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Attention Commuters! Western Railway Announces A Major 4-Hour Block During The Intervening Night Of 2nd & 3rd October

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Attention Commuters! Western Railway Announces A Major 4-Hour Block During The Intervening Night Of 2nd & 3rd October

A major block of 04 hours will be taken on UP and down Slow lines between 12:30 am to 04:30 am and a block of 1:30 hours will be also taken on all lines between 02:00 am to 03:30 am at Goregaon during the intervening night of Wednesday & Thursday, i.e. 2nd /3rd October 2024 in connection with the ongoing work of 6th line between Goregaon and Kandivali stations.

According to  Vineet Abhishek – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, during the block, all Slow line local trains will run on the Fast line between Borivali & Andheri from 12:30 am to 04:30 am and these trains will not halt at Ram Mandir station due to unavailability of platform. Also, a few Mail/Express trains will be delayed by 10 – 20 minutes.

Due to this block, a few suburban trains will be affected and will be cancelled/short-terminated during the block period. 

The Details Of The Repercussions Of A Few Trains Are As Under:

1. Train No. 19038 Barauni – Bandra Terminus Avadh Express will be regulated for 30 minutes at Borivali.

2. Train No. 20942 Ghazipur City – Bandra Terminus SF Express will be regulated by 20 minutes in the Virar – Borivali section.

3. Train No. 90001 Bandra – Borivali local of 3rd October 2024 departing from Bandra at 04:05 hrs will run up to Goregaon and will remain cancelled between Goregaon & Borivali. This local will be run as an extra local for Churchgate (SLOW mode) departing from Goregaon at 04:40 hrs.

4. Train No. 92003 Andheri – Virar local of 3rd October 2024 departing from Andheri at 04:25 hrs will be regulated by 5 minutes and will run with FAST mode between Andheri – Borivali.

5. Train No. 94004 Borivali – Churchgate AC SLOW local of 3rd October 2024 departing from Borivali at 04:32 hrs will run with FAST mode between Andheri – Bandra – Dadar – Mumbai Central.

6. Train No. 92067 Churchgate – Borivali local of 3rd October 2024 departing from Churchgate at 09.19 hrs will run upto Nallasopara with FAST mode between Churchgate – Mumbai Central – Dadar – Bandra – Andheri – Borivali.

7. Train No. 90560 Virar – Bandra Slow local of 3rd October 2024 departing from Virar at 14:14 hrs will run up to Churchgate with SLOW mode.

8. Train No. 90648 Nallasopara – Bandra Slow local of 3rd October 2024 departing from Nallasopara at 16:08 hrs will run upto Churchgate with SLOW mode.

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Mumbai: Ticket Checker Forces Marathi Couple To Talk In Hindi, Gets Them Detained; Suspended After Incident Sparks Outrage

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Nalasopara: A ticket collector at the Western Railway was suspended after he forced a Marathi couple to speak in Hindi and was detained in the office of Railway Protection Force (RPF), the Marathi Ekikaran Samiti said. The couple was also forced to write on a paper, “We will never demand to talk in Marathi.” The incident has now sparked controversy and the Marathi Ekikaran Samiti members are protesting at Nalasopara station.

Commenting on the incident, the Western Railway spokesperson said that the TTE has been booked off duty and further actions will be taken after due investigation. Vasai GRP has registered an FIR under relevant sections and further investigation is on.

The incident came to light on Monday. However, the exact date of the incident is yet to be ascertained.

As per the initial information available, a couple with valid railway ticket was forced by an immigrant, non-Marathi speaking TTE , identified as Rakesh Maurya, demanded the couple to speak in Hindi and said, “If you are India, you should know Hindi.”

The couple was also forced to write on a piece of paper that they will never demand to speak in Marathi. The wife had recorded the incident on her phone, however she was forced to delete it. The couple was made to sit in the office for long time and later arrested by RPF, the media statement released by Marathi Ekikaran Samiti said.

The Marathi Ekikaran Samiti has called the incident a “disrespect to Marathi language” and have staged a protest at Nalasopara station’s railway master’s office.

The Western Railway said, “For us passengers of all religions, languages, regions are equal and our aim is to provide them with the best service. The matter will be investigated and appropriate action will be taken if any fault is found.”

