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Veteran Shiv Sena leader and ex-minister Sudhir Joshi passes away

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Veteran Shiv Sena leader and ex-minister Sudhir Joshi — kin of former Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi — passed away following prolonged illness here on Thursday, a party official said.

Joshi was 81 and had recently conquered Covid-19 to return home a few days ago from the Jaslok Hospital.

A prominent leader of Sena’s ‘old guard’ from its inception, Joshi was unwell since the past few weeks, suffering from heart and related ailments. He breathed his last on Thursday afternoon.

Aggressive and a go-getter, Joshi was among the closest confidantes of Shiv Sena founder-patriarch, the late Balasaheb Thackeray, for many years in the fledgling days of the Shiv Sena that was attempting to carve its niche in state politics.

In 1973, he created history by becoming the youngest and only the second Shiv Sena Mayor of Mumbai, after which the party grew in leaps and bounds in city politics, now ruling the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) uninterrupted for nearly three decades.

In 1995, when the first Shiv Sena-BJP government assumed office, Joshi joined his cousin and the then first party Chief Minister Manohar Joshi’s cabinet as Revenue and Education Minister.

However, after having several health issues, he voluntarily took a back seat in active politics around 1999.

During his heydays, Balasaheb Thackeray had entrusted him with key tasks in the growing party with responsibilities such as President of the powerful All India Cabin Crew Association, various banks and insurance sector unions.

He also headed and guided the critical Sthanik Lokadhikar Samiti, which fought for jobs for local Marathi youth in government and private sectors, earning huge support among the ‘sons of the soil’.

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Mumbai: Ahead of Diwali, citizens beam with smiles… Goods worth over 1 crore returned, police performance praised, and people in a joyous mood.

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Mumbai: Mumbai Police has brought back the happiness of the citizens before Diwali by returning their lost and stolen goods and spreading smiles on their faces. DCP Manish Kalwaniya in Zone 8 of Mumbai has today returned the lost and other belongings of the citizens before Diwali, worth more than one crore, including 2000 mobile phones. The DCP said that the people’s joy has doubled after the return of stolen and lost goods because most of them had given up hope of their belongings, but the police have brought smiles back to their faces. Mumbai Police has started a process of returning people’s belongings at various police stations. This process has been started on the initiative of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti. After the return of stolen and lost goods, the trust of the people in the police in Mumbai has been further strengthened and now the police is performing better in such cases in which people’s belongings have been stolen or have disappeared. The police have now brought smiles to the faces of many people who had forgotten their belongings or did not expect that their belongings would be available to them again.

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Mumbai: Jains Donate ₹1.38 Crore To 141 Flood-Hit Gaushalas Across Maharashtra

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In a remarkable act of compassion, the Jain community in Mumbai distributed ₹1.38 crore to 141 gaushalas across Maharashtra that were affected by recent floods.

According to Paresh Shah, a member of the Maharashtra Goseva Aayog, the donations will help the gaushalas purchase fodder and essential supplies for their cattle. Each gaushala received ₹50,000 as part of the relief distribution.

The contribution was made during the ‘Jivdaya Mahotsav’, held on Sunday at a Jain temple in Chinchpokli. Of the total amount, the Sheth Damji Lakshmichand Charitable Trust contributed ₹63 lakh. The community also launched a ₹27-lakh animal ambulance to aid animal welfare initiatives in Mumbai.

The event was graced by Shaina N C, national spokesperson of the Shiv Sena, as the chief guest, and Girishbhai Shah from the Animal Welfare Board of India.

Notable donors included the Deepakbhai Bheda family and the Diyodar Jain Sangh, each contributing ₹11 lakh.

Organisers said the initiative reflects the Jain community’s commitment to ‘Jivdaya’ (compassion for all living beings) and aims to support animal shelters struggling after the floods.

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Mumbai: Harassment of ordinary Muslims in the name of Bangladeshis should stop, Abu Asim makes serious allegations against the government over Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader Worker Assembly Abu Asim Azmi criticized the statement of Home Minister Amit Shah and said that it is the responsibility of the Home Minister and the Central Government to take action against Bangladeshi and Pakistani infiltrators. The population of Muslims in India has increased due to Bangladeshis. This is completely wrong. The residents of West Bengal and ordinary Muslims are being targeted under the guise of Bangladeshi and Pakistanis. He said that the government is yours in many states and at the center, so how do Bangladeshi infiltrators enter from the border? What action has the government taken against those who forge their documents so far? He said that targeting Muslims under the guise of Bangladeshi should be stopped, just as Karat Soumya is trying to fake the certificates and documents of every Muslim and is targeting Muslims. He said that the government should pay attention to how Bangladeshi infiltrators infiltrate from the Indian border. This is not the job of Congress, SP or other parties. It is the job of the government to take action against Bangladeshi and Pakistanis and to bring them to justice. But Muslims should not be harassed or disturbed. He said that action is being taken against those officers who are preparing documents for Bangladeshis.

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