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  • Uncontrolled truck collided with two vehicles, 7 died

    Uncontrolled truck collided with two vehicles, 7 died

    Dhule (IANS). At least seven people were killed and six others injured after an uncontrolled container truck rammed into two vehicles and then rammed into a roadside dhaba in Maharashtra’s Dhule. An official gave this information on Tuesday.

    This horrific accident took place near Palasner village around noon. It is being told that the truck went out of control after brake failure on the Mumbai-Agra National Highway. The truck hit two small vehicles and rammed into an eatery near the bus-stop.

    The accident took place when the truck was on its way to Dhule from Madhya Pradesh. Senior officials have reached the spot for investigation.

  • Maharashtra: 10 dead as truck rams into highway hotel in Dhule

    Maharashtra: 10 dead as truck rams into highway hotel in Dhule

    Ten people were killed and more than 20 injured after a container truck hit four vehicles and then rammed into a hotel on a highway in Maharashtra’s Dhule district on Tuesday, police said.

    The accident took place at around 10.45 am near Palasner village on the Mumbai-Agra highway in Dhule, located more than 300 km from the state capital, a police official said.

    The brakes of the truck failed, following which its driver lost control of the wheels. It hit two motorcycles, a car and another container from the rear side.

    The truck then rammed into a hotel near a bus stop on the highway and overturned, he said.

    “At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 injured,” the official said. The truck was going towards Dhule from Madhya Pradesh.

    However, latest PTI reports suggest at least 15 people have reportedly perished in the accident.

  • All parties want to join BJP because of PM Modi: Dhami

    All parties want to join BJP because of PM Modi: Dhami

    New Delhi (IANS). Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami gave his reaction on Ajit Pawar joining NDA alliance in Maharashtra. He said that due to the kind of work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the country, the kind of work culture he has created, all parties now want to associate with BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    Pushkar Singh Dhami said that people are associated with BJP in many states of the country, where BJP was not there, BJP has come (to power) and the same has happened in Maharashtra. Responding to a question regarding the Uniform Civil Code, he said that now it is being discussed loudly in the country, everyone is keeping his point. Draft on Uniform Civil Code is being prepared in Uttarakhand. The draft making committee has consulted people from all sections of the society and taken their opinion.

    During the Delhi tour, Uttarakhand CM Dhami met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and sought help from the Central Government on several projects related to Uttarakhand. The Chief Minister requested the Union Minister to finance an amount of Rs. 1774 crore for Saung Dam drinking water project under special assistance from the Government of India. The Chief Minister also requested the Union Finance Minister to remove the ceiling imposed on the loan amount of externally aided projects in view of the special circumstances and limited financial resources of Uttarakhand.

    He said that the Saung Dam drinking water project would meet the increasing demand of drinking water for the growing population of Dehradun. This will almost end the dependence on tube wells for drinking water system, will help in flood control and along with the construction of a 3.5 km long lake, tourism will also be promoted and people’s income will also increase.

    The Chief Minister said that all necessary technical, forest land transfer stage-1 and other necessary approvals related to the project have been obtained from the concerned departments and ministries. For the rehabilitation and resettlement of those affected by the project, the expenditure of Rs 247 crore will be borne by the state government.

    Dhami requested the Union Finance Minister to finance the remaining amount of Rs 1774 crore for the project under special assistance from the Government of India in view of the limited financial resources of the State Government.

    CM Dhami said that along with undergrounding of power lines in the main roads of Dehradun under ADB, the work of strengthening the state’s transmission system, which includes construction of power substations and lines, is to be done soon.

    The Chief Minister requested the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India to approve the above scheme. On this, the Union Finance Minister asked to send a proposal for revaluation so that advance action could be taken. Dhami claimed that Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has assured him of all possible cooperation.

