Do you know what the stars hold for you in terms of love life, career, business and personal wellness today? Well, read on to know your astrological predictions as per your zodiac sign for May 17. Aries March 21 – April 20Spending more time with someone younger helps increasing the bond of love. Karma leads you to a raise in salary/ a promotion.Cosmic tip: Have full information at your fingertips before making a decision. Taurus April 21 – May 20Not hurrying up in a bid to complete a project works just right since some major changes have to be made. Do drink enough water.Cosmic tip: Consider a clear ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ answer before going back to a topic again. GeminiMay 21 – June 21Usually a sociable sign; but today being by yourself is all you crave. Pointless arguments are best avoided.Cosmic tip: Remain willing to learn, accepting habits you need to modify or give up totally. Cancer June 22 – July 23A business trip is extraordinarily successful and opens up so many other avenues too. Keeping yourself away from controversy is the best bet.Cosmic tip: Don’t compromise on ambitions. The sky is the limit. Leo July 24 - Aug 23Visualizing a relationship of unconditional love and doing something constructive about it makes it manifest soon.Cosmic tip: Don’t remain lost in negative thoughts. Look up at the shimmering horizon that beckons so tantalizingly. Virgo Aug 24 – Sept 23An idea needs refining to be viable. Taking a business loan at this point is not a good decision.Cosmic tip: Accept painful truths if wanting to get to the core of an issue. Libra Sept 24 – Oct 22An initial meeting for beginning negotiations is underwhelming and a total let down. Cosmic tip: Be a good friend, not waiting for the other person to make the first move to resolve a misunderstanding. Scorpio Oct 23 – Nov 22Taking an honest perusal of a holiday budget helps plan the trip wisely. Those with a sensitive digestion must be careful about what they eat.Cosmic tip: Don’t rush into an untimely or hasty decision. Sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 22Hire a personal trainer if there’s a tendency to skip workouts (it helps sometimes). Try to eat freshly cooked food.Cosmic tip: Try love and understanding to resolve an issue with a loved one. Capricorn Dec 23 – Jan 20Think before reacting, not succumbing to impulsive rash acts. Make sure your spouse/ partner gets enough rest. Think first. Then take action. Self-employed professionals enter a positive karmic cycle.Cosmic tip: Cultivate a tranquil mindset. Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19Being a source of comfort to an older man makes you feel good about it too. Quickly complete pending work (there’s a family function to attend).Cosmic tip: Take care of your own needs first. Pisces Feb 20 – March 20At one level you know certain situations are best accepted philosophically; another part of you wants to teach the person a lesson.Cosmic tip: Get enough rest if recovering from a bout of ill health.
17 May,2024 12:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirley BoseMumbai is expected to be hit by traffic snarls on May 17 due to multiple events in different areas of the city, the police sources said on Thursday evening. An official said that there area several important events in city on Friday, May 17 and hence a traffic advisory has been issued for commuters especially for those who plan to travel by air or have a train to catch on Friday. The official said that on May 17, there is PM Modi's public rally at Shivaji Park in Dadar and there is an election event at MMRDA grounds in Bandra too. Moreover, there is an IPL match in Mumbai. All these events on the same day may led to traffic congestion in parts of the city. In a traffic advisory, the police said, "On 17th May, there is public meeting at Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park Ground and M.M.R.D.Ground (Pataka Ground), B.K.C. IPL match is going to be played at Wankhede Stadium. At all these places, large number of V.VI.P's., political party followers and match spectators will be present. So, there is possibility of traffic congestion. Therefore, to avoid traffic congestion on Marine Drive, Eastern Express Highway and Western Express Highway on 17th May 2024 from 10.00 hrs to midnight, there will be regulation of traffic. Passengers who are planning to travel by Air and Rail, please plan accordingly to avoid inconvenience." For PM Modi's rally at Shivaji Park, many supporters and followers from all over Maharashtra are likely to be participate. "A large number of vehicles are expected on the Western and Eastern Express Highway and traffic congestion is likely, especially on the road leading to the venue hence the traffic police has already planned traffic restrictions and diversions already," an official said. The police had on Wednesday said that the vehicles coming from various areas shall drop the participants at the alignment point and proceed for parking at designated places as follows. Western and Northern Suburbs: Vehicles coming from western and northern suburbs through Western Express Highway shall drop the participants on Senapati Bapat road between Mahim Railway station to Ruparel collage area and proceed for parking at