The Free Press Journal - Mumbai - September 05, 2024

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September 05, 2024

Emergency Runs Into Contingency

Release to be delayed; HC refuses urgent relief to makers

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Phogat in Cong akhada, to put BJP on the mat

A meeting between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and ace wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia on Wednesday almost became a sounding board for the latter to contest the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections for the party.

2 mins

4 Indians die in US car smash

Four Indian nationals, including a woman, lost their lives and several others were injured in a tragic multi-vehicle road accident in the US state of Texas during the Labour Day weekend.

1 min

CBI books Anil Deshmukh

For allegedly fabricating evidence to falsely implicate BJP leaders

1 min

Pawar seeks Bengal-like anti-rape legislation

A day after the West Bengal the Assembly passed Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill, 2024, which seeks capital punishment for rape convicts if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state, NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar on Wednesday called for a similar Bill in Maharashtra.

1 min

Senior IPS officers blackmailed Mahadev promoters, claims ED

The CBI has launched a probe into the financial assets of senior police officials allegedly involved in the Mahadev betting syndicate.

1 min

Court grants man, 63, bail holding his arrest illegal

A metropolitan magistrate court on Tuesday granted bail to a resident of Darjeeling, Arun Rai, 63, as the police had failed to supply him a copy of the grounds of arrest at the time of his detention.

1 min

MMRDA awards contract for BKC pod taxi service

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has granted approval for the appointment of Sai Green Mobility as the concessionaire for the design, engineering, development, construction, testing, commissioning also operation and maintenance of the Automated Rapid Transit System (pod taxi) at BandraKurla Complex (BKC).

1 min

CPR training at pandals

Volunteers at some of the biggest Ganpati pandals in the city have received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and basic life support (BLS) training.

1 min

Foundation stone laid for Balaji temple in Ulwe

The temple, built on a 10-acre plot, will be a huge spiritual and cultural addition to the region

1 min

'Install more spike speed breakers in city to double down on errants

Wrong-way driving has significantly decreased on roads in Colaba since the BMC installed spike speed breakers, claimed ex-BJP corporator Makarand Narwekar.

1 min

GST official duped by man she found on matrimony app

A 32-year-old woman, who works as a tax assistant in the Goods and Service Tax (GST) department, lost around Rs48,000 to a con whom she met on a matrimonial website.

1 min

Bappa devotees hit hardest as most buses remained off road

MSRTC STRIKE | Although strike was called off late Wednesday evening, the damage was done during daytime; almost 70% scheduled trips were cancelled.

1 min

Garage mechanic mob-lynched, four hsg soc office-bearers held

The Wadala TT police have arrested four office bearers of a housing society Almeda Compound in the Sion for allegedly Koliwada area beating up a 40-year-old man to death in the Pratiksha Nagar area of Sion.

1 min

To save flamingos, light yellow LEDS at 45-degree angle

After repeated incidents of flamingos getting injured or succumbing due to bright streetlights en route Navi Mumbai, the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has decided to replace white LED lights with light-yellow LEDs.

1 min

Med colleges quizzed over caution money

Following complaints about some medical colleges demanding excessive refundable deposit money from MBBS aspirants, the state fee regulator has sent show-cause notices to all private medical institutes in the state.

1 min

Nightmarish traffic jam in Thane as truck overturns

The truck carrying a chemical overturned at 3.30am Wednesday, leading to a 7-8 hour jam; traffic police blames impatient motorists for breaking rules.

1 min

Port attracting global interest, says Sonowal

The Vadhavan Port is attracting significant global interest and would create 12 lakh jobs once operational, Union Minister Sarbananda was Sonowal said on Wednesday.

1 min

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse: Congress alleges corruption in construction

The Congress on Wednesday alleged a meagre amount of ₹1.5 crore was spent on the construction of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue that had collapsed in coastal Sindhudurg even though a sum of \"₹236 crore\" was taken for this work from the state coffers.

1 min

BJP workers refuse to campaign for NCP's Tingre in Vadgaon Sheri

RIFT IN MAHAYUTI | The disgruntled BJP workers have written to party's leader Pankaja Munde demanding the seat for ex-MLA Jagdish Mulik in the upcoming Assembly polls

2 mins

PCMC invites residents to budget-making

Earlier residents had to visit their respective zonal offices to submit suggestions but now they can send it online through the Smart Sarathi app and PCMC website

1 min

SGPC objects to Golden Temple replica pandal in Pune

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has taken objection to the construction of a pandal replicating the Golden Temple for Ganpati Utsav in the Camp area of Pune and termed it an act of inciting Sikh sentiments.

1 min

Youth killed while trying to save brother

In a shocking incident in Pune's Gultekdi area, a 20year-old was stabbed to death on Tuesday night while trying to save his brother from assailants.

1 min

₹690cr approved for Nashik Medical College by Pawar

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has approved a revised estimate of 690 crore for the construction of the new medical college of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) in Nashik.

1 min

No flood-affected person should be deprived of relief: Abdul Sattar

The incessant rain has lashed the entire district for the past two days and rivers, lakes and nullahas were overflowed.

1 min

People rescued from flood- affected areas

The Godawari River has been overflowing for the past two days as the water from the Vishnupuri Dam is released through 14 gates.