  • ‘Side effect’ of Maharashtra’s politics in Bihar

    ‘Side effect’ of Maharashtra’s politics in Bihar

    Patna (IANS). The ‘side effect’ of the split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra is being felt in Bihar. After the split of NCP in Maharashtra, the opposition parties in Bihar claim that the story of Maharashtra can be repeated in Bihar as well. Although the ruling party is denying it, it is talking about misuse of institutions.

    Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal (RLJD) chief Upendra Kushwaha clearly said that the way opposition unity was going on in the country, the incident in Maharashtra is natural.

    Pointing towards Bihar, he said that let’s see what happens in the coming days.

    LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan says that Nitish Kumar is also afraid of breaking JDU due to break in NCP. Chirag claimed that many of his MLAs and MPs were in touch with the other party. He even said that many leaders of JDU are also in contact with me.

    Here, BJP state president Samrat Chowdhary said that Nitish Kumar has finished politically. Their MLAs are also knowing that if this situation continues, then it will be difficult to win the elections. This is the reason why their MLAs are looking for a place.

    He said that it will be seen if there is any proposal to join BJP. Meanwhile, BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said the rebellion in Sharad Pawar’s NCP was a result of the Patna meeting of opposition unity, in which the ground was being prepared to project Rahul Gandhi.

    Sensing that Maharashtra-like situation may arise in Bihar as well, Nitish Kumar has started talking to MLAs and MPs separately.

    Sushil Modi said that JDU’s MLA-MP will neither accept Rahul Gandhi nor Tejashwi Yadav. In such a situation, there is a possibility of stampede in JDU.

    Here, JDU spokesperson and former minister Neeraj Kumar said that ending the existence of BJP’s ally party is in his DNA. He said that first Shiv Sena and now NCP. He said that among those who have joined the cabinet after breaking away from NCP, there are many people on whom ED’s case is going on. He said that the incident happened in Maharashtra, it is proved that first threaten and then get included.

  • Decision to become ministers personal, no party support involved: NCP

    Decision to become ministers personal, no party support involved: NCP

    Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spokesperson Mahesh Tapase on Sunday said the oath taken by nine NCP MLAs as ministers in the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government does not have official support of the party.

    Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar was sworn in as deputy chief minister while eight MLAs of the party took oath as ministers in the government led by the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (NCP).

    In a video message, Tapase said NCP’s party workers, district president, taluka president, youth and women are with party’s national leader Sharad Pawar.

    “The oath-taking ceremony in Maharashtra was part of Operation Lotus and it has no official support of NCP. Those who took oath, it is their personal decision and not that of the NCP,” he said.

    Elections to the 288-member state Assembly are due next year. The political development comes a year after a revolt led by Shinde against the Shiv Sena (then undivided) led to the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.

    On June 30, 2022, Shinde was sworn in as the CM with BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis as the deputy CM.

  • Ajit Pawar took oath as minister, became deputy CM

    Ajit Pawar took oath as minister, became deputy CM

    Mumbai: NCP leader Ajit Pawar took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra at Raj Bhavan in the presence of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

    A big upheaval is being seen in the politics of Maharashtra and Sharad Pawar’s NCP has reached the brink of collapse. Ajit Pawar, who offered to resign from the post of Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, today (Sunday) held a meeting with supporting MLAs at his residence and then left for Raj Bhavan with 17 MLAs to extend support to the Shinde government.

    According to sources, including Ajit Pawar, a total of more than 5 ministers can take oath from NCP in Maharashtra. The names of Hasan Mushrif, Chhagan Bhujwal, Anil Patil, Dilip Patil, Aditi Tatkare etc. are included in those who became ministers.

  • Ajit Pawar joins Shinde government, takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister

    Ajit Pawar joins Shinde government, takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister

    Mumbai (IANS). In another major upheaval in Maharashtra politics on Sunday, in a fast-paced development, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Ajit Pawar broke away from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and joined the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition government along with his supporters. He took oath of the post of Deputy Chief Minister in the afternoon.

    Earlier this morning, Pawar called a meeting of more than three dozen of his supporting NCP MLAs, in which the outline of the political future was discussed.

