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Fadnavis slams Thackeray’s ‘coward’ remark, vows to remain as home minister

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In a sharp rejoinder to Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray’s ‘fattus’ (coward) remark, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis declared that he would not ‘quit’ as the home minister, here on Tuesday.

Hitting at Thackeray, he called him as “the weakest Chief Minister” who was so scared that though two of his cabinet ministers (Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik) were in jail, he had ‘no guts’ to seek their resignation.

“Who is he (Thackeray) to demand my resignation? I have not got the post because of him. A person who fought the elections in the name of (PM) Narendra Modi but discarded principles to become the CM has no right to ask for my resignation…,” said Fadnavis.

The BJP leader warned that he was handling the home department for five years when he was the CM, and now again as the Deputy Chief Minister, and knew his job very well, hence needed no advice from “CM who worked from home” on how to function.

Fadnavis warned Thackeray to mind his language and said: “I can use even worse words, and when I open my mouth, it will create problems, but I won’t do it. I am not going to quit and will continue as the home minister.”

The verbal assault came in the wake of a huge row between the Sena (UBT) and the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP alliance government after a woman Sena (UBT) activist was assaulted allegedly by workers of the rival Shiv Sena late on Monday.

The woman, who Sena (UBT) leaders like Sushma Andhare and others claimed was pregnant, is admitted to the ICU of a private hospital and hundreds of her supporters are staging protests in Thane demanding action against the rival Sena activists responsible for the attack.

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Robbery in Mumbai Saki Naka, 4 arrested, stolen goods recovered

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Mumbai: The Sakinaka police have claimed to have solved the mystery of the robbery at the junk shop of the complainant, Mohammed Hussain Abdul Karim, and arrested the accused. 22 kg of silver and cash worth a total of Rs 44 lakh were stolen from the junk shop. The shop was located in Anise Compound. The police had registered a complaint regarding this. On this basis, the Mumbai Police’s detection team tracked down the thieves and arrested four accused and claimed to have seized silver worth Rs 44 lakh and a mobile phone. The accused have been identified as Maqsood Shah, 20, a resident of Sakinaka in Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh, Zeeshan Abdul Subhan, 20, a resident of Mumbra, Daighar, Akhbar Hussain Ghulam Murtaza, 27, Mumbra, and Irfan Noorullah Khan, 26, Siddharth Nagar, UP. The four accused have been arrested and the stolen goods have been recovered. This operation was carried out by DCP Dutta Nalawade on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti.

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37 unauthorized shops removed from footpaths in Vakola area, action taken by BMC ‘H East’ ward under ‘Pedestrian First’ campaign

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Mumbai: The Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is implementing the ‘Pedestrian First’ campaign to ensure that pedestrians can walk on the footpaths with ease. As part of this initiative, action was taken to remove 37 unauthorised shops obstructing the footpaths along Rajendra Kamble Marg in Vakola area yesterday (August 11, 2026). The operation was carried out by the ‘H East’ ward of BMC. As per the directions of the High Court and under the guidance of Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide. BMC is effectively implementing the ‘Pedestrian First’ campaign to clear the footpaths of unauthorised hawkers and encroachments, thus making them free from obstructions. In this backdrop, the footpaths along Rajendra Kamble Marg in Vakola were cleared during an operation led by Assistant Commissioner (H East Ward) Smt. Mr. Mridula Ande, Deputy Commissioner (Zone-3) under the guidance of Shri Vishwas Mote. During this drive, 37 unauthorized shops erected on footpaths were removed, and materials obstructing the walkways were seized.

The operation was carried out with the support of about 31 officers and staff members using 4 vehicles, 2 dumpers, 1 JCB and other machinery. Adequate police security was deployed during the drive.
Meanwhile, the Municipal Corporation continues to implement measures to ensure the availability of accessible footpaths for pedestrians. Therefore, unauthorized constructions or placement of materials obstructing footpaths are prohibited. The Municipal Corporation administration has said that strict action will be taken if such incidents are found.

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Mumbai: Maharashtra ATS takes action against MD vendors, MD worth Rs 9 crore seized, factory exposed, two foreign women and one person arrested

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has claimed to have seized MD worth Rs 9.4 crore during an operation in Bandra, Mumbai. A suspect was found in front of a tipper at Amber Hotel Bandra. When he was searched, 2050 grams of MD Mephedone was recovered from his possession, after which the Kala Chowki ATS has registered a case and started investigating him. The ATS has also arrested two foreign women suspected of this. During the progress of this operation, 2688 grams of Mephedone was seized from Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and two women were also arrested in this case. In this case, with the help of UP Police, the factory from which MD was purchased was also cracked down on and MD worth Rs 5 crore was seized. The police is taking further action in this case.

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