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Mumbai To Get Relief From Humidity; IMD Predicts Rain In Upcoming Week

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Mumbai: In a welcome change from the summer heat, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted light drizzles and thundershowers for Mumbai and surrounding areas next week. While no alerts are currently in place for Mumbai, a yellow alert has been issued for Thane and Raigad from March 31 to April 1.

The Santacruz observatory recorded 33.6 degrees Celsius, while Colaba noted 31 degrees. Predictions suggest rising temperatures may exceed 36 degrees over the weekend, but this could be tempered by expected rain and thunderstorms starting Monday, with heavier rainfall anticipated in Thane and Raigad.

Post-precipitation, maximum temperatures in Mumbai are expected to fall to around 33 degrees Celsius after April 2. While pre-monsoon showers in summer are unusual, Mumbai has previously experienced such weather, with March 2023 marking a record of about 17 mm of rainfall—its wettest March. Comparatively, the Santacruz observatory recorded 10 mm in 2016 and 13 mm in 2015.

In preparation for the upcoming monsoon, Bhushan Gagrani, chief of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), convened a high-level meeting emphasizing proactive measures, including a joint survey of areas prone to waterlogging across the city.

According to report by Mid-day, During a pre-monsoon meeting at the civic headquarters on Friday, Bhushan Gagrani, chair of the district disaster management authority, instructed BMC ward officials to clear debris and barricades after work completion to prepare for the forthcoming Mumbai monsoon. He underscored the necessity of a joint survey of waterlogging-prone areas for formulating preventive measures and called for effective coordination among agencies to ensure uninterrupted suburban railway services. Gagrani urged Assistant Commissioners to work closely with relevant parties for debris clearance.

The meeting involved all additional Commissioners of the BMC, officials, and representatives from various government agencies. Gagrani highlighted the importance of operational public announcement systems at railway stations and mandated tree trimming on railway premises to be finished by the end of May. To mitigate risks from heavy rains, it was announced that 482 dewatering pumps will be deployed in low-lying city areas. He suggested using geo-tagging technology to monitor pump operations, emphasizing accountability for delays in addressing malfunctions.

Gagrani also raised concerns regarding certain locations in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs at risk of landslides, instructing the district administration to implement precautionary measures, including relocating residents from high-risk zones and providing disaster preparedness training.

Additionally, officials from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) confirmed their readiness for emergency rescue operations during the monsoon, while the Indian Navy was directed to keep its teams and divers prepared for deployment as necessary. These collective actions reflect a proactive stance toward disaster management, focusing on hazard mitigation, operational readiness, and enhancing community safety amidst the impending monsoon.

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No one’s father has India, MLA Abu Asim Azmi takes a dig at Nitesh Rane

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi has expressed his anger over Nitesh Rane statement and has given a befitting reply and said that no one’s father has India. He said that Nitesh Rane constantly shows provocations and no action is taken against him. Many cases have been registered but no action is taken. Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid are in jail but they are free. They did not show any provocation. The Supreme Court has directed strict action against hate speech but why does the government not take action against such elements who spread hatred.

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New details emerge in investigation into Mumbai Rohit Arya encounter… Rohit had asked for videos from Marathi artists and selected 80 children

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Mumbai: was shaken by the hostage drama at the Mumbai RA studio. Rohit Arya had taken young children hostage at the studio in Powai for the money owed. The police successfully rescued them, but Rohit Arya was killed in an encounter. Several Marathi artists will be questioned in this case, and the Human Rights Commission has also taken notice of it. New revelations are coming out every day in the hostage case.

‎Rohit Arya encounter Investigations are also underway about the ‘artists’ who met Rohit Arya.
‎Last week, on Thursday, October 30, there was a big commotion in Mumbai in the afternoon. Some young children and senior citizens were taken hostage at the Mumbai RA. After the work done for the education department, a person named Rohit Arya had called some children for an audition for payment of dues and he made several demands while holding some children hostage. After this, the police entered the washroom and rescued a total of 19 people, including 17 children. And during the encounter, Rohit Arya was shot dead.

This hostage drama has shaken not only Mumbai but the entire Maharashtra and new revelations are being made in this case every day. The post-mortem report of Rohit Arya, who was killed in the encounter, has also come out recently. The post-mortem report confirmed that Rohit Arya died due to bullet injuries. The report says that given the nature of the bullet, there was no chance of his survival.
Meanwhile, another revelation has been made in this case. RA Studio in Powai, where this hostage drama Rohit Arya conducted some auditions, was visited by some famous actors of the Marathi world. Many actors like senior actor Girish Oak, actress Urmila Kothare, Manal Kapoor, Swapnil Joshi, Teja Pradhan, Ankash Joshi were present in the studio. Now in this matter, those actors who were in contact with Rohit or were going to participate in the shooting will also be questioned. The Human Rights Commission has taken serious notice of the Rohit Arya encounter case and a committee has been appointed to investigate. In this matter, the artists who went to RA Studio and met Rohit Arya will also be questioned. It has been said that the statements of everyone who was in contact with Rohit Arya will be recorded. According to the information received, Rohit had made a lot of preparations before implementing the plan to take children hostage in the studio. He asked for videos of hundreds of child artists for the short film and selected 80 of them. After that, he organized a four-day workshop for 35, 20 and finally 17 child artists. According to the information received, during these four days, artists Manal Kapoor, Swapnil Joshi, Teja Shri Pradhan, Ankash Joshi had visited the studio and returned, so now all these artists will be questioned.

‎Rachita Jadhav was also contacted.
‎It has been told that actress Rachita Jadhav was also invited to the same Raw studio. Rohit pretended that he wanted to do a film and an audition was held for her. Under the same conspiracy, he also contacted actress Rachita Jadhav. He called her, I am doing a film, he asked if you will work in it. When she agreed, he called her to the studio, and he also arranged a meeting. However, at the same time, due to a medical emergency at Ruchita’s house, she told that she could not come to the studio. Hence, Rohit and Ruchita did not meet.

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Maharashtra Polls 2025 To Be Held On December 2, Counting Of Votes On December 3

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Mumbai: The State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare on November 4 announced the dates for the long-awaited Maharashtra Polls 2025. While addressing the press conference, the SEC said that the local body polls will be held on December 2 while the couting of votes will be held on December 3. The results for the Nagar Parishads and Nagar Panchayat will be declared on December 10.

According to the SEC, polls dates were announced for all local bodies , except for the 29 municipal corporations. The dates were announced for 246 Nagar Parishads and 42 Nagar Panchayat. The nomination process for the polls will begin on November 10.

The high-stakes polls will be against the ruling Mahayuti consisting of BJP, Shinde’s Sena and Ajit Pawar’s NCP vs the Mahayuti (consisting of UBT Sena, Sharad Pawar’s NCP and Congress). In addition to this, MNS is also set to join hands with the MVA for the polls. For the municipal council and nagar panchayat elections, there are one crore sixty lakh voters and 13,155 polling stations

The last BMC elections were held in 2017 and since then, the elections were not been held. In 2017, the elections were held in a single held on February 21 while results were announced on February 23.

Off all the 227 seats, the United Shiv Sena won 84 seats while BJP won 82 seats. Both the parties were in alliance during that time. The Congress had won 31 seats while the united NCP secured 13 seats. Raj Thackeray’s MNS had won 7 seats.

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