Nagpur: In a damning allegation, former Senate member Manmohan Bajpayee said that Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) changed the terms and conditions of a tender to benefit a certain company. Efforts are now being made to rope in blacklisted MKCL to Nagpur University again, media reports said.

Bajpayee has sent a letter to Chancellor Bhagat Singh Koshyari claiming that Nagpur University Vice Chancellor Subhash Chaudhari has floated a tender to rope in a new agency for the university’s examination works in such a way that it would favour the Pune firm, which has a miserable record in most universities where it has worked.

The Pune firm was ousted after a series of media reports exposing how it miserably failed to declare results for over five months, which led to innumerable problems for students. An inquiry was constituted under Deputy Secretary Vijay Baviskar, the report of which has been pending with Koshyari for nearly three months.

According to reports, Bajpayee said that the VC had deliberately put in the condition in the tender that only software companies which had continuous financial transactions of Rs 100 crore in the last three years would be eligible.

“This makes only MKCL eligible for the tender in Maharashtra. There will be no surprise if the firm again bags the contract despite having been kicked out twice for poor track record and inordinate delays in result declaration. It is an earnest request that all these types of cases should be thoroughly investigated, and strict action should be taken against those found guilty of favouritism,” Bajpayee appealed to Governor Koshyari.

Confirming his claims, NU Exam Section officials said that the last tender floated in 2015 had the monetary threshold at just Rs 5 crore while the new one approved by VC was for Rs 100 crore. “The amount is 20 times more than the old tender, which is unthinkable. This is nothing but an irregularity by the administration to favour Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL). The blacklisted firm would obviously give returns in the form of bribes to officials who favour them,” they said.

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Nagpur: A reply to a query under Right to Information Act has revealed a shocking fact. More than 900 blood bags from voluntary blood donation were found contaminated in Nagpur district last year. 12 thalassemia-sickle cell children under the age of 10 were infected with HIV, Hepatitis-B and ‘C’ through blood transfusion. Due to this, these children are on the brink of death.

In Maharashtra, 1442 innocent people have been exposed to HIV infection after receiving infected blood in the last 10 years. 60,000 deliveries take place in the Second Capital of Maharashtra every year. 60 percent of these deliveries are caesarean. All caesarean delivery mothers need blood. This is a major risk for caesarean delivery mothers due to lack of Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) blood test in government hospitals. The number of people infected with hepatitis B and C through blood is in the thousands.

The response was sought by the Patient Rights Forum, Nagpur, under Right to Information Act.

According to Raj Khandare of the Patients Rights Forum, last year, 12 thalassaemia patients were infected with HIV, hepatitis B, C in Nagpur due to infected blood, all of them under 10 years of age. Two children under five years old died. Looking at this alarming situation, we decided to get detailed information through RTI, said Khandare. The Maharashtra State AIDS Control Society (MSACS) shared the data of the last 10 years as a reply to Khandare’s RTI application.

MSACS Deputy Director Nilam Lawand said that 1.99 lakh HIV-positive cases were reported between 2012 and 2022. Out of them, 1,442 got the infection through blood and blood components. Alarmingly, the percentage of patients infected because of infected blood and blood components has increased from 0.59% in 2012 to 1.20% in 2022. This increase is despite the sharp decline in HIV-positive patients from 33,077 in 2012 to 11,092 in 2022.

The ultimate solution of this issue is to provide NAT-tested blood to patients. Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) of donated blood avoids infections like HIV and hepatitis. This system is available only in some private blood banks in the state. It has not yet been used in any government institution in Maharashtra.

Private blood banks charge extra for NAT-tested blood. Many private hospitals are no longer using blood from government blood banks because it’s not NAT-tested.

Two government hospitals in Nagpur — GMCH and Daga hospital — have also submitted proposals for NAT machines. Both are pending. “Today, hundreds of innocent children and patients have become victims of HIV and the lives of millions of patients will be at risk in the future. There will be no change until the NAT tested system is installed in all the government hospitals,” said Khandare.

