Nagpur: Motibagh Sri Skanda Samaj has organised various events from October 24 to October 31 to mark ‘Sri Skanda Shasti’ festival of Sri Kartikeya, at Sri Balaji-Sri Kartikeya Temple Complex, Seminary Hills.

‘Sri Skanda Shashti’ festival will begin on October 25 with flag hoisting at 8 am. There will be ‘Jhoola Utsav’ daily in the evening from October 25 to October 30, of Sri Kartikeya with Sri Valli and Sri Devasena in a decorated palanquin accompanied by ‘Nadaswaram’ and bhajan. ‘Sri Skanda Shasti’ festival will commence with ‘Ghatasthapana’ on October 25. ‘Sri Ganesh Havan’, ‘Sri Navagraha Havan’, followed by ‘Rudrabhishekam’, ‘Archana’, and ‘Aarthi’ will be performed daily.

‘Maha Skanda Shasti’ will be on October 30. Special ‘Abhishek’, ‘Kavadi’, ‘Kumara Pooja’, ‘Archana’, ‘Deepa Pooja’, and ‘Haldi Kumkum’ will be offered. Vaikhanasa scholars Sriram Bhattachariar (Sidhimalli), Vikram Bhattachariar (Senkalipuram), Sampath Bhattachariar (Konairajapuram), K R Ravichandra Gurukkal (Bengaluru) and his team, Gautam Gurukkal and S Balaji Bhattar (Nagpur) will conduct religious functions.

Special cultural programmes have been arranged during ‘Sri Skanda Shasti’ festivals. ‘Deepavali — Sahasradeepam’ will be lit on October 25 at 6 pm, followed by ‘Nadaswaram’. Cultural programmes include Carnatic vocal music by disciples of Ranjani Krishna Kumar (October 26), devotional music concert by M V Unnikrishnan (October 27). ‘Shobhayatra’ of Sri Parvathi Sri Parameshwar on Silver ‘Rishabha Vahan’, Sri KartikeyaSri Valli-Sri Devasena in Silver ‘Mayur Vahan’, Sri Durga Devi on Silver ‘Simha Vahan’ to be taken out at 7 pm on October 28 will be special features of this year’s festival.

It will be followed by recitation of ‘Sri Rudram’ by devotees of Sri Satya Sai Seva Samiti. Vasudha Ravi will present Carnatic vocal music on October 29 at 7 pm. Students of Ratnam Janardhanan will present Classical dance on October 30. ‘SriValli Kalyanam’ will be celebrated on October31 between 6 pm and 9.30 pm. On ‘Maha Skanda Shashti’ on October 30, ‘Ganapati Havan’, ‘Prarthanai Kavadi’, ‘Maha Rudra Abhishekam’, ‘Sahasranama Archana’, ‘Kumara Pooja’ will be performed from 7 am to 12 noon. T K Ganesan and the party of Thirurameswaram will render ‘Nadaswaram’ during ‘Brahmotsavam’ and ‘Sri Skanda Shashti’ festival.

‘Shatakhalasa Thirumanchanam’ will be offered this year by devotees to Sri Kartikeya on October 29 at 9 am in 108 silver ‘Kalashams’.

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Nagpur: A 5-member gang of coal mafia was externed from the district by Nagpur Rural Police on Tuesday.

The accused have been identified as Umesh Marotrao Pantawne, Balchandra Hariram Bilone, Kundan Omprakash Tijare, Badal Ashok Chawre and Akash Ashok Chawre. Umesh Pantawne is the kingpin of the gang.

According to police, the gang was involved in illegal coal smuggling from Gondegaon coal mines near Kanhan. A total of 14 offences of illegal coal smuggling were registered against the gang at Kanhan Police Station. Similarly, the gang members used to dole out threats to residents of the area.

With an aim to stop the illegal activities, Superintendent of Police (SP) Vijay Kumar Magar ordered externment of the gang members from the district under Section 55 of Maharashtra Police Act for next six months. Under the guidance of SP Magar, the action was taken by LCB PI Omprakash Kokate, PSI Bharat Thite and HC Sunil Dhongre.

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Nagpur: Pro Bono Club Scheme under Nyaya Bandhu (Pro Bono Legal Services) by Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India in collaboration with Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur was inagurated.

The program was organized under the patronship of Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar, Vice Chancellor, MNLU Nagpur. Ms. Sneha Sharma, Programme Manager, Access to Justice, Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, New Delhi and Shri Jaydip G. Pande, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Nagpur were the speakers of the event and Dr. Chamarti Ramesh Kumar, Deputy Registrar I/C and a faculty member of MNLU, Nagpur presided over the function. Dr. Ragini P. Khubalkar, Nodal officer for pro bono and Assistant Professor of Law, MNLU, Nagpur presented the welcome address and acknowledged all the participants for attending the program. She highlighted the importance of pro bono in the legal field and how budding lawyers should work their part for the betterment of the underprivileged.

