Water cut in some parts of Thane for 8 hours on Friday
Thanekars, please take note there will be a water cut today from 12 pm to 8 pm due to urgent maintenance and repair work of the Barvi gravity water channel under Maharashtra industrial sector.
The water supply will be shut off for eight hours from Mumbra bypass to Mumbra fire brigade at Kismat Colony, Chandnagar, MM Valley, Amritnagar, and Almas Colony in Diva, Mumbra and Kalwa ward in the TMC area and also in some areas in Kolshet and Wagle Estate.
Due to the shutdown, there is a possibility of low-pressure water supply on Saturday and Sunday till the water supply is restored.
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COVID-19: Thane records 174 new cases, active tally at 802
Thane district of Maharashtra reported 174 new coronavirus positive cases, taking its overall infection count to 7,34,777, a health department official said on Friday.With the addition of these cases on Thursday, there are now 802 active cases in the district, he said.Since nobody succumbed to the infection during the day, the death toll remained unchanged at 11,930, while the number of recoveries has reached 7,22,548, the official added.
Lottery for reservation in 9 Municipal Corporation stayed
In the wake of the Maharashtra government's move to amend the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act and the Maharashtra Provincial Municipal Corporation's Act, the state election commission (SEC) has stayed the lottery for the reservation for the polls of nine municipal corporations.
At the same time, the final notification on reservations in 14 Municipal Corporations including Mumbai will also not be released tomorrow.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's wife, Varsha Raut summoned by ED to appear before them tomorrow, 6th August in connection with Patra Chawl case.
Reducing BMC wards to 227 from 236 to cost Rs 50 lakh
The Shinde-Fadnavis government on Wednesday scrapped the erstwhile state government’s decision to increase the number of BMC wards to 236 from 227. This decision toppled the election prospects of Uddhav Thackeray-lead Shiv Sena.
The BMC has to bear the loss of around 50 lakh which it has used for the pre-election process till today, an officer from the BMC election department said adding that the efforts of around 300 employees also went in vain.
Now, park vehicles at BEST depots with valet facility
Mumbaikars can now park their vehicles at BEST bus depots!
On the occasion of its 75th anniversary of municipalisation, the BEST Undertaking has decided to come up withdigital parking from August 7, Sunday onwards.
Under the initiative, people will be able to leave their vehicles near the gate of bus depots, from where skilled drivers will park them in the bus depot.
There will be two types of parking facilities; first selfparking and the other valet parking. Initially, the scheme will be started at Colaba, Mumbai Central, Bandra, Worli and Dindoshi depots.
With the help of the Park+App mobile app, vehicle owners will come to know about the availability of the parking spaces in BEST depots and bus stations all over Mumbai.
Adding another layer of convenience, the BEST has also made a provision of booking parking space in advance at the nominal extra charge of Rs 5.
RBI hikes repo rate by 50 basis to cool inflation; highest since 2019
The monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India has unanimously decided to raise the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.40 per cent in order to contain the persistently high inflation. Today's hike takes the repo rate above pre-pandemic levels of 5.15 per cent.
Raising interest typically suppresses demand in the economy, thereby helping inflation to decline.
The committee also decided to remain focused on the "withdrawal of accommodation" stance to ensure that inflation remains within the target going forward while supporting growth.
Shishir Baijal, CMD of KnightFrank, said home buyer affordability shrinks; developers may adopt mitigating measures with RBI decision to raise the REPO rate by 50 basis point.
Senior Maharashtra Congress leaders Ashok Chavan , Nana Patole , Balasaheb Thorat , Nitin Raut were detained by police and are now being taken to Azad Maidan Police station
Mumbai housing society charges pet owners Rs 2,000/month
Imagine having to pay extra charges just because you have a pet, sounds like a nightmare, right? Well, this has been the life for residents of a plush housing society who have a pet.
Anguished pet parents of an upscale housing complex in suburban Dahisar are having nightmares of adamant society office-bearers demanding maintenance charges of Rs 2,000 per month to keep pets at home.
Heaven Plaza cooperative housing society has become a living hell for retired banker Sulaiman Batliwala since he adopted an abandoned puppy for his son during a pandemic in March, 2021.
The canines have literally become a bone of contention between pet parents and the managing committee opposing pets in the society.
Despite authorities siding with the resident, the managing committee refuses to back down. Read more about the issue here
Metro Line 2A&7 rake of new Mumbai metro reports glitch at Aarey
The newly launched Mumbai Metro Line 7's one of the rakes reported glitch on Thursday morning at 7 am. Following this, the passengers were de-boarded at Devipada station. According to the Maha Mumbai Metro Rail Operation Corporation Ltd (MMMOCL), the issue was rectified and resolved.
Due to a technical snag, the train schedule remain affected for 25 minutes due to the bunching of trains, as per the MMMOCL. However, it remained only for a few hours and later the services were restored on time as per the schedule, it added.
MMRCL denies cutting of trees in Aarey in Supreme Court, hearing adjourned to August 10
Supreme Court was hearing batch of applications filed by residents, activists against alleged resumption of tree cutting in Aarey forest by MMRCl. However, the corporation denied the same and said no trees has been cut in the forest.
Court will be hearing the matter on August 10.
Read our article on why Mumbai metro corporation's move to make carshed there is being opposed.
Thane civic body sets up tricolour sale centre at the district collectorate
To commemorate the anniversary year of Indian Independence, the Union government announced 'Har Ghar Tiranga' or 'Gharoghari Tiranga' initiative. Under the initiative, Prime Minister Modi has urged that everyone hoist national flags at their homes.
Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has now set up a flag sales centre in the premises of the Thane district collectorate office. District Collector Rajesh Narvekar flagged the initiative by purchasing the first tricolour.
Narvekar appealed to the citizens to buy the flag and participate in the 'Gharoghari Tiranga' initiative. The tricolour have also been made available for sale at TMC Headquarters and all ward committee offices of the civic body.
BEST in Mumbai hires a second female bus driver
The BEST on Thursday got its second woman bus driver named Bano Abdul Sattar. The undertaking recently announced its first woman driver, Laxmi Jadhav, who will ply buses on routes between Colaba and Bandra.
The BEST has a total of 90 women conductors, most of whom are deployed on women-only buses. The civic transport runs a total 70 routes for ladies special buses daily with 136 buses.
Due to a truck breakdown at Gandhi Market, south-bound vehicular movement is slow.
Maharashtra sees five-fold leap in road mishaps in 3 years
Road accidents in the state have seen a five-fold jump in the last three years, according to the statistics released by the Highway Police Department. Nearly 47 per cent of the deaths involved two-wheeler riders and pedestrians. Maharashtra has over 17,757 kms of Highways.
According to data from the Mumbai Traffic Police, while 447 people were killed in 420 crashes in 2019, 387 people succumbed to their injuries caused in 376 crashes in 2021. 2020 saw 349 casualties with the dip being attributed to lockdown during the first wave of the Covid-19 restrictions.
Most of the accidents on the state roads were due to the driver's fault and road engineering errors, explained officials.
Read our detailed report here
Mumbai weather update: IMD forecasts moderate rain incity, suburbs; heavy rain likely at isolated places
The India Meterological Department in their weather forecast said that Thane and Palghar districts will witness heavy rainfall at isolated places until August 9. Meanwhile, Mumbai will see moderate rainfall until August 7 and heavy rainfall in the next week.
