Special drive of BMC's fire audit nails serious lapses in city nursing homes
A special drive of fire audit conducted by the BMC has found 441 nursing homes across the city to have not complied with the fire safety norms. Taking a serious note of these lapses, the civic body has registered a First information report (FIR) against 10 nursing homes in the local police stations.
During a hearing on PIL earlier in July, the Bombay High COurt questioned BMC over their inaction against illicit nursing homes in the city; accordingly, they conducted the special drive from July 11-25.
The team of health department inspected 1,258 nursing homes. Of these, 643 nursing homes have complied with fire safety measures.
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All the trains are plying routinely: Central Railway
Did you know you can track live location of the trains as well? If you didn't, now you do! Dear commuters, you can use CR's Yatri app to track live location.
Read our story on how it's been beneficial to public
Mumbai weather update: Partly cloudy sky in city, suburbs
According to IMD the city and suburbs will see partly cloudy sky with the possibility of light rain. The minimum temperature will hover around 26 degree Celcius while maximum temperature will reach 32 degree Celcius
BMC’s another multi-crore bid to prevent flooding at chronic spots
Mumbaikars, isn't it frustrating when our roads get waterlogged quickly due to heavy downpour? Well, the civic body which already solved the issue in Gandhi Market, Hindmata areas have now come up with another solution.
To prevent flooding at the Andheri subway, S V road, Veera Desai road and nearby areas, the BMC had decided to widen Mogra nullah. In addition to this, a separate stormwater drain pipeline will be laid, which will keep the area flood-free in the monsoon, underlined by the civic officials. The estimated cost of the work is around Rs 76 crore.
Change in BMC's approach to waterlogging at chronic spots and personalised solution have worked well. Hopefully, the issue at Andheri subway will be resolved soon!
If you'd like to know more details, read our report
Thane district logs 106 COVID-19 cases
Thane district in Maharashtra reported 106 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 7,34,219, a health official said on Monday.
The district is left with 758 active cases while 7,22,181COVID-19 patients have recovered so far. With no fresh death due to the infection, the fatality toll stood at 11,927 as of Sunday, he added
Thanekars, although it's a news to rejoice that no one has succumbed to COVID, the virus is still around and we still need to be careful!
Do remember: Six yards' distance, a mask is essential!
Tribal women from Palghar manufacture sanitary pads to break cycle of migration
Conversations around menstruation and menstrual products largely happen in a hush-hush voice. Amid the mystification of a biological process, Sub-divisional magistrate Dahanu Aseema Mittal's initiative to help women from Katkari community in Palghar earn income through sanitary napkin production is a great one!
Manufacturing menstrual product guarantees a sense of permanency and steady income to these women who migrated to different parts of the state, country to work in brick kilns or as farm labourers.
Katkari community is classified as a primitive vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), but this initiative under the Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDP) has given them an opportunity to earn their livelihood without having to move from one place to another.
Read more about it in our report here
Patra Chawl scam: Sanjay Raut arrested by ED, to be produced before special court today; Uddhav Thackeray calls for crisis meeting
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was arrested post-midnight in a money laundering case related to the Patra Chawl redevelopment case. He will be produced before a special court today.
What is in store for Uddhav Thackeray now that his confidant is arrested? The Shiv Sena chief has allegedly called for a crisis meeting at 1 pm today at Matoshree. The reports have said the same however there has been no official statement from either Thackeray or any office bearer of the party.
If you don't know what the Patra Chawl scam is all about, read our explainer here
Guv Koshyari still under fire for his Gujarati-Rajasthani remark; NCP workers plan protest march from Thane to Raj Bhavan
NCP party workers will be moving from Thane's Tuljabhavani Temple to Raj Bhavan in order to protest against Governor's statement on Marathi Manoos.
At 35 km, Wadala TT-Gaimukh Metro boasts of max length
Mumbaikars, aren't we all excited to see completion of the metro works undertaken?! The under-construction Metro lines 4 and 4A which will connect Wadala TT to Gaimukh will be the longest metro rail corridor.
The corridor has a length of 35.25 km, 32 stations and 5 interchanges en route. In fact, this Metro line will speedily bridge the distance between Thane and the island city.
Interestingly, this project assumes further significance as it passes from the Thane district, which is also the home turf of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Want to read more about the project? Check this article by FPJ
Houses in Navi Mumbai, Palghar area gutted in fire; no injuries
In two separate incidents, houses were gutted in fire. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
A fire broke out on the first floor of a building in Navi Mumbai's Panvel on Sunday morning after an alleged short circuit. Meanwhile, a house in Gorhe village, Palghar district was destroyed in a fire that broke out after suspected short circuit.
