Govt Should Set Aside Norms, Extend All Possible Help to Flood-Hit People
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Postal Registration No. : MNW/336/2018-20 www.acrossstates.com RNI: MAHENG/2017/74287 // Satyasya Paramam Nidhanam // Year:4 Issue : 50 Mumbai, Thursday 29 July-04 August 2021 Editor in Chief : Sanjay M. Bhaire Rs.5/- Pages- 24 Inside Govt should set aside norms, Heavy rainfall at Konkan, western Maharashtra from extend all possible help to Friday, IMD warns flood-hit people: Fadnavis Satara of people. In such times, The state government the state government should should go beyond the laid set aside the norms and norms to reach out to the extend all possible help to Read full story on page 2 people affected by floods in people. Often the trappings the state, opposition leader of administrative norms Devendra Fadnavis said lead to inordinate delays Wednesday as he embarked in enforcing the decisions. Use landline for on a three-day tour to the In case of flood relief, the rain-hit Satara, Sangli and government should exercise work, texts over Kolhapur. its discretionary powers to calls, be polite: The three districts in make quick decisions and the sugar belt of Western its implementation to bring Uddhav govt’s Maharashtra are among the relief to people,” Fadnavis worst affected by the heavy said. He was accompanied by new mobile rainfall and floods last week. the leader of opposition in the phone rules Thousand people in these state Council Pravin Darekar. areas have been forced to The former CM said he leave their homes and seek was trying to reach out to shelter at relief camps. the people and ascertain the Read full story on page 3 On Wednesday, Fadnavis ground situation. “We will started his flood tour from submit a report to CM,” he Morgiri-Ambeghar in Satara. said. Maharashtra At Morna Vidhyalaya in The magnitude of the government Morgiri village, he distributed floods, Fadnavis said, called some relief material among the for both short- and long-term willing to displaced families, interacted planning. “While the first rehabilitate with people and also shared priority should be to equip the meal with them. A landslide in people with relief material to flood-prone Ambeghar had left 15 persons enable them to cope with daily villages to safer dead last week. life. But a long-term plan is “The floods have needed to avoid recurrence of destinations: wrecked the lives of lakhs floods,” he said. Ajit Pawar Read full story on page ७ Maharashtra cabinet passes ordinance India gets its 40th World to reduce school fees by 15% Heritage Site Mumbai Varsha Gaikwad said the government the Maharashtra government has set The Maharashtra Cabinet on has taken the step following demands up a committee to study the issue of Wednesday passed an ordinance, from parents as most of the teaching is fees charged by colleges too. The state reducing fees in all schools by 15 per being conducted online. The order will fee regulatory authority will submit its cent thereby providing relief to lakhs of be implemented for this academic year. recommendations within a month after students. The decision has been taken She added that there is a discussion on studying the fees charged by universities due to the ongoing pandemic. reducing syllabus from classes I to XII and government-run as well as aided- Speaking to reporters after the weekly by 25 per cent because of the pandemic unaided colleges for conventional and Read full story on page 11 cabinet meeting, Education Minister and online learning. Apart from schools, professional courses. 2 Mumbai, Thursday 29 July-04 August 2021 City / Local Across State Setting up oxygen plants: BMC asks Heavy rainfall at Konkan, company to immediately complete western Maharashtra work at 16 sites, else face penalty Mumbai to the company on June 16, final site The BMC, in a letter dated July 19, clearance was received by all plots from Friday, IMD warns has instructed the Highway Construction between June 16 and June 25. The BMC Company to complete the installation of had then said that it would calculate the Mumbai 16 oxygen generation plants at nine civic- deadline for work at five sites as July 25, Rainfall is likely to intensify on run hospitals, work for which is running while the remaining will be between July Friday and Saturday over the entire behind the schedule. If the work is not 16 and July 25. “You are hereby instructed Konkan region, including Ratnagiri and completed immediately, the BMC said it to complete the work immediately without Sindhudurg, and in western Maharashtra will penalise the company. fail; otherwise, the penalty will be levied areas of Pune, Kolhapur and Satara To drastically