The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday demanded a CBI inquiry into the recent exam scam and paper leak incidents during the government recruitment drives. However, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said that the Maharashtra police is inquiring into all these cases. Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis has said that his party will focus on discussion of various issues and not disruption. Stay with TOI for latest updatesRead Less
Mumbai: Film producer held by police SIT in Rs 13.7 cr cheating case
The Special Investigation team (SIT) of Mumbai police, formed to probe all cheating-related offences against the construction firm Kamla Landmarc, on Monday arrested film producer Parag Sanghvi in a case of cheating an investor of Rs 13.74 crore. READ MORE
The Thackeray government has arrogantly suspended 12 MLAs for 1 year in an unconstitutional manner for raising the issues of the people. Our fight against this injustice continues: Ashish Shelar
जनतेचे प्रश्न मांडले म्हणून ठाकरे सरकारने अहंकाराने आम्हा 12 आमदारांना असंविधानिक पध्दतीने 1 वर्षासाठी निलंबित केले… https://t.co/3Y7dzJi2mr
— Adv. Ashish Shelar - ॲड. आशिष शेलार (@ShelarAshish) 1640152791000
Kangana Ranaut not to appear before Mumbai Police today
Pursuant to the Bombay High Court, Actor Kangana Ranaut was supposed to appear before the Mumbai police at Khar police station on Wednesday in connection with the investigation of FIR filed against her for her Instagram post with alleged derogatory remarks made against Sikhs. However, she will not be appearing at the Khar police station on Wednesday. She has cited the reason that she is not going to be in Mumbai on Wednesday, informed her lawyer Advocate Rizwan Siddiquee.
Bringing the 1,504km JNPT-Dadri Western Dedicated Freight Corridor for double stack goods trains closer to reality, engineers achieved a breakthrough in tunnel work through a hill in Virar on Tuesday.
Kalyan: Woman, daughter-in-law held for stealing purses from long distance trains
The Kalyan crime branch unit of government railway police (GRP) arrested a woman and her daughter-in-law for stealing purses of ladies commuters on long-distance trains on the Central railway line. The woman, Rekha Kamble (46) and her daughter-in-law Roja Kamble (22) hail from Gulbarga district in Karnataka and currently, they stay at the Sat-rasta area in Mumbai.
BJP demands CBI inquiry into the recent exam scam and paper leak incidents during government recruitment drives. Deputy CM Ajit Pawar says Maharashtra police is inquiring into all these cases. BJP state chief chandrakant Patil asks where is the Maharashtra police. "We have an acting DGP in the state."
Before the start of assembly session, deputy CM Ajit Pawar conducts meeting of MLAs of the Congress, NCP and Sena .
Mumbai: Plea to cut Carter Road mangroves withdrawn
In a victory for residents of Carter Road, Bandra, the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) that had approached the Bombay high court seeking permission to cut mangroves to place tetrapods has withdrawn its application. The application was withdrawn after the Carter Road Residents Association along with P K Das, the architect of the two promenades, filed an intervention plea opposing the cutting of mangroves for placing tetrapods.
Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis wants to stifle ‘hiring exam’ scam probe in Mumbai, says Nawab Malik
NCP minister Nawab Malik on Tuesday expressed shock and surprise over leader of opposition Devendra Fadnavis’s demand to entrust the probe into the alleged irregularities and malpractices in the recruitment examinations of various government departments to the CBI. READ MORE
Mumbai: Red sanders smuggler arrested after hours of questioning, gets ED custody
On Monday, ED had raised seven premises related to Badshah Malik and his associates in Mumbai. Badshah routed ill-gotten wealth through shell companies into his account, ED officials said, and ED believes that the money was proceeds of smuggling, and he failed to provide a proper explanation. READ MORE
Mumbai Airport's Terminal 2 decks up for the upcoming Christmas holidays
Mumbai: From today, unlimited BEST bus rides on monthly pass
The unlimited rides monthly pass can be availed on the app or smartcard for Rs 1,000 for non-AC BEST buses across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane. The price for unlimited monthly rides in AC buses is Rs 1,250. READ MORE
Mumbai leads in active Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra
We have had a higher number of cases in the second wave and on some days the numbers were as high as 10 per day. Cases have started declining since mid-October. It's only in the last week or so that we have seen a small increase in numbers, but most of them are from one cluster
Cluster of Covid cases in IIT-Bombay hostel, 220 contacts tested
A cluster of Covid cases has been detected at an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay Hostel, taking the total number of Covid cases currently on the campus up to 16. Initially, two students from hostel number 18 were found positive, but after a test drive, five more asymptomatic cases were detected. The total number of cases is now the highest in almost two months.
In cases where the owner/hoteliers or organisers claim that the capacity of their space/open space after following Covid-appropriate behaviour and social distancing (6 feet gap) is more than 200 people, in all such cases prior written permission of the assistant commissioner of concerned municipal ward shall be obtained by them.
In a fresh circular, BMC chief I S Chahal said on Monday that if more than 200 people gather for any programme or activity, whether, social, religious or political, after December 20, prior written permission of the assistant commissioner of the local ward would be required.
Take approval for gatherings of over 200, orders BMC
Ahead of Christmas and New Year festivities under the Omicron cloud, the BMC ordered that prior approval from the local disaster management authority is mandatory for any gathering, even in an open space, for 200 or more until further orders. Till last weekend, the permission was necessary for gathering over more than 1,000 people.
We have received the invite, but this government is out to suppress democracy, and our MLAs have been suspended. What do we do going for the tea party. The government does not trust its own MLAs and has suspended our MLAs to reduce our strength in the House. It is the only government to hold such a short session. Even the Centre and other state governments have held longer sessions. MVA is out to stifle democratic norms. We shall use every instrument available to us to raise people’s issues in the House.
BJP skips tea cups, promises stormy winter session
The BJP boycotted the CM’s customary tea party on the eve of the state legislature’s winter session which begins on Wednesday (December 22) and is scheduled to go on till December 28. CM Uddhav Thackeray, who had spinal surgery last month, did not attend the customary tea party. He was virtually present and attended the cabinet meeting through video conferencing, said Dy CM Ajit Pawar, who said he will attend House proceedings as per his convenience.