Ms. Sneha Sharma, Program Manager, Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India discussed the features of the scheme Pro Bona and Nyaya Bandhu. She also made a mention of the first program for dispensing pro bono services; DISHA 2021 (Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice) under which 4 verticals were instituted: Tele-law, Nyaya Bandhu (Pro Bono Legal services), Nyayamitra and Legal literacy and legal awareness.

The inventors of this scheme look forward to integrate Tele law services for pre-litigation and Nyaya Bandhu for litigation, the two arms of the abovementioned scheme and also set up a Pro bono service award for the pioneers in the said field. Shri Jaydip G. Pande put forward the role of District Legal Service Authority and secretaries, advocates and the special wing, paralegal volunteers associated with the same in implementing the schemes drafted by National Legal Services Authority of India. He also encouraged the young interns under his domain to be a part of the team that is striving to uplift the disadvantaged and help them by providing suitable legal advice.

Mr.Jagdish Khobragade, Assistant Professor of Law and Nodal officer of Pro-Bono Club at MNLU, Nagpur delivered the vote of thanks to all administrative staff, faculty members and students for their support in successfully conducting programme. All other faculty members and students were also present in the said programme.

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Nagpur: In a major IAS transfers, ordered on Wednesday, Ajay Gulhane (IAS-2010) incumbent Collector, Chandrapur has been posted as Additional Muncipal Commissioner, Nagpur. Deepak Kumar Meena (IAS-2013) the incumbent Additional Muncipal Commissioner, Nagpur has been posted as Additional Tirbal Commissioner, Thane.

In another major posting, Mittali Sethi (IAS officer of batch 2017) has been posted as Director, Vanamati, Nagpur.

A total 20 IAS officers were transferred on Wednesday. Notably, major reshuffle in Maharashtra Police Department is likely to take place soon. According sources, 80 IPS officers will be transferred.

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Nagpur: With a rich history of more than three hundred years, the city of Nagpur has many heritage sites, which are now lost sight of due to various problems. During the British period, a British officer mentioned the city of Nagpur as a beautiful city of lakes, temples and gardens. The city of Nagpur, situated on the banks of the River Nag, is still famous for its historical buildings and temples. The rich history of the Mahal area has been brought back into view due to the commercial establishments that have been displaced for the widening of Kelibagh Road in the Mahal area.

After Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) undertook road widening through Central Road Fund, the structures that hid the temples of yester years are suddenly visible much to the astonishment of citizens and heritage lovers. The temples bang opposite Kotwali Police Station depict the history of more than three hundred years. The city was dotted with many heritage sites and record of British era mentions Nagpur as a beautiful city of lakes, temples and gardens located on the banks of the river Nag.

Nagpur’s history is correlated to tenures of Gond King Bakht Buland Shah and Raghuji Bhonsle wherein former built the city of Nagpur while under latter’s rule, it prospered and saw expansion in the horizons of the kingdom. Hence, Bhonsle period and British period structures are widely found in the city. Much of the historical structures got lost with time and what remained was not chronicled and citizens also lost interest, barring few enthusiastic who were passionate about heritage structures.

Nagpurkar Bhonsle Raja built various temples in the then city, now referred to as old part of Nagpur. But crass commercialisation and total disregard on the part of Nagpur Municipal Corporation led to these temples getting obfuscated due to the encroachment of commercial establishments that came during the last few decades. Due to high buildings and shops, establishments, the existence of these temples was almost forgotten. However, as planners pushed for widening of Kelibagh Road, as the commercial properties fell to blows of bulldozers, the ancient temples are now visible in the Mahal area.

A Riddhi-Siddhi Ganesha is an ancient temple adjacent to the protective wall of the Kotwali Police Station situated in Mahal. On the opposite side of this temple is Murlidhar, another ancient temple. Bhonsle’s Muralidhar Temple, Riddhi Siddhi Ganesha Temple, Mahadev Temple, Mahalakshmi Temple, Shirpurkar Ram Temple, Jain Temple were earlier not visible on Kelibagh Road as they simply disappeared behind towering shops. Both these temples are historical and fall under the heritage category and a look at them tells the sorry tale of heritage conservation in the city.

Locals say that these temples are about 3500 years old. Bakabai’s Wada i.e. the present Kotwali Police Station is adjacent to this temple. There is also an ancient temple of Lord Mahadev in the Riddhi-Siddhi Ganesha temple area. Locals also say that there is a Samadhi of Abaji Maharaj here.

