The Free Press Journal - Mumbai - October 01, 2024

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October 01, 2024

BJYM clears air on Coldplay

The Bharatiya Yuva Janata Morcha (BJYM) has clarified that it is not opposed to the Coldplay concert scheduled for January 18, 19, and 21 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

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Another bank manager jumps off Atal Setu

A 40-year-old bank manager allegedly jumped from the Atal Setu, also known as the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), into the sea on Monday morning.

1 min

Ground strike buzz as Modi dials Bibi

Amid signs that Israel was preparing for a ground assault on Lebanon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu.

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‘Probably last of the green spaces’

‘MALA FIDES CLEAR’ | Top court upholds HC order overturning CIDCO’s plans to relocate a sports complex from Navi Mumbai to Raigad

2 mins

Dharavi mosque begins demolishing illegal parts

Action comes nine days after a large crowd thwarted the BMC's initial attempt to remove the illegal portions

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BMC pays ₹5.3 lakh to SGNP, clearing road for motorists

After The Free Press Journal highlighted the plight of Borivali residents suffering from bottlenecks due to the BMC's failure to pay Rs5.33 lakh to Sanjay Gandhi National Park for diversion of 0.018 hectares of forest land, the corporation paid the remaining amount and started the road widening work.

1 min

Kharadkar nominated IETE's zonal mentor

The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), New Delhi, has appointed RD Kharadkar, the campus director at GH Raisoni College of Engineering and Management, Pune, as the nominated zonal mentor (West India) and the chairman of Centre Evaluation and Advancement Committee (CEAC).

1 min

Three arrested for kidnapping man by posing as police

In a shocking case in the Pune district, goons robbed a scrap dealer at gunpoint and kidnapped him by posing as police officers.

1 min

Post-inauguration, commuters demand metro timing extension

NEW METRO STRETCH | While commuters look forward to train services until midnight, the metro authorities have limitations due to maintenance activities

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Woman defamed for refusal to pay

A woman has been defamed on social media for refusing to pay money to a man.

1 min

Drunk driver dashes parked cars, scooty

DRUNKEN RAMPAGE | Under the influence of alcohol driver rammed parked vehicles; third hit-and-run incident in the city in eight days

1 min

3-day police sports competition begins

The 30th three-day district-level police sports competition started on Sunday.

1 min

Drunk man kills wife

A man killed his wife in an inebriated condition by attacking her with an axe several times at Gawatwadi village in Hadgaon taluka on Sep 25.

1 min

6k Majhi Ladki Bahin applications rejected

Chief Minister Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, aimed at supporting women, has seen a strong response in Nashik city.

1 min

Phule Memorial inaugurated

Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule, icons of social equality, continue to inspire generations with their selfless contributions to the upliftment of farmers, workers, women and labourers.

1 min

Kanchanwadi petrol pump starts business operations

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation's (CSMC) petrol pump, to be operated by disabled persons, started services on Monday by selling fuel.

1 min

Nareli: 600 suffer from water poisoning

Around 600 people from Nareli village in Nanded taluka suffered poisoning after drinking water.

1 min

176 irrigation, percolation and Village lakes overflowed

As many as 176 irrigation, percolation and villages in the Hingoli district have filled over the capacity and are overflowing due to satisfactory rain in the past few days.

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New asset class for HNIs, passive fund framework; rights issue timeline slashed

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Monday cleared a proposal to introduce a new asset class for high-risk profile investors to bridge the gap between mutual funds and portfolio management services in terms of flexibility in asset construction, Mint reported.

1 min

Fiscal deficit in Apr-Aug at 27% of full-year target

The Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of the first five months of the current fiscal touched 27 per cent of the full-year target, government data showed on Monday.

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Demand for personal, vehicle loans rose by 12% in last 4 mths

The demand for personal and vehicle loans, including 2-wheelers and 4-wheelers, has surged by 12 per cent in the last four months, according to a report by Teamlease Services.

1 min

Government notifies PM E-DRIVE subsidy scheme with ₹10,900 cr outlay

The central government notified the PM Electric Drive subsidy scheme with an outlay of Rs 10,900 crore, which will be implemented from October 1, 2024, till March 31, 2026.

1 min

Sensex, Nifty tumble nearly 1.5% as bank stocks slump

BEAR ATTACK | BSE Sensex plummets 1,272.07 points

1 min

IOC withdraws proposed ₹22,000 cr rights issue

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has decided to withdraw its previously proposed rights issue of equity shares amounting to Rs 22,000 crore.

