That the drinking water contamination in Mahabaleshwar is due to horse excreta entering Venna lake has been established by the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) in its health risk assessment research report, which mentions seven contagious diseases caused by animal waste; all of which are present in the patients’ medical records of the Red Cross Hospital (RCH), Mahabaleshwar and private clinics.
While the multi-crore Antrix-Devas controversy about the S-band spectrum deal between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s Antrix firm and Devas (backed by American investors), leading to international legal disputes, may have faded from public memory; that there is interest in getting details of the money spent on court cases by this government organisation, effaces through the RTI route.
maharashtra governor ramesh bais and chief minister eknath shinde on sunday paid floral tributes to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting terrorists who attacked the metropolis on this day 15 years ago. they paid tributes at the martyrs’ memorial in the premises of the police commissioner office in south mumbai, where state deputy cm devendra fadnavis, ministers mangal prabhat lodha, deepak kesarkar, city police chief vivek phansalkar and other senior officials were also present. family me
In Mumbai, Maharashtra Governor and Chief Minister honored martyrs of the 2008 terror attacks. Officials, family members, and security personnel paid tributes at the Police Commissioner Office memorial. The governor met victims families; a candle and flag march commemorated the event. The attacks, lasting from Nov 26-29, claimed 166 lives, including security personnel. Notable figures lost included ATS Chief Hemant Karkare and Ajmal Kasab, the lone captured terrorist, later executed in 2012.