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The Hindu
11-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Mumbai's Carnac Bridge renamed as Sindoor after Operation Sindoor
The new Carnac Bridge, now renamed as Sindoor Bridge after the 'Operation Sindoor', was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai on Thursday (July 10, 2025). The Carnac bridge was renamed as Sindoor to erase the history, when British governor Carnac had oppressed Indians. 'The Sindoor is named after the success of Operation Sindoor to wipe the pages of India's black history where the then Governor Carnac for years carried out atrocities against Indians,' said Mr. Fadnavis, referring to one of the historic accounts of Satara authored by Prabodhankar Thackeray. Carnac conspired and made several attempts to Chhatrapati in a conspiracy, as per Mr. Thackeray's writings on Satara's Pratap Singh Raje Chhatrapati and Rango Bapu,' he added. The bridge was completed on June 13 and opened to the public on Thursday, after the old structure was razed three years ago in 2022, citing 'unsafe' to travel, following the structural audit. On July 2, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) also staged a protest over the delay in making the bridge operational. According to the Mumbai civic body, the delay was due to pending work on signage and NOC from the Central Railway. The length of the bridge is 328 metres, with four vehicular lanes. Earlier it was two-lane bridge, connecting port area with Crawford Market, Kalbadevi and Dhobi Talao in South Mumbai. Carnac, one of the oldest bridges of Mumbai, was built in 1868 and named after James Rivett-Carnac, who was the Governor of Bombay from 1839 to 1841. The bridge links the Masjid area in Mumbai with P D Mello Road, likely to ease traffic congestion in several places in South Mumbai.
Indian Express
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
CM Devendra Fadnavis opens new Carnac Bridge, rechristened Sindoor Bridge: ‘Must wipe pages of India's black history'
Nearly three years after the old structure was razed, the new Carnac Bridge — now rechristened Sindoor Bridge after the 'Operation Sindoor' — was opened to the public by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai on Thursday. A key east-west connector linking Masjid with P D Mello Road, the Sindoor Bridge will ease vehicular congestion in South Mumbai's commercial hubs. Built in 1868, the erstwhile Carnac Bridge was amongst the oldest bridges in Mumbai and was named after Sir James Rivett-Carnac, who served as the Governor of Bombay from 1839 to 1841. CM Fadnavis, during the inauguration, said that the bridge had been renamed after the success of Operation Sindoor to erase the pages of India's black history where the then Governor Carnac had unleashed a series of atrocities against Indians. 'For many years, this bridge was known as Carnac Bridge after the then British governor Carnac. However, if we look at the history of Governor Carnac, he carried out a lot of atrocities against Indians. In the historic account of Satara written by Prabodhankar Thackeray, a chapter on Satara's Pratap Singh Raje Chhatrapati and Rango Bapu illustrates how Carnac had made multiple attempts to trap Chhatrapati in a conspiracy. We must wipe the pages of India's black history, including Carnac who has carried out atrocities against Indians. Therefore, we decided to change the name of this atrocious governor and rename it after Operation Sindoor,' he said. 'Operation Sindoor showed our strength, and Indian forces destroyed terrorist sites and air bases with precision,' he added. In 2022, the old structure was pulled down after a structural audit deemed the British-era bridge unsafe for daily traffic. Following this, the civic body commenced works on the reconstruction of a longer and wider bridge, which was completed by June 13. However, its opening had been delayed for over a month as the No Objection Certificate from Central Railway and some final works like installation of lights and signage were pending. The delay has led to a joint protest by Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on July 2. Earlier, The Indian Express had reported that the proposal to rename the bridge after Operation Sindoor was floated by Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar, who wrote a letter to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Narvekar, along with Maharashtra's Minister of Skill, Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Innovations, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, and senior officials of BMC, including civic chief Bhushan Gagrani, were also present during the inauguration ceremony. The Sindoor Bridge has a total length of 328 metres, of which nearly 70 metres is within the Railways' jurisdiction. While the old bridge catered to two-lane traffic, the new bridge will consist of four vehicular lanes, facilitating twice the vehicular flow and smoother movement. By linking the port area with commercial hubs of Crawford Market, Kalbadevi and Dhobi Talao, the connector will ease traffic along the Yusuf Mehrally road, Mohammad Ali road, and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel road among others.
