Pratap Sarnaik. File pic
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3 months 1 week 11 hours 49 minutes ago
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Protesters accuse government of ignoring severe traffic congestion problems
The protesters accused the government of ignoring the severe traffic congestion problems already plaguing Sasunavghar and raised slogans demanding immediate withdrawal of the proposal. "Sasunavghar already suffers from severe traffic jams every day. A six-year-old child recently lost his life after being stuck in a jam here. Twelve buses carrying school children were once stranded for nearly twelve hours. Shifting the Dahisar toll plaza here will make the situation unbearable for the local people," Bhumiputra Sanghatana leader Sushant Patil told reporters. (PTI)
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3 months 1 week 12 hours 1 minute ago
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Villagers block transport minister Sarnaik`s convoy
Several villages blocked the convoy of Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik in Palghar district on Saturday, demanding the withdrawal of a proposal to shift the Dahisar toll plaza in Mumbai to their locality. The protest in Sasunavghar area, led by local Congress leaders and Bhumiputra Sanghatna, forced the convoy to retreat. The minister was scheduled to visit the area for a site inspection, officials said. (PTI)
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3 months 1 week 13 hours 4 minutes ago
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Local body elections in Maharashtra on Dec 2
Polls to 246 Nagar parishads and 42 Nagar panchayats will be held on December 2, filing of nominations for which will begin on November 10. The State Election Commission is yet to declare the poll schedule for 29 municipal corporations, including the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in Mumbai, 32 zilla parishads, and 336 panchayat samitis.
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3 months 1 week 13 hours 19 minutes ago
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: `We believe we will fight in major places as Mahayuti,` says Ajit Pawar
NCP has been carrying out a review since Monday ahead of local body polls in the state, with Pune district being assessed during the day, he added. "We fought Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha polls as part of the Mahayuti (which also comprises the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena). We believe we will fight in major places as Mahayuti. We will also consider the local situation. The final decision to contest the polls individually or as part of Mahayuti will be taken in the next few days," Pawar said.