MUMBAI

Mumbai Police busted major racket for manipulating TRP

Mumbai: Nearly three months after the Mumbai Police busted a major racket for manipulating Television Rating Points (TRP), On Friday, details of the investigation have revealed that former CEO of the BARC Partho Dasgupta, who was arrested on Thursday, has facilitated mal-practices with other TV News channels to degrade the ratings of Times Now and other English news channel, reported.

After failing to get a detailed expense report and tenders approved on COVID-19 related purchases as well as works, the BMC corporators have now demanded an inquiry by the municipal auditor on expenditure and tender passed during the lockdown.

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Meanwhile, Mumbai reported 642 new coronavirus cases and nine deaths on Friday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

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The city crime branch has arrested a BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) employee and retired civic employee and a retired woman police constable for allegedly running a job racket. The trio was allegedly duping job seekers with false job promises in BMC.

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A senior official from the SWM said that the civic body has included a new category in waste segregation “Household Hazardous Waste”. “Now, citizens will have to segregate hazardous waste like segregate diapers, sanitary napkins, battery cells, paint cans, chemical sprays, disinfectants, empty medicine bottles, bulbs, and tube lights,” said the official. He added that there is a need for active participation from citizens in waste management.

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A drop in maximum temperature coupled with rise in humidity led to a foggy Tuesday morning and chill in Mumbai and some other parts of Maharashtra, officials said.

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