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  • Will NCB now act in opposition to Sameer Wankhede, asks jailed Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik

    Through PTI

    MUMBAI: Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik on Friday requested if the Narcotics Keep watch over Bureau (NCB) will take motion in opposition to IRS respectable Sameer Wankhede and “his personal military” now that it has given a blank chit to Aryan Khan in an alleged drug seizure case.

    Whilst Malik is in jail in an alleged cash laundering case, his remark used to be revealed during the Twitter account ‘Place of job of Nawab Malik’.

    “Now that Aryan Khan and 5 others get a blank chit. Will NCB take motion in opposition to Sameer Wankhede his group and the non-public military? Or will it defend the culprits? ” stated the tweet, accompanied through hashtags `Farziwada uncovered’ and ‘Fact prevails’.

    Malik, a Nationalist Congress Birthday party (NCP) chief, used to be the primary to query the raid carried out through Wankhede, then zonal director of the NCB in Mumbai, on a cruise send final October all over which Aryan and others have been arrested.

    The minister had introduced a veritable marketing campaign in opposition to Wankhede, accusing him of implicating Aryan in a false case to extort cash from his father, Bollywood famous person Shah Rukh Khan.

    Malik additionally puzzled the genuineness of the scheduled caste certificates of Wankhede, an Indian Earnings Provider respectable.

  • After Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, NCP leader Sharad Pawar bats for caste-based census for OBC reservations

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    PATNA: After Bihar leader minister Nitish Kumar, NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Wednesday demanded the caste-based census to determine the precise inhabitants proportion each and every caste together with Different Backward Magnificence (OBC) group. 

    NCP has organised the opposite backward elegance meet in Mumbai the place the solution used to be handed that caste founded census will have to be performed via the central govt. Within the assembly, it used to be additionally made up our minds with out OBC reservations, the native frame elections will have to no longer be finished. Maha Vikas Aghadi is dedicated to get to the bottom of the OBC reservations factor. “This factor is not just restricted to Maharashtra, however around the Indian. We wish to paintings to make consciousness a few of the society and OBC group,” NCP leader mentioned. 

    NCP leader Sharad Pawar mentioned that it’s the constitutional proper of the OBC to get the reservations however central govt is depriving them from their reliable and constitutional rights.  He mentioned they are going to battle for caste-based census. “Let’s confirm the precise inhabitants of the each and every group together with OBC via sporting out the caste-based census. As according to the each and every group inhabitants, the reservations will have to be given to them. The scheduled caste and scheduled tribe upon getting the reservations, they socially and economically improved.  The similar advantages will have to be given to OBC. The OBC aren’t asking and critical a lot, however it’s given and safe within the charter,” Pawar mentioned. 

    NCP leader mentioned that BJP is in opposition to giving reservations to OBC. “BJP used to be in energy in state and central in closing 5 years. What did they do for OBC reservations? They might no longer give political reservation to OBC. Now, they’re blaming to Maha Vikas Aghadi. The social reformer Shahu Maharaj, Mahatma Phule, Dr BR Ambedkar and so on labored laborious to provide justice to oppressed elegance. Shahu Maharaj gave 50 according to cent reservations to backward elegance. That point additionally many of us hostile the reservations to backward elegance however he didn’t pay attention to them. Even as of late, we face the similar drawback,” Pawar mentioned. 

    He added Bihar leader minister Nitish Kumar is shaped govt with the assistance of the BJP in Bihar nonetheless he demanded caste-based census. “I think that so long as BJP led govt is in central, they are going to no longer give reservations to OBC. The explanation the mentality of the individuals who in energy in central isn’t in favour of reservations. RSS mom organisation of the BJP is in opposition to the reservations,” Pawar mentioned. 

    NCP minister and OBC chief Chhagan Bhujbal mentioned that the OBC reservations isn’t a political however the social factor. He mentioned why BJP affiliated other people went to Superb Courtroom in opposition to the OBC reservations? “Top minister Narendra Modi calls himself OBC, however his govt refused to provide the empirical information for the OBC reservations. It displays the mentally of the BJP management. They’re in opposition to OBC and it’s reservations,” Bhujbal mentioned. 

  • Now, Maharashtra Congress to carry 2-day Chintan Shivir

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    MUMBAI: After Congress bigwigs’ Chintan Shivir in Udaipur, Maharashtra Congress has now deliberate a two-day state-level brain-storming camp at Shirdi. 

    Scheduled to be hung on June 1 and a couple of, the development will likely be attended by way of Congress ministers, district presidents and key administrative center bearers. 

