Nagpur: Strict rules by the Nagpur Traffic Police seem to make no impact on the motorists in the city. The police have started issuing e-challans for the motorists who are caught breaking the rules through CCTV footage or photographs captured by the police.

According to statistics, e-challans were issued to 9.73 lakh drivers and were fined from January 2022 to December 2022. If the challan is not paid, summons are issued and the driver needs to appear before the Lok Adalat.

What’s more shocking is that of the 9.73 lakh drivers, only 2.21 lakh drivers have cleared their e-challans while the rest 7.52 lakh have still not paid attention to it. A total fine of Rs 44.16 crore has been pending and only Rs 11.23 crore has been cleared from it.

The drivers have an option of paying the challan to the traffic cops as well but failed to do so. If not paid to the cops, one needs to head to the court to clear the dues. A facility of fine payment has also been made available in the traffic office. It is always recommended to pay the fine immediately to avoid further problems in the future, a traffic official said.

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Nagpur: On the account of Mahadev pilgrimage, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) is all set to operate special buses from Ganeshpeth main bus station to Pachmarhi in Madhya Pradesh from February 10 to 19.

MSRTC has made arrangements to ply special buses in the interest of devotees. MSRTC buses from Nagpur will leave for Pachmarhi daily in the evening/night starting from 4pm. Timings: 4.00, 4.30, 5.00, 5.30, 6.00, 6.15, 6.30, 7.00, 7.15, 7.30, 8.00, 8.15, 8.30, 9.00, 9.30, 9.45, 10.00, 10.30 and 11.00.

The service will only be available from February 10 to 19.

The buses from Pachmarhi will leave for Nagpur in the evening/night daily starting at 3pm. Timings: 3.00, 3.15, 3.30, 4.00, 4.30, 5.00, 5.30, 6.00, 6.30, 7.00, 7.30, 7.45, 8.00, 8.30, 9.00, 9.15, 9.30, 10.00 and 10.30.

Reservation facility can be availed at Ganeshpeth bus station.

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Nagpur: An outrage of Nagpurians broke out online after Nagpur Today exposed the scam of AM Cinema running an illegal parking racket at Jaiprakash Nagar Metro Station. Fumed over the malpractice of AM Cinema, citizens expressed their anguish on social media platforms. Some demanded their refund while others shared the horrible experience they were subjected to at AM Cinema by its staff.

Himanshu Hasija who had gone to AM Cinema to watch Pathan, informed that when he parked the vehicle at Jaiprakash Nagar Metro Station, AM Cinema staff walked up to him and were seeking parking charges.

“I was aware of the fact that AM Cinema isn’t authorized to collect fines on Metro property. So I argued with him that you can’t siphon my money on the pretext of parking charges. However, he was forced to pay or park elsewhere. Irked over his behaviour I left the premises,” said Himanshu.

Himanshu isn’t the only one who was subjected to unceremonious behaviour by AM Cinema staff. Sankalp Somwanshi shared that, last week when he had gone to AM Cinema, a security guard was asking him for parking charges without issuing any ticket. As a result we refused to pay, he stated.

Shoeb Meman, who faced a smirky situation at AM Cinema informed that, “Despite parking on the road, I was charged Rs 50 for my four wheeler.”

Aryan Thakur, who had gone to AM Cinema expressed that, “I was cheated by the AM Cinema authorities and I want my money back!”

Some users have also demanded to boycott AM Cinema for its fraud.

Illegal parking at AM Cinema!

Nagpurians have you been robbed of your hard earned money at AM Cinema on the pretext of parking charges? It is pertinent to mention that sans any valid permission from the Nagpur Metro, AM Cinema was charging money from gullible citizens.

If you have been defrauded by AM Cinema, please share your experience with us!

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Nagpur: The presumptuous use of drones has been a growing concern of law-enforcement agencies and aviation regulators. Owing to its unprecedented risks, even Joint Commissioner of Nagpur Police Aswati Dorje had issued an order under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to ban the flying of drones above several vital establishments till March 31, 2023.

However, some so called influencers were found mocking the prevention order and filming the upcoming Y-shaped flyover connecting Ramjhula-Srimohini Complex-LIC Square. Notably, Y-shape flyover covers Nagpur Railway Station, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH) — which received a bomb threat on Monday –, Sitabuldi Fort and other educational and health institutions.

