur city, Nanded, Palghar and Kolhapur, a senior state police officer said that except for the cases of violence in Pune and Thane, the rest were “minor” incidents. The local police have lodged FIRs in connection to all the 10 incidents.In Pune, Sena workers attacked the office of rebel Tanaji Sawant at Katraj on Saturday. Sawant runs the Bhairavnath Sugar Work Limited Company, which has a registered office at Katraj in Pune. Vishal Dhanawde, a Sena corporator from Pune, and other party workers ransacked the Katraj office around 11 am.At Thane’s Ulhasnagar, at least five Shiv Sena supporters were detained on Saturday for allegedly pelting stones at the office of Shrikant Shinde, the Lok Sabha MP from Kalyan and the son of rebel leader Eknath Shinde.The incident took place at Shrikant’s Gol Maidan office. A video that has gone viral on the social media showed some persons throwing stones at the office, damaging a board and raising pro-Uddhav Thackeray slogans.Besides, posters of Eknath Shinde were blackened in Navi Mumbai, Nagpur and Nashik. A demonstration was also held against all rebel MLAs at Hadapsar in Pune.At Navi Mumbai and Parbhani, effigies of Eknath Shinde and other MLAs like Bharat Gogawale, Mahendra Dalvi, Mahendra Thorve and Gulabrao Patil, were burnt. At Osmanabad, while the Sena again targeted Tanaji Sawant, party workers threw chappals on Sawant’s poster in Satara.In Nagpur, Sena workers blackened and tore posters of Eknath Shinde outside his office. While at Nanded, the workers tried to burn the effigy of MLA Balaji Kalyankar, at four places of Boisar in Palghar, Sainiks threw ink on the posters of Shinde.On Friday afternoon, the Nehru Nagar police had taken local Sena leader Dilip More and 19 workers from Kurla in Mumbai into custody for damaging a board outside the office of rebel MLA Mangesh Kudalkar.The Mumbai Police, meanwhile, has stepped up security at the residences and offices of ministers, MPs, MLAs andcorporators.
Guwahati: The drama outside Radisson Blu Hotel here on Friday was as intense as the one unfolding inside on the third day since Eknath Shinde and his men started checking in to challenge Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s leadership.The day was marked by bouquets for Shinde and his men from ally Ramdas Bandu Athawale’s Republican Party of India and brickbats for BJP and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma from Congress and AAP.But the one who hogged the limelight was a lone figure from Maharashtra, who identified himself as Sanjay Bhosle, deputy chief of Shiv Sena’s Satara district unit. He was carrying a placard urging Shinde to return to ‘Matoshree’.“I came here to tell him just one thing that you remember the last words of Balashaeb Thackeray to stand with Uddhav and Aditya and return. Like Shinde, I am also a diehard party worker. I want to tell Shinde that Shiv Sena has given him a lot and he should return to Matoshree,” Bhosale told the media.Bhosle was whisked away in a police vehicle to the nearest police station where he is stated to have been detained.
Navi Mumbai: One person died and at least seven others sustained severe injuries after a part of building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai on Saturday afternoon. As per reports, the ceiling slab of a sixth-floor flat at Nerul housing society in Navi Mumbai collapsed and it impacted the apartments on the lower floors. The incident occurred at Jimmy Park society in Sector 17, Nerul, where several other residents are feared to trapped in the debris. Rescue operation is underway, while the fire brigade rescue team has rushed the injured persons to DY Patil hospital in Nerul.Also Read - Umbrella Waterfalls: The Dreamy Fall in Bhandardara is Ideal For Refreshing Vacay in MaharashtraIt is learnt that the ceiling slab of the sixth floor flat collapsed while some drilling work of the flooring was in progress, according to a report by Times of India. It said that the impact was such that the ceiling slabs of the lower floors collapsed one after the other to the ground floor. Also Read - Out For A Walk With Sister, 5-Year-Old Boy Mauled To Death By Stray Dogs In MaharashtraMaharashtra | A part of building collapses in Navi Mumbai; rescue operation underway pic.twitter.com/zC0S05B8Oz— ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2022 Also Read - Maharashtra Schools To Resume After Summer Vacations From June 15 Amid Rising COVID Cases“The said society was served with notice under section 264 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act on May 18, wherein it was advised to get the structural audit done. As the residents are claiming that the ceiling slab collapse was due to the drilling work going on in the sixth-floor apartment, it will be probed. Also, even the building structure might be faulty due to which even by drilling work, multiple ceiling slabs have collapsed,” TOI quoted Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner Abhijit Bangar as saying.Watch: Ceiling Of 6th Floor Collapsed Affecting 5th,4th, 3rd Floor Of the building.In #NaviMumbai's Nerul, near Jimmy park area, a house ceiling #collapsed affecting 5th,4th, 3rd floor of the #building. 7 people have been rescued while 1 person had died.#Mumbai #Maharashtra #News pic.twitter.com/gHRi1wDyNS— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) June 11, 2022The incident is similar to the one that occurred in Gurugram in February, where the living room floor of an apartment on the sixth floor of a housing society collapsed, setting off a cascading effect in which all the living rooms till the second floor of the building caved in, with the debris heaping on the first floor, leaving two persons dead.
