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ISA CME-2013 Nagpur gets underway

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“Anesthetists are Behind the screen artists” said Dr. Rani Bang while delivering the Guest Lecture during the inaugural ceremony of 1st ISA Maharashtra State Biennial CME-2013, which got underway in the city at IMA Auditorium on November 23, 2013.

The Chief Guest, Founder of SEARCH in Gadchiroli, winner of the prestigious Maharashtra Bhushan Award and Renowned Gynecologist Dr. Rani Bang said that Anesthetists plays a very vital role in the medical field. She said that she is very happy with the newer developments and the way budding Anesthetists perform very varied and complicated operations using their skills. Above all what touched her was the sensitivity shown by Anesthetists. This has increased her respect towards these professionals to a great extent. She added that today, the people in the country have become mere mute spectators over crime, pollution, corruption and various other illegal occurrences which is on the rise every day. But instead of fighting it out and raising our voices against it, we have become mute spectators like a patient who has been anaesthetized.

Dr. Bang said that since Anesthetists have no ulterior motives nor are corrupt, the role should not end there. They should take active part in the fight against corruption in the medical fraternity.

The increasing incidents of cases getting registered under Criminal Negligence of Doctors, Doctors being manhandled or beaten up etc are danger signals.  If corrective action is not taken now, things could go bad, she opined.

However she dwelt with vehemence on one of the major needs in the medical fraternity especially in the rural areas. She said that there is a severe shortage of Anesthetists in civil hospitals like NRHM. So much so that many have to be called from as far as from Nagpur even for a small surgery like Caesarean operation for delivery of babies. Anesthetists should come forward and must reach out to maximum places especially the rural areas since there is a need of Anesthetists in rural society.

She also added that as a part of the society, we should be actively involved in removing the evils in the society. We should start with removing and fighting all such social evils which we see or know, be it at the place of our work or our residence. She also mentioned that like we light a small earthen lamp to dispense the darkness, we should fight against injustice and evils of the society. She urged all Anesthetists that they should help in the development of society and said that our education should be used to fulfill our social responsibilities.

“The two-day academic meet, based on the theme ‘Let’s share knowledge and experience’, includes scientific sessions covering areas of Clinical Anesthesia in day-to-day practice. Around 400 delegates from all over Maharashtra are attending the sessions of CME. MMC has allotted 4 credit points for delegates of this CME.

The first day sessions included various lectures. The prominent ones were “Interaoperative dysarrhythmia”, Early diagnosis of organ dysfunction, Late R.K Pradhan Oration, CBL Session on “The patient in septic shock requiring surgery” and Regional Anasesthesia. These were delivered by several Nationally acclaimed faculties such as Dr. Indrani Kumar from Mumbai, Dr. B.D Bande from Pune, Dr. Deepak Tempe from New Delhi, Dr.Vijaya Patil from Mumbai and Dr. Pratibha Deshmukh from Nagpur respectively.

The most important session was Late Dr R K Pradhan Memorial Oration delivered by New Delhi-based Eminent Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Dr Deepak Tempe on the topic ‘Introduction to Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography (TEE)‘

The inauguration ceremony was commenced by the lightning of traditional lamp by Dr. Rani Bang. An introductory remark was given by President ISA Nagpur Dr. Charuta Gadkari. Presidential address was given by President MSCISA Dr. Satish Deshpande.

Release of MISANEWS and e-Souvenir was done at the hands of Dr Rani Bang, Dr. Charuta Gadkari, Dr Satish Deshpande, Hitendra Mahajan and Dr. Saurabh Barde. Lastly, the vote of thanks proposed by Organizing Secretary ISA, Dr. Saurabh Barde.

Anesthetists are “Behind the screen artists”: Dr. Rani Bang

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In a cracking success, Jaripatka police have arrested three hardcore burglars in a well-planned strategy and recovered stolen booty worth lakhs from their possession.

According to police, the accused have been identified Amol alias Pralay (21), resident of Kushi Nagar, Jaripatka, Abhay Patle (22), and Manoj alias Manya (22), resident of Kabir Nagar, Kamptee Road, Nagpur. The Jaripatka police received a tip-off that Manoj alias Manya was trying to dispose of a stolen laptop at Patankar Square. Abhay Patle was also with him but was standing far away from the spot. The police laid a trap in order to nab Manoj red-handed. Manoj, unaware of the police trap, was negotiating the “deal” with a probable customer. At the same time, police surrounded him and caught hold of Manoj with the laptop in his hands. However, Abhay Patle, who was standing away from the spot, fled the scene as soon as he saw Manoj in the powerful hands of Jaripatka police. Abhay Patle straightaway went to Gondia to escape the police net.

The Jaripatka police took Manoj alias Manya to police station and started an intense grilling of him. Manoj could not stand the hard questioning and spilled the beans. He named Abhay Patle and Amol alias Pralay, an externee, as his accomplices and also confessed house-breakings, chain-snatchings, robberies under Pratap Nagar and Jaripatka Police Station jurisdictions. The Jaripatka police then went to Gondia and laid a trap at the Railway Station and other possible areas. Abhay Patle, also not aware of the police trap, called Amay alias Pralay to Railway Station to meet him. When Amay arrived, police in the waiting, nabbed both the accused and brought them to Nagpur. Police recovered LCD TV, laptops, gold chains and other stolen material worth more than Rs 1 lakh from their possession.

Jaripatka police have booked all the three accused under Sections 454, 457, 380, 34 of the IPC and put them under arrest. Police are probing the matter further.

The Jaripatka police team which cracked the burglaries include PI Bhatkar, PSI Shirsat, Head Constables Uttam Gotmare, Bhaskar Rokde, Rajesh Barne, constables Dharmendra Wahale, Bhimrao Bambal,and others.

