Shiv Sena MLA Mangesh Kudalkar’s wife Rajni Kudalkar committed suicide by hanging at their residence in Kurla on Sunday. A police team is at the spot and a further probe is on.
After BJP’s defeat in Kolhapur North bypoll, Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis the sympathy factor went in favour of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidate Jayashri Jadhav who won the bypoll by defeating her BJP rival Satyajit Kadam. Jadhav, the wife of late Congress MLA Chandrakant Jadhav, won by a margin of 19,307 votes by bagging 97,332 votes. Fadnavis said he was satisfied with the bypoll outcome as it shows that a space has been created for BJP in the region even as three parties- Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress- contested together.
Maharashtra on Sunday reported 127 new coronavirus infections but no pandemic-related deaths. The state’s Covid-19 caseload rose to 78,75,845, while the death toll remained unchanged at 1,47,827. Financial capital Mumbai reported 55 fresh cases There were no Covid-related deaths in Mumbai on Sunday.
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Shiv Sena MLA’s wife commits suicide
Shiv Sena MLA Mangesh Kudalkar’s wife Rajni Kudalkar committed suicide by hanging at their residence in Kurla on Sunday. A police team is at the spot and a further probe is on.
Bombay High Court grants bail to man accused of murdering Pune restaurateur
The Bombay High Court recently granted bail to a man booked for murdering a restaurant owner in Pune in June 2020. The court also observed that the prosecution failed to show involvement of the accused in the crime. Thereafter, the court directed the accused to be released on bail on a personal bond of Rs 25,000 with sureties of like amount and asked him to cooperate with the probing agency.
A single-judge bench of Justice CV Bhadang on April 12 passed the order in response to a bail application by Sudhir Rajaram Kamthe, who was booked by Sinhagad Road police station for allegedly assaulting and murdering a restaurant owner, Sunil Langore.
The FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by a person who knew the deceased. Kamthe and another person were arrested on June 16, 2020. Notably, the sessions court had thrice refused to release the applicant on bail, prompting him to approach the high court.
Mumbai Greens: Triangle-shaped garden in cosy Matunga neighbourhood
Situated in the cosy neighbourhood of Matunga, a stone’s throw from the famous Five Gardens on RK Parekh Road, the Hoopers garden is surrounded by a mix of modern high-rises and two to three-storey tall old art deco buildings.
The garden, officially called Prof MV Chandgadkar Udyan, is spread over an acre. The garden, which is in the shape of a triangle, boasts a soft mud walking track along its perimeter, giving the walkers a more comfortable time. A beautiful flowerbed of yellow Climbing Wedelia flowers accompanied by short shrubs and a couple of palm tree saplings welcomes you at the entrance.
The far end of the garden has slides, swings and jungle gyms that have a soft sponge/foam flooring that attracts toddlers, children and their parents in the evening. Along with the children’s play area, a section of the garden is covered with fresh and lush lawn grass that is watered regularly. This zone also has benches, making it an ideal spot for walkers and joggers to rest. These benches also attract senior citizens who are often accompanied by their young grandchildren. The children enjoy the slides and their grandparents maintain a watchful eye from the benches.
MNS gives May 3 ultimatum to remove mosque loudspeakers, seeks ‘patriotic’ Hindus’ support
Pushing his Hindutva agenda further, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday reiterated that the issue of loudspeakers on mosques was a social issue, not a religious one, and requested all “patriotic” Hindus to give a “befitting reply” to people who “consider their religion to be more important than law”.
“Some people are considering the issue of speakers in mosques as a religious issue but it is not so. It should be seen as a social issue,” Thackeray told reporters while declaring that his party would be holding a public rally on May 1 in Aurangabad and that he and his party colleagues would visit the under-construction Ram temple in Ayodhya on June 5. Incidentally, Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra minister Aditya Thackeray has announced an Ayodhya visit in May.
“The loud sound of speakers in mosques is not creating problems only for Hindus but also for Muslims. This issue has persisted for a long time. If you are going to play the speakers five times a day, then we will play Hanuman chalisa in front of mosques in the same way. It is my request to all patriotic Hindu community members of the country to be ready. I am not saying anything further since Ramzan is going on. If they are unable to understand by May 3 and consider their religion to be more important than the law and the Supreme Court, they need to be given a befitting reply,” Thackeray said.
Software developer falls to e-wallet fraud, loses Rs 5.06 lakh
A 31-year-old software developer in Mumbai was allegedly duped of Rs 5.06 lakh by a cyber fraudster pretending to be a customer care executive of an e-wallet company. An FIR in this case was registered at the Borivali police station on April 16.
The complainant told the police that he tried to pay his electricity bill for the month of March through an e-wallet. But the electricity bill displayed on the e-wallet app was much more than the actual amount. So, he searched on Google for a helpline number of the e-wallet company.
A special CBI court on Saturday refused to grant further custody of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh to the central agency stating that the grounds cited by the CBI were unsatisfactory. The agency, which arrested Deshmukh in connection with a corruption case on April 11, had sought his further custody for three days.
Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil. (File Photo)
Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil on Saturday said that loudspeakers would not be removed from mosques and temples that have taken permission for its use from the authorities.
This comes in the backdrop of MNS saying it will organise Hanuman Chalisa recital outside mosques if loudspeakers were not removed from the latter by May 3. “Instructions have been given that loudspeakers are allowed within permitted decibel limit and if anyone violates this, legal action will be taken,” Walse Patil told mediapersons.
With MNS chief Raj Thackeray upping the ante on the use of loudspeakers outside mosques, recitation of Hanuman Chalisa and amid talk of his visit to Ayodhya, Shiv Sena on Saturday announced that Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray will visit the Ram temple in Ayodhya in May.
Sena MP Sanjay Raut, without naming MNS, said in Nashik that his party does not need to learn Hindutva from people who have taken it on rent.
The protesters in front of the Sharad Pawar’s house Silver Oak, South Mumbai. (Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)
A magistrate’s court has rejected the bail application of lawyer Gunratna Sadavarte, arrested for allegedly orchestrating a purported attack at the residence of NCP chief Sharad Pawar in South Mumbai.
Special public prosecutor Pradip Gharat had opposed bail to Sadavarte stating that the investigation in the case is still on. He had submitted that Sadavarte’s wife, who is also named as an accused in the case, is yet to be interrogated and granting him bail may hamper the investigation.
The students and their parents expressed shock after collecting their hall tickets from schools on Saturday.(Representative image)
Around 500 students appearing for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exam from Atomic Energy Central Schools (AECS) located in Anushakti Nagar in Mumbai have been allotted exam centre in Malad. Parents now are knocking on different doors to get it changed as it will be impractical for children to travel so far for their board exams.
Days after the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) instructed its staff and their family members not to post “anti-government content”, photographs and videos of institute facilities on social media platforms since it “could lead to serious security consequences”, in a statement on Saturday, it explained that its earlier notice has led to a “great deal of misinterpretation” due to its wording.
The notice, while insisting that such regulations already existed, also clarified that no new restriction has been imposed on family members and visitors of the staffers.
Now, six to eight pilots will be stationed at the base, said officials. (File)
The Coast Guard base at Ratnagiri in Konkan on Saturday received two advanced light helicopters (ALH). Now, six to eight pilots will be stationed at the base, said officials.
“During the flood last July, the Coast Guard could not respond immediately, as it had no helicopter or plane stationed at Ratnagiri or Mumbai. Now, we can immediately respond in case of a crisis in Ratnagiri, Raigad and Sindhudurg. Earlier, planes or helicopters had to be sent from Daman or Goa in case of a crisis here,” said a senior officer.
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