Maratha quota stir makes Mumbai tense; buses attacked, slogans against CM

Maratha quota stir - Protesters attacked public buses in MumbaiBandh, and the neighbouring Thane and Navi Mumbai as the bandh called by Maratha outfits over their demand for reservation began this morning.

Two BEST buses were attacked by agitators in Kanjurmarg and Bhandup suburbs of Mumbai.

In view of the stone-pelting on buses, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) partially suspended its services in those areas and expects to resume it when the situation improves, an official of the transport body said.

Protesters also hurled stones at a public transport bus in Wagle Estate area of the neighbouring Thane city.

They blocked some areas there, including the key Teen Hath Naka junction, resulting in long queues of vehicles on the road leading to Mumbai.

Swachh Bharat rankings: Indore is India's cleanest city, Bhopal comes 2nd

Swachh Bharat - Indore in Madhya Pradesh has been declared the cleanest city in India under the Swachh Survekshan 2017.

The Ministry of Urban Development's official Twitter handle released the rankings on Thursday.  The cleanliness rankings of 434 cities and towns were announced.

After Indore, Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal ranked as the second cleanest city in the country. Visakhapatnam, in Andhra Pradesh, came third, Gujarat's Surat fourth and Karnataka's Mysuru fifth.


Union Minister of Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu announced the rankings. Naidu said that 3.7 million citizens had responded this year by providing valuable feedback on their municipalities’ performance.

New Delhi Municipal Council missed out on the top five ranks and came in at the seventh position, followed by Navi Mumbai.
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