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8Jul By source belowNo Comments

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Nod denied for today’s protest march as MNS insisted on specific route: CM Fadnavis; party workers detained

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the police denied permission for the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s (MNS) march in Mumbai’s Mira Road on Tuesday morning as party leaders insisted on a particular route for the protest, which could have led to law and order issues. Several MNS workers were detained from the spot. The MNS had called the protest to counter a stir organised by traders after a shop owner was recently thrashed by party workers for refusing to speak in Marathi. “I inquired with the police as to why permission was denied for the MNS protest march. I was told that they were insistent on a route which would lead to conflict. The police also said that they had inputs about some people who wanted to indulge in some other activities,” Fadnavis said. Story continues below this a...

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7Jul By source belowNo Comments

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Delhi man with cybercrime history tries to access Baba Siddique’s mobile number, arrested

The Mumbai police on Monday arrested a Delhi man who has two cyber fraud cases against him after he allegedly tried to access the mobile number of Baba Siddique, the NCP leader who was shot dead in Bandra last year. His family had kept the mobile number of Siddique active as it was linked to certain business accounts. The police are investigating why the arrested accused, Vivek Sabharwal from Burari in Delhi, tried to access Siddique’s number. “On Monday, he was placed under arrest and will be produced before the court to seek his custody,” a police officer said. Story continues below this ad The officer said that Sabharwal was out on bail in a cybercrime case registered in Borivali. Explaining how the crime came to light, a police officer said that in the last week of Jun...

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6Jul By source belowNo Comments

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Devendra Fadnavis launches ‘Maharashtra Dharma’ podcast; claims he is taking forward the legacy of thinkers from the state

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Sunday said the state not only created warriors, but also gave birth to protectors of religion, thinkers who founded the concept of rashtra (nation), and builders of the new India. Fadnavis made the statement on the first episode of his podcast titled ‘Maharashtra Dharma’, which was launched a day after the estranged Thackeray cousins – Raj and Uddhav Thackeray – held a program jointly, claiming the victory of Marathi after Fadnavis revoked two Government Resolutions that had introduced Hindi as a third language in primary schools in Maharashtra. In his 24.49-minute-long podcast with author Sadanand More, the Maharashtra CM said, “Maharashtra Dharma is a moral code to live life which tells us to think rationally, behave with a spirit of service,...

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5Jul By source belowNo Comments

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‘We waited 19 years for this… now no one can harm Marathi, Mumbai or Maharashtra’: Amar Patil at Thackeray rally

Holding a poster of Balasaheb Thackeray with Raj and Uddhav in his hands, Amar Patil, who had come to the NSCI Dome in Worli to witness the coming together of the estranged Thackeray cousins, said, “We waited 19 years for this… now no one can harm Marathi, Mumbai or Maharashtra.”As the Thackeray cousins made a theatrical entry on the stage, they hugged each other and bowed to the crowd. The entry of the two brothers at what was touted as a “Marathi victory rally” was wrapped in cultural identity, emotion and reclaiming of the shared legacy of the Thackeray family. Set to the song from Bal Thackeray’s biopic “Thackeray” “Ekach Saheb… Saheb Aapule Thackeray”, the two bowed before a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, garlanded it together and stood side by side — not just as leaders of th...

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5Jul By source belowNo Comments

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Fresh FIR against Cox and Kings Group’s Ajay Kerkar for defrauding SBI NBFC of Rs 105 crore

The Mumbai Police on Friday registered a fresh case against global tours and travels company Cox and Kings Group (CKG), its promoter Ajay Ajit Peter Kerkar and seven others, for duping State Bank of India’s non-banking financial company (NBFC) SBI Card and Payment Service Limited of over Rs 105 crore. Kerkar and other top executives of the tour company are currently in judicial custody after they were arrested by the Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in 2020-21. Cox and Kings Financial Services Ltd was into providing foreign exchange business, holiday financing, student loan financing, and other non-banking financial services. Story continues below this ad On the complaint filed by the senior manager (legal) of SBI Card and Payment Service Limited, the Andheri ...