Jaripatka police arrest three hardcore burglars, recover stolen booty worth more than 1 lakh

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Nagpur News : Among three chain snatching in a day, a 77-year-old woman fought with thieves who tried to enter her house and snatched the gold chain.

Senior citizen, Padmarao Venugopalrao was alone at her residence at Kasturi Ritika Vihar in MIDC Takli Sim when the thieves knocked the door around 3 pm on Saturday. The youths asked her whether there is any labour work to do and tired to enter incident. Suspecting danger, she tried to shut the door but the youths get hold of her gold chain. Though frightened, the elderly women tightly hold her gold ornaments and raised an alarm alerting her neighbours.
She told that among three youths, one was standing near the gate while two others were trying to snatch the gold. However, on seeing the neighbour coming to help, the youths made away with half gold chain worth Rs 65,000 while the other half was saved by Padmarao. A case has been registered at MIDC police station.

In other two incidents, two women were robbed of their gold chains within an hour on Saturday morning. The loss reported of gold ornaments from all the three cases is worth Rs 1.65 lakh.

Around 10.30, thieves on bike robbed homemaker Pranjali Hadge, 28, while she was driving her scooter through Ayodhya Nagar. Hadge told police that she was heading to his son’s school in Sakkardara area when two youths came on a speeding bike from behind and snatched her gold valuable worth Rs 44,000. She immediately reported the matter to police control room who then alerted nearby Sakkardara police station.
Within an hour, police control room reported other similar call from 38-year-old Nanda Milmile, complaining about the same incident happened to her. Milmile told police that she was closing the gate of her house at Lokhande Nagar when two youths on bike came near the gate and asked her about some address. While she ignored them, they snatched away her mangalsutra and chain weighing 20 grams worth Rs 60,000.
Milmile raised an alarm but the chain snatchers had zoomed away on their black coloured bike. Rana Pratap Nagar police has registered the case.

Elderly woman gave tough fight to thieves but suffered loss of part of gold chain

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Nagpur News : Kotwali police has arrested four people including a couple for allegedly duping people of Rs 99 lakh by assuring them of high profit in the name of core banking.

Accused-Madhao Pawar and his wife Ruchita of Tulsibagh, Vilas Pardhi, a resident of Diwan Layout and Pankaj Salunkhe from Naikh Road are absconding.

Farmer Sanjay Dhanorkar, 35, a resident of Dattatreya Nagar has filed a police complaint. Dhanorkar told police that he had introduced the scheme to his friends and relatives who passed the information to others and had invested huge amounts but suffered high losses.

According to the police complaint, all four had jointly opened a private company named Hari Om Software Limited Company in Tulsibagh area. They also introduced core banking in the company and lured people of getting 5% interest on investments. Initially, the owners returned profits of investors but later started swindling people as the number of investors increased.

Dhanorkar claimed that he has been doing the investments from last year. He told that among four accused Salunkhe was learnt to be Godman a year before.

Four duped investors of Rs 99 lakh in the name of core banking

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On a sunny afternoon at a secluded stretch on VIP road in Nagpur, smoke emanated from the shrubbery greens. As we approached nearer, we heard some whispers…What followed was the scene of shock. A group of ten people, many of them in their twenties, puffed up the chillum filled with charas. This is just not an isolated case but the alarming trend in the city. Substance abuse has been on the new high in the city and the habit has been picked up rampantly among the youngsters. The situation has reached its peak right under the nose of administration.

Nagpur Today Crime Reporter Ravikant Kamble snooped into the smoky world and brought out the truth beneath the rising substance abuse.

Money sharing for ‘substance’

It’s not only the hangout parties where the young and happening lot of Nagpur go for monetary sharing! On a serious note, most of the city college goers and young professionals rather share their bucks over a shot of narcotic substance. According to market, a tola (10 grams) of charas costs Rs 2000 in Nagpur and Rs 2200 in Kamptee. The amount for 10 grams substance is usually shared by 10 youths who prepare 10 cigarettes out of the bought quantity. It also calls for five chillums for those have been into the habit for considerable period of time. The areas in Nagpur where the youths find the stuff include Chitar Oli, Gandhibagh, Mominpura, Gittikhadan, Katol Road, Tajbagh, Hasanbagh, Kamptee and other areas.

Inter-state ‘Charas chain‘

The Charas business has entered the second cpital city of Nagpur in a big way. The product of Northern States of India namely Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh border with Nepal, Assam etc, Charas made from marijuana (Ganja), finds its way to Nagpur in a well-planned network. From big dealers, the drug goes through many big and small hands and reaches Nagpur various clandestine transport. Several youths could be found running from one dealer’s house to another’s for having the stuff at any cost.

Sadhus, Fakirs big time consumers

Charas had been popular and remains so today, especially among sadhus, fakirs. A fakir said, “It is the age old tradition for sadhus, fakirs to have the chillums of. The Naga Sadhus, Aghoris and Tantric Bhairav sects smoke it freely as an integral part of their religious practice. Many smoke it in clay pipes called chillums, using a cotton cloth to cover the smoking end of the chillum and inserting a tightly packed pebble-sized ball of charas. Before lighting the chillum they will chant the many names of Gods in veneration. However, it is fast regaining the popularity among younger generation as a recreational drug of choice. It is freely available in several places.”

Is it ‘Bollywood Impact’?

