Chief minister Eknath Shinde announced on Wednesday that the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is on track to open for air traffic next year. “They (project implementors) said December next year, but we have told them to try and start operations by March, April or latest by May. That is when at least flights should take off. For that the state government will give them full cooperation,” Shinde said, emphasizing that the airport holds significance not only for the state but also for the country. He, along with deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, conducted an aerial inspection of the airport site to ensure timely completion. Following the inspection, a presentation was made by the Adani Group, which is implementing the project. Stay with TOI for all updatesRead Less
Rape-murder of student in Mumbai: NCP delegation meets DGP, demands security at women's hostels
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday demanded that female police officials regularly visit women's hostels across Maharashtra to ensure that security measures are in place on those premises. An NCP delegation submitted a memorandum with demands over women's safety to Director General of Police (DGP) Rajnish Seth, a day after the rape and murder of an 18-year-old girl in a Mumbai hostel came to light.
When the police officers and staff checked it, the information was confirmed. Once the lock was broken and police went inside, chopped pieces of the body were found in utensils and buckets. Pieces of the body have been sent to JJ Hospital for analysis. FIR has been registered, further investigation is being done: DCP Jayant Bajbale on Mira Road murder
"We have seen that in the recent past, cases like this have increased. we have taken suo moto on this & will write to DG to take care of the case": National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma on the incident where a woman was killed by her live-in partner in Mira Road
Sameer Wankhede extortion case
Bombay high court extends the interim relief from arrest granted to former Mumbai NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede for the next two weeks till 23rd June. Meanwhile, Wankhede's counsel has requested the HC to allow him to amend the petition.
Navi Mumbai airport will have 4 terminals, with capacity for 42 planes at a time, says Eknath Shinde
Chief minister Eknath Shinde announced on Wednesday that the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is on track to open for air traffic next year. “They (project implementors) said December next year, but we have told them to try and start operations by March, April or latest by May. That is when at least flights should take off. For that the state government will give them full cooperation,” Shinde said, emphasizing that the airport holds significance not only for the state but also for the country. He, along with deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, conducted an aerial inspection of the airport site to ensure timely completion. Following the inspection, a presentation was made by the Adani Group, which is implementing the project.
ED raided premises of Nirmal Lifestyle company and its promoters in a money laundering case. Earlier the EOW of the Mumbai police had arrested the company's two directors, Dharmesh Jain and Rajiv Jain, for cheating 54 home buyers. It was alleged that the developer took money from home buyers over a decade ago for selling flats in it’s Mulund project, but did not handed over the flats.
The department said 5,426 coronavirus tests were conducted in the state in the last 24 hours, pushing up their overall tally to 8,72,17,244.
The state's coronavirus recovery rate was 98.18 per cent, while the case fatality rate stood at 1.81 per cent
The bulletin said 25 patients recovered from the coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, taking their cumulative count to 80,20,706 and leaving the state with 169 active cases.
Maharashtra logged 31 cases and zero fatality on Tuesday.
Mumbai recorded nine cases and the lone coronavirus-linked fatality in the state
With these additions, the state's Covid-19 tally rose to 81,69,428, while the death toll increased to 1,48,553
Maharashtra records 23 new coronavirus cases, 1 death
Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 23 fresh coronavirus cases, while one more patient succumbed to the infection in the state, the health department said.