Maharashtra
MHADA lottery: Seeking home in Mumbai? Lottery for 4,000 houses to be out soon; here’s how you can apply

In March, the Mumbai Housing and Area Development Board (MHADB) will come out with a lottery draw to sell around 4,000 homes.
The details of the lottery draw were shared on Friday by the officials of the housing department. A major bulk of the units will be in the Pahadi area of Goregaon West (about 2,200 homes) on the Link Road and the balance will be in the areas of Powai, Sion, Borivali, etc.
The homes will be available under all the four income brackets of Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Low Income Group (LIG), Middle Income Group (MIG) and High Income Group (HIG).
60% of 4,000 homes for economically weak and low income section
Approximately 60% of the 4,000 homes to be sold will be available under the EWS and LIG categories. The remaining 40% will be for the MIG and HIG.
The flats in the EWS and LIG categories will be priced at around ₹ 35 lakh and ₹ 45 lakh respectively. Apartment prices for MIG and HIG are yet to get finalised.
The lottery is likely to temporarily disrupt the sale of residences available with private developers.
Unlike earlier occasions, the applicant will have to submit all documents at the time of applying for the home. A software has been designed to filter ineligible submissions and compile a final list of applicants. Earlier, such documentation took place after the results of the lottery were announced.
The home winners will be required to make the payment within 30-45 days of the lottery and take possession of the apartment. Earlier the entire process to make payment and take possession used to take at least 4-5 months.
INCOME GROUP CLASSIFICATION
Economically Weaker Section: Up to ₹ 6 lakh per annum
Low Income Group: Up to ₹ 9 lakh per annum
Middle Income Group: Up to ₹ 12 lakh per annum
High Income Group: Above ₹ 12 lakh per annum
Steps to apply for MHADA home
1. Go to website for registration : www.mhada.gov.in/en
2. Create ‘username’
3. Select specific lottery and scheme
4. Make online payment for lottery through netbanking
5. Registration should be completed before January 31
6. Lottery registration fees will depend on income group.
List of required documents:
Aadhaar card
Birth certificate
Domicile Certificate of Maharashtra
Eligible driving license
PAN card
Bank account details
Passport
School leaving Certificate
Voter ID Card
Eligibility to apply for lottery:
Must be 18 years old, children can’t apply
Certificate of domicile
A candidate for a Low Income Group apartment must make between ₹ 25,001 and ₹ 50,000 per month.
An applicant for a Middle Income Group apartment must make between ₹ 50,001 and ₹ 75,000 per month.
A candidate for a High Income Group apartment must make at least ₹ 75,001 each month.
Maharashtra
Mumbai Police equipped with modern laboratories and technology: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Mumbai: Mumbai Police has equipped itself with modern technology to curb cyber crime and cyber fraud. Accordingly, Mumbai Police inaugurated three cyber labs including a forensic lab, a special van, an intercept van and other modern equipment at the hands of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Speaking on the occasion, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the police has been modernized to curb cyber fraud and online fraud and the police will use these modern equipment to solve crimes ranging from cyber fraud to other crimes.
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Maharashtra
Bir Mecca Masjid bomb blast implementation of UAPA

Mumbai: Police has implemented UAPA Act in the Bir Ard Masla Mecca Masjid blast case. On the midnight of March 30, Vijay Agon and Shri Ram Ashok placed a bomb in the mosque and exploded it. This explosion was done with the help of jetliner and detonator. In this case, the police had earlier registered a case under Arms Act and other sections, but after that Muslim organizations had demanded to prosecute the accused under UAPA Act and NSA.
The Beed blast was investigated by the local crime branch, in which the crime branch found that the explosion was very powerful and detonators were also used along with jetliner rods. On this basis, UAPA Act has been implemented on the recommendation of the Crime Branch. Police have registered a case against both the terrorists under sections 16 and 18 of UAPA. Since the Beed blast, Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is investigating it along with the police. The ATS is investigating the connection and financing of terrorists in this case, including how jetliner rods were made available to the accused and who provided them jetliner rods without license or permit. Along with this, investigation is also going on to find out how many more people and conspirators are involved in this case. ATS said that investigation is going on every aspect and point of the Beed bomb blast, however, ATS has so far questioned many people in this case, including family members and well-wishers of the accused as well as their friends and acquaintances. ATS is trying to uncover the conspiracy before the blast in the Beed Mecca Masjid blast case because before the blast, accused Vijay Agon had released a video and uploaded it on the status threatening Muslims to remove the mosque and only after that the blast took place here. The local police had also registered a case of spreading religious hatred against the accused a day earlier and the mosque was blown up the next day.
Crime
Actor Ajaz Khan’s Wife Fallon Guliwala Granted Bail in Drugs Case

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