Khandare also said that out of last year’s total blood collection in Nagpur district, more than 900 blood bags have been found to be contaminated. “This number may not sound big, but enough to expose thousands of people to the risk of HIV in the future,” said Khandare.

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Nagpur: In order to reduce the pollution, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has come up with an initiative where the consumers can opt for its ‘Go Green’ initiative by adopting an electronic message instead of a printed copy. Customers who accept the option of e-mail and SMS instead of printed electricity bills are given a discount of Rs. 10 per electricity bill by MSEDCL. Therefore, the customer can definitely get a benefit of Rs. 120 on the electricity bill for a year.

Adopting the Go-Green facility, 16,249 consumers are availing this discount in Nagpur circle. MSEDCL has appealed to other customers to take advantage of this discount which will help the environment while saving money. Printed electricity bills are provided to consumers by MSEDCL. However, customers who opt for the Go-Green facility are provided with electricity bills via email and SMS instead of printed bills. A discount of Rs. 10 per bill is being given to all such customers. In order to opt for Go-Green option, consumers are requested to register the Go-Green number on their electricity bill through MSEDCL’s mobile app or visit the website at https://billing.mahadiscom.in/gogreen.php.

Over 16,249 customers have registered with MSEDCL in Nagpur circle. The maximum number of 11,332 electricity consumers benefiting from this discount is under Nagpur Urban Division, 2,455 under Nagpur Rural Division and 2, 462 electricity consumers under Wardha Division which includes Wardha district are availing this discount.

Customers opting for the Go-Green option will get the electricity bill instantly and it will be easy for them to save the electricity bill for reference. The Go-Green option also contributes to environmental conservation. Therefore, MSEDCL has appealed that maximum number of electricity consumers should take advantage of the paperless Go-Green facility.

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Pune: The inaugural DHARA 2023, a two-day international meeting on strategies for managing urban rivers, will be held in Pune, a member of the River Cities Alliance (RCA), starting on Monday, February 13.

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) are organizing the annual meeting of the members of the RCA on 13-14 February 2023, in Hyatt Hotel, Kalyani Nagar, Pune.

This has been named DHARA 2023 (Driving Holistic Action for Urban Rivers). DHARA 2023 will offer Alliance members a marketplace of solutions in urban river management that they can take back to their cities and put into practice. Case studies from throughout the nation on innovative river-related strategies and techniques for managing urban rivers, including groundwater management, flood control, lake and pond rejuvenation, and decentralised used water management, will be showcased.

Principal Secretaries of different Indian states as well as experts in urban river management from Denmark, the United States, Japan, Israel, the Netherlands, and Australia will showcase international best practices in the sessions. Organized for the Municipal Commissioners of the member cities to spend dedicated time discussing and learning solutions for urban river management, DHARA 2023 has strong synergies with the Urban20 (U20) initiative under the ambit of India’s G20 Presidency.

One of the thrust areas of U20 is to promulgate urban water security. Healthy rivers have a vital role to play in enhancing the overall water security of the city.

Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Hon’ble Minister of Jal Shakti will be presiding over the opening session of DHARA 2023. Shri Kaushal Kishore, Minister of State, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs will also be attending the event.

Pune and Aurangabad are the two cities from Maharashtra that are Alliance members to the RCA. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has been undertaking the rejuvenation of the Mula and Mutha rivers while Aurangabad is preparing the Urban River Management Plan (URMP) for rejuvenation of the Kham river. Since 2019, the NMCG and the NIUA have been working on a joint initiative to propagate river-sensitive development in our cities. This is in response to the Prime Minister’s call for new thinking in river cities, in the 1 st Meeting of the National Ganga Council (NGC) in December 2019.

One of the major achievements of the NIUA-NMCG collaboration is the establishment of a “River Cities Alliance (RCA)” of 95 river cities across India. The purpose of the RCA is to provide a platform for the Commissioners, Executive Officers, and senior officials of member cities to discuss and co-learn good practices for managing urban rivers.

