Mumbai News Today Live: IMD issues yellow alert for city, very heavy rains predicted in Thane and Palghar

Mumbai News Live Updates: IMD issues 'yellow alert' in Mumbai and 'orange alert' in Palghar and other Konkan area regions. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

Mumbai News Today Live Updates: As Mumbai witnessed light rains, the IMD issued a very alert for the city, while an orange alert was issued for the neighbouring districts of Thane and Palghar. Amid the rains, a tree fall in Worli left a man critically injured. In Lonavla, rescue teams recovered the body of one of the two missing children, who along with three other family members got swept away at a waterfall near the Bhushi Dam.

The tragic incident at Bhushi Dam resonated in the Maharashtra Assembly session, where state Congress president Nana Patole questioned the state government about the facilities it has set up for the safety of tourists at picnic spots during monsoons and the steps it has taken to prevent accidents. The Assembly also saw Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis mentioning that a law to curb exam paper leaks will be enacted during the ongoing monsoon session.

What else is happening? Anil Parab, a senior leader of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), has emerged victorious in the Mumbai Graduates Constituency election for the Maharashtra Legislative Council. Parab, who has been a member of the Legislative Council for the last 18 years, contested the election with the backing of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and its allies in the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition. Live Updates 22:55 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Among BJP’s 5 picks for MLC polls, 3 OBCs, Maratha and Dalit faces BJP’s central leadership Monday announced five candidates, including party’s national secretary Pankaja Munde, for the legislative council elections in Maharashtra to be held on July 12. The BJP, which faced a debacle in the state in the recently held Lok Sabha elections, focussed on social engineering while choosing the candidates for the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC), where the party hopes to get five seats based on its strength in the state Assembly. Out of the five candidates, three of them — Pankaja, Parinay Phuke and Yogesh Tilekar — represent the Other Backward Caste (OBC), whereas the two others Amit Gorkhe and Sadabhau Khot belong to the Matang (Dalit) and Maratha communities respectively. Read more 22:48 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Central Railway: Sion Flyover Bridge deemed unsafe The Sion Flyover Bridge, connecting Sion East and West, has been deemed unsafe by the Central Railway Authority. Accordingly, access for heavy vehicles and vehicles exceeding 2.80 meters in height has been restricted on both sides of the bridge. This restriction was implemented on June 29. 22:13 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 BMC: Andheri East and West connecting flyover completed in record-breaking 78 days The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) taking to X confirmed that the corporation has completed the challenging work of connecting the C. D. Barfiwala Flyover and Gopalkrishna Gokhale Flyover for travel between Andheri East and West, in a record-breaking 78 days. As per the instructions of the Traffic Police, ancillary works and tests related to traffic management will be completed in the next two days. Following this, the lane will be opened for West-East traffic from Thursday, July 4, at 5 pm. (X/@mybmc) 21:58 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anil Parab wins from Mumbai Graduates constituency Anil Parab, a senior leader of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), has emerged victorious in the Mumbai Graduates Constituency election for the Maharashtra Legislative Council. 21:55 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Navi Mumbai: 41 unauthorised bars, restaurants demolished Thane The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) launched a massive crackdown on illegal bars, restaurants, and unauthorized structures across the city, demolishing 41 establishments and sealing 98 paan shops in a coordinated operation, officials said. The drive, spearheaded by Municipal Commissioner Kailas Shinde, involved hundreds of civic personnel and targeted unlawful commercial spaces, particularly in the Belapur and Yeoor Hills areas, reported PTI. Seven bars were demolished in Yeoor Hills alone, while the maximum number of demolitions took place in Belapur. 