Maharashtra
Maharashtra Oppn slams gas price hike, terms it fallout of new ‘ED govt’

The Opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress on Wednesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre for the steep hike of Rs 50 in the prices of LPG cooking gas cylinders, terming it as a “fallout” of the new government assuming power in Maharashtra.
NCP Chief Spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said 50 MLAs from the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) rebelled against the then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and a week later, the cooking gas prices were increased by Rs 50.
“The 50 MLAs were taken to Surat, flown to Guwahati and then to Goa, everywhere pampered in deluxe hotels… The ‘invisible force’ behind that operation to topple the MVA government must have cost a huge amount. Is there any connection between the 50 MLAs and Rs 50 spike in gas cylinder prices,” Tapase asked.
He also referred to the development as a consequence of the ‘E.D.’ government — of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis — as pointed out by the latter (Eknath-Devendra) last week.
In a sharp attack, Congress state President Nana Patole asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi how can the masses afford the huge hike of Rs 50 for domestic gas cylinders in the all round inflation.
“The Modi government has a new slogan now – ‘Na khaunga, Na pakaane doonga’. With the latest hike, the domestic gas cylinder prices have touched Rs 1,053,” Patole pointed out.
Tapase pointed out that barely 24 hours ago, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had promised to reduce taxes on petrol-diesel and today, people got a shock when the BJP government hiked the gas cylinder prices, indicating that the reality is very different from perceptions.
Patole recalled how, ever since the Modi regime came to power, the inflation graph has been rising and the government has “failed to control” the price rise.
“Owing to the continuous price hikes, essential commodities have also gone out of reach of the common masses. In 2014 ,during the Congress-led UPA government, the gas cylinder cost Rs 450, ensuring the commoners were not hit by inflation,” said the Congress chief, adding: “The subsidies extended by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have also been removed by the Modi government, and Indians are using the most expensive gas in the world.”
Claiming that it is impossible to get a new gas connection, Patole said it cost Rs 2,200, plus Rs 4,400 security deposit, regulator price has gone up by Rs 100, and then highly-priced monthly refill cylinders costing Rs 1,000-plus.
Referring to the Centre’s figures of 9-crore gas connections given under the Ujjwala Yojana, Patole demanded to know how many of those beneficiaries can afford the revised cylinder prices, and now they cannot go back to kerosene which has been stopped to them.
“The economy is on downslide, the Indian Rupee falling daily against US Dollar, but the government has already looted the people of Rs 26 lakh crore on fuel taxes and filling its own coffers as the masses continue to suffer in the whirlpool of inflation,” said Patole.
The fresh increase in cooking gas prices has attracted severe flak even on the social media groups.
Maharashtra
Mumbai News: Body Of 20-Year-Old Recovered Hours After Juhu Drowning Incident; Friend Rescued

Mumbai: Nearly 14 hours after two young men were swept into the sea at Silver Beach near Godrej Gate in Juhu, the body of one of the missing individuals was recovered late Friday night. The deceased has been identified as 20-year-old Vighnesh Murgesh Devendram.
Details On The Drowning Incident
The incident was first reported around 10:24 am on Friday by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), which stated that the duo had ventured approximately 200 metres into the water when they were caught in a powerful current around 8:30 am. While one of them, 22-year-old Rajkumar Govind Subba, was pulled to safety by on-duty lifeguard Jitendra Tandel from Drishti Marine before the fire brigade arrived, Vighnesh went missing in the waters.
A large-scale search operation was immediately launched by the fire brigade in coordination with local police, civic staff and fishermen. Despite continuous efforts throughout the day, there was no sign of the youth until later that night.
According to officials, both youths were residents of a slum in Vile Parle. Preliminary reports indicate that they may have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident. The Mumbai Fire Brigade had to halt the search operation at 1:36 pm due to high tide conditions. Authorities had earlier appealed to the public to alert the nearest police station, the BMC, or the fire brigade in case they spotted the missing individual.
Body Of Missing Youth Found At Night
According to the updated report received on Saturday morning, local fishermen and the Juhu Police were able to recover Vighnesh’s body at approximately 10:30 pm on Friday. He was rushed to Cooper Hospital, where he was declared, brought dead. The confirmation came from Dr. Niranjan, Assistant Medical Officer at the hospital. Rajkumar Subba, the survivor in the incident, was rescued in time and is believed to be recovering.
Maharashtra
Tesla To Open First Charging Station In Mumbai Next Week: All Details

US-based electric car maker Tesla will open its first charging station in India next week in Mumbai, the company announced on Friday.
The station will have four V4 Supercharging stalls for DC charging and four destination charging stalls for AC charging.
The Superchargers will offer a peak charging speed of 250 kW, priced at Rs 24 per kWh, while the destination chargers will provide 11 kW at Rs 14 per kWh.
“This will be the first of the eight Supercharging sites that were announced during the launch in Mumbai, with more planned across the country, to provide the optimal cross-country experience,” the company added.
Tesla said this will be the first of eight Supercharging sites announced during its Mumbai launch last month, with more planned across the country to make cross-country travel convenient for Tesla owners.
The company had entered the Indian market in July with the launch of its Model Y, priced from Rs 59.89 lakh, along with its first experience centre at Maker Maxity Commercial Complex in Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.
The BKC facility offers both fast-charging and regular options, catering to the needs of different EV users.
According to Tesla, the Model Y can gain up to 267 kilometres of range in just 15 minutes using its Superchargers — enough for five round trips between Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and the Gateway of India.
“Model Y can add up to 267 kilometres of range in just 15 minutes with Tesla Superchargers, enough for 5 return trips between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai and Gateway of India,” the US-based carmaker said.
As part of its customer offer, Tesla will also provide a free wall connector with every new car purchase, which will be installed at the buyer’s residence.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra ACB Registers Four Disproportionate Assets Cases This Year Involving ₹4.17 Crore

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) this year, has registered four cases related to disproportionate assets (DPA) against corrupt public servants and private persons. The total amount of money involved in these cases is Rs 4.17 crore. The statistics also revealed that two Class I officials and one Class II and Class III officials each were booked under these cases.
The statistics revealed that maximum (three) disproportionate assets cases were registered against officials of the police department and one against municipal corporation official. The total amount of money involved in these four cases is Rs 4.17 crore, of which Rs 3.82 crore were related to the officials of the police department and Rs 35.16 lakh were related to municipal corporation official.
As far as entrapment cases are concerned, from January till July 29, Maharashtra ACB has registered total 418 cases. The statistics further revealed that most corruption related trap cases were registered against officials of Revenue and Land Records department (117), followed by the Police (66) and Panchayat Samiti (42). Further analysis of the statistics revealed that most officials involved in trap cases are Class III government officials (292), followed by Class II officials (75), Class I (48) and Class IV (22). Total amount involved in these corruption cases is Rs 1.50 crore.
The Maharashtra ACB has sent information about nine corruption related cases to the state government seeking permission to freeze assets worth Rs 16.88 crores of the accused persons allegedly involved in these cases. The highest amount of assets involved are related to the officials of the Urban Development Department (Rs 3.13 crore), Water Resources Department (Rs 2.82 crore) and Public Works Department (Rs 2.48 crore).
Mumbai zone has a maximum (4) number of such cases, followed by Pune (2) and one each from Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Nanded zones, from where the ACB wants assets to be frozen.
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