1 min

Airtel prepays ₹8,465 cr to DoT against spectrum acquired in 2016

Leading telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Monday said it has prepaid Rs 8,465 crore to the government to clear high-cost deferred liabilities for spectrum acquired in 2016.

1 min

DGCA set to issue electronic licenses to ATCs

Aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is all set to issue licenses to Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) in electronic form as it looks to go paperless in its functioning and embrace the digital future.

1 min

RBI finds irregular practices in loans against pledge of gold ornaments

Reserve Bank of India has found irregular practices in the grant of loans against pledges of gold ornaments and jewelry by some entities.

1 min

Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY: Key Eligibility Criteria, Features, and Challenges

Universal healthcare has been a key focus for governments globally, recognising that access to quality medical care is not just a human right but also an economic necessity.

1 min

Nayab Saini, Mewa Singh locked in fierce battle

The stage is set for a fierce electorate battle in the Ladwa assembly constituency of Kurukshetra district where Haryana CM Nayab Saini faces sitting Congress MLA Mewa Singh and BJP 'rebel' Sandeep Garg, apart from other candidates.

1 min

52,000 Uttar Pradesh employees silent

Despite the UP government's strict instructions, 52,000 employees are yet to submit the details of their movable and immovable assets.

1 min

FIR AGAINST SP MLA

Increasing Muslim population will lead to BJP's downfall in Uttar Pradesh in 2027, says Mehboob Ali

1 min

Ayodhya mosque construction nonstarter

While the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya is nearing completion with 80% of the work finished and darshan of Ram Lalla underway, the mosque construction promised in the same 2019 Supreme Court verdict is yet to break ground.

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Udaipur leopard kills 7 in 11 days

A Leopard has killed a priest in Gogunda, Udaipur late on Sunday.

1 min

Flood situation worsens in Bihar

Nearly 16 lakh people are reeling under flood water as the flood situation has gone from bad to worse after embankments of Kosi river in Darbhanga district and Bagmati river in Sitamarhi breached.

1 min

Rumour mills work overtime as Sawant, Rane called to Delhi

Both meet Shah, Nadda separately

1 min

@173 inches of rain, monsoon season officially ends in State

The Southwest Monsoon season 2024 officially ended on Monday, with Goa recording its wettest monsoon in over a century.

1 min

Home minister met US delegates

In a significant diplomatic engagement today, the Hon'ble Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh met with Frank Talluto, Political and Economic Chief, and Kale Nandula, Regional Security Officer from the US Consulate in Hyderabad.

1 min

Revanth directs launch of pilot project on family digital cards

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed the officials to take up the official process for the issuance of family digital cards at the field level on a pilot basis in 119 Assembly constituencies across the Telangana State in an effective manner.

1 min

One more falls victim of fraudsters

A 38-year-old man from Hyderabad saw an advertisement for gold share trading on Instagram.

1 min

Rain alert issued once again in TG

The Hyderabad Meteorological Department has issued another rain alert for Telangana.

1 min

Konda Surekha lashes out at BRS for humiliating her on social media

Minister for Forest and Endowments Konda Surekha has expressed deep anguish over being subjected to disrespectful posts on social media, despite her position as a woman minister.

1 min

TG DSC-2024 results released

The results of DSC-2024 were released on Monday.

1 min

Harish slams Cong govt for Goebbels propaganda

BRS senior leader & Siddipet MLA Harish Rao today alleged that the Congress government had opened up the dirty politics of mudslinging him for fighting on people's issues.

1 min

Doctor found dead, foul play suspected

Gynaecologist S Vidyadhare (42) attached to Cheluvamba Hospital, was found dead at her apartment under mysterious circumstances in Laxmipuram in the city.

1 min

International Clown Festival on from Oct 4-6

Mangaluru, Sept 30 (PTI) Entertainment from a stellar lineup of award-winning clowns from around the world is going to keep Mangaluru in splits from October 4 to 6, thanks to the 10th International Clown Festival.

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Mangaluru's Dasara woos the common man

Although Mysuru's Dasara grabs all the attention in Karnataka, the coastal city of Mangaluru has its own version of Dasara festivities, thanks to the Kudroli Gokarnanatha temple.

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Karnataka HC stays probe of Nirmala Sitharaman

The Karnataka High Court on Monday stayed investigation against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others over alleged irregularities concerning the now scrapped electoral bond scheme.

1 min

India Research Tour 2024 arrives at CUG

The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Springer Nature, is organizing the India Research Tour 2024 from September 19 to October 17, 2024.