20:58 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Maharashtra govt to include dental treatments in state health scheme Maharashtra Minister Tanaji Sawant on Monday said dental treatment will now be covered under the Pradhan Mantra Jan Aarogya and Mahatma Phule Jan Aarogya schemes. The state public health minister announced while responding to a question from legislator Satyajeet Tambe in the state legislative council. This expansion broadens the coverage of the two schemes that provide a wide range of medical treatments free of cost at government-recognised hospitals. "Currently, 1,000 private and state-run hospitals are recognised under the schemes. With the latest decision, 900 more hospitals will be included. The expansion is expected to be completed by July 31," Sawant said. The state government is also working on developing an anti-fraud application to prevent hospitals from submitting bogus bills, he said. (With PTI inputs) 20:54 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Lonavala waterfall tragedy: All five bodies found The bodies of all five people swept away in a waterfall near Bhushi Dam in Pune's Lonavala area were found today with that of the last missing person, a 4-year-old boy, being fished out in the evening, an official said. The five, comprising a woman and four children, drowned at around 12.30 pm on Sunday and the bodies of three of them were recovered some hours later, while that of a girl was fished out earlier on Monday morning, he said. "The body of Adnan Ansari was recovered this evening, after which the search operation was called off," said Suhas Jagtap, senior inspector of Lonavala police station. The bodies of Shahista Liaqat Ansari (36), Amina Adil Ansari (13) and Umera Adil Ansari (8) were found by rescuers some hours after search-and-rescue operations started at the site on Sunday afternoon. 19:51 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 In Pictures | Tree collapsed in Worli leaving one critically injured Express Photos by Ganesh Shirsekar 18:26 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Maharashtra govt to unveil new policy for hoardings in Mumbai Metropolitan Region The Maharashtra government will soon unveil a policy regarding hoardings in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), state Minister Uday Samant told the legislative assembly on Monday. Samant made the statement during a discussion about hoardings erected in the city by violating rules and the hoarding collapse incident in which 17 people lost their lives last month. "A policy will be unveiled once the code of conduct for the legislative council polls ends after the results are declared for the graduates and teachers constituencies," the minister said. He said the committee headed by former Allahabad High Court chief justice Dilip Bhosle is probing the May 13 hoarding collapse in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area. BJP legislator Ram Kadam alleged that Bhavesh Bhinde, whose firm erected the hoarding that collapsed, was photographed with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, and his role should also be probed. Samant further said that permissions are not taken from the civic authorities to erect hoardings on railway land. Of the 1,025 hoardings in Mumbai, 306 are on railway land, he said. BJP leader Ashish Shelar demanded an inquiry into hoardings erected since the COVID-19 pandemic. He alleged that hoarding owners received subsidies and a 50 per cent discount on licences. (With PTI inputs) 18:10 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 State legislative council adjourned The BJP and Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) legislators were engaged in a sharp exchange on Monday over Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's "not Hindus" swipe at the BJP, resulting in the adjournment of Maharashtra legislative council for the day after frequent disruptions. BJP legislator Prasad Lad raised the issue in the Council, saying Rahul Gandhi has insulted Hindus in the country and condemned his remarks, drawing a sharp reply from the leader of the opposition Ambadas Danve of Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress legislators. They objected to Lad raising Gandhi's comments on the floor and sought Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe's intervention. Lad also raised slogans against Rahul Gandhi. Amid the din, Gorhe adjourned the Council for five minutes at 4:25 pm. After the House reassembled at around 4:30 pm, other BJP legislators including Pravin Darekar, joined Lad, forcing another adjournment for 10 minutes. (With PTI inputs) 18:07 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Congress' Pradnya Satav reappointed for biennial council elections Sitting MLC Pradnya Satav will be the Congress candidate for the biennial council elections in Maharashtra. Pradnya Satav is the wife of late AICC general secretary Rajeev Satav, who died due to Covid-19 complications in 2021. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha. Prior to that, he represented the Hingoli Lok Sabha seat. 17:59 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Man critical after tree falls on him in Mumbai A 45-year-old man was critically injured when a tree fell on him while he was walking in Mumbai's Worli area today, police said. The incident took place at around 9 am in Jambori Maidan lane near a chawl (row tenement), they said. Pedestrian Amit Jagtap received injuries when a roadside tree fell on him, an official said. Fire brigade and local police personnel rushed the spot after receiving information. Jagtap was rushed to a hospital where he was undergoing treatment, the official said, adding the man's condition was critical. (With PTI inputs) 16:41 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 IMD issues 'yellow alert' in Mumbai, heavy rains predicted The India Meteorology Department (IMD) has predicted that rains in the city will intensify this week, issuing a 'yellow alert' for Mumbai and an 'orange alert' in Palghar and other areas of the Konkan region. IMD officials said the rains are likely to intensify owing to the strengthening of the westerly winds. “The westerly winds have started to gather strength again and a trough has developed in the west coast leading to low pressure. 