bring down dependence to you as per terms and conditions of districts. on private oxygen suppliers and save the tender. Moreover, action deemed fit The India Meteorological Department money, the BMC on June 16 had awarded will be taken for the lapses, delay and (IMD) on Tuesday issued an orange alert the contract to the company to install non-compliance, if found any, as per indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall at In 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on oxygen generation plants at nine civic-run tender conditions,” read the letter. Once isolated places on Friday and Saturday Tuesday, Mumbai and its suburbs hospitals – in 16 locations – in 30 days. operational, the shelf life of these plants in the rain-battered districts of Raigad recorded light rain. The IMD’s Santacruz While the 16 sites were handed over will be 15 to 30 years. and Ratnagiri and at isolated places in observatory recorded 4.1 mm of rain while ghat areas of Pune, Kolhapur and Satara. the Colaba observatory recorded 10 mm A yellow alert indicating heavy rain of rain. at isolated places has been forecast till “Fairly widespread to widespread Woman advocate files rape Thursday. rainfall with isolated heavy falls very Rainfall is also likely to increase in likely over Konkan and Goa, ghat areas of Mumbai and neighbouring districts, with Madhya Maharashtra during the next three case against 2 lawyers a yellow alert being issued for the city, days and increase to isolated heavy to very Mumbai 1.50 lakh monthly salary by A case was registered Thane and Palghar on Friday and Saturday. heavy falls over the region from July 29,” Mumbai Police the main accused, who is a against the two lawyers and As per the 24-hour forecast for stated IMD’s afternoon bulletin. Currently, has registered an FIR lawyer, at his firm in south five staff members under Mumbai, light to moderate rain in the southwest monsoon is active over the north on charges of rape and Mumbai. sections 376 (rape), 380 city and its suburbs is likely with the western Maharashtra. Widespread rainfall molestation against seven The main accused (Theft in dwelling house), possibility of occasional intense spells and has been forecast in Konkan region till persons, including two promised to provide her 385 (extortion), 120-B gusty wind. July 30. lawyers and five others, on with the letterhead of the (criminal conspiracy), and the complaint of a 35-year- firm and an appointment 354 (Assault of criminal old woman advocate letter and raped her at the force to woman with intent who alleged that she was office, the Marine Drive to outrage her modesty) Subscribe Today! sexually assaulted by the police station official said of the Indian Penal Code Across State main accused under the quoting the FIR which was (IPC), the official said. SUBSCRIPTION FORM pretext of giving her better registered on Saturday. No arrest is made so Name :................................................................................. salary in their legal firm, She claimed that far, he said, adding that an official said on Monday. another lawyer and five the police are verifying the Address :................................................................................. 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He transferred Maharashtra, for allegedly duping a Thane the money to one Roshni Singh, resident 1 year subscription of Across Mumbai (Marathi+ Hindi) 240/- Rs. city resident of Rs 7.5 lakh by promising of Delhi, through online banking, the Kindly, send the Cheque in favour of him a job in the railways, an official said complainant told police. BHAKTI PRINT MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED. on Tuesday. The accused then handed him a joining A case under IPC sections 420 letter, appointment letter and ID cards Signature (cheating) and 468 (forgery) was registered besides a letter declaring that he was Send Your Subscription Here: at Vartak Nagar police station late Monday trained at `Ggram Kolkata', but all these night but no arrest has been made so far, documents turned out to be fake and the B wing, 512, Knox Plaza, Mindspace, Contact : he said. complainant realized that he had been Off. Link Road, Behind Inorbit Mall, Mr. Sanjay M. Bhaire The accused, among them residents of taken for a ride. Malad (W), Mumbai-64. (9819991194) Delhi and Kolkata, promised to arrange Further probe is underway, the police a job for the complainant as a station official said. color Across State City / Local Mumbai, Thursday 29 July-04 August 2021 3 Maharashtra floods claim 251 lives, 13 districts affected: Nawab Malik Mumbai leaders are talking is not followed by 6 teams Around 251 people proper.