Mahim Reti Bander, Kohinoor PPL Parking, India Bulls Finance center PPL parking, Kamagar Stadium and on Senapati Bapat Road, While Light Motor Vehicles can be park at India Bulls One center PPL parking. Eastern Suburbs: Vehicles coming from Thane and Navi-Mumbai using Eastern Express Highway shall alight participants near Dadar T. T. Circle and proceed for parking towards Five Gardens, Matunga and R.A.K. 4 Roads. Mumbai City and South Mumbai: - Vehicles coming from South Mumbai using Veer Savarkar Road shall alight participants at Ravindranath Natya Mandir andproceed for parking at India Bulls Finance centre PPL parking, Raheja PPL. Parking, Sudam Kalu ahire road, worli, Padurang Budhkar Marg Galxo Junctionupto Kume Chowk, Sudam Kalu Ahire Road, worli, Narayan Hardikar Marg. Sacred Heart High School up to JK Kapur Chowk, similarly, Vehicles coming using B. A. Road shall drop the participants at Dadar T. T. Circle and proceed to parking at the designated parking place at Five Garden or R.A.K. 4 Road.
16 May,2024 11:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif RizviBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya on Thursday alleged that no tender process was followed for the hoarding that crashed in Ghatkopar three days ago, and the government got virtually nothing from the contract while the owner earned more than Rs 100 crore in revenue, reported the PTI. Bhavesh Bhinde, the owner of Ego Media Pvt Ltd which owned the illegal hoarding, got the permission only because he was close to MLA Sunil Raut, brother of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, he alleged, according to the PTI. "The revenue from the hoarding was over Rs 100 crore, the revenue from the fuel station (on which it collapsed) was Rs 25 crore. The Maharashtra government gets nothing. Couple of crores transferred to Maharashtra police Kalyan Nidhi (welfare fund)," Somaiya claimed in a letter written to deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking a thorough inquiry, as per the PTI. As many as 16 persons died after the giant hoarding crashed on a petrol pump during a dust storm on Monday evening. "There were massive irregularities, illegality and lack of transparency in the setting up of the petrol pump and grant of permission to Bhavesh Bhinde's Ego Media to erect the hoarding," Somaiya told reporters, the news agency reported. The hoarding and petrol pump stood on land in possession of the Government Railway Police (GRP). "No tender process was followed while giving permission to Bhavesh Bhinde...he got permission only because he was close to Sunil Raut, brother of Sanjay Raut," the BJP leader alleged, as per the PTI. He also found irregularities in the tender process for three nearby hoarding sites, Somaiya, a former MP, said. "As per my information, three new sites were identified near the hoarding that collapsed, and 12 new hoardings were proposed to be erected. The entire tender procedure for these 12 hoardings is mired in irregularities. The tender process is for 10 years but the work order was for 30 years," he claimed, the news agency reported on Thursday. Bhavesh Bhinde arrested from Udaipur by Mumbai Police, say officials Days after registering a case against the Bhavesh Bhinde, owner of the billboard that had collapsed on Monday and claimed 16 lives, the Mumbai Police arrested him from Udaipur, the officials said on Thursday. The crime branch team of Mumbai police arrested Bhavesh Bhinde, the director of Ego Media Pvt Ltd, the advertising agency responsible for erecting the hoarding in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai. Official sources said that Bhinde was allegedly hiding in a restaurant in Udaipur. The Mumbai Crime Branch took him into custody and later secured his transit from a court in Udaipur and was on it's way to Mumbai. The Pantnagar Police had registered an FIR against Bhavesh Bhinde for negligence leading to the death of 16 people and injuring 79 people after a huge hoarding collapsed on May 13. (with PTI inputs)
16 May,2024 09:31 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentAnita Goyal, wife of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal who played a key role in the management of the now-grounded airline, died on Thursday. She was 70. Ailing for quite some time, she died at a private hospital in the city, sources said. She is survived by husband Naresh and two children, daughter Namrata and son Nivaan Goyal. The last rites of Anita were performed around 2 pm at the Chandanwadi crematorium in Marine Lines area. Family members and friends including industrialist Anil Ambani, Bollywood actor Shabana Azmi and her lyricist husband Javed Akhtar were present at the crematorium besides some former employees of Jet Airways, sources said. Anita had served as non-executive vice president and a board member of Jet Airways which was grounded in April 2019 amid acute liquidity crunch after flying for 25 years. She was in charge of key areas of revenue management and network planning at the airline when it was operational. A former employee who had worked closely with Anita Goyal told PTI that she was completely involved in the day-to-day functioning of Jet Airways. "Anita also used to hold meetings with representatives of aircraft makers, Boeing and Airbus, as part of her role as vice president," he said. The Goyals stepped down from their respective positions at the airline on March 25, 2019. In 2023, both Anita and Naresh Goyal were named as accused in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate. Naresh, once a high-flying tycoon, was arrested, and is currently on interim bail on medical grounds; Anita was never arrested. Jet Airways is undergoing an insolvency resolution process but the final handing over of the bankrupt carrier to the winning bidder is facing legal hurdles. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
