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Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's plane crashed during landing at Baramati airport, killing him and four others. Due to low visibility, the pilot tried to land again, but the plane caught fire before hitting the ground before the runway. Pilot Sumit Kapoor, co-pilot Sambhavi Pathak and two staff members were also killed in this tragic accident.
Mathematics professor Alok Singh was stabbed to death in a fight in a Mumbai local train. He was returning home to celebrate his wife's birthday. The family has raised serious questions over the police action and delay in treatment, while the police have rejected the allegations of delay. This incident happened at Malad station, due to which the family's happiness turned into mourning.
Passengers have got a big relief at Mumbai's Bandra station. Western Railway has connected the station's foot over bridge to the new Bandra East Skywalk. This skywalk is still awaiting official inauguration, but it will provide relief to the commuters traveling to Bandra East from traffic and congestion. This new route will reduce the problems near Kala Nagar Junction and ensure safe travel.
In the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation elections, mayor elections will be held in 29 municipal corporations including BMC on January 22. BMC will get a woman mayor through lottery system. Mayor posts have also been reserved for women in Pune, Dhule, Nanded, Navi Mumbai, Malegaon, Mira Bhayandar, Nashik and Nagpur. This decision is an important step towards women empowerment.
Mumbai Municipal Corporation BMC elections are being held today after a delay of four years. Shiv Sena UBT president Uddhav Thackeray wants to retain his hold on BMC, while BJP and Shinde faction are ready to oust him. The elections were delayed due to OBC reservation and ward delimitation disputes, amid splits and new alliances of political parties. Today more than 1 crore voters will vote for 227 wards.
Ahead of the municipal elections to be held on January 15, 19 washing machines have been seized in Maharashtra's Pimpri Chinchwad in efforts to woo voters. The election flying squad has also received complaints about distribution of silver utensils and cash distribution in Pune. A case has been registered at Kalewadi police station. Even a few hours before voting, candidates are adopting new ways to influence voters.
Former DGP Rashmi Shukla's report has revealed that during the Uddhav Thackeray government, an attempt was made to implicate Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde in a false case. By reopening an old case, witnesses were pressurized to change their statements. The SIT investigation has revealed the involvement of former DGP Sanjay Pandey and two other officers, against whom it has now been recommended to register an FIR.
This time the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections have focused on identity politics instead of basic facilities. Controversies like 'Mamu', 'Burkewali' and 'Mamdani' have heated it up further. Congress and Shiv Sena UBT are wooing Muslim voters, while BJP is trying to consolidate Hindu votes by cornering Shiv Sena UBT on these issues. Waris Pathan's statement, name 'Uddhav Mamu' and comparison with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani have increased religious polarization. Allegations of population change are also part of the debate.
This year, Mumbai Police has taken major action against drug smugglers from 1 January 2025 to 21 December 2025. Police seized narcotics worth more than Rs 814 crore, including more than 275 kg of MD codeword 'Anti'. 376 smugglers and 5,242 drug users were arrested. Other drugs like cocaine, ganja, heroin were also recovered, which has broken the back of the drug mafia.
BJP has performed brilliantly in Maharashtra Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat elections. BJP maintained its dominance in these elections while Shiv Sena UBT slipped to fifth place. The results show BJP's strong hold on local politics in Maharashtra and Shiv Sena posing a challenge to UBT.
In an important political development ahead of the PCMC elections in Maharashtra, 20 leaders have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP. This development in Pune city is being seen as BJP's strategy for the upcoming elections. The party is expected to get further strength with the inclusion of these leaders.