Nagpur: JUSTICE Atul Chandurkar and Justice Vrushali V Joshi, at the High court here, have dismissed the writ petition filed by Western Referigeration Engineering and nine other businessmen tenants, upholding the impugned notice of March 5, 2021, served by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation for pulling down the dilapidated 65 years old premises occupied by these petitioners,at 36, Great Nag Road.

The notice was issued by the City Corporation on the request of the owners of the said prem- ises, namely, Ritesh Surendra Khanna, Unnat Surendra Khanna and Rama Arun Khanna.

Besides the notice, the peti- tioners had also challenged the constitutionality of section 433 Aof the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, since it bars the questioning of a notice issued under section 264 of the Act of 1949, in any suit. or legal proceedings

As the first two structural Audit Reports submitted to the HC were contradictory to each other-favouring pulling down fully the dilapidated structure or only in part, the third audit was got done by an independ- ent entity-the VNIT, which was submitted by the VNIT on July 28, 2022, stating that the said premises were in dilapidated condition, being an old con- struction and needs to be demolished at the earliest.

According to the High Court, it did not find any reason to hold that the impugned notice by the NMC has been issued by the Designated Officer in a manner contrary to the Act of 1949.

Advocate Sudheer Voditel and RS Renu appeared for the petitioners.Advocates Jemini Kasat (Nagpur Municipal Corportaion),ND Khamborkar (Owners) represented the respondents.

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Nagpur: Renowned social activist and industrialist of Nagpur, Manish Mehta has been bestowed with Honorary Doctorate degree. Upon this honour, the world famous preacher Sudhanshu Maharaj blessed Manish Mehta. Similarly, Rajya Sabha member Brujlal (former DGP of UP) congratulated Mehta for his distinguished achievement.

Manish Mehta is an outstanding personality who has graced several important positions in his career. He has been awarded at various occasions at City, State and National levels. He has received various awards as Best Businessman and he is also a recipient of ”SARATHI Scroll of Honour”, an award given for outstanding entrepreneurship. He has been very active in various Social, Charitable and Business organizations for enrichment of knowledge and providing healthcare to the vast strata of society. He has helped set up a number of Hospitals and Education centres.

Manish Mehta is known to be a financial wizard and is equally acclaimed for his entrepreneurship and organizational abilities. He also has mastery in setting up new ventures and imparting the vision for making these enterprises leading ventures in their chosen area. He has widely travelled all over the world.

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Dr. Dipen Agrawal President of Chamber of Associations of Maharashtra Industry & Trade (CAMIT) on behalf of Trade and Industry of state welcomed and Felicitated the DyCM and Finance Minister Shri Devendra Fadanvis with shwal and flower bouquet and congratulated him for presenting an exemplary State Budget for the year 2023-24. Agrawal said, it is not just any budget but a Vision Document for the future of Maharashtra covering all aspects of life and having something for every sector of society, industry and trade.

Dr. Dipen Agrawal in august presence of eminent industrialist Ramesh Jayaswal thanked the DyCM and Finance Minister Devendra Fadnavis on behalf of the business community of the Sate for considering the demand of CAMIT and announcing the Maharashtra Settlement of Arrears of Tax, Interest, Penalty or Late Fee Act 2023for arrears Goods and Service Tax.

DyCM accepting his felicitation said all sectors & segments of the society should work together to retain Maharashtra as no. 1 state in the country and as most preferred destination for investments. The present state government is committed towards betterment of farmers,labours , traders, industrialists and women empowerment.

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Nagpur: In a major success, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of Nagpur Police Crime Branch traced a teenager, who had run away from her home at the age of 15, after eight years by tracking details of her Aadhaar card. The girl, who is in Rajasthan, is now married and mother of three children.