He first met the Chief Coordinator of Maharashtra Police-Citizens Coordination Committee Pravin Raut to solicit his views on the terrible menace that has gripped the youths, particularly the college-going students, in Nagpur.  “The drug business is thriving, thanks to the ignorant politicians and corrupt police. There is also no clear-cut policy of the government vis-à-vis anti-tobacco campaign. Bollywood movies openly show the lead actor making dialogue delivery while puffing charas filled cigarette, heroes and heroines in parties having a drug sends the wrong. Several hotels too are arranging rave parties with youths – both boys and girls – just for the matter of momentary joy. This is where crime takes its nasty entry. Only a concrete action on the part of all could kill the menace,” Raut reiterated.

Parents should remain alert

Parag Bezalwar, Member of the High Court Bar Association, Nagpur, put the blame on parents. “Parents are the first persons who come to know of bad habits of their grown-up children, especially the college-going children. Sudden spurt in expenses, abnormal behaviour, are some of the signs the parents must pick at the right time, and then the follow up action like digging out information about outer activities of their children. Frequent bunking of college classes, then dropping out of colleges, and finally giving up education are the ominous signs that point out the children are in the grip of drugs, specifically the Charas, the best bet for upper middle class-higher class youths.

Only drunken driving crackdown can’t help

Police launch only drunken driving but spare the drug driving as they did not have the necessary tool to detect consumption of drugs. The colleges too should carry out random checking to find out the menace among students and should take stringent actions in order to deter other students from having a go at the Charas shot.  Moreover, drug dealers are acquitted in most of the cases due to lack of evidence.

Raid the shortcomings

A tola of Charas could be said “legal” for personal use. This lacuna works for dealers as they never keep more than a tola with them to escape the conviction under Sections 29, 30 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Even in a rare case, conviction is made with 10-year jail. But the dealer comes out within 3-4 years as further conviction is based on evidence in higher courts,” Bezalwar lamented.

Launch anti-tobacco like drive

The Maharashtra President of Bahujan Human Rights Balasaheb Meshram blamed police hands down for the spurt in charas menace. “Only police, and to some extent, the government, should be held responsible for increase in charas chaos. “I fail to understand why the Government has not been launching the sustained drive against the drugs on the lines of smoking/tobacco. Like the warning, Smoking/Chewing Tobacco kills/Smoking/Tobacco causes cancer, the Government should also carry out all out campaigns against the drugs like Charas, Marijuana, Brown Sugar, Cocaine which are killing many youths, triggering grave crimes like rapes, gang-rapes, robberies and also ruining hundreds of families. Police must crack down on drug dealers in order to free the society of many serious ills, Meshram demanded.

The deadly drug effect

-Psychedelic effects (hallucinations or altering of consciousness)

-Blood-shot eyes, heavy eye-lids and sometimes slurred speech.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

The cultivation, production, manufacture, possession, sale, purchase, transportation, warehousing, consumption, inter-State movement, transshipment and import and export of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances is prohibited, except for medical or scientific purposes and in accordance with the terms and conditions of any license, permit or authorization given by the Government. (Section 8)
…Ravikant Kamble

Toxic Truth : ‘Charas’ engulfs young Nagpur, Substance abuse on the rise in city

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Despite restrictive social norms, there is increasing evidence that youth in India engage in premarital romantic and sexual partnerships. However, information on how they initiate and build these relationships is scarce, even though it is vital for addressing the needs of young people. The state of affairs in Nagpur too is no exception, however few city youths are not willing to agree with this rising trend.

However, going by the rising number of cases of consensual sex that is committed on the false promise of marriage, it gives a fair idea of what the youths are upto when it comes to matching their comment with their act. It surfaced that majority of such relationships gone wrong then fills up police diary as sexual offence.

Nagpur Today undertook a survey on the opinion of city youth on Premarital Sex. Various section of youths were questioned about their perspectives towards sex. The questions included their reactions to the opposite sex, their experience about sexual approach, their views on premarital sex and about different takes of males and females on the issue. During the interaction, the youngsters were also quizzed whether they agree about the common perception that females are more inclined towards the thought of sex only after marriage. Also whether it’s okay to have sex while in love or to prove love? Or is it fine to have consensual sex before marriage using safer means of contraceptives? Here’s the low down…

B.Sc Student of Dharampeth Science College, Utkarsh K said that he believes boys and girls should have healthy relationships with each other. No girl showed any interest in him as yet. According to him, sex should only be had after marriage. He said that girls are more conservative than boys as far as premarital sex is concerned. He also believes that one does not have to have sex to prove his or her love for the other person. Immaterial of reliable contraceptives which are available and can be used to prevent pregnancy one should have sex only after marriage.

Three B.Sc Students of Dharampeth Science College, APPY group, said that they do not have any specific reactions to the opposite sex. Yes some guys have shown interest in them. They were too shy to answer to express their opinion on premarital sex. They all agreed that girls are more conservative than boys where premarital sex is concerned. They too believe that having sex is not the token of proof for love. They did not respond to the question of using contraceptives to prevent pregnancy.

B.Sc Microbiology, Student of Hislop College, Mugdha said that it is okay for boys and girls to get to know each other. According to her, many guys have shown interest in her. According to her, if it is safe, pre-marital sex is fine. She said that girls are more conservative than boys where premarital sex is concerned, because of the way their friends react and parental pressure. She does not agree that females are more likely than males to agree that only married people should have a sexual relationship. She deemed it as totally wrong to expect sex in love as litmus test. She agreed that if reliable contraceptives are available and can be used to prevent pregnancy than one can have sex before marriage.

B.com, Student of Hislop College, Varsha said that it is okay for boys and girls to get to know each other well. According to her, few guys did show some interest in her and she did enjoy it. She opined that one should never have pre-marital sex. She vehemently denied the concept of having sex just to prove love. She stick to her stand that sex should be had after marriage only.

