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00:04 In this show, we update you with the top news from the state of Maharashtra.
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00:18 No rain in Maharashtra in next 5 days. I am D.
00:24 Pune and the rest of Maharashtra will not see any significant rainfall in the next 5 days,
00:30 according to the Indian Meteorological Department. Last week, the IMD talked about the revival of
00:36 the monsoon after a gap of almost two weeks. A low-pressure area over the northeast bay of Bengal
00:43 had ignited hopes of revival which, however, did not help much, the IMD said, reported the Indian
00:50 Express. Chief Minister directs officials to start preparations for water scarcity situation,
00:57 says Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Taking note of the water scarcity situation across the state,
01:04 the district administration should start planning for it, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde directed the
01:10 officials on Tuesday as he reviewed the water availability across the state. Only 94 out of
01:17 358 blocks in the state have received more than average rainfall this season, the Chief Minister
01:22 was told during the meeting. The district administration should prepare detailed water
01:28 scarcity plans and ensure judicious use of water while planning the water supply schemes.
01:34 Forest Department too should avoid auction of grass and store it to be used as fodder
01:40 for cattle, the Chief Minister said, reported the Free Press Journal.
01:46 Supreme Court sets aside stay on NCP's Lakshadweep MP Mohd. Faizal's conviction
01:52 The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Kerala High Court's stay on the conviction of
01:57 NCP leader and Lakshadweep MP Mohd. Faizal in an attempt to murder case but protected him from
02:04 immediate disqualification by keeping in abeyance the implementation of its order for six weeks.
02:11 The bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhojan passed the order after noting that
02:17 the High Court had not considered in proper perspective Faizal's plea for a stay on his
02:23 conviction and had merely passed the order on the ground that it would otherwise result in
02:29 enormous expense for the exchequer to conduct an election for the Lakshadweep Lok Sabha seat,
02:36 reported The Telegraph. ED Quiz's son of ex-treasurer of NCP in money laundering case
02:43 The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday questioned Manish Jain Lalwani, the son of Nationalist
02:48 Congress Party's former Rajya Sabha member and one-time party treasurer Ishwarlal Jain Lalwani,
02:54 in Nagpur for several hours as part of its money laundering investigation.
02:59 The probe is related to suspected bank fraud involving three Jalgaon-based jewellery firms,
03:05 their promoters and directors for causing a loss of Rs 352.49 crore to the State Bank of India.
03:12 Supreme Court Grants Bail to Accused in Murder Case of Shiv Sena Leader
03:18 The Supreme Court has granted bail to Suraj Agarwal, a prime accused in the 2020 murder of
03:25 an undivided Shiv Sena leader, Rahul Shetty. A bench of Justice B R Gawai, C T Ravi Kumar and
03:32 Sanjay Kumar granted bail to Agarwal, observing, "Taking into consideration the fact that this
03:39 court has already granted bail to the other co-accused, we are inclined to grant bail
03:45 to the petitioner," the bench said while granting the bail, reported the Free Press Journal.
03:51 That's it for this episode of Maharashtra Headlines.
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