Regd. No. MH/MR/South-160/2012-14 RNI Regn. No. 43675/1985 MUMBAI MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2013 32 PAGES `3 Website: www.afternoondc.in
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RUBBING SALT: Cultivating salt for more than two centuries now, salt pan owners are now ‘encroachers’ according to the Salt Dept.
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ear of eviction hangs like a Damocles Sword over traditional salt making units in Bhayandar, as the Office of the Deputy Salt Commissioner, issued show cause notices as to why they should not be evicted under the sections of the Public Premises Act. Salt pan owners, claimed that the move will not only render them landless, but will also put an end to the source of livelihood for hundreds of workers and their families who are solely dependant on the salt pan industry and are settled in this region for decades. Twenty-nine out of 49 salt pan owners operating in the region have been served notices by Estate Officer H.K. Sharma under the relevant sections of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised
Occupants) Act, 1971. Salt pan owners have been directed to appear before the Estate Officer with documentary evidences in support of the show cause notice failing which the salt department will gain control over the salt pan lands. A delegation from Rai Village, Meeth Utpatdak Shilotri Sangh, led by Thane, MP Dr. Sanjeev Naik met Union Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar seeking his intervention on the issue. While the Centre-run salt department has been struggling to get control over the vast tracts across the state, salt pan owners in the Rai village region claim to be the rightful owners of the property. “Pre -1859 records indicate all land transactions related to the salt pans were carried out by Revenue Department, and
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Cop’s son ends life No suicide note was found near the body or inside his residence, while his family members say that he was under depression from the last few months due to the losses in his business. By Zuber Ansari
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he son of a retired policeman committed suicide by leaping off his housing society at Kandivali East on Saturday night, after suffering losses in his shop business. The deceased has been identified as Shirish Swamy, 44, and was
reportedly under depression. According to the Samta Nagar Police, Shirish's parents had helped him open a shop, but the shop wasn't doing well lately and Shirish had sustained losses. Shirish's father used to work as an inspector Continued on pg 6 «
Disrespect of India flag on Facebook By Khushboo Panjabi
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GANAPATI BAPA: With Ganesh Chaturthi round the corner, the Bal Mitra Ganesh Mandal was seen carrying an idol of the beloved Ganesha, measuring 12 feet, to their pandal at Parel on Sunday.
n unidentified person posted a photo of the Indian tri-colour being stamped on a page named ‘We want Narender Modi as Indian PM’ at 5 PM on August 10. “A case has been registered under the ‘Prevention of In-
sults to National Honour Act, 1971’ (a law in India prohibiting desecration of or insult to the country's national symbols, including the flag, constitution, and the anthem) against an unknown person at 1:10 AM the same night”, Continued on pg 6 «