1. Shiv Sena Takes On Pawar Over ‘Lost Self-Respect’ Jibe
Two days after the NCP chief said that leaders who have quit the party have “lost self-respect”, the Shiv Sena asked Sharad Pawar on Tuesday what he means by “self respect”.
“Don’t worry about those who have left. Those who have quit the party have lost their self-respect,” Pawar had said on Sunday. Several senior NCP leaders had recently joined the BJP and the Shiv Sena ahead of the Assembly polls.
Source: The Indian Express
2. Bombay High Court Bars Felling Of Trees In Aarey Till Sept. 30
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (MMRCL) shall not fell trees in the Aarey Colony area here to make way for a Metro car shed till September 30.
The court will hear a petition challenging proposed felling of over 2,600 trees in this area in north Mumbai from September 30, said a division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre.
Source: The Hindu
3. CR Set To Get Bomb Detection And Disposal Squad, Vehicle On Friday
Eleven years after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the city’s suburban railway network will get its first complete bomb detection and disposal squad (BDDS) along with a BDDS vehicle.
According to a senior Central Railway (CR) official, the BDDS vehicle will be positioned in Carnac Bunder and the squad will be posted at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) on September 20.
Source: Hindustan Times
4. Red Alert Issued For Mumbai, Thane For Tomorrow: IMD
Mumbai and adjoining areas might witness another spell of heavy rain from Thursday, said Met department. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai and Thane for Thursday with forecast of “heavy to very heavy” rain in the city and suburbs
For Wednesday, the Met department predicted heavy rain at isolated places for Mumbai. According to the district-wise forecast, there will be an increase in rainfall activity in the interiors of Maharashtra between September 18 and 25.
Source: The Indian Express
5. 12-Year-Old Mumbai Boy Stabs School Principal To Death For Scolding Him
A 12-year-old boy has allegedly stabbed his school principal to death in her house at Shivaji Nagar in Govandi for scolding him in front of his friends.
The victim, 30-year-old Ayesha Aslam Husuyae, had also been privately coaching the boy at her home for the past five years. The minor, who has been sent to the Dongri remand home, told police that his mother had asked him to borrow Rs 2,000 from Husuyae for her on Monday.
Source: Hindustan Times
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