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SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA, NASHIK 4 TIMES CITY SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 NMC to gift its 60 state buses from Nashik Morcha for peaceful stir from Oct 2 city bus service to to boost Mum Marathas Reject Reservation through EWS File photo Sambhajiraje raps Abhilash.Botekar a letter demanding reserva- bus service @timesgroup.com tion for the community. The committee also decided to KMC corporators citizens on Diwali Abhilash.Botekar Nashik: The state committee hold agitations in front of the File photo @timesgroup.com of the Sakal Kranti offices of tehsildar and dis- TIMES NEWS NETWORK me. However, I want to go along [email protected] Morcha has called for a peace- trict collector from October 5 with all the MPs to make it mo- Nashik: The Nashik Municipal Nashik: The Nashik division ful agitation in front of the re- to October 10. : Chhatrapati re accommodative”, said Corporation (NMC) plans to roll of the State Road sidences of all MLAs and MPs It appealed to each of the Sambhajiraje on Saturday to- Sambhajiraje in a statement out its city bus service around Transport Corporation across the state on October 2. It community members to write ok strong objection to a motion adding that the PM had not Diwali. Civic officials described (MSRTC) has sent 60 buses to has also categorically anno- a letter to the prime minister moved by corporators in the ci- turned down any of his requ- it as a Diwali gift for the citizens to ease the burden on unced that it was not party to and the President requesting vic general body (GB) meeting est for a meeting after the Su- amid the Covid pandemic. its city transport service. the October 10 bandh called by them to grant reservation to that Prime Minister Narendra preme Court stayed the Marat- The previous state govern- The Brihanmumbai Elec- some other outfits. Members of the Maratha the Maratha community in Modi denied him ti- ha reservation. ment had given its nod to the tric Supply and Transport The committee met in Nas- Kranti Morcha had staged an Maharashtra. me for a meeting Sambhajiraje said NMC to take over the city bus (BEST) provides bus services hik on Saturday under the lea- agitation outside minister Another demand in the re- over the Maratha re- the PMO may have deni- service from the ailing Maha- within Mumbai city and it has dership of MP Sambhaji Raje Chhagan Bhujbal’s reidence solution was that the state go- servation issue. ed him time as meeting rashtra State Road Transport been carrying the load of pas- Chatrapati. It has rejected any recently vernment should appeal to the The so many people is not ad- Corporation (MSRTC). The ci- sengers for the past month as government move to provide Centre to lift the 50% capping member’s reaction visable in view of the Co- vic body had plans to deploy 400 Two agencies will altogether the suburban railway services reservation to the Maratha uld not attend the meeting due of reservation in the country. came a day after the vid-19 pandemic. “I have buses, including 200 CNG, 50 die- operate 250 buses have not fully resumed. community under the econo- to some personal reasons, ex- The resolution stated that if Congress and NCP been fighting for Marat- sel and 150 electric. As many as According to senior offici- mically weaker backward tended his support to the Sa- the government failed to do so, corporators moved the motion ha reservation for 14 years, but 250 swanky buses, including 200 “Therefore, we are planning to als of MSRTC, Nashik divi- (EWS) category and also war- kal Maratha Kranti Morcha the Marathas would hold pro- condemning the Union go- never brought politics in the CNG and 50 diesel variants, had launch the city bus service aro- sion, they received a call requ- ned the government against meeting at Nashik and requ- tests in Delhi. vernment for the Maratha qu- issue”, he said. arrived in the city by March-end und Diwali, but we will not run esting transfer of a few buses carrying out any recruitment ested everybody to join the agi- On the education front, the ota fiasco, leading to the adjo- The BJP and Tararani and had even got the RTO pas- all the buses at one time. We wo- to Mumbai. At present, the bu- before the issue is resolved. tation for its final fight. morcha demanded that the urnment of the GB meeting. Aaghadi, meanwhile, said that sing. But the project was delay- uld initially ply about 50 buses. ses have been sent till October Prominent leaders of the The committee adopted a state government immediate- “I would have been happier “casual approach” by the Udd- ed due to Covid-19 outbreak. Depending on the response, the community — Narendra Patil resolution about holding agi- ly provide 12% more seats had the corporators taken a de- hav Thackeray government So far, the NMC has deploy- fleet would be increased at regu- Rajendra Kundri, Virendra tations outside the residences across government education cision on more important issu- led to the Supreme Court ed two agencies to operate the ci- lar intervals,” said Jadhav. The Brihanmumbai Elec- Pawar — were present at the of MLAs and MPs on October organisations for the Maratha es like piped-gas supply,” he sa- bringing a stay on Maratha qu- ty bus service. The agencies The civic commissioner sa- tric Supply and Transport meeting. MP Chhatrapati 2, when the elected represen- community and bear all costs id.. ota in jobs and education re- will, altogether, operate 250 bu- id he will review the project and in Mumbai has been Udayan Raje Bhosle, who co- tatives would be asked to write for the same. “I can meet the PM any ti- cently. ses, including 200 CNG and 50 di- will also visit various sites to esel. The NMC has