Forward of civic elections, the BMC printed draft ward boundaries for 236 wards and invited solutions and objections from the general public. After the state authorities gave go-ahead for growing the variety of civic wards to 236 from 227, the civic physique ready the draft ward boundaries for creation of 9 new wards. The BMC on Tuesday tweeted concerning the draft notification, in accordance with which individuals can submit solutions and objections until February 14.

YouTuber ‘Hindustani Bhau’ alias Vikas Fhatak and one other particular person had been arrested on Tuesday in reference to a protest by college students close to Maharashtra Training Minister Varsha Gaikwad’s residence. A case was additionally registered in Nagpur through the day and Fhatak (41), a YouTube influencer, will probably be arrested in that case later, police mentioned.

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The sudden protests during which college students participated in giant numbers on Monday had taken the authorities abruptly. Fhatak had, in a YouTube video, allegedly requested college students to assemble close to Gaikwad’s residence in Dharavi space and demand cancellation of offline exams for courses 10 and 12 because of the Covid-19 state of affairs, officers mentioned.