Apart from this, there is a Bawdi well, step-well, which is hundreds of years old. It is further claimed that there is a secret door in the temple. The Muralidhar temple was built using black stones and it has artistic carvings done on all sides of the temple. Many idols are carved in stone. Also, there are Mahalakshmi temples on Kelibag Road which are now prominently visible post road widening.

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Nagpur: On Day 2 of the drive, the Nuisance Detection Squad (NDS) of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) faced resistance from many citizens who were penalized after being caught red-handed while throwing garbage in the open.

To instill a sense of civic discipline among citizens, NMC has undertaken a sustained campaign to penalise those responsible for littering and dumping garbage in public places. On Wednesday, the second day of the drive, the NMC team collected Rs 1 lakh as fine from the errant citizens. During the drive, members of Nuisance Detection Squad found 365 spots wherein people were throwing waste from shops or homes, someone using an open place to urinate, spitting etc.

A total of Rs 1,02,100 was recovered by way of fines by NMC in one single day. About 93 cases pertaining to dumping of waste in public places though there is provision of door-to-door garbage collection and it is working efficiently.

A fine of Rs 37,200 was recovered from the offenders, Rs 400 from each of the persons. A fine of Rs 100 is imposed on a person for dumping waste on a footpath and 137 cases were registered on Wednesday and a fine of Rs13,700 was recovered. Shopkeepers dumping garbage in public places are fined Rs 400. As many as 42 instances were noticed leading to recovery of Rs 16,800.

Similarly, in case of dumping of waste on part of hospitals, labs, clinics the fine is a steep Rs 2,000, and one case was registered on the second day of the drive. Rs 2,000 is also imposed on restaurants, malls, lodges, hotels if found throwing leftovers, garbage on footpath or other public places. Two such violations were noticed. Also, 77 citizens were fined for other violations and Rs13,000 was recovered by the team from 13 organisations for creating hurdles in public places.

At some places, a few former Corporators tried to prevent the NDS from taking action against the offenders. At several places, the nuisance mongers gave excuses of not having money to pay the fine, said reports.

The protest from violators was noticed in almost every zone. As many as 137 citizens, 93 roadside vendors and 42 shopkeepers among others were penalized on Wednesday for littering.

The highest number of people, 77, caught throwing garbage was under Mangalwari Zone. The NDS collected a Rs 17,000 fine from them. It was followed by the Dhantoli zone where NDS caught 71 people for littering who then were made to cough up Rs 17,600 as fine. In Gandhibagh zone, 36 citizens, including shopkeepers, were caught littering, who ended up paying Rs 17,300 fine.

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Nagpur: Under Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s Nuisance Detection Squad (NDS) took action against 3 establishments on Wednesday and collected a fine of 20,000. In Dharampeth and Lakadganj Zones, the NDS took action against 2 establishments in connection with banned plastic bags and a fine of Rs.15,000 was recovered and 12 kg of plastic was seized.

A fine of Rs 10,000 was recovered by the NDS against Sutra Exhibition at Hotel Tuli Imperial, Ramdaspeth under Dharampeth Zone for using plastic bags. Also, a fine of Rs 5,000 was collected by taking action against the local plastic shop at Chhaprunagar Chowk in Lakadganj Zone.

Similarly, action was taken against Royal Property on North Ambazari Road under Dharampeth Zone for putting up banners/hoardings on roadside electronic junction boards and a fine of Rs.5,000 was recovered. This operation was carried out under the leadership of Veersen Tambe, chief of the Nuisance Detection Squad.

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Nagpur: Blood can’t be manufactured and hence to save the life, only way is to donate blood. On this statement, Red Ribbon Club (RRC) of National Service Scheme (NSS) cell of G H Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur held a Mega blood donation camp at campus.

The camp was inaugurated by the gracious hands of Shri. GajananRajmane, DCP Nagpur Zone 3 & Dr. Sachin Untawale, Director GHRCE Nagpur. The anchoring of program was done by Ms. Sharvari& Mr. Harshal. The program started with the preamble by Dr. Mangesh Bhorkar, NSS Head, GHRCE. He stated the footprints of NSS at GHRCE& given information about the NSS Day.

The office bearers of NSS Cell, Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) Cell & Red Ribbon Club (RRC) received the badges by the hands of chief guest. In this program the prizes, medals & certificates distributed to the winner of various competitions which were held on 24th September 2022 (NSS Day). In the address of Dr. Sachin Untawale, he urged all students to be a good engineer & a good citizen. Dr. Ashish Khandelwal, Director GSK Blood bank created awareness & told importance about the donation of blood.

