Nagpur: A 12-year-old boy, a student of standard VIII, stabbed a man to death following a fracas over dancing at a marriage function in Katol on Friday. The accused juvenile delinquent has been detained.
Identified as Rahul Shrawan Gaikwad (27), the deceased was a resident of Annabhau Sathe Nagar, Katol.
According to police, Rahul and the accused boy were dancing during a wedding ceremony in their locality around 8.30 pm on Thursday. An argument broke out between them after Rahul allegedly pushed the boy aside. After heated exchanges, the boy took out a knife and stabbed Rahul injuring him seriously. A profusely bleeding Rahul was rushed to Mayo Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries in the wee hours of Friday.
Police said the boy and Gaikwad had a fight in the past too. The Gaikwad, under the influence of alcohol, misbehaved with the boy while dancing which led to the incident. The boy was also slapped by Gaikwad.
Sub-Inspector Parmeshwar Agashe of Katol Police Station said Gaikwad was rushed to hospital. The stab injuries on the chest may have impacted his vital organs like the heart, said sources. The minor was rounded up and sent before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) for further decision, said Agashe.
Following a complaint lodged by Bandu Ramchandra Gaikwad (45), uncle of the deceased, Katol Police registered a case under Section 302 and 326 of the IPC against the juvenile delinquent.
Nagpur: Vidarbha region in Maharashtra is on the boil. Chandrapur became the first city of Vidarbha to breach the 46 degree Celsius mark on Friday when it recorded a maximum temperature of 46.4 degrees Celsius. The district was also the hottest in the region and the sixth hottest in the world.
Nagpur recorded a maximum temperature of 45.2 degrees Celsius, which was nearly three degrees above the normal mercury levels and also the season’s highest. All the districts of Vidarbha recorded maximum temperatures which were three or more degrees than the normal levels.
According to the weather website El Dorado, four districts of the region were listed among the world’s 15 hottest cities — Chandrapur was the 6th hottest, Akola 10th, Bramhapuri 12th, and Wardha 14th.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Nagpur, has issued a heatwave warning for Akola, Chandrapur, Nagpur, Wardha, and Yavatmal. “Citizens should stay indoors during peak afternoon hours. If outside, cover your head using a cloth, hat, or umbrella. Take special care of the elderly, children, sick, or overweight as they are more likely to become victims of excessive heat. Also, traditional remedies like onion salad and raw mango with salt and cumin can prevent heat stroke,” the advisory added.
Severe heat conditions have been consistently reported over large parts of India since the beginning of the summer season in March this year. Maximum temperatures in Vidarbha have remained between 40 degrees and 45 degrees Celsius throughout the last two months.
Date Extended Until June 28th For The Third Round Of Admissions To RTE
Nagpur: The last date for admission against 25 percent of seats reserved under Right To Education (RTE) has been further extended till May 10, according to a circular released on Friday by the Director of Primary Education, Pune. Earlier the last date was extended from April 20 to 29.
The department has stated that this is the last time the admission date will be extended; there will be no further extensions. The online lottery of the RTE 25% admission process for the academic year 2022-23 was drawn on March 30, 2022. The selection and waiting list were announced on April 4 on the official RTE portal.
In Nagpur, 31,411 students have applied to get the admission under Right to Education Act (RTE) in schools. There are 663 schools where the quota of 25% seats is kept for the admissions to be made under RTE. After the final scrutiny, 6,106 are found eligible to get admissions.
Messages were sent to the parents of the children on the waiting and the selection list. Previously, the deadline for admission was April 20, but due to the demand of many parents and parent organizations, the deadline has been extended. To avoid student academic loss, the administration will finish the RTE 25 percent admission procedure for the current academic year by September 30, 2022.
RTE admissions reserves 25% of seats in recognized private schools from primary sections to Class 8. Students in Maharashtra can get a quality education regardless of their financial circumstances under RTE Quota.
The parents of the wards whose names are selected for admission received the SMS to this effect. If parents have not received any SMS, they can check it on ‘www.student.maharashtra.gov.in under Application-wise Details. Parents should avail the opportunity of the date extension. They also should contact the office of the Taluka-level scrutiny committee with all the necessary documents. They have to take admissions in the schools allotted to them, which will be mandatory. Parents cannot insist on getting admission to their wards in a particular school, the Education Department has made it clear.
Nagpur – The contractors finally appreciated the tender issued by Meda (Maharashtra Energy Development Agency). With this, 564 schools are expected to get ‘solar lights’. 100% of schools of Zilla Parishad will be equipped with solar energy. In the first phase, Rs 4.28 crore was also provided to Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) for 287 schools through DPC. After this, Rs 7.18 crore was approved for the Zilla Parishad for solar panels through a mining fund. Solar panels would be installed by 720 schools.
Due to the intervention of some office bearers and members in the above works, it got delayed. As a result, the price of solar panel materials has gone up. Hence, Meda, Pune office floated tenders four-five times for 564 schools but got no response. In March 2022, Meda once again floated the tender. In this, Meda had relaxed some terms and conditions.
According to sources, the annual turnover of the contractors participating in the tender was reduced. After this, the response of some contractors came in the tender. It is learned that recently the tender has also been opened and soon the work order will be issued to the contractor. This paved the way for solar lighting in schools.