Hitesh Vaidya, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA): “DHARA 2023 is a dedicated event for members of the RCA to deliberate on good practices and learn innovative solutions for urban river management. Since 2019, NMCG and NIUA have been leading the way in promoting river-sensitive development in our cities. During the two-day event, Municipal Commissioners and senior officials will interact with diverse experts and practitioners which will help our cities learn and adopt practical and tangible solutions to enhance the state of our rivers.”

Vikram Kumar, Municipal Commissioner, Pune: “There will be presentations on the best projects related to rivers. Experts, scientists and social organisations working at national and international level will participate in it. The conference will hold discussions on everything related to water and it will help everyone with a water management strategy for their respective areas. Micromanagement of water is effectively done in Japan, Israel and many other countries and their experience will be discussed in the conference for implementation in the country.”

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Nagpur: In a significant breakthrough, the sleuths of Nagpur Crime Branch on Friday arrested four bookies for allegedly operating from VCA Jamtha Stadium during the Second Day of Border Gavaskar Trophy played between team India and Australia.

According to senior sources from the Crime Branch, the accused persons were sharing crucial information of the match from the stadium to the punters outside to capitalize the difference between the live and telecast time of the match. The arrested people are from different cities including Mumbai, Bhandra and Nagpur sources said.

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Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court issued a notice to Sadar Police and directed the Investigation Officer (IO) to submit progress report of investigation conducted against land mafia Jagdishprasad Jaiswal and Mamata Jaiswal in respect of the FIR registered against them in October 2022.

The Division bench of Justice Vinay Joshi and Justice Valmiki Menezes was hearing a petition filed by complainant Prakash Kolarkar. An FIR was registered against the accused Jaiswals at Sadar Police Station on October 21, 2022 under Sections 120(B), 384, 387, 406, 420, 465, 468, 471, 503, 504, 506 and 34 of Indian Penal Code. Kolarkar pleaded before the court that despite such a serious crime committed by the accused duo, the police did not investigate the matter and nor even arrested any accused. The more shocking fact was that the accused had not even filed a bail application till January 12, 2023.

The complainant also pleaded before the High Court that due to inaction of the police, the life of the complainant and his family was put in danger. Considering the seriousness of the matter, the division bench issued notice to the Sadar Police and directed IO to file a report in respect of investigation done in the case.

Adv D V Mahajan appeared for the petitioner.

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Nagpur: A Cyber crook defrauded a 35- year-old man to the tune of Rs 15.71 lakh on the pretext of offering him a dealership of iconic food products.

The victim, Rahul Dilip Mupidwar, a resident of Yerkheda, near Gram Panchayat Office, New Kamptee, wanted to start a business. He was surfing on the internet to find out business opportunities on December 9, 2022. After sharing his cell number with one Umendra Kumar Lehere on the latter’s mobile number 8981311551, he received a call that his company was offering a franchise of food products. Mupidwar was then told to deposit registration fees of Rs 15,500. After gaining his confidence, the fraudster collected Rs 15.71 lakh from Rahul till January 27, 2023 and did not provide any franchise or distributorship of the food products.

Following the victim’s complaint, New Kamptee Police registered a case under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), read with Section 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, and started the probe.

Alert citizens, traffic cops nab robber fleeing after looting senior citizen:

Alert citizens and traffic constables chased and nabbed a robber who was fleeing after looting cash from a senior citizen in Ganeshpeth area on Friday morning.

Identified as Akbar alias Bhurya Salim Sheikh (34), the accused is a resident of Gujarwadi. Surendra Govindrao Godbole (68), a resident of Samata Nagar, Bhandara, was on his way to Ganeshpeth BusTerminus after withdrawing his pension from the bank. Near the Fire Station, Akbar accosted Godbole and snatched Rs 1,000 from his pocket after threatening to kill him. Godbole raised an alarm. Alert passers-by and traffic constables chased and nabbed Akbar and handed him over to Ganeshpeth Police who arrested him on charges under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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Nagpur: “As citizens of India and Lawyers it is our duty to ensure that our fellow citizens are citizens in substance and in the true sense in the world and not merely on paper. And the only way to achieve it is to ensure Social, Economical and Political justice for all.

