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Air India Passenger Sent To Jail For Unruly Behaviour
Another incident of unruly behaviour by passenger in a flight was reported. In Mumbai, an Air India passenger was sent to jail, after he misbehaved with the crew members and was caught smoking in the flight. Later, when he was asked to pay bail amount of Rs 25,000, the accused identified as Ratnakar Dwivedi, he refused to pay the cash amount claiming bail amount to be Rs 250.
Tags: Maharashtra, Mumbai Airport, Court, Air India Passenger, Smoking
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Announces Toll Waiver For 2 Weeks Ahead Of Ganesh Chaturthi
Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde has announced a waiver in the toll collection for two weeks. The toll waiver will reportedly be applicable on Mumbai-Goa, Mumbai-Bangalore and also on State Public Work Department roads. The move is expected to benefit a large number of people travelling from the Konkan region to Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. The same was pleaded by the opposition parties during the monsoon sessions… read-more
Tags: Ganesh Chaturthi, Konkan, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Eknath Shinde
Courtesy: Free Press Journal
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Devendra Fadnavis Officially Launches BJP Campaign For BMC Elections
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, officially launched the BJP Campaign for the upcoming civic polls, on August 20. Taking a dig at the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, Devendra said, "the BJP, which won a record 82 seats, could have won the mayoral election also. But we took two steps back for our ally [the Sena]" Furthermore, the Eknath Shinde-BJP alliance said, they will win the BMC elections.
Tags: Devendra Fadnavis, BJP, BMC elections, Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
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Massive Fire Breaks Out In Nagpur, Police Launches Investigation
In Maharashtra's Nagpur region, a major fire broke out in a residential area on May 9, causing damage to over 100 hutments. Erupted in Mahakali Nagar of the Beltarodi area, the fire, disturbed laborers who lives in the area. As of now, no casualties have been reported, but a minor girl is said to be missing, said police. A case has been registered and an investigation has been launched.
Tags: Maharashtra, Nagpur, Fire, Minor Girl Missing, Police
Courtesy: Press Trust of India
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Shiv Sena MP Says PM Modi Loves, Follows Hitler
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut called PM Narendra Modi as "Adolf Hitler". On May 9, Raut addressed an event and said, "Hitler used to do a lot of events that's what Modi does. In fact, Modi follows Hitler. Look at social media. The way Hitler used to do events, Modi and his party do it similarly...I am not criticizing him (Modi) though". The statement was a dig at BJP-Government.
Tags: Shiv Sena, Sanjay Raut, Maharashtra, PM Modi
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
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NCP Leader Nawab Malik's Custody To ED Extended: Maharashtra
Special PMLA court extended the judicial custody of the NCP leader Nawab Malik to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till April 18. Notably, Nawab Malik has been accused of money laundering case and alleged connection with underworld Dawood Ibrahim. Recently, Malik approached the Supreme Court against the Bombay HC, which rejected his bail plea, which is pending for hearing. Furthermore, Nawab Malik has been released from Maharashtra Cabinet… read-more
Tags: Nawab Malik, Enforcement Directorate, Dawood Ibrahim, Judicial Custody, Maharashtra
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
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IT Raids At Shiv Sena Members, Party Criticises BJP
Income Tax department raided the office and residence of Shiv Sena leaders and Maharashtra ministers Aaditya Thackeray, Anil Pranab. The raid was carried out in Mumbai and Pune. Besides ministers, Pranab's chartered accountant's house was also raided at Bandra. Before this, IT also conducted raids at many BMC contractors properties. The Shiv Sena Government criticised the BJP and lashed out at these baseless raids against the Maharashtra… read-more
Tags: Maharashtra, Shiv Sena, Party leader, Income Tax, Income Tax Department
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
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Maharashtra Governor Leaves Maharashtra Budget Session Abruptly
First time in history, the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari left the Budget Session without addressing both houses. He left the Vidhan Sabha Central Hall amid slogans raised by legislators on March 3. With the governor taking the stage, Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress (Maha-Vikas-Aghadi) shouted slogans against Mr Koshyari. Besides BJP MLAs also raised 'low level' slogans, to avoid Koshyari's speech on behalf of Government over Nawab… read-more
Tags: India, Maharashtra, Governor, Budget session, Budget
Courtesy: The Hindu
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Fire Breaks Out In Passenger Train, No Casualties Reported: Kolhapur
In Maharashtra's Kolhapur station, a massive fire broke out at 10:00 PM, on December 5. A passenger train stationed at Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus reportedly caught fire. Fire fighters, staff and station officers rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire in two hours, said Kolhapur Chief Fire Officer Deepak Gaikwad. No casualties or injuries were reported, said PTI. Also, Gaikwad ordered an investigation to find what caused… read-more
Tags: Kolhapur Station, Fire Incident, Maharashtra, train, Fire
Courtesy: Press Trust Of India
Photo: The Times Of India
Karnataka Govt Issues New COVID Guidelines For Travellers From Maharashtra
Karnataka government on November 8 issued new guidelines for short-time travellers coming from Maharashtra amid the rising daily Covid-19 cases in the neighbouring states. As per the guidelines, travelllers should be free from cough and cold, throat pain, fever, difficulty in breathing, etc. The Government also mandated carrying Covid-19 vaccination certificates and a valid return ticket.
Tags: karnataka government, COVID Guidelines, Short-time, travellers, Maharashtra
Courtesy: United News Of India