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3Jul By source belowNo Comments

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MU imposes Rs 10 lakh fine on law college for setting wrong question paper

Mumbai University has decided to impose a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on one of its affiliated law colleges for giving out wrong question paper to students appearing for Semester 10 exam of BA LLB (five year) course, in April. The decision was taken in a recently held Management Council meeting of the varsity. According to a senior official from the varsity, the disciplinary action was decided upon in a meeting held in May by the Board of Examinations and Evaluation. It was subsequently presented in the MC meeting for finalisation. The college has to pay the fine within a month. The issue had come to light on April 19, when students appearing for BA LLB (five-year) Semester 10 exam at the Chembur Karnataka College of Law complained of receiving wrong question papers. Story continues below t...

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2Jul By source belowNo Comments

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Woman teacher of prominent Mumbai school arrested for sexually assaulting 16-year-old boy

The Mumbai police arrested a 40-year-old woman teacher of a prominent school in the city last week for allegedly sexually assaulting a Class 12 student since January last year. A friend of the teacher, who is said to have helped her, has also been booked in the case. The matter came to light when the 16-year-old boy’s parents observed changes in his behaviour and encouraged him to open up, following which the teenager revealed his ordeal. According to police sources, the accused teaches English at the school. She is married and has two children. Story continues below this ad Investigators said the woman tried to get close to the boy sometime in December 2023 after noticing him during practice sessions for the school’s annual day, but he distanced himself from her. She then...

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30Jun By source belowNo Comments

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July 5 protest march to go ahead as victory rally: Uddhav

Mumbai: After the state government announced its decision to scrap the two government resolutions (GRs) on introducing Hindi in schools from class 1, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said the protest rally planned on July 5 in conjunction with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) would be turned into a victory rally. He urged his cousin and MNS chief Raj Thackeray and other opposition parties and civil society groups opposing the move to introduce Hindi in schools to participate in the rally. Before the government announced the decision to scrap the GRs, organisations working for the cause of the Marathi language burnt copies of the GRs at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai (Hindustan Times) The Thackeray cousins’ decision to hold a joint protest rally in Mumbai on July 5 was seen...

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30Jun By source belowNo Comments

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Housing sales decline 20% in India, 25% in MMR

Mumbai: Increasing property prices and geopolitical tensions across the world have hit housing sales in seven metropolitan cities in India, with sales dropping by 20% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2024. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) was hit the hardest, with housing sales dropping by 25%, from 41,540 units in the second quarter of 2024 to 31,275 units in the second quarter of 2025, according to a report by real estate consulting firm, Anarock. (Hindustan Times) Approximately 96,285 houses were sold in the second quarter (April-June) of 2025 across the seven metropolitan cities – National Capital Region, MMR, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata, compared to 120,335 houses sold in the same period in 2024. Housing sales in the ...

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29Jun By source belowNo Comments

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Religious structures are loudspeaker-free, claims police chief

MUMBAI: “Mumbai has become free of loudspeakers on religious structures,” police commissioner Deven Bharti said on Saturday. Mumbai, India. Apr 30, 2025: Deven Bharti IPS officer of the 1994 batch took charge as Mumbai Police commissioner from outgoing police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar at Mumbai Police headquarters in Mumbai. Mumbai, India.Apr 30, 2025. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Hindustan Times) While not naming any community, the police claimed that meetings and negotiations helped them convince community and political leaders, and the trustees of religious bodies, to remove loudspeakers from more than 1,500 structures, making the city “loudspeaker-free”. They claimed the action was not aimed at any particular community and was in line with chief minister Devendra F...