1 min

Seniority dispute resolved by SC

The seniority dispute of the state's deputy district collector category has been disposed of by the Supreme Court on Monday.

1 min

Swami appeals for peace & harmony

\"The Ganesh Utsav and the Jarjari Baksh Urs Mahaotsav at Khuldabad are coming in the next few days.

1 min

'India needs to rethink its approach to ships, infra to boost maritime governance'

NEW DELHI As India looks to take a more significant role in maritime governance, it it needs to rethink its approach to ships and shipping infrastructure and transform the way it invests, builds and utilises the maritime resources and capabilities, said Sanjeev Sanyal, member of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council.

1 min

WB suggestion to India to join RCEP based on flawed outdated projections: GTRI

Think tank GTRI on Wednesday said that the World Bank's suggestion for India to reconsider joining RCEP (Regional Economic Comprehensive Partnership) is based on flawed assumptions and outdated projections.

1 min

Gilts rise on fall in US yields

Prices of government bonds ended higher after a fall in US Treasury yields due to hope of sharp rate cuts in the US, dealers said.

1 min

Services sector activity hits 5-mth high in Aug

The Index rose from 60.3 in July to 60.9 in August, registering the fastest expansion since March

1 min

Natco Pharma invests $8 mn in eGenesis Inc

Natco Pharma Ltd Wednesday said its Canadian subsidiary has invested USD 8 million (nearly Rs 70 crore) in US-based biotechnology firm eGenesis, Inc.

1 min

SME IPOs: High returns or hidden pitfalls?

With the expansion of the Indian stock market, interest in investing in small and SME IPOS is rapidly increasing.

1 min

CapitaLand to double investment in India to over ₹90,280 crore

Singapore-based diversified real estate group CapitaLand is planning to double its investment in India to over Rs 90,280 crore by 2028, the city-state's envoy to India said on Wednesday.

1 min

Interest equalisation scheme for exporters extended for another mth

The government has extended the interest equalisation scheme on pre- and post-shipment rupee export credit for one more month till September 30 to promote the country's outbound shipments.

1 min

Hema report: Relief for Ranjith

In a big relief for Malayalam film director and former chairperson of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Ranjith, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday closed the anticipatory bail plea by him in a case registered based on a complaint by a Bengali actress alleging sexual misconduct agreeing that it was a bailable offence.

1 min

Haryana: BJP announces 1st list

Chief Minister Saini to contest from Ladwa

1 min

Tejashwi for direct interaction with party workers

Former deputy chief minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday said that he would interact with party workers and share views and opinions with them during his \"Karykarta Samvad Karyakram\" (workers' dialogue programme), commencing from September 10.

1 min

Bulldozer's turn to ram UP politics

POLL PLAY | SP boss says once in power, bulldozers will be directed towards Gorakhpur

2 mins

33% quota for women in Rajasthan police service

Women in Rajasthan will receive 33 percent reservation in the Rajasthan Police Subordinate Services.

1 min

3 die in Hry rain

Three children were killed in a rain-related incident in Haryana's Panchkula Wednesday as it poured down at many places in northern India, disrupting road traffic and rail movement in a few areas.

1 min

15 quacks nabbed, meds seized

The Surat police have arrested 15 quack doctors from the Pandesara area who were practising allopathic medicine without valid degrees.

1 min

Close shave for student as school ceiling collapses

A ninth-grade student at Bhulka Vihar School in Surat's Pal area narrowly escaped serious injury when a po rtion of a concrete slab from the lobby ceiling collapsed on her.

1 min

Zales-Surat firm to unveil diamond tennis racket at US Open

America's iconic diamondjewelry company, Zales, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, has partnered with Laxmi Diamond (LD), a renowned Surat-based diamond company, to create an extraordinary piece of art—a diamondstudded tennis racket.

1 min

NRI's father duped over 1 Crore via online fraud

Father of an NRI duped of more than Rs 1 crore via online transaction by a frauduster whose posed himself as an investigation officer assigned to probe a banking fraud.

1 min

Even after 3 months of LS poll, master plan draft not released

Three months have passed since the Model Code of Conduct was lifted, but the government has yet to release the draft master plan.

1 min

Ukraine's foreign minister resigns

Cabinet reset comes amid heavy Russian assaults on the eastern front

1 min

30 officials executed over N-Korea flood

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who is known to have executed many people for reasons as flimsy as sleeping during his meetings has now executed dozens of officials for failure to respond adequately to the flood situation in Jagang province, in the northern areas bordering China.

1 min

Sharad's coach broke down after learning about his feat

Para high jumper Sharad Kumar has not met his Ukrainian coach Nikitin Yevhen for more than two years due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine but he was on the verge of breaking down upon learning that his ward had won his second Paralympic medal at the ongoing Paris Games.

1 min

MCA opens new gym facility at BKC

MUMBAI Mumbai Cricket Association has renovated its gym facility at Sharad Pawar Indoor Cricket Academy and Recreation Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex.

1 min

Dravid set to coach RR

NEW ROLE | Former India batsman can further his coaching legacy at the IPL franchise where he has been a former captain and mentor

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