Nagpur: A 17-year-old youth drowned in a pond while playing in Vaitola near Ramtek, 50-kms from here, on Saturday.

The deceased has been identified as Prem Ghanshyam Dhamne, a resident of Mansar.

According to sources, Prem along with his friends had gone to nearby pond on Sunday afternoon. At around 1 pm, Prem reportedly drowned in the pond. The efforts of his friends to save Prem ended in vain.

Following which they alerted local police and administration. They subsequently, alerted Fire and Emergency Department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation. Acting swiftly on the inputs, the fire officials Ravindra Maraskolhe, Vikas Rathod and team rushed to spot and fished out the body.

The body was later sent for autopsy. A case of accidental was registered at Ramtek Police Station. Further investigations are on.

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SECTION 16(2)(C) OF CGST ACT, 2017 IS NIGHTMARE FOR HONEST TAXPAYERS : DR. DIPEN AGRAWAL, PRESIDENT-CAMIT

A delegation of Chamber of Associations of Maharashtra Industry & Trade (CAMIT) led by President, Dr. Dipen Agrawal and Chairman Mohan Gurnani along with Bombay Metal Exchange (BME) and Metals Recycling Association of India (MRAI) met Dr. Bhagwat Karad, MoS Finance, GOI at Mumbai today.

The delegation welcomed Dr.Karad with Shawl, Shreefal, floral bouquet and submitted memorandum, highlighting the hardship faced by business community due to Section 16(2) of Central Goods & Service Tax Act (CGST Act). Dr.Karad was also requested to frame recycling policy for non-ferrous metal, to attain the aims of the circular economy.

Dr. Dipen Agrawal said that, CAMIT appreciates the sensitivity shown by government in addressing the concerns of business community raised time to time regarding implementing Goods & Service Tax. Highlighting the adverse effects of Section 16(2)(c) of CGST Act, 2017 Dr. Agrawal said that, it is one of the harshest and scariest provisions of the GST laws and it is nightmare for the honest taxpayers. According to this provision availement of ITC by the purchaser is contingent upon payment of tax by the seller, either in cash or through utilisation of admissible ITC in respect of the said supply. It is beyond comprehension how is it possible for purchaser to ensure that the tax collected from him has been actually paid by the seller in the government treasury or not.

Mohan Gurnani said that, government should ask bureaucrats 1) whether there any mechanism or module in the hands of purchaser to know whether the seller has paid the tax or his ITC is admissible, 2) whether purchaser is bestowed with any legal authority to ensure this compliance by the seller, 3) whether purchaser can sue the seller for not paying the tax and get immediate justice, 4) whether purchaser is placed in a superior economic position vis-a-vis the seller as far as dictating terms are concerned, 5) whether purchaser take the role of an enforcement agency, 6) whether can a layman purchaser command the seller that the purchaser would pay the tax only when seller proves that he has already paid it to the government and 7) whether purchaser can withhold the payment of tax and take it upon himself to pay the same directly to the government on behalf of the seller. If no affirmative answers are given to above questions, then the provisions of Section 16(2)(c) should be immediately reviewed and interest of honest taxpayer should be protected, because law cannot compel a man to do what he is incapable to do, added Mr. Gurnani.

Dr.Karad stated that Narendra Modi government is committed to resolve the issues of GST to satisfaction of trading community and he is convinced that, section 16(2)(c) needs to be amended as the innocent taxpayers should not be burdened with unnecessary compliance for no fault on their end.

Rikab Mehta said that, India needs to enhance Circular Economy by framing recycling policy to minimise carbon emissions and negative impact, on the environment. Highlighting the potential of non-ferrous recycling industry, he said that 35-40% average contribution to the total output of all non-ferrous metals; 25000 micro, small & medium units giving direct/indirect employment to over 20 lakh persons; about 30% of the workforce are skilled women, who specialise in scrap metal sorting; there is almost zero waste discharge and the carbon footprint is about 5-10% compared to primary production through ore reduction.

Sandeep Jain informed Dr.Karad that NITI Aayog has already recommended a Circular Economy Policy for Recycling Industry in April 2022. Having regard to governments initiative on Circular Economy, there is urgent need to make a policy which will enable scrap aggregators to shift from unorganised to organised sector.

