Mumbai: Friday namaz and Holi celebrations in Mumbai city were held in a peaceful and decent manner. Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar had made special security arrangements for Holi and Friday namaz. Police have made strict arrangements to celebrate Holi. Strict action will be taken against those violating traffic rules.

It has been done.

Holi festival was celebrated with great enthusiasm in Mumbai and on this occasion Mumbai Police has made strict arrangements across the city to maintain law and order. Especially the traffic police and local police took special vigilance and the campaign against drunk driving was also intensified.

A large number of police forces have been deployed at important intersections and sensitive places in the city. Police have taken strict action against those driving under the influence of alcohol, driving motorcycles without helmets, driving vehicles with three people on board and violating traffic rules.

A massive checking campaign is being carried out by the local police and traffic police in Mumbai’s Sion Koliwada and Matunga areas. The police team was carefully searching each vehicle and immediate action was being taken against those violating the rules.

On the occasion of Holi, people are being appealed to celebrate the festival in a safe and peaceful manner. The police administration says that action will be taken against those who show any kind of negligence or disregard for the rules and the police have also taken action against those who broke the law.

Many videos and pictures are coming out from different areas of Mumbai drenched in the colors of Holi, in which people are seen enjoying the festival with full enthusiasm. But the police was also deployed with full vigilance, which is why no untoward incident happened and the people of Mumbai celebrated Holi peacefully.

The festival of colors, Holi, was celebrated with full enthusiasm in Mumbai. In this festival, especially the youth was seen completely drunk. People enjoyed Holi with colors, gulal and water in different areas of the city. In Mumbai’s Sign, Punjabi Camp and Matunga Parsi Colony Gymkhana, the youth celebrated with great enthusiasm with DJ music, the sound of Nashik dhol and rain dance.

There was excitement of Holi in these areas since morning. People formed groups and celebrated Holi by applying colors on each other. The youth danced to the tunes of DJ and also danced to the tunes of Nashik dhol and celebrated Holi. The youth also enjoyed the rain dance organized in Matunga Parsi Colony Gymkhana.

There were colorful faces, smiling people and scenes of friendship everywhere. The echo of ‘Holi Hai’ was heard all around. People were seen dancing happily amidst the splashes of water. Sweets were also arranged at many places, which increased the fun of Holi.

Mumbai Police has also made strict security arrangements.

Overall, this year too, a colorful festival of Holi was seen in Mumbai. Young, old and children all celebrated this festival with enthusiasm and joy and filled it with the colors of happiness.

Mumbai: The Central Railway has announced a Mega Block on March 16 to carry out essential engineering and maintenance work on its suburban network. The block will affect multiple sections, leading to temporary changes in local train schedules.

Key Details of the Mega Block:

Thane-Kalyan Fast Line (UP & DOWN):

The block will be in effect from 10:40 AM to 3:40 PM.

Down Fast/Semi-Fast locals departing CSMT Mumbai between 9:34 AM and 3:03 PM will be diverted to the Down Slow line between Thane and Kalyan, making additional stops at Kalva, Mumbra, and Diva before resuming their original route. These trains will reach their destinations 10 minutes later than usual.

Up Fast/Semi-Fast locals departing Kalyan from 10:28 AM to 3:40 PM will be diverted to the Up Slow line between Kalyan and Thane, with additional stops at Diva, Mumbra, and Kalva before switching back to the Up Fast line at Mulund. These trains will also arrive 10 minutes later than scheduled.

Down Mail/Express trains departing from CSMT/Dadar will be diverted to the 5th line between Thane and Kalyan.

Up Mail/Express trains arriving at CSMT/Dadar will be rerouted via the 6th line between Kalyan and Thane/Vikhroli.

Down Harbour Line services to Panvel/Belapur departing from CSMT Mumbai between 9:45 AM and 3:12 PM will be suspended.

Up Harbour Line services from Panvel to CSMT Mumbai between 10:33 AM and 3:49 PM will remain suspended.

Up Trans-Harbour services to Thane from 11:02 AM to 3:53 PM will not operate.

Down Trans-Harbour services to Panvel from 10:01 AM to 3:20 PM will also be suspended.

Passengers are advised to plan their journeys accordingly and check for updates before traveling. The Central Railway has urged commuters to cooperate as these maintenance works aim to improve service efficiency and infrastructure reliability.

Lucknow, March 13: All India Muslim Jamaat’s National President Maulana Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi’s reaction has come to the fore on Uttar Pradesh government minister Sanjay Nishad’s statement about playing Holi. In fact, Minister Sanjay Nishad said that those who avoid colors should leave the country. Maulana Shahabuddin has condemned this statement of the minister.

The Maulana said that no minister should make such a statement and the minister does not have the right to make such statements to create hatred in the society.

The Maulana further said, “When the minister took oath, he did not swear that those who avoid colors will have to leave the country. He had sworn that there will be justice for everyone and no one will be discriminated against.” He asked that the minister should tell where 30 crore Muslims should go after leaving the country.

Maulana said that now the minister is working against the oath, which does not suit him. He asked whether the minister wants to create riots in the country by making such statements. Does he want to spread the poison of hatred among people? He demanded legal action against such people and said that such people should be removed from the post of minister.

Earlier, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi said that the holy month of Ramzan is going on. Along with this, preparations for Holi have also started. He said that the month of Ramzan teaches patience. Allah has said in the Quran Sharif that God is with those who are patient. Our Prophet(S.A.W) has said in Hadith Sharif, “A good Muslim is one whose hands, feet, tongue do not cause any trouble to anyone else.” I appeal that Muslims should follow all these things.