Postal Registration No. : MNW/336/2018-20 www.acrossstates.com RNI: MAHENG/2017/74287 // Satyasya Paramam Nidhanam // Year:4 Issue : 47 Mumbai, Thursday 08-14 July 2021 Editor in Chief : Sanjay M. Bhaire Rs.5/- Pages- 24 Inside Maharashtra Assembly Cinema legend Dilip passes resolution asking Centre to remove ceiling on Kumar passes away caste-based quotas Mumbai Dilip Kumar, India's enduring film legend through the decades, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday Read full story on page 2 after prolonged illness, his family and doctors treating him said. He was 98. The actor, known to generations Maharashtra government of film-goers as tragedy king' for his introduces three Bills to portrayal of the brooding, intense romantic in classics such as Mughal- counter Centre’s e-Azam and Devdas , is survived by farm laws his wife Saira Banu. Kumar, who embodied the best of India through his work and seven decades in public life, had been admitted to the Hinduja Hospital, a non-COVID-19 facility in Khar, since last Tuesday. He passed away due to Read full story on page 3 prolonged illness at 7.30 am, Dr Jalil Parkar, who had been treating Kumar, told media. leaders, the film fraternity and others Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said "With a heavy heart and profound to express their grief. Kumar's extraordinary contribution to 36 more join Modi grief, I announce the passing away of Dilip Kumar summarised in himself Indian cinema will be remembered for our beloved Dilip Saab, few minutes a history of emerging India. The generations to come. govt, 7 promoted ago. We are from God and to Him we thespian's charm transcended all Kumar, often known as the return," family friend Faisal Farooqui boundaries, and he was loved across Nehruvian hero, did his first film Jwar posted from the actor's Twitter handle the subcontinent Dilip Saab will Bhata in 1944 and his last Qila in 1998, at 8.01 am. live forever in the heart of India, the 54 years later. The five-decade career The Hindi cinema veteran, the last president said. included "Mughal-e-Azam", "Devdas", of the golden troika with Raj Kapoor The prime minister said "Naya Daur", and "Ram Aur Shyam", and Dev Anand, was admitted to Kumar would be remembered as a and later, as he graduated to character hospital last month following episodes cinematic legend. He was blessed roles, Kranti and Karma . of breathlessness. with unparalleled brilliance, due to Among the many who paid their Read full story on page 4 Kumar, born Yousuf Khan in which audiences across generations tributes to the actor, an inspiration for Peshawar on December 11, 1922, were enthralled. His passing away generations of actors to follow, was was diagnosed with bilateral pleural is a loss to our cultural world. Subhash Ghai, who worked with him I will make a strong effusion, a build-up of excess fluid Condolences to his family, friends in "Karma" (1986) and "Saudagar" comeback - Hima between the layers of the pleura outside and innumerable admirers. RIP," (1991). the lungs, and underwent a successful Modi said on Twitter. "Dilip saheb Yusuf bhai gone. My pleural aspiration procedure. He was Amitabh Bachchan, who co-starred personal loss of my most precious idol. discharged after five days only to be with him in Shakti , send an institution No words," Ghai tweeted.. admitted to the hospital again. has gone. " whenever the history of "To the world many others may Condolence messages for the Indian cinema will be written, it shall be heroes. To us actors, he was The much loved star, whose death truly always be 'before Dilip Kumar and Hero. #DilipKumar Sir has taken an epitomised the end of an era, poured after Dilip Kumar. My duas (prayer) entire era of Indian cinema away with in from all quarters with President for peace of his soul and the strength him.My thoughts and prayers are with Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister to the family to bear this loss... Deeply his family. Om Shanti," actor Akshay Read full story on page 22 Narendra Modi joining political saddened." Kumar tweeted. 2 Mumbai, Thursday 08-14 July 2021 City / Local Across State BJP workers protest against Governor Discontinues suspension of MLAs Monsoon Session Of Mumbai Maharashtra Assembly BJP workers on Tuesday staged Mumbai state. protests across the state against the Maharashtra On Monday, the suspension of the party's 12 MLAs Governor Bhagat Singh opening day of the from the Assembly, while its leaders Koshyari discontinued two-day monsoon held a "parallel session" on the the monsoon session of session witnessed high premises of the legislature to oppose the state Legislature on drama as 12 BJP MLAs the action. Tuesday. were suspended from In Pune, city BJP chief Jagdish State Legislative the Assembly for one Mulik said it was a murder of Assembly's Deputy year after the state democracy. "On the first day of the Speaker Narhari Zirwal government accused monsoon session, when BJP was read out the order of them of "misbehaving" trying to voice the concerns of OBCs prorogation of the with presiding officer and trying to get political reservation Marathas (in jobs and education) and The ruling Shiv Sena-NCP- session, which began on Bhaskar Jadhav in the for them, the Maha Vikas Aghadi OBC communities in the local body Congress coalition's legislators Monday. Speaker's chamber. (MVA) suspended our 12 MLAs. elections are restored," Bawankule objected to their use of loudspeakers. The winter session of Leader of Opposition It is a murder of democracy, this said. Security personnel then stopped BJP the Legislature will begin Devendra Fadnavis had is a Mughal rule," he said during a A similar protest was held by leaders from using loudspeakers. from December 7 in termed the allegation as demonstration. BJP workers in front of the District Twelve BJP MLAs were on Nagpur, Mr Zirwal said. false and said that Mr Workers of the Bhartiya Janta Collector's office in Latur. Monday suspended from the During the two- Jadhav's account of the Yuva Morcha (BJYM) and BJP A protest was also held at the Assembly for one year after the day session, the state incident was "one-sided". staged demonstrations in Nagpur collector's office in Aurangabad. state government accused them of Legislature passed two On Tuesday, city. Protesters, led by former energy "The BJP has exposed the present "misbehaving" with presiding officer crucial resolutions, legislators of the minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, government on the issues of OBCs Bhaskar Jadhav in the Speaker's seeking removal of the opposition BJP held raised slogans against the MVA losing political reservation in local chamber. Supreme Court-set 50 per a ''parallel session'' government at Badkas Square and bodies and Marathas being deprived Leader of Opposition in the cent cap on caste-based outside the House in the demanded that the suspension be of quota in jobs and education," said a Assembly Devendra Fadnavis termed reservations in jobs and Legislature premises as withdrawn. local leader. The opposition party also the allegation as false and said education, and asking a mark of protest against "The BJP will keep protesting held a "parallel session" in protest of Jadhav's account of the incident was the Centre to provide the the suspension of its 12 across the state till the reservation to the action on the legislature premises. "one-sided. 2011 Census data to the MLAs. Subscribe Today! Across State Maharashtra Assembly passes SUBSCRIPTION FORM resolution asking Centre to remove Name :................................................................................. 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Send Your Subscription Here: the first day of the monsoon while hearing a batch of Members of the session, without relaxing petitions that challenged Maratha community have B wing, 512, Knox Plaza, Mindspace, Contact : the 50 per cent limit on the Maharashtra State been staging protests across Off. Link Road, Behind Inorbit Mall, Mr. Sanjay M. Bhaire caste-based reservations, Reservation