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MumbaiWeekly Volume 01 Issue 08
FRIDAY, 17 February 2012
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Charge of the Saffron „Sena‟
People cheer the results of the Mumbai civic polls announced on 17 February 2012. The Shiv Sena alliance retained power in the body. Saarthak Aurora / Mumbai weekly The Shiv Sena – BJP – RPI alliance defied election pundits and came out with the highest number of seats in the Mumbai Civic Election results announced on 17 February 2012. The alliance fell short of a clear majority in the civic body but is
expected to retain power with the support of independent candidates. In the final tally the Shiv Sena, Bharatiya Janata PartyRepublican Party of India combine bagged a total of 107 seats. It was followed by the Congress-Nationalist Con-
gress Party coalition at a distant second position with 65 seats. The MNS grabbed 29 seats, and Independents and others 26 of the total 227 seats. The Shiv Sena alliance also won majority of the seats in neighbouring Thane but fell short of a
clear majority even there. The Congress, suffered the most, failing in yet another attempt to capture the Brihamumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The Sena-BJP combine, which has kept control of India's biggest and richest civic
body, now looks set to extend its rule by another five years. Conceding defeat Congress party's Mumbai city president Kripashankar Singh told the media "We accept the verdict given by the citizens of Mumbai. The Congress-NCP
alliance expected to win these elections but people have given a verdict which is different. We will work in BMC as a constructive opposition party" After a fortnight of campaigning candidates could only attract a low voter turnout of
Arkadripta Chakraborty / Mumbai Weekly
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Drug use in city
Two men smoke on a street in downtown Mumbai 15 February 2012. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), substance abuse is persistent or sporadic drug use inconsistent with or unrelated to acceptable medical practice. The problem of substance abuse in the youth has gained an alarming status in Mumbai, like the rest of India. Narrowing cultural values, increasing stress and decreasing bonds are turning a casual initiation into substance use. Cannabis, heroin, and Indian pharmaceutical drugs are the most frequently abused ones. Drug abuse is also due to the nature of the drug, the personality, circumstances and the immediate environment of the individual. Arkadripta Chakraborty / Mumbai Weekly
Consumer Price Index (CPI) to be introduced for retail sector
A girl sits on a window next to a hoarding in Mumbai. From 21 February 2012 the government will release the nation-wide Consumer Price Index (CPI) on a monthly basis for better reflection of retail price movement and to help the Reserve Bank take effective monetary policy steps to deal with inflation. The new CPI,according to experts,will eventually replace the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for policy actions to deal with the price situation. The monthly CPI will be in addition to the three retail price indices -- for agricultural labourers,rural labourers and industrial workers -- prepared by the Ministry of Labour. Shailesh Andrade / Mumbai weekly