Hemant Parekh said to felicitate the transition, provisions of GST & Income Tax laws needs’ to be relaxed. He suggested, to scrap purchased from unregistered dealer, should be exempted provisions of TDS & TCS; under GST tax should be charged, at first stage of transaction i.e. on purchase from unregistered dealer, through Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM); threshold limit of turnover in case of scrap aggregator be increased from 40 Lacs to 60 Lacs; jurisdictional officer should be held accountable if they fail to take time-bound action against defaulters; system should be designed for early detection of defaulter.

Dr.Karad said he shall ensure that government forms a scrap recycling policy specially for metal scrap processing.

Mitesh Prajapati proposed vote of thanks on behalf of the delegation. Sandeep Jain, Sushil Kothari, Mahendra bhai Mehta, Atul Goyal, Shravan Aggarwal and Pramod Shinde wereprominently present in the meeting informs a press release issued by CAMIT.

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Nagpur: A gang of history-sheeters, under influence of liquor, creating ruckus on Wardha Road in a car were chased and detained by the traffic police on Sunday.

The accused identified as Aniket Gajanan Waygokar, Yash Sanjay Nerkar, Aniket Chandrasekhar Gajbhiye and their accomplices were detained by the traffic police under Sections 279 of IPC and Section 184 and 185 of MVA, informed PI Traffic (Ajni) Jagvinder Singh Rajput.

Yash was accused in several criminal cases including attempt to murder while a case of assault was registered against Aniket in Wardha district.

PI Rajput said that the car was heading towards Nagpur at great speed on Sunday afternoon and the car occupants were showing beer bottles to the passers-by. Traffic cops Head Constables Satpute and Manohar noticed the car near Jamtha and chased it.

However, the car driver managed to escape with great speed. The policemen then informed the police control room about the car. PI Rajput informed Sonegaon traffic PI Prabhavati Yerkure who immediately swung into action.

A nakabandi was enforced near Pride hotel and the car was blocked at the nakabandi point. The drunkards were bundled in a police jeep and taken to the police station. A case under Sections 279 of IPC and Section 184 and 185 of MVA was registered against them.

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Nagpur: Tension ran high in the Nagpur Central Jail, after a youth, accused of murder was found dead, here on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Akash Tarachand Ghod (28). However, his relatives have alleged that Akash was killed due to beating by the cops, and refused to take the dead body for rites till action was initiated against the erring cops. Notably, this is the third death in Nagpur Central Jail in the last two months. In March, two inmates had also died in the jail.

Akash, a resident of Sir Nagar in Nandanvan area had been lodged in Nagpur Central jail on the charges of murder. His health reportedly deteriorated on Saturday afternoon, following which he was rushed to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). However, the doctors had pronounced him dead. His family was informed regarding Akash’s death and his body was sent for autopsy.

On Sunday, his relative came to GMCH and claimed that Akash was subjected to police brutality which led to his death. They refused to take the body and demanded action against accused policemen.

Sensing the sensitivity of the matter, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Noorul Hasan rushed to GMCH and intervened. He assured action against cops if the autopsy report suggests any sort of brutality to the family of the deceased.

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Nagpur: A blood soaked body of a man was found at Sai Mandir on Pardi-Punapur Road under Pardi Police Station here, on Monday morning. The body has not been identified yet.

According to police sources, some locals who went to pay a visit to Sai Mandir on Monday morning, first spotted the body. They, subsequently, alerted the Police Control Room. Acting swiftly on the inputs, the squad of Pardi Police rushed to the spot.

Cops have sent the body to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for autopsy. After which the exact reason behind the death could be ascertained, sources added.

Further investigation is underway.

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Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has directed South East Central Railway, Nagpur to pay Rs 8 lakh compensation to a woman whose son had died in a railway accident back in May 2018.

Justice Makrand Karnik pronounced this verdict and also approved 6% interest from the date of mishap.

Following the death of her son Ravindra, who had boarded the Kamakhya Express from Gondia to reach Kamptee on May 14, 2018, his mother Ratta Meshram had approached the HC.

Ravindra was reportedly standing on the door as the train was crowded. However, due to sudden pus he fell down from the train near Tumsar Road Railway Station and died of severe injuries.

Earlier, Ratta had filed an application in the Nagpur Bench of the Railway Claims Tribunal, seeking compensation. However, her application was rejected on February 8, 2021.

Subsequently, Ratta filed an appeal in the HC. The HC granted relief to the victim’s month in the view of several legal issues.