Nagpur: With temperatures consistently in the mid-40s and a heatwave warning in place, the Nagpur city police have decided not to send cops on patrolling duties between 1 pm and 4 pm till June 30. Cops above 50 years and those having ailments have been a complete exemption from afternoon duties.
The police station in-charges have also been told to keep water pots on terraces and other places for birds and animals.
City police chief Amitesh Kumar said the guidelines have been issued to protect cops from sunstroke. “We had been cautious about the health of the ailing and older cops and now the same protection has been extended to others,” he said.
Senior police officials have been asked to ensure that cops deployed outside police stations have access to some kind of shade and drinking water. They have been asked to procure umbrellas too.
The circular issued on Thursday also emphasized the need to reschedule the afternoon duties. The police station in-charges have also been asked to mount green sheets and keep ample drinking water available.
Traffic unit in-charges have been told to ensure their personnel uses a public address system to control the traffic and create awareness at junctions.
Nagpur: Three constables from the Paoni police station in Bhandara were suspended on Thursday after being caught partying with a sand thief who was involved in attacking a sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) during a raid earlier this week. A video clip of the constables with the accused went viral on social media.
Sources said the three constables were partying with the man at an Umred hotel when their clips were made. It’s learned some cops are hand-in-glove with the sand mafia in Paoni which is considered a hub of sand Mafiosi.
SP Vasant Jadhav said the inquiry was conducted by SDPO Paoni. “Following the inquiry, we decided to take action against the erring constables which was followed up with the suspension order. The clips were made only a day after the constables had nabbed the accused for his complicity in the attack case,” he said.
The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO) has accepted a key recommendation noted in a critical assessment on water contamination surrounding the Koradi and Khaperkheda Thermal Power Stations in Nagpur, four months after the report was released.
The Chief Engineer of the Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station (KTPS) released a letter on Thursday announcing the creation of an Environment Surveillance Committee with 17 members to monitor and guarantee compliance with the KTPS’ pollution abatement.
According to the letter, the committee is led by the KTPS chief engineer, who is joined by other officials responsible for fly ash and effluent pollution control, a representative from the non-governmental organization Centre for Sustainable Development (CFSD), and sarpanches from the five villages affected by the project: Chincholi, Bhanegaon, Chankapur, Waregaon, and Suradevi.
Members will convene once every three months, according to the letter, and the Committee’s major role will be to oversee environmental compliance in the region around KTPS.
“This monitoring committee constituted by KTPS is a great development,” remarked Leena Buddhe, Founder of CFSD. “We are definitely on the right track, and are pleased that our report’s suggestions have been taken into account.”
“In accordance with the report’s recommendations, more villages, particularly women and farmers, should be represented on this committee,” she added.
For the Koradi Thermal Power Station, however, no such committee has yet been constituted. “We now hope that the Koradi Thermal Power Station will follow suit and establish a similar surveillance committee to monitor environmental contamination caused by its plant and resolve problems at the Khasala ash bund,” Buddhe said.
In November 2021, a study published by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, CFSD, and Asar highlighted pollution and its effects on the local community around Koradi and Khaperkheda power stations in detail. The research showed significant pollution across water bodies with dangerous metals such as mercury, arsenic, aluminum, lithium, and others contaminating the surface, groundwater, and drinking water, as well as widespread contamination of air, water, and soil owing to fly ash.
The study “Polluted Power: How Koradi And Khaperkheda Thermal Power Stations Are Impacting The Environment” has demanded that pollution discharge from power plants and ash ponds be halted immediately. In addition, the findings strongly recommended the formation of a local Environmental Surveillance Committee to address concerns of water pollution on a regular basis.
The creation of the committee, according to Shripad Dharmadhikary, Coordinator, Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, is a very positive move. “It should be recalled that our recently released analysis highlighted the terrible pollution caused by the Khaparkheda and Koradi TPPs and advocated the creation of just such a committee. However, the committee will need to include officials from the Koradi TPP, as there is pollution from the Koradi TPP and its ash pond as well, and there are locations on the ground where contamination from Koradi and Khaperkheda cannot be separated.”
“The members of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, at the very least as invitees, should be included in this committee. “We look forward to the committee’s successful working to provide immediate and long-term relief to the people of the area from the significant pollution problem,” Dharmadhikary added.
Indian actor Salim Ghouse who is widely known for his roles in movies like ‘Bharat Ek Khoj’ and ‘Koyla’, passes away at the age of 70
Indian Film Industry’s veteran actor Salim Ghouse passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Thursday 28th April at the age of 70. The actor was rushed to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on Wednesday, after a day he was declared dead. His wife Anita and son Arayaama revealed that the actor did not recover and thus was declared dead. Ghouse gained a lot of popularity from his films like Bharat Ek Khoj, Wagle Ki Duniya, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, and Subah. He also worked with superstars like Shah Rukh Khan and Bobby Deol.
Indian Film Industry’s veteran actor Salim Ghouse passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Thursday 28th April at the age of 70. The actor was rushed to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on Wednesday, after a day he was declared dead. His wife Anita and son Arayaama revealed that the actor did not recover and thus was declared dead. Ghouse gained a lot of popularity from his films like Bharat Ek Khoj, Wagle Ki Duniya, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, and Subah. He also worked with superstars like Shah Rukh Khan and Bobby Deol.
