1. After Jobs, Shiv Sena Attacks BJP Over Drought Relief
The truce between the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party seems to have lasted only for the duration of the Lok Sabha elections. After attacking the Narendra Modi-government over rising unemployment rates earlier this week, the Sena has now trained its gun on the Devendra Fadnavis-government in Maharashtra over the delay in drought relief measures.
The Sena, which has been taking a pro-farmer stance, said that there are bureaucratic delays in providing financial assistance to over 9,000 villages in the state. The government has declared drought in 151 tehsils of the state.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
2. Herbal Hookah Banned or Not? Bombay High Court Wants State to Clarify
The Bombay high court (HC) on Monday directed the state home department to clear its stance on herbal hookah, clarifying whether the purportedly tobacco-free product is prohibited or not.
The direction came after architect-turned-restaurateur Ali Reza Abdi approached the HC, seeking a declaration that the provisions of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003, are not applicable to tobacco-free hookah and authorities cannot take coercive action against him, if he starts serving the “herbal” hookah at his roof-top restaurant —“Sheesha Skylounge”.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
3. ‘Reserve 2 Seats for Pregnant Women on Local Trains’
The chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women, Vijaya Rahatkar, has written to Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal to allot a minimum of two seats in every general compartment of local trains for pregnant and lactating women.
The letter, written on June 4, said, “As chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women I come across various issues relating to women in all spheres of life. One of the crucial issues is travel for pregnant women and lactating mothers by public transport specially in the local trains of Mumbai. [As] She is unable to board or alight easily, she may slip and miscarry.”
(Source: The Hindu)
4. Unknown Caller Poses as Banker & Asks for Mobile OTP, Dupes Doctor of Rs 15,000
A 76-YEAR-OLD cardiologist was allegedly duped of Rs 15,000 by an unknown caller on the pretext of unblocking his credit card. Police said the caller asked him for his 16-digit card number and the one-time password (OTP) sent on the senior citizen’s registered mobile number.
According to police, the who who recently fell prey to fraudsters after he reportedly divulged a one-time password generated on his registered mobile number to a caller. Police said the complainant works with Bhatia Hospital in South Mumbai.
(Source: The Indian Express)
5. 27-Year-Old Man Held for ‘Creating Fake Aadhaar Cards’
Police have arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly creating several fake Aadhaar cards for himself and his friends. Police said they seized four such cards bearing his photographs, but with different names and addresses.
According to police, the accused was identified as Rohit Shinde, who was arrested from Sagar naka. “Shinde, a resident of Virar, was found in possession of several Aadhaar cards. Four of them had his photos, but with different names and addresses. He also had Aadhaar cards of two other persons, whom we are trying to track,” a senior officer said. Police said Shinde was creating fake Aadhaar cards at home and had come to Dahanu to supply some cards, when police nabbed him.
(Source: The Indian Express)
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