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Mira-Bhayandar: Chief Minister Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana Sees Over 5.4 Lakh Applications In Thane District

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Mira Bhayandar: The Chief Minister Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana has been receiving an overwhelming response from potential beneficiaries in Thane district. As per information sourced out from the district collectorate, as many as 5,47,870 applications had been received till 6, August.

The district administration claimed that they had completed 100 percent screening of the received application out of which 4,76,258 had been approved. While 70,045 applications remained pending due to errors, 875 have been cancelled, officials said.

The scheme which was announced by the Maha-Yuti (MY) government in its recently announced budget aims to provide a monthly stipend of Rs.1,500 for underprivileged women aged between 21 and 65 years in the state. The scheme was introduced from 1, July and the deadline for submitting applications on the online or offline platform is 31, August.

The district administration led by collector- Ashok Shingare has trained his focus on enrolling maximum number of eligible beneficiaries who could avail the benefit of the ambitious scheme rolled out by the state government.

Shingare who has mobilised the district machinery right from panchayat samiti, municipal councils and corporations has been personally supervising the enrolment process. Special focus was also on enrolling women from the rural and tribal areas of the district.

While the Murbad taluka topped by averaging 98.90 percent as it approved 37,886 out of the 38,308 applications, Thane taluka examined a total of 1,87,900 applications and approved 1,62,022(86.23percent) which includes more than 72,000 applications received from the Mira-Bhayandar area.

The number of cancellations were limited to 22 and 245 in Murbad and Thane taluka respectively. Talukas including- Ulhasnagar, Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Ambernath, and Shahpur reported an average of 75.77%, 85.22%, 83.38%, 91.99% and 85.40% respectively.

The Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has started 31 help centres and roped in 622 workers including- ASHA worker, anganwadi sevikas and members of women self-help groups to identify beneficiaries and help them in the enrolment process.

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Mumbai News: Body Of 20-Year-Old Recovered Hours After Juhu Drowning Incident; Friend Rescued

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Mumbai: Nearly 14 hours after two young men were swept into the sea at Silver Beach near Godrej Gate in Juhu, the body of one of the missing individuals was recovered late Friday night. The deceased has been identified as 20-year-old Vighnesh Murgesh Devendram.

Details On The Drowning Incident

The incident was first reported around 10:24 am on Friday by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), which stated that the duo had ventured approximately 200 metres into the water when they were caught in a powerful current around 8:30 am. While one of them, 22-year-old Rajkumar Govind Subba, was pulled to safety by on-duty lifeguard Jitendra Tandel from Drishti Marine before the fire brigade arrived, Vighnesh went missing in the waters.

A large-scale search operation was immediately launched by the fire brigade in coordination with local police, civic staff and fishermen. Despite continuous efforts throughout the day, there was no sign of the youth until later that night.

According to officials, both youths were residents of a slum in Vile Parle. Preliminary reports indicate that they may have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident. The Mumbai Fire Brigade had to halt the search operation at 1:36 pm due to high tide conditions. Authorities had earlier appealed to the public to alert the nearest police station, the BMC, or the fire brigade in case they spotted the missing individual.

Body Of Missing Youth Found At Night

According to the updated report received on Saturday morning, local fishermen and the Juhu Police were able to recover Vighnesh’s body at approximately 10:30 pm on Friday. He was rushed to Cooper Hospital, where he was declared, brought dead. The confirmation came from Dr. Niranjan, Assistant Medical Officer at the hospital. Rajkumar Subba, the survivor in the incident, was rescued in time and is believed to be recovering.

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Tesla To Open First Charging Station In Mumbai Next Week: All Details

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US-based electric car maker Tesla will open its first charging station in India next week in Mumbai, the company announced on Friday.

The station will have four V4 Supercharging stalls for DC charging and four destination charging stalls for AC charging.

The Superchargers will offer a peak charging speed of 250 kW, priced at Rs 24 per kWh, while the destination chargers will provide 11 kW at Rs 14 per kWh.

“This will be the first of the eight Supercharging sites that were announced during the launch in Mumbai, with more planned across the country, to provide the optimal cross-country experience,” the company added.

Tesla said this will be the first of eight Supercharging sites announced during its Mumbai launch last month, with more planned across the country to make cross-country travel convenient for Tesla owners.

The company had entered the Indian market in July with the launch of its Model Y, priced from Rs 59.89 lakh, along with its first experience centre at Maker Maxity Commercial Complex in Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.

The BKC facility offers both fast-charging and regular options, catering to the needs of different EV users.

According to Tesla, the Model Y can gain up to 267 kilometres of range in just 15 minutes using its Superchargers — enough for five round trips between Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and the Gateway of India.

“Model Y can add up to 267 kilometres of range in just 15 minutes with Tesla Superchargers, enough for 5 return trips between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai and Gateway of India,” the US-based carmaker said.

As part of its customer offer, Tesla will also provide a free wall connector with every new car purchase, which will be installed at the buyer’s residence.

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Maharashtra ACB Registers Four Disproportionate Assets Cases This Year Involving ₹4.17 Crore

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Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) this year, has registered four cases related to disproportionate assets (DPA) against corrupt public servants and private persons. The total amount of money involved in these cases is Rs 4.17 crore. The statistics also revealed that two Class I officials and one Class II and Class III officials each were booked under these cases.

The statistics revealed that maximum (three) disproportionate assets cases were registered against officials of the police department and one against municipal corporation official. The total amount of money involved in these four cases is Rs 4.17 crore, of which Rs 3.82 crore were related to the officials of the police department and Rs 35.16 lakh were related to municipal corporation official.

As far as entrapment cases are concerned, from January till July 29, Maharashtra ACB has registered total 418 cases. The statistics further revealed that most corruption related trap cases were registered against officials of Revenue and Land Records department (117), followed by the Police (66) and Panchayat Samiti (42). Further analysis of the statistics revealed that most officials involved in trap cases are Class III government officials (292), followed by Class II officials (75), Class I (48) and Class IV (22). Total amount involved in these corruption cases is Rs 1.50 crore.

The Maharashtra ACB has sent information about nine corruption related cases to the state government seeking permission to freeze assets worth Rs 16.88 crores of the accused persons allegedly involved in these cases. The highest amount of assets involved are related to the officials of the Urban Development Department (Rs 3.13 crore), Water Resources Department (Rs 2.82 crore) and Public Works Department (Rs 2.48 crore).

Mumbai zone has a maximum (4) number of such cases, followed by Pune (2) and one each from Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Nanded zones, from where the ACB wants assets to be frozen.

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