Mumbaikars, please ensure that you have used all the possible techniques of preventing short circuits.
Traffic updates: Traffic slow at these places
Vehicular movement is slow at Byculla bridge.
Due to pedestrian, vehicular movement is slow at Babulnath Road.
Due to bus breakdown, north bound vehicular movement is slow at IB Patel petrol pump.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut being taken to JJ Hospital for a medical checkup.
Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant dubs Sanjay Raut's arrest as tool to divert attention from Guv Koshyari's remark
The arrest of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is an attempt to divert the anger brewing against Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari's remarks on Mumbai, party leader Arvind Sawant claimed on Monday.
He said protests will be held in the state spontaneously against the arrest of Raut, a vocal critic of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Centre.
"The Enforcement Directorate's action is to divert the anger brewing after the comments made by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari against Maharashtra. We are not fools who do not understand this diversionary action," said Sawant, the Lok Sabha MP from Mumbai South.
Work on PMC election begins, corporation's term ended on July 9
The Panvel Municipal Corporation has undertaken work for civic body polls as the term of the previous office bearers ended on July 9. The work began after a notification from State Election Commission.
On behalf of the civic body's election department and following the instructions of PMC Commissioner Ganesh Deshmukh, employees were given training on July 29 in the Adya Krantiveer Vasudev Balwant Phadke auditorium.
Around 160 officers and other employees of the PMC have been appointed for this purpose. This work will be carried out from July 29 to August 8.
Uddhav Thackeray's massive show of solidarity, visits Sena MP Sanjay Raut's residence
Showing solidarity with party MP Sanjay Raut, former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray personally visits Raut's Mumbai residence and meet his family on Monday.
Sir JJ Hospital and Grant Medical College are planning to introduce three new post-graduation courses in Emergency medicine, Geriatric medicine, and ImmunoHematology transfusion medicine.
Dean of JJ Hospital, Dr Pallavi Saple, was quoted in a Mid-day report saying that these courses will post-graduation ones and each course will have four seats.
She added that a proposal was sent to National Medical Council in the regard and it was accepted.
Uddhav Thackeray to hold press meet today
Former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will interact with the media on Matoshree today at 2.30 PM
Sanjay Raut taken to court by ED officials
Uddhav Thackeray says Government cracking down on dissenters
Former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray speaking to the media about Sanjay Raut's arrest said that the dissenting voices are being repressed.
Implicitly addressing the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other rebel legislators, Thackeray said that time changes and those in power should behave in an autocratic manner.
Uddhav Thackeray slams BJP
Thackeray slams BJP President JP Nadda and the party and said that the party is trying to homogenise India and use strength to do so. Using CBI, ED and other agencies to repress dissent is not Democracy.
Thackeray likened them to 'Hitler'.
'I am proud of Sanjay Raut,' says Uddhav Thackeray
"I am proud of Sanjay Raut and he's a true Shiv Shainik. It is good to hear Pushpa jhukega nahi in films but Raut stood by it. He can brave through the turbulent situation and he has shown that" Uddhav Thackeray on Sena MP Raut.
ED seeks eight-day custody of Sanjay Raut in Patra Chawl scam
ED seeks 8-day custody of Sanjay Raut. Arguments by Raut's lawyer are underway in the court, against ED's demand for remand.
Don't play with sentiments of Shiv Sainiks, Sena deputy leader tells Eknath Shinde faction
The Shiv Sena's newly appointed deputy leader Anita Birje on Monday asked leaders from the rival Eknath Shinde group to not play with the sentiments of Shiv Sainiks.
Birje was talking to the media after paying respects to Sena stalwart the late Anand Dighe at Anand Ashram in Maharashtra's Thane city, where hundreds of Shiv Sainiks had gathered to show support.
Birje, who was a close associate of the late Dighe and headed the Sena's women's wing, was on Sunday appointed as the deputy leader of the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction, while Anand Dighe's nephew Kedar was appointed as the party's Thane district unit chief.
Sanjay Raut remanded to ED custody until August 4
The Special court on Monday remanded Sanjay Raut to judicial custody until August 4. ED had sought eight-day custody while Raut's lawyer argued otherwise.
Court noted that the custodial interrogation in the case was necessary.
Raut was arrested by ED at midnight yesterday in Patra Chawl scam.
Maharashtra: Ex-minister Jitendra Awhad, NCP workers detained by Thane police ahead of protest against governor
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Awhad and hundreds of party workers were detained by the police in Maharashtra's Thane city when they set out to stage a protest at the Raj Bhavan over Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's remarks about Mumbai.
Awhad and NCP workers were taken to Kopri police station before they could leave the city to reach the Raj Bhavan in neighbouring Mumbai.