The actor even won many awards for his notable performances in Chakra (1981), Saaraansh and Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (both 1984), and Trikaal (1985). Not just in films, Salim Ghouse was also very well known on TV for his roles in Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984), Subah (1987), X-Zone (1998), Samvidhan (2014), and Bharat Ek Khoj. He also did a few English films including The Perfect Murder and The Deceivers.
Heartfelt tributes are pouring in from Bollywood and fans on social media. Veteran actor Jaaferi took to his Twitter handle and wrote, “Salim Ghouse, a man with a lot of self-respect and a multitalented multifaceted powerhouse of a performer who captured audiences in Bharat Ek Khoj, Koyla, etc. passes away. RIP Salim Sahab. Heartfelt condolences to the family.”
Salim Ghouse, a man with a lot of self-respect and a multitalented multifaceted powerhouse of a performer who captured audiences in Bharat Ek Khoj, Koyla, etc. passes away. RIP Salim Sahab. Heartfelt condolences to the family 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Film directors Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani, and actor Naseeruddin Shah also visited his Yari Road residence to offer their condolences.
For the unversed, Ghouse was born in Chennai to a Kerala Christian mother and a Hyderabadi Muslim father, he completed his graduation from FTII Pune before making his way to Mumbai. He made a name for himself in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam cinema as well.
The Vivek Agnihotri directorial The Kashmir Files was released a while back to a tepid response with its opening day recording just Rs. 3.55 cr coming in. However, over its opening weekend, the film, which received positive reviews and strong audience feedback witnessed an increase in collections and ended its first weekend with a total of Rs. 27.15 cr. Interestingly, what followed the opening weekend was a meteoric rise in collections which has never been seen. In fact, the business of The Kashmir Files witnessed exponential growth in its first-week surprising trade, and far exceeding expectations. Now, the film, which hit screens on March 11, has completed 50 days of running in theatres.
Not surprisingly, The Kashmir Files which was hailed by the audience has continued to hold steady in theatres despite new releases hitting screens. In fact, even the runaway hit KGF – Chapter 2 which was expected to end the box office run that The Kashmir Fileswas enjoying, seems to not affect the business of the Vivek Agnihotri directorial. Currently still running in theatres, The Kashmir Files has been seeing a steady trickle of collections coming in each day.
Going forward, with this week seeing two new releases viz.Heropanti 2 and Runway 34 hitting screens The Kashmir Files is expected to see its business being affected. However, given the length of time, the film has been running in theatres, and the fact that it still finds patronage among the audience, the business of the film will continue to see collections build.
Akshay Tritiya is an auspicious annual spring festival observed by the Hindu and Jain communities. In many parts of India, this festival is known as Akha Teej. This festival falls on the month of Vaishakha. It is celebrated on the Lunar day of Vaishakh. Akshay Tritiya 2022 will be celebrated on 3 May.
What is Akshaya Tritiya?
‘Akshay Tritiya’ is derived from Sanskrit and consists of two words. Akshaya means eternal and Tritiya means third.
It is a common belief that buying Gold on Akshaya Tritiya brings prosperity and wealth in the future. so on this occasion, many people buy gold ornaments.
Akshaya Tritiya story
The day of Akshay Tritiya is devoted to Lord Vishu who is one of the three Omniscient gods of Hinduism or Tridev. He is believed as the protector of our World.
There are a few stories associated with this day –
As per Hindu mythology, many people believe that the Treta yuga started on the day of Akshay Tritiya.
Some devotees believe that on this day, goddess Ganga descended on earth from Swarg to earth at the request of King Bhagiratha so his ancestors can get moksha.
Another popular belief is that on this day only, Maharshi Veda Vyas narrated the epic Mahabharata to Lord Ganesha who wrote it down.
Last, but not least there is yet one more story associated with Akshaya Tritiya. As per Mahabharata on the day of Akshay Tritiya Lord Krishna gifted Akshay Patra to Droupadi to satisfy the hunger of sage Durvasha.
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Akshaya Tritiya importance
People believe that Akshay Tritiya has great benefits. It brings prosperity, luck, and success to their life. So that they celebrate Akshay Tritiya to benefit their life with prosperity and wealth. That’s why people celebrate this occasion with great zeal.
Devotees wake up early in the morning on the day of Akshay Tritiya. After taking an early bath they offer a Puja to Lord Vishnu with a yellow cloth, sandalwood paste, flower, etc.
Akshaya Tritiya 2022 date and time
Akshaya Tritiya 2022 falls on the 3rd of May 2022, Friday
According to Drinkpanchang, Tritiya Puja Muhurat is from 05:38 to 12:18
Tritiya tithi begins – May 3, 2022, at 05:39
Tritiya tithi ends – May 3, 2022, at 12:18
Akshaya Tritiya quotes
Sanskrit word ‘Akshaya’ means eternal or which can never end. May this Akshay Tritiya God bless you with never-ending happiness and prosperity.
May this Akshay Tritiya bring happiness, Prosperity, brightness, health, and wealth to your life.
Akshay Tritiya 2022
Akshaya Tritiya wishes
May God gives You Wealth and Prosperity on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya. Happy Akshay Tritiya.
May Akshay Tritiya brings a brand new Beginning of Greater Prosperity, Success, and Happiness to your life. Wishing you a cheerful and prosperous Akshaya Tritiya.
