Mumbai Feb 21 PTI A Mumbai Cricket Association MCA functionary on Monday sought probe into the ongoing work at Shivaji Park ground from where icons Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar started their cricketing journey There is work going on in the middle of Shivaji Park ground It looks like that of a road dividing the ground into two parts MCA Apex Council member Ajinkya Naik said in an email to the Association President Vijay Patil The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation rubbished claims that the ongoing work would lead to any inconvenience to the nursery of cricket The work pertains to dust prevention and is being undertaken following complaints from local residents a BMC statement said Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar visited Shivaji Park on Monday and reviewed the work it said Work on mud track and rainwater harvesting is in progress there it added Shivaji Park located in central Mumbais Dadar area is where a young Tendulkar trained under his coach late Ramakant Achrekar Many former India and Mumbai cricketers have also played on the picturesque ground MCA should check with authorities concerned Naik wrote The Shivaji Park ground has a rich cricketing history MCA affiliated clubs may suffer in organising cricket tournaments and practice nets he said He also attached photos of the ongoing work and suggested that the matter be taken up at the next meeting of the council PTI NRB KK VT VT VT

Mumbai Feb 18 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday inaugurated two additional railway lines connecting Thane and Diva in Maharashtra and also flagged off two suburban trains Speaking via video link Modi said his government is committed to improving railway infrastructure in the country Infrastructure projects used to drag on earlier due to lack of coordination in planning and execution but we have changed that approach Modi said With the commissioning of the two new lines 36 additional suburban services will be introduced on the main line of Central Railway and the air-conditioned local train services will increase from 10 to 44 an official said PTI MR KK VT VT VT

Ahmedabad Feb 18 PTI A special court Friday sentenced 38 people to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case As many as 56 people were killed in the blasts that rocked Gujarats capital on July 26 2008The court sentenced 38 of the 49 convicts to death under provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code The 11 others were sentenced to life in jail till deathJudge A R Patel also awarded compensation of Rs one lakh each to those killed in the blasts and Rs 50000 for each victim with serious injuries and Rs 25000 each for those with minor onesThe court also imposed a fine of Rs 285 lakh each on the 48 convictsPatel had on February 8 declared 49 of the total 78 accused as guilty under various offences of the Indian Penal Code including for murder sedition and waging war against the state as well as under offences of the UAPA and Explosive Substances ActBombs went off in Ahmedabad on July 26 2008 at various spots including the state government-run civil hospital Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation-run LG Hospital on buses parked bicycles in cars and other places killing 56 persons PTI PJT PD NP VT VT VT