According to police, in May 2015, the girl was studying in Class 8. One day, she left her home. Her parents had lodged a missing complaint with Wadi Police. But, the police failed to trace her. The investigation was transferred to AHTU in 2021. The parents did not give up hope. They just wanted to know whether the child was safe or not. The AHTU team started the investigation. During preliminary investigation, the police focused on Jharkhand as the family’s many relatives stayed there. The police reached Katkamsandi village in Jharkhand but returned empty-handed.

Soon after, the police focused on technical investigation. Her Aadhaar card was made in the name of Punam (name changed). The police identified the Aadhaar card and obtained the phone number. Call Detail Records (CDR) and location were traced through the phone number. She was found in Nagaur district of Rajasthan. The police reached her home and located Punam, who has been married and a mother of three children.

During questioning, Punam told the police that she boarded a Bihar-bound train. She alighted from the train at Patna station. She got acquainted with one Mukesh Gandhi, a labourer. Both started living together and later got married. The couple had three children. Meanwhile, they reached Nagaur in search of work. Punam’s father had accompanied Police to Rajasthan. They brought Punam and her family to Nagpur.

The case has been handed over to Wadi Police for further investigation. Under the guidance of DCP Mumakka Sudarshan, ACP Manoj Sidam, the action was carried out by Woman API Rekha Sankpal, API Samadhan Bajbalkar, Woman PSI Laxmichhaya Tambuskar and staff, including Dnyaneshwar Dhoke, Rajendra Atkale, Manish Paraye, Sunil Wakde, Sharif Sheikh, Aarti Chauhan, Rishikesh Dumre and Pallavi Wanjari.

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Nagpur: It seems that Nagpur has become a victim of the virus again. The virus has gotten into the system of every other person in the city and a death has also been recorded.

In the last five days, Maharashtra has recorded an 82 per cent rise in the H3N2 cases. As per the data by the state health department, from January 1 to March 15, 119 H3N2 cases were recorded. The numbers then jumped to 217 by March 19.

The health officials claim that there has been a significant rise in the number of cases this week, even though it has been going on for a month. The contributing factor to the increase of the virus is fluctuating temperature.

The symptoms of the virus are more like those of common flu and it is not very necessary for one to always get the test done, as per NMC Addl Commissioner Ram Joshi. He further added that incase of breathlessness and if there is a situation of hospitalisation, one should then get the test done.

“One should make sure to wear the masks again and also wash their hands frequently to avoid transferring of the germs. People especially having problems like diabetes, heart problems, chronic kidney disease should be extra precautious in this weather,” he added.

Talking about Nagpur is ready to tackle if a rise in hospitalisations are witnessed, Joshi said the health infrastructure is fully capable to handle the problems and there will be no shortage of oxygen as we witnessed during Covid-19 waves.

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Nagpur: The Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) has achieved a significant milestone by producing 60.20 million tonnes of coal as of March 19, 2023. This is a notable increase of 13.4% compared to the previous year’s coal production. It is worth mentioning that this is the highest coal production achieved in any financial year since the establishment of WCL.

The contribution of the Wani area has been significant, producing the highest amount of coal with 15.02 million tonnes. Similarly, Umred area contributed 12.27 million tonnes, Ballarpur area contributed 7.51 million tonnes, and Nagpur area contributed 7.98 million tonnes to the overall coal production of the company.

The Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of WCL, Manoj Kumar, congratulated the Team WCL for their achievement and attributed the success to several positive initiatives taken by the company. The company’s confidence in achieving the target of 62 million tonnes of coal production for the financial year 2022-23 is clearly visible.

Overall, WCL’s accomplishment in achieving its highest-ever coal production is commendable and reflects the company’s commitment to excellence in the coal mining industry.

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Nagpur: Tension ran high in the city of Gadchiroli on Monday when a full grown tigress entered the nursery near the Government Agriculture College in the centre of the town.

The tigress was probably chasing a wild boar, and got trapped in the nursery of the agriculture department located on the main road. After hours long operation in the thickly vegetated nursery, the Rapid Response Team (RRT) of Tadoba with the help of local foresters tranquilized and rescued the feline on Monday afternoon.