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Suicide of conman leads Nagpur Rural Police to bust multi-crore job racket, 3 arrested

Nagpur: A suicide committed by a conman, accused of duping a job aspirants of Rs 11.17 lakh by promising him job at State Bank of India (SBI), has led officials of Nagpur Rural Police to bust a milti-crore job racket.

Maroti Kove had ended his life under Dhantoli Police Station. Kove was accused of duping Satish Prakash Aadhe (30), a resident of Khurajgaon in Saoner tehsil of Rs 11.17 lakh by promising him job at SBI.

During the investigation, cops found that besides, Nagpur, Kove had defrauded several youths from Gondia, Wardha, Bhandara, Amravati with the help of other three accused Kundankumar alias Rahulsingh Ramesh Sharma (34) and Mohammad Danish Jishan Aalam alias Rashid Anwar Aalam alias Danish Jishan Mohammad Aalam (35), both residents of Bihar and Shilpa Palparti, a resident of Nagpur.

The accused trio had, prima facie, appeared to dupe job aspirants to the tune of Rs 1.30 crores revealed the WhatsApp chat of deceased accused, informed Vijaykumar Magar Supridendant of Police (SP) to media. A role of alleged Indian Railway offical, Rajesh Singh, posted in Kolkata has been under scanner, the SP added.

Sharma and Aalam would pose as Officials to bait job aspirants while assuring jobs at SBI, WCL, Indian Railways and other government organisations. Kove would collect the money from the aspirants.

A possibility of accused duping job aspirants from neighbouring states could not be rule out, SP mentioned. In the meantime, cops have arrested Sharma, Aalam and Palparti. They were presented in front of court. Cops have secured 10-days remand of the accused.

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Nagpur: The maximum temperature of Nagpur dropped drastically on Monday to 39.4 degrees Celsius. The city recorded the lowest maximum temperature of the month in Vidarbha with 39.4 degrees Celsius which was a 5.7 degrees drop in just 24 hours.

On Sunday, the maximum temperature of Nagpur was 45.1 degrees Celsius. As compared to other days, the cloudy sky throughout the day provided a respite from scorching heat but the humid weather was intolerable for everyone.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had already predicted cloudy weather and some drop in maximum temperature till May 16. Now, the Weather Department is saying that partly cloudy weather will remain till May 20 and the maximum temperature will remain below 43 degrees Celsius throughout Vidarbha.

On Sunday late night, some places in Nagpur city recorded light rain which led to a fall in maximum temperature on Monday. Such pre-monsoon activities will continue till May 20. On Monday, Yavatmal crossed the list of hottest places in Vidarbha by registering 45.5 degrees Celsius. So far, Akola, Chandrapur, Brahmapuri and Wardha remained the hottest places in this summer.

Akola also recorded the maximum temperature 44.1 degrees Celsius but Chandrapur, which was the hottest place of the season in Vidarbha this summer, recorded 39.8 degrees Celsius temperature on Monday. Chandrapur, on Monday, recorded a steep 7 degrees drop in maximum temperature in just 24 hours. Bramhapuri (41.3 degrees Celsius) also recorded a drop of 4.6 degrees Celsius in just 24 hours.

The difference between the maximum and the minimum temperatures of Nagpur on Monday was just 9.2 degrees Celsius. Wardha recorded the highest minimum temperature with 32.4 degrees Celsius on Monday. Akola and Yavatmal also recorded the minimum temperature above 30 degrees.

Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department has issued a warning of thunderstorms with lightning at one or two places at Chandrapur and Gadchiroli and Yavatmal from May 17 to 20, at Nagpur, Gondia on May 18 and at Bhandara on May 19 and 20.

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Nagpur: In a first step in conducting the civic body polls, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) will notify the final draft of Prabhag boundaries on Tuesday as per the directives of State Election Commission (SEC).

The notified final draft and maps of boundaries of Prabhags and names of localities will be displayed on NMC’s notice board and published on NMC’s website. Avinash Sanas, Deputy Commissioner, SEC, had released the programme about finalising Prabhag boundaries on May 10, in a communication addressed to Municipal Commissioners of Nagpur, Akola, and Amravati in Vidarbha region. The SEC had approved the draft Prabhag boundaries on January 28, 2022. Accordingly, the draft of boundaries was published in the Government Gazette on February 1, and suggestions and objections on the draft were invited till February 14.