Now the question arises, isn’t the video shot and uploaded by social media influencers posing unacceptable risks to these establishments? Will Nagpur Police initiate action against such an illegitimate course of action which might prove crucial to the Second Capital of the State?

So called social media influencers had uploaded the above video, which could also be used for recce.

It is pertinent to mention that the drones can be flown with the written permission of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Special Branch, and those violating the order can be booked under section 188 of IPC.

So when Nagpur Today took matter to DCP Special Branch Shweta Khedkar she said, “Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) gives the permission for flying the drones. As far as Nagpur Police are concerned, we’ve not received any written permission regarding the flying of drones,” she said.

Nagpur Police have not issued any sort of order permitting this video. Though,

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Nagpur: The city kicked-off Valentine’s week with the florists earning Rs 1.2 crore! Yes, you read that right.

The rose, which used to be available for not more than Rs 20, was sold at Rs 30 to Rs 50 on the ‘Rose Day’ which is considered to be the first day of the Valentine’s week. Not just roses, all kinds of flowers were in great demand at the city’s flower spots — Ramdaspeth, Chhaoni, Sadar, Siatbuldi, Dharampeth, Medical square, Gandhibagh, Mahal etc.

As per President of Netaji flower market Vijay Wanjari said that this time business of Rs 1.2 crore was done. The special thing this time was that along with rose flowers, there was a demand for artificial roses. He added that the highest demand in the market was for roses.

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Nagpur: Nagpur City Police got its eight Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in the form of IPS Archit Chandak. Chandkar was working as Additional Superintendent of Police in Biloli in Nanded District. The Maharashtra Home Department issued the order in this connection on Tuesday.

Chandak’s transfer came after Nagpur Police Commissionerate got seven new DCPs recently.

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Nagpur: The Economic Offence Wing (EoW) of Nagpur Crime Branch on Wednesday booked a Police Sub-Inspector attached to Kalamna Police Station for allegedly taking Rs 27 lakh to settle a matter between two parties.

Based on the complaint lodged by Kishor Hansaraj Jham (61), owner of Venkatesh Builders and Developer, EoW officials have booked the accused PSI Dhanaji Marakwad.

According to police sources, back in December 2022, one Ajay Batra had approached Kalamna Police alleging that Jham had duped him of Rs 1.80 crore on the pretext of investing it in cryptocurrency. PSI Marakwad, who was investigating the matter then threatened Jham with MPID Act and offered a settlement in lieu of Rs 27 lakh.

However, despite taking the money, PSI Marakwad kept on harassing Jham for money. Following which he approached EoW.

EoW has registered an offence under relevant Sections of the IPC and booked Marakwad. Further investigations are on.

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Nagpur: An employee of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) was crushed to death by a MSRTC bus shortly after she fell on the road with a two-wheeler in Dhantoli on Wednesday morning.

The deceased was identified as Sheetal Vikas Yadav (42), a resident of 197, Dwarka Apartment, Pandav Layout. Yadav was working as a clerk in NMC’s Dhantoli zone office.

According to police, Sheetal was going to the office on her two-wheeler in the Dhantoli area. The accident occurred at 10.15 am when she was passing through Congress Nagar to Dhantoli Police Station road. A Tata Ace (MH31/ET-7951) was parked on the road. The driver suddenly opened the door of the vehicle. Sheetal, who was coming from behind, banged on the opened door and fell on the road with her vehicle. In the process, she came under the wheels of an MSRTC bus which was following her.

On being informed, Dhantoli police reached the spot and after doing the spot panchnama, sent her body for post-mortem at the Government Medical College and Hospital. The police have registered the case under section 304 (A) of the IPC and detained the four-wheeler (MH31D0698) and its driver Amit Nibhorkar (30). Further probe is on.

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Nagpur: Finally, 27 shops stretching from Kamble Square till Ajni Railway Overbridge (RoB) were bulldozed on Wednesday by the Divisional Railway authorities to make way for proposed new 8-laned cable-stayed bridge. Two months back, Central Railway’s Nagpur Division had issued notices about termination of shop lease to the shopkeepers and granted time to vacate. Somehow, the deadline stretched for one month, and finally the ‘D-day’ arrived.

