Maharashtra rains live update: IMD issues yellow alert for Thane, Palghar; orange for Raigad, Ratnagiri
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Maharashtra rains live update: IMD issues yellow alert for Thane, Palghar; orange for Raigad, Ratnagiri
The India Meteorological Department predicted heavy rains at isolated places in Mumbai and Palghar on Saturday. However, heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places have been predicted for Thane city. In the last two days, heavy rains battered different parts of Maharashtra leading to flood-like situations and landslides that claimed at least 129 lives. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the kin of those who lost their lives in the landslides caused by torrential rainfall in various parts of the state. According to the Chief Minister s Office (CMO), the state will also incur the costs of treatment for those injured. Meanwhile, there will be no supply of Gokul pouch milk to Mumbai on Saturday due to floo
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Minister slams PETA over vegan milk row
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Maharashtra Minister of State for Home and Information Technology Satej Patil has come down heavily on People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for its suggestion to introduce ‘plant-based-milk’.
Stating that no NGO could dictate terms about food preferences of people, Mr. Patil, who is a leader of Kolhapur Zilla Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh, which operates under the brand Gokul, said, “Milk not just offers a healthy diet option to the common man but also provides livelihood to millions of farmers. Any NGO can’t come and dictate terms to us about our food preferences.”