16:37 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 BJP nominates Pankaja Munde and four others for Maharashtra council elections Maharashtra BJP declared the candidacy of OBC leader and ex-minister Pankaja Munde, along with four others, for the forthcoming state legislative council elections. The biennial elections for 11 seats of the Upper House of the state legislature are scheduled for July 12. The party, in a release, named Munde, former MLA Yogesh Tilekar, Parinay Phuke, Amit Gorkhe and Sadabhau Khot as its candidates. Munde, the party's national general secretary, lost the state assembly polls in 2019 and the recent Lok Sabha elections from Beed against NCP (SP)'s Bajrang Sonawane. Tilekar is from Pune, Khot is from Sangli, and Gorkhe is a BJP member from Pimpri Chinchwad belonging to the Matang community. Phuke is from Nagpur and has ties to BJP leader and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. (With PTI inputs) 15:28 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Fake visa racket case: Navy officer, 3 others arrested The Crime Intelligence Unit of the Mumbai Crime Branch probing the fake visa racket allegedly being operated by Navy officers, arrested four persons, including one more Navy officer, on Saturday and Sunday. The racket, allegedly involved in sending people to South Korea using forged documents, would tell them to tear up their visa papers once they reached there and seek asylum, which would then be followed by citizenship. According to the crime branch, Sub-Lieutenant Braham Jyoti, posted in INS Shivaji Lonavla, said to be the mastermind of the racket, was arrested along with his associate Simran Teji. 15:14 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis: Maharashtra to introduce law against paper leaks in Assembly’s Monsoon Session Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis declared today that the government plans to enact a law addressing paper leaks in competitive exams during the ongoing Monsoon Session of the state legislature, mirroring national legislation. He also highlighted the propagation of misinformation by specific groups and individuals regarding paper leaks. “This government, in its only two years, has successfully undertaken the recruitment to one lakh posts. This is a continuous process and it will continue in the future as well. Certain groups and individuals are spreading a fake narrative about paper leaks. It is important to take action against them, as it demotivates thousands of students who honestly prepare for the exams,” said Fadnavis while replying to queries raised by the opposition during the question hour session. 14:11 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Maharashtra Police register 1st FIR under new criminal law in Sawantwadi : Devendra Fadnavis The first FIR in Maharashtra under the new Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) was registered by the Sawantwadi police in Sindhudurg district on Monday, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in the state assembly. He did not give details of the case. Fadnavis, said in the House that the first FIR under the new criminal law provisions was registered at 2.19 am at the Sawantwadi police station. Three new criminal laws came into effect on Monday, bringing far-reaching changes in India's criminal justice system. 14:06 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Certain groups spreading “false narrative”: Dy CM Fadnavis on paper leaks “This government, in its span of only two years, has successfully undertaken the recruitment to one lakh posts. This is a continuous process and it will continue in future as well. Certain groups and individuals are spreading a fake narrative about paper leaks. It is important to take action against them, as it demotivates thousands of students who honestly prepare for the exams,” said Fadnavis while replying to queries raised by the opposition during the question hour session. 14:05 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 certain groups spreading “false narrative”: Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis on paper leaks. “This government, in its span of only two years, has successfully undertaken the recruitment to one lakh posts. This is a continuous process and it will continue in future as well. Certain groups and individuals are spreading a fake narrative about paper leaks. It is important to take action against them, as it demotivates thousands of students who honestly prepare for the exams,” said Fadnavis while replying to queries raised by the opposition during the question hour session. 