The tigress was first spotted by workers at the nursery of Agriculture Science Centre. Since the nursery has a compound wall around it, the tigress could not move out. Centre in-charge Dr Karale immediately informed CCF, Gadchiroli, Kishor Mankar.

Senior officers led by DCF Milish Datta Sharma, ACF Sonal Bhadke and in-charge RFO, Gadchiroli, Dhiraj Tembre rushed to the spot with a team of foresters. Thousands of people rushed to the spot to have a glimpse of the feline.

Forest officials had to summon a posse of cops to control the mob, while foresters started a search operation. As the tigress was continuously moving inside the nursery, it was difficult to track the beast. Finally, the RRT team from Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) was summoned.

RRT under the supervision of veterinarian Dr Ravikant Khobragade tracked the three-and-a-half-year-old tigress and sharp shooter Ajay Marathe darted it with tranquilizer at 4.18 pm.

After the feline was sedated, it was captured in a net and transferred to a cage. The tigress was moved to the forest nursery in Gadchiroli. It is likely that the tigress will be released back into the wild soon after permission is received from PCCF (wildlife), reports said.

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Mumbai: The Shiv Sena Thackeray group MP Sanjay Raut is once again in trouble. The State Police have registered a case against Raut for allegedly revealing the identity of a minor girl who was raped earlier this month. Raut on Saturday tweeted the photograph of the injured girl, lying in a pool of blood, media reports said.

Expressing surprise that an MP and who is also editor was not aware of the court’s directive that “the identity of a victimized minor girl cannot be made public”, the State Secretary of the BJP Dharmapal Meshram said that such an irresponsible person has no right to hold the post of MP. Raut should immediately apologize to the victim girl and face action, the BJP spokesman demanded.

According to the reports, the victim, a class XII student, of Pardhi community was allegedly raped by two men on March 5. The next day, the accused attacked the girl and even tried to kill her. Both the accused, Akshay Vinayak Mane (23) and Namdev Siddheshwar Dalvi (24) of Belawadi and Barshi in Solapur district were arrested.

A case has been registered against Sanjay Raut under the POCSO Act for tweeting photos of this incident in Barshi. Information has come to light that a case has been registered against Sanjay Raut in Barshi police station late on Sunday night. After this tweet of Sanjay Raut, the political movement has gained momentum.

Sanjay Raut had tweeted two days ago about the incident that happened a few days ago in Barshi. This incident took place at Balewadi in Barshi taluka. A minor girl was raped by two youths. After the girl lodged a complaint with the police, she was attacked by some youths with a knife and a sword the same evening. The girl was seriously injured. The incident had reverberations across the state. This was also raised in the Legislative Council. But Raut alleged that the accused is still at large in this case. In this regard, he had accused the BJP leaders by tweeting a photo of the girl in a very serious, bloody condition.

Sanjay Raut had written a message addressed to Devendra Fadnavis in that tweet. He had alleged that the attackers and rapists were supported by the BJP in this incident in Barshi. Sanjay Raut tried to persuade Barshi MLA Rajendra Raut. Although Rajendra Raut is an independent, he is a BJP supporter. That is why he is said to have mentioned that he is sponsored by BJP. But now Sanjay Raut is in trouble after tweeting that photo of the Barshi incident.

Under the POCSO Act, it is considered a serious offense to act in such a way as to reveal the identity of the minor victim. But Sanjay Raut had tweeted the photo of the minor girl lying in a pool of blood. Therefore, a case has been registered against him under the POCSO Act.

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Nagpur/Mumbai: Government and semi-government employees of Maharashtra, including teachers, agitating for restoration of the old pension scheme, on Monday called off their week-long strike after a successful meeting between their representatives and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over key demands. The striking unions’ coordination committee’s convener Vishwas Katkar said the State Government has in principle agreed to give monetary benefits equivalent to the OPS to employees who are part of the New Pension System (NPS).