Shri GajananRajmane Sir talked with students and motivated them. He stated that, the NSS is root to promote good culture in students. He motivated student to develop moral ethics among them. Also he talked on ill effects of drug, alcohol & tobacco addiction and urged all student say no to drugs. The inauguration program was ended with the vote of thanks by Mr. Sajid Hussain, NSS President. 200+ units of blood bags have been collected in this camp. All students’ staff and supporting staff have participated in this campaign & donated blood. The program was well organized in association with GSK Blood Bank Nagpur and coordinated by Dr.Mangesh Bhorkar, NSS Head under the valued guidance of Dr.Sachin Untawale, Director GHRCE Nagpur.

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Skaters of Little Jewels, a feeder kindergarten of Jain International School, Nagpur excelled in the Roller Skating Championship atNIT Skating Rink, Daga Layout, Nagpur.

Over 750 skaters from various schoolsfrom Vidarbha Region participated in the competition, and all the participants of Little Jewels bagged medals and brought laurels to the school

Winners in the Gold and Silver category were Master Devansh More – Gold Medal (Long Race) &Myra Kathed – Silver Medal (Long Race). The winners in the Bronze category were Myra Kathed (Short Race), Devansh More(Short Race), Prayan Patel (Long & Short Race) and HauraSadikot (Short & Long Race)

The Management &the Head Mistress, Mrs. Pooja Gandhi congratulated the winners and appreciated the efforts oftheSkating Coach, Mr. VishalWankhede and the Incharge Teacher Mrs. DivyaPathe.

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~MYBYK has deployed over 400 bicycles at 40 locations~

~It is in talks with NMC to scale it up to 1000 bikes and 100 locations in phases~

Nagpur: Nagpur Metro & Nagpur Municipal Corporation have inked a tri-party MOU with MYBYK, which is India’s most popular bike-sharing service, to provide first-and last-mile connectivity to the metro stations. MYBYK has put more than 400 bicycles at over 40 locations including every metro station and other prominent locations in the city.

MYBYK started its services initially at all the metro stations in collaboration with Maha Metro before expanding to other parts of the city in collaboration with NMC. Cycling has become a preferred mode of transportation in Nagpur with over 4000+ users having availed the MYBYK services to perform over 20000+ trips. MYBYK is now in talks with NMC to scale it up to 1000 bikes and 100+ locations in phases.

Arjit Soni, Founder & CEO of MYBYK, said, “We have got a positive response in Nagpur and are thrilled for growth. Our offerings are a boon for citizens wanting sustainable transportation options. This strategic partnership with Nagpur Metro & NMC will connect the first and last mile of a trip and solve problems of traffic and parking in the city. This expansion is in line with our commitment to reimagining the public mobility landscape through affordability, reliability, and convenience and to setting benchmarks in sustainable transportation. We are in talks with NMC to get support in introducing Electric Bicycles as well in the future.”

Dr Amit Samarth, Bicycle Mayor of Nagpur said, “Maha Metro and Nagpur Municipal Corporation has done a great job by introducing MYBYK bicycle rental facility. Cycles are of very good quality and well maintained, which citizens are also appreciating. I see many people using them for daily commuting and fitness activities. I would be glad to see the MYBYK services expanding across the city”

Customers can choose from various pricing plans offered by the company depending on their need, but the weekly and monthly Take Home plans are a hit in the city where users can bring a bicycle home for as low as ₹20/day.

These plans allow a user to ride a bike from their home to the nearest metro station, take the metro train and upon alighting pick up another bicycle from the metro station to reach their office/college.

MYBYK is currently present in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kochi, Pune, Indore, Udaipur, and Valsad with over 1000+ MYBYK hubs and 10000+ cycles.

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Cops seized police station stamps along with four laptops, letterhead bearing names of various ministers, documents related to the case and cheques

Nagpur: Kotwali police in Nagpur have booked social media analyst and strategist Ajeet Parse for duping a homoeopathy doctor to the tune of Rs 4.50 crore on the pretext of sanctioning a medical college in his name.

Ajeet Gunwant Parse (42), a resident of Rautwadi, Bhende Layout, was booked under the charges of extortion and fraud by the police. He was not arrested due to his bad health conditions, police said.

According to police, the complainant doctor came in contact with Parse through a relative. The doctor told Parse that he wanted to start a homoeopathy college. Parse told the doctor that he was having close contacts in the office of Prime Minister to get the permission. Also, he lured the doctor to get funds under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Soon after, Parse created a fake email ID in the name of the PMO office and sent an email to the doctor that funds have been released. He took Rs 25 lakh from the doctor. But the funds were not deposited in the doctor’s account.

Meanwhile, Parse got information that the doctor was the guarantor in the loan given by the bank to a customer. Parse informed the doctor that a complaint was lodged with the CBI against the client, the official said. Parse sent a fake copy of the warrant issued by the CBI on the doctor’s WhatsApp and told him that the CBI has issued an arrest warrant against him in this case. He extorted around Rs 1.50 crore from the doctor to cancel the warrant. A total of Rs 4.50 crore were extorted by Parse from the doctor, police claimed.

