Sohit Rakesh Mishra

Watch: Asked On Mumbai School CAA Row, BJP's Kirit Somaiya's Same Answer 27 Times

India News | Reported by Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday January 14, 2020

A school in Mumbai, which organized an event in support of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and asked students to write postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi "thanking" him for the law, has been issued notice by the Maharashtra government.

Palghar Factory Blast: 5 Killed In Blast At Chemical Factory In Maharashtra

India News | Reported by Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday January 11, 2020

At least five people were killed and seven injured in a huge explosion at a chemical factory at Boisar in Maharashtra's Palghar district, over 100 km away from Mumbai, a police official said on Saturday.

Ajit Pawar Deputy Chief Minister In Cabinet Expansion Today: Sources

India News | Reported by Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Purva Chitnis, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday December 30, 2019

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar will make a dramatic return as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra today, sources have said, adding that today will also see an expansion of the state cabinet that currently has only six members in addition to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Mr Pawar's likely return comes a little over a month af...

In 'Game Of MLAs', NCP Moves Its Flock To Another 5-Star Hotel In Mumbai

India News | Reported By Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited By Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday November 25, 2019

The NCP has moved its flock of MLAs - said to be around 50 - from one Mumbai hotel to another on Sunday evening in an attempt to throw poachers off the scent. In scenes that wouldn't look out of place in a spy-thriller, the Sena, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have all scrambled to guard their respective MLAs against offers t...

Aarey Protest: Over 1,000 Trees At Mumbai's Aarey Colony Axed, Review Petition Rejected

Mumbai News | Reported by Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday October 5, 2019

Over thousand trees have been cut at Mumbai's Aarey Colony so far to clear space for a car shed for a metro project, despite a massive protest by green activists against the move.

"Propaganda...": Mumbai Metro Chief Hits Out At Aarey Activists' Claims

India News | Reported By Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited By Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday October 6, 2019

The cutting of trees in Aarey that began late on Friday night is not illegal Mumbai Metro chief Ashwini Bhide has claimed, labelling as "false propaganda" concerns that a mandatory 15-day notice period was not met

Bulldozers Enter Mumbai's Aarey To Cut Trees, 29 Activists Arrested

Mumbai News | Reported by Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday October 5, 2019

29 activists have been arrested since Friday night in Mumbai after they tried to stop the authorities from cutting trees at Aarey Colony, where a car shed for the Mumbai Metro will be built. Bulldozers rolled into the area as protesters looked at them from a safe distance.

Tree Cutting Begins At Mumbai's Aarey Colony, Activists Protest

India News | Reported by Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday October 5, 2019

Hours after the Bombay High Court cancelled four petitions challenging the cutting of trees at Mumbai's Aarey Colony for a metro car shed, the process in the green belt started on Friday evening.

"Greens Have Failed," Says Bombay High Court, Refuses To Stop Aarey Tree-Cutting

India News | Reported by Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday October 4, 2019

The Bombay High Court has refused to declare Mumbai's Aarey Colony a forest amid a raging row over the proposed cutting of over 2,600 trees to make way for a metro car shed. Four petitions challenging the cutting of trees were cancelled by the court today.

Vanishing Flyover, Rooftops In Water At Maharashtra's Flooded Kolhapur

India News | Reported by Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday August 9, 2019

Only rooftops and trees are visible from a highway near Kolhapur in Maharashtra, which has been flooded for days after heavy rain that has completely cut off essential supplies and damaged thousands of homes.

15 Dead After Pune Apartment Complex Wall Crashes, Cars Were Dragged Down

Pune News | Reported by Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday June 29, 2019

Fifteen people have died in Pune after the compound wall of a residential building collapsed early this morning after heavy rain.

Mumbai Doctor Kills Herself Allegedly Over Casteist Slurs From Seniors

Mumbai News | Reported by Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday May 27, 2019

The mother of a 23-year-old doctor who killed herself at a state-run hospital in Mumbai has alleged that her seniors used to persistently harass her with casteist remarks. Payal Salman Tadvi, a resident doctor who was pursuing gynaecology, was found dead in her room on May 22 at BYL Nair Hospital.

"If We Have Not Performed Well, Others Will Get A Chance": Nitin Gadkari

India News | Reported by Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday April 6, 2019

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has a word of advice for voters for the national elections that will start next Thursday. The BJP candidate from the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat said the people should judge the government on the basis of the work it has done in the last five years.

Sharad Pawar's Math On Who Should Be PM Is Not Good News For Rahul Gandhi

India News | Reported by Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday August 28, 2018

Sharad Pawar, one of the key interlocuters of the opposition, has suggested a formula to tackle the thorny issue of Prime Ministership. The party getting the maximum number of seats in the 2019 polls would claim the post, Mr Pawar said, underscoring that he was "happy" that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has made it clear that he was willing to take a...

"Today One Maratha Is Leaving": Man Commits Suicide Over Quota Demand

Aurangabad News | Reported by Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited by Soumyajit Majumder | Monday July 30, 2018

Hours after what looked chillingly like a farewell post on Facebook,a 35-year-old man who was part of protests demanding Maratha quota in jobs and education, was found dead on train tracks in Maharashtra. Pramod Jaisinh Hore allegedly jumped in front of a moving train in Aurangabad late last night.