Katkar also appealed to employees that they should resume work from Tuesday. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomed the employees’ decision to call off the strike. He also expressed gratitude to CM Shinde. “We understand the issue of employees. We did not stand on prestige in this matter and listened to the employees. I also wanted to underscore that they are all our employees. We will try to give them as much as we can. It is our responsibility.”

“A committee is working on the pension issues of the government employees. It will submit its report on 3 to 4 salient points; accordingly we will take further action. I have always felt that solutions can be found only through talks,” Fadnavis added.

The Chief Minister Shinde informed the Legislative Assembly: “Today, we had a meeting with the members of employee organisations. They gave a positive response to my proposal. We will take an immediate decision after receiving the report by the committee, which has been formed in this regard.”

A total of 17 lakh Government employees were on an indefinite strike from March 14 demanding restoration of the OPS, which was discontinued in 2005. Employees from 36 districts had joined the strike.

Last Monday, the CM had announced a panel comprising senior bureaucrats to look into the demand of the government employees to revert to the old pension scheme. But Katkar had refused to play along. He had said that in 2018, a similar protest was held and the panel had submitted its report but no action was taken. In 2022 also, the employees had gone on strike but there was no progress.

OPS retirement scheme is approved by the Central Government which provides monthly pension to beneficiaries till the end of their service. Under this, the amount of pension is equal to half of the last salary drawn by an individual. It was replaced by contribution-based and market-linked NPS in 2004-2005, under which the beneficiaries will be able to withdraw 60 per cent of the amount invested after retirement.

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Nagpur: A case has been registered at the Cyber Police Station in Nagpur against a person who posted offensive posts on social media in the name of Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari.

According to the police, a fake, casteist post by a person named Dattatray Joshi referring to Union Minister Gadkari was circulated on WhatsApp. On learning about this, Gadkari’s office through Twitter urged the cyber police to register a case. After that, the representative of Gadkari’s office filed an official complaint with the police and demanded strict action against the person who made the post viral.

The police registered a case under the provisions of IPC and IT Act, informed Kavita Isarkar, Police Inspector of Cyber Police Station to the media.

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Nagpur: Gold and silver ornaments and cash collectively worth over Rs 3.20 lakh were stolen from two houses in Wathoda area.

A resident of Plot No 61, Chandmari Nagar, Bhandewadi, Sandeep Dashru Harghode (24) and his family had gone out for some work. Between 12 noon and 8 pm, burglars struck at his house. After breaking the door lock, they entered the house. After stealing Rs 1 lakh cash and gold ornaments worth over Rs 50,000 from an almirah, the thieves then targeted his neighbour Kishor Adwalliwar’s house. They gained entry into the house after breaking open the door lock and made away with Rs 15000 cash, gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 1.55 lakh.

Wathoda Police registered a case under Sections 454,380 and 34 of IPC and started investigation.

Burglary in Pardi

Gold ornaments and cash collectively worth Rs 90,000 were stolen from a house in Pardi police station area.

According to police, the theft took place between 11.30 am and 4 pm on Friday when Omkar Manohar Kumre (35), a resident of Plot No. 85, Nageshwar Nagar, had gone to Nandanvan. A case under Sections 454 and380 of IPC was registered.

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Nagpur: With the commencement of C-20 in the second capital of the state, Nagpur Today interacted with citizens regarding the sudden uplift of city infrastructure and beautification. Many expressed that such beautification should not be limited to C-20 or specific locations, while a few supported the administration stating that budget constraints caused this problem.

The city’s infrastructure has improved significantly with the commencement of C-20. However, the focus on specific areas has raised concerns among citizens that this beautification drive may be limited in scope.

While some citizens supported the administration’s efforts, others emphasized the importance of equitable development across Nagpur.

Nevertheless, there is a general sense of optimism among citizens that the beautification of Nagpur will attract more investment and improve the overall quality of life in the city.