However, there’s difference between Justice and Charity. Justice firmly rooted in conception that all people posses certain rights. Charity on the other hand is premised on the greatness of the person who is charitable. Justice that too a root cause of Injustice, but Charity merely addresses after effect or symptoms of Injustice,” advised Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud to the students of Maharashtra National Law University (NLU) here, on Saturday.

CJI was speaking at the First Convocation Ceremony of NLU.

Besides, CJI who was cheif guest of the fiction Justice Sharad A. Bobde, Former Chief Justice of India and Founder Chancellor of the University, Justice Bhushan R. Gavai Judge, Supreme Court of India and The Chancellor of the University, Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala, Acting Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay and Pro-Chancellor, Dr. Ashish J. Dixit, Registrar, Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar, Vice-Chancellor and others were prominently present on this occasion.

As students were bidding adieu to the college through Convocation programmes, CJI quoted William Shakespeare’s “parting is such sweet sorrow,” in front of the gathering. D Y Chandrachud also remembered Dr B R Ambedkar on this occasion and reminded the gathering his significance. He also advised students to be guided by the law and they shall never fail.

220 students of year 2016-2017 were conferred with degrees on this occasion. It is pertinent to mention that the NLU was established back in 2016 by the Maharashtra Government in Nagpur. 26 students were awarded Gold Medals and six students were conferred with PhD on this occasion.

The vast sea of NLU students their parents and teachers were present on this occasion.

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Nagpur: JMFC, Hingna Judge Al Amoodi AK Judge has granted bail to four bookies — Darshan Goyel, Sunil Amesur, Jaikishan Krishnani and Pratik Mantri — who were arrested from VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur while operating their illegal activities

The crime branch had arrested the aforesaid from the Stadium on 10/02/2022 and during the investigation they have sized their mobile phones and cash. That according 3 offence were registered against the aforesaid 4 perons respectively at Hingna Police Station under the provision of Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act and Information Technology Act.

On Saturday they were produced before the Remand Court at Hingna. The investigation agency alleged that they are the member of international racket and sought PCR of the accused person so as unearth their syndicate and from who they have taken the Gambling App and there password. Further they have to investigate the transaction which is made by them and which web link thy were using for commission of their illegal act.

The counsel for the accused person opposed the application of the prosection that the accused persons have been falsely implicated in the present matter and they have not committed offece as alleged by the prosecution. That the investigation agency had already seized the mobile phones of the accused person and they have duly cooperated with the investigation by providing all the information which they were possessing. That nothing is to be recovered from the accused persons and further they are ready to cooperate with the investigation purpose. The reason stated for seeking PCR of the accused person is not justified and the person liberty of the accused person cannot be curtail in such a casual manner. Further is not alleged by the investigation agency that they are not cooperating in the investigation. Therefore prayed for releasing the accused perons on bail.

After hearing arguments of both sides and appreciating arguments of defence, Justice Al Amoodi AK has granted bail to the accused persons.

Adv. Hitesh Khandwani appeared for accused namely Darshan Goyel, Sunil Amesur, Jaikishan Krishnani an Adv. Smt. Giritkar appeared for accused Pratik Mantri

APP Pandey represented prosecution.

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Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais will be the new governor of Maharashtra as President Droupadi Murmu accepted he resignation of Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

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Sitabuldi Fort was opened to public on 12 February 2023. Nagpurians visited the Fort in large numbers to enjoy the Historic ambience.

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Nagpur: GST department has put the industry in a state of fear by sending summons and starting investigation on number of transfers of leased lands have taken place in Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation (MIDC) industrial area since July 2017.