For the last few days, the shopkeepers had started vacating the premises, shifting the material and machines to other locations as local railway authorities sounded out the lease holders that no more extension is now possible. Among the shops, one was quite well-known and, in fact, it was a landmark at Ajni Bridge, Mamu’s Chai Ki Dukan, was a hangout for passers-by and mostly the railway employees. The nondescript tea shop was started about 30 to 40-years back by a World War II veteran and since then it was a prime spot for Railway Colony and nearby residents to spend some quality time and relax after a day’s hectic work.

Since morning, local railway officials deployed earth moving machines to raze the semi-pucca structures. Taking off from Kamble Square, from where the new approach of the cable-stayed bridge is going to start, the bulldozer started demolishing the shop one by one. The local police had made arrangements for regulating the movement of traffic to ensure the demolition operation went on unhindered. After over three hours of work, only debris remained at the stretch from Kamble Square till RoB, which was quite a support for the colony residents.

Now only the building housing office of Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone-IV and that of Ajni Division of Traffic Control Branch remains on the road stretch and they too are issued notice to vacate the premises. Once their alternate office location is finalised, the building is also going to be demolished. Thereafter a garden of Ajni Railway Colony will also need to be removed to pave way for levelling the ground and starting basic work for approach of the new bridge.

Meanwhile, the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (MRIDCL), a joint venture of the State Government and Indian Railways, is in the final stages of awarding the contract for the construction of a new 8-laned cable-stayed bridge. Tenders for over Rs188 crore project have already been floated in November. MRIDC will construct the six-lane cable-stayed bridge (Ram-Laxman Jhula) similar to the one near the railway station. The length of the ROB will be 220 metres. Though funds have not been released yet, sources said some funds are expected soon for the project.

According to the scheme of things, in the first phase, a four-lane bridge will be constructed on the Southern end, adjoining the existing Ajni RoB. One of the approaches of the new RoB will start from Kamble Square and its landing could either be near the office of Irrigation Department or near Chunabhatti. Thereafter in the second phase the old RoB will be demolished to enable construction of a new four lane cable-stayed bridge, connecting Congress Nagar with Ajni Railway Colony.

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Nagpur: Even today, half of the deaths caused by bacterial-viral infections in the world are unknown. This unknown bacterium-virus will be studied at the Central India Institute of Medical Sciences (CIIMS) in Nagpur. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation of America has selected CIIMS, the only organization in India for this project, media reports said.

According to reports, under the project, DNA and RSA analysis of undiagnosed patients after bacteriological screening in Central India will be conducted at CIIMS. For this, more than 200 patients will be examined and this project will last for about two years. For that, a genetic testing sequencer has been provided to CIIMS. Due to this sequencer, genetic changes can be brought to the notice of the doctors immediately along with the quick diagnosis of the diseases of the patients here. Due to this research, medical experts will know about bacteria and viruses that no one knows about.

Research Director of CIIMS Rajpal Singh Kashyap said that if the information about new bacteria and viruses comes forward, it will help to reduce the death due to various diseases. He said that this project will be held in five to seven centres in the world, one centre being in Belgium, one centre in India and one centre in each of the other countries.

Dr. Dinesh Kabra said, any infection first reaches the blood and then finally reaches the brain. Therefore, this project will make it possible to diagnose the bacteria-virus in the first stage and treat the concerned patient.

Dr. Amit Nayak said, ‘Meningoencephalitis (ME) is caused by bacterial-viral and fungal species near the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord. This disease causes many deaths in the country. The information about the bacteria and viruses that are the cause of these deaths can be known through this project.

Dr. Ali Abbas Hussain and Dr. Amit Nayak said, Bill Gates Foundation has a lot of studies on bacteria and viruses. They have a huge list of all these studies. If the information of new bacteria and viruses in India is entered in their ‘software’ under this project, the world will know about the bacteria and viruses that are compatible and incompatible with it.

Meanwhile, according to another report, the Research Centre at Dr G M Taori Central India Institute of Medical Sciences (CIIMS) Hospital, Nagpur has been awarded the prestigious Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation project to work on the Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) techniques for the diagnosis of undiagnosed meningoencephalitis (ME) in India.

The total funding received under the project is around Rs 1.62 crore (approx. 200,00 USD) for the period of two years and is co-supported by the Chan Zuckerberg Bio hub and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, San Francisco, California, USA.

