Bombay Gymkhana Club (File Photo) Mumbai Top News: Bombay Gymkhana, one of the oldest clubs in Mumbai, has been running its eating house without a mandatory health licence for over two years now, according to information revealed by documents accessed through Right to Information (RTI). An inspection conducted by BMC officials from the Health Department of A ward (Colaba, Fort) shows that the one-year health licence had expired on December 23, 2019 and that the eating house was operating in the absence of permission.
Meanwhile, the sixth sero survey of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) shows that out of the 3,099 samples of healthcare workers (HCW) and frontline workers (FLW) in the city, 3,097 had positive antibody titres amounting to 99.93 per cent of sero-positivity. This high presence of antibodies can be attributed to robust vaccination in Mumbai and possible earlier exposure to Covid.
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Railways to mark 170 years of service, special light and sound show planned at Mumbai CST
The function will be live telecasted by the Railways through its social media handles. (Express Photo) Celebrating the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and entering the 170th year of the Railway’s in India, the Central Railway’s Mumbai division where the first train of the country ran, has orgnised a light and sound cum performance show called “Navarasangam – Ek Gatha CSMT Ki” at Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus(CSMT) heritage building, a UNESCO Heritage Site on Sunday.
Mumbai: MRVC chairman meets chief secretary to discuss pending state government funds for projects
Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) Chairman Ravi Agarwal and Maharashtra Chief Secretary Manukumar Srivastava held a meeting Wednesday to discuss the pending dues in terms of the state government’s share for railway infrastructure projects in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).
According to sources, Srivastava assured the MRVC chief of clearing the dues as soon as possible. An internal meeting of the state government agencies will be held to decide further steps.
Lawyer Jayshree Patil named wanted accused in MSRTC workers’ protest at Sharad Pawar’s home
Lawyer Jayshree Patil, wife of advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte, has been shown as wanted accused by police in the case of MSRTC workers’ protest last week outside NCP president Sharad Pawar’s residence, an official said. So far, the police have arrested 116 people, including Sadavarte, in the case.
Sadavarte, one of the lawyers representing the striking workers of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, was arrested along with several MSRTC workers by the Mumbai police after they staged a protest outside Pawar’s residence in the metropolis on April 8. (PTI)
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray pays homage to Ambedkar, Lord Mahavir
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray paid floral tributes to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 131st birth anniversary at ‘Chatiyabhoomi’ in central Mumbai. Chaityabhoomi at Shivaji Park is the memorial of Ambedkar, a key architect of India’s Constitution. “Lord Mahavir propagated the message of welfare of mankind and it continues to inspire all,” he said in a message.
मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव बाळासाहेब ठाकरे यांनी आज दादर, चैत्यभूमी येथे महामानव डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर यांच्या प्रतिमेचे पूजन करून विनम्र अभिवादन केले. तसेच त्यांच्या कॉफी टेबल बुक प्रदर्शनासही भेट दिली. pic.twitter.com/Wp1UuD0oGl
— Office of Uddhav Thackeray (@OfficeofUT) April 14, 2022
Literature on Dr BR Ambedkar now available online at click of a button
Books written on Dr B R Ambedkar and other researches compiled on him in various languages are now available at the click of a button, courtesy Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University in Maharashtra.
Talking to PTI on the occasion of Dr Ambedkar’s birth anniversary on Thursday, the university’s Knowledge Resource Centre director Dr Dharmaraj Veer said, “We have so far uploaded 22 books, three audio books, 117 research thesis in English, Hindi and Marathi along with 21 other thesis written on Dr Ambedkar in India and abroad. We have also made available online all 17 volumes of writings and speeches of Dr Ambedkar.”
The university’s website also contains various dramas and films made on Ambedkar in Marathi, Hindi, English,Tamil and Kannada languages. The literature uploaded on the university’s website is accessible to all. (PTI)
‘Water for all’ policy: BMC seeks objections, suggestions
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which is planning to roll out a ‘Water for All’ policy that aims to provide water connection to every resident of Mumbai, from May 1, has asked citizens to send their suggestions and objections. The BMC has uploaded the ‘Water for All’ policy on its website portal.mcgm.gov.in for citizens. Local residents can send their suggestions/objections to the mail id sewwconstes05.he@mcgm.gov.in till April 22, said the civic body. Read more
‘BJP’s loudspeaker’, Sanjay Raut brushes off MNS ultimatum to govt
Attacking MNS chief Raj Thackeray for raising the issue of loudspeakers at mosques, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said the MNS has become BJP’s loudspeaker, playing since the Centre gave the former relief in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe. Ahead of the assembly election in 2019, the ED had served a notice to the MNS chief who had appeared before the agency.
Raut said Shiv Sena chief late Balasaheb Thackeray had also taken a stand on loudspeakers in mosques, “but this is the BJP’s loudspeaker which has started after being given relief in ED action….” Read more
Two Mumbai NCB officials suspended, were part of Cordelia probe
Two officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), who were part of the team investigating the Cordelia drugs seizure case in which actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was arrested, have been suspended for “deliberate dereliction of duty” that helped an accused in an unrelated drugs case secure bail. Superintendent Vishwa Vijay Singh and intelligence officer Ashish Ranjan Prasad were suspended on Tuesday, a senior NCB official said, adding that the action had nothing to do with the Cordelia case. Read more
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