Young entrepreneur Rahul did not respond to the question on reaction to the opposite sex. No one showed any interest in him. According to him, pre-marital sex is not good and one should have sex only after marriage. He also believes that guy or gals should not expect their partners to have sex to prove his or her love for the other person.

Gym trainer, Rahul M said that though many girls showed interest in him, pre-marital sex is not an accepted concept in our Indian society.  And that one should enjoy sex only after marriage.

Electrical Engineering Student of Priyadarshini College Akshay said that one should have a healthy relationship with guys and gals cause it helps in getting to know the opposite sex as well. He also says pre-marital sex is good if their partners are okay with it. If guys are really honest and willing to respond honestly, it’s no problem in having premarital sex. He said every girl is different in thought and hence every girl has different set of mind towards premarital sex is concerned. He however believes that guy or gal can expect their partners to have sex to prove his or her love, if he or she is comfortable with that. He however agreed that if reliable contraceptives are available and it can be used to prevent pregnancy, one should have sex before marriage.

Mechanical Engineering Student of Jaidev College of Engineering Dhruv said that every boy or girl should have a healthy relationship. Many girls have shown interest in him. He also said that pre-marital sex is good if the partners are mutually agreeing to it. He agreed that girls are really more conservative than boys where premarital sex is concerned. He also said that females are more likely than males to agree that only married people should have a sexual relationship. He agreed that guys or gals can expect their partners to have sex to prove his or her love for the other person if he or she is comfortable with that. He however does notagree that if reliable contraceptives are available and it can be used to prevent pregnancy, one should have sex before marriage.

B.SC student Amrita said that few boys have showed interest in her. However she added that having premarital sex is totally fine. Females are not at all conservative if compared to boys when it comes to premarital sex. It’s okay to get involved physically with your partner to prove ones’ love, she opined. Though contradicting it she said that one shouldn’t have premarital sex.

Medical Student Shweta said that every boy or girl should have a healthy relationship with each other. Few boys have shown interest in her. She opined that she is against pre-marital sex. She said,  “I  don’treally believe that gals or boys expect their partners to have sex to prove his or her love for the other person.

Practicing dentist Shraddha said a  boy or a girl should have a healthy relationship. Many guys have shown interest in her. She  said that one should avoid pre-marital sex as long as possible. She agreed that girls are really more conservative than boys where premarital sex is concerned. She defended that even if reliable contraceptives are available and can be used to prevent pregnancy, one should not have sex before marriage.

Engineering student Jayshree Gaidhane said that boys or girls should not expect their partners to have sex to prove his or her love for the other person. She agreed that even if reliable contraceptives are taken one should not have sex before marriage.

RJ Akki  from Red FM 93.4 / Rohit said that its not bad to have a pre-marital sex if it’s safe and performed in a healthy manner. He viewed that one can prove their love by expressing it in words, action or deeds. He agreed that even if reliable contraceptives are available and can be used to prevent pregnancy, one should not have sex before marriage.

Engineering student Vineet Patil said that whenever he see any person of opposite sex he wants to go and interact with her. He added that many girls have shown interest in him. He clearly disagreed having premarital sex. He said that girls are more conservative than boys when it comes to premarital sex. One should not get involved in premarital sex, he said.

B.Com student Priyanka said, “Few boys have showed interest in her. She opined that have premarital sex is fine. She added that girls are not at all conservative in comparison with the boys when it comes to premarital sex. She said that no girl or boy should expect their partners to become physical to prove their love. She agreed that one shouldn’t have premarital sex, even if some type of contraceptives are taken.

::: Pallavi Madke & Sanjeevani Sharan

Premarital Sex : Mixed reactions of city Gen X

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Nagpur News:  People at Panchasheel Square got to witness an unusual incident when a heavily drunk cop in uniform was walking murmuring at the square on Monday night. Eye-witnesses informed that a police head constable came in a police van and parked the vehicle in front of a beer shop at the square. After having heavy drinks, he was walking along the road murmuring alone while people around were following him. Sources informed that the cop was not even able to walk properly.

The drama continued for around 20 minutes till another police van reached there and took him in it.

Drunk cop walking on road near Panchasheel Square, creates scene for public

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Nagpur News: A Blood donation camp was organized at Air Force Station, Nagpur on 22 Nov 13 jointly by Air Force Wives Welfare Association (AFWWA) Local and Station Medicare Centre.

The camp was inaugurated by Mrs. Neeta Gosewade, President AFWWA (L). A medical team from Jeevan Jyoti Blood Bank, Nagpur led by Dr (Sqn Ldr) Ravi Wankhede, Director was received by Sqn Ldr AK Yadav, Senior Medical Officer of this station who coordinated all activities of the event.

In his opening address, Sqn Ldr AK Yadav mentioned “Blood Donation’’ as one of the noblest services by mankind. He further stated that the blood collected from the donors will be utilized by government and private hospitals for the needy patients who are poor.

Air warriors and their families donating blood during Blood Donation Camp at Air force Station Nagpur

A large number of air-warriors and ladies of AF Stn donated the blood. Dr Ravi Wankhade also gave an educative presentation on Organ Donation.

The camp was attended by all personnel including Officers, Airmen, non combatants, Defence Security Corps personnel, AFWWA Sanginis and civilian employees. Air Commodore SW Gosewade VM,

Air Officer Commanding Air Force Station Nagpur appreciated the efforts put in by the AFWWA (Local) and Station Medicare Centre for organizing the camp

Blood Donation Camp Held At Air Force Station, Nagpur

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Nagpur News: An educated but unemployed youth has lodged a complaint with Khaperkheda Police Station against a BJP labour leader in Khaperkheda and Bhim Sena President in Nagpur alleging cheating by both of them by doling out a bogus promise on providing job to him in a bank. The police complaint against the BJP leader created sensation and was talk of the town.

