BMC to review, take actions against violators of COVID-19 guidelines ANI | Updated: Feb 17, 2021 14:50 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 17 (ANI): Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation s (BMC) Additional Municipal Commissioner, Suresh Kakani, said on Wednesday that the corporation will review the increase in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai and take strict actions within 10 days if conditions do not improve. BMC to review the increase in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai. If the cases continue to rise and people ignore COVID-19 norms and regulations, then BMC will not hesitate in taking a strong measure within the next 10 days, he said.
This comes as Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray directed senior officials to take strict action against people or organisations who flout COVID-19 guidelines.
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MUMBAI: The Mumbai Division of Railways and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have fined 4618 train passengers between February 1 to 14 for not wearing face masks, a mandatory health protocol to be followed amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a joint drive with the BMC, the Mumbai division of Railways has fined 2558 passengers for not wearing a mask in the train, informed the Chief Public Relation Officers (CPRO), Western Railway. A total penalty of Rs 3,28,500 collected from them, CPRO said further.
Meanwhile, the Central Railways informed that 2060 passengers on Mumbai Suburban Network were fined for not wearing masks while onboard and a total of Rs 1,21,600 have been collected from them.
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The Pune Police have claimed that as per Pooja Chavan s family, the TikTok star died by suicide due to some mental problems. Maharashtra Forest Minister Sanjay Rathod | Photo Credit: Twitter
Mumbai/Pune: The death of a TikTok star in Pune has snowballed into a political row in Maharashtra. Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on Saturday sought the arrest of Maharashtra Forest Minister Sanjay Rathod, whose name has surfaced in the death case of 22-year-old TikTok star Pooja Chavan.
Pooja Chavan allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the Heaven Park building in Pune’s Wanawadi area on February 8.