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Nagpur: The plenary session on Day-2 of CIVIL20 India 2023 Inception Meet at Nagpur today, was on the theme ‘Civil Society Organisations and Promotion of Human Values’. The session covered the following Working Groups of Civil20 India 2023: Sewa – Sense of Service, Philanthropy and Volunteerism; Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – World is One Family; Diversity, Inclusion, Mutual Respect and Human Rights as Human Value.

The session was chaired by Shyam Parande, Global Coordinator, Sewa International. Shyam Parande said that activists and delegates present in this conference should carry the message of appo deep bhava (be the light yourself) given by Gautam Buddha. He then said that moral values and human ethos are the strength of civil society. India has a long history of values and these Indian value match the global values, he said.

The speakers of this session included Naseema Hurzuk, President Saahas Disability Research and Care Foundation, Kolhapur, Dr Shashi Bala, President, International Council of Cultural Studies, India. Swami Parmatmanada, Arsha Vidya Mandir and Owain James, Global Director, 100 Million Campaign.

The respective coordinators of these Working Group also spoke in the session. They were namely Santosh Gupta, CEO of Indian Social Responsibility Network (ISRN); Dr Vikrant Tomar, Convener of United Consciousness Global; Dr Joram Begi, Chairman of Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture (VKIC), Guwahati; and Durganand Jha, Executive Chairman at Centre for Policy Analysis.

Swami Parmatmanada said that everything is given to us and we are not the author of anything. Since everything is given, we must respect the giver. He highlighted the need for respecting the others and conducting our actions in such a way so that we do not trample upon the rights of others.

Santosh Gupta said that when we do Sewa (service) there is a feeling in our soul that we should work for a cause. In the phrase, Sewa Parmodharma, Parmodharma is a mingle of spirituality and devotion. Sewa is better than volunteerism (for a limited time) and Philanthropy (Charity). He also talked of how Sewa was defined in major religions of the world.

Owain James talked of the inequalities prevalent in the world and specifically highlighted the uneven development in Sub-Saharan Africa. There was an increase in number of Sub-Sahara Africans living on less than $2.15 a day since 2015. Number of child labour and children out of school were also increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa. He said that Africa had some of the best natural resources but remained underdeveloped because profits were being moved offshore. He called for justice to Africa’s children.

Vikrant Tomar said that theme of G20 was Vasudhaiva Kutumbkam which meant that every being on this planet was one essential family. We are same human beings but the degree of consciousness varied. He said that we had forgotten the concept of oneness. Human beings were the most intelligent species but also the most unhappy species on the planet. This was because of limited thoughts. The choice today before us was one existence or no-existence, he said.

Naseema Hurzuk talked about Sewa (Service) and Sewa Bhav (Spirit of Service). There are two types of Sewa- a financial sewa and a social sewa. Although a spirit of service is basically present in all human beings but when personal adversity falls, the spirit of service to others is awakened. We get the joy of service when we continue the vow of service without expectations, she said. She remarked: “ The logo of C20 is #You are the Light means that a society runs on its own strength and we make our own day”. The C20 and G20 must focus on development of those who are living a difficult life, she stated.

Dr Shashi Bala said that diversity, inclusion and mutual respect were important part of G20 and C20. She said that happiness should not be confined to enhancing financial and political power but there should be a focus on all-round development giving voice to the marginalised, voiceless and marginalised. Vasudhaiva Kutumbkam entailed diversity without exclusion. The motto You are the light leads to the inclusion of knowledge.

Dr Joram Begi said that diversity is the fundamental law of nature and is unavoidable. The universe is interconnected, interrelated and interdependent and this implied inclusion for all. Taking up the principles of diversity, inclusion and mutual respect were the best mechanism for conflict resolution. He then spoke of how the ancient Indian thought says ‘One manifests in all’.

Durganand Jha said that the UNO should revisit concept of human rights. Apart from a Universal Declaration of Human Rights, there should be a regional declaration of human rights. He said that human rights should not be used as a strategic instrument against any country.