According to sources, the youth Bhimrao Vithhalrao Zodape, resident of Ward No. 4, near Railway Post, in his complaint alleged that the BJP leader Rajesh Chavan, residing in front of Bhimrao’s house, took advantage of the well-to-do family as Bhimrao’s father is working in Western Coalfileds Limited in Pipla. Bhimrao was searching for a job for a long time. The BJP leader Rajesh Chavan told Bhimrao that the Bhim Sena President Dnyaneshwar Gorlewar, resident of Binaki Mangalwari, Nagpur, has a reach with top leaders and he could provide him a job in a bank. Since Rajesh Chavan has a big BJP Labour Union office in Ward No. 3 and many labourers visited the office for resolving their problems, Bhimrao and his father believed him. The BJP leader Chavan took Bhimrao to the Bhim Sena President Gorlewar in Nagpur and discussed about job in a bank to Bhimrao. Chavan told Bhimrao that he will have to pay a total of Rs 4 lakh for the favour out of which Rs 2 lakh will have to be paid in advance and remaining Rs 2 lakh in installments from his salary once the job is provided to him. Bhimrao, believing both the BJP leader Rajesh Chavan and the Bhim Sena President Dnyaneshwar Gorlewar, allegedly  paid them Rs 60,000 as an advance in 2010.

However, despite frequent enquiries by Bhimrao to the BJP leader Rajesh Chavan about the prospects of the job in bank, Chavan started excusing himself by giving unsatisfactory replies like Gorlewar is not in Nagpur, he is out of station and so and forth. Finally, Bhimrao came to know that he has been cheated and relieved of Rs 60,000 by the bogus promise of providing him job in a bank. He straightaway approached the Khaperkheda Police Station and lodged a complaint today (November 25) against the BJP leader Rajesh Chavan and the Bhim Sena President Dnyaneshwar Gorlewar for allegedly cheating and relieving him of Rs 60,000 by doling out bogus promise of providing job in a bank.

According to sources, as the news of police complaint against the BJP leader Rajesh Chavan spread in the town, several youths reached the police station complaining alleged cheating by Chavan and taking money from them. When the PI Sayyed Iqbal of Khaperkheda Police Station was contacted for his comments in the case, he replied that a probe would be conducted in the matter.

Youth alleges cheating by key Khaperkheda BJP leader by bogus promise on providing bank job

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The Chief of NIEPMD and the President/Chairman of NIMH General Council and Secretary (Disabilities Division) Stuti Kacker personally told Rajiv Ranjan Kushwaha, who is also Member of General Council , the Regional Centre of National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities would be opened in Orange City.

Nagpur News: In a significant development that will prove a blessing for thousands of mentally and physically handicapped persons of the Orange City, Vidarbha and neighbouring States, the National Institute for Mentally Handicapped (NIMH) has decided to open the Regional Centre of National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) in Nagpur. This information was provided by the Chief of NIEPMD and the President/Chairman of NIMH General Council and Secretary (Disabilities Division) Stuti Kacker.

The tireless efforts of Nagpur Today  journalist Rajiv Ranjan Kushwaha, who is also the Member of General Council of National Institute for Mentally Handicapped (NIMH), and his sustained pursuit of demand since five years for opening the Regional Centre of NIMH in Nagpur, have bore fruits. The Nagpur resident Kushwaha had sent letters to President of India Pranab Mukherjee, Lok Sabha Speaker Meera Kumar, Central Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Kumari Selja, and the then Central Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik and now Congress General Secretary for soliciting their support to his demand for opening the NIMH Regional Centre in Nagpur.
The Congress General Secretary Mukul Wasnik wholeheartedly supported Rajiv Ranjan Kushwaha’s demand and strived hard for setting up of not only the Regional Centre for entally handicapped but for treatment and education of all kinds of week long persons. Similarly, the Guardian Minister of Nagpur District Shivajirao Moghe, supporting and terming Kushwaha’s demand for opening NIMH Regional Centre in Nagpur as realistic and practical demand for the benefit of weeklong persons, sent a letter to Central Social Justice Minister and Empowerment Kumari Selja requesting her to ensure all help from Maharashtra Government to Kushwaha’s demand in this connection.

The decision to set up Regional Centre of NIEPMD in Nagpur was conveyed to Rajiv Ranjan Kushwaha at the annual meeting of NIMH General Council held on November 20 at Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for Physically Handicapped Hall in Delhi. Kushwaha, who is also Member of NIMH General Council and attended the meeting, was personally told by Stuti Kacker, President/Chairman of NIMH General Council and Secretary (Disabilities Division) that instead of opening of NIMH Regional Centre the NIEPMD Regional Centre would be set up in Nagpur. Stuti Kacker also informed Kushwaha that the NIMH Director and General Council’s Member Secretary T C Sivakumar has been directed to complete all the formalities in this connection without any delay so that the Regional Centre could be opened in Nagpur as soon as possible. Similarly, Stuti Kacker directed T C Sivakumar to increase participation of active member like Kushwaha into important decision-making aspects.

Now, the focus would be on the Administration as to how speedily it works of all formalities in connection with the opening of NIEPMD Regional Centre in Nagpur. However, Stuti Kacker’s positive step has provided a hope of relief for weeklong persons in Vidarbha and other regions as well.