Happy Akshaya Tritiya wishes
Hope this Akshay Tritiya brings Prosperity and happiness to you and your family. Happy Akshay Tritiya.
May Lord Bless you with Joy, Happiness, Wealth, success, and Prosperity. Happy Akshay Tritiya.
Wish you joy and happiness during this Akshay Tritiya.
Wishing you joy, Prosperity, happiness, and good health. Happy Akshay Tritiya.
Akshaya Tritiya quotes in English
In this Akshay Tritiya wish you good luck, a good future, and good fortune.
On this auspicious day may God fulfill all your hopes and dreams. Happy Akshay Tritiya.
I pray to God to light up your life with Happiness and Prosperity. Happy Akshay Tritiya.
Akshaya Tritiya quotes in Hindi /अक्षय तृतीया शुभेच्छा
अक्षय तृतीया आपकी ज़िन्दगी में खुशिया और सम्बृद्धि लाय।
आपको और आपकी परिवार को अक्षय तृतीया की हार्दिक सुभकामनाये
आपको आखा तीज की बहत साडी सुभकामनाये
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Akshaya Tritiya Status
On the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya may Lord Vishnu bless you with health, wealth, happiness, and prosperity. happy Akshay Tritiya !!
Akshay Tritiya is knocking at the door. Go shopping and buy some gold. Happy Akshay Tritiya.
I pray to God to fill your life with smiles and laughter in this Akshay Tritiya.
Akshaya Tritiya good morning message
Akshay Tritiya 2022
Get up early and pray to Lord Vishnu on the auspicious morning of Akshay Tritiya for a wealthy, happy, and prosperous life. Good morning and happy Akshay Tritiya.
On the morning of Akshay Tritiya, I pray to God to bless you with happiness, health, and wealth.
सोने का रथ, चांदी की पालकी बैठकर जिसमें लक्ष्मी मां हैं आईं देने आपके परिवार को अक्षय तृतीया की बधाई !! अक्षय तृतीया की हार्दिक बधाई !!
आपके घर में धन की बरसात हो, लक्ष्मी का वास हो, संकट का नाश हो, शान्ति का वास हो…
इस अक्षय तृतीया पर, आपको हर वो खुशी मिले, जिसकी आपने इच्छा की है !! आपको और आपके परिवार को अक्षय तृतीया की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं !!
Buy gold, go shopping.
Akshay Tritiya is on its way
May you be blessed with health and wealth
These are my wishes today and every day
Happy Akshay Tritiya
Health, wealth, and prosperity
Are here to hold
May you celebrate this Akshay Tritiya
With tons of Gold
Happy Akshay Tritiya
Nagpur: A major incident was averted when the under-construction bridge at Pimpalkhuta on the Late Balasaheb Thackeray Samruddhi Mahamarg collapsed on Thursday. Fortunately, all workers were away from the site for lunch so no casualties were reported.
The expressway that runs through Sindkhed raja taluka is currently under construction. On the same route, a 500-meter-long bridge is being erected at Pimpal khuta in Sindkhedraja taluka. Workers were eating lunch near the bridge on Wednesday afternoon when a section of the bridge collapsed unexpectedly.
As a result of the concrete falling on it, the trailer parked there was completely destroyed.
Meanwhile, the workers claimed that quality was being compromised to complete the work soon. They demanded that the bridge should be opened to the public only after a structural audit.
Nagpur: The Sitabuldi Fort, a symbol of Military heritage, will be open to the general public from 9 AM to 4 PM on 01 May 2022, as a part of celebrations of ‘Maharashtra Day’.
The Maharashtra Day falling this time on a Sunday will definitely be a fun-filled and knowledgeable outing for the people of Nagpur.
The entry to the fort shall be from the Army Recruiting Office gate opposite the Railway Station. Visitors are to follow all the Covid protocols as laid down.
Nagpur: Second Capital of the State is facing a severe heatwave with the mercury reaching around 45 degrees Celsius. With this, the cases of heat stroke have been rising drastically across Maharashtra and Nagpur is the worst affected, reveals State Health Department.
Maharashtra reported more than 300 cases of heat-related illness and 21 heatstroke deaths in March 2022. Seven of the deaths — the highest — were in Nagpur. It is followed by four in Jalgaon, three in Akola, and two in Jalna districts. One heatstroke death each was reported in Amravati, Aurangabad, Hingoli, Osmanabad, and Parbhani districts, states the data tabled by Maharashtra Health Department.
At 262, the Nagpur division recorded the highest number of heat-related illnesses. Of the total 338 cases of heat-related illness, 29 were from Akola, 21 from Pune, 14 from Nashik, 10 from Aurangabad, and one each from Latur and Kolhapur divisions
It is pertinent to mention that While no heat-related deaths were recorded in 2020-2021 in the state, 43 heat-related deaths were reported in 2016-2019.
Notably, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for the Vidarbha for the next four days as a blistering heatwave sweeps through vast swathes of the country.
Nagpur: Aimed at making Nagpur a beggar-free city, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has opened Beggars Shelter Home under Central Government sponsored Comprehensive Beggars Rehabilitation Project.
The Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Radhakrishnan B, after the inauguration, asserted that it is an important step towards making the city beggar-free. He said that through the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, the Government of India, has rolled out the project of Beggars Shelter Home on a pilot basis in the city.