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Nagpur police on March 21 said that three threat calls were made to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s office following which security has been beefed up the senior BJP leader’s residence and office in Nagpur.

The caller who identified himself as one Jayesh Pujari, aka Jayesh Kantha, threatened to harm Mr. Gadkari if ₹10 crore was not paid to him.

Police said that on January 14, a man identifying himself as Mr. Pujari who claimed to be a member of the Dawood Ibrahim’s gang had made threat calls to the Union Minister’s office, demanding ₹100 crore.

However, Mr. Pujari, who is currently lodged in Belagavi’s Hindalga jail after being sentenced to death in a murder case, had denied his involvement in the calls.

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Nagpur: After a delay of almost six years, the Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharai Nagpur University’s (RTMNU’s) senate graduate constituency election was finally held on Sunday. However, the election saw a low voter turnout of just 22.97%. The counting of votes is set to begin on Tuesday in the auditorium of the Jamnalal Bajaj Administration Building of the University.

As for the candidates, the ABVP candidate is reportedly leading with 1087 votes, while the Parivartan candidate is trailing with 1038 votes. The MVA candidate has secured 942 votes so far, according to the latest reports.

According to sources, the result is expected to be announced without any significant delay due to the low voter turnout. However, in the past, there has been a considerable delay in announcing the results of Senate elections. This is the first time in the history of Senate graduate constituency elections that the voter turnout has been so low. In the previous elections, the voter turnout was 35%.

Despite an increased number of voters this time, there was not much enthusiasm among the graduate voters regarding the election. Bhandara had the lowest voter turnout of 20.51%, while Wardha had the highest polling percentage at 26.11%, according to district-wise consideration of Nagpur University area.

The delay in holding the election had caused concern among the students and faculty members of the university. The election had been postponed several times due to various reasons, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

The senate graduate constituency election is a significant event for Nagpur University as it elects representatives to the senate, which is the highest decision-making body of the university. The elected representatives will have a say in the decision-making process of the university, including matters related to academics, finances, and infrastructure.

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Nagpur/Mumbai: “In the Indian context, ‘Antyodaya’ means that we have to ensure the rise and development of the last person in society”. This was stated by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari at the valedictory function of Civil-20 Inception Meet in Nagpur today. He further said that ethics, economy, ecology and environment are the three pillars of society. The dignitaries in the session also included Chair of CIVIL20 India 2023 Mata Amritanandamayi, Vice-Chairman of Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini and Patron Civil20 India 2023 Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe; Joint Secretary (G-20), Ministry of External Affairs and Sous-Sherpa, G-20 India Ambassador Abhay Thakur, All-India Vice President of Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari Nivedita Bhide among others. The Valedictory Session of CIVIL20 India 2023 Inception Meet was chaired by Sherpa, CIVIL20 India 2023 and former ambassador Vijay Nambiar.

Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also stated that the target is to make India a carbon-neutral country before 2070. He said that India is now moving towards alternative sources of fossil fuels towards green fuel. Bio-ethanol is being made from various sources. As part of sustainable policies, 20 lakh tonnes of garbage are being used in road construction at New Delhi, he stated as an example. These are all in line with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for green growth, further stated the Union Minister. He said that the Government practises ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ and inclusive growth is its theme.

Nitin Gadkari also said that he felt delighted to see the presence of the famous experts, academicians, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), NGOs and policy practitioners from around the globe in Nagpur for the CIVIL20 India 2023 Inception Meet.

Vijay Nambiar presented a brief report of the Inception Meet and said that it is now time to translate the Concept Paper of the Working Groups of CIVIL20 India 2023 into policy packs before the next C-20 Summit.

Abhay Thakur said, C-20 is playing a major role by voicing the concern of common people which is in line with India’s G-20 priorities. He stated that democratic governance has been part of socio-economic framework of India. G-20 Presidency will show the economic rise of India, he also said. He further said, CIVIL 20 could not have made a better choice for hosting the Inception Conference than Nagpur as it is the centre of India.

