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Mumbai News Live Updates: IMD issues red alert for heavy rainfall – The Indian Express

Intense rain is likely in some places today. (Express file photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Mumbai News Live Updates (August 8):  Moderate rain is likely in Mumbai and suburbs today. Intense spells of rain could be seen in isolated places.

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the delay in cabinet expansion has nothing to do with the ongoing hearing in the Supreme Court. While reiterating that the cabinet expansion will be done soon, Fadnavis said, “The court has not put any restrictions on us against carrying our cabinet expansion. It has not stopped us from carrying out our cabinet expansion. Therefore, it is incorrect to link it with hearing in court.”

In other news, the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) recently asked the state government to come up within six months with a ‘clear policy’ on provision of jobs for transgender persons. The panel also asked the departments concerned in the state to file affidavits on the steps are taken by it in implementing the 2014 Supreme Court judgement asking it to take steps to treat transgender persons as Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) of citizens and extend all kinds of reservations for admission in educational institutes and for public appointments.

Mumbai news live: IMD issues red alert for heavy rainfall; SC not stopping us from cabinet expansion, says Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis; Maharashtra government asked to come up with a ‘clear policy’ on jobs for transgender persons. Follow this space for more updates.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-news-live-updates-monsoon-rain-shiv-sena-covid-traffic-8077300/