Navi Mumbai: One person died and at least seven others sustained severe injuries after a part of building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai on Saturday afternoon. As per reports, the ceiling slab of a sixth-floor flat at Nerul housing society in Navi Mumbai collapsed and it impacted the apartments on the lower floors. The incident occurred at Jimmy Park society in Sector 17, Nerul, where several other residents are feared to trapped in the debris. Rescue operation is underway, while the fire brigade rescue team has rushed the injured persons to DY Patil hospital in Nerul.Also Read - Video: Two Men Stop On Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai To Save Injured Bird, Run Over By Speeding TaxiIt is learnt that the ceiling slab of the sixth floor flat collapsed while some drilling work of the flooring was in progress, according to a report by Times of India. It said that the impact was such that the ceiling slabs of the lower floors collapsed one after the other to the ground floor. Also Read - Prophet Remarks Row: Centre Asks Police Heads to Stay Alert As States Witness Violent Protests | Key PointsMaharashtra | A part of building collapses in Navi Mumbai; rescue operation underway pic.twitter.com/zC0S05B8Oz— ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2022 Also Read - Maharashtra Govt Launches Online System To Ensure Transparency In Transfer of Zilla Parishad School Teachers“The said society was served with notice under section 264 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act on May 18, wherein it was advised to get the structural audit done. As the residents are claiming that the ceiling slab collapse was due to the drilling work going on in the sixth-floor apartment, it will be probed. Also, even the building structure might be faulty due to which even by drilling work, multiple ceiling slabs have collapsed,” TOI quoted Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner Abhijit Bangar as saying.Watch: Ceiling Of 6th Floor Collapsed Affecting 5th,4th, 3rd Floor Of the building.In #NaviMumbai's Nerul, near Jimmy park area, a house ceiling #collapsed affecting 5th,4th, 3rd floor of the #building. 7 people have been rescued while 1 person had died.#Mumbai #Maharashtra #News pic.twitter.com/gHRi1wDyNS— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) June 11, 2022The incident is similar to the one that occurred in Gurugram in February, where the living room floor of an apartment on the sixth floor of a housing society collapsed, setting off a cascading effect in which all the living rooms till the second floor of the building caved in, with the debris heaping on the first floor, leaving two persons dead.This is a developing story. Further Details Awaited
One person was killed and 16 sustained injuries after a G+2 structure collapsed at Shastri Nagar area of Bandra West in Mumbai Wednesday night. The injured have been admitted to the hospital.“One person has unfortunately passed away in the G+2 house collapse at Shastri Nagar – declared to be DOA. Our thoughts and prayers are with their family. 16 people were admitted with minor injuries. Awaiting reports on others injured. Rescue operations are still ongoing,” the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) tweeted.#MyBMCUpdatesOne person has unfortunately passed away in the G+2 house collapse at Shastri Nagar – declared to be DOA. Our thoughts and prayers are with their family. 16 people admitted with minor injuries.Awaiting reports on others injuredRescue operations still ongoing. https://t.co/pkg35ar7IO— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) June 8, 2022“The building collapsed around 12.15 am today. One person has died and 16 are hospitalised and are now safe. All of them are labourers from Bihar. A rescue operation is underway. Fire brigade and officers are present at the spot,” ANI quoted Manjunath Singe, DCP Mumbai Police, as saying.Maharashtra | The building collapsed around 12.15 am today. One person has died and 16 are hospitalised and are now safe. All of them are labourers from Bihar. Rescue operation is underway. Fire brigade and officers are present at the spot: Manjunath Singe, DCP Mumbai Police pic.twitter.com/UBOyiPQIsI— ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2022More details awaited.