    Soon after the meeting, Pawar went to the Raj Bhavan to meet Governor Ramesh Bais to hand over letters of support to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and shortly after took oath as Deputy Chief Minister for the third time in the current assembly’s term.

  • School bus caught fire, children narrowly escaped

    School bus caught fire, children narrowly escaped

    Palghar: A bus caught fire in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Wednesday but five school children on board escaped unhurt. Fire personnel gave this information. Firefighter Tejas Patil of Bolinj fire station told PTI that the incident took place around 7.45 am near a college in Virar area.

    He told that there were five students in the bus. The bus was on its way to school when it suddenly caught fire. According to the fire brigade, the driver and conductor of the bus quickly helped the children get off the vehicle.

    On being informed, a team of four fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and doused the fire in half an hour, the official said. He said that the bus was completely damaged in the incident. According to the official, short-circuit is suspected to have caused the fire.

  • Two Civic Engineers File Complaint Of Assault Against MLA Geeta Jain

    Two Civic Engineers File Complaint Of Assault Against MLA Geeta Jain

    Maharashtra: Two engineers of the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation near Mumbai on Wednesday submitted a complaint to police against local MLA Geeta Jain, accusing her of assaulting them and obstructing the performance of official duty.

    A video of Jain, an independent MLA, slapping junior engineer Shubham Patil and abusing him and his colleague Sanjay Soni in full public view on Tuesday for allegedly undertaking the demolition of an illegal shanty had gone viral.

    In the complaint filed with Kashimira police, the two engineers said contrary to her allegation that the house was pulled down ahead of monsoon, no demolition has taken place yet.

    The officials had planned to pull down the illegal shanty of Rajiv Kumar Singh in Penkar Pada area of Pandurang Wadi on June 14, but no action was taken following a phone call from MLA Jain, the complaint said.

    On June 20, the MLA had asked Assistant Commissioner Sachin Bacchav to come for a site visit, and as he was busy he deputed the two engineers, it said. The MLA, however, picked a quarrel with them, manhandled them and also slapped Patil, the complaint said, seeking action against her.

    Singh’s house had not been demolished, the complaint said, alleging that he and his mother were allotted alternative houses in 2018 which they rented out and were living in the illegal shanty. No First Information Report has been registered in the case so far, police said.

    The MLA, who is an independent legislator supporting the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra, had told a news channel on Tuesday evening that she did not regret her action.

    In a letter written to the municipal commissioner, Jain demanded suspension of the two civic engineers, accusing them of pulling down Singh’s house and throwing his children and wife out of the house on June 16. They violated the government direction that such demolitions should not be undertaken during monsoon, she claimed.

  • Maharashtra: Cow vigilante attacked in Nanded, dies of injuries

    Maharashtra: Cow vigilante attacked in Nanded, dies of injuries

    Aurangabad: A 32-year-old gau-rakshak (cow vigilante) was killed in an attack in Maharashtra’s Nanded district after he and his friends sought to intercept a vehicle on suspicion that it was smuggling cattle, police said on Tuesday.

    Local Hindu right-wing organizations called for a Bandh over the incident but later withdrew the call.

    The incident took place near Shivni village in Kinwat tehsil around 11.30 pm on Monday, said superintendent of police Shrkrishna Kokate.

    Seven men from Shivni and Chikhli villages were returning from a program in neighbouring Telangana in a car when they saw a vehicle and suspected that it was transporting cattle illegally, he told PTI.

    When they tried to stop it, about 10-15 men from the vehicle allegedly attacked them with sticks and sharp weapons, the police official said.

    Shekhar Rapeli died due to the injuries while four others who were with him were seriously injured and undergoing treatment at the Nanded government hospital, he said.

    A case of murder and rioting was registered at Islapur police station and police were looking for the suspects, the SP said.

    Some right-wing organizations in Nanded called for a Bandh on Wednesday over the incident but after police held a meeting with them, they agreed to give police time for probe and withdrew the call, he said.