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3.5 Km Stretch Of Mumbai Coastal Road To Open For Vechicles Today
A 3.5km-long stretch of the north-bound carriageway of Mumbai Coastal Road is ready to be opened to vehicular traffic from Thursday onwards, the city civic body sad on Wednesday.
However, the vehicles will not be able to access the stretch from Haji Ali to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road in Worli on Saturdays and Sundays, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stated in a release.
In the release, the BMC said the 3.5km-long stretch, which is part of the about 12km Mumbai Coastal Road Project, will be opened at 7 am.
"Vehicles can access the carriageway from Monday to Friday between 7 am and 11 pm.This corridor is being opened temporarily for vehicles going to the Bandra-Worli Sea Link from Coastal Road and will remain closed on Saturdays and Sundays for completion of the remaining work of the project," said the release.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday inspected the stretch in the presence of Bhushan Gagrani, the municipal commissioner and other senior officials.
Shinde stated that 91 per cent of the coastal road project is complete and that the administration has been directed to finish the remaining work at the earliest.
The BMC, in the first phase, opened a 9.5km-long south-bound corridor of Coastal Road from Bindu Madhav Chowk in Worli to Marine Drive on March 11, this year.
Subsequebtly, a 6.25km-long north-bound carriageway between Marine Drive and Lotus Junctionn at Haji Ali was opened in the next phase on June 10.
Vice President Dhankhar To Address Maharashtra Legislature Today
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will address a joint sitting of Maharashtra legislative assembly and council on Thursday at 4 pm.
"The address, scheduled for 4 PM in the assembly, is part of the centenary celebrations of the legislative council and marks the final session of the 14th state assembly," officials stated on Tuesday.
The assembly elections in Maharashtra are due in October this year.
Dhankhar, who is also the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, will deliver his speech in the assembly chamber since the central hall is unavailable due to ongoing preparations for the council polls for 11 seats set to be held on July 12, PTI reported.
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Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Justice R. Mahadevan Recommended For Supreme Court Judge
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Chief Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, and Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan of the Madras High Court, to the Supreme Court. On his appointment, Justice Singh will become the first judge from the State of Manipur to be appointed to the Supreme Court, as per ANI report.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh High Court Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh and Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court R Mahadevan for elevation to the top court.
— ANI (@ANI) July 11, 2024
On appointment, Justice Singh will be the first Judge from the State of Manipur to…
Fire Breaks Out At Spire Of Rouen Cathedral In France
A fire broke out on Thursday in the spire (topmost part of the structure) of the cathedral in the northern French city of Rouen, AFP quoted the Mayor of the city as saying.
A fire broke out Thursday in the spire of the cathedral in northern French city Rouen, its mayor said, sharing a photo of a column of smoke rising from the Gothic landmark.https://t.co/eKELgBMpFE
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 11, 2024
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