1. 45 ‘Dead’ Vehicles Towed Away in Goregaon West
Taking a cue from the relentless citizen activism undertaken by residents of Kandivali East against abandoned vehicles that took up precious space in their area, Goregaon residents, too, have begun ridding their roads and pavements of ‘dead’ cars.
On May 29, Mirror had launched the Operation Khataara campaign, highlighting the efforts of the Soch Sayani group in Thakur Village, Kandivali East, which launched a drive to rid its roads of abandoned cars and bikes.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
2. Stroll on This Mumbai Beach Is Not Safe, Needles Dumped Near Hospital
Large quantities of biomedical waste, including medical bottles, syringes and needles, were found dumped on the sea shore behind PD Hinduja Hospital in Mahim, two months after a similar incident was reported at Dadar beach.
While hospital authorities said they haven’t dumped the waste, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is yet to track down the offenders. “We segregate and dispose of all sharp and biomedical waste at source and dispose it of, according to the MPCB guidelines, through authorised vendors. We would like to clarify that the medical waste has not been generated by the hospital or disposed of by the hospital staff,” said the spokesperson of the hospital.
Source: Hindustan Times
3. AAI Chairman to Enquire Into Staffer’s Plaint
Hours after Mirror reported a transwoman’s legal fight to obtain a passport so she can travel abroad for surgery, the chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI) said he would look into her complaint and sought her employment records.
Myra Grace Bandikalla works as an air traffic control manager with the AAI in Mumbai. The 33-year-old, who was earlier called Swaroop, does not identify with the assigned birth sex of male and wants to undergo a sex reassignment operation in Bangkok.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
4. Mumbai Civic Body to Provide Legal Aid to Women Facing Domestic Violence
A civic-run centre which helps victims of domestic violence has launched a free legal assistance facility for women to make them aware of their legal rights.
Two advocates will be present between 2 and 5pm on the first and third Fridays of every month at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation-run Savitribai Phule Gender Resource Center (SPGRC) in Elphinstone, said a civic official. The facility was started with help from the District Legal Aid Services Authority.
There are 11 counselling centres called Dilaasa across the city’s peripheral hospitals. These provide guidance to women who face domestic violence. Women from these centres will also be directed to avail legal aid. Dr Kamakshi Bhate, secretary, SPGRC, said that nearly 5 to 10% cases of domestic violence need legal assistance as their situation doesn’t improve despite repeated counselling given to them and their partners.
Source: Hindustan Times
5. Complaint Against Rahul Gandhi in Palghar
A complaint was filed against Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Dahanu police station in Palghar on Thursday. The complaint by the editor of a local paper claimed that Rahul put up social media posts trying to create caste divisions and identifying teenagers who were ‘punished’ in Jalgaon for swimming in a pond.
The complainant, Sanjeev Joshi, wrote in his letter, “Rahul Gandhi published statements to hurt the sentiments and create a cast divide. He has tried to create a caste-based issue for his political gains.”
Source: The Indian Express
6. Mumbai Man Drives Around for 8 Hours With Wife’s Body in Car
Panicky after finding his wife hanging from the ceiling of their home in Saki Naka, Andheri, a 28-year-old shop owner drove across the city till Borivli for around eight hours, finally ending up at a government hospital, which reported the death.
Soklaram Purohit, who was arrested on charges of abetting suicide, is now in judicial custody.
According to the police, when Purohit returned home around 1.30am on June 6, he saw that his wife Maniben had committed suicide. He put the body in his car, and went to a hospital in Saki Naka, where the doctors declared her brought dead. He then smuggled the body out and took it to another hospital in the area,where too she was declared dead on arrival.
Source: Hindustan Times
7. Demand for Record FSI to Rebuild MLA Hostel to Get CM Nod
A meeting was held in Vidhan Bhavan on Tuesday, attended by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with presiding officers, opposition leaders and other senior officers, in which the demand for more FSI was made. When asked about the demand, Fadnavis told Mumbai Mirror, “The Development Control Rules provide for giving extra FSI to government buildings. The proposal has not yet come. Appropriate action will be taken when the proposal is received.”
The Manora MLA hostel is a complex of four towers, of 14 storeys each, built between 1990 and 1994 with around 303 rooms. However, the buildings are in a dilapidated condition. Last year, a ceiling slab had collapsed in the hostel, which hastened the redevelopment plan.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
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