Nagpur Today scribe Kushwaha’s efforts bear fruits as NIEPMD Regional Centre to be in city

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Nagpur News : An unidentified autorickshaw driver hit a motorcyclist on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday and resulted in the death of the motorcyclist. Shakkardra police have booked the auto-rickshaw driver in this regard and search for the same is under way.

According to police information, the deceased Virendra Rajendra Mahapatra (30), a resident of New Amar Nagar, Shivamvila Apartment, Plot No 137, was riding his CBZ bike (MH 31 CB 9427) when a speeding and uncontrolled autorickshaw dashed into his bike.

Fearing arrest, the autorickshaw driver sped away from the spot leaving Virendra in a pool of blood. Nearby commuters rushed Virendra to Government Medical College and Hospital for treatment and informed Sakkardara police about the accident. After preliminary check-up, doctors declared him dead.

Police have registered an offence against the unknown autorickshaw driver under Sections 279, 338, 304 (a) read with sub sections 134 and 177 of MPA.

File Photo of similar accident in which two engineering students of St. Vincent Palloti College of Engineering lost their lives

Speeding autorickshaw kills motorcyclist

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The Nandanwan Ward 47 Corporator Prashant Dhawad organized a grand Rangoli Contest as part of various annual people-oriented programmes organized by him. A musical programme on the eve of 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai was also organized to pay tributes to martyrs “Ek Shaam Shahidon ke naam” which made the audience go emotional and also inspirational.

The Rangoli Contest was organized in three groups consisting of Poster Rangoli, Sanskar Bharti Rangoli and Free Hand Rangoli on a big stretch of 750 metres on the road from Nandanwan S D Hospital to Shirbhate Hospital. The main attraction of the programme was big hoardings erected for paying tributes to departed souls in the entire Ward No. 47 and banners depicting historic events of the nation.

The programme was attended among others by Nagpur MP Vilas Muttemwar, South Nagpur MLA Dinanath Padole, Opposition Leader in NMC Vikas Thakre, and thousands of citizens of the Ward. Pranoti Prashant Dhawad distributed prizes to contestants in Rangoli competition. Prashant Aaskar, Atul Shrungarpawar, Ramesh Lanjewar, Chhotu Gurve, Vishal Bhagat, Prashant Supsande, Anup Dhawad, Laddhha, Amrut Jain and others worked hard for success of the programme.

Grand Rangolis pay tributes to 26/11 martyrs

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Nagpur News: Maharashtra MSBSHSE SSC/HSC Winter Results 2013 was declared by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education at 1 pm today.

Nagpur Pass Percentage is 19.11 is SSC result wereas it is 23.34 in HSC

Candidates can get their Maharashtra Winter Result 2013 by logging on to the following website: www.mahresult.nic.in, www.msbshse.ac.in

SSC and HSC Examination Result October 2013 declared

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Nandanvan police arrested a Roadside Romeo for molesting a 17-year-old girl and passing life threatening messages.

The accused, Sonu Surendra Yadav (20) was following a 17-year-old girl for last one year and claimed to love her. Even after receiving repeated rejections from the victim, Sonu did not let her live in peace. He also put up a verbal fight with victim’s mother and uncle and threatened them that he would throw acid on her and kill her if they arrange her marriage with anyone else.

Frightened with the threat, the victim lodged a complaint with Nandanvan police. Cops arrested Sonu, a resident of Hiwri Nagar slums, and registered an offence under Sections 354 (d), 508 (b), 504, 323 of the IPC.

Roadside romeo behind bars for molesting young girl

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The History itself will go into History. The Historic Jai Stambha, the symbol of India’s Independence and a very popular and proud name and destination, synonymous with Nagpur Railway Station, will be removed from its place to pave the way for Ramjhula Over Bridge being constructed from Mayo Hospital end.

The Jai Stambha, for which the “Bhoomi Pujan” was performed by the then Chief Minister Ravishankar Shukla on August 15, 1947, is standing tall since that era. The Jai Stambhas were erected in every major city of the country to mark the Independence.

However, the Nagpur Mayor Anil Sole has ordered removal of the Jai Stambha after inspection of Ramjhula progress work as the historic symbol is proving to be a roadblock for smooth traffic flow and is also coming under Ramjhula which is being constructed right from Mayo Hospital to Jai Stambha. There were also dozens of suggestions to remove the Jai Stambha, erected right on the middle of the road, for easing the traffic problem. The Mayor has suggested the officials to erect the Jai Stambha near Octroi Post 12-A.

The construction of Ramjhula is going on war-footing and removal of Jai Stambha will pave the way for speedy completion of it as the symbol was the last hurdle for the Over Bridge. The spot was the major stumbling block for smooth traffic as people coming to railway station from Kingsway, Ganesh Temple and Mayo Hospital directions faced enormous difficulties and accidents were a routine.

The Mayor Anil Sole was accompanied by Central Nagpur MLA Vikas Kumbhare, West Nagpur MLA Sudhakar Deshmukh, NMC Commissioner Shyam Wardhane, senior social worker Umesh Chaube, Ravi Paigwar, City Engineer Sanjay Gaikwad, Estate Officer D D Jambhulkar, Executive Engineer of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) Samay Nikose, Development Officer Rahul Warke, Yencon Company’s Manager Sai Prasad, NMC Traffic Branch Officer Shakeel Niyazi, Rights Company’s Manager Rajkumar, Consultant Ajay Udapure and Traffic Police officials.

Historic Jai Stambha to be removed to pave the way for speedy completion of Ramjhula project

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The staggering figure is within six months of the financial year

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The Entertainment Tax Department has mopped up over Rs 3.5 crore from cable operators in the past six months after the digitalization was made mandatory by the Central Government. The recovery of the whopping amount was accounted for the set top boxes installed by the cable operators.