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Nagpur's Riya wins silver, Saurav bronze
1 2 3 Nagpur: The city's steeplechase runners, Riya Dohatare and Saurav Tiwari, won a silver and a bronze medal each on the concluding day of the 73rd Maharashtra State Senior Athletics Championship in Pune on Monday. In the women's 3000 metres steeplechase, Riya clocked 11 minutes 25.23 seconds but fell short by 39 seconds to finish second. Satara's Prachi Devkar gave a timing of 10:45.92 minutes to clinch gold. Vaishnavi Sawant (12:06.07) secured the bronze medal. In the men's 3000 metres steeplechase final, Nagpur's Saurav Tiwari clinched the bronze medal with a timing of 9:01.15 minutes. He followed behind Nashik's Shubham Bhandare (8:38.92) and Pune's Dhuladev Ghagre (8:59.50) on the podium. In the women's 10,000 metres race, Nagpur's Swati Panchbudhe finished in seventh place. In the 800 metres race, there were high hopes from Nagpur's runners, but in the women's category, Bhuneshwari Masram finished fifth, while in the men's race, Atharva Bhandekar and Harsh Singh took the sixth and eighth positions, respectively. In the men's decathlon, which included a total of ten events and spanned two days, Digant Bapat (590 points) finished ninth, while Amol Bawane (586 points) came tenth. In the men's 4x400 relay race, the Nagpur district team could not meet the expectations and finished fourth.
The Hindu
10-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Indian compound archers excel in Shanghai World Cup Stage 2
Indian compound archers won five medals, including two gold in women's individual and men's team events, at the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Shanghai on Saturday. Twenty-four-year-old Madhura Dhamangaonkar won the women's individual gold apart from claiming a women's team silver, her first international medal, and a mixed team bronze. Madhura, who made her lone World Cup Stage appearance in Medellin in 2022, overcame Hazal Burun in the semifinals. The Indian displayed her mental strength as she stayed ahead despite the Turkish archer's fightback and recorded a 143-141 win to reach the final. From newcomer to gold medallist. 🥇🙌 Madhura Dhamangaonkar makes her second World Cup appearance one to remember.# — World Archery (@worldarchery) May 10, 2025 In the title clash, which swung from side to side, Madhura managed a narrow 139-138 victory over American Carson Krahe to pick up her maiden gold medal. 'I've improved a lot of things. I have been working on my mental strength and my shooting skills,' Madhura told World Archery. Her personal coach Pravin Sawant saw a bright future for Madhura, who hails from Amravati, Maharashtra. 'After she joined our academy two years back, we worked on technical, equipment and mental aspects of her game. Bigger events, such as the World championships and the Olympics, are coming up. She has a long way to go,' Sawant of Drushti Archery Academy, Satara, told The Hindu. Rishabh Yadav, meanwhile, secured an individual bronze besides contributing in the men's team gold medal victory. The results: Compound: Individual: Men: Rishabh Yadav lost to Mike Schloesser (Ned) 149-143 (29-30, 30-27, 30-28, 30-29, 30-29) (semifinal), bt Kim Jongho (Kor) 145-145 (28,27, 28-29, 29-30, 30-29, 30-30, shoot-off: 10*-10, closer to centre) (bronze medal match). Women: Madhura Dhamangaonkar bt Hazal Burun (Tur) 143-141 (30-27, 30-29, 28-29, 28-29, 27-27) (semifinal), bt Carson Krahe (USA) 139-138 (30-26, 25-29, 26-30, 29-25, 29-28) (gold medal match). Team: Men: India (Abhishek Verma, Rishabh, Ojas Deotale) bt Mexico (Sebastian Garcia, Rodrigo Gonzalez, Luis Lezama) 232-228 (59-57, 56-58, 58-57, 59-56) (gold medal match). Women: Mexico (Andrea Becerra, Adriana Castillo, Mariana Bernal) bt India (Madhura, V. Jyothi Surekha, Chikitha Taniparthi) 234-222 (58-56, 59-54, 59-56, 58-56) (gold medal match). Mixed: India (Madhura, Abhishek) bt Malaysia (Fatin Salleh, Mohd. Juwaidi Mazuki) 144-142 (35-37, 37-36, 39-33, 33-36) (bronze medal match).