16 May,2024 07:34 PM IST | Mumbai | PTIAn elderly man died and four girls were injured in separate incidents during unseasonal rains that lashed Maharashtra's Palghar district over the last two days, the officials said, reported the PTI. The heavy rains also damaged houses and orchards, officials said on Thursday. Namdeo Jadhav, 60, a resident of Mokhada town, died when a wall of a house collapsed on him on Wednesday during untimely showers, district collector Govind Bodke and disaster management officer Vivekanand Kadam said, as per the PTI. Four girls aged between 12 and 16 years, who were in an orchard during the showers in Dahanu taluka, were injured when trees fell on them, the officials said. The district, located adjoining Mumbai, received heavy rains on May 14 and 15. A total of 227 houses were partially damaged, while fruit trees spread across 2.67 hectares were adversely affected in the rains in Dahanu, said the officials, the news agency reported on Thursday. Houses were partially damaged in other talukas like Talasari (255), Jawhar (241), Vikramgad (15), Palghar (17) Wada (4) and Mokhada (34). Around 44.84 hectares of orchards/fruit gardens were also damaged due to the rains, they added, according to the PTI. Meanwhile, the death toll in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse on Thursday reached 16 after the bodies of a retired GM of Mumbai airport ATC and his wife were retrieved from the wreckage at the crash site. The rescue operation was called off on Thursday morning with no hopes of finding survivors three days after the tragedy, officials said, as per the PTI. A 120 feet x 120 feet billboard, which according to officials was illegally installed, collapsed on a petrol pump in the Chheda Nagar area of suburban Ghatkopar during a dust storm on Monday evening, killing 14 people and injuring 75 others. Former general manager (GM) of Mumbai ATC Manoj Chansoria (60) and his wife Anita (59) were missing since Monday evening when they left for Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh from the ATC guest house in western Mumbai in a car. The bodies of a man and a woman were extricated from a car stuck underneath the collapsed hoarding shortly after midnight on Wednesday and the victims were later identified as Manoj Chansoria and his wife, they said. (with PTI inputs)
16 May,2024 06:50 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondentDays after dust storm and rain, the weather department has issued a 'yellow alert' for city while sharing Mumbai weather updates on May 16. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), "Hot and humid condition. Possibility of light rain or thundershower towards evening were very likely." The IMD Mumbai on Thursday also issued a Nowcast Warning. It said, "Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and Moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Kolhapur, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Latur, Dharashiv, Sangli, Satara and Nashik during next 3-4 hours. Take precautions while moving out." Meanwhile, a yellow alert was issued for Mumbai's adjoining areas including Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, etc. A dust storm followed with rains and gusty winds had on Monday lashed parts of Mumbai and neighbouring areas. Mumbai had also witnessed several disruptions following the dust storm and unseasonal rains in the city earlier this week. The Mumbai Metro services were suspended between Aarey and Andheri East metro stations after a banner landed on the overheard wire due to strong winds Suburban services on Central Railway were affected after an overhead equipment pole between Thane and Mulund stations got bent due to strong winds, an official had said on Monday. The suburban services on the Main Line have been suspended, the chief spokesperson of Central Railway had earlier said. City also witnessed tragedies including structures collapse in Wadala and Ghatkopar areas. In Wadala, two people were injured after an under-construction metal parking tower to collapse on a road in Wadala area. Meanwhile, the death toll in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse incident in Mumbai rose to 16 after two more bodies were recovered from the collapse site by the rescuers including the NDRF, the officials said. Days after conducting the rescue and relief operations, the searches for the victims were called off by the rescuers on Thursday. A huge advertising hoarding in Ghatkopar had collapsed on a petrol pump on Monday following a massive dust storm and unseasonal rains in the city leaving several people trapped under the debris, the officials had earlier said.