Mumbai: One person died and 16 others sustained injuries after a three-storey residential building collapsed in Mumbai’s Bandra West shortly after midnight. The G+2 structure building is located at Shashtri Nagar area, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The injured have been shifted to the hospital.Also Read - Three-Storey Building Collapses in Mumbai, 17 Rescued so Far“The building collapsed around 12.15 am today. One person has died and 16 are hospitalised and are now safe. All of them are labourers from Bihar. Rescue operation is underway. Fire brigade and officers are present at the spot,” said Manjunath Singe, DCP Mumbai Police. Also Read - Mumbai Building Collapse: Case Registered Against Three But no Arrests Yet“One person has unfortunately passed away in the G+2 house collapse at Shastri Nagar – declared to be DOA. Our thoughts and prayers are with their family. 16 people were admitted with minor injuries. Awaiting reports on others injured Rescue operations still ongoing,” tweeted BMC. Also Read - Mumbai Building Collapse LIVE: Bodies of Two Minors Recovered From Debris#MyBMCUpdatesOne person has unfortunately passed away in the G+2 house collapse at Shastri Nagar – declared to be DOA. Our thoughts and prayers are with their family. 16 people admitted with minor injuries.Awaiting reports on others injured Rescue operations still ongoing. https://t.co/pkg35ar7IO— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) June 8, 2022The injured are being treated at the nearby Bhabha hospital, an official said. “A total of 19 people were admitted out of which one was brought dead, 17 injured have been discharged and one is still admitted,” said Dr Purva, AMO, Bandra Bhabha Hospital.According to the BMC, at least three to four people were initially suspected to be trapped in the debris while the rescue operations were underway.“A G+2 structure has collapsed at Shastri Nagar, Bandra West. Few people have been shifted to the hospital. 3-4 suspected to be trapped in the debris. Rescue operations are underway. The exact numbers awaited from the hospital,” said an initial tweet by the BMC.A few persons are believed to be under the rubble, the official said, adding rescue operations are underway.This is a developing story, more details are awaited.
NAVI MUMBAI: The Cidco on Tuesday transferred 908 hectares of mangrove land to forest department. Of this, about 279 hectares of mangrove land was in the possession of Cidco and the remaining 629 hectares was private forest under Cidco’s jurisdiction for which Cidco has given no objection certificate to forest department. Maharashtra Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray had last month at a meeting of officials given instructions to Cidco regarding transfer of mangrove land to the forest department as per the Bombay high court’s directives. The transfer formality was done in the presence of Cidco managing director Sanjay Mukherjee and additional principal chief conservator of Forest Virendra Tiwari. “Cidco has always cooperated in environmental protection, conservation initiatives and sustainable development. As part of this, under the guidance the of the urban development minister, Eknath Shinde, and following the high court’s orders, the mangrove land has been handed over to the forest department,” said Cidco Mukherjee. Earlier, 1,458 hectares of mangrove land in Thane taluka under Cidco possession was transferred to forest department.
THANE: A court on Sunday remanded Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale in police custody till May 18, a day after her arrest for allegedly sharing an objectionable post about NCP chief Sharad Pawar on her social media account. Chitale (34), who lives in Navi Mumbai, was produced before the holiday court under heavy security following alerts of NCP activists staging protests against her. Police managed to dodge the protesters and sneak her in and out of the court through a back door. Chitale represented herself in court though she was offered a lawyer, said a police officer present in the courtroom. She is learnt to have asked the court whether or not she has the right to express herself on a public platform. "The holiday court remanded her in police custody till May 18. We will analyse her social media posts and will also probe if she was instigated by anyone to upload the matter. We will also try to track the person in whose name the post was first uploaded," said Laxmikant Patil, deputy commissioner of police (crime), Thane. Police are also investigating her previous social media posts. "Chitale has a similar case registered against her at Rabale police station in 2020," said inspector Krishna Kokani, Thane crime branch unit-1. A police officer said during her questioning after arrest, Chitale didn't seem remorseful and maintained that she would not delete the controversial post. It has been lear-nt she insisted on being given a saffron colour saree after her clothes were apparently stained by ink following a protest in Navi Mumbai. Several NCP activists, who gathered outside the court premises, have threatened to file complaints against Chitale at police stations across the state. In fact, a Goregaon police team was present in court to seek her custody. City NCP president Anand Paranjape said, "Everyone has the right to express themselves, but making such derogatory remarks is not justified. Our activists are upset and angry... and will file complaints across the state and ensure Chitale gets to do 'Maharashtra darshan'." It has been learnt that NCP minister Jitendra Awhad approach-ed home minister Dilip Walse Patil late on Saturday to ensure stern action against those who post or share derogatory messages.
A court here in Maharashtra on Sunday remanded Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale in police custody till May 18 following her arrest over allegedly sharing an objectionable post on social media about NCP chief Sharad Pawar, an official said. Chitale (29), a film and TV actress, was arrested by the Thane police on Saturday over a post she allegedly shared on her Facebook page.She was on Sunday produced before a holiday court which remanded her in the police custody till May 18, a senior police official said.Also Read | Marathi actor arrested for post against Sharad PawarChitale and 23-year-old pharmacy student Nikhil Bhamre were arrested on Saturday for allegedly sharing objectionable social media posts about Pawar. While Chitale was arrested by the Thane police, Bhamre was arrested in Nashik for allegedly making an objectionable comment on Twitter against Pawar, whose party shares power with the Shiv Sena and Congress in Maharashtra.The post shared by Chitale, which was in verse form, was purportedly written by someone else. It contained phrases like "hell is waiting" and "you hate Brahmins", allegedly referring to the NCP president.Chitale was booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 500 (defamation), 501 (printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory), 505 (2) (making, publishing or circulating any statement, rumour or report promoting enmity, hatred or ill will between classes) and 153 A (spreading disharmony among people).
NAVI MUMBAI: State transport department has given a green signal to the Matheran hill station municipal council’s (MHSMC’s) proposal to commence its own minibus service. The divisional controller of MSRTC has also issued an NOC to commence the minibus service between Neral and Matheran. “Budgetary provision of Rs 40 lakh has been made to purchase two mini buses,” said Surekha Bhanage, chief officer MHSMC. “The outgoing MHSMC general body had last year passed a resolution to commence the minibus service. During the ST strike, I had requested the chief officer to make a budget provision. She had sought NOC from MSRTC,” said Shivaji Shinde, an excouncilor.
Asia’s only automobile-free hill station of Matheran near Mumbai would now boast of vehicles.The Supreme Court has allowed the Maharashtra government to implement its proposal to introduce a few eco-friendly e-rickshaw in Matheran Eco-sensitive Zone, on an experimental basis, to check its feasibility and replace the hand-pulled rickshaws.Located 108 km away from downtown Mumbai and 120 km from Raigad district, the hill station is part of the larger Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). A retired school teacher, Sunil Shinde, who is resident of Matheran, had moved the Supreme Court seeking that e-rickshaws be allowed to ply in Matheran.Raigad District Collector Mahendra Kalyankar and Matheran Municipal Council’s Chief Officer Surekha Bhanage will now proceed ahead in this regard.Matheran, which means "forest on the forehead" is an eco-sensitive region, declared by the Ministry of Environment and Forest of Government of India -- and is Asia's only automobile-free hill station. One can do a lot of things in Matheran -- walk, trek, engage in mountaineering and rock climbing, valley crossing, night trails, bird watching and so on.Matheran has 94 hand-pulled rickshaws, 450-odd horses and around 500 ponies. More than 10 lakh people visit Matheran annually.Matheran, nestled in the picturesque Western Ghats, was discovered in May 1850 by Hugh Poyntz Malet, the then district collector of Thane. Lord Elphinstone, the then Governor of Bombay laid the foundation for its development as a future hill station. The Britishers developed Matheran as a popular resort to beat the summer heat in the region. The Matheran Hill Railway -- a popular toy train -- was built in 1907 by Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy.