The doctor approached Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar and submitted a complaint. The CP handed over the investigation to the Crime Branch. On Tuesday evening, the Crime Branch police registered a case against Parse under relevant Sections of Indian Penal Code. A team of the Crime Branch raided the house of Parse and seized police station stamps along with four laptops, letterhead bearing names of various ministers, documents related to the case and cheques, were also seized from his residence.

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The fraudster Sushil Kolhe also worked as a waiter, covered farmers’ stir in Delhi as a scribe

Nagpur: The master fraudster Sushil Ramesh Kolhe, who was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW ) of Nagpur Crime Branch for allegedly floating shell companies and duping investors of Rs 35 crore by promising them high returns, was also present at farmers’ agitation in Delhi as a “journalist”. He spent about three months with Kisan Morcha leaders on Delhi borders to dodge police. Even though wanted in the fraud case, Sushil Kolhe was not caught even after travelling to many states, according to a report in a local daily.

Notably, on November 7, 2020, the Economic Offences Wing had registered a case against Sushil Kolhe, his brother Pankaj Kolhe and partner Bharat Shankar Sahu for fraud under IPC and MPDA. The accused absconded before the case was registered. Sushil moved the Supreme Court as the Sessions Court and High Court did not grant him anticipatory bail. The Supreme Court also dismissed his plea and directed him to surrender in four weeks.

According to the report, after escaping from Nagpur, Sushil went to Delhi. From there he went to Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. He started working as a waiter and did some other jobs. In the meantime, farmers’ agitation started on Delhi borders. He went to Kisan Morcha as a journalist. Sushil had an identity card as a journalist of a newspaper. Using it, he pretended to be covering the farmers’ movement.

Journalists from all over the country had come to cover the farmers’ agitation and special accommodation was provided to them by the organisers. The fraudster Sushil Kolhe too stayed in the media camp for three months. He had planned not to stay at one place for three months, Accordingly, he left the media camp after three months, the report said.

EOW seizes assets, freezes 31 bank accounts:
According to the report, the accused Kolhe brothers bought a property in the name of a trusted person with the fraud money. EOW has seized assets worth Rs 4.44 crore and frozen 31 bank accounts so far. It is estimated that over 3,000 investors have been cheated by the accused so far. A large number of people from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are among them, the report said.

The Economic Offences Wing of Nagpur Crime Branch recently arrested the absconding fraudster Sushil Kolhe. A resident of Nimdevi Nagar, Wanjara, Kamptee Road, Sushil (33), his brother Pankaj Kolhe and Bharat Shankar Shahu allegedly had floated AGM Corporation, AGM Digital Ltd, Janseva Mutual Benefit Nidhi Ltd, Sanjay Traders Pvt Ltd, Discovery & Media Family Foods, Sussex Life Project Multiple Marketing Pvt Ltd, Mohd Aslam Haji Munna Miya and other shell companies.

The accused trio invited people to their Civil Lines office and lured them with a promise to double their invested amount in 18 months. They also assured high profits like fund sharing, royalty and bonus in other schemes. To gain the investors’ confidence, Sushil and Pankaj Kolhe had also entered into formal agreements with them. People, not only from Nagpur, but from different cities had parked money in their ponzi schemes. Later, Kolhe brothers and Shahu defrauded the investors of over Rs 30-35 crore by neither returning their invested money nor extending any benefit to them.

One of their victims, Nagendrasingh Thakur from Madhya Pradesh, had approached the then Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh with a complaint during his grievances redressal camp in the city two years ago. Subsequently, inquiries were conducted into the matter and a case under Sections 406, 409,420, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, read with Section 3 of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Act, was registered against Kolhe brothers and Shahu at Sitabuldi Police Station.

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Nagpur: Aiming for yet another world record, Nagpur’s celebrity chef Vishnu Manohar will prepare 2,000 kg ‘maha chiwda’ on October 16 to mark World Food Day. With many accolades already under his belt, Manohar is trying to break his previous record of cooking 500 kg chiwda a few years ago.

The chef Vishnu Manohar will prepare ‘Maha-Chiwda’ in a huge 6000 kg kadhai. From Biggest Paratha in 1999 to 3000 kg organic curry in 2019, this is Manohar’s 14th experiment. This ‘Maha Chiwda’ will be prepared using Ram Bandhu Chiwda Masala. The preparation of this famous Indian snack will begin overnight and culminate in an event in front of everyone, said Vishnu Manohar in a press conference.