16 May,2024 05:22 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Brihanmumbai municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday said that there would be water cut and low pressure water supply in several parts of city for 16 hours on May 22 and 23. According to an official statement, the BMC said that in the K/East Ward, the work of cross-connection of the newly laid 1500 mm dia. Water main with the newly laid 1200 mm dia. Parla outlet and discarding of the old leaking 1200 mm dia. water main at the junction of B.D. Sawant road and C.G. Road to the junction of C.G. Road and Sahar Road in Andheri (East) will be undertaken. The work will be commenced on May 22 from 09:00 am and will be completed on May 23 at 01:00 am. "Post this work water levels of Veravali reservoirs I, II and III will be improved , subsequently water supply of Andheri (East) & (West) , Jogeshwari (East) & (West) ,Vile Parle (East) and (West) will be improved," the BMC said. Due to this work there will be curtailed supply in some parts of K/West, P/South ward and no supply in some part of K/East, P/south and K/West ward, the civic body said. The BMC also shared the details of the affected areas. 1) K/East - Tripathi Nagar, Munshi Colony, Bastiwala Compound, Collector Colony, Durga Nagar, Matoshree Club (Normal supply timing - 08:00 am to 10:00 am) Remarks regarding supply condition- 08:00 am to 09:00 am there will be complete water cut 2) K/East - Durga Nagar, Sariput Nagar (Normal supply timing - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply 3) K/East - Datta Tekadi, Oberoi Splendor, Kelti Pada, Premises near Ganesh Mandir Jogeshwari–Vikhroli Link Road (Normal supply timing - 09:00 am to 11:00 am) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply 4) K/East - Bandrekar Wadi, Fransiswadi, Makhrani Pada, Subhash Road, Chacha Nagar (Normal supply timing - 11:00 am to 2:00 pm) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply 5) K/East - Bandra Plot, Hari Nagar, Shivaji Nagar, Shankarwadi,Pascal Colony (Normal supply timing - 01:30 pm to 3:40 pm) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply 6) K/East - Vishal Hall,Varma Nagar, Kamgar Kalyan, Manjarekarwadi, Bima Nagar, Panthaky Baug, Teli Gully (Lane), Kol Dongari, Jiva Mahale Road, Sai Wadi, Jivan Vikas Kendra, Shivaji Nagar, Sambhaji Nagar, Hanuman Road, Shraddhanand Road, Nehru Road, Tejpal Road, Shastri Nagar, Rajendra Prasad Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Kajuwadi and Vile-Parle East Area, Domestic Airport, Amrutnagar, Kanakia SRA , Chakala Gaothan, Chakala Vajan Kata (Normal supply timing - 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply 7) K/East - Pump House, Vijay Raut Road, Patilwadi, Hanjar Nagar, Zagdapada, Parsi Colony, Jijamata Road, Gundavali Hill, Ashirvad Chawl (Normal supply timing - 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply 8) K/East - Old Nagardas Road, Mogarapada, New Nagardas Road, Parsi Panchayat Road, RK Singh Road, Nicholaswadi Road (Normal supply timing - 08:00 pm to 10:30 pm) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply 9) P/South - Bimbisar Nagar, Vanrai, SRPF Camp, Bandrekar Wadi, (Normal supply timing -7:00 pm to 9:30 pm) Remarks regarding supply condition- Supply will be given with low pressure 10) P/South - ODC Ram Mandir Road Goregaon (West) (Normal supply timing -7:45 pm to 9:15 pm) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply 11) K/West - C.D. Barfiwala Road, Upashray Lane, S.V.Road Andheri, Dawood Baug, Kevni Pada, Dhakusheth