The funding has been received as part of the Grand Challenges Initiative by both foundations to enable populations in low- and middle-resource settings to benefit from cutting-edge pathogen detection, discovery, and characterization. CIIMS is the only institute in India that has received funding under the present grand challenges call for proposal.

Dr Rajpal Singh Kashyap, Director of Research at CIIMS, is the project’s lead researcher. He indicated that this research will help Neuro-infection patients who remain undiagnosed. If this works out, he said then we will be able to identify the unknown organism which will help the clinical team to provide the correct and right treatment at the early stage of infection.

It will try to establish a centre of excellence for the whole central Indian population to provide these services. Other key investigating team includes Dr Amit Nayak and Dr Aliabbas Husain, Research Consultants; CIIMS Research Centre, along with CIIMS ace neurologists Dr Neeraj Baheti, Dr Dinesh Kabra, and Dr Nitin Chandak.

As part of the award proceedings, Dr Rajpal Singh Kashyap was invited to this year’s annual meeting co-hosted by the European Commission, Grand Challenges, Canada, The United States Agency for International Development, Wellcome, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation held in Brussels, Belgium in October. Dr Lokendra Singh, Director, CIIMS, and Management of the CIIMS congratulated the team and mentioned it’s an honour and a proud moment for CIIMS. Kalyani Kanhere, Ph. D. scholar, CIIMS; was appointed as a senior research fellow to this project.

Meningoencephalitis (ME) refers to inflammation of the brain and meninges, or membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, and is caused by different species of bacterial, viral, and fungi. In Indian health settings, etiological diagnosis of ME represents formidable problems as the number of pathogens vastly outnumbers the available diagnostic test in the market. As a result, In India, an etiological organism associated with ME infections remains undiagnosed in 65-70% of cases even in best equipped medical facilities.

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Nagpur: After six years, the Maharajbagh Zoo in Nagpur which is run by Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV), got three pairs of Hog Deer and two Peahens from Kanan Pendari Zoological Garden, Bilaspur on Wednesday morning. The zoo management received these wild animals under the animal exchange programme of Central Zoo Authority (CZA), New Delhi.

The CZA, which is a statutory body of the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, approved the proposal of Maharajbagh Zoo for exchange of animals in just two days. “We were happy that CZA approved our proposal in just two days, which might be the first time. Even we got these animals without giving any other animals,” said Dr Sunil Bawaskar, officer in-charge, Maharajbag Zoo.

“Bilaspur Zoo asked for a leopard from us and in reply they were ready to give two pairs of hog deer and two peahens. But they got a leopard from somewhere else and sent these wild animals to us,” said Dr Bawaskar. It is the first time that the zoo received six hog deer which are housed in a 1,000 sq mtr area close to the present deer enclosure.

The city zoo has peacocks, but there were no peahens. But the Bilaspur Zoo also sent two peahens to Nagpur. In December 2011, Bilaspur Zoo had received a tigress from Maharajbagh Zoo in exchange for a pair of blackbucks and jackals. “We have one male jackal in the zoo and we require a female.We have sent the proposal to CZA and are waiting for its approval,” said Dr Bawaskar. The Indian hog deer is a native of Indo-Gangetic Plain in Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh to mainland Southeast Asia. It is an endangered species in India due to habitat destruction.

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Nagpur: 87 of the total inmates across Maharashtra Prisons, who completed their graduation and post graduation degrees between October 2019 and January 2023, highest 30 were from Nagpur Central Jail, as per the data shared by the Maharashtra Prisons Department.

On the condition of anonymity, senior sources of Nagpur Central Jail informed Nagpur Today that, total 87 inmates have successfully completed their graduations and post graduations degrees between October 2019 and January 2023. While 80 inmates finished their graduation courses, seven have achieved Masters Degrees. Besides, two inmates have also cleared HSC exams. Notably, all the inmates passed the above exams while serving their sentences.

Of the 87 graduate and post-graduate inmates, the highest 30 were from Nagpur Central Jail. Nagpur was followed by Amravati and Kolhapur Central Jail, each with 15 inmates and Paithan Open Jail and Nashik Road Central Jail with 9 inmates each. Besides, five inmates from Yerwada Open Prison and three from Gadchiroli Open Prison along with one inmate from Aurangabad Central Jail passed the examinations with flying colours, sources added.