The ingredient list for this massive culinary endeavour will also require quite an effort, as the cooking oil itself will weigh over 350 kg. The core ingredient, dry chiwda, will tip the scales to over 600 kg along with 100 kg of cashew nuts and raisins. Peanuts, which form the perfect companion to this dry chiwda recipe, will amount to over 100 kg. Curry leaves and coriander weighing 100 kg each will find their way in the cooking ‘kadhai’ which can cook hundreds of kgs at one go. Similar amounts of spices will be mixed with crispy golden fried onions weighing 50 kgs. And there’s bound to be a hot and spicy kick to the chiwda, courtesy almost 40 kg of red chilli powder.

As a Diwali gift, chiwda will be served in special packets of 250 grams to all the attendees and organisations. The chief guests are Kanchan Nitin Gadkari and Amruta Devendra Fadnavis. 6 to 7 chefs will help make this ‘Maha-Chiwda’, said Manohar.

Spices, dry fruits and other preparation materials required for Chiwda will be provided by Shubh Foods Industries Private Limited, Mumbai. The event is supported by Aakhar Films, Mahesh Travels, Bhumipatra, Chefs Unlimited, Khasiat Bazaar, Cake All Rounder Adventure and Master Recipes. The ‘Maha-Chiwda’ programme is set to begin at 11 am on October 16 at Vishnuji Ki Rasoi, Bajaj Nagar Chowk. “I invite everyone to enjoy the ‘Maha-Chiwda’,” said Manohar in a press conference on Wednesday. Other panellists were Bhanu Das, Nachiket Jamdar, Renuka Agrawal, Milind Deshkar and Vijay Jathe.

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Nagpur: With the Diwali festival around the corner, the demand for edible oils is witnessing a steep rise resulting in prices flaring up in the Nagpur wholesale market.

According to a report, within the past 15 days, the soybean oil which is mostly used in households for cooking food has gone up by Rs 250 per tin of 15 kg in the wholesale market. The price rise is attributed to the jump in demand due to the Diwali festival.

According to a trader, every year it is generally observed that during the Diwali festival period there is a big impact on the demand and therefore prices of edible oils tend to move up in the market, he said. In the Itwari wholesale market, the soybean oil is being quoted at Rs 2,200 per 15 kilogram tin, as compared to Rs 1,950 per 15 kg tin in the past 15 days, a rise of Rs 250 per 15 kg tin, the trader said.

Similarly, palm oil is being quoted at Rs 1,700 per 15 kg tin, as compared to Rs 1,650 per 15 kg tin within the past 15 days, groundnut oil prices are being quoted at Rs 2,750 for 15 kg tin, as compared to Rs 2,650 for 15 kg tin and rice bran is being quoted at Rs 2,100 per 15 kg tin, as compared to Rs 2,000 per 15 kg tin during the same period.

While sunflower oil is priced at Rs 2,150 for 15 litre tin, as compared to Rs 2,100 for 15 litre tin, sources mentioned. In retail, the soybean oil packet of 910 gram has increased from Rs 135 per packet to Rs 145 per packet within the past 15 days. It is expected that the soybean oil packet prices will not go above the Rs 155 per litre level as there is ample supplies coming in the market to contain the prices from skyrocketing.

Another factor to keep prices under check would be the arrival of the new produce of soybean in the market by the end of this month. At that time the prices of soybean oil could fall by another Rs 50 to Rs 100 per quintal from the current levels in the wholesale market, reports pointed out.

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Nagpur: The Second Capital of Maharashtra is one of the 25 cities in the country shortlisted for the ‘Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge’ by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). With collaboration between the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF), and World Resources Institute (WRI) Nagpur has decided to create pedestrian-friendly infrastructure to promote walking and cycling as an integral part of urban development.

Lipi Ghosh, Prakriti Saha, and Rashi Jain have developed a digital assistance tool “Enroute” for designing the “Complete Streets” in association with Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation (NSSCDCL) under the India Smart Cities Fellowship Program, an initiative of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA).

During the development process, the fellows conducted primary surveys on the Sitabuldi, Mahal, and Gokulpeth market streets of Nagpur and discussed the opportunities and obstacles of developing “Complete Streets” with the Nagpur Municipal Commissioner Radhakrishnan B, and the NSSCDCL CEO Chinmoy Gotmare to create a digital tool “Enroute” for easing the decision-making process of the city officials, said a press statement issued by Manish Soni, PRO, NMC and NSSCDCL.

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Parse, who is the social media handler of some politicians, honey trapped some prominent persons, including seven doctors, and extorted about Rs 20 crore from them

Nagpur: The Crime Branch of Nagpur Police on Thursday conducted searches at residence and office of self-styled social media strategist Ajeet Parse, who has been booked for cheating and extortion, and seized three luxury cars and six expensive bikes, including a Japan-made bike costing Rs17 lakh. The cops also sealed the locker and freezed bank accounts of the fraudster, media reports said.