Pada, Malcum Baug (Garden) , Andheri Market, Bhardawadi, Ambre Garden Pump (Normal supply timing -7:30 am to 12:00 Noon) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply 12) K/West - Juhu Koliwada, Juhu Tara Road (Normal supply timing - 09:00 am to 11:00 am Koliwada Supply zone KW-11) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply 13) K/West - Deoraj Chawl, Swami Vivekanand Road (JVLR to Jogeshwari Bus Depot) (Normal supply timing - 11:00 am to 1:00 pm S.V. Road Part 2 KW-01) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply 14) K/West - Four Bungalow, D.N. Nagar, Juhu Versova Link Road (Normal supply timing - 12:15 pm to 02:10 pm Four Bungalow supply Zone KW-07) Remarks regarding supply condition- Water supply will be given with low pressure 15) K/West - Vile Parle (West), Lallubhai Park, Lohiya Nagar, Vile Parle Gaothan, Milan Subway, Entire Juhu area. V.M. Road, Nehru Nagar. (Normal supply timing - 02:30 pm to 4:40 pm Vile Parle supply zone KW-09) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply 16) K/West - Moragaon, Juhu Gaothan (Normal supply timing - 02:30 pm to 4:40 pm Moragaon supply zone KW-08) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply 17) K/West - Yadav Nagar, Sahakar Road, Bandivali Hill Road, Momin Nagar, Khajur Wadi, Jogeshwari Phatak, Jogeshwari Station Road, Captain Samant Road Part. (Normal supply timing - 09:30 pm to 12:00 am Yadav Nagar supply zone KW-04) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply 18) K/West - Gilbert Hill, Sagar City, Gaondevi Dongri, Juhu Gully (Lane) , Wireless Road, Shreenath Nagar (Normal supply timing - 10:00 pm to 12:30 am Gilbert Hill supply zone KW-06) Remarks regarding supply condition- No water supply "The municipal administration appeals to citizens to store sufficient water and use water prudently. As a precautionary measure, citizens are requested to filter the water and use it after boiling for next 4 to 5 days," the BMC said.
16 May,2024 04:41 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA map-based QR code system in Thane district to make it easy for voters to find the route of their polling booth has been introduced, an official said on Thursday, as per a PTI report. The mechanism has introduced by district authorities in Maharashtra for three Lok Sabha constituencies in the district. This initiative has been introduced to combat consistent complaints received from voters that they find it difficult to locate their polling booth to cast their vote, district collector and district election officer Ashok Shingare said. "This map-based QR code system is aimed at guiding voters seamlessly to their designated polling booths. Separate QR code has been assigned to each of the three Lok Sabha constituencies. Voters can simply scan the QR code, select the relevant assembly constituency and choose their specific polling station," he said. Once a particular polling station is selected, the Google map directs the voter to the designated location, alleviating the inconvenience associated with locating polling booths. The only prerequisite for utilising this service is knowledge of the polling station name and number of the assembly constituency, which is available on voters' information slips or the Election Commission's website, Shingare added. There are three Lok Sabha seats in Thane district - Thane, Kalyan and Bhiwandi. All three seats will be voting on May 20 in the fifth and upcoming phase of Lok Sabha Elections. Additionally, all 6 seats in Mumbai will be going to polls on the same day.