Dr Dipen Agrawal said that, the department seems to be taking a stand after 5 years since inception of GST that the subsequent transfer of leased land from one party to the other comes under the purview of supply of service and hence 18% GST is leviable on the whole of the sale consideration of the transaction, though, MIDC is exempt. If this really goes through then it will sound a death knell for all the MSMEs who have sold their plots since July 2017 and also future transactions.

Chamber of Associations of Maharashtra Industry and Trade (CAMIT) an apex body representing industry & trade associations across Maharashtra has taken up this issue and has represented its case to Devendra Fadnavis, the Dy.CM & Finance Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra, to take up the issue with the GST council, added Dr Agrawal.

Chamber of Small Industries Association (COSIA) an all-India MSME apex body has also taken up the issue and represented the case before Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister, Government of India, GST council and also before all state Finance Ministers, as they are the members of GST Council.

The demands raised by GST Department is huge and especially for the MSMEs this is going to break their back. This is a Pan India issue and presently, there are thousands of units in Maharashtra alone, which hasn’t paid this retrospective levy of GST on the assignment of leasehold rights of such land taken on lease from MIDC on the understanding that the “assignment of leasehold rights in land” is akin to “sale of land” and falls under Schedule III of the CGST Act on which GST is not payable. All have paid stamp duty as per the sale of land, and also paid Income tax on short term and long-term gains considering as deemed ownership, and the premium is paid to MIDC for transferring the lease. Needless to say, that during the service tax regime, this was not chargeable as service tax, as the immovable property was defined in the act.

As we all know that during COVID times many of the MSME have suffered big losses and some had to shut down and sell their plots, just to square up their liabilities.

CAMIT and COISA jointly has brought together the associations from all over India under one platform and are taking up their case at all State levels as well as at the Centre. CAMIT has written to all the concerned departments and requested to amend/clarify the GST rule for the long-term subsequent lease with retrospective effect and give relief to the thousands of MSMEs from all over India by considering it in schedule III. Which says Sale of land and building is neither good nor service.

Hope is that the said issue will be taken up in the forthcoming GST Council meeting scheduled for 18th February and shall be resolved favourably in the interest of all stakeholders.

Informs a press release issued by CAMIT.

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Nagpur: The air-conditioned buses being operated by NMC’s Aapli Bus are gaining popularity slowly and steadily. As many as 3,000 passengers or 2.85% of the 1.05 lakh passengers approximately of Aapli Bus are commuting in 15 air-conditioned midi buses daily.

On January 9, the NMC launched the 15 air-conditioned Aapli Bus service on six routes — Hingna, Pardi, Kanhan, Airport, Butibori and Dabha — and makes 130 odd trips approximately daily. In the last one month (from January 9 to February 9), the average earning per km of these AC run buses comes to around Rs 18, while earning per bus is around Rs 3,054 daily (AC buses), said a senior official from the NMC’s Transport Department. The NMC is operating the nearly 370 odd Aapli Bus fleet. On an average, 1 lakh plus commuters ride on the Aapli Bus fleet.

These 15 AC buses have a seating capacity of 30 and can accommodate 15 standing commuters. It is fitted with an LMO battery, which on a single charge, can run up to 120 km. To ensure uninterrupted operation of these air conditioned buses, the NMC is ensuring their charging during lean hours, especially at night and during afternoon hours.

Commuters expressed satisfaction about the AC buses and pointed out that the city requires more such buses especially on busy and long routes like Kalmeshwar, Khaparkheda and Butibori. The existing facility is very limited, admitted the NMC official.

PMI to deliver 15 of 144 AC buses next month:

The NMC approved the prototype inspection of the AC bus manufactured by PMI Electro Mobility Options in January. The firm, which secured a contract from the NMC to supply and operate 144 electric buses along with charging infrastructure, will deliver the AC buses in four phases. The first lot of 15 air conditioned buses will join the Aapli Bus fleet by March end, a report said.