Preliminary investigations revealed that Parse, who is the social media handler of some politicians, had allegedly honey trapped some prominent persons, including seven doctors, and extorted about Rs 20 crore from them. As Parse was hospitalized due to bad health conditions, police did not arrest him till late Thursday evening.

An engineering graduate, the accused Parse used to allegedly flaunt his close associations with top politicians, ministers and senior bureaucrats to dupe vulnerable persons. He seemed to have amassed huge wealth through his alleged trickeries, said reports.

Another Crime Branch team conducted a search at his office and allegedly recovered some incriminating documents. Investigators are also verifying the property documents and bank accounts of his family members and relatives. Two days ago, cops had also seized rubber stamps of different police stations, four laptops, letterheads bearing names of various ministers and some cheques.

Parse had been booked after a homeopath Dr Rajesh Murkute filed a police complaint alleging he was duped to the tune of Rs 4.50 crore. The Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar had handed over the probe to the Crime Branch. Yet another person has approached the Crime Branch claiming he had been duped by Parse to the tune of Rs35 lakh, reports added.

Dr Murkute told police that he came in contact with Parse through a relative in 2019. Parse, who allegedly was handling the social media accounts of some political leaders, told him that he had close contacts in the Prime Minister’s Office to get the permission for opening a medical college. He also lured Dr Murkute to get funds under Corporate Social Responsibility for opening the college. After taking Rs 25 lakh from Dr Murkute, he created a fake ID of the PMO and sent a letter to Dr Murkute that funds were released to him. Parse then came to know that he was the guarantor in the loan given by the bank to a customer.

According to police, Parse informed Dr Murkute a complaint was lodged with the CBI against the client. He then forwarded a copy of the fake warrant issued by the CBI on Dr Murkute’s WhatsApp. He told him that the CBI had issued an arrest warrant against him in this case. Parse then started extorting money from him.

The cops have come across strong evidence against Parse for having allegedly duped several persons on the pretext of helping them get employment in Maha Metro and other agencies.

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Nagpur: Garbage collection in half of Nagpur city having over 30 lakh population came to a grinding halt on Thursday after around 950 staffers of BVG India Pvt Ltd went on a flash strike claiming they have not been paid full salary for the last three years. No waste was collected from households, markets, commercial establishments etc throughout the day in areas under BVG jurisdiction.

The situation is likely to worsen even further as the workers have threatened to continue to strike work on Friday also if their pending demand for full pay is met.

The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) officials failed to ensure garbage collection and transportation to Bhandewadi dumping yard. Around 600 metric tonne (MT) garbage could not be lifted from households, commercial establishments, markets, roads, open spaces in areas falling in zone 6 to 10. The civic body could manage to lift only around 50 MT of garbage and transport it to the dumping yard.

According to reports, NMC deployed tippers and machineries and lifted around 125 MT from black spots, streets etc. BVG did not inform the civic body officials about the strike. The company kept on saying that work would resume soon, but the collection could not happen throughout the day.

As per NMC’s data, BVG has violated the contract by not preventing its workers’ strike on 5-6 occasions since November 16, 2019, when the company was engaged by the civic body. The BVG was

NMC issued a show-cause notice to BVG pointing out heaps of garbage seen across the city due to the strike. The company has been asked to submit a reply within 24 hours as to why action should not be taken against the company. Director of BVG India Ganesh Limaye said, “Wages were released a day ago. It seems there is some issue related to wages of two days. I am sorting out the matter.”

As per reports, NMC has paid BVG India for work up to September. One of the employees of BVG said, “Since the start of its operations, the company has been deducting salary for 2 to 5 days every month. The company has never given any explanation for deducting the salary. The pay cut happened this time also despite the ensuing Diwali.”

Congress City president Vikas Thakre and BJP City President Pravin Datke said NMC administration is responsible for the problems being faced by the people. Resolution was passed by the general body to oust the two operators. Yet, the companies are in service due to vested interest of NMC officials and at the cost of the city and citizens, they said.

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Nagpur: A Sanitation worker was dismissed from service of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) for remaining absent for a long time without intimation.

Municipal Commissioner Radhakrishnan B approved the proposal to sack the woman worker who is absent without notice and without permission from the authorities. The sacked worker has been identified as Gauri Rajesh Buxre, a permanent sanitation worker, attached to Gandhibagh Zone of NMC. She has been dismissed from municipal service on grounds of indiscipline.

The Top NMC Boss took the action under Section 56 (2) (h) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act to dismiss Buxre from the service of the Municipal Corporation so as to make her generally ineligible for future employment. Additional Commissioner Ram Joshi has issued the order.