It is pertinent to mention that these inmates received special educational remission to complete their studies. Inmates can opt for Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) or other distance learning programmes to exercise their right to education.

… Shubham Nagdeve

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Nagpur: National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has directed Nag Vidarbha Chamber of Commerce (NVCC) administrator U C Natha (Former CCI Member) to carry-out special audit/ transaction audit/ forensic audit to examine and submit report on all past resolutions/ decisions/ agreements executed by NVCC.

NCLT has also restrained Ashwin Mehadia from day to day affairs of NVCC, under the control & supervision of the administrator.

It is pertinent to mention that taking serious cognizance of blatant violations, various illegalities & irregularities committed by Ashwin Mehadia past president and his associates in management of Nag Vidarbha Chamber of Commerce (NVCC), the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) by its order dated January 31, 2023 had suspended the board with immediate effect and appointed U C Natha (Former CCI Member) as administrator.

Notably, the NVCC, the apex body of 13 lakh traders of Vidarbha has courted controversy after past members accused the incumbent members of malpractice.

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Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court on Wednesday reminded animal rights activist Ankita Shah for failing to tender an unconditional apology and directed her counsel to fulfil the promise made, media reports said.

According to reports, on December 14, the HC bench had asked Shah’s counsel Shreerang Bhandarkar to tender an apology in writing. “It is pointed out by petitioner’s counsel Firdos Mirza that Shah has not filed any affidavit of unconditional apology in spite of sufficient time having been granted to her. We would like Bhandarkar to fulfil the promise that he had made on December 14,” a division bench comprising Justice Sunil Shukre and Justice Vrushali Joshi said, before adjourning the hearing by two weeks.

Later, Bhandarkar clarified that he was not instructed by Shah to file a written document of apology till date. “As a responsible officer of this court, I sincerely felt that my client should file an unconditional apology as demanded by the justices. To avoid the conflict of interest with the client, I want to discharge myself from the case. I have not even filed the vakalatnama on her behalf,” he said.

The judges directed him to file a pursis on his announcement. He is the second lawyer who left Shah in the PIL by social worker Vijay Talewar in 2006 on stray dogs’ menace, which has been converted into the PIL (No 54/2022).

On December 14, HC issued show cause notice to Shah and NMC veterinary doctor Gajendra Mahalle on why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them over their attempts to create dog feeding centres at the government establishments.

The bench had even warned that mischief mongers may create havoc if such facilities are allowed at high security areas like Vidhan Bhavan, airport, air force establishment, military establishment, railway station, district court, and atomic mineral division among others.

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– Hon. MP. Sharad Pawar will guide the Gathering

Sewagram (Wardha) / Nagpur: A state-level conference of the representatives of the Gram Sabha having collective forest rights and NGO’s, will be organized on Sunday, 12th February 2023 from 10 am to 4 pm at Gandhi Ashram, Sevagram, Wardha. In this conference, discussions will be held on collective forest rights and livelihood, work being done on forest and water conservation, problems regarding the ongoing work and their solutions. The objective behind this is to create an efficient platform to work together at the state level. A day earlier, on February 11, a meeting of representatives of Federation of Gram Sabha’s having collective forest rights and NGO’s in Vidarbha has also been organized at the Gandhi Ashram during morning 10 a.m. to evening 5 p.m.

Senior leader Hon. M, P. Shri. Sharad Pawar will be the main speaker and guide in the program. Senior & experienced Volunteers & dignitaries working on the issue of Collective forest rights and livelihood Mr. Dilip Gode, Smt. Pratibha Shinde, Adv. Poornima Upadhyay, Dr. Kishore Moghe etc. will also be prominently present in the assembly. Gram Sabha representatives of Vidarbha, Khandesh, Konkan department and representatives of organizations like Khoj, VNCS, GSMT, LoksamanvayaPratishthan, Sakav, Gram Arogya, Reward, Van Niketan, Issue, Sandesh working with them will participate in the conference. 700-800 representatives of Gram Sabhas who have got collective forest rights from the districts of Gadchiroli, Gondia, Chandrapur, Nagpur, Yavatmal, Amravati, Nandurbar, Dhule are likely to take part in this conference.