Besides this, the Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation is also providing another fleet of 25 air conditioned buses to NMC’s Transport Department. Work order has already been placed to Tata Motors Limited, the report said.

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Nagpur: Justice Bharati Dangre at the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court here has directed the applicant for pre-arrest bail, Md Haris Arif Rangoonwala, to appear before the Investigating Officer (IO) within three days of the receipt of the notice issued by the IO. In case he does not appear, the High Court has given liberty to the IO to arrest the applicant.

The applicant is facing accusation in the Crime Report (CR) No 36/2023, which involves him in the offences punishable under Sections 363, 385, 387, and 448 of the Indian Penal Code. The High Court has noted that as all the offences would result into punishment, which may extend to seven years, it is imperative for the IO to issue notice under Section 41-A of the CrPC, in terms of the Supreme Court’s latest authoritative pronouncement in the case — Satyendra Kumar Antil v CBI (2022) 10 SCC 51. Upon issuance of notice, the High Court has directed the applicant to report to the IO within three days of the receipt of this notice and render his co-operation in investigation.

The High Court has directed the IO that in case he arrives at a conclusion that the custodial interrogation of the applicant is necessary, he shall specifically record his reasons to that effect. Adv A A Gupta appeared for the applicant. APP V A Thakre represented the State.

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Nagpur: The tainted Secretary of Nirmal Ujjwal Credit Society Ltd Pramod Manmode continues to hog headlines for one fraud or another. In a recent case, Manmode and others were booked by Nandanvan Police, for duping the residents of Nirmal Nagari condominium.

The accused have been identified as Pramod Natthuji Manmode, and other office-bearers of the Society. The complaint was lodged by Prafulla Namdeo Karpe (48), a resident of House No. 29, Row House, Nirmal Nagari.

According to police, Manmode and others floated a plan of developing a housing scheme on 21 acres and lured the members of the credit society for investment. However, Manmode had not constructed the housing scheme on 21 acres and kept four acre land reserved. Of this four acre land, Manmode sold two acre land to Prashant Mule, Satish Ramteke and Amol Patil at Rs 7.51 crore. Manmode duped the investors by selling the land to other persons.

An offence under Sections 420, 409, 406 and 120 (b) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered by Nandanvan Police.

It is pertinent to recall that Pramod Manmode and Branch Manager Sachin Bomble, the masterminds in the alleged Rs 3.5 crore Nirmal Urban Cooperative Bank fraud, were chargesheeted by Nandanvan police in December last year. The Nagpur police confirmed Manmode’s involvement in duping Mukesh Barbate and Kunal Yelne in its 43-page chargesheet submitted before the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), according to a report in local English daily.

According to report, involvement of the other Board of Directors, including Vamanrao Balatkar, Satyajit Trivedi, Vitthalrao Gawande, Pradeep Raut, Shivraj Gujjar, Laxminarayan Padak, Babanrao Tidke, Rashmi Thakre, Savita Bobde and Nareshchandra Lakhotia has not been found in the police investigation. As strong evidence was not found in the investigation, no chargesheet was filed against the accused Board of Directors. Initially, the Nagpur police did not entertain complaints filed against Manmode. Cops only acted after one of the complainants, Kunal Yelne, approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the report added.

Nandanwan police, in the chargesheet, stated that Sachin Bomble was the Manager at Nirmal Urban Cooperative Bank’s Branch in Kamptee. While working there, he allegedly increased the cash credit limit against the loan of account holders Baba Readymade of Rahimullah Adil Mumtaz Ahmed Adil, Idu Manchanda, Rameshwar Bawankar, Ansh Trading Company of Manish Ghavghave and Salman Chhaware and swindled Rs 3.5 crore. The police investigation further revealed that after committing the fraud, Bomble in connivance with Nirmal Ujjwal Credit Cooperative Society’s Secretary Pramod Manmode had hatched a conspiracy and made complainant Yelne and another victim, Mukesh Barbate, mortgage their properties in the society. Against the transaction, they got a Rs 5 crore loan, Rs 2.5 crore each approved from the society.