The SEC designated an officer to conduct hearings on the suggestions/objections received. The hearing was held between February 17 and February 26. With the recommendations of the officer concerned, the report was submitted to the SEC through Municipal Corporation concerned till March 5. While the SEC was going through the report submitted by the municipal corporations, the State Government made certain changes regarding the Prabhag system on March 11. As a result, the SEC had stopped further action.

In the wake of changes made by the Government, various petitions were filed before the Supreme Court. The Apex Court heard the bunch of petitions attaching them with a Special Leave Petition filed last year. On May 4, the Supreme Court directed the SEC to resume the election procedure from the point it was suspended on March 10. Accordingly, SEC went through the recommendations made by the designated officers, and finalised the Prabhag boundaries for Nagpur and other 13 municipal corporations in the State.

Accordingly, on Tuesday (May 17), the final draft of Prabhag boundaries with all the annexures will be published.

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संयम गमावून अनेकजण ठरताहेत बळी, सोशल मिडियाच्या गैरवापरातून नको तो मनस्ताप.

नागपूर: डिजिटल व्यवहार अन् इंटररनेटने क्रांती केल्यानंतर सोशल मिडियाच्या गैरवापरातून खळबळजनक घटना पुढे येत असून गुन्हेगारी विश्वात नव्या गुन्ह्याची नोंद होत आहे. अनेकजण फारशी माहिती न घेता महिलांशी संभाषण करताना संयम गमावून ब्लॅकमेलिंगसारख्या प्रकाराला बळी पडत आहे. समोरच्या महिलेशी चॅटींग, एक पाऊल पुढे जात व्हिडिओ कॉलिंगचे बेमालूमपणे रेकॉर्डिंग केले जात असून संबंधितांकडून प्रतिष्ठित व्यक्तिंनाही ‘टारगेट’ केले जात आहे.

सद्यस्थितीत सोशल मिडियाचा गैरवापराचे अनेक प्रकार दिसून येत असून सामाजिक वातावरण ढवळून निघत आहे. इंटरनेट व सोशल मिडिया क्रांतीमुळे सायबर गुन्ह्यातही मोठ्या संख्येने वाढ होत असून अनेक प्रकरणे हाताबाहेर जात असल्याचे सोशल मिडिया तज्ञ् व विश्लेषक अजित पारसे यांनी नमुद केले. चार दिवसांपूर्वी मुंबईत मुख्याध्यापकच सेक्सटॉर्शनचे बळी पडल्याची घटना पोलिस नोंदीतून उघडकीस आली. सोशल मिडियाच्या माध्यमातून एका महिलेने मुख्याध्यापकांशी मैत्री वाढवली. एक दिवस मुख्याध्यापकाला महिलेने व्हीडीओ कॉल करण्यास सांगितले. व्हीडीओ कॉल केला असता ती महिला विवस्त्र होऊन पुढे आली. तिने मुख्याध्यापकालाही विवस्त्र होण्यास सांगितले. हे सारे तिने रेकॉर्डिंग केले. नंतर एक दिवस इमेलद्वारे मुख्याध्यापकाकडे खंडणीची मागणी केली. अखेर भयभीत झालेल्या मुख्याध्यापकाने पोलिस स्टेशन गाठून सारा प्रकार पोलिसांना सांगितला.

ही घटना मुंबईत घडली असून मुख्याध्यापकांने दाखविलेल्या हिमतीमुळे हा प्रकार उघडकीस आला. परंतु अनेकजण अशा ब्लॅकमेलिंगला (सेक्सटॉर्शन) बळी पडत असून अनेक कटकटींचा त्यांना सामना करावा लागत आहे. अनेकजण या घटना बाहेर उघडकीस येऊ नये म्हणून महिला किंवा संबंधित गॅंगला हवे ते देत आहे. यातून अनेकदा पैशाशिवाय इतरही मागणी केली जात असल्याने कुटुंबच उध्वस्त होण्याची भीती पारसे यांनी व्यक्त केली. सोशल मिडियाच्या गैरवापराचा हा एकच नव्हे तर अनेक प्रकार आहेत. विविध पोर्टल्सवर व्यक्त होणाऱ्या यूजर्सच्या पोस्टचा नियमित अभ्यास करून सावज हेरले जाते.

