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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Khar Police issues third summon to Ranveer Allahbadia

Mumbai Police issued third summon to podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia in connection with the India's got latent row, the police officials said on Tuesday. Read More

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra cabinet gives nod for creation of 346 new posts in Anti-Narcotic Task Force

The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved the creation of 346 new posts in the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), and the setting up of the Sixth State Finance Commission, among other decisions, officials said. The Maharashtra government announced the formation of the ANTF in 2023 to combat drug-related crimes, and to increase its capabilities, 346 new posts will be created, they said. The cabinet has also approved a Rs 1,594-crore solar energy project to improve the energy efficiency of the Mhaisal lift irrigation scheme in Sangli district. The project will irrigate 1,08,197 hectares of land in drought-prone regions. Among other decisions, the cabinet also sanctioned the establishment of the Sixth State Finance Commission, which will play a crucial role in financial planning and resource allocation. According to officials, the state government has decided to provide land to the National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) for ropeway projects across the state to improve connectivity and boost infrastructure development.

The cabinet has allocated Rs 1,275.78 crore for the Varakhede Londhe (Barrage) medium project in Chalisgaon taluka of Jalgaon district. This project aims to provide irrigation facilities to 8,290 hectares of land in Chalisgaon and Bhadgaon talukas. They said land has also been allocated for a bridge over a drainage canal for Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune. 

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Byculla zoo to remain open tomorrow

In view of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Garden and Zoo will remain open for visitors on Wednesday, February 19. However, it will be closed on Thursday, February 20.

The zoo is closed is on Wednesdays every week, but as per a resolution previously approved by the Mumbai civic body, its has been decided to keep such amenities open even on public holidays which fall on Wednesdays. Accordingly, they are closed the following day.