Mahad (Maharashtra) [India], March 24 (ANI/PNN): Upholding the core philosophy of Jai Bheem App that stands for Education, Entertainment and Entrepreneurship a Short Films Contest has been announced on the Mahad Satyagraha Day.

Mumbai Jan 25 PTI Dr Himmatrao Bawaskar whose path-breaking research on deaths caused by the sting of the red scorpion was appreciated by the medical fraternity worldwide was on Tuesday awarded the Padma Bhushan The 71-year-old physicians work on 51 such cases was published in the Lancet in 1982 leading to a spur in interest in the subject as well as appreciation for the meticulous way he went about researching it Bawaskar who after completing his MBBS from Nagpur joined as a doctor in a state run primary health centre in Mahad tehsil of Raigad district and continued to work there for 40 years said the award has made him happy enough to live another 20 years to continue my work in this field I thank my patients in an around Mahad which 40 years ago was a small remote place Superstitions prevailed among the people there but they trusted me Once I earned their respect they supported me with resources and more people from the medical fraternity joined me he said His getting the Padma Bhushan was a recognition for all the people who have worked with him and tried to do good for society the doctor said PTI ND BNM BNM BNM

Mumbai Nov 18 PTI The Maharashtra government on Thursday allotted land to set up a permanent base of the National Disaster Response Force NDRF in Raigad districts Mahad town where over 100 people were killed in landslides in July this yearThe dairy development department issued an order allotting over two hectares of land for the permanent NDRF base in Mahad according to a government resolution GRThe NDRF currently does not have any facility of its own in coastal Raigad Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts which receive heavy showers during the monsoon every yearThis year the downpour was so heavy that it led to flooding and landslides killing more than 200 people in various incidents in these districts and other parts of the state in late July Raigad was the worst-hit district As there was no NDRF base in Raigad district rescuers from Pune could not reach in time to help peopleAccording to the GR the dairy development department order says 257 hectares of land in Mahad town be handed over to the revenue department so that the NDRF can set up its permanent base there PTI ND RSY RSY

Mumbai Aug 25 PTI The Shiv Sena on Wednesday claimed Union minister Narayan Rane has made the central government hang its head in shame a day after the BJP leader was arrested over his controversial remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah must take Ranes remarks against CM Thackeray seriously an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana said On Monday during his Jan Ashirwad Yatra in adjoining Raigad district Rane said It is shameful that the chief minister does not know the year of independence He leaned back to enquire about the count of years of independence during his speech Had I been there I would have given him a tight slap The Union MSME minister was arrested on Tuesday over his comments which triggered a political row and protests across Maharashtra He was granted bail by a court at Mahad in Raigad late Tuesday night In a scathing attack on Rane over his remarks the editorial in Saamana likened him to a balloon with holes which it said will never go up no matter how much the BJP tries to put fill it with air Despite being given the post of a Union minister Rane has been behaving like a roadside gangster it alleged Rane has made the central government hang its head in shame Given Ranes past record Modi-Shah should take his comments against Thackeray seriously If anybody had spoken in this manner about the prime Minister he would have been booked under sedition charges Ranes crime is similar the editorial said It said Maharashtra is a state which runs as per law and such acts will not be tolerated after a certain point The prime minister will not tolerate such acts the Marathi daily said adding that the BJP will have to pay for this heavily The hand that threatens to attack a chief minister should be pulled out legally The previous Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra has made a few intellectuals languish in jail on allegations that they conspired to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi the editorial said It said threatening to physically assault the chief minister is like hurting the sentiments of 105 martyrs of the Samyukta united Maharashtra movement Rane has hurt Maharashtra and state BJP leaders Devendra Fadnavis and Chandrakant Patil have been supporting him the Sena said Any cultured leader would have apologised and ended the matter as nobody is above the state But for the BJP Maharashtras pride and prestige of the chief minister are immaterial it claimed PTI MR GK GK

Mumbai Aug 25 PTI Shortly after Union minister Narayan Rane got bail following arrest over his remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray the BJP leaders MLA son Nitesh Rane tweeted a video from a Bollywood movie hinting at retribution Nitesh Rane posted a clip on his Twitter handle from the film Rajneeti where a character played by actor Manoj Bajpayee says Those who spit up in the air should know that it would fall on their face only There will be a strong reply Narayan Rane was arrested on Tuesday following his remarks that he would have slapped Chief Minister Thackeray for what he claimed as the latters ignorance of the year of Indias independence He was granted bail by a court at Mahad in Raigad district late Tuesday night Satyamev Jayate truth always prevails the Union MSME minister had tweeted after getting bail He faces four FIRs in Maharashtra over his remarks which triggered a political row and protests across the state on Tuesday PTI ND GK GK

Mumbai Aug 24 PTI Union minister Narayan Rane was on Tuesday night produced before a court at Mahad in Raigad district some 160 km from Mumbai after his arrest over controversial remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Rane was produced before magistrate Shaikhbabaso Patil by the Mahad police His lawyer Aniket Nikam said they would be opposing the arrest and seeking bail Nikam said the police had failed to follow due process of law before arresting Rane a BJP leaderA notice has to be issued under section 41A of the CrPC Code of Criminal Procedure before arresting someone in cases where custodial interrogation is not required he said Rane faces four FIRs across Maharashtra over his remark that he would have slapped Thackeray over the latters alleged ignorance of the year of Indias independence He was arrested on Tuesday afternoon by the Ratnagiri police and taken to Mahad in Raigad district The FIR at Mahad was registered under IPC sections 189 threat of injury to public servant 504 intentional insult to provoke breach of public peace and 505 statements conducive to public mischief PTI AVI DC SP KRK KRK