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Maharashtra: MSRTC Implements 14.95% Fare Hike, Impacting 55 Lakh Daily Commuters

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Mumbai: 14.95 per cent hike in fares of the buses operated by Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) came into operation on Saturday.

Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation on Friday approved the hike as per the formula determined by the Hakim Committee.

As a result of this hike, passengers travelling by MSRTC buses will have to pay more for their journeys. The fare increase will be applicable to all routes operated by MSRTC, which has a massive fleet of 15,000 buses. These buses transport around 55 lakh passengers daily, making it one of the largest bus networks in India.

MMRTA Approves 3% Increase In Base Fare

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) has approved a Rs 3 increase in the base fare for both auto rickshaws and black-and-yellow taxis. This means auto-rickshaw fares will rise from Rs 23 to Rs 26, while taxi base fares will increase from Rs 28 to Rs 31 1.

Additionally, the fare for blue-and-silver AC cool cabs will also see an increase of Rs 8, with the new fare for the first 1.5 kilometers being Rs 48, up from the current Rs 40.

It’s worth noting that these new rates will only be applicable once the meters in all vehicles have been recalibrated to reflect the changes.

Western Railway Initiates A Three-Day Jumbo Block

Meanwhile, the Western Railway has initiated a three-day jumbo block, which will take place on the 24th, 25th, and 26th of this month. The mega block commenced at 11 PM last night, with plans to extend until 8:30 AM each morning.

This block was taken for the construction of a bridge between Bandra and Mahim. Currently, Western Railway has resumed normal operations.

This will lead to repercussions on several long-distance trains, Train No. 20901, Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express, scheduled for January 25, 2025, will now depart at 06:15 hrs from Mumbai Central.

Similarly, Train No. 22953, Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Gujarat Superfast Express, will be rescheduled to depart at 06:40 hrs on January 25, 2025. Train No. 12009, Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express, will depart at 06:30 hrs from Mumbai Central on the same date. Additionally, Train No. 09052, Bhusaval-Dadar Special, will short terminate at Borivali and remain partially cancelled between Borivali and Dadar on January 25, 2025, according to Western Railway social media platform X updates.

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Maharashtra: Conspiracy to spread religious hatred foiled, one arrested

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Mumbai: Uncovering a conspiracy to spread religious hatred in Mumbai, Maharashtra, the cyber department has claimed to have arrested a chartered accountant who tried to disturb law and order by circulating derogatory images of Hindu deities on social media. After this, the police took the matter seriously and solved the case. Maharashtra Cyber ​​has claimed to have arrested a person for insulting Hindu deities and making obscene images viral on social media. The arrest has been made in the case of spreading religious hatred and trying to create unrest on social media. Maharashtra Cyber ​​has registered a case under sections 1963, 294, 299 of the BNS and the IT Act. The accused has also shared obscene and nude images and videos of Hindu deities on social media and websites, which created a problem of order and discipline.

After the arrest of the accused, his mobile phone has been sent for forensic examination. Along with this, 6 X-accounts have also been identified on which Hindu deities were insulted and obscene images were made viral. In this case, 7 Twitter X-accounts have also been identified, which are fake accounts. This action was taken to spread religious hatred and unrest in Maharashtra, along with disturbing law and order. Maharashtra Cyber ​​has taken action in this case where pictures and videos of deities were made viral to deify them. The accused has been identified as a 39-year-old chartered accountant and further investigation has been initiated, informed Additional DG of Maharashtra Cyber ​​Cell, Yashasvi Yadav.

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BJP leader Navneet Rana in a state of shock after receiving death threats from Pakistan

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Mumbai: BJP leader and former MP Navneet Rana has received a death threat from a Pakistani number, after which the Mumbai Police has started investigating the matter. The threatening message states that the Hindu lioness who recites Hanuman Chalisa is a short-term guest and will be flying soon. Navneet Rana has informed the Mumbai Police about this and the police have taken steps in its investigation. All the phone calls have been received from a Pakistani number. Navneet Rana has reported this to the Khar Police Station.

Last year, Navneet Rana had also received a threat. This threatening message was sent on WhatsApp in the form of a video clip and this threat was received from Afghanistan, Pakistan. Now Navneet Rana has received a threat again from Pakistan. Two days ago, Navneet Rana had issued a statement against Pakistan praising Operation Sindoor and said that they have entered the house and killed you, they have dug your grave, After this, Navneet Rana has now received threatening calls from a Pakistani number. The police have started investigating and are trying to find out from which number the call was made and whose number the call was received from. After receiving the threatening message, the Mumbai police has now increased Navneet’s security and security has also been tightened at her house in Mumbai.

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Case registered against Muslim youth for posting Pakistani flag on Instagram in Kurla

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Mumbai: In Mumbai’s Kurla Kasaiwada Quresh Nagar, the Chuna Bhatti police have claimed to have arrested a Muslim youth for posting the national flag of Pakistan on Instagram in support of the country. The Hindu Circle Samaj in Chuna Bhatti police had filed a complaint after the social media post and the post had also gone viral on social media in which it was written that this terrorist lives in Kasaiwada, Mumbai. Share this post so that he can be caught and a case of treason and treason can be filed against this jihadi. After this post went viral on social media, the Mumbai police also took action and after tracking down the youth, he arrested him.

During the police investigation, the young man admitted that he had posted the Pakistani flag on his Instagram account Sahil Khan. After the police action, the Instagram account has been deleted. However, the police have collected other details including the Instagram post. The police have registered a case against Sahil Khan under sections 152,153 of the BNS and further investigation is underway. Sahil Khan is also accused of waging war against the country and inciting it and spreading hatred and endangering the integrity of the country. The war between India and Pakistan has ended, but the Mumbai police is keeping an eye on the controversial post. Therefore, Muslim youth have been appealed to avoid controversial and anti-national posts. If anyone posts such a post, strict action will be taken against him and he will have to go behind bars. Sahil Khan’s arrest has been confirmed by Senior Inspector Nisha Jadhav of Mumbai’s Chuna Bhatti Police Station and said that he has been arrested after registering a complaint and further investigation is underway.

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