Regular supply of alphonso mangoes from the Konkan region has hit the market from this week with 10,000 to 12,000 crates arriving daily at Vashi's APMC wholesale yard. Supplies from Sindhudurg dominate the market and are hovering in the range of Rs 1,500 to Rs 4,000.
Ajay Kumar Mishra will visit the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency, a stronghold of Shiv Sena. Mishra's son Ashish Mishra was named as an accused in connection with the violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri last year.
India Meteorological Department issues orange alert for Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sindhudurg, and Thane for tomorrow. Red alert issued for Nashik, Pune and Palghar districts. Heavy rain lashed Mumbai on Tuesday, leading to flooding and waterlogging in many parts of the city.
The meeting will be held at 12 noon, according to Sena's Sindhudurg MP Vinayak Raut. The agenda is to discuss the party's stand on the presidential election slated to be held on July 18. Some MPs had earlier asked the party leadership to support Droupadi Murmu, the nominee of the ruling NDA.
Uddhav Thackeray has called a meeting of the party MPs on Monday to take a decision on the next week's presidential election. Talking to PTI, Vinayak Raut, Sena MP from Sindhudurg, said the meeting will be held at 12 noon. Some Shiv Sena MPs had earlier asked the leadership to support Droupadi Murmu.
Uddhav Thackeray has called a meeting of the party MPs on Monday to take a decision on the next week's presidential election. Talking to PTI, Vinayak Raut, Sena MP from Sindhudurg, said the meeting will be held at 12 noon. Some Shiv Sena MPs had earlier asked the leadership to support Droupadi Murmu.
Of the total number of deceased, nine persons died on Saturday - four in Wardha district, three in Gadchiroli and one each in Nanded and the coastal Sindhudurg district. 125 animals have perished since June 1 with rains lashing parts of the state. The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall in the coastal Konkan region.
Of the total number of deceased, nine persons died on Saturday – four in Wardha district, three in Gadchiroli and one each in Nanded and the coastal Sindhudurg district. 125 animals have perished since June 1 with rains lashing parts of the state. India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall in Konkan region till July 13.
Since Monday night, the city had recorded heavy to very heavy rainfall. The India Meteorological Department has issued a ‘red’ alert for Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg for Friday. A red alert indicates that heavy rainfall in a few places and extremely heavy rainfall (above 204.5 mm in 24 hours) at isolated places is very likely.
Since Monday night, the city had recorded heavy to very heavy rainfall. The India Meteorological Department has issued a ‘red’ alert for Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg for Friday. A red alert indicates that heavy rainfall in a few places and extremely heavy rainfall (above 204.5 mm in 24 hours) at isolated places is very likely.
IMD has issued an orange alert (alert, be prepared) over Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts. Pune, Nashik, Kolhapur and Satara districts have been placed under yellow warning till Friday.
Heavy rain alert has been sounded for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Beed, Latur, Jalna, Parbhani and several other areas in Maharashtra. NDRF teams have been deployed in Mumbai, Nagpur and Chiplun.
The state government has dished out over ₹12 crore as compensation to farmers facing crop losses due to the movement of wild elephants in and around Dodamarg taluka in Sindhudurg district since 2002. The forest department has started to draft a ‘long-term mitigation plan’ at the instruction of the state board for wildlife.
