MUMBAI : Amitesh Kumar Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) on Monday said that no road would be closed due to the protest march by the All India Kisan Sabha s farmers. Live: Maharashtra farmers protest Kumar said No road closure or diversions will happen due to Farmers Morcha now . All India Kisan Sabha protest march led by over 30 000 farmers reached Mumbai s Azad Maidan after walking with blistered feet for about 180 km in the sun over the last five days. Today Traffic mvmt will be normal like any other day. Tr R no diversions proposed on any road in limits of Mumbai https://t.co/5hsxFFwLdV Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) 1520793113000 They will proceed to the state assembly later in the day. The protest which is held to demand a complete farm loan waiver among other things commenced on March 5 from the CBS Chowk in Central Nashik. Shiv Sena s Aditya Thackeray had also met the farmers and interacted with them. The farmers of the state have been demanding a complete waiver of loans and electricity bills. Last year the Maharashtra government had announced a loan waiver of Rs 4 000 crore under the first phase of the farm loan waiver scheme.
Mumbai: Namo Bandra Blasters on Monday made a winning start to their T20 Mumbai League campaign after they defeated Shivaji Park Lions by 12 runs at the Wankhede Stadium. Put in to bat riding on half centuries by India player and skipper Shreyas Iyer and Aman Khan Blasters posted 182 for five on the board. File image of Shreyas Iyer. PTI Lions player Bravesh Shetty kept finding boundaries from one end but couldn t get support from the other end to really threaten the Blasters total. Shetty scored 52 from 35 balls which included four fours and three sixes. Raunaq Sharma and Hardik Tamore with an important 33-run partnership in 17 balls tried to make a match out of it in the death overs but Prashant Bhoir kept his head to get rid of the duo and helped the Blasters to a 12-run win. Lions ended up scoring 170 for 9 in their chase. Brief scores: Namo Bandra Blasters 182 for 5 in 20 overs (Aman Khan 62 Shreyas Iyer 51 Sagar Trivedi 2-37 Shivam Dubey 2-38) beat Shivaji Park Lions 170 for 9 in 20 overs (Bravesh Shetty 52 Swapnil Salvi 34 Prashant Bhoir 3-28 Azhar Ansari 2-34) by 12 runs. Published Date: March 12 2018 10:56 PM IST | Updated Date: March 12 2018 10:56 PM IST Tags : #Aman Khan #Namo Bandra Blasters #Shivaji Park Lions #Shreyas Iyer #t20 Mumbai League #t20 Mumbai League 2018 #t20 Mumbai League Scores #t20 Mumbai League Updats #Wankhede
Bollywood celebrities like Riteish Deshmukh Dia Mirza and Onir on Monday expressed support and respect for the farmers community as an estimated 35 000 peasants completed a 180-km march to Mumbai over six days to bring to the notice of the government the agrarian crisis gripping the state. The group of peasants -- men women youth and even seniors -- abandoned their night s rest to march from the Somaiya Grounds Vidyavihar starting 2 a.m. (Monday) to reach the historic Azad Maidan at dawn to avoid inconveniencing students appearing for the ongoing board examinations. This gesture has been hailed by Bollywood celebrities some of whom have saluted the spirit of the farmers and some of whom have commented on their plight with a pun. Here s what they said: Riteish Deshmukh: Farmers walked 180 km asking for the rightful compensation for their crop. On their last stretch they walked all night making sure they didn t disturb the SSC board examinations. Compassion respect salute Jai Kisan. Dia Mirza: Our destinies are entwined. Our farmers grow our food. Their lives and livelihood are in peril because of climate change exploitative middle men lack of sustainable support. Stand by our farmers. Onir: Respect Kisan Long March. These farmers have kindness far beyond most arrogant political rallies who don t care about public inconvenience. Prakash Raj: With blisters in the foot... hunger in their eyes our farmers have walked seeking fairplay dignity. This is the truth because of your lies and failed promises... Will you give them justice as they knock at your door... before they rise to knock you out #justasking. Siddhartha Basu: Not just the Maharashtra government all of India needs to listen and respond positively to the acute distress of our farmers everywhere. Shirish Kunder: As long as the farmers and soldiers are willing to die for us respect? The moment they protest against any injustice political agenda? We love docile cows! Shruti Seth: You can be sure that this will be turned into a political slugfest and the poor farmers will return home empty handed. And then the government will deflect all the attention to something absolutely nonsensical. Hope we grow brains by 2019. Maria Goretti: My heart goes out to our farmers and their