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29Jun By source belowNo Comments

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Passenger arrested with 16 exotic snakes at Mumbai airport

Jun 29, 2025 07:48 AM IST Mumbai: Customs arrested a 34-year-old man for smuggling 16 exotic snakes from Bangkok, linked to a wildlife trafficking syndicate. Mumbai: A 34-year-old man was arrested by Customs officials at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport for trying to smuggle 16 exotic snakes into the country. The man was identified as Goodman Linford Leo, from Chennai. Passenger arrested with 16 exotic snakes at Mumbai airport Customs staff intercepted the flyer after he arrived in the city from Bangkok on Friday night, according to officials.The passenger’s baggage had cotton bags stuffed with 16 live snakes, including two Kenyan sand boas, five rhinoceros rat snakes, three albino snakes, two Honduran milk snakes, one California kingsnake, two garter...

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29Jun By source belowNo Comments

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DP 2034 to be modified in order to facilitate land acquisition for coastal road

MUMBAI: After a diktat by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Development Plan (DP) department of the BMC on Saturday issued a notice to modify the DP 2034 to make a provision for a coastal road from Versova to Dahisar. The stretches from Versova to Dahisar and Dahisar to Bhayandar are being carried out by the BMC. Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis speaks during the two-day National Conference of Estimates Committees of Parliament and State/UT Legislative Bodies, at Vidhan Bhavan, in Mumbai, Monday, June 23, 2025. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI06_23_2025_000115A) (PTI) On Friday, when Fadnavis took a review of the coastal road, officers implementing the project said that land acquisition would be difficult if the areas were not marked. Since the government w...

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28Jun By source belowNo Comments

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Govt’s Language Advisory Committee to oppose introduction of Hindi in primary education

The Language Advisory Committee, appointed by the state government, which has been against imposition of Hindi as a third language in state schools, has now passed a resolution to oppose its introduction from Class 1. The committee members believe that it is not academically sound to introduce a third language at such a young age, when formal education of two languages just starts for children. The committee, which comprises language experts and teachers among others, passed the resolution in a meeting held in Pune on Friday. Chairman of the committee Laxmikant Deshmukh, said, “It is unjust to put the burden of a third language on children. Ideally, there should be only one language at the beginning. But English has been made compulsory, realising its global importance and parents’ demand....

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28Jun By source belowNo Comments

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Mumbai laundryman consumes fabric stain remover mistaking it for cough syrup, dies

A 59-year-old laundryman from the Lower Parel area in Mumbai died on Thursday after he allegedly accidentally consumed a chemical meant for removing stains from clothes, mistaking it for cough syrup. The man, who was suffering from a cough, had stored the chemical in the cough syrup bottle, the police said. The deceased has been identified as Sambhajit Sajai Dhobi, 59, who ran a laundry store near Deepak Talkies. According to the police, Dhobi experienced acute pain in his stomach and later vomited blood on Thursday. He was rushed to the civic-run KEM Hospital in Parel and died during the night during treatment. The NM Joshi Marg police were informed about the incident. Story continues below this ad The police recorded statements from his relatives, friends, and workers. A...

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23Jun By source belowNo Comments

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Nearly shut down in 2021, Pune ZP school among 4 shortlisted from India for World’s Best School Prize 2025

A Zilla Parishad (ZP) school in Pune district’s Jalindarnagar village has been shortlisted among global finalists for the World’s Best School Prize 2025 in the category of Community Collaboration in education. Three other Indian schools – one each from Karnataka, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh – have also been shortlisted under various categories for the award organised by UK-based international education platform T4 Education. The ZP school in Pune’s Khed taluka was on the brink of closure in 2021 with just three to four students on its rolls. The school has since undergone a major transformation under the leadership of President’s award-winning teacher Dattatray Ware, who was transferred here the same year. Today, it serves 120 students in classes 1 to 8, supported by just two full-time teac...

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20Jun By source belowNo Comments

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‘Every daughter-in-law is my beloved sister’: Deputy CM Eknath Shinde launches ‘Dowry-Free Maharashtra’ campaign

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Thursday announced the launch of the ‘Dowry-Free Maharashtra’ campaign under the Shiv Sena Mahila Aghadi, the party’s women’s wing, to “ensure those who harass our sisters are dealt with firmly”. Shinde formally launched the anti-dowry drive, and unveiled the campaign’s official logo during the Shiv Sena’s 59th Foundation Day event held in Worli. The deputy CM said the Shiv Sena Mahila Aghadi will implement the Dowry-Free Maharashtra campaign across the state. Story continues below this ad The announcement comes against the backdrop of the death of Vaishnavi Hagawane in Pune, allegedly due to dowry harassment. According to the police, Vaishnavi Hagawane allegedly died by suicide at her in-laws’ house in the Pune district on M...