    All of the problems mentioned on the camp in Udaipur will likely be conveyed to the celebration staff at Shirdi, state celebration in-charge H Okay Patil mentioned.

    At the side of strengthening the celebration, emphasis may also be laid on reviving the Congress celebration within the state. 

  • Raj Thackeray unlucky guy, neglected alternative to consult with Ayodhya: BJP MP 

    Through PTI

    GONDA: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray is an “unlucky guy” who has neglected the chance to consult with Ayodhya after apologising to north Indians for his outbursts towards them up to now, mentioned a BJP MP right here on Friday.

    Thackeray on Friday placed on cling his consult with amid opposition from BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who had warned that he might not be allowed to go into Ayodhya until he tenders an apology for “humiliating” north Indians up to now.

    “He had a just right alternative to return to Ayodhya after apologising however he once more neglected that chance. He’s very unlucky and misfortune isn’t leaving him,” the Kaiserganj MP mentioned right here.

    Had Raj Thackeray apologised to saints, CM Yogi Adityanath and Top Minister Narendra Modi, then anger of other folks would have subsided, the MP mentioned.

    “However via now not apologising, he has opened their wounds as soon as once more. That is why I’ve made up our minds that my ongoing protest over his consult with might not be postponed,” he mentioned.

    Had he apologised, I might have taken it as a metamorphosis of center on his section, the MP mentioned. However via now not apologising, he has proved that he’s company on his movements and considers them as proper, Singh added.

    The MP mentioned he’s going to excursion all the Uttar Pradesh, in conjunction with Bihar and Jharkhand. He mentioned his June 5 yatra might not be for accommodation a protest towards Thackeray however to have fun the UP leader minister’s birthday.

    On that day, 1000’s of other folks will have fun Yogiji’s birthday in line with the vedic custom at Tulsi Udyan in Ayodhya, he added.

  • Over 17 lakh tonnes of sugarcane nonetheless mendacity in farms throughout Maha regardless of finish of crushing season 

    By way of PTI

    AURANGABAD: Round 17.5 lakh tonnes of sugarcane continues to be mendacity uncut in farms throughout Maharashtra even if the crushing season has ended, however majority of this inventory can be overwhelmed via the top of this month and over 30 sugar turbines will stay useful until it’s over, a most sensible legitimate mentioned.

    The sugarcane crushing season in Maharashtra most often begins in October-November and continues until mid-April.

    Out of the ten districts in Maharashtra that experience crowned the record of extra sugarcane inventory this 12 months, seven are from the Marathwada area, the legitimate mentioned.

    “After just right rains closing 12 months, the realm beneath sugarcane cultivation within the state greater considerably. Even after the sugarcane crushing season has were given over, the state nonetheless has round 17. 5 lakh tonnes of sugarcane status in farms, ready to be overwhelmed. Therefore, crushing in some portions of the state might proceed until the primary week of June,” he mentioned.

    Speaking to PTI, Maharashtra sugar commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad mentioned, “The quantum of sugarcane recently status within the farms around the state is round 17.5 lakh tonnes. Maximum of this crop shall be overwhelmed via Would possibly 31. In some portions of Ahmednagar and Jalna districts, the crushing process might proceed until the primary week of June.”

    “Thus far, we have now succeeded in bringing 129 harvesters from different states and all are running in Marathwada. In Jalna by myself, 29 harvesters are running at the present,” he mentioned.

    The state had recorded sugarcane plantation on 11.42 lakh hectares in 2020-21, however this 12 months (2021-22), the determine went up via 2.25 lakh hectares to 13.67 lakh hectares.

    The volume of sugarcane overwhelmed closing 12 months used to be 1,013.31 lakh tonnes, whilst this 12 months (until Would possibly 16) 1,300.62 lakh tonnes of sugarcane used to be overwhelmed – an building up of 287.31 lakh tonnes, some other legitimate mentioned.

    Over 30 sugar turbines within the state might proceed their operations until Would possibly finish, he mentioned.

    “By way of Would possibly 15, out of the entire 199 sugar turbines in state, 126 turbines have stopped their operations for the season. This determine might pass as much as 163 via Would possibly 25. The rest 36 sugar turbines might proceed to paintings until the inventory of sugarcane ends,” the legitimate mentioned.

    The perfect amount of uncut sugarcane until Would possibly 16 is in Beed at 4 lakh tonnes, adopted via Jalna at 3.90 lakh tonnes, Ahmednagar 3 lakh tonnes, Latur 2.42 lakh tonnes, Osmanabad 2.