13:54 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Opposition stage walkout in Maharashtra assembly The opposition walked out of the state legislative council in Maharashtra after the deputy Speaker did not allow the Leader of the Opposition Ambadas Danve to speak on the congratulatory motion of the Indian Cricket team for winning the cricket world up. 13:25 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Who is Vasantro Naik? Today is Naik's 111th birth anniversary. The Congress leader had served as the state chief minister from 1963 to 1975. One of the longest tenures as Maharashtra Chief Minister. The state government observes his birth anniversary as 'Krishi Din' (agriculture day). He is hailed as the father of the green revolution in Maharashtra, implementing the 'Panchayat Raj' and the 'Employment Guarantee Scheme'. 13:16 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Will request Centre to confer Bharat Ratna on ex-CM Vasantrao Naik says Fadnavis Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the state government will request the Centre to confer Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, on former CM late Vasantrao Naik. Opposition Congress member Nana Patole raised the demand in the state assembly. 12:33 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Over 90 persons fall ill after consuming contaminated water in Maharashtra village Ninety three persons have suffered from stomach infections after apparently consuming contaminated water from a well at a village in Maharashtra's Nanded district, officials said on Monday. The Mugaon Tanda village, where the incident took place, has 107 houses with a population of 440, as per the officials. they approached a local health centre on June 26 and 27 with complaints of abdominal pain and loose motions, district health officer Balaji Shinde told PTI. 12:09 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Crocodile seen at Ratnagiri roads amid heavy rains; Watch video A crocodile was seen on the streets of Chiplun in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri after rain lashed the district. According to reports, the reptile is believed to have been washed away from the nearby Shiva River. Why the crocodile crossed the road !! A video from from Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, where a crocodile on a city tour. Hope everything went safely. @ndtvpic.twitter.com/c65jWsJBBl — Parveen Kaswan (@ParveenKaswan) July 1, 2024 11:59 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Rescue teams recover one of the two missing children in Lonavala; 4 family members dead Four persons from a family, including three children, drowned in a waterfall behind the Bhushi Dam in Lonavala on Sunday afternoon. One other member of the family, a minor, was still missing till Monday morning. A search team on Sunday recovered the bodies of Shahista Liaqat Ansari (36), Amima Adil Ansari (13) and Umera Adil Ansari (8) from the reservoir downstream. 11:51 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 State government will bring anti-paper leak act: Devendra Fadnavis Deputy CM and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis announces in the monsoon session of Maharashtra assembly that the state government will bring an act against paper leak. Opposition held a protest on Sunday, outside the Maharashtra assembly against the NEET paper leaks. 11:44 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 On Shiv Sena vs Shiv Sena -UBT in Lok Sabha polls Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde says, "Shiv Sena voters voted for the bow & arrow, the real Shiv Sena... "We don't need to prepare for Assembly elections as we continuously work on the ground and work among the public. I may be the CM but I continue to work as a party worker." 11:43 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 Watch the monsoon session of Maharashtra assembly live [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCuMgmjDTf0?si=3yzDe-j_-nMTxoBa&w=560&h=315%5D 11:41 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 It is a matter of pride for us: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on India's T20 WC win Mumbai Following the T20 World Cup triumph, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that it is a matter of pride for the Indian citizens. The Men in Blue got hold of the prestigious T20 WC trophy for the second time, defeating South Africa by seven runs in Barbados. Speaking to ANI, Shinde also sent his good wishes to the entire team. 11:28 (IST) 1 Jul 2024 "Did a lot of work," says Maharashtra CM Shinde on completion of 2 years of Mahayuti government Speaking with ANI, on the completion of two years of the Mahayuti government, Eknath Shinde said, "2 years is actually very little but the Mahayuti government did a lot of work. The works that were stopped by Maha Vikas Aghadi, whether they were metro or road projects, have been resumed. We have also reopened the Marathwada grid that was closed by them. "The work PM Modi had done in the last 10 years, the Congress government couldn't do that kind of work even in 50-60 years," he said.

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