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  • Device labored to undo ‘injustice’ finished to my occupation, leaving submit with transparent sense of right and wrong: Ex-Maharashtra DGP

    By means of PTI

    MUMBAI: IPS officer Sanjay Pandey, who was once changed via Rajnish Seth because the Maharashtra Director Normal of Police (DGP) two days again, has mentioned in a social media submit that the machine labored to “undo a few of injustice” finished to his occupation file up to now and he was once leaving the submit with “transparent sense of right and wrong”.

    The Maharashtra govt on Friday appointed IPS officer Seth as the brand new DGP of the state.

    The 1988 cadre IPS officer changed Pandey, who held the extra rate of the submit since April 9, 2021.

    In a Fb submit on Saturday, Pandey mentioned, “In those 10 plus months, I’ve had a possibility to give a contribution to creating some essential long-term coverage adjustments starting from prerequisites of labor for policewomen to stepping up dignitary for the women and men within the police pressure who’ve saved our State working at the floor.”

    “I’ve confronted many a hurdle and try to undermine my paintings up to now, and certainly received popularity for a task sincerely finished. One is used to being a recipient of bouquets and brickbats, all with the similar equanimity. The one irony in provide juncture is that in recent years, the machine did paintings to undo a few of injustice finished to my occupation file up to now,” he mentioned.

    “I go away this place with my sense of right and wrong transparent that neither did I crave for the extra rate as a DGP nor did I cringe when the duty was once given to me. I do hope that the inequities and the bias {that a} policeman in my position might be compelled to take care of, will lead to a few long-term introspection and administrative reform, the place courts having needed to step in to legislate, bear in mind of the cases and traits and additional nuance and fortify the surroundings for nurturing fair police management,” Pandey added.

    Within the submit, the IPS officer discussed that all through his tenure, a number of proposals, together with for police constable to sub inspector promotion, 1.5 instances wage for males posted in headquarters in Gadchiroli, building up in allowance for canine squad, have been despatched (for approval).

    He mentioned it was once his company trust that those proposals will quickly be operationalised.

    “Coaching for individuals finishing 10, 20 and 30 years was once began. We additionally urged salutary adjustments in Bombay Police Act to impact adjustments in switch committees and likewise tenures in more than a few police gadgets,” he added.

  • Maharashtra guy asks lady and her daughter not to put on burkhas, arrested

    By way of PTI

    AKOLA: Amid the hijab row in Karnataka and a few different portions of the rustic, a 60-year-old guy used to be held in Akola in Maharashtra for allegedly threatening a lady and her daughter not to put on burkhas, police mentioned on Saturday.

    The incident created stress in Wadegaon house past due Friday night time with a number of other people assembling at Balapur police station not easy strict motion within the case.

    “The person requested a lady and her daughter not to put on burkhas. He extensively utilized abusive language. The incident took place on Friday night time and he used to be taken into custody a while later underneath IPC and POCSO Act provisions,” Inspector Balapur Bhaurao Ghuge advised PTI.

    He has been remanded in judicial custody, the respectable added.

  • Bombay Top Courtroom: Maharashtra govt’s CCTV challenge in police stations a ‘farce’, Rs 60 crore wasted

    By way of PTI

    MUMBAI: The Bombay Top Courtroom on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over a file submitted by means of the Maharashtra govt at the standing of set up of CCTV cameras within police stations around the state and mentioned the entire procedure was once a “farce” and the cash allocated for the challenge has been wasted.

    A department bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and M N Jadhav had closing week sought a file from the federal government offering main points of useful in addition to non-functional CCTVs (closed-circuit tv cameras) in any respect police stations.

    The court docket had handed the order when it was once knowledgeable all over the listening to of a petition that the CCTVs put in in a selected police station in Maharashtra weren’t functioning for the previous two months.

    The top court docket had then referred to a 2020 Splendid Courtroom ruling that directed set up of CCTVs throughout all police stations within the nation.

    On Tuesday, when the file was once submitted to the court docket, the bench famous that it was once devoid of the related details sought by means of it.

    “We see that motion has been taken after this court docket handed the order. Are we intended to run the management spoon feed them? No matter we’ve got mentioned (so as) has been reproduced within the ‘paripatrak’ (instructions issued) by means of the Further Director Normal of Police (ADGP),” the court docket mentioned.

    “A commonplace guy is going to the police station pondering that the Splendid Courtroom tips are being adopted. And we have no idea what is going on to the Rs 60 crore allotted by means of the state for CCTV set up challenge,” Justice Kathawalla seen.

