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Thane, Dec 16 (UNI) The Thane Municipal Corporation has launched a strict enforcement drive against unauthorised political advertisements following the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct for the upcoming local body elections, removing 1,404 illegal banners and posters across the city within 24 hours, officials said. The action was carried out by the Anti-Encroachment Department between 4 pm on December 15, and December 16, after the election code came into force for the Thane Municipal Corporation general elections. Polling is scheduled to be held on January 15, 2026. The drive was conducted on the instructions of Election Department Deputy Commissioner Umesh Birari and under the guidance of Assistant Commissioner Supan Bhai. Officers and assistant commissioners appointed across the nine prabhag committees within the civic body limits coordinated the operation. During the campaign, officials removed unauthorised banners, posters, hoardings and wall advertisements erected in violation of the election code. In addition, the civic body also took action to cover development work books and displays bearing the names of public representatives, in strict compliance with the code of conduct. According to official data, 204 illegal posters and banners were removed in the Nopada-Kopri prabhag committee, 257 each in Vagle Estate and Lokmanya Savarkar Nagar, 275 in Vartak Nagar, 107 in Majhiwara-Manpada, 169 in Uthalsar, 21 in Kalwa, 15 in Mumbra, and 99 in the Deva prabhag committee. Civic officials said similar enforcement actions would continue in the coming days to ensure strict adherence to the Model Code of Conduct during the election period.
Mumbai: A day after the model code of conduct was enforced, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) launched a major crackdown on illegal political advertisements across the city, removing 2,103 unauthorised hoardings on Tuesday. The crackdown involved the removal of illegal political hoardings, banners, kiosks, stickers, signs and flags that had been put up without permission. Civic officials also whitewashed 364 wall advertisements as part of the drive. From now on, only advertisements that have been officially approved and accounted for as election expenditure will be permitted, a civ ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The West Bengal unit of BJP, under the leadership of its new State party President Samik Bhattacharya is making all efforts to ensure a political rally in the state, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing it, before Trinamool Congress's annual Martyrs' day rally in Kolkata on July 21. An insider from the state committee of BJP said that the week before July 21, the Prime Minister is scheduled to go for an election campaign in Bihar where the Assembly polls are scheduled later this year. "We are trying hard so that the Prime Minister can spare some time ...Read More >
THANE: After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena, the local leadership of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has now also sought to contest the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) elections independently. NCP workers in Thane have communicated this demand to the party's senior leadership, according to Najeeb Mulla, president of the Thane unit of the NCP. Similar demands have previously been made by workers of the BJP and Shiv Sena, the NCP's allies in the Mahayuti government. The NCP workers' demand comes days after the BJP's state president, Ravindra Chavan, announced on Frid ...Read More >
BHAWANIPATNA: Kalahandi police seized 6,500 kg of explosives and arrested four persons in connection with illegal transportation of mining explosives on Wednesday. The operation was conducted following an FIR filed by a junior mining officer during a raid near a stone query and crusher at Lakhbahali under Jaipatna police limits. During inspection, two explosive-laden vehicles were found stationed near the site. SP Kalahandi Nagraj Debarkonda informed that the seized materials included 100 IDEAL Boost CDA, APEX CORD totalling 6,500 kg of cartridges and 115 detonators (each 750 metre long). Th ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has ordered Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to consider initiating departmental and criminal proceedings against the assistant commissioner of Diva division after a petitioner alleged before the court that he was protecting illegal constructions by charging ₹200 per square feet from builders who were putting up brazenly unauthorised structures in Mumbra and Diva divisions. The division bench of justice GS Kulkarni and justice Arif Doctor has also directed the Th ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: A day after a newborn was found abandoned on a street outside an oprhanage in Panvel, the biological parents were traced on Sunday. The police identified the child's father as a 23-year-old Bhiwandi resident, Aman Kondkar, an engineer who is currently unemployed. He told the police that he was in a relationship with a 20-year-old distant relative woman from Mumbra.The two-day-old girl had been placed in a plastic basket which was left on a pavement outside an orphanage in Takka Colony early Saturday morning.Even as family members of the couple were opposed to the marriage, the wom ...Read More >
Covid-19 in India Live Updates: India on Monday reported a total of 1,009 active COVID-19 cases in the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. As per the Health Ministry, India's COVID-19 update showed a total of 1009 active cases, with 752 new cases recently confirmed. According to the government data, Kerala currently tops the chart with the highest number of active cases at 430. Other states with notable case counts include Maharashtra (209), Delhi (104), Gujarat (83), and Karnataka (47). Earlier, a 21-year-old Covid-19 patient who was undergoing treatment at Chhatrapati ...Read More >
Reacting sharply to the BJP's protest and the ensuing violence, Sapkal accused the ruling party of twisting his words to divert attention from pressing national and state issues. "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is our deity, our pride, and our honour. His valour is unparalleled. We do not need the BJP to teach us about Shivaji Maharaj," Sapkal said. "The BJP has distorted my statement and is trying to incite riots in the state. This was evident today in Pune." The controversy stems from Sapkal's co ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India has enforced the Model Code of Conduct in Bihar, directing strict compliance on defacement, misuse of official resources, and advertisements funded by public exchequer. Over 800 flying squads are deployed to ensure swift complaint resolution, with citizens able to report violations via a 24/7 call center and the C-Vigil App. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued directions to the Chief Secretary and Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar regarding the immed ...Read More >
Digha/Kolkata: Why were those speaking Bengali "being tortured across the country every day", CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. Speaking in Digha, where she has gone to attend the first Rath Yatra of the newly inaugurated Jagannath temple, the CM spoke of Bengali-speaking migrant workers being detained at two places in Odisha.Asking Odisha "not to be jealous", Banerjee said while she respected the Puri Jagannath temple, she expected the same respect for the Digha Jagannath temple."I learnt that in Cuttack, 100 Bengali migrant workers were kept in detention camps. In Balasore, 17 are stuck. ...Read More >
Thane: In an unexpected turn of events, a violent shooting incident took place in the Mumbra area of Thane. In this one man died and two other were seriously injured. Following the firing incident, a 51-year-old former Army personnel was taken into custody on Thursday, April 2nd 2026. According to FPJ reports, incident occurred at the approximately 11:30 AM near Sumantai Chavan Hindi Primary School in the Kailash Nagar locality, Mumbra bypass Jayan Shivanandan Nair allegedly shot at a group of men after a days-long personal dispute stemming from harassment allegations involving Nair's foster ...Read More >
Thane: Abandoning the idea of a pre-poll alliance with Shiv Sena for the civic elections, NCP's Thane unit has launched a direct attack on the state ally. This decision was apparently taken over a string of stalled development projects and instances of corruption in the civic corridors allegedly during Sena's two-decade regime.Making the announcement before the media, NCP state functionary and former Thane corporator Najeeb Mulla emphasised the party unit's determination to contest the Thane civic polls independently. "We do not want to carry the burden of corruption and scams over the last 20 ...Read More >
Mumbai: Even as the demolition of illegal constructions in Mumbra, Thane, continues, the Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to maintain strict vigilance over unauthorised structures and adopt technology for better oversight. The court also asked the Thane police commissioner to ensure adequate protection to TMC personnel during demolition drives to prevent mob violence, referring to a recent incident of unrest earlier this week. The demolition follows a court order passed while hearing a petition filed by senior citizen Subhadra Takle. She alleged th ...Read More >