Under the Forest Rights Act 2006 and Rules 2008 in the state of Maharashtra, a total of 7000 villages have been given ownership rights over 30 lakh acres of forest land and water resources. About 13-14 lakh families and 60-70 lakh citizens have got ownership rights on forests. Most of these citizens are tribals and poor forest dwellers. Their livelihood is dependent on agriculture and forest produce (Tendupatta, Bamboo, MohPhool, Amla, Hirda / Behda and others). By the overall and collective management of water, forest and land, the residents of these villages will get economic benefits on a large scale and they will also get employment. Vidarbha AajeevikaManch and all friendly organizations are working in more than 1000 villages of Vidarbha, KhandeshAajeevikaManch in more than 100 villages and Konkan AajeevikaManch in more than 200 villages.

Forest and water conservation, livelihood, forest produce and agriculture, development work done by the gram sabhas in collective forest rights conference, follow up of government schemes, collective forest rights and livelihood, good communication with gram sabha federation and government, problems faced in this work and its consequences. Solutions will be taken after discussion on these topics.

During the discussion session in the conference, the representatives of the villages doing good work on this issue will present their views on the topics of forest rights, forest and water conservation. Along with this, there will be PowerPoint presentations on video and projector, an Exhibition. Along with that, senior and experienced volunteers and workers will guide the audience.

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Nagpur/Amravati: Dr Pachlore Foundation, under Maestro Multiversity, always implements remarkable projects in social, medical, educational, cultural, art, and other fields. On the occasion 77th Birth Anniversary of everyone’s ideal, source of inspiration Dr. Surajpal Singh B. Pachlore, a grand disease diagnosis and health screening camp is being organised on February 11 in Amravati. \

The camp is being organised in association with Dr. Pachalore Foundations, WHO (Wellness and Health Orbit) and Hi-Tech, Multispeciality Hospital and Research Centre, Amravati. The camp will be held at Dr Pachlore Avenue, Dr Pachlore Marg, Rajura Naka, Vidyapeeth to Mardi Road, Amravati on February 11 from 9 am to 1 pm.

The camp will include Heart Disease and Diabetes Screening and Guidance Camp. Blood Sugar, ECG, B.P. etc. will be tested. Oral and dental health check-up camp.

Dr. Shirbhate, Dr. Deshmukh, Dr Mohod, Dr. Vahane and other medical experts will provide guidance on heart disease, diabetes and other related diseases along with local medical experts to benefit the rural and grassroots people of Amravati area in the health camp organized by the organization. Mumbai’s renowned Oral and Dental Surgeon Dr. Sanjeevani will provide medical guidance and awareness about oral health to the attendees.

Angioplasty, angiography, etc., which are unaffordable even to the elite class in the metros, are being made available by Dr Pachalore Foundation for the citizens of Amravati and rural areas within the reach of common people. An awareness campaign has been implemented for women for their personal health and treatment as part of this anniversary activity run by Dr Pachalore Foundation. Counselling and career guidance are also organized for students for their exams. Along with this, ‘Shetkari Chetna Shibir’ is becoming the attraction of this Jayanti Parva.

Under the guidance of Shiladevi Pachalore, senior advisor of the organization, the social welfare activities are getting great success. Amravati MP Navneet Rana, MP Dr Anil Bonde, MLA Ravi Rana, MLA Sulabhatai Khodke, Dr Sunil Deshmukh, Kamala Gavai, Kiran Paturkar, and Pro Vice Chancellor of Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University Dr Vijay Kumar Choubey, extended their best wishes for the laudatory activities of Dr Pachalore Foundation.

Maestro Vikramsinh Pachlore, Director of Dr. Pachlore Foundation and Dr. Dinesh Waghade from High Tech Multispeciality Hospital and Research Center have appealed that all the citizens should take advantage of this healthy golden opportunity.

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Nagpur: With an intent to scale up and cycling transformation across the city Radhakrishnan B. Nagpur Municipal Commissioner released over the two Bicycle stands constructed by Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation Limited (NSSCDCL), at parking area of New Administrative Building of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on 9th February 2023.

Nagpur was chosen amongst the top 11 cities of the India under India Cycle 4 Change Challenge and Streets 4People challenge. As a part of second phase of the challenge Nagpur Smart City and NMC jointly focusing on the development of permanent cycling infrastructure and bicycle parking stands to foster a non -motorized transport system of city and thus Nagpur Smart City is in co-ordination with NMC is developing around 75 bicycle stands in the in pan city area.

