Mumbai News Today Live, Shiv Sena News: Heavy rainfall lashed Mumbai on Friday resulting in traffic jam in most parts of the city, especially in the western suburbs. Motorists are stuck on Saki Vihar road towards Sakinaka for over half an hour around 8 pm. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the southwest monsoon has withdrawn from Nandurbar, Dhule and Jalgaon districts in north-central Maharashtra, much later than the usual pull out date of October 5. In its update at 4 pm, the IMD said thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 30-40 kilometres per hour were likely to occur at isolated places in Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Beed, Parbhani, Hingoli, Nanded, Latur, Nasik, Aurangabad over the next three to four hours.
The Supreme Court Friday refused to stay the acquittal of former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba, who was accused of Maoist links under sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and of criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The National Investigation Agency (NIA) moved the Supreme Court for stay hours after the Bombay High Court order. The apex court, however, allowed the NIA to move an application before the registry requesting for urgent listing.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai traffic police on Friday issued an order based on provisions in the Motor Vehicles Act mandating the use of seat belts for all passengers seated in vehicles from November 1. This means that rear-seat passengers too will have to wear seat belts, failing which action will be taken against them.
Criminal cases have been registered against seven leaders from the Uddhav Thackeray camp of the Shiv Sena for allegedly making ‘offensive statements’ against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a rally.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-live-updates-andheri-east-bypoll-uddhav-thackeray-maharashtra-8207665/