plight... my grandparents were farmers I know how difficult this is. Pritish Nandy: The Indian farmer is an amazing person. He is fighting a losing battle against nature life and the state for years now. He deserves our respect and support. Not political cliches. Kunal Kemmu: I feel very emotional listening to the plight of the farmers and their stories. Walking barefoot and with bare necessities and still being as patient calm and disciplined. I really hope we find a way to help end the prolonged ordeal of the backbone of this country - Jai Kisan! Atul Kasbekar: Massive respect! Farmers in the mammoth agitation agreed to walk across the city at night so as to not inconvenience citizens especially kids appearing for exams. Abhishek Kapoor: Put yourself in the farmers shoes today. They ve walked a very long way to be heard. Hope they get what they want cause it s going to be a long and hard summer. Please don t whine about traffic jams. R. Madhavan: I totally and whole heartedly support this for all farmers in this nation. Let s make that difference. Rahul Dholakia: Should write a film (that s all what I can do) where the protagonist dupes the bank of thousands of crores and then he distributes the money to all the farmers to clear their debts and escapes abroad! And just imagine if the bank belonged to Netas! Farmers rock. Puri Jagan: Bhaiya gobhi kaise diye? - 20/kg -- Bhaiya 15 ka laga do. Domino s 1 medium pizza. - Rs 285 -- Rs 300. Keep the change. Farmers are dying
Mumbai: When First Arcs Andheri lost the toss and four quick wickets inside three overs with only 16 runs on the board it appeared that the first match of the inaugural T20 Mumbai League between Arcs Andheri and North Mumbai Panthers would be a damp squib. But Shubham Ranjane (65) and Parag Khanapurkar (61) had other plans. The duo stitched a 120-run match-winning partnership to help Arcs Andheri score a competitive 164. Their opposition North Mumbai Panthers led by Ajinkya Rahane could manage only 141 in 19.1 overs to hand Arcs a 23-run win. Arcs Andheri got off to a terrible start after being put in as they lost their first wicket off the first delivery of the tournament-opener. Andheri opener Akhil Herwadkar was caught at mid-on by Hersh Tank off the bowling of Shivam Thakur. Next to follow Herwadkar were Doraiswamy Subramanian and Anup Rewandkar as both failed to trouble the scorers. Sure Arun Yadav slammed three boundaries but he tried one shot too many and was caught by Akhtar Shaikh off the bowling of Rakesh Prabhu. With four wickets down and only 16 runs on the board Arcs were in deep trouble. Ranjane and Khanapurkar then started the repair job. Initially the duo played with caution ensuring no further damage was done. But once they settled down they started playing their shots. Ranjane was the dominant partner. Khanapurkar meanwhile was happy rotating the strike and picked the occasional two on offer. Ranjane who hit six boundaries in his 50-ball knock launched left-arm spinner Vijay Gohil over long-off for his only six. Khanapurkar who initially played second fiddle later upped his scoring rate and eventually finished with a 38-ball 61. His knock included three sixes and two fours. Having put on a competitive score the Arcs needed their bowlers to bowl a disciplined line. But with skipper Rahane and rising star Prithvi Shaw opening the innings it was never going to be easy for the Arcs bowlers. Rahane (22) and Shaw (14) both found boundaries easily and in a jiffy wiped off 38 runs from the required total. Shaw however mistimed one of his drives and holed out to Chitnis off Ranjane. Panthers had added only 10 runs more when No 3 Tank and Rahane were involved in a mix-up leading to the run out of Tank at the non-strikers end. Ranjane scored the run out with his presence of mind. The big moment for the Arcs though was the dismissal of skipper Rahane. Khanapurkar caught Rahane off Ranjane. With three wickets including Shaw and Rahane Panthers were in deep trouble. Left hander Yashasvi Jaiswal did try his best scoring a 23-ball 37 but his effort was not enough simply because the Panthers kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Brief scores: Arcs Andheri 164 (Shubham Ranjane 65 Parag Khanapurkar 61; Shivam Malhotra 3-41 Rakesh prabhu 3-20) beat North Mumbai Panthers 141 (Ajinkya Rahane 28 Yashasvi Jaiswal 37; Tushar Deshpande 3-25)
