Maharashtra
Maharashtra Appoints Women Leaders To Top Posts In Administration, Police, & Forest Departments
Mumbai: Living up to its reputation as a progressive state, Maharashtra has women heading three key posts: the state administration, police, and the principal chief forest conservator.
About The Appointments
The state has made history with the appointments of three All India Services women in these top posts. In January, Maharashtra got its first women police chief with the appointment of 1988 IPS Rashmi Shukla as director general; 1987 IAS Sujata Saunik took over the reins of the state administration last month to be the first woman chief secretary.
Last Wednesday 1988 Indian Forest Service officer Somita Biswas took over as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) from Shailesh Tembhurnikar. Biswas, who was CEO of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority, become the first women chief of the forest department.
“She follows the footsteps of other women in civil services to break the glass ceiling and make it to the top. The state government is empowering women in the true sense,” a veteran bureaucrat said.
About IPS Rashmi Shukla
Shukla, who was made police chief with four months left for retirement, will continue in the post for two years. She was earlier the Pune police commissioner and the state intelligence department commissioner named in the phone tapping controversy. Shukla moved to central deputation during the MVA regime and headed the Sashastra Seema Bala. Saunik, with a career spanning 37 years, was the additional chief secretary of the Home Department, General Administration Department, Skill Development Department, National Disaster Management Authority, and several important civil administration offices.
Maharashtra
Thane: Fire Erupts In Dev Corpora At Cadbury Junction, 10 Rescued, Cooling Operations On
Thane: A major fire broke out at the 16-floored Dev Corpora commercial tower near Cadbury junction, off Eastern Expressway in Thane. The blaze erupted on the 11th floor at the office of Jijau Foundation around 11.51 pm and total 10 people were evacuated by the firefighters. No injuries are reported in the incident.
The fire was doused at 4 am on Wednesday and cooling operations are underway, informed Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). Of the people rescued, five are residents of Dombivali, four from Thane and rest from Mumbai city.
As per the disaster management of TMC, “A total of 10 persons who were trapped in the building due to the spread of fire and smoke at the incident site have been safely evacuated. One person was trapped on the 1st floor in Santanti Test Tube Baby Centre and nine persons were trapped in the Isha Netralaya on the seventh floor.”
The statement released by TMC said that the fire was reported at disaster management control room at 11.51 pm. The blaze was at Cadbury Junction, East Expressway side, at Siddheshwar, Khopat, Thane West. The fire broke out in the office of Jijau Foundation on the 11th floor of the building and a large amount of smoke spread throughout the building, it added.
Three Fire vehicles, One Rescue vehicle and One Branto along with Disaster Management Cell personnel with One Pickup vehicle and TDRF personnel were rushed to the spot. Chief Fire officer was also present on the spot.
Maharashtra
Thane: 5 Arrested For Assaulting And Robbing 35-Year-Old Truck Driver On Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Thane, Sep 17: Five persons have been arrested for allegedly assaulting and robbing a truck driver on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Tuesday.
The police on Monday arrested the accused in connection with the incident that occurred on September 9, an official said. The accused allegedly attacked a 35-year-old truck driver who had stopped on the side of the road. They threatened and assaulted him and stole two mobile phones and Rs 23,000 cash, he said.
The accused, Rohan Naik (24), Rohidas Pawar (23), Atish Waghmare (26), Bhanish Waghbhare (35), and Shankar Waghmare (18), were apprehended from the Khopoli area of Raigad district, the official said, adding that three more accused are absconding.
Stolen property worth Rs 48,000, including mobile phones and cash, were recovered from the arrested accused, he said.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra: MLA Nawab Malik’s Son-In-Law Sameer Khan Injured In Kurla Car Accident; Visuals Surface
Mumbai: Maharashtra MLA Nawab Malik’s son-in-law sustained injuries after his car met an accident in Kurla, said police, adding that Sameer Khan is undergoing treatment.
According to Mumbai police, the incident occurred when Nawab Malik’s daughter and son-in-law were returning after a routine check-up at a hospital.
Statement Of Mumbai Police
“When they were getting into the car, the car driver accidentally pressed down the accelerator, and the car hit a wall. Sameer Khan sustained injuries on his head and is currently in ICU,” informed Mumbai Police.
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