Buxre was absent from work from April 23, 2018 to February 3, 2020 without application and without permission. Retired Assistant Conservator of Forest Mangal Karunakar conducted the inquiry and recorded statements of the concerned health inspectors. Despite repeated notices, Buxre did not report for duty and continued to remain absent from work. Recently, the inquiry officer submitted their report to the NMC and based on it dismissal action was taken as per the instructions of the Municipal Commissioner.

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Nagpur: The Artificial Intelligence Department of Priyadarshini J L College of Engineering recently organized an industrial visit for Third Year students at Centre for Skill & Entrepreneurship Development (CSED), Nagpur.

The aim of the visit is to acquire in-depth knowledge of designing, engineering and commissioning equipment that are used in automated manufacturing, assembly and handling applications, which presents the students with opportunities to plan, organize and engage in active learning experiences both inside and outside the classroom.

The mission of CSED is to develop and promote the employability and entrepreneurship through multidimensional technical skills in order to enrich the inclusive growth and industrial development. All the students cleared their queries from CSED officials.

The visit was organized by Dr V P Balpande, Head AI, Prof. Pranay Meshram, Prof. Pooja Aher under the guidance of Principal Dr. A M Shende. Prof. Amit Bankar, and Prof.Sumit Chafle from CSED, interacted with the students. All faculty members worked for the success of the visit.

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Six persons were arrested, 23 others booked. 22 trucks and tippers, 32 cell phones and 872 fake e-TPs collectively worth Rs 3.96 crore seized by police

Nagpur: The Crime Branch of the Nagpur Police arrested six persons and booked 23 others after busting an inter-state racket that had been issuing fake royalty receipts and electronic transit passes (e-TP) to the sand mafia in Vidarbha.

The racketeers from whom cops seized 22 trucks and tippers, 32 cell phones and 872 fake e-TPs collectively worth Rs 3.96 crore were causing huge loss to the state exchequer.

Those arrested by the Crime Branch team have been identified as Akshay Raju Gaat (25), a resident of Plot No 26, New Diamond Nagar, near Gajanan Kirana Stores, Kharbi Road; Jitendra Rangraoji Hazare (33), a resident of Plot No 02, Ravi Palace, Ramkrishna Nagar, Umrer Road, Dighori; Roshan Moreshwar Patil (32), a resident of Plot No 51, Vakilpeth; Sumit Chandrabhan Kamble (30), a resident of Plot No 25, Rashtra Sant Nagar, Gargoti area, Dighori; Rahul Tukaram Dhok (28), a resident of Plot No 22, Pipla, Beltarodi, and Lokesh Govinlal Jain (33), a resident of Plot No 18, Abha Colony, Bharatwada.

Police produced them before the court and obtained remand for their custodial interrogation for five days. Others booked include mastermind Rahul Naresh Khanna, Biswa Ashok Kumar Ranjan Das, Rajendra Singh Bhagwan Singh (Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh), Surendra Vithoba Sawarkar, Piyush Rajendra Burde, Ishan Lahukumar Bangde, Rupesh Gajanan Rokde, Amit Lekhraj Rai (Khapa), Ashish Mulchand Gaur, Mahesh Chandraprakash Chakole, Laxmikant Dashrath Satpute, Chandrashekhar Ganesh Kamdar, Praful Shivdas Kapse, Vinod Radheshyam Gupta, Ravindra alias Dadu Motilal Kolte (Saoner), Devendra Dhanraji Thakre (Zingabai Takli), Rahul Durwasrao Jangde (Indra Nagar, Hudkeshwar), Sanjay Sitaram Lanjewar (Bhanegaon, Khaperkheda), Rahul Mangruji Wadia (Khedi, district Betul, MP), Ayush Ajay Trivedi (Kamptee), Deepak Sanjay Panjalu (Panjara, Koradi), Sharad Kisanlal Rai (Patansawangi) and Mukesh Nanaji Patle (Koradi).

Earlier, cops had arrested the mastermind Rahul Khanna from Bhopal. According to a complaint lodged by Santosh Gaikwad (43), a resident of Friends Colony, he had informed the police about the modus operandi of the racket. He had transferred Rs 9,900 to Khanna from PhonePe app for providing royalty papers and transport permit for sand excavated from a sand ghat located at district Narsinghpur, MP. On the demand of Gaikwad, Khanna had prepared fake royalty receipts and e-TPs and had sent them to Gaikwad on WhatsApp.

Separate cases under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, and Maharashtra Jamin Mahsul Sanhita were registered against the accused at Sadar Police Station. Investigators are now interrogating the arrested accused to ascertain the names of other racketeers. Some sand ghat contractors of the region and adjoining states are also on the radar of the Crime Branch.

The arrests were made by API Mayur Chaurasia and his team under the supervision of Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar, Joint CP Aswati Dorje, Additional CP (Crime) Navindra Reddy, DCP (Detection) Chinmay Pandit and ACP Roshan Pandit.

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