1 min

Surat emerges as key player in country's Info-Tech sector

Traditionally recognized for its thriving diamond and textile industries, Surat is now making waves in the world of technology.

1 min

Hazira port workers get special eye check-up camps

Adani Foundation, in collaboration with the Shri Vallabhbhai Patel Vichar Manch (SVMM), recently organized a series of special eye check-up camps for truck drivers and laborers working at the Adani Hazira port.

1 min

Diamond traders in crisis after merchant defaults

MORE MISERY| Hong Kong merchant failed to honor payments of over ₹55Cr

1 min

Chhattisgarh sets target of 160 MT paddy

Chhattisgarh has focused for an estimated 160 lakh metric tonnes of paddy to be procured in the 2024-25 Kharif marketing year.

1 min

Wildlife smuggling racket busted, Pangolin rescued

The Forest and Climate Change Department of Chhattisgarh as part intensified efforts to conserve and protect wildlife in the state busted a wildlife smuggling racket.

1 min

Five CRPF soldiers injured in Bijapur IED

Five CRPF soldiers were injured in an IED blast planted by Naxalites in Bijapur and have been transferred to hospitals in Raipur for advanced treatment.

1 min

Anurag Jain is new CS of state

Hits jackpot amid change of events

1 min

BP Singh takes retirement before govt issues order for new incumbent

State Election Commissioner (SEC) BP Singh formally took retirement on Monday.

1 min

Chouhan meets CM Yadav

Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at his residence on Monday.

1 min

NHRC takes cognizance of death of 2 Dhar hostellers

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of an incident in which two students, belonging to a Scheduled Tribe, got electrocuted while cleaning a water tank on the instructions of the Superintendent of a government-run hostel in Dhar district September 25, said officials.

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Magisterial inquiry into supervisor's death due to gunshot

Nearly a week after the death of a construction supervisor due to a gunshot under mysterious circumstances close to Reoti Range of the BSF, the district administration has set up a magisterial inquiry on Monday.

1 min

It's all in the family for DMK

The induction of Udayanidhi Stalin as deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu is clearly aimed at projecting a young leadership for the 2026 electoral battle in the state which promises to be a high stakes one.

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Don hits new low in latest jab at Harris

With just little over a month to go for the crucial US presidential elections, the big question being asked is how low can former President Donald Trump go.

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Kris Kristofferson, US singer and actor, dies aged 88

Kris Kristofferson, the country singer who ably balanced a prolific acting career alongside his music, has died aged 88.

1 min

Pope faces flak for comments

Pope Francis has been sharply criticised by one of Belgium's Catholic universities over his stance on the role of women in society, in a strongly worded press release issued just moments after the pontiff spoke at the college, according to The Guardian.

1 min

Switzerland, Italy redraw borders due to melting ice

Switzerland and Italy have redrawn part of their border in the Alps due to melting glaciers, caused by climate change, according to the BBC.

1 min

BATTINGPOWERED INDIA PUSH FOR WIN

2ND TEST | India unleashed their batting might on the visitors, striking at a run rate of 8.22

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Australia clinches one-day series against England

No further play was possible and Australia won by 49 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis Method

1 min

Kohli way ahead of Babar, says Pak great Zaheer Abbas

Pakistan great Zaheer Abbas (pic, right) feels the comparisons between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam are baseless as the Indian super-star is a lot more consistent than the under-fire Pakistan batter.

1 min

Alcaraz to clash with Medvedev

CHINA OPEN | Sabalenka extends winning streak with win over Ashlyn Krueger

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The Free Press Journal is one of the oldest English Daily newspapers from Mumbai with a heritage of more than 90 years. And yet, The Free Press Journal is a contemporary paper and rooted in current urban realities.

In keeping with the international trend, it has reinvented itself in terms of design, get up and content. It means different thing to different people – a platform for the articulate, a trendsetter for the young and a chronicle for the old.

It was at the forefront of freedom struggle against the British and continues with the free and fearless journalism till date. Indeed, the history of The Free Press Journalism mirrors that of Indian independence.

Swaminath Sadanand, a 30-year-old idealist from Madras trudged his way to Bombay and with a vision that was to prove uncomfortably ahead of his day, brought out a newspaper as unorthodox in character as it was innovative in concept. For Swaminath Sadanand, the Free Press Journal was not so much a business venture as a cause.

The spirit with which he launched the paper and ran it for almost three decades helped it make it an integral part of two great Indian movements — the struggle for independence and the evolution of Indian publishing.