{
  "id": 18002026,
  "title": "NMMC Votes 31-20 To Suspend Town Planning Official Somnath Kekan Over Alleged Construction Approval Irregularities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/nmmc-votes-31-20-to-suspend-town-planning-official-somnath-kekan-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T18:10:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/nmmc-votes-31-20-to-suspend-town-planning-official-somnath-kekan-over-alleged-construction-approval-irregularities"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Navi Mumbai: After a heated argument between the ruling party and the Opposition, Mayor Sujata Patil approved the suspension of Assistant Director of Town Planning Somnath Kekan until he is formally relieved of his duties. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) general body also passed a resolution cancelling his deputation and directing his return to his parent department over alleged…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}