MUMBAI/NAVI MUMBAI: Farmers agitating at Azad Maidan on Monday got some solace as Peasants and Workers Party (PWP) functionaries from Uran and Panvel delivered over 1 lakh bhakri and vegetables for their lunch. Over 40 volunteers delivered the food packages in tempos and pick-up vans from Panvel to Azad Maidan. Former MLA Vivek Patil and Konkan Teachers Constituency MLC Balaram Patil had appealed to the party workers in Uran and Panvel asking them to chip in for the hapless farmers who have walked 180km from Nashik to Mumbai to press for their demands. The bhakris were prepared in the last two days and delivered on Monday said the MLC. Goregaon resident Hasan Ansari and his friends distributed water to the protestors from 6am till 4pm. During the prayer meet the maulana of Ansari s madrassa had asked devotees to contribute water bottles for the farmers. We filled five trucks with packaged water said Ansari. tnn
Mumbai Police on Monday arrested singer Aditya Narayan after the car he was driving allegedly hit an autorickshaw in Lokhandwala The Indian Express reported. The autorickshaw driver sustained head injuries and is being treated at a local hospital while the passenger sustained several injuries.Versova Police Station inspector Kiran Kale said the accused singer Udit Narayan s son was being medically examined. It is a bailable offence Kale told The Indian Express. Aditya took the injured auto driver and the woman travelling in the autorickshaw to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Andheri. A case has been registered against him under Section 338 and 279 Indian Penal Code. Mumbai: Singer Aditya Narayan was detained by Versova police station after he hit a rickshaw at Andheri s Lokhandwala circle earlier today. Case registered against him under section 338 & 279 IPC. Rickshaw driver and passenger were injured in the incident. ANI (@ANI) March 12 2018
New Delhi: The Congress today put its weight behind farmers and tribals protesting in Mumbai as party president Rahul Gandhi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis not to stand on ego but to accept the demonstrators just demands .The massive farmers march to Mumbai was a stunning example of people s power Mr Gandhi said on Twitter.The Congress he added stood with farmers and tribals marching in protest against the apathy of the Central and state governments. I appeal to PM Modi and the CM to not stand on ego and to accept their just demands Mr Gandhi tweeted.At the AICC briefing Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala and party spokesperson RPN Singh alleged that the peasant community in every state was agitating against the Modi Government and that farmers suicides had risen by 41.7 per cent under the Modi regime.Accusing the BJP government of countering farmers with lathis (sticks) and bullets the party said this was not the first instance of their anti-farmer attitude and showed the real face of the BJP. This government is forcing farmers to commit suicide and befooling them on farm loan waivers Surjewala told reporters.There has been a 41.7 per cent rise in farmer suicides under the Modi Government and Maharashtra tops the list of such deaths Mr Surjewala said quoting National Crime Records Bureau data.On an average 47 farmers committed suicide every day in 2017 he claimed.From January 1 to October 31 2017 there were 2 414 farmer suicides in Maharashtra alone he added. While on the one hand the Central government is waiving thousands of crores of rupees in loans taken by their industrialist friends it is apathetic to the demands of farmers for loan waivers. Consequently around https://forum.vodafone.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/556873 50 000 farmers are marching in protest in Mumbai to gherao the Maharashtra Assembly Mr Surjewala said.The Modi government was shedding crocodile tears for farmers and had inflicted a double whammy on farmers with agri-exports reducing and imports rising he said citing figures.He also alleged that the government had imported 57.5 lakh tonnes of wheat and 606 lakh tonnes of pulses despite enough domestic production to cater to demands. The Modi government is anti-farmer and that is the slogan resonating among farmers across the country Mr Singh added.Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today his government was sensitive and positive towards the demands of farmers and tribals who marched from Nashik to Mumbai to draw the administration s attention towards their problems.Mr Fadnavis was responding to a discussion in the Assembly initiated by Leader of Opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil who lauded the farmers for their peaceful protest.The Azad Maidan in South Mumbai turned into a sea of red this morning as thousands of farmers carrying red flags converged there after walking around 180km from neighbouring Nashik district over the last six days.The farmers demand an unconditional loan waiver and transfer of forest land to tribal farmers who have been tilling it for years. CommentsThe CPI(M)-affiliated All India Kisan Sabha is spearheading the protest.The Shiv Sena has also lent its support to the farmers stir.
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