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11 missing as overloaded boat capsizes in Wardha River in Maharashtra

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 In a major tragedy, at least 11 persons are missing and feared drowned after an overloaded boat with 30 persons aboard suddenly capsized in the Wardha River in Maharashtra’s Amravati district on Tuesday morning, police said.

The incident occurred around 10 a.m. when the boat was sailing to the opposite bank of the river near Shrikshetra Jhunjh, falling under the jurisdiction of Benoda Shaheed Police Station of Amravati.

Hearing the cries for help, several villagers jumped into the river to save the victims and also alerted the local police.

Till afternoon, three bodies, including of a two-year old girl, have been recovered and another eight are still reported missing, while the rest have survived with minor injuries.

The police, along with teams of divers and the villagers, have launched a massive search operation for the missing who are feared drowned over four hours after the incident.

A majority of the victims are said to be from a single clan who had gone to Gadegaon to attend the post-funeral rituals of a deceased relative.

Later they went to the Mahadev Temple in Varud area when the tragedy engulfed them.

The bodies of Narayan Matare, 45, Kiran Khandare, 28, and two-year old Vanshika Shivankar have been recovered so far.

Search continues downstream for the others – Nisha Matare, Piyush Matare, Aditi Khandare, Mohini Khandare, Ashwini Khandare, Vrishali Waghmare, Atul Waghmare, and Poonam Shivankar.

Locals said that the Wardha River has been swollen since the past one week due to heavy rains in Wardha, Amravati, Chandrapur, and Gadchiroli districts of eastern Maharashtra.

Though the exact cause of the accident is not clear, villagers said that the boat may have sunk as it was packed over its capacity and the victims may have been dragged away by the strong currents.

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Large-scale MD drugs racket busted in Agripara high-profile residence, accused investigated, alleged Bangladeshi also suspected, MD worth Rs 51 crore seized

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Mumbai: The Kandivali ANC unit led by Mumbai Anti-Narcotics Cell Shashi Kant Jagdale has busted a major drug manufacturing racket. The accused were allegedly manufacturing MD drugs in a room of a high-profile residential building in Agripara. During the operation, the police seized 14 kg of MD and liquid MD worth around Rs 51 crore. The police have also recovered a pistol and 19 live cartridges from the accused. A total of three people have been arrested in this case, and further investigation is underway. One of these accused belongs to West Bengal. These accused used to make MD in Mumbai city. A pistol has also been recovered from one of the accused. Investigation is also underway to find out where he got this pistol from. Along with this, his documents are also being checked and it is also being ascertained whether this alleged Bangladeshi is not. DCP Nunath Dhole of Mumbai Anti-Narcotics Cell said that the police is investigating this matter from every angle, while the police has got a big success in which MD and liquid MD worth Rs 51 crore have been recovered. Investigation is also underway to find out how many people are involved in this network. The police is further investigating. This operation has been carried out by DCP Nunath Dhole of ANC on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Devin Bharti. The arrested accused have been identified as Muhammad Shoaib Shaukat Ali Mansoori, 31, of Yasmin Tower, Sufyan Saleem Mansoori, 28, and Reena Akhtar, daughter of Ashraf Al-Sikdar, 22.

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BMC’s decision to raise funds through bonds in 100 days, demand to withdraw decisions on bonds and appointment of consultant: Raees Shaikh

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Mumbai: The ruling parties have already created a situation where BMC, Asia’s richest civic body, will have to raise funds through bonds within 100 days. This has been criticised by Samajwadi Party legislator and former SP group leader Raees Shaikh. He has targeted the civic administration for ignoring the state government’s directive against appointing consultants as part of austerity measures. MLA Raees Shaikh said that for the first time in its 133-year history, BMC has decided to raise Rs 950 crore through municipal bonds. Shaikh said that a tender was floated on May 22 to appoint a consultant for the process. These bonds are effectively equivalent to loans, and the interest burden will ultimately have to be borne by the corporation itself, which will indirectly put a financial burden on the citizens of Mumbai. He added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the state government have appealed to all government departments and local bodies to be austerity. The state chief secretary recently issued instructions to discourage wasteful spending by appointing consultants. In this backdrop, the BMC has issued an advertisement for appointment of consultants to issue bonds. Instead of spending money on consultants, the BMC’s own officials can handle the process. Shaikh added that the BMC plans to raise Rs 950 crore through bonds in the first phase, and this amount can go up to Rs 10,000 crore in the future. The municipal commissioner had said that future projects will be approved only after a proper feasibility assessment. In that case, why is the BMC trying to raise funds from the market through bonds? The BMC should immediately withdraw its decision to issue bonds, Shaikh urged the civic body to stop wasting public money by appointing external consultants for the bond raising process.

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Riot at goat shed on Eid-ul-Adha in Mira Road, Pune Coaster Society, case registered for attempt to spoil the environment, attack on Bajrang Dal worker

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An attempt has been made to spoil the atmosphere before Eid-ul-Adha in Mira Bhayandar, Mumbai. Tensions flared up in the Poonam Coaster building here when Bajrang Dal and Hindu organizations objected to the residents of the society tying and keeping the sacrificial goats in the building’s premises and shed. Meanwhile, Bajrang Dal volunteers reached the society and advised them to file a complaint at the police station to object to the sacrifice. Then, an unknown assailant attacked a Bajrang Dal worker, Nagnath Kamble, Harsh, and a 16-year-old minor. After that, the situation became more tense. The police have deployed additional security. Now the situation is definitely under control, but the tension remains. The residents of the society say that the sacrifice is being forced and there is no permission or permit for the sacrifice or the goat shed here. Despite this, the goats were brought into the society and have been harassed for the past week. Uma Shankar Nath, a building committee member, said that there is no permission to tie up goats and build a shed. Goats were brought from outside. are going and if there is objection to it, controversial comments are made. After this controversy, now it is being said that how will you celebrate Ganpati after Eid? Muslim residents say that sacrifices were performed in the society before but now there is forced objection. Along with this, the situation has deteriorated since last night and today at 12:30 pm, an unknown assailant attacked Bajrang Dal worker Harsh Singh. Now the police have registered a case in this matter but an attempt has been made to give a religious color to this case. When Bajrang Dal volunteers tried to remove the goats, tension increased in the society and the situation deteriorated. The police have issued an alert keeping in mind the situation. On the complaint of complainant Harsh Singh, a case was registered with Kashi Mira police and the search for the attacker is underway. It should be noted that earlier too, a dispute had started in JP North Society over the tying of goats, hence there is a risk of communal tension in Mira Bhayander Commissionerate. In such a situation, the police have issued an alert and the building has been converted into a police cantonment.

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