Further, to make the project financially viable, NSSCDCL has proposed advertising display board alongside the cycle stands at specific locations. This will makes cycle stands more attractive and elegant.

Commissioner in his message to the citizens stated that walking and cycling opportunities are a key part of any sustainable transport and planning strategy, and provide an overall improvement of the quality of life. Further he stated that, these cycle stands shall develop in market places, school-college premises and Government offices. He requested citizens especially youth to come forward for the cycling.

Chief Executive Officer of Nagpur Smart City Shri Ajay Gulhane said, Nagpur Smart city is taking efforts to make Nagpur City clean, green and healthy. He further said, Cycling is the first step towards protecting environment as well as life of upcoming generation. The GM in charge of the environment division Dr. Pranita Umredkar stated that, although this is a very tiny start but undoubtedly this will encourage all of our citizens to cycle on the city’s streets without worrying about their bicycles being stolen.

NMC Officers Shri Mahesh Dhamecha, Chief Fire Officer Shri RajendraUchake, Shri VilinKhadse, RavindraBodile, Smart city officers Dr. SheelGhule, Rahul Pande, Dr Parag Armal ,Omprakash Lande, Ramesh Hotwani, were present.

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Nagpur: A 5-year-old girl, who reportedly went missing on Thursday afternoon, was later found dead in an open water tank in the vicinity under Beltarodi Police Station. The deceased has been identified as Jyoti Raju Sahu, a resident of of Beltarodi.

According to police sources, Jyoti was mute. In the afternoon, Jyoti had gone to play outside. She perhaps, cops suspect, might have slipped into the open tank and drowned which is located just opposite Sahu resident.

When Jyoti didn’t come home after significant amount of time, her father inquired about her but in vain. He then approached Beltarodi Police Station with a missing complaint. Acting swiftly on the inputs, cops swung into the action. However, their hunt ended with a tragedy, as they discovered Jyoti’s body floting in the tank.

Beltarodi Police have registered a case of accidental death and probing further.

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Nagpur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Nagpur caught a Motor Vehicles Inspector (Class-I) and two others red-handed while accepting bribe from a transporter at Kandri check-post in Nagpur district, on Wednesday.

As per the details, the 33-year-old transporter carries goods. On February 8, he was driving a goods carriage from Manmad to Rewa. While crossing the Kandri check-post, two private persons namely Karan Madhukar Kakde (28), a resident of Hiwra Bende in Ramtek Tehsil; and Vinod Mahadeorao Lanjewar (48), a resident of Subhash Nagar, Kamgar Colony, demanded Rs 500 bribe apart from regular challan. They demanded and accepted money from the complainant-transporter in presence of Abhijit Sudhir Manjre (39), Motor Vehicles Inspector (Class-I), Regional Transport Office, Nagpur Rural.

As per the ACB, Manjre allegedly encouraged Kakde and Lanjewar to accept bribe to allow the goods carriage of the complainant to cross the Kandri check-post. After the action, the ACB registered a case against Manjre and two others under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Amendment of 2018).

Police Inspector (PI) Varsha Mate, PI Ashish Chaudhary, PI Nilesh Urkude, Police Constables Amol Menghre and Anil Bahire of ACB Nagpur conducted the trap under the leadership of Yogita Chafale, Deputy Superintendent of Police, ACB, and under the guidance of Rahul Maknikar, Superintendent of Police, ACB Nagpur, and Madhukar Gite, Additional Superintendent of Police.

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Nagpur: The shabby affairs being run by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on resolving civic complaints continue to leave Nagpurians furious. The “Show Business” by the civic body of fooling the citizens continues shamelessly.

On one hand, Nagpur is being ‘developed’ and mentioned as a smart city. On the other hand, it is seen that the Nagpur Municipal Corporation is failing to solve the basic problems of the citizens. Even though there is no complaint box at NMC Headquarters for citizens, they are advised to complain on social media or online. But even on social media, the NMC indulges in marketing by solving ‘special’ complaints. But the scenario is that the complaints of common people are not taken into account.

For the last one year or so, there has been an ‘administrator’s rule’ in the NMC. Meanwhile, lakhs of rupees are being spent on the beautification of the city for the upcoming G20 meeting by hiring private agencies. Also, the municipality administration is working hard to get a ranking in Swachh Survekshan 2023. However, no hearing has been conducted on the real problems faced by the people of Nagpur.

