Rahul Gandhi visited Gurdwara Yaadgari Baba Zoravar Singh ji Fateh Singh ji on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti in Nanded. (Twitter/@INCIndia) Mumbai News Live Updates, November 07, 2022: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited a gurdwara in Nanded district of Maharashtra before resuming his Bharat Jodo Yatra foot march on Tuesday. He visited Gurdwara Yaadgari Baba Zoravar Singh ji Fateh Singh ji on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti a few hours after the yatra entered Maharashtra Monday night from Telangana.
Gokhale bridge, which is an important link between Andheri East and West, was closed for traffic from Monday morning for at least two years while the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) begins demolition and reconstruction of the bridge. Mumbai police have issued instructions on alternate routes to be taken by the public but suspect that it will take a few days for everyone to get to know them. However, on the first day of the bridge’s closure, traffic woes were caused, especially along SV Road and Western Express Highway.
The Supreme Court (SC) decision upholding 10 per cent quota for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) has reignited the issue of pending Maratha reservation in Maharashtra. Reacting to the decision, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said until the issue of Maratha reservation is resolved, economically weaker members of the community can benefit from the EWS quota.
A case of cheating has been registered u/s 420 & 34 of IPC against ShivSena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader & former state minister Anil Parab, in connection with the Dapoli resort fraud case. Further investigation underway said Dapoli Police. (ANI)
The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by the Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reached Deglur in central Maharashtra's Nanded district from neighbouring Telangana on Monday night. Gandhi said the march started two months back from Kanniyakumari and it will stop only at Srinagar after hoisting the tricolour.
Gandhi will address two rallies during his yatra in Maharashtra - the first on November 10 in Nanded district and on November 18 at Shegaon in Buldhana district.
The march led by the Wayanad Lok Sabha MP will traverse through 15 Assembly and 6 parliamentary constituencies in Maharashtra during its sojourn. It will cover a distance of 382 kms across five districts before entering Madhya Pradesh on November 20. (PTI)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited a gurdwara in Nanded district of Maharashtra before resuming his Bharat Jodo Yatra foot march on Tuesday.
The Congress MP visited Gurdwara Yaadgari Baba Zoravar Singh ji Fateh Singh ji on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti a few hours after the yatra entered Maharashtra Monday night from Telangana.
At the gurdwara, Gandhi prayed for harmony and equality, the party tweeted.
On Tuesday morning, the march will proceed from the gurdwara to Atkali in Biloli district of Nanded. Gandhi is scheduled to halt at Godavari Manar Sugar Factory ground in Biloli for night stay, a party functionary said.
Gandhi said during his stay in Maharashtra over the next 15 days, he will listen to the voice of the state and also its pain and asserted no force can stop his 61-day-old yatra that began on September 7 from Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) and will culminate in Srinagar. (PTI)
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Telangana into Maharashtra's Nanded on Monday night.
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra is set to arrive in Maharashtra in Deglur on Monday night. Apart from a large crowd of supporters, folk artists have also come to present their art forms.
On the occasion of Guru Parab, Gatka was performed in Bhandup. Gatka is a spiritual practice along with a martial art. This art brings together the physical flamboyance with sacred devotion and the martial arts.
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BJP Mumbai chief Ashish Shelar said NOTA votes in the Andheri assembly constituency are not BJP votes, but those of Congress and NCP, and other MVA allies.
"Voters from one party do not vote for another party. We should look at the 2014 elections, where all parties contested separately. By the numbers from then, Rutuja Latke should have got 90,000 + votes, because she should have retained all Uddhav Thackeray Shiv Sena votes, plus got Congress and NCP votes also. This got stuck at 65-66,000. This shows voters of MVA constituent parties rejected Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena.
"What happened in Andheri East Assembly bypolls is a good thing. Maharashtra witnessed BJP's culture of stepping down and forfeiting a sure shot seat to cooperate with our sister (Latke). It is also clear that our help led to Latke's victory, because we stepped down on requests of Sharad Pawar, Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray himself," Shelar said.
Welcoming the top court verdict on the EWS quota, Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil said, “I am glad the Supreme Court has given a nod to EWS reservation. Under this, individuals cutting across caste and community and religion will be eligible to avail the quota.” He further said the quota will give golden opportunities to poor students to pursue their education and avail job opportunities.
'Bharat Jodo Yatra' led by senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will enter Deglur in Maharashtra's Nanded district on Monday.
The Congress state unit has planned to hold a welcome ceremony for the yatra participants at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Deglur, as per the schedule shared by the party.
After the welcome ceremony, the yatra will resume at night in which the participants will carry 'Ekta Mashals' (Unity Torches). Post mid-night, the marchers will take a break at a gurdwara in Deglur and later, they will take a night halt at the Chidravar Mill there. The yatra will resume on Tuesday morning.
A case of rape of an eight-year-old girl was reported at Sewri police station, against a 65-year-old Arabic teacher under Sections 376,506 of IPC and POCSO Act in Mumbai. The accused was arrested from Sewri area and presented in the court, ANI reported.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seized 6 kg of heroin worth Rs 18 crores in the international market, from a foreign national at the Mumbai airport. The accused has been arrested.
Senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan said crowds have started gathering in Nanded for Bharat Jodo Yatra.
He added that while NCP chief Sharad Pawar will join the Yatra depending on his health condition, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray is likely to join on November 9.
The Maharashtra government will work on planning a film city between Mumbai and Thane cities to provide a wider platform to artists, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said.
Shinde said the state government will support Marathi theatre and cinema. "There is a lot of shooting happening in Thane too," he said, adding that a film city will be planned between Mumbai and Thane. Thane is located 23 km from the state capital.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Aaditya Thackeray said the Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra will collapse in coming months and asked party workers to gear up for mid-term elections.
Addressing a rally in Akola district, the former minister attacked the Shinde-led dispensation over four major projects picking other states over Maharashtra and claimed the state has lost potential employment for 2.5 lakh people.
An offence has been registered against an unidentified person for allegedly duping people by linking his phone number to the website of a city-based resort and taking money from them online for bookings, police said.
Proprietors of Green Village Resort based in the western suburb of Malwani approached the police after many people started arriving at the facility claiming to have made a booking, he said. Investigations revealed that the accused allegedly linked his phone number to the website of the resort and started taking bookings. On searching for the resort online, people found the fraudster's phone number listed as contact, the official said. (PTI)
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Following the Supreme Court verdict on the EWS quota, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said the reservation will create new educational and employment opportunities.
"EWS reservation will be provided to the financially backward people who do not get covered into any caste reservations. We are also working on providing Maratha reservations in the state. Meanwhile, eligible people of the state can avail of benefits under the 10 percent EWS reservation quota," Fadnavis said.
Aerosol pollution in Maharashtra is anticipated to move from its current ‘vulnerable’ orange zone to the ‘highly vulnerable’ red zone, a new study said.
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