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Waqf Board Issues Notice To Mazgaon’s Nariyalwadi Masjid Trust Over 20-Year Accounting Gap

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Mumbai: ​The trust managing the Nariyalwadi Masjid and Kabrastan in Mazgaon, one of the largest Muslim cemeteries in the city, has been issued a notice by the Maharashtra State Board of Waqf (MSBW) Mumbai, for not submitting the details of the accumulated expenditure from the year 2005 to 2025 to the board which administers Muslim religious trusts in the state. The Nariyalwadi Mosque and Cemetery Trust said that the organisation was not a Waqf trust.

​In their notice, the MSBW said that the trust violated Section 46 of the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 (Umeed Act, 1995), also called the Waqf Act, which makes it mandatory to submit the details of the accumulated expenditure of each financial year to the office of the Waqf Board before 1 October. The MSBW said that records indicate that the trust has not submitted the details of the accumulated expenditure from the year 2005 to 2025 to the Waqf Board.

​The MSBW said mutawalli (caretakers) of Waqf trusts shall keep regular accounts of all moneys received from any source or expended by the official on behalf of the waqf during the period of twelve months ending on the 31st day of March. The board said that if the mutawalli fails to provide a statement of accounts, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and also with a fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees.

​The Waqf Board said that the trust has been numbered as MSBW/MUM/532/2024 in the list of properties under their jurisdiction. Faiyaz Pathan, District Waqf Officer, Mumbai, said in his notice that any explanation received after the prescribed period will not be entertained. “In case of no response from you, it will be deemed that you have admitted that you have violated the above provisions and a report in this regard will be submitted to the Hon. Chief Executive Officer, Maharashtra State Waqf Board,” the notice said.

​Pathan told this newspaper that the MSBW has not received a reply from the trust. Advocate Javed Khan Akhtar, trustee of the Nariyalwadi Mosque and Cemetery Trust, said they are in the process of drafting a reply. “Our organisation is not a Waqf trust. We are registered with the Charity Commissioner. The Waqf Board is claiming it as a trust registered under them in 2024. We are challenging the claim,” said Akhtar.

​The cemetery is part of a composite graveyard with sections for Sunnis, Shias, and Dawoodi Bohras. The Sunni cemetery, which has received the notice, is around 150 years old and has around 4,000 graves.

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UP gangster wanted under Gangster Act arrested from Mumbai, major police operation UP police sent accused to UP

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Mumbai: Police has succeeded in arresting a gangster and gang leader from Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. He is residing here hiding his identity. Mumbai Police received information that he is hiding in Bay Hotel. After which Yellow Gate Police arrested gangster and gang leader Nishant Rajesh Singh (23), wanted in three cases in Sitapur. In the initial investigation, he tried to mislead the police, but later he told that he belongs to UP and later Mumbai Police contacted Uttar Pradesh Police and it came to know that he is wanted in three cases in Sitapur including theft, illegal weapons, Gangster Act, after which UP Police came to Mumbai today and took the accused into custody and took him to Uttar Pradesh. This operation was carried out by DCP Vijay Kant Sagar on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Devin Bharti.

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A very rare surgery: Rajawadi Hospital team successfully removes a 5.5 kg, 30 cm tumor from the uterus of a 46-year-old woman

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A 46-year-old woman from Mankhurd, Mumbai, had been suffering from health problems like persistent abdominal swelling, abdominal pain and difficulty in breathing for the past two years. In view of these symptoms, she sought treatment at the Outpatient Department (OPD) of the Gynaecology Department at BMC-run Seth Vadelal Chhatrapati Gandhi and Monji Amidas Vora Municipal General Hospital (Rajawadi Hospital) in Ghatkopar. The hospital team successfully removed a tumour weighing around 5.5 kg and measuring 30 cm from the patient’s uterus. As her symptoms worsened significantly, a comprehensive review of her medical history, physical examination and necessary diagnostic tests were conducted. These tests revealed a uterine tumour measuring around 30 cm. Initial diagnosis suggested that the mass was a ‘giant leiomyoma’ (fibroid). All necessary precautions and planning were taken to deal with possible complications during and after the surgery, and the procedure was performed later. Dr. Swadina B. Mohanty, Dr. Shalini Bagaria, Dr. Arva Kamble, and Dr. Kajal Salvi played a key role in the surgery performed by the Gynecology Department. Dr. Shreyash and Dr. Netra, under the guidance of anesthesiologist Dr. Chhavi, managed the anesthesia team. Additionally, surgical staff nurse Neelakshi Guru and her team provided vital support during the surgery. Due to the large size of the tumor and the extensive network of blood vessels, the surgery was performed with utmost care. The 5.5 kg tumor removed during the procedure has been sent for histopathological examination, and the final report is awaited. Post-surgery, the patient received specialized care and was discharged from the hospital on the fifth day in excellent health. Cases of such large uterine tumors are extremely rare.

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Immediate financial assistance and rehabilitation for the victims of the Bhiwandi Kohinoor building tragedy and strict action against the culprits. Abu Asim Azmi

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi has written a letter to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde, and Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Mukrandji Jadhav, appealing for justice for the victims of the tragic and serious incident of collapse of the four-storey Kohinoor building in Balaji Nagar area of ​​Bhiwandi city. Through the letter, MLA Abu Asim Azmi has put forward important demands and issues, including raising questions about administrative negligence.

The Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation had earlier declared the building ‘extremely dangerous’ and issued a notice. Despite this, the administration failed to take timely and concrete steps to ensure the safe rehabilitation of the residents. Lives were lost due to administrative delay and negligence. Along with immediate assistance to the deceased and injured, he demanded that the government immediately provide financial assistance to the families of the citizens who lost their lives in the accident and ensure that all the injured are provided with the best medical treatment at government expense. Regarding the structural audit of the most dangerous buildings, Azmi said that a ‘structural audit’ of all the dilapidated and most dangerous buildings in Bhiwandi city should be conducted immediately, and arrangements for the temporary and permanent rehabilitation of their residents should be made without delay. Azmi has also demanded strict action against the guilty officials and has said that strict legal and administrative action should be taken against the officials responsible for this major accident and the negligence associated with it. Abu Asim Azmi has appealed to the government to take suo motu notice of the matter and ensure that justice and relief reach the affected families in Bhiwandi as soon as possible.

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