या सावजाकडून मिळणाऱ्या उत्पन्नातून काही टक्केवारी देऊन बेरोजगारांना काम दिले जात आहे. त्यामुळे बेरोजगार तरुण पिढीचे भवितव्यही चुकीचे दिशेने जात आहे. सामान्य माणसांच्या तुलनेत गुन्हेगारच सोशल मिडियाचा शंभर टक्के वापर करीत असून फसव्या लिंक्स, फेक कॉलचे जाळे आणखी घट्ट होत आहे. अनेकदा समाजविघातक लेख, प्रचाराचे साहित्यही सोशल मिडियावर दिसून येत आहे. परंतु अनेकजण त्याकडे दुर्लक्ष करीत आहे. सोशल मिडियाचा वापर करताना अनेकांची ‘चलता है’ दृष्टीकोन धोकादायक ठरत असल्याचे चित्र आहे.

सोशल मिडियावर मैत्री करताना पुढील व्यक्तिपुढे संयमाने वागणे गरजेचे आहे. अनेकदा महिला किंवा पुरुष शॉर्ट टर्म पेशन्समुळे नको त्या नादाला लागतात. पुढील व्यक्ती कदाचित तुमच्याकडे सावज म्हणून पाहात असेल. पुढील व्यक्ती असामाजिक, अश्लिल व्हिडिओ पाठवत असेल, अपलोड करीत असेल तर तत्काळ सोशल मिडियावरील ब्लॉक ॲन्ड रिपोर्टचा पर्याय वापरावा.
– अजित पारसे, सोशल मिडिया तज्ञ् व विश्लेषक.

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Nagpur: The spate of house-breaking thefts continues in the Second Capital of Maharashtra.

In two more thefts reported from Wathoda and Hudkeshwar Police Station areas in the past 24 hours, cash and gold ornaments collectively worth over Rs 9.43 lakh were stolen from two houses.

In the first incident, a gang of miscreants struck at the residence of Arvindkumar Bhuneshwar Singh at Plot No 241, Bidgaon, Wathoda, between May 14 and 16 when the house was locked. The burglars broke open the door lock with a crowbar and gained entry into the house. The intruders collected gold ornaments worth Rs 5.02 lakh and Rs 53,000 cash from an almirah kept in the bedroom and decamped with the booty.

Following a complaint lodged by Arvindkumar Singh (38), Wathoda Police registered a case under Sections 457, 454, 380 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and started investigation.

In another incident that took place in Hudkeshwar area, burglars, using similar modus operandi, took away gold ornaments worth Rs 3.90 lakh from the house of Rahul Devkisan Jaiswal at Plot No 31, Durga Nagar, Manewada on Sunday night.

Jailswal (50) told police that the theft took place between 9.15 pm and 11.30 pm when the house was locked. When he returned, he was shocked to find the broken door lock and ornaments stolen from the almirah.

On the basis of Jaiswal’s complaint, Hudkeshwar Police registered a case under Sections 457 and 380 of the Indian Penal Code and started the probe.

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Nagpur: The findings revealed by the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS) say that an average 18.7% men and 19.8% women in Vidarbha take medication to control their blood pressure (BP). This percentage is less than Maharashtra’s average of 24% and national average of 26.6%.

The NFHS dedicated its survey to hypertension and blood sugar because these two have been major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney diseases, brain diseases and major causes of premature deaths. The survey has details about gender, age, habitat (urban/rural), education and religion-wise details of the hypertension prevalence in the country.

As per the doctors, not only those who have increased blood pressure but also some of those who are in the pre-hypertensive stage need a BP pill daily. The percentage of such patients is at least 5% fewer in Vidarbha than the state and national average. Doctors attribute these statistics to a lack of awareness and testing in Vidarbha.

The survey:

* 12% women (15-49 years) in Maharashtra have hypertension; 36.6% pre-hypertensive

* 23.1% women taking medicine to lower blood pressure

* 19% men have hypertension, 48% pre-hypertensive

* 24.4% men taking medicine to lower blood pressure

* For both women and men, hypertension increases with age

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Nagpur: The State Election Commission (SEC) through NMC has finalized new wards (delimitation of wards) for Municipal elections-2022. There is no change in wards excluding a minor one as compared to the draft published in February.