also finalised check the infrastructure. “We carrying the load of an agency to operate 150 electric have to build two bus depots and passengers for the past buses, but it has not yet given six terminals. I will review the one month as the subur- Woman ‘State ready to work order to the agency con- infrastructure and other related ban railway services 11 criminals on police record cerned. projects with the officials con- increase tests NMC commissioner Kailas cerned shortly,” he said. have not fully resumed dies in road Jadhav told TOI that earlier the The bus service is to be ope- externed from Nashik district by 3 times’ civic body had plans to start the rated on a gross-cutting cont- 15. accident city bus service from April, but ract (GCC) for a period of 10 ye- “The suburban trains are Santosh.Sonawane1 Hande said each of the crimi- the criminals, gave approval [email protected] it could not do so due to the pan- ars. This includes the purchase being run in limited numbers Nashik: A 55-year-old @timesgroup.com nals who was being exterened to the same. demic.Now, the focus is on Co- of new buses, maintenance of in Mumbai along with restric- woman was killed after a had more than two offences “There are 10 more crimi- : The state government is vid-19 outbreak. The drop in re- buses, employing drivers, pur- tions. Therefore, people are speeding truck hit the Nashik: As many as 11crimi- registered against his name. nals in the Satpur area aga- all set to scale up Covid-19 testing venue is another concern as the chasing fuel, etc. NMC will pay using BEST buses to travel to scooter she was riding, nals on police record residing The offences were related to inst whom we are preparing by three times by the end of this NMC’s revenue through proper- charges to private agencies on a their offices. We received a call along with her husband, in the jurisdiction of Satpur gambling, outraging modes- proposals of externment,” sa- month. ty and water taxes have reduced. kilometre basis. from our central office asking at the Wadala junction on police station have been ex- ty of women, thefts, burglari- id Hande. State health minister Rajesh us to send our buses to Mum- the ring road connecting terned from the city and the es and body offences like vo- In a bid to control the me- Tope told TOI on Saturday that bai,” a senior officer said. Indiranagar and Nashik- district for a period ranging luntarily causing hurt, rio- nace by habitual criminals in the Centre has directed Maha- Accordingly, 60 buses from Pune road. The deceased between two months and two ting, etc. the city over the past two ye- rashtra to increase both testing Igatpuri, Sinnar, Nashik, Pim- has been identified as Al- years as per the nature of ca- Hande said that the propo- ars, the police came up with and tracing of high and low-risk palgaon and other depots were ka Shantaram Raut. ses registered against them. sal for the externment of the the decision to extern all tho- contacts. sent to the state capital. Nearly Mumbai Naka police Senior inspector at Sat- criminals was sent to senior se who have two or more cri- Maharashtra is currently 120 staff members have also be- have detained the truck pur police station Rakesh officers who, after hearing mes registered against them. carrying out at 46,322 tests per en shifted to Mumbai, where driver and booked him million, compared to the count- the buses will be run in two for causing death due to ry's 48,360. shifts. negligence. Police said “We have been directed by The officer said there was Alka’s husband, who was the Prime Minister to increase some dispute about the lodging wearing a helmet at the ti- Cops raid spa, rescue 4 women our testing. And we said we wo- of the staff in Mumbai, but the me of the accident, esca- Mohammed.Akhef said the suspects had con- ty were trapped only about a uld scale it up three times as we issue was soon resolved. ped with no injuries. TNN @timesgroup.com fessed to starting the spa as month ago. continue to ease restrictions,” a partnership firm, but The rescued women ha- Tope said. The Prime Minister : The Aurang- using it for flesh trade. ve been produced before the had called for a virtual meeting abad police on Saturday af- A team led by assistant women and child welfare with chief ministers and health ternoon raided a spa in an inspector Ghanshyam So- committee and sent to the officials from seven states with upscale area of the city and nawne led the raid. correctional home. the highest case load: Maharash- rescued four women who “The rescued women Police said the suspects tra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnata- had been forced into flesh from Nagaland revealed operated the racket by cir- ka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, trade. The police have arres- that they were brought to culating their contact num- Delhi and Punjab. These states ted two men and are on the Aurangabad on the pretext bers through social media. have accounted for 63% of all ca- lookout for three others. of a job at the spa and were When anyone contacted the ses and 77% of deaths so far. The The Pundaliknagar poli- later forced into the flesh given number, the spa emp- positivity rate in these states too ce of Aurangabad city ar- trade,” Sonawne told TOI. loyees would offer body is much higher than the national rested 32-year-old Nashik These women have been massage service. They wo- average of 8.5%. “We will now be resident Bablu Ingle and staying in the city for over uld mention the flesh trade directing our existing laborato- Akash Pagde, a 25-year-old nine months, while two 21- only after the customer rea- ries to enhance their testing ca- from Aurangabad. Police year-old women from the ci- ched the centre. pacities,” Tope said.