    As in line with the file submitted by means of the federal government, there are 1,089 police stations within the state. To this point, 6,092 cameras had been put in in 547 police stations of which 5,639 are useful, whilst the rest are inoperative.

    The court docket identified as in line with the federal government’s file, Rs 6 lakh were spent for set up of CCTVs in every police station.

    “I’ve were given CCTVs in my space, however I’ve now not spent greater than Rs 35,000 for that,” Justice Jadhav mentioned, including even after spending Rs 6 lakh, the recording duration of the CCTVs was once now not so long as what was once mentioned within the SC order.”

    “They don’t need it to be recorded. They do not wish to display to any courts or government what is going on in police stations. That is all a farce, they usually don’t need the courts to grasp. Rs 60 crore wasted,” Justice Kathawalla famous.

    The bench fastened the following listening to on February 21 and requested Recommend Normal Ashutosh Kumbhakoni to supply “lively help” to the court docket over the subject.

  • Married Maharashtra farmer kills self after feminine neighbour stops speaking to him

    By way of PTI

    NAGPUR: A 47-year-old married guy stabbed and injured a 37-year-old girl after she stopped speaking to him sooner than killing himself by way of eating pesticide in a village in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, police stated on Monday.

    The deceased Bharat Andelkar used to be married with two kids. The girl is his neighbour and in addition married.

    The legitimate stated the girl, a farm labourer who lives within the Bhivapur house, had stopped speaking to Andelkar who used to be a farmer after he attempted to transform too pleasant to her.

    He attacked the girl at her area on Sunday morning, following which she approached the police and lodged an FIR.

    In the meantime, Andelkar went to an agricultural box in Adyal village on Sunday night time and ate up pesticide, the legitimate stated.

  • Maharashtra: As COVID-19 circumstances fall, number one colleges to reopen in Aurangabad town

    By means of PTI

    AURANGABAD: With the selection of day by day coronavirus circumstances falling to 125, the civic frame in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad town has determined to reopen number one colleges from February 14.

    On Thursday, town recorded 125 new coronavirus infections, a substantial drop from 298 on February 4.

    The selection of energetic circumstances too fell to two,884 from 4,212 final Friday, officers mentioned.

    Instructing and non-teaching body of workers of number one colleges has been requested to go through RT-PCR checks no more than 48 hours sooner than the reopening.

    Offline lectures at training categories for Categories 1 to twelve can also be allowed to renew from Monday, officers added.

  • Congress seeks apology from PM Narendra Modi for ‘insulting’ Maharashtra in parliament speech

    By means of PTI

    MUMBAI: The Congress on Tuesday demanded an apology from Top Minister Narendra Modi for “insulting” Maharashtra by way of suggesting that the state had inspired the unfold of COVID-19 in different states.

    Talking to journalists, Maharashtra Congress leader Nana Patole additionally stated that the opposition birthday celebration will level protests out of doors BJP workplaces within the state on Wednesday hard an apology from the top minister.

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    “Talking in Lok Sabha on Monday, PM Modi insulted Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s Maharashtra by way of accusing the 12 crore folks of the state of spreading COVID-19. PM Modi must apologise for his remarks,” Patole advised journalists.

    Modi had stated in Lok Sabha on Monday, “What did Congress leaders do? They stood at railway stations in Mumbai and allotted unfastened tickets to inspire them to go away Mumbai. They impressed folks to go away in order that the load over Maharashtra may well be lessened. You cross to Uttar Pradesh, you cross to Bihar. Move, unfold Corona there. You dedicated this sin and created an environment of chaos.”

    Patole additional stated that PM Modi had organised ‘Namaste Trump’ match in Gujarat “and turned into the super-spreader of COVID-19”.

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    In February 2020, the then US President Donald Trump had visited India and in addition addressed a public collecting at a stadium in Ahmedabad as a part of the ‘Namaste Trump’ match. “Had BJP leaders from Maharashtra been happy with the state they might have condemned the PM’s remarks in regards to the state. If they don’t condemn those remarks those leaders will probably be referred to as ‘Maharashtra Drohi’ (traitors) within the historical past of the state,” Patole added.

    Narendra Modi turns out to have forgotten that he’s the Top Minister of the rustic. Patole stated that he has turn into a “BJP campaigner”.

  • Maharashtra: Attacked by means of ‘Shiv Sena gundas’ in Pune, claims BJP chief Somaiya

    By way of PTI

    PUNE: Maharashtra BJP chief Kirit Somaiya on Saturday claimed he was once “attacked” by means of “Shiv Sena gundas” in Pune Municipal Company premises when he had long past there in reference to allegations of irregularities in contracts to run jumbo COVID-19 hospitals.