    38 lakh tonnes, Satara 1 lakh tonne, Nanded 63,000 tonnes, Nandurbar and Aurangabad 50,000 tonnes every and Parbhani 30,000 tonnes every, the legitimate mentioned, including that making plans for the 2022-23 sugarcane crushing shall get started a little bit early.

    “We predict the similar space of sugarcane cultivation subsequent 12 months. However the plan is to start the sugar turbines 15 days previous (via October 1) than standard with an extra pressure and crushing capacities of 6-7 extra turbines. The state has a capability to weigh down 8 lakh tonnes of sugarcane in keeping with day now. It will pass up via 25 thousand in keeping with day subsequent 12 months,” sugar commissioner Gaikwad mentioned.

    “The selection of factories running for distillery manufacturing will succeed in 50-60 within the subsequent season. In consequence, the ethanol diversion can even building up,” he added.

  • Maharashtra politics heats up after courtroom ruling

    Specific Information Carrier

    MUMBAI: The Very best Court docket order at the OBC quota in native frame polls in Madhya Pradesh rubbed off on Maharashtra on Wednesday. The opposition BJP alleged that the ruling MVA executive had no longer publish its case within the apex courtroom as forcefully, depriving the Maharashtra OBCs of quota advantages.

    Maharashtra BJP leader Chandrakant Patil mentioned CM Uddhav Thackeray must take the duty and renounce. “The MVA has dedicated the political homicide of OBC reservation within the native frame polls,” he mentioned.
    “The MP executive at the instruction of the Very best Court docket amassed empirical knowledge and were given the OBC reservation. In Maharashtra, the Maha Vikas Aghadi is busy in a blame-game and arresting individuals who discuss towards the ruling alliance,” mentioned Patil.

    “Uddhav Thackeray is the CM for greater than 2.5 years, however Maharashtra does no longer have the related knowledge. We proceed to be perplexed,” Patil mentioned.NCP minister and OBC chief Chhagan Bhujbal welcomed the SC determination. “We too will quickly post the desired knowledge to the SC and hope we too gets the similar receive advantages.”

  • ‘Objectionable’ put up in opposition to Sharad Pawar: Actor Ketaki Chitale remanded in judicial custody

    By way of PTI

    THANE: A court docket right here in Maharashtra on Wednesday remanded Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale in judicial custody in reference to the case of allegedly sharing an objectionable put up on social media about NCP leader Sharad Pawar.

    Chitale (29), a movie and TV actress, used to be arrested through the Thane police final Saturday over the put up she allegedly shared on her Fb web page. A court docket had on Sunday despatched her in Thane police’s custody until Might 18.

    On Wednesday, Thane crime department officers produced Chitale ahead of a Justice of the Peace who remanded her within the magisterial custody. A police legit stated that they had finished the probe into the case registered right here.

    On Sunday, the Pune cyber police, who’ve additionally registered a case in opposition to Chitale, stated they are going to search the actor’s custody after the expiry of her remand with the Thane police.

    Previous, circumstances had been additionally registered in opposition to the actor in Mumbai, Akola and Dhule districts in reference to the net put up.

    The circumstances at those police stations had been registered beneath quite a lot of Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections, together with 500 (defamation), 501 (printing or engraving topic recognized to be defamatory), 505 (2) (making, publishing or circulating any observation, hearsay or document selling enmity, hatred or sick will between categories) and 153 A (spreading disharmony amongst other people), police stated.

    The put up shared through Chitale, which used to be in verse shape, used to be purportedly written through any individual else. It contained words like “hell is ready” and “you hate Brahmins”, allegedly regarding Pawar, whose celebration stocks energy in Maharashtra with the Shiv Sena and Congress.

  • Maharashtra: 5 of circle of relatives drown in quarry in Dombivali

    By way of PTI

    THANE: 5 contributors of a circle of relatives together with 3 kids drowned in a water-filled quarry in Dombivlai in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Saturday, a hearth brigade authentic stated.

    The incident came about round 4 pm in Sandip village, he stated.

    “A lady and her daughter-in-law have been washing garments close to the quarry when one of the vital girl’s 3 grandchildren, who have been sitting shut via, slipped into the water. The opposite 4 attempted to rescue the kid however all of them drowned,” he stated.

    The deceased have been known as Mira Gaikwad (55), her daughter-in-law Apeksha (30) and grandchildren Mayuresh (15), Moksha (13) and Nilesh (15).

    The our bodies have been fished out and an unintentional deaths case has been registered at Dombivali police station, the authentic stated.