The above information was sought by an RTI activist. The Central Government move for compulsory installation of set top boxes under digitalization system was aimed at curbing non-payment of Entertainment Tax by cable operators in a big proportion. The mandatory installation of set top boxes has cleared the figure of cable connections to a great extent. Previously, the cable operators clandestinely suppressed the exact figure of cable connections thus robbing the Government of Entertainment Tax in a big way.

The RTI activist Abhay Kolarkar, resident of Padole Layout, sought the overall information from the Entertainment Tax Department about the current status on installation of set top boxes in the city. According to the reply, till now 4,34,980 set top boxes have been distributed or installed by the customers. Previously, the figure quoted by cable operators was much less thus clearly showing non-payment of Entertainment Tax in accordance with the number of cable connections. The RTI reply further informed that the number of cable operators in Nagpur stood at 606 who are functioning under four main cable operators.

The Entertainment Tax Department has so far recovered Rs 3.5 crore from cable operators which could climb to Rs 6-7 crore by the end of financial year. The Department has collected Rs 5.71 crore in 2012, Rs 4.09 crore in 2011 and Rs 3.90 crore as Entertainment Tax from the unorganized sector of cable operating. But after digitalization, the figure has already crossed Rs 3.5 crore within six months of the financial year.

Entertainment Tax Deptt mops up Rs 3.5 crore after set top boxes made mandatory by Govt

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Nagpur News: With the personal efforts of Hon Municipal Commissioner  Shyam Wardhane, for granting the payment towards additional stamp duty of 1%, Govt of Maharashtra vide its G.R. dated 25 November 2013, sanctioned the said grant amounting to Rs. 25.49 Crore for Nagpur Municipal Corporation for the period upto Sept. 2013. The additional stamp duty of 1 % on certain transfers of immovable properties in Municipal limits is being levied as per Section 149A of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act. Collector Nagpur shall be the drawing and disbursement officer for distributing the said grant to NMC Nagpur.

Up till now such grants were awarded after the completion of the financial year and as such there was no proposal to award such grants so early. However citing the financial conditions after revenue loss in LBT,  Municipal Commissioner

Shyam Wardhane stressed hard for the said grant and personally moved the proposal table to table at Mumbai Mantralaya and got it sanctioned,  because of which other Corporation could also got the benefit of such early grants of additional stamp duty.

The total revenue of LBT including transit till 25 Nov 2013 is Rs. 168 Crore and stamp duty till October 2013 is Rs. 34.5 crore thus totalling Rs.  202.5 crore , as compared to Rs. 304 crore in ocroi till the same period. Due to the recent search actions by LBT department under the guidance of Commissioner and Dy. Commissioner,  It is expected that LBT and transit income excluding stamp duty for the current month would be around Rs 30 crore as against avg of Rs. 26 crore during last 3 months.

During the recent visits and searches at many of the dealers it is being noticed that many dealers are not following tha mandatory provisions of LBT rules such as keeping purchase register as per Rule 19 and issuing sale bills as per Rule 22. Time and again all dealers are appealed to follow LBT rules and make timely payments towards LBT. It is further appealed to all VAT dealers who  have not yet got LBT registration number shall contact LBT department at Santra Market office, as it is mandatory for all dealers to display the LBT registration certificate at the place of businesses.

Commissioners personal follow up yields fruit to gets sanction of Rs. 25.49 Crore Grant towards Stamp duty

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As the special CBI court pronounced life imprisonment to the dentist couple Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar for killing their daughter Arushi and domestic help Hemraj, the parents back in Nagpur appeared much concerned with the judgment. As the case is related to killing one’s own daughter, all eyes rested upon the verdict as this double murder at Noida had rocked the nation and had been mired into mystery with many twists and turns.

In his 204-page order, the judge observed, “They have extirpated their own daughter who had hardly seen 14 summers of her life and the servant… in the breach of the commandment ‘thou shall not kill’ and injunction of Holy Quran ‘take not life which God has made sacred.” “The parents are the best protectors of their own children. That is the order of human nature but they have been freaks in the history of mankind where the father and mother became the killer of their own progeny,” the judge said.

Nagpur Today sought to speak the parents and experts to have their say over the entire incident and how they feel over Tuesday’s verdict.

Rajan Deshpande, a father of two daughters at Trimurti Nagar said, “I was shocked back then when suspicion was pointed towards Talwars. I wondered how can one murder their daughter in such a brutal manner as the forensic report suggested that the murder was either committed by a butcher or a doctor. I am truly appreciative of the judgment passed in this particular case that disturbed many parents across the nation.”

Tara Chandel, a school teacher said that being a nuclear family she has to leave her daughters to take care of themselves at home. “We cannot keep a vigil round the clock and even if we could then it is totally unjustified to ransack their privacy. But the act of killing one’s one daughter even if for the sake of honor cannot be forgiven either in the eyes of justice or society. I fully stand by the verdict. I think these parents must be repenting for their own ill doings.”

Sidhharth Biswas, a banker, recently got his daughter married. He was told by his daughter that the guy she is in love does not belong to their caste but insisted on marrying him. Biswas then worked upon finding out the antecedents of guy and found that the guy is doing fine in his profession. “Though I was staunch opponent of marrying my daughter out of caste but I realized that my one wrong step would ruin many lives including that of his daughter. Now I feel contented at the decision of marrying off my daughter to the groom of her choice. Tempers don’t work when it comes to dealing with our own blood. Talwars must have committed the murder in the rage of the moment and look where they stand today. They have lost their only daughter and now cool their heels behind the bars for rest of their lives,” said Biswas.