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Nagpur: As the Covid pandemic subsided, there was a heavy rush of passengers travelling in trains. Due to the sudden rise in the number of travellers, passengers are facing hardships while travelling in trains.

On Monday, passengers travelling in Thiruvananthapuram-Gorakhpur Express had a horrible time. The train arrived with a delay of 12 minutes at Platform No. 1 of Nagpur Railway Station at 4.45 pm. The sleeper coaches of the train were so overcrowded that the passengers could not even go to the toilet or get down on the platform to get water or snacks. The passengers who had confirmed tickets were finding it hard to board the train as the gates were crowded with unconfirmed passengers. Some passengers were even seated in toilets.

It was a herculean task for pantry car staff, pregnant women, children and senior citizens to move freely in the coach. The same situation persisted in almost all trains passing through Nagpur.

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Nagpur: After undergoing training for nine months at Police Training School (PTS), 296 recruit constables of the 110th batch passed out on Monday, May 17. The passing out parade of the recruit constables led by Amol Kare was held in a glittering ceremony at PTS ground in the morning.

Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar was the chief guest. PTS Principal Chetna Shekhar Tidke presided.Theceremony was organised under the guidance of Director General of Police Rajnish Seth, Additional Director General (Training & Special Squads) Sanjay Kumar, Special IGP (Training & Special Squads) Ravindra Sengaonkar.

The recruits were imparted training in handling weapons, physical fitness, knowledge about the laws, including IPC, CrPC, computers, cyber crime, human behaviour. They were also given inputs of Maharashtra Police Force and its administration.

Joint Commissioner of Police Aswathi Dorje, Special Inspector General (Nagpur Range) Chhering Dorje, Deputy Commissioner of Police(Detection) Chinmay Pandit, Dr Ankush Shinde, Deputy Director of Forensic Laboratory Vijay Thakre, retired police officers Ramesh Mehta, Purshottam Choudhary, Sudhakar Palandurkar, Vinod Patole, Brijendra Tiwari, parents and relatives of recruit constables were present on the occasion.

The first prize of outstanding recruit constable was bagged by Nana Ramkrishna Sirsat. Other prizes were bagged by Swapnil Mahadeo Kharat and Amol Ankush Kare. PTS Vice-Principal Shobha Pise,trainers Rameshwar Piprewar, Kishan Navghare and others worked hard for the success of the passing out parade.

Reserve Police Inspector Pratibha Bharose conducted the proceedings of the ceremony. Shobha Pise proposed a vote of thanks.

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Nagpur: Miscreants launched a murderous attack on a 30-year-old tyre trader in Tajbagh area, after the latter refused to pay them extortion money here, on Monday night.

According to police sources, the victim Sheikh Rehman Sheikh Ibrahim, owns a tyre shop on Azad Colony Road near Tajbagh. The accused identified as Sheikh Musran Khan Mustak Khan (26) and Sheikh Sameer alias Baburao wald Sheikh Firoz (30) had reportedly approached Rehman on Monday night seeking extortion money.

However, when Rehman refused pay a share of his hard-earned money to them, the accused duo reportedly attacked him with knife and iron rods. With severe injuries Rehman collapsed on the ground. Leaving him lying in the pool of blood, the accused duo then fled the spot.

Based on the statement given by Rehman, Sakkardara Police have booked accused Musran and Sameer under Sections 307, 386, 120 (B), 296, 506(B) of the IPC. Further investigations are on.

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Nagpur: Ashok, Chief Commissioner of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Nagpur division was sacked from his post after allegation of sexual harassment.

According to sources, a junior woman offical has levelled up allegations of sexual harassment and misbehaving against Ashok. The victim had approached Finance Ministry, through Divisional Board in this connection.

Taking cognisance, the Finance Ministry acted tough on Ashok and immediately ordered his suspension. The order is reportedly passed on May 13. The news has sparked sensation in Second Capital of the State.

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Nagpur: “Sports develop when they get a platform. Kids are imitators. When they see games being played around, they too turn to the game. The sports festivals, sports competitions introduce new sports, new players come forward. Those who are already playing get new opportunities. Organizing Khasdar Krida Mahotsav is important to create a sports environment with overall sports and player development”, said Olympian Arjuna Award winner Gopal Saini. He appreciated the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for his concept of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav being organised in Nagpur.