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18Jun By source belowNo Comments

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HDFC Bank CEO moves Bombay HC to quash FIR based on Lilavati Trust’s complaint over ‘Rs 2 crore bribe’

HDFC Bank Managing Director and CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the First Information Report (FIR) filed against him on a complaint by Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust (LKMM Trust), which oversees the Lilavati Hospital in Bandra (West), a prominent healthcare institution in Mumbai. Jagdishan has moved the high court seeking to quash the FIR which has accused him of accepting a bribe of Rs 2.05 crore to help a group consisting of one Chetan Mehta and other erstwhile trustees to retain illegal control over the trust. When the matter came up for hearing before a bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Rajesh S Patil, Justice Patil recused himself from hearing the matter after which it was mentioned before a division bench led by Justice Sarang V Kotwal....

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17Jun By source belowNo Comments

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Held in Mumbai, deported by BSF, Bengal couple returns home from Bangladesh

Kolkata: The West Bengal police have helped a couple from the state to return home days after they were declared illegal Bangladeshi immigrants by Maharashtra police and deported to the neighbouring country by the Border Security Force (BSF), police officials said. The couple were released by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday. (Representational image) “Fazal Mondal, a migrant worker, and his wife Taslima were released by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday. We took them home safely,” Ganesh Bain, officer-in-charge of North 24 Parganas district’s Bagdah police station, told HT. Fazal Mondal, a resident of Hariharpur village in Bagdah, went to Karnataka in 2024 with his wife in search of livelihood and the couple moved to the Naya Nagar area in Mumbai five mont...

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15Jun By source belowNo Comments

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Modi calls Fadnavis from Cyprus; expresses grief over bridge collapse incident

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home minister Amit Shah called chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to express grief over the loss in the bridge collapse incident on Indrayani river in Pune district. After reaching Cyprus during his official visit abroad, Modi called Fadnavis and inquired about the bridge collapse incident in Pune district and expressed deep grief over the incident. He assured the State Government of all required assistance in this relief operation, said Fadnavis in a post on X. Union Home minister Shah also expressed that he was deeply saddened by the tragic incident of the bridge collapse. “Spoke with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and inquired about the present situation on the ground. NDRF teams posted nearby quickly rushed to the site, joined the resc...

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15Jun By source belowNo Comments

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Alcohol industry asks Maharashtra govt to rethink excise duty hike, calls for deliberations

Expressing concern over the increase in the excise duty on Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) by up to 50 per cent by the Maharashtra government, the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC), the apex body of the Indian Alcoholic Beverage Industry, has urged the state government to reconsider the hike and hold deliberations with all stakeholders immediately. Sources in the excise department said the industry body was trying to protect its interest, but declined to comment on any possibility of a rollback. The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a hike in excise duty on IMFL, country liquor, and imported alcohol. Story continues below this ad The decision is expected to raise the state’s annual excise collection by approximately Rs 14,000 crore as the price...

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14Jun By source belowNo Comments

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State forms committee to look into demand for farm loan waiver 

With local body polls set to be held within three to four months, the Maharashtra government has announced setting up of a committee to look into the demands of farm loan waiver. The move comes after former independent MLA Bachchu Kadu threatened to intensify his ongoing fast from June 16 by deciding to drop water intake. Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday wrote to Kadu informing him the same. “A high-level committee will be set up on the issue of farm loan waiver within 15 days. A decision on the farm loan waiver will be taken based on the report. And a decision on staying the loan recovery from a defaulter and providing new loan will be taken by holding a special meeting,” said the letter, which was submitted to Kadu by Industries Minister Uday Samant. Kadu has been on...