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Who Is Sanjay Verma? 1990-Batch IPS Officer Replacing Rashmi Shukla As New Maharashtra DGP

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IPS Sanjay Verma to be next Maharashtra DGP

IPS Sanjay Verma has been appointed as the new Maharashtra Director General of Police by the Election Commission of India. The poll body, a fortnight before the Maharashtra Elections 2024, had ordered previous DGP Rashmi Shukla’s transfer after receiving a complaint from state Congress chief Nana Patole. 

Following her removal, ECI had sought from the state government names of three senior-most IPS of Maharashtra cadre of which Verma was one. The other two senior officers were Sanjeev Kumar Singhal and his batchmate Ritesh Kumar. 

IPS Sanjay Verma is a 1990-batch officer and is currently serving as DG of law and Technical. He is set to retire in April 2028 and was topping the list of consideration for the Maharashtra DGP post. 

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Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Manoj Jarange-Patil Won’t Play Poll Spoiler; Asks His Candidates To Withdraw Their Nominations

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Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Manoj Jarange-Patil Won't Play Poll Spoiler; Asks His Candidates To Withdraw Their Nominations

Pune: In a dramatic move, the top leader of the Maratha reservation agitation, Manoj Jarange-Patil, announced on Monday that he had decided to stay away from active electoral politics and asked all his candidates to withdraw their nominations for the assembly polls on November 20.

Around 17 candidates had filed nominations as Independents, calling themselves supporters of Jarange-Patil in the Marathwada region; the exact number of candidates is not known. It was widely expected that these candidates would eat into the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s voter base and would indirectly benefit the BJP-led Mahayuti. Now, with Jarange-Patil’s withdrawal, Maratha candidates fielded in Marathwada by the Sharad Pawar NCP and Eknath Shinde Shiv Sena will benefit, as a division of the Maratha community votes will mostly be avoided.

Statement Of Maratha Quota Activist Manoj Jarange-Patil

“There is no point in fighting elections as we have realised that the chances of our candidates winning are slim. I don’t want my young candidates and the Maratha community to be disappointed with losses. Our candidates not winning will be a psychological blow to our people. I have taken the decision to withdraw from the polls as I feel electoral politics is not our business, But our agitation for the rights of the Maratha community and our fight for the demand of reservation for the community will continue. I have decided to ask all my candidates to withdraw their nominations. Now I am not supporting any candidate or any party. People should vote as they wish. But they should ensure that those who are against our demand for reservation are defeated,” JarangePatil told the media at a conference held on Monday morning, hours before the deadline to withdraw nominations.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024

In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, it was evident that the Maratha reservation agitation had caused a lot of damage to the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance. All of the Marathwada region was fired up by the Maratha reservation agitation and the Mahayuti lost all but the one seat of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where Eknath Shinde’s candidate, Sandipan Bhumre, won the polls. This time, the Mahayuti has been cautious, going mainly with Maratha candidates in most of the 46 seats in Marathwada.

The Shinde Shiv Sena is contesting 16 of these 46 seats, with almost all candidates being Marathas, while the Sharad Pawar NCP is contesting 15 seats, having fielded all Maratha faces. It is obvious that now, with the possibility of Maratha votes staying undivided, Shinde and Sharad Pawar will be the biggest gainers of Jarange-Patil’s decision to withdraw from the race. The BJP has fielded a combination of Maratha and OBC candidates in the region, while the Ajit Pawar NCP has mainly focussed on western Maharashtra in their candidate list.

In the initial days of Jarange-Patil’s agitation, he was flanked by Rajesh Tope and other leaders from Jalna who are close to Sharad Pawar; however, in recent phases of the agitation, some of Eknath Shinde’s leaders have been seen discussing strategy with Jarange-Patil, giving rise to speculation about whether he was influenced at various times, by Sharad Pawar’s deputies and Eknath Shinde.

Both Sharad Pawar and Eknath Shinde have repeatedly denied in the media that they have had anything to do with the agitation. NCP leader Ajit Pawar has been keeping away entirely, even avoiding visits to Jarange-Patil’s agitation sites. The Maratha quota stir has gained a lot of ground in the past two years, with its impact majorly seen in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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