Nivedita Bhide reiterated the point made in Inception Conference that for the first time, Civil-20 process was driven by spirituality. She stated that India is a land of spirituality, which implies that we strive to act on oneness. She said that the Inception Conference has passed through one important stage and now the C-20 is moving towards making the policy packs.

Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe delivered the vote of thanks and stated that Nagpur is a city that has a long history of volunteerism. Volunteerism has the potential of humanising or spiritualising technology, he added. Dr Sahasrabuddhe thanked Mata Amritanandamayi for her support as Chair of CIVIL20 India 2023. He also thanked all those who were behind the successful organisation of the Inception Conference.

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Nagpur: Aimed at boosting prosperity of Maharashtra in general and Vidarbha in particular, the Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Samruddhi Mahamarg was built. But this highway is turning out to be a highway of accidents instead of prosperity. It has been 100 days since the highway was opened, during which 900 accidents have been reported, in which 31 people have died.

Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Nagpur to Shirdi Samriddhi Highway on December 11, 2022, which was the first phase of Samruddhi Mahamarg. This highway has completed 100 days on March 21. Meanwhile, 900 minor and major accidents took place on the highway.

Shockingly, it has been revealed that 46 percent of accidents occurred due to technical reasons. 15 percent of accidents are due to tire puncture. 12 percent of accidents are due to burst tires. A study conducted by Regional Transport Office of Maharashtra government revealed that these accidents had claimed 31 lives till March 20, 2023.

Many wild animals also died:

Common citizens lost their lives while wild animals were also injured in these accidents. Most of the wild animals have also lost their lives due to vehicle collisions. Therefore, there is a need to take a decision regarding the movement of wild animals on this highway.

Taking note of this, the authorities have now decided to introduce mandatory counselling of drivers at all entry points of the expressway.

According to a media report, on Tuesday, State Transport Department and Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) officials held a review meeting. A day before chairing the meeting, Deputy Transport Commissioner Bharat Kalaskar travelled around 500 km to inspect the expressway.

It was decided in the meeting that mandatory counselling of drivers would be organised at all eight entry points of the expressway. The focus of the counselling will be on curbing overspeeding. For this, eight counselling centres will be set up on the Nagpur-Shirdi section. The centres, one in each district, will be set up in the next seven days. There will be 30 minutes to 1 hour counselling sessions for drivers by RTO officials to curtail overspeeding, which has resulted in the highest number of accidents.

The counselling session will begin with a short film on road safety, which will be followed by a question paper solving by the driver and a pledge to not indulge in dangerous driving. The drivers will also be given information about the dangers of under/over-inflated and worn out tyres.

During the meeting, several instructions were also given to the MSRDC for installing awareness boards regarding road safety.

As per the analysis of accident data of Samruddhi Mahamarg from December 11, 2022 to March 20, 2023, mechanical breakdowns due to overspeeding of vehicles accounted for over 400 accidents.

Punctures and tyre bursts had led to over 130 and 108 accidents, respectively. Similarly, vehicles running out of fuel contributed to 14% (126) accidents on the portion of the expressway opened for traffic.

Though no separate data was shared, according to the study, tail-end accidents, drivers falling asleep, mechanically unfit vehicles and animal entry were among the major causes of accidents on the Samruddhi Mahamarg.

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New Delhi: Thousands of posters targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, put up in various parts of Delhi, have triggered a police crackdown in which 44 cases have been filed and four people have been arrested. Two of the arrested men own a printing press.
In a massive operation on Tuesday, the police took down nearly 2,000 posters from several places in Delhi. Most of these posters had the slogan “Modi hatao, desh bachao (Remove Modi, save the country)”.

Police said that the arrests were made for defacing public property and under the law that requires posters to have the name of the printing press.