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Nagpur: Heritage Dialogue in the area of Sitabuldi was held by Studio Sakha. Narratives on the evolution of the neighbourhood of Sitabuldi and popular folklores about the name of “Sitabuldi” and ‘Bonda Mahadev’ or ‘Munda Mahadev’ were discussed at this event. The Heritage Dialogue was titled as ‘What’s in a Name — Sitabuldi’.

The participants explored the neighbourhood that is situated on the foothills of Fort Sitabuldi, which is historical and culturally significant for Nagpur city. The local story further was connected to the royal patronage received from Nagpurian Bhosles and Richard Temple, first British Resident of Nagpur.

The postcards, stickers and tickets were the main attraction amongst students and young participants. The walk was followed by snacks and tea, over which dialogues on improving the condition of such neighbourhood which have cultural and historical significance were held.

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Nagpur: A bullion trader of Nagpur has been defrauded to the tune of Rs 4 crore by two companies from Kolkata on the pretext of making gold available at a cheap price. On the orders of the court, the Bajaj Nagar Police in Nagpur have registered a case of cheating under various sections.

According to media reports, the concerned accused companies from Kolkata took full amount from Nagpur bullion trader as an advance but did not provide the gold for almost six years. If today’s market rates for gold are compared, the city trader loses much more.

A case has been registered in this regard against the directors and officials of both the companies, identified as JK Trexim Pvt Ltd and Banka Bullions Pvt Ltd. The accused include Gopalkrishna Banka, Raghav Banka, Rahul Banka, Rajkishore Banka, Anilkumar Banka and Yogeshkumar Banka, residents of Burra Bazar, Kolkata.

According to reports, a case was registered on the complaint of Ashutosh Natwar Mundada (38), a resident of Ramdaspeth. Ashutosh deals in petroleum, transport and bullion. In October 2016, Gopal Banka contacted Ashutosh’s father and told him that he has to come to Nagpur for business related to bullion trade. Ashutosh met Gopal in a hotel in Laxminagar. Banka told that he has 2 firms in Kolkata which do the business of buying and selling gold. Gold trading is done on a large scale and many merchants of Nagpur city also deal with them. Gold will be made available from Kolkata at a cheap price, which can be sold in Nagpur to earn huge profits, but money will have to be paid in advance. Mundada agreed with the deal considering the price of gold at that time and sent Rs 4.31 crore to both the companies.

Reports further said that between November 12 and December 2, 2016, Ashutosh transferred Rs 4.31 crore through RTGS from his firm’s accounts to the firms of the accused. All the gold was supposed to be delivered to Nagpur but the Banka family sent only 1 kg of gold to Nagpur, which cost Rs 30 lakh. The accused started avoiding sending the rest of the gold. When the goods were not received even after many days, Ashutosh complained about the fraud to the Bajaj Nagar police. The police did not register the case. Finally, Ashutosh knocked on the door of the court. On the orders of the court, the Bajaj Nagar police have registered a case under various sections including cheating and criminal conspiracy.

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Nagpur: Sanjeevani Sakhi Sangh cultural programme, an annual festival of Sanjeevani Sakhi Sangh, which empowers the latent qualities of women and instils self-reliance in them, was organised recently at Kavivarya Suresh Bhat Auditorium. Various cultural events including folk dances, mujras, qawwalis, powadas, one act plays etc were presented very powerfully.

The program was inaugurated by international sportsperson and ‘IAWA Mrs. India’ Chhaya Janbandhu. The chief guest was Dr Siddharth Gaikwad, Regional Deputy Commissioner Social Justice Department and Amit Sakhre, Deputy Director Ministry of Defence.

