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Mumbai Maharashtra News Live Updates: EC bars both Thackeray, Shinde factions from using party name, poll symbol ; Mega train block today – The Indian Express

This is a combination image of Uddhav Thackeray on right side and Eknath Shinde on left. (Image source-Express file/photo)

Mumbai News Today Live Updates, October 8, 2022: Election Commission of India has barred both former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and current Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led factions from using the party name Shiv Sena and its ‘bow and arrow’ poll symbol, newsagency PTI reported.

The Central Railway (CR) will operate a mega block on its suburban sections on Sunday to carry out maintenance work. The block will be imposed on both Thane-Kalyan Up and Down fast lines from 10.40 am to 3.40 pm.

In other news, eleven people died and 38 were injured when a bus rammed into a truck near Nandur naka in Nashik city early on Saturday. Speaking to The Indian Express, Nashik Municipal Commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar said, “The accident took place at around 5.20 am. This bus rammed into the truck whose diesel tank exploded and caught fire. Most of the people in the bus were sleeping. We have found 10 dead bodies and the remains of another which is why we presume that 11 people have died so far. Of those injured, two people are in a serious condition and have been admitted to the ICU of a local hospital.”

A fire broke out on the 12th floor of a residential building in Mumbai’s suburban Chembur area on Saturday afternoon, an official told newsagency PTI. However, there were no reports of anyone getting injured in the incident at Rail View MIG Society located in New Tilak Nagar, the fire brigade official said.

Mumbai Maharashtra News Live Updates: The Central Railway (CR) will operate a mega block on its suburban sections on Sunday to carry out maintenance work. The block will be imposed on both Thane-Kalyan Up and Down fast lines from 10.40 am to 3.40 pm.; Read latest Maharashtra updates here

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-maharashtra-news-live-updates-nashik-bus-fire-mumbai-rain-8196984/