16 May,2024 04:25 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentThe Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow in Mumbai will prove to be a nemesis for the BJP and its allies in the city in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024, reported news agency PTI. While the relatives of those who lost their lives in the tragic hoarding collapse in Ghatkopar were mourning, the BJP held the roadshow of PM Modi in the same vicinity, claimed NCP (SP) spokesperson Clyde Crasto in a statement. The hoarding accident, triggered by gusty winds on Monday, has claimed 16 lives and left 75 injured. Ahead of the May 20 polling for the six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai and seven others in Maharashtra, PM Modi held a mega roadshow here on Wednesday evening to canvass for the candidates of the BJP and its allies Shiv Sena and NCP. The hour-long roadshow began at Ashok Silk Mills in Ghatkopar (West) in North East Mumbai and concluded at the Parshawanath Chowk in Ghatkopar (East). To add "salt to the wounds of Mumbikars", the Metro and local train services were cancelled and roads in that area were blocked to give a smooth passage to the roadshow, he claimed, reported PTI. "Why were the Metro rail and local trains stopped? This could have endangered the lives of commuters due to overcrowding," Crasto said, reported PTI. The Maharashtra government must immediately explain why this was done, he said amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024. In all probably, it was "smartly and tactfully" done to make people walk back home along the roadshow route, creating the impression that a large crowd participated in the "Modi roadshow", he claimed, reported PTI. This "display of insensitivity" by the BJP of continuing with their show despite the loss of lives of 16 people and many injured and then causing inconvenience to thousands of commuters "will prove to be a nemesis" for all the Lok Sabha candidates of the BJP and its allies in Mumbai, he said, reported PTI. "Troubled Mumbikars and all those who now know of this display of selfish insensitivity will make BJP pay for this unpardonable act of theirs when Mumbai votes on May 20," he said. (With inputs from PTI)
16 May,2024 01:29 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe first-of-its-kind home-voting facility for elderly people and persons with disabilities started in two of the constituencies of Mumbai, reported news agency ANI. A total of 543 senior citizens and nine differently-abled people or persons with disabilities (PwDs) from Mumbai South and Mumbai South Central constituencies cast their votes from home for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 on May 14 and 15. According to Collector and District Election Officer Sanjay Yadav, "The Election Commission of India has provided the facility of home voting through postal ballot by postal voting team for the first time to senior citizens above 85 years of age, PwD voters in Lok Sabha elections. Home voting has started in both the Lok Sabha constituencies of Mumbai-Mumbai South and Mumbai South Central. So far, 543 senior citizens and nine differently-abled people or persons with disabilities voters have exercised their right to vote through home voting," reported ANI. Maharashtra is set to go on polls for its fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 on May 20. The constituencies that will be part of the ongoing election in the fifth phase include- Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Kalyan, Palghar, Bhiwandi, Thane, Mumbai North, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-Central, Mumbai South-Central, and Mumbai South. Mumbai South constituency is set to witness an intense battle between two factions of the same party, the Sena vs Sena battle. The Maha Vikas Aghadi picked the two-time MP and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Arvind Sawant from the seat. Sawant has successfully won the crucial seat in the past two elections under the Shiv Sena banner. On the other hand, the Mahayuti alliance has fielded Yamini Jadhav, a leader from the CM Shinde-led Shiv Sena. She is the MLA from the Byculla assembly seat. In Mumbai South Central senior UBT Sena leader Anil Desai is pitted against the sitting MP Rahul Shewale who represents the Shiv Sena -Eknath Shinde faction. The counting of votes will be held on June 4. (With inputs from ANI)
16 May,2024 12:58 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA generator caught fire in a Thane housing complex in the early hours of Thursday, an official said, reported news agency PTI. No one was injured in the incident at the residential premises along the Mumbai-Nashik highway, said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane civic body, reported PTI. The fire at the Thane housing complex started in the generator around 4.25 am. After being alerted, local firemen reached the spot and put out the fire by 5.10 am, he said, reported PTI. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, he added. In another incident, a fire broke out at a high-rise building in Kharghar area of neighboring Navi Mumbai on Tuesday evening but no one was injured in the incident, an official said, reported PTI. The fire started inside a flat on the 14th floor of 'Chaturbhuj' building situated near Shilp Chowk around 6.45 pm, reported PTI. Three vehicles of the Kharghar Fire Brigade and one from Kalamboli were rushed to the spot and the flames were extinguished after more than two hours, the civic official said, reported PTI. While there were no reports of anyone getting injured, the cause of the fire was being ascertained, he said. Meanwhile, a shop and 16 motorcycles were gutted after a power transformer caught fire near a railway station in Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday morning, a civic official said, reported PTI. A power transformer near Badlapur railway station caught fire around 6.30 am, said Bhagwat Sonanwane, chief fire officer of the Kulgaon-Badlapur fire station, reported PTI. Local firefighters rushed to the scene, and the blaze was put out within an hour, he said.No one was injured in the incident, but a shop and 16 motorcycles parked in the area were gutted, the official said. Preliminary reports suggest that the fire was a result of a short circuit, he said. (With inputs from PTI)
16 May,2024 12:42 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