    “I’m attacked by means of Shiv Sena Gundas throughout the premises of Pune Mahapalika,” he tweeted, whilst BJP Pune president Jagdish Mulik stated the previous needed to be taken to Sancheti Medical institution for remedy.

    Condemning the assault on Somaiya, Maharashtra BJP leader Chandrakant Patil stated the previous Lok Sabha MP from Mumbai North fell down when he was once manhandled.

    He stated Somaiya was once no longer one to be intimidated by means of such techniques, including that the latter had identical studies when he visited Yavatmal to talk on allegations in opposition to Bhavna Gavali in addition to Hasan Mushrif (in Kolhapur).

    Pune Shiv Sena president Sanjay Extra, alternatively, stated he and birthday party colleagues have been going at hand over a memorandum on irregularities going down in BJP-ruled PMC however Somaiya refused to simply accept it and attempted to hurry away in his automotive.

    Sancheti Medical institution medical doctors stated Somaiya fell on his again and likewise harm his wrist, including that his situation was once solid.

    A video of the incident confirmed Somaiya being surrounded by means of other people and falling at the stairs of the PMC complicated ahead of being escorted by means of safety workforce right into a automotive.

  • Maharashtra: Police constable dies after collapsing throughout morning parade

    By means of PTI

    THANE: A 27-year-old constable hooked up to the Thane police commissionerate collapsed and died throughout a regimen parade right here on Thursday morning, an legit stated.

    The deceased, Mahesh Extra, used to be posted within the Fast Reaction Workforce (QRT) of town police. Round 7.30 am on Thursday, he collapsed when the parade used to be in development, he stated.

    “Extra used to be rushed to the Thane civil medical institution, the place docs declared him introduced useless. The reason for his demise is but to be identified and his frame has been despatched for a autopsy,” the legit stated. Group of workers of the Thane Nagar police station are sporting out an investigation, he added.

  • Maharashtra brushes apart complaint on permitting grocery store wine sale

    Via Categorical Information Carrier

    MUMBAI:  Regardless of critical opposition for permitting wine to sale in supermarkets and cabinets in retail outlets, Maharashtra executive has determined to move forward with this determination because of its reported advantages for horticulture farmers and the wine business in the longer term.

    In step with a senior legitimate, the state executive will factor the ideas for the sale in a cupboard assembly to be hung on Wednesday. “This determination of permitting wine to promote in grocery store and cabinets in retail outlets will spice up the wine business specifically within the Nasik area, which is an rising wine vacation spot. Maharashtra produces just about 70 in step with cent of India’s wine subsequently they want to have rapid marker. And, wine increasingly turning into welcomed in circle of relatives settings as smartly. We need to evolve with time,” the legitimate stated, on request of anonymity.

    Protecting the verdict, Maharashtra Deputy Leader Minister Ajit Pawar stated that wine isn’t liquor. “In many nations, wine has been pursued a circle of relatives drink. Taking wine in small quantitiesis just right for well being as in step with mavens. Maharashtra is a revolutionary state and all the time takes choices that advantages farmers and industries,” Ajit Pawar stated.

    Minister Chhagan Bhujbal stated that individuals specifically within the opposition will have to now not blow this farmer and business pleasant determination out of share. He stated those that don’t wish to drink is not going to purchase it and the ones wish to drink they in any case purchase from any place. Jagdish Holkar, president of All India Wine processing business stated that during Europe maximum wineries are owned through small farmers. “If they have got over the top wine then they promote to special consumers and providers. A lot of the processed wine produced through those farmers are bought at their very own farms,” he stated.

  • Maharashtra Elegance X-XII offline tests: Scholars protest close to state Minister Varsha Gaikwad’s place of abode

    Through PTI

    MUMBAI: A number of hundred scholars protested on Monday close to the place of abode of Maharashtra college schooling minister Varsha Gaikwad in Mumbai tough that offline tests for categories X to XII be canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic.

    The protest came about in Ashok Mill Naka in Dharavi and police needed to lodge to a light baton price to forestall them from transferring in opposition to the minister’s place of abode within the neighborhood, an authentic stated.

    The scholars, who had assembled from spaces like Thane and Nashik but even so the city at the foundation of knowledge shared on social media, didn’t have permission for the protest, the police authentic added.

    “No pupil was once injured within the lathicharge. A few of them had been dropped at the native police station and launched quickly after,” he stated.