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14Jun By source belowNo Comments

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Around Town: Inside Girgaon Chowpatty’s 100-year-old Café General, which has survived World Wars, seen Independence, and is now a college favourite

If you’ve ever been in and around Girgaon Chowpatty, chances are you’ve passed Cafe General — a landmark that has stood for over a century. Once a go-to for daily essentials, it later became a popular tea-and-snack stop, and for the last 50 years, it’s been a beloved spot to enjoy a chilled beer and a hearty meal while overlooking the Arabian Sea. And, if you’ve dropped by in recent years, you’ve likely been greeted by the ever-smiling, polite Rustom Sheriar Irani — a hospitality graduate and the third-generation custodian of the cafe. In the early 1900s, a young Rustom Sheriar Irani — the current owner’s grandfather — migrated from Iran and set up a provision store named Cafe General & Stores opposite Girgaon Chowpatty. Like most Irani stores of the time, it stocked everyday necessiti...

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13Jun By source belowNo Comments

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How the four-member ward system will change civic elections in Maharashtra

In the upcoming civic polls in Maharashtra, all municipal corporations except Mumbai will have a four-member ward system, according to a recent notification issued by the state Urban Development Department. ALOK DESHPANDE explains the significance of this system and why it is being adopted in Maharashtra. What is the four-member ward system? There will be a four-member ward system in 28 out of 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra. On Tuesday, the Maharashtra Urban Development Department issued notifications detailing the procedure for finalising ward boundaries across the state. There will be no change in the total number of wards, but every four wards will be bunched together. While a candidate can file their application from a ward, they can campaign across four wards in their bunch ...

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12Jun By source belowNo Comments

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Deadline missed twice, BMC hires two contractors to finish Mithi River desilting

After missing the deadline for completing desilting of the 18-km Mithi River twice, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has appointed two new contractors to finish the work by the end of June.Mithi River is the primary water body that flows through the eastern and western suburbs of Mumbai into the Arabian Sea. The process of desilting refers to the removal of silt, muck and sediments which get deposited on the beds of the water bodies. These sediments slow down the pace of water flow, which in turn results in overflowing of water, leading to waterlogging in the city during heavy rainfall in the monsoon.According to the BMC’s internal dashboard, the current completion of desilting in Mumbai stands at 63.86 per cent, which is a progress of 5 per cent in the past 10 days. Usually, t...

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12Jun By source belowNo Comments

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Solving Crime: How probe into Mumbai woman’s ‘murder by chain snatchers’ ended with a plot twist

In October 2009, Beena Dedhia was out on her morning walk in Mumbai when she was murdered. Her husband, Jiten, who was with her at the time, told the police that she had been killed by two motorcycle-borne men in a chain-snatching bid that went wrong. The murder sparked outrage in Mumbai as it came at a time when the city had witnessed a spate of chain-snatching incidents. Spurred into action, the Mumbai Police launched a murder investigation and rounded up nearly 500 people allegedly linked to such crimes in the past. It was then that the police noticed something suspicious about the injuries on Jiten’s hands—and the probe took a turn that led them to crack the case. The incident took place on October 27, 2009. Jiten, who owned a grocery shop, and his wife Beena were out on a morning walk...

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11Jun By source belowNo Comments

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Committee demands adequate compensation for Gosikhurd Dam project affected farmers, families

Members of the Gosikhurd Prakalpgrast Sangharsh Samiti that represents farmers, agricultural labourers, and fishermen, affected by the ongoing Gosikhurd Dam project demanded adequate compensation for the affected families. Speaking to the media in Nagpur, members of the committee vowed to intensify their agitation and even threatened to move courts against the alleged government indifference. Story continues below this ad Speaking at a press conference in Nagpur on Monday, Advocate Govind Bhendarkar and Ram Bante, accused the state government of neglecting the demands of those displaced by the Gosikhurd National Irrigation Project (GNIP) — a major irrigation project being built on the Godavari basin, specifically on the Wainganga river. While around 2,50,800 hectares of la...

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