An investigation into the cause of the collapse is underway, with authorities focusing on factors such as structural integrity and adherence to safety regulations. Efforts are being made to ascertain the circumstances leading to the incident and prevent future occurrences.
Hoarding collapse: The couple were among the 100 others trapped under the debris after the massive hoarding fell on the petrol pump.
How big a victory the NDA is going to get can be estimated from the words of a senior leader of the INDI alliance. Congress is going to face such a crushing defeat, that it is difficult for them to become the prime opposition party, PM Modi said at a poll rally in Maharashtra.
The SRPF is likely to conduct its independent inquiry into the incident as the matter involves a jawan assigned to VVIP security, sources said.
Former journalist Ketan Tirodkar in the video made allegations of links of government officials to drug networks. He was presented in court, and the court remanded him to police custody for three days.
The illegal hoarding that stood on a piece of land in possession of the Government Railway Police (GRP) crashed on a petrol pump in Chheda Nagar area on Monday evening. The incident occurred when the city was hit by dust storms and unseasonal rains.
Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a roadshow in Maharashtra's Ghatkopar on Wednesday. In the wake of this, the traffic police has also made elaborate arrangements as several roads will remain closed for vehicles.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Mumbai has issued a weather alert, forecasting a thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and moderate spells of rain in parts of the city. The weather event is expected to occur within the next 3–4 hours.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has also announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased. Shinde also said that the government will bear all expenses for the treatment of those injured.
Mumbai hoarding collapse: The National Disaster Response Force team reached the spot where the hoarding collapsed and initiated a search and rescue operation following the tragic incident. According to BMC officials, the hoarding measuring 120 x 120 feet crashed on the petrol pump.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: While the NCP (SP) leader raised objections, the returning officer for the constituency, denied the claims, stating that only the display unit was temporarily closed. However, the CEO has not provided any explanation for the temporary closure.
Earlier, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued alert that thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and moderate to intense spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 50-60 kmph are likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Palghar and Thane during next 3-4 hours.
In the last few days, there were heavy rains in many areas of Maharashtra. The Meteorological Department had also issued guidelines for Raigarh and Marathwada last week, but this afternoon suddenly strong winds started blowing in Mumbai followed by the light rain.
Superintendent of Police Neelotpal said an AK-47 rifle, a carbine, an INSAS rifle, Naxal literature and items were found at the encounter spot.
Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second highest after 80 in Uttar Pradesh. Out of the 48 seats, voting has been completed in 24 in the first three phases of elections. Polling for the fifth and final phase covering 13 seats will take place on May 20.
Uddhav Thackeray said that "black days" are ahead if Narendra Modi is not defeated in the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections.
The latest seizure marks the second such action by DRI in the span of one week, emphasising the agency's unwavering commitment to combat the drug menace and uphold law and order.
An Enforcement Directorate investigation revealed that Monarch Group and its directors sold the same flats to multiple flat buyers.
Raj Thackeray claimed that 'fatwas' are being issued from the mosques to vote for Congress and Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena UBT. He appealed to the Hindu voters to come out in large numbers and vote for the BJP allies in the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections.
Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole made a call for the purification of Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, triggering fresh row and also adding trouble to the party’s existing woes, regarding its stand on the Pran Pratistha ceremony.
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