NMC, earlier, carried out a survey of beggars and counted 1,601 of them at various places like Railway Station, Bus Stand, Meetha Neem Dargah, Rajabaksha Hanuman Temple, Shani Temple, Yeshwant Stadium. Six beggar rehabilitation centers will be set up in the city where they will be imparted training in livelihood skills to make them self-reliant. In the first phase, out of 1,601 beggars, 150 would be brought into the mainstream of society.
The beggars will be kept in this shelter for 6 months. During the period, they will be given the necessary employment training to bring them into the mainstream of the society, their counseling, health care treatment, overall food, clothing, medicine, makeover, employment facilities, training, etc. will be provided, the Municipal Commissioner added.
Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, sought interim bail on the medical reason from a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Mumbai on Thursday.
Malik, 62, had earlier told the court that was unwell due to kidney ailments and had swelling in his legs.
The Nationalist Congress Party leader, who is currently in judicial custody, was arrested on February 23 by the ED in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to the activities of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides, under provisions of the PMLA.
His advocate Tarraq Sayyed moved the plea for interim bail before special judge R N Rokade.
The court is likely to hear the plea on Monday.
The ED’s case is based on an FIR filed recently by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against Dawood Ibrahim and others.
The NIA had filed its criminal complaint under sections of the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
The ED earlier this month filed an over 5,000-page charge sheet in the case against Malik.
The NCP leader had denied all charges leveled against him and moved the Supreme Court against an order of the Bombay HC, which had rejected his interim application seeking immediate release from jail.
The Supreme Court had also refused to grant him any relief, noting the probe into the case is at a nascent stage.
Major fire breaks out at Ghar-Sansar sale in Hudkeshwar's Rajapeth
NAGPUR: A major fire broke out at a fair in Rajapeth of the Hudkeshwar area on Thursday morning.
At around 8.30 am, the fire broke out at Ghar Sansar sale on private land near Rajapeth bus stand.
Fortunately, no casualties have been reported so far, said chief fire officer Rajendra Uchake.
As the exhibition had stored plastic utensils for sale, the fire caught immediately and took a devastating turn.
On being informed, four fire tenders reached the spot and are fighting the fire, the chief fire officer said.
As the fire raged, panic spread among residents in neighboring localities. The fire also damaged five air conditioners installed in adjacent houses, said Uchake.
Firemen are still fighting the fire, he said.
Nagpur: Ambazari police have booked a gym trainer on the charges of raping a teenage girl residing at his house as a tenant. The accused has reportedly been arrested.
The accused has been identified as Prateek Prabhakar Gajbhiye (23). He is a gym trainer by profession.
According to police, the victim girl (19), a Class 12 student, stays with her mother. Both the mother-daughter duo are tenants of Gajbhiye. On Tuesday, she was alone at her house. The girl demanded a mobile phone charger from Prateek around 12 noon. The accused, on the pretext of giving the charger, came to the girl’s house and shut the door from inside. The accused raped her forcibly and also threatened to harm her if she opened her mouth about the incident.
Ambazari PSI Satish Gulbe, acting on the girl’s complaint, booked the accused Prateek Gajbhiye under Sections 376, 506 of the IPC and placed him under arrest. Further probe is underway.
Nagpur: A silent protest march was organized in Nagpur at Samvidhan Square on Wednesday, against the inhuman incident in which a man beats and burn two puppies.
Hundreds of animal lovers extended their support against the inhuman act and demanded action and strict punishment against the accused.
The incident took place on April 21, afternoon at Utthan Nagar near the Gorewada area in which a 65-year-old man brutally trashed two puppies with a stick and later burnt them alive.
The video of the incident went viral on social media, Mankapur police booked the man, identified as Uttam Kumar Das (65), a resident of Nikesh Society, Hanuman Mandir, near Sabina Colony, Utthan Nagar.
Nagpur: Sun rays singed Nagpurians as the city recorded the season’s hottest day @44.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. The earlier highest was 43.6 degrees Celsius which was registered twice earlier this month.
All 11 districts of Vidarbha registered maximum temperatures of more than 41 degrees Celsius. Bramhapuri was the hottest place in Vidarbha, 5th hottest in the country, and the 13th in the world with 45.1 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Wardha was the second hottest place in Vidarbha with 45.0 degrees Celsius. Relief from the scorching heat is not expected anytime soon for the region, as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heatwave conditions for all over Vidarbha including Nagpur till April 30.
According to reports, the scorching heat has reportedly claimed two lives in Nagpur in the last 24 hours. The first incident was reported on Tuesday evening at the Government Medical College and Hospital premises. A 35-year-old man was found unconscious and taken to be admitted, but doctors examined him and pronounced him dead.
Another incident took place in front of the KJ Mart shop in the Gittikhadan area, where a 30-year-old man was found unconscious. Police rushed him to Mayo Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. The deceased in both cases were not identified yet.