Saini was in Nagpur for the inaugural function of the Athletics Competition under the Khasdar Krida Mahotsav held on Tuesday, May 17 at the Divisional Sports Complex, Mankapur. The Chairman of the Athletics Competition Committee, Dr. Sharad Suryavanshi was present on the occasion.

Saini further said that with the advent of technology in sports, some things have become more accurate and the malpractices in them have been curtailed. Today, the game needs maximum encouragement. Parents must come to the field before the children can enter the arena, appealed Gopal Saini.

In his entire sports career, Gopal Saini, having 17 records in his name, ran barefoot in many competitions of his career. Talking about this, he said, “I used to practice running every day. At that time I used to buy shoes for Rs 15 but it did not last even for 15 days. The shoes used by some senior players were also used. However, they did not support him for long. So I practiced running barefoot and participated in competitions and also won medals. However, now that the rules have been amended, it is not possible to run without a pair of shoes,” he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has worked to promote sports across the country through ‘Khelo India’. In Nagpur, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari conceived the idea of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav.The Festival is a great opportunity for local players. “Today, such an initiative has led to the improvement of sports, the availability of materials, and the creation of opportunities,” Saini said. He also said that the players should take advantage of such opportunities to find a way to further achieve their goal.

Being the National President of Krida Bharati, Gopal Saini highlighted the role being played by Krida Bharati . He said that Krida Bharati was raising its voice in the interest of the game and the players. Due to the efforts of Krida Bharati in Rajasthan, the players got a 2% sports quota. He said that on the strength of the players’ performance, they got jobs as officers in various fields. Apart from this, Krida Bharati gives ‘Jijabai Award’ to the players and their mothers. He said that online competitions are being held on children’s sports related issues, the history and information of the players is being presented to the children by holding competitions in the name of the players, he said.

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Nagpur: The Social Media Department of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has organized a two-day state and national level “Navasankalp Social Media Camp” on May 28 and 29 at Nagpur.

The state level camp on Saturday, May 28, will be attended by all the office bearers of the state executive of the Social Media Department of the Congress and the office bearers at the district level. MPCC President Nanabhau Patole, Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat, Minister of Public Works Ashok Chavan and Ministers of the State will be present on the occasion.

The National Camp, to be held on Sunday, May 29, will be attended by Congress party social media coordinators and key office bearers from various states across the country.

The General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee, K C Venugopal, Head of All India Congress Committee Social Media Department Rohan Gupta, Secretary, All India Congress Committee and other leaders and office bearers will be present at this camp.

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Nagpur: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Nagpur has got custody of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist from Jammu & Kashmir who had conducted recce of Dr Hedgewar Smriti Mandir of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Reshimbag in July last year, according to reports.

According to reports, Raees Ahmed Sheikh Asadulla Sheikh (26), a resident of Khati Mohalla, Chandara, Awantipora town of Pulwama district in J&K, is being thoroughly interrogated by the ATS since the last two days. During interrogation, Raees reportedly told the investigators that a person named Omar, who is operational commander of JeM’s Nawabpur (Pakistan)-based terrorist launching pad, was his handler.

The reports further said that Raees came to Nagpur by a Delhi-Mumbai-Nagpur flight on July 13 and checked into a hotel in Sitabuldi area. The handler had assured Raees that a local man would contact and help him at Nagpur in the operation. However, Raees conducted the reconnaissance on his own as no person contacted him at Nagpur, according to sources.

On July 14, Raees took an auto-rickshaw and reached Reshimbag with the help of Google Map. The location was sent by his handler, sources claimed. His target was to conduct recce of Smriti Mandir. He deboarded the auto near Reshimbag ground in the afternoon. Raees reportedly told the investigators that he took video of Hedgewar Mandir while walking through Reshimbag ground and pretending that he was talking to someone on cell phone. He later shared the video with his handler on WhatsApp but got admonished over poor quality of the video. He was instructed to again shoot the video. However, fearing police, Raees switched off his mobile phone.

Sources said, Raees then called the auto-rickshaw driver and asked him to take to a Masjid. The auto driver dropped him at a Masjid near Santra Market gate where he stayed for the day and returned to the hotel in the evening. On July 15, Raees returned to Srinagar by a Nagpur-Delhi-Srinagar flight, sources added.

A case under relevant sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was registered against Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist at Kotwali Police Station. The probe was transferred to ATS on the instructions of the then DGP Sanjay Pandey.

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