According to the rule, every government office must have a complaint box for citizens in the facade. However, it is seen that this box does not exist in the headquarters of Nagpur Municipal Corporation where the Municipal Commissioner, who is also Administrator, is sitting. Therefore, it is better not to think about the status of other zones of the municipality. On the other hand, citizens who come with complaints are sent to the Despatch Department. They are also advised to get a receipt from that department.

Moreover, if a citizen comes to the Municipal Commissioner with a complaint, he is advised to report there by showing the barcode of the social media handle pasted and he has to return the way he came. Even on the online complaints made to the people of Nagpur, the NMC is trying to pat itself on the back by posting ‘Before’ and ‘After’ posts on social media by resolving the select complaints.

Stop ‘social’ extravagance, demand angry Nagpurians:

On the one hand, lakhs of rupees are squandered by the NMC every month on social media handling agencies. Also, one more person has been appointed on contract basis as a social media coordinator. But even after this, a shocking fact has come to light that the complaints of the citizens are being ignored. Citizens have made an angry demand that the Municipal Corporation should stop the wastage of citizens’ money as even the basic complaints of the citizens are not being resolved.

A vigilant citizen Abhijit Singh Chandel had tweeted on January 25 about the construction materials spread in the square by the Municipal Corporation at Trimurtinagar Chowk. After that, a complaint was made on January 28 that a road near NIT Garden in Subhash Nagar was closed with netting. On February 4, he tried to draw attention of NMC towards the accidents caused by sand falling on the road at Bole Petrol Pump Chowk through a tweet.

Vaibhav Ganjapure tweeted on January 28 about the broken and rusted toys for children at Ramakrishna Garden, near Sai Mandir. Since children are playing in the park, it was also feared that they might get injured due to these broken toys. He had also complained about the release of cement, sand ballast and the road that had been broken on January 28. But till to date no action has been taken by the Municipal Corporation.

On December 15, Amit Bandurkar complained through a tweet that the road was blocked by dumped construction material on the road in Zingabai Takli area. No action was taken on this either.

On January 21, Rajat Padole had tweeted about the unsanitary nature of the Khare Town area in the Dharampeth Zone of the NMC along with photographs. After that, he retweeted this tweet on January 25 by quoting the same tweet to remind the civic body again. However, no action has been taken on this.

A user tweeted on January 20 about the broken footpath in the busy area. It is a broken footpath from Panchsheel Chowk to a furniture shop. The citizen says that no action has been taken on this.

Even after receiving hundreds of complaints on Nagpur Live City app, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms, the NMC just indulged in a fooling game. Hardly a few complaints were resolved by the concerned authorities

Earlier in 2020, the NMC had launched a grievance redressal app — Nagpur Live City — for the citizens to lodge civic complaints. Every registered complaint was forwarded to the department concerned for necessary action. Subsequently, the NMC received thousands of complaints about various civic amenities. The complaints mostly related to choked sewerage, followed by solid waste management or irregular lifting of garbage, low pressure water supply, encroachments, bad roads, stray dog menace, people urinating in public places, garbage dumping in the open and non-functioning of street lights etc etc.

Playing “over smart”, the NMC introduced WhatsApp helpline number 8600004746 for the “convenience” of citizens to upload their complaints about deficiency in services. Citizens were finding it cumbersome to lodge their complaints on Nagpur Live City App. The move is nothing but to fool Nagpurians by one means or another.

Experience reveals that the civic complaints lodged by citizens hardly get the attention of the NMC authorities, forget resolving them. Reports revealed that the NMC registered more complaints pertaining to solid waste management. The problems in the city are becoming chronic due to choked sewerage lines as complaints pertaining to contamination of wells are on the rise. It has also come to the fore that complaints about streetlights and encroachments cases across the city apart from those about bad roads. Even stray cattle and dog menace increased in the city, as reflected in the app.

The NMC claimed to have promptly resolved over 90% grievances registered on the Nagpur Live City app. But the picture is totally different.

The citizens suffer due to short cuts adopted by some of the employees or some issues requiring urgent attention of senior officers. Complaints are being lodged with the NMC regarding the basic problems faced by the citizens. Citizens are being requested from time to time to register complaints on the Live City App by the administration.

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