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Maharashtra: Political tensions heat up on renaming garden
ANI
19 Jul 2021, 04:18 GMT+10
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 18 (ANI): A row erupted between political parties after the Samajwadi Party in Maharashtra proposed that the BMC name a garden in the Govandi area of Mumbai after Tipu Sultan.
While speaking to reporters, Govandi s Samajwadi Party corporator Rukhsana Siddiqui said, I have put forward the proposal in front of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to name a garden in the Govandi area of Mumbai after Tipu Sultan. Rukhsana Siddiqui, the corporator of the Govandi area and a Samajwadi Party leader said that Tipu Sultan is called the Lion of Mysore. He fought against the British for the country from a young age. Is his fight for the country not valuable, questioned Siddiqui? adding that some people link every issue with Hindus-Muslims for electoral politics.
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: Six people including two minors die in mudslide at Gholai Nagar slums in Thane
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: Six people including two minors die in mudslide at Gholai Nagar slums in Thane
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Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: Six people including two minors die in mudslide at Gholai Nagar slums in Thane
The IMD has issued a red alert in Mumbai as heavy rains lashed the city throughout Sunday. As many as 32 people lost their lives and six were injured in five separate rain-related incidents across the city. CM Uddhav Thackeray chaired a high-level meeting and asked civic officials as well as rescue agencies to be alert and rush to the spot in case any mishap is reported in the city. The city also faced power outages and water cuts due to the disruption caused by the incessant downpour.Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:Read Less
Rains wreak havoc in Mumbai, death toll 22
Rains wreak havoc in Mumbai, death toll 22
Updated: Jul 19, 2021, 06:00 IST
Wall collapse kills 17 in Chembur; incessant rain floods most parts of the city; Konkan affected
MUMBAI At least 22 persons were killed in 11 different incidents as rains wreaked havoc on Mumbai and
Mumbai Metropolitan Region since midnight, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (
BMC) Disaster Control said here on Sunday.
As Mumbai slept, the skies opened up with thunder, lightning and heavy rains measuring between 197 mm to over 235 mm in some areas in barely 3-4 hours, as per the
India Meteorological Department (
IMD) Mumbai, which submerged many areas and hit road and rail traffic badly.
Police Naik Rajendra Shegar helped a father and daughter to safety amid heavy rain.
Heavy rain lashed Mumbai and adjoining areas over the weekend, leading to inundated roads, suspension of local trains and damage to property. With red alert being sounded in parts of the city, people have been explicitly advised not to move out in the open. But for those who have been left stranded by the rain, it is Mumbai Police to the rescue. The department shared a video on the intervening night between Sunday and Monday, in which a police officer can be seen guiding a man and his daughter through an inundated road as heavy rain continues to lash.