The Weather Department has also issued a heatwave advisory, asking citizens to stay indoors during peak afternoon hours. “If outside, cover your head using a cloth, hat or umbrella. Take special care of the elderly, children, sick, or overweight as they are more likely to become victims of excessive heat. Also, traditional remedies like onion salad and raw mango with salt and cumin can prevent heat stroke,” the advisory added. Drink sufficient water — even if not thirsty, avoid heat exposure, wear lightweight, light-colored, loose, cotton clothes and cover the head by use of cloth, hat or umbrella, etc, use ORS, homemade drinks like lassi, Torani (rice water), lemon water, buttermilk, etc. to keep yourself hydrated, the advisory stated. The weather department further informed that the mean maximum temperature of Nagpur is 39 degrees Celsius during the first week of April, further rising to 42 degrees Celsius towards the end of the month but this year it crossed extreme.
Nagpur: Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu will be on a one-day visit to Nagpur on Friday, April 29. He will grace a function of the National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT) during his visit to the city.
In view of the VVIP visit, Nagpur Traffic Police will be diverting or regulating vehicular traffic on the routes the Vice President takes. Cops will barricade some points to stop or divert traffic.
The stretch of Wardha-Nagpur Road will be closed for heavy vehicle traffic from morning 6 to evening 6 on Friday, April 29. The traffic for heavy vehicles during the period will be diverted. Citizens have been appealed to avoid the designated routes or use other routes for their work, said a press release issued by DCP (Traffic) Sarang Avhad.
Nagpur: The State Transport Department has suspended Gajendra Sonone, Motor Vehicle Inspector at Nagpur (Rural) for issuing a fitness certificate to a vehicle MH 40-AT-1212 without conducting an inspection.
While issuing an order for the suspension of Sonone the Department said, “After the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No. 28/2013 the work system for the renewal of fitness certificate of the vehicle was drafted. Sonone has not followed that work system.”
Moreover, the State Government has decided to hold a Departmental Inquiry against Sonone. He was suspended under Rule 8 of Maharashtra Civil Service (Discipline and Appeal), 1979. The order makes it clear that Sonone will remain in the head office of the Regional Transport Office, Nagpur (Rural). He cannot leave the headquarters without the permission of RTO, Nagpur (Rural).
As per the conditions and rules, Sonone will keep receiving all the allowances. He cannot join any private job during the time of his suspension. If he is found working in any private set-up, disciplinary action would be initiated against him, the order by the Transport Department said.
Nagpur: The precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccines has been allowed for the 18+ population group from April 10. More than 15 days later, thousands of citizens in this age group becoming eligible for the precaution dose are getting SMS alerts daily to get jabbed with the booster. However, no booster doses are available.
In eight out of 11 districts of Vidarbha, not even a single private hospital has enrolled to provide the paid booster dose to this age group. Though people are ready to pay, they have nowhere to go to take the booster dose.
Gondia, Bhandara, Yavatmal, Buldhana, Washim, Gadchiroli, Wardha, and Chandrapur are the districts in Vidarbha where no private hospital is available for people to get boosters by paying for it. Amravati and Akola have only one hospital each providing this facility. Even in the Nagpur district, only three hospitals are providing paid boosters to the eligible population officially as per the Cowin platform.
According to the government decision, the precautionary dose for the 18-plus population is available at private vaccination centers only. Private centers are to charge Rs386.25 for Covaxin and Covishield boosters, including Rs150 as a service charge. But few private hospitals have shown interest in procuring the boosters.
It was expected that many private hospitals will jump in as they did in April 2021, when paid vaccines were launched for the first time. But, as free vaccination became the norm later, private hospitals had to suffer losses last year. Many had to donate the procured vaccines to the government as their shelf life was about to end. As a result, only big corporate hospitals have procured the doses this time.
States like Haryana have procured the booster doses directly from manufacturers and made them available for free to 18-59 age group citizens at government centers. If such a decision is taken in Maharashtra, hospitals fear they will suffer from financial losses again.
While no government official was willing to come on record to speak on this issue, Dr. Ashok Arbat, chairman of Vidarbha Hospitals Association (VHA), said private hospitals at district and periphery levels may not procure new doses. “Till we had doses with shelf life, we provided them to the people. Now, this stock is nearly finished. If hospitals are assured that they will get takers, only then will they buy new stock,” he said.
BOOSTER NOT AVAILABLE
18+ people who have completed 9 months post 2nd dose eligible for precaution dose.
Precaution does only available at private vaccination centers.
Govt vaccination centers continue only ongoing free vaccination programs.
Pvt hospitals will get booster doses at a discounted price.
But few hospitals in Vidarbha have shown interest.
Hospitals fear if the state govt starts boosters for free, they will suffer losses again.
Nagpur: The Association of School Book Publishers (ASBP) is ruing the ‘sharp and sudden increase in input costs, which will not only hit their business but also raise the cost of books for school students. The Delhi organization, which has over 200 textbook publishers as its members, said that more than half of the input cost for them is paper. Navin Joshi, secretary of ASBP, said, “About 60% of our cost is paper. Suddenly in February-March, the rates just shot up. The paper that was available last year for Rs80/kg is now selling for Rs110/kg.”
With the sudden spike in paper cost, publishers found themselves in a spot.
Joshi, who has been involved with the textbook publishing business since 1975, said ancillary costs have shot up, thus reducing their ability to adapt. “The carton boxes in which we would pack our books are now selling for double the price. From around Rs40/kg last year, it has shot up to Rs80 and above,” said Joshi.
Apart from this, Joshi said there have been increments in the cost of printing and binding. “The transportation cost has obviously gone up because of the hike in fuel prices,” said Joshi.
An unexpected hit was faced by publishers during the pandemic years. As schools were closed, the demand for textbooks dropped sharply. “Our sector saw almost 40% of the textbooks being returned. That’s also a thing which publishers have to factor into the account,” said Joshi.
ASBP says their business is ‘unique’ because almost all input costs are paid in advance, but goods are sold on credit. Joshi said, “Paper is sold with advance payment. All printing and binding works are also paid either upfront or immediately upon completion of work. But we sell completely on credit.”
School textbook retailers then are at the liberty to return unsold inventory, which may or may not get sold next year.
ASBP is aware that major curriculum updates mean they too have to revamp their ecosystem. “We have requested the government to give us at least one year before implementing the new curriculum under NEP 2020. This allows us time to brief our authors, prepare the material, publish and distribute it,” said Joshi.
The agitation of students continues in RTMNU Nagpur after the announcement of conducting exams in offline mode by the Maharashtra Government in all universities.
On Wednesday students of Nagpur University protested against the government to hold online exams. NSC and NSUI students were seen holding banners in front of their colleges and protesting against the decision.
On April 21 Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University announced that the examinations will be conducted online. The students will have the option to write the examinations in an offline mode
The Commission submitted its 201-page report along with 1,400 pages of annexures to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Home Minister Dilip Patil
Nagpur/Mumbai: The Justice K U Chandiwal Commission appointed last March to probe former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh’s allegations of corruption and extortion against former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh submitted a 201-page report to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday giving Deshmukh a clean chit and called the Indian Police Services (IPS) Officer’s claims false, according to media reports.
The retired judge Kailash Uttamchand Chandiwal submitted the report, which had an additional 1,400 pages of annexures, in the presence of Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil. The retired judge of the Bombay High Court was appointed to lead a single-member probe on March 30, 2021, after Singh wrote a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, Deputy CM, Chief Secretary, and other posts in authority in which he claimed that Deshmukh ran an extortion racket and asked police officers to collect Rs 100 crore every month from bars, restaurants, and other establishments, the media reports said.
The Commission was required to enquire into three main things: Whether Singh had submitted any proof in his letter dated March 20, 2021, which established that Deshmukh or any officer from his office committed any offence of misconduct as alleged; whether the allegations leveled by Singh, citing the messages from Assistant Commissioner of Police Sanjay Patil, Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze have any truth; and whether it warranted an investigation by Anti-Corruption Bureau or any other investigating agency.
According to media reports, the Commission did not find substance in the allegations levelled against Deshmukh by Singh. It has cited Singh’s submission, in which the former Mumbai Police Commissioner had clearly said that he had no evidence but for the letter written to the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Singh had claimed that Deshmukh asked police officers to collect Rs 100 crore every month from bars and restaurants in Mumbai. The officer referred to Singh’s submission citing that there was no direct evidence to substantiate his charges against Deshmukh, who had already refuted Singh’s charges.
The Commission’s report is likely to be presented at the State Cabinet and later, the government will take a call on making it public. During the nearly year-long probe, the Commission had recorded the statements of Deshmukh, dismissed police officer Sachin Vaze and others. Singh had appeared before the Commission once, after multiple summonses.
Nagpur: No new case of Covid-19 was reported in Nagpur on Tuesday. A total of 508 tests was conducted on the day against Monday’s 197. None of them tested positive. All five patients in Nagpur are in home isolation and none of them is hospitalized. Four of the 5 under-treatment patients have recent New Delhi travel history.
In fact, none of the 11 districts in Vidarbha region reported new cases of Covid on Tuesday. This has happened quite a few times in the month of April. But, on Tuesday, not even a single patient recovered from the region. Death due to Covid has not been reported in the month of April so far. This means, on Tuesday, it was for the first time that all three columns of new cases, recoveries, and deaths due were vacant in the Vidarbha region.
All four persons who tested positive for Covid infection in the city on Monday had returned from Delhi where cases are increasing. While three of them are fully vaccinated, one has also received a booster dose. All these samples including those from other states are under genome sequencing at NEERI Lab in Nagpur.
The new cases include three patients from Dharampeth Zone and one from Dhantoli. The Dhantoli patient was visited by relatives from Delhi for a marriage function recently. As the visitors tested positive on their return to Delhi, some of the family members in Nagpur got themselves tested and a 50-year-old woman was found infected. The NMC team found the residence locked on Tuesday when it visited for close contact tracing.
The rest of the three patients include a 48-year-old woman from Bharat Nagar on Amravati Road, who has been hospitalized, and two men aged 43 and 75. All the three had traveled to Delhi recently.
Two beggars attack man as he refused to give them money for tea
Nagpur: Two beggars attacked a 35-year-old man with knives when he refused to give them money. Tehsil Police nabbed one of the two assailants.
A resident of Sakkardara, near Sarwar Mosque, Ezaz Khan Samat Khan (35) was consuming ‘Kharra’ near Gandhi Mahaveer Commercial Company, Patni Bhavan, Gandhibagh around 3 am on Sunday. Two beggars came and requested him to share ‘Kharra.’ After Khan gave them ‘Kharra,’ they then demanded him money for tea. When he refused, they attacked him with knives inflicting injuries to his abdomen. After Khan raised an alarm, the two attackers ran away.
Tehsil Police, based on Khan’s complaint, registered a case under Sections 326, 504, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code against the assailants. Later, cops arrested one Raja Baba Zodape in this connection. Further investigations are underway.
Season’s Highest Temperature at 46.2 deg C in Nagpur
Wardha was the hottest place in the country on April 25 with 45.0 degrees Celsius temperature
Nagpur: The mercury has started climbing again as Nagpur City recorded the highest maximum temperature of this season at 43.6 degrees Celsius on Monday, April 25. Last Monday, Nagpur also recorded the same temperature. In fact, the maximum temperature it recorded was the highest for the month of April since 2019. Wardha was the hottest place in the country and the 8th hottest in the world on Monday at 45.0 degrees Celsius.
In 2019, Nagpur recorded 45.3 degrees Celsius on April 28. After that, Nagpur recorded a maximum temperature of 43.4 degrees Celsius on April 18, 2020, and 43.1 degrees Celsius on April 29, 2021. As far as the highest maximum temperature recorded ever in the month of April is concerned, Nagpur recorded 47.1 degrees Celsius on April 30, 2009. On Monday, the maximum temperature was 2.1 degrees above normal, and the 24-hour difference was 1.4 degrees. The minimum temperature ranges from 22 degrees Celsius to 26 degrees Celsius in April in Nagpur.
Entire Vidarbha is reeling under heatwave conditions. On Monday, the region witnessed scorching summer as most of the places in the region recorded a maximum temperature above the 44 degrees Celsius mark.
Akola (44.0 degrees Celsius), Bramhapuri (44.9 degrees Celsius), and Chandrapur (44.6 degrees Celsius), which had already crossed the 45 degrees mark in the last few days, recorded the maximum temperature above 44 degrees on Monday. Like Nagpur, Gondia (43.4 degrees Celsius) and Yavatmal (43.5 degrees Celsius) crossed the 43-degree mark. The weather department said the heatwave condition will remain throughout the week.
An under-construction arch at wildlife pass collapsed near Nagpur which left one laborer dead
Nagpur: The much-awaited Samruddhi Mahamarg inauguration has hit another roadblock as an under-construction arch at wildlife pass collapsed in the wee hours of Sunday in which a laborer was killed.
The laborer working on Package-I of Samruddhi Mahamarg died in a mishap at a construction site at village Waifal in Hingna Tehsil resulting in the postponement of the inauguration of the Expressway. An under-construction arch, part of a wildlife overpass, collapsed around 3 am on Sunday.
In view of the development, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) was forced to postpone the opening of the first phase of the Expressway. As per the plan, Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg was supposed to be opened on May 2 but the new development threw a spanner in the grand preparations lined up for the mega event.
The 700-km-long Expressway between Nagpur and Mumbai has a total of eight wildlife overpasses and 22 wildlife underpasses. The Expressway passes via Bor Tiger Reserve and several other environmentally sensitive zones. The accident took place 15-km from the starting point at Nagpur.
An MSRDC official said, “The rectification of the damage will now take around 45 days and is expected to be over by the end of June. Hence, we are now planning to open the first and second phases together by August. This essentially means the Nagpur to Shirdi stretch will open by August.”
Previously the opening of the expressway was delayed due to pandemic induced lockdown leading to not sufficient manpower to finish the work by the target deadline. Now the 210 km stretch between Nagpur and Shelu Bazaar, Washim which was part of Phase 1 comprises 520 km of a total 700 km long Samruddhi Mahamarg is scheduled to be opened to the traffic from May 2 again affected.
While the laborer hailing from Bihar died, two others were reportedly injured. MSRDC officials, however, did not disclose the reason for the collapse of the concrete structure.
Nagpur University Cancels BSc Fourth Semester Maths 1 Exam As Gondia College Clerk Leaks Paper Online
Colleges and universities to give students 15 minutes extra during offline exams
Nagpur: In view of the Covid infection under control now, Maharashtra Government has decided to conduct all university and college-level exams of the summer session offline. This decision was taken in an online meeting held by Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant with all the Vice-Chancellors on Monday morning.
According to sources, the meeting was held to review exam planning by different universities. The Minister in the meeting insisted on offline exams, especially now that the pandemic has come to an end and normalcy is resuming in educational institutions.
According to reports, the Vice-Chancellors of different universities across the state conveyed preparedness for the same and unanimously agreed to go back to the conventional offline pattern of exams, in the same meeting.
It is important to note that there has been much debate over the pattern of exams for the past few days, especially among students. Even as most universities have decided to take summer exams in offline mode, students are demanding exams to be held online. In fact, several protests were held in the past month for online exams.
According to reports, the Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Sawant has asked colleges and universities to give students 15 minutes extra during offline exams. The move was announced a few days after Mumbai University directed its autonomous colleges to provide extra time to students appearing for offline exams.
Samant suggested Vice-Chancellors of various Maharashtra universities provide 15 minutes extra to students in a meeting held recently. The decision was taken with due consideration for students who haven’t appeared in offline exams since schools and colleges closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic two years ago.
“Considering that after a break of two years, students will be appearing for exams in offline mode, universities should give 15 extra minutes for every hour of the exam period to students,” added the Maharashtra Higher Education Minister.
The decision to provide 15 minutes extra in college and university exams was also taken because many students studying in colleges and universities of Maharashtra had approached Uday Samant for the same.
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