  • Law enforcement officials as regards to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray killed Mansukh Hiran, alleges Kirit Somaiya

    Through PTI

    MUMBAI: BJP chief Kirit Somaiya on Saturday alleged that some police officers “as regards to Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray” killed Thane-based businessman Mansukh Hiran.

    He’ll meet officers of the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) which is probing the case, Somaiya informed newshounds.

    Officers from the Leader Minister’s Place of job (CMO) weren’t to be had for commenting at the BJP chief’s allegation.

    The NIA on Wednesday claimed prior to the Bombay Prime Court docket that former police officer Pradeep Sharma used to be the primary conspirator within the “cold-blooded homicide” of Hiran, who used to be thought to be a susceptible hyperlink within the “better conspiracy of terrorising” the circle of relatives of industrialist Mukesh Ambani.

    Pushed aside police officer Sachin Waze — additionally arrested within the case — gave Rs 45 lakh to Sharma for henchmen to kill Hiran, the NIA stated.

    On February 25, 2021, an explosives-laden SUV used to be discovered close to Mukesh Ambani’s place of abode ‘Antilia’ in south Mumbai.

    Hiran, who used to be in ownership of the SUV previous, used to be discovered useless in a creek in neighbouring Thane on March 5, 2021.

  • Bal Thackeray gave Maharashtra its first Brahmin CM, says Sanjay Raut on Raosaheb Danve’s observation

    Via PTI

    PUNE: Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut on Thursday stated it used to be celebration founder past due Bal Thackeray who gave Maharashtra its first Brahmin leader minister within the type of Manohar Joshi.

    Addressing a political rally organised in Hadapsar house of the town, Raut stated it used to be the past due celebration supremo who put an finish to the observe of namaz being introduced on roads in Mumbai and Maharashtra.

    Raut used to be regarding the remark made through Union minister Raosaheb Danve throughout a rally organised through the Brahmin group in Jalna on Tuesday night time, during which he stated he needs to look a Brahmin group member as the executive minister of Maharashtra.

    “I learn a remark of (BJP chief) Raosaheb Danve that he desires to look a Brahmin leader minister in Maharashtra. Why are you dividing the state into castes and categories? The state belongs to the bahujan samaj (plenty)…the state belongs to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, to Shahu-Phule-Ambedkar and to Balasaheb Thackeray who united the Marathi manoos,” Raut stated.

    If you wish to have a Brahmin CM, let the folk of the state make a decision and it is just Shiv Sena that can make a decision who will grow to be the state’s CM, he stated.

    “And who’re you telling this to…it used to be Balasaheb who gave Maharashtra its first Brahmin CM within the type of Manohar Joshi (in 1995). When other folks requested why a Brahmin CM is there in a state like Maharashtra, he stated caste isn’t vital, the paintings is vital, and loyalty is vital,” the Sena MP stated.

    He added that the state even had a Muslim CM – barrister Abdul Rahman Antulay – who used to be accredited through Bal Thackeray.

    “In reality, Antulay used to be the dearest CM of Balasaheb. When Shiv Sena used to be coming to the facility, Balasaheb used to be as soon as requested what sort of CM he desires. He had stated he sought after CM like Antulay, who may take the verdict right away and who has a just right command over the management,” Raut stated.

    With out taking the identify of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray, who has demanded removing of loudspeakers from mosques, Raut stated that politics is occurring over the problem of loudspeakers and a few previous clips of Bal Thackeray expressing his perspectives on loudspeakers atop mosques are being shared.

    “The ones individuals who back-stabbed him are actually telling us about his ideas and beliefs,” he added.

    Raut added that Bal Thackeray used to mention in his speeches that the instant he will get the facility within the state, he’s going to prevent namaz from being introduced on roads.

    “Those other folks have forgotten that as of late namaz isn’t introduced on roads in Mumbai and Maharashtra. After the Shiv Sena got here to energy, Balasaheb had referred to as a gathering of Muslim clerics and instructed them about his promise given to the folk of Mumbai and requested them to prevent the observe (of providing namaz on roads),” he stated.

    The Sena MP added that the clerics agreed, however instructed him that within the absence of sufficient room throughout the mosque, they have got to provide the Friday namaz on roads.

    “Balsaheb then requested the clerics what can he do to lend a hand them. The clerics sought an building up within the house of mosques. Balasaheb right away summoned CM Manohar Joshi and Deputy CM Gopinath Munde and sought to know the way house inside of mosques will also be larger,” Raut stated.

    “CM Joshi gave an answer that FSI of mosques had to be larger. Balasaheb right away requested him to extend the FSI and a choice used to be taken right away. Because of this resolution, the distance inside of mosques went up and observe of providing namaz on roads stopped,” he added.