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Nagpur: “Ideology of Congress is the backbone of the party. Only the party workers have strength to keep communal forces away from the society,” asserted the President of Maharashtra Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee Adv Charulata Tokas.

She was addressing a meeting of Congress workers organised by Jyeshta Nagrik Seva Mahasangh, Wardha at Siddhivinayak Mandir in Kelzar. The President of Jyeshta Nagrik Seva Mahasangh Rambhau satav presided over the meeting. Adv Charulata Tokas attended the meeting as chief guest. Others who participated in the meeting include MPCC Secretary Shekhar Shende, Sindhi (Railway) Agriculture Produce Committee Deputy Chairman Ramkrishna Umathe, Jyeshta Nagrik Seva Mahasangh Secretary Gangadhar Patil, member Haji Yusuf Sheikh, former Zilla Parishad President Laxman Kamble and others.

At the outset, the dignitaries took darshan of Siddhivinayak. Adv Tokas listened to the problems and difficulties of the Congress workers. “The present government at Centre and state has only increased the problems of farmers, farm labourers and other common people. Inflation, unemployment and other problems are increasing day by day. The government is creating disharmony in society. But Congress party will stand behind farmers and downtrodden with all its might,” Adv Tokas stated.

Vasudevrao Nakhate, Babarao Narad, Shankarrao Bharti, Vijay Gaekwad, Ashok Chachane, Dnyaneshwar Kapate, Manoj Dafe, and several other Congress leaders and workers attended the meeting.

Ideology of Congress is the strength of party: Adv Charulata Tokas

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Nagpur: Ramdaspeth Plot Owner’s and Resident’s Association is organizing a program on Rain Water Harvesting on 8th April 2018 at Dagdi Park, Ramdaspeth at 8.30 am.

Water availability is becoming more & more scarce every year due to erratic monsoon which is the result of climatic change. Hence the need of Rain Water Harvesting is very essential on priority basis. The object of the program is to make all the residents of Nagpur aware about the importance of Rain Water Harvesting. Although Rain Water Harvesting is made compulsory by NMC now in the recent few years, majority of old residential buildings & flat schemes haven’t installed rain water harvesting system.

Rain Water Harvesting System does not cost much to install but the benefits of Rain Water Harvesting are many times the cost. Those who have installed Rain Water Harvesting have reduced their water bill to great extent. NMC also gives discount on property tax if Rain Water Harvesting is implemented. The Association has planned to make majority of the residential buildings in & around ramdaspeth area to take written commitments from them for implementation of rain water harvesting system.

Mayor Nanda Jichkar will be the chief guest &  Ashwin Mudgal will preside & Sudhakar Deshmukh MLA Nagpur West will be the Guest of Honour. Hemant Kharabe, PI Sitabuldi will also grace the ocassion. Corporators Roopa Rai, Sanjay Bangale,  Vijay Zalke, Nishant Gandhi, