School bus stoned in Chembur
According to various reports, a school bus in Chembur was pelted with stones but fortunately, no injuries were sustained by anyone on the bus.
Jan 03, 10:57 AM (IST)
BEST bus update- Disturbance for operation at below locations- Dindoshi depot, P L Lokhande marg , Jijamata Nagar worli, Tulshetpada Bhandup west, Bandra colony, Sangharsh nagar, Chandivli, Khairani Rd Dakinaka, Akurdi Rd Kandivli @mid_day@RidlrMUM#maharashtrabandh
Bus services to Baramati, Satara suspended
Bus services towards Baramati in Pune in district and towards Satara have been suspended till further notice, according to a report by ANI.
Jan 03, 10:51 AM (IST)
#Maharashtra: Large number of protesters have occupied the railway tracks at Nallasopara Station, disrupting rail traffic. Administration & security forces are making all efforts to normalize the train operations-Western Railway #BhimaKoregaonViolencepic.twitter.com/xTBjKnP8xU
Bhide, Ekbote booked on charges of ‘orchestrating violence’ in Pune
A criminal case was filed on Tuesday against two pro-Hindutva leaders, Milind Ekbote of Samast Hindu Aghadi, and Sambhaji Bhide of Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan, under charges of orchestrating violence during the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon on Monday.
Bhide (85) is a resident of Sangli, while Ekbote (60) lives in Pune. Both of them enjoy a sizeable following across Maharashtra, especially among the youth. On Tuesday, several leaders, including Dalit leader and Bharatiya Republican Party Bahujan Mahasangh president Prakash Ambedkar, accused the two of hatching a conspiracy to trigger the violence, which had led to the death of a 30-year-old man.
Bhima-Koregaon violence affects Parliamentary proceedings
CPI leader D Raja gives zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over “increasing atrocities against Dalits”. Congress’ Mallikarjun Kharge and SP’s Naresh Agarwal have given an adjournment motion in Rajya Sabha on Bhima Koregaon violence. Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) leader and Madhepura MP Pappu Yadav gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha.
Jan 03, 10:15 AM (IST)
Parts of rural Maharashtra shut due to violence
According to reports and tweets from locals, parts of rural Nashik, Aurangabad, and Pune, including Baramati have been shut since morning today in light of the violence seen yesterday.
Jan 03, 10:06 AM (IST)
"It was left for the parents to decide if they want to send their their children to school, hardly 50 students came today. So now we are even sending them back home, teachers will also leave thereafter" says a teacher at Mumbai's Young Ladies High School #BhimaKoregaonViolencepic.twitter.com/YVjlO41rwm
Mob pelts stones on bus at Aurangabad
A mob today pelted stones towards a private bus which was on educational tour in Aurangabad district, Firstpost reported. Around 40 students from Gagangiri Vidyalaya, Pandharpur tehsil, Solapur district were on board. A teacher and a student are injured in the incident. The incident occurred around 7 am today near Deogiri school, Daultabad fort, 13 km from Aurangabad.
Jan 03, 09:41 AM (IST)
Train services resume on Western Line
After a delay due to protestors storming the tracks, train services have resumed on the Western Line and Virar and Goregaon stations have been cleared. However, trains are running late at the moment due to the initial delay.
Jan 03, 09:38 AM (IST)
Tracks have been evacuated of protestors and train operations have resumed at Virar & Goregaon from 9.05 hrs on WR suburban. Trains are delayed due to it. @drmbct@rpfwrbct
Fresh protests in Bandra, Goregaon
Fresh protests have erupted in certain pockets around the city including Bandra and Goregaon, according to Mid Day. Reports state that protestors have staged a rail roko at Goregaon station.
SPPU postpones exam amid unrest
As Pune remained tense on Tuesday, amid protest rallies and reports of a Maharashtra bandh on Wednesday, many city schools declared a precautionary holiday and the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) cancelled an exam scheduled to be held on Wednesday, The Indian Express reported.
An official communication, sent via the public relations department of the SPPU, stated that an MCom exam was scheduled to be held in Pune, Ahmednagar and Nashik districts on Wednesday. But in view of the “serious situation” in some parts of the state, the university administration has decided to postpone the exam. The revised dates for the exam would be declared later.
Jan 03, 09:16 AM (IST)
Mumbai Police asks citizens to go about business as usual
"Do not believe in or spread rumours and continue with the daily activities. The Police administration is there and geared up to deal with any untoward situations," says Mumbai Police.
Jan 03, 09:05 AM (IST)
Don't believe in rumours, says Central Railways
"Please don't believe in rumours. Central Railway will keep you posted with hourly updates," Sunil Udasi, CPRO of the Central Railways tells citizens.
Jan 03, 09:00 AM (IST)
Prakash Ambedkar calls for Maharashtra bandh
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) leader Prakash Ambedkar, who is also the grandson of Dr BR Ambedkar, has called for Maharashtra bandh today to protest the state government's "failure" to stop the violence at Bhima Koregaon village in Pune district yesterday.
Ambedkar alleged that Hindu Ekta Aghadi was responsible for the violence.
Section 144 imposed in Thane
In light of the violence across Maharashtra due to the dispute over the Bhima-Koregaon battle's 200th anniversary celebrations, Section 144 has been imposed in Thane till midnight of January 4. Section 144 prohibits the assembly of four or more people.
Blame game starts over violence across Maharashtra
A blame game has started in Maharashtra over who triggered the caste clashes, even as chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced a judicial probe into the violence that kept the state on the edge, Economic Times reported.
State government officials and BJP leaders said the incidents were orchestrated by Left groups — some of them ET spoke to named Jignesh Mewani, the newly elected Gujarat MLA, for instigating Dalits.
Others like Prakash Ambedkar of the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BMM) accused right-wing groups, especially the Hindu Ekta Aghadi and Shivraj Pratishthan, headed by Milind Ekbote and Sambhaji Bhide, respectively.
Jan 03, 08:20 AM (IST)
Mumbai protests: Air India, IndiGo and Jet Airways waive cancellation charges for flights
Domestic carriers including government-owned Air India have waived charges for ticket cancellations and no show due to the ongoing unrest in parts of Maharashtra.
Air India said it will not charge any fee for cancellation of tickets or rescheduling of a journey to/from Mumbai on January 2 and January 3. However, private carrier Jet Airways and IndiGo provided the waiver to their customers only for today.
Pune police receive complaint against Jignesh Mevani
The police yesterday said they had received a complaint against Gujarat MLA and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani and Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University's (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid for their "provocative" speeches at an event here on 31 December.
Mevani and Khalid had attended the "Elgar Parishad", an event organised to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the battle of Bhima-Koregaon, at Shaniwar Wada in the city on 31 December.
Jan 03, 08:15 AM (IST)
RSS condemns violence in Maharashtra
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday condemned the incidents of violence at Bhima-Koregaon village in Pune district and other parts of Maharashtra.
Manmohan Vaidya, the akhil bhartiya prachar pramukh of the RSS, in a press statement uploaded on the outfit's Twitter handle, stated, “The recent incidents at Koregaon, Pune and various other places in Maharashtra are very sad and painful. RSS strongly condemns such violence and feels it is despicable. Those who are found guilty should be punished as per law.”
Jan 03, 08:12 AM (IST)
The government signalled it was not expecting much trouble by not asking schools to shut. Some schools, however, declared a holiday on Wednesday and the school buses refused to ply in the morning shift, reported The Times of India.
Jan 03, 08:08 AM (IST)
Schools buses may be affected across Mumbai today
School students may be inconvenienced as school buses will stay off the roads in Mumbai in view of the Maharashtra bandh called by Dalit outfits. The School Bus Owners' Association (SBOA) said it would not operate its fleet of 40,000 buses today.
Anil Garg, president of SBOA, told PTI, "For security reasons, we have decided not to ply our buses in the first shift tomorrow. If the situation remains peaceful, we will run the buses in the second shift" Garg said on Tuesday.
School bus stoned in Chembur
According to various reports, a school bus in Chembur was pelted with stones but fortunately, no injuries were sustained by anyone on the bus.
Bus services to Baramati, Satara suspended
Bus services towards Baramati in Pune in district and towards Satara have been suspended till further notice, according to a report by ANI.
Bhide, Ekbote booked on charges of ‘orchestrating violence’ in Pune
A criminal case was filed on Tuesday against two pro-Hindutva leaders, Milind Ekbote of Samast Hindu Aghadi, and Sambhaji Bhide of Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan, under charges of orchestrating violence during the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon on Monday.
Bhide (85) is a resident of Sangli, while Ekbote (60) lives in Pune. Both of them enjoy a sizeable following across Maharashtra, especially among the youth. On Tuesday, several leaders, including Dalit leader and Bharatiya Republican Party Bahujan Mahasangh president Prakash Ambedkar, accused the two of hatching a conspiracy to trigger the violence, which had led to the death of a 30-year-old man.
Bhima-Koregaon violence affects Parliamentary proceedings
CPI leader D Raja gives zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over “increasing atrocities against Dalits”. Congress’ Mallikarjun Kharge and SP’s Naresh Agarwal have given an adjournment motion in Rajya Sabha on Bhima Koregaon violence. Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) leader and Madhepura MP Pappu Yadav gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha.
Parts of rural Maharashtra shut due to violence
According to reports and tweets from locals, parts of rural Nashik, Aurangabad, and Pune, including Baramati have been shut since morning today in light of the violence seen yesterday.
Mob pelts stones on bus at Aurangabad
A mob today pelted stones towards a private bus which was on educational tour in Aurangabad district, Firstpost reported. Around 40 students from Gagangiri Vidyalaya, Pandharpur tehsil, Solapur district were on board. A teacher and a student are injured in the incident. The incident occurred around 7 am today near Deogiri school, Daultabad fort, 13 km from Aurangabad.
Train services resume on Western Line
After a delay due to protestors storming the tracks, train services have resumed on the Western Line and Virar and Goregaon stations have been cleared. However, trains are running late at the moment due to the initial delay.
Fresh protests in Bandra, Goregaon
Fresh protests have erupted in certain pockets around the city including Bandra and Goregaon, according to Mid Day. Reports state that protestors have staged a rail roko at Goregaon station.
SPPU postpones exam amid unrest
As Pune remained tense on Tuesday, amid protest rallies and reports of a Maharashtra bandh on Wednesday, many city schools declared a precautionary holiday and the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) cancelled an exam scheduled to be held on Wednesday, The Indian Express reported.
An official communication, sent via the public relations department of the SPPU, stated that an MCom exam was scheduled to be held in Pune, Ahmednagar and Nashik districts on Wednesday. But in view of the “serious situation” in some parts of the state, the university administration has decided to postpone the exam. The revised dates for the exam would be declared later.
Mumbai Police asks citizens to go about business as usual
"Do not believe in or spread rumours and continue with the daily activities. The Police administration is there and geared up to deal with any untoward situations," says Mumbai Police.
Don't believe in rumours, says Central Railways
"Please don't believe in rumours. Central Railway will keep you posted with hourly updates," Sunil Udasi, CPRO of the Central Railways tells citizens.
Prakash Ambedkar calls for Maharashtra bandh
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) leader Prakash Ambedkar, who is also the grandson of Dr BR Ambedkar, has called for Maharashtra bandh today to protest the state government's "failure" to stop the violence at Bhima Koregaon village in Pune district yesterday.
Ambedkar alleged that Hindu Ekta Aghadi was responsible for the violence.
Read the full story here.
Section 144 imposed in Thane
In light of the violence across Maharashtra due to the dispute over the Bhima-Koregaon battle's 200th anniversary celebrations, Section 144 has been imposed in Thane till midnight of January 4. Section 144 prohibits the assembly of four or more people.
Blame game starts over violence across Maharashtra
A blame game has started in Maharashtra over who triggered the caste clashes, even as chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced a judicial probe into the violence that kept the state on the edge, Economic Times reported.
State government officials and BJP leaders said the incidents were orchestrated by Left groups — some of them ET spoke to named Jignesh Mewani, the newly elected Gujarat MLA, for instigating Dalits.
Others like Prakash Ambedkar of the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BMM) accused right-wing groups, especially the Hindu Ekta Aghadi and Shivraj Pratishthan, headed by Milind Ekbote and Sambhaji Bhide, respectively.
Mumbai protests: Air India, IndiGo and Jet Airways waive cancellation charges for flights
Domestic carriers including government-owned Air India have waived charges for ticket cancellations and no show due to the ongoing unrest in parts of Maharashtra.
Air India said it will not charge any fee for cancellation of tickets or rescheduling of a journey to/from Mumbai on January 2 and January 3. However, private carrier Jet Airways and IndiGo provided the waiver to their customers only for today.
Read the full story here.
Pune police receive complaint against Jignesh Mevani
The police yesterday said they had received a complaint against Gujarat MLA and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani and Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University's (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid for their "provocative" speeches at an event here on 31 December.
Mevani and Khalid had attended the "Elgar Parishad", an event organised to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the battle of Bhima-Koregaon, at Shaniwar Wada in the city on 31 December.
RSS condemns violence in Maharashtra
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday condemned the incidents of violence at Bhima-Koregaon village in Pune district and other parts of Maharashtra.
Manmohan Vaidya, the akhil bhartiya prachar pramukh of the RSS, in a press statement uploaded on the outfit's Twitter handle, stated, “The recent incidents at Koregaon, Pune and various other places in Maharashtra are very sad and painful. RSS strongly condemns such violence and feels it is despicable. Those who are found guilty should be punished as per law.”
The government signalled it was not expecting much trouble by not asking schools to shut. Some schools, however, declared a holiday on Wednesday and the school buses refused to ply in the morning shift, reported The Times of India.
Schools buses may be affected across Mumbai today
School students may be inconvenienced as school buses will stay off the roads in Mumbai in view of the Maharashtra bandh called by Dalit outfits. The School Bus Owners' Association (SBOA) said it would not operate its fleet of 40,000 buses today.
Anil Garg, president of SBOA, told PTI, "For security reasons, we have decided not to ply our buses in the first shift tomorrow. If the situation remains peaceful, we will run the buses in the second shift" Garg said on Tuesday.