On this occasion, Shailesh Narwade, writer and director and Rituraj Wankhede, a talented actor of Jayanti film, were felicitated by the guests on behalf of Sanjeevani Sakhi Sangh. The introduction of the program was done by the President of the organization, Architect Kalpana Meshram, and moderated by Anita Janbade and Manisha Boudh. Dr. Seema Ambade proposed a vote of thanks.

For the success of the program Vandana Deshbhartar, Sujata Gajbhiye, Suvarna Dongre, Mamta Dambhale, Padma Bhivagde, Pratibha Ramteke, Surekha Lokre, Mrinalini Dahiwade, Pushpa Ramteke, Kalpana Kamble, Chanda Sahare and Anita Patil got the support of Sakhis.

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Nagpur: Motorists commuting from Cotton market to Manas square are still unhappy with the road construction work that are causing traffic jams leading to delay in work hours. The Tekdi-flyover, which is yet to be demolished, has been the major factor why motorists are facing major jams.

Not just this, the beautification of Manas square, to, has been at halt because of the demolition activity. A new Railway Under Bridge (RuB) is being constructed to tackle the traffic menace in the area.

The station road not being handed over to Maha Metro is another reason why there has been a delay in demolition of the decades-old-bridge. Motorists are hopeful that the new RuB would open soon for traffic.

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Sewagram (Wardha) Nagpur : A State level conference of Community Forest Rights Gram Sabha representatives and NGOs was concluded on high note in Sevagram, Wardha here, on Sunday, February 12, 2023. National Congress Party President Mr Sharad Pawar was the chief guest of the function.

Community Forest Rights Gram Sabha Activists Mr Dilip Gode, Smt Pratima Shinde, Adv Pournima Upadhayay, Dr Kishor Moghe, Mr Motiram Sayam, Mr Amit Kalaskar along with MLA Anil Deshmukh, Ex-MLA Suresh Deshmukh were prominently present on this occasion.

Various folk songs and bhajans were sang by Community Forest Rights Gram Sabha representatives to commence the programme. Then conference was inaugurated by lightning of the traditional lamp by the women members of Community Forest Rights Gram Sabha. Senior representatives of Community Forest Rights Gram Sabha were present on this occasion.

“Forest Residents Development Centre will soon start operating at Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan in Mumbai,” announced National Congress Party President Mr Sharad Pawar on this occasion.

Mr Sharad Pawar, who was cheif speaker of the function, showered praise on Vidarbha Nisarg Sanrakshan Sanstha, Vidarbha Va Khandesh Upajivika Manch and others for picking Sewagram as conference venue.

“Forest Residents are the one who are preserving water and jungle land. We need to boost Gram Sabhas across Maharashtra. And doing so, we need to ensure steps to uplift lives of people living in forest. In a bid to achieve this feat various organisations from Vidarbha and Maharashtra instilled confidence among Gram Sabha representatives and we’re looking at the fruit of there hardcore efforts,” said Mr Sharad Pawar while praising organisers.

Gram Sabha representatives from Vidarbha , Khandesh along with Khoj, VNCS, GSMT, Lok Sangharsh Morcha, Sakav, Gram Arogya, Reward, Van Niketan, Ishu, Sandesh organisations participated in this programme. Besides, 700 volunteers of Community Forest Rights Gram Sambha from Gadchiroli, Gondia, Chandrapur, Nagpur, Yavatmal, Amravati, Nandurbar, Dhule districts also marked their presence.

Dr Dilip Gode made the introductory remarks. Adv Pournima Upadhyay then gave Power Point presentation on Community Forest Right, State Scenario, Forest, Water and Agriculture, to elaborate on the work done across the state.

Motilal Sayam (Devari, Gondi), Raamlaal Kale (Amravati), Pooja Bhangale (Jalgaon-Khandesh-Nandurbar) then presented their views. Pratibhatai Shinde then addressed the gathering on Community Forest Rights. Dr Kishor Moghe then proposed vote of thanks of the programme.

Open discussion session on Water Conservation, Government Schemes, Community Forest Rights and other topics were held in the end, to address the grievances of locals.

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