Shruti Khandale, a housewife said that she welcome the verdict and see it as a lesson for others in the past. “The case is one of the worst examples of honor killings but no law in nature or legal corridors could justify this act. It’s a blot on the relationship between parents and children. I condemned their act and wish for death sentence to them.”

Mahant Rahangdale, a doctor termed the verdict as the landmark decision. He said that not only it’s the unethical practice to misuse professional expertise to murder someone. And to use it for murdering one’s own daughter is just disgusting, he added.

Aarushi Verdict : City parents condemn Talwars, welcome judgment as fitting lesson for others

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Nagpur News : One military jawan died while six others injured after an explosion took place during training of military jawans in Chaoni, Kamptee on Monday night. While the authorities were denying about any explosion, an enquiry order has been sent by ministry.

The deceased has been identified as Saleem Akhtar Walikar. According to the information received, jawans were undergoing training of Missile launching training at Missile operation training unit.

As told during the training, the jawans were adding Oxider in the container when suddenly the explosion took place. Sources informed that the container exploded and its heavy particles hit many jawans. Among seven injured Walikar succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning while others are undergoing treatment at Military hospital.

Senior officials refused to share any details about the incident and even few of them denied about such untoward incident.

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One jawan died, six others injured in explosion at Missile launcher in Kamptee

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Nagpur News: After EOW has arrested directors of ‘Shreesurya Group’ under charges of cheating  over 10,000 investors from farm crisis hit Vidarbha and Marathwada,  luring them with towering return. The ponzi schemes by this group turned out to be fraud as the investors are now running from pillar to post to their money back. The same fate appears to be in the offing for one such company Wasankar Wealth Management being run by Dr. Prashant Wasankar here.

Wasankar gave post dated cheques

It surfaced that Wasankar Wealth Management company has eroded the hard earn money of  over 2000 innocent  people by offering them quantum hike in their sum within short span of time.  The documents in possession of Nagpur Today showed that Wasankar charged huge amount membership as much as Rs. 1 lakh per annum and collected over Rs 2000 crore. He assured the depositors by giving them post dated cheques offering around 30% interest on deposit. A source close to the organization revealed, “Forget the interest, now investors are finding it tough to get back their own money back.”

CM urged to interfere

Kishore Tiwari of  Vidarbha Janandolan  Samiti (VJAS) informed that Maharashtra Chief Minister Prathiraj Chavan has been urged to initiate the action against  Wasankar Group promoters under Maharashtra protection of investors deposit act 1999 (MPID) in order to save these investors. In a press release Tiwari said, “The greed of higher return is leading to victimization of innocent. Most of the investors are middle class pensioners. Hence we are urging CM to have urgent intervention to get these pensioners their actual sum atleast. We have received many complaints about Dr. Prashant Wasankar denying pay back, citing financial crisis.”

Tiwari insisted that the state should give him financial bailout package as all illegal activities of Wasankar was promoted and protected by babus, police and other hostile pillars of democracy.

Expanded to Australia, Singapore

In a letter to CM Tiwari said that Dr. Prashant Wasankar  has been working in Nagpur as sub-broker of BSE-NSE capital market since last 23 years. He has earned the confidence of investors to larger extent and has been writing in local newspapers on wealth creation solutions. He managed to arrange investors meet in all metros of India and abroad and also having active operation in Australia and Singapore but his real activities of  running fishy and illegal deposits schemes offering unbelievable interest rates were reported in February this year.

When Shreesurya scam was exposed first by Nagpur Today, cracks started appearing in the trust that people had in Wasankar. Since then, panic grew large among investors who lined up to get their money back. It was then that investors realized they have been dumped and cheated by fraudulent misleading investment advices given by Dr.Prashant Wasankar.  Eventually, hordes of investors approached VJAS to  get back their hard earned money back.

Promissory notes, cheques point dubious detail

VJAS has also attached promissory notes and cheques given by Wasankar and also the interest chart signed by himself. This also proposed the schemes that offer to double the money within 30 months along with  a membership proposal that required the people to deposit 1 lakh rupees. Later, Dr.Prashant Wasankar failed to return the money.  He has been asking the investors to wait citing recession in share market while the gullible investors keep visiting the office of  Wasankar Group. In the letter to the Chief Minister,  VJAS has drawn the attention of administration that all deposits collected by Wasankar’s company are illegal and has no legitimate status where as he has been fully protected by local Police Authorities, SEBI, RBI, Govt. of Maharashtra etc. The pattern of functioning of Wasankar Wealth Management Group  is nothing but money laundering activities and it has international network too, Tiwari  alleged.

Wasankar’s bankruptcy reported earlier

Recently the alleged  illegal activities and bankruptcy  of Wasankar group was reported in electronic and print media but administration and police turned blind eye that time too. But now investors are gathering before the office of Wasankar Group  and crying for money. However they are finding themselves helpless as administration is yet to take the matter seriously.

Authorities must act before it’s too late

Sameer Joshi has duped innocent investors of around Rs.240 crore earlier. Pramod Agarwal through his dubious money doubling scheme duped thousands of investors to tune  of Rs 100 crore on the name of Mahadev Land Developers and  Ullas Khaire had dumped  around 1 lakh people of Rs 1,100 crore and now this Wasankar Group  likely to repeat the same story. “Hence we are urging CM to initiate action under  Maharashtra protection of investors deposit act 1999 (MPID)  against  Wasankar Group  Promoters so that innocent investors hard earned money is protected,” Kishore Tiwari added.

- Rajeev Kushwaha | Email – rajeev.nagpurtoday@gmail.com

Wasankar Scam : Investors panic as promise of high return turns fake; CM’s intervention urged