Some 2,000 posters, which were allegedly being delivered to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s office, were seized by the police. Cops found the posters when they intercepted a van in the IP Estate area in Central Delhi. The driver told police that he had been instructed to deliver the posters to the AAP headquarters.

मोदी सरकार की तानाशाही चरम पर है

इस Poster में ऐसा क्या आपत्तिजनक है जो इसे लगाने पर मोदी जी ने 100 F.I.R. कर दी?

PM Modi, आपको शायद पता नहीं पर भारत एक लोकतांत्रिक देश है।

एक पोस्टर से इतना डर! क्यों? pic.twitter.com/RLseE9Djfq

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 22, 2023

He said that he had delivered a similar consignment on Monday too.

The Aam Aadmi Party, in a tweet, questioned the FIRs and asked what was objectionable in the posters. The party also said that this was the “peak of Modi government’s dictatorship”.

The arrested printing press owners told the Delhi Police that they had received an order to print 50,000 “Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao” posters. The owners have been arrested as the posters did not have the name of the printing press.

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Nagpur: Acting on a tip-off, a team of Tehsil Police Station raided a house in Ansar Nagar, Mominpura, and rescued five cattle including four calves on Tuesday, March. One person has been arrested in this connection. The cattle were meant to be slaughtered.

The arrested accused has been identified as Ayub Aslam Qureshi (30), resident of Dobi Basti, Ansar Nagar, Mominpura. The rescued cattle is worth Rs 60,000.

During the patrolling, a team of Tehsil police received information that four calves and a cow have been kept in a room in the house of accused Ayub Aslam Qureshi in Ansar Nagar, Mominpura. Subsequently, the police team raided the house and found the cattle. When confronted, the accused told the police that the cattle were purchased from Kalamna market. The cattle were to be taken to the slaughter house.

Following this, the cops rescued the cattle and booked the accused Ayub Aslam Qureshi under Sections 5, 5(A), 5(B), 9 of Maharashtra Animal Protection Act.

The action was carried out by Senior PI Aniruddh Puri, PI (Crime) Vinayak Golhe, API Sandeep Bagul, PSI Pravin Surkar, Head Constable Sanjay Sahu, NPC Sandeep Gawli, and Sepoy Kunal Korche under the guidance of Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar, Additional CP (North Division) Neeva Jain, DCP (Zone-3) Gorakh Bhamre and ACP (Kotwali Division) Sanjay Surve.

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Nagpur: DARE — Disability Advocacy, Research and Education foundation, Nagpur — the registered association working in the field of disability empowerment organized a unique quiz competition for blind students and aspirants of competitive exams on March 12, 2023 at its office in Sitabuldi under its “Learn, Earn and Fun (LEAF)” initiative.

23 students participated in the quiz which was held on the lines of famous game show KBC and children competed to come to the hot seat and win prizes ranging from Rs 10 to Rs. 5,000 by answering 16 questions and using lifelines like fifty jifty, audience poll, Google minute and seek guidance.

The quiz was inaugurated by Mahendra Limaye, the noted cyber advocate and Dr. Vinod Asudani, Associate Professor Shri Ramdev Baba College of Engineering and Management, was the chief guest along with Kanchanmala Pande the only lndian swimmer to win a gold at the world championships.

Kamlesh Manvatkar, General Secretary of DARE, introduced the activities of the organization which comprise of having conducted free computer and competitive exams classes for blind students and placing about fifty of them in banking government jobs in past seven years. The quiz was conducted by Rajesh Asudani, Assistant General Manager, Reserve Bank of lndia, and himself blind, on a laptop with screen reader.

Shubham, student of Class 9 of Gyan Jyoti School for the blind Nagalwadi, won the highest amount of Rs. 1,000 by answering 12 questions and he was followed by Bhoomika Wawre and Ashvini with Rs. 500 each. All the students were enthralled by the unique quiz and expressed desire for more such activities to keep them motivated and enrich their general knowledge and help them prepare for the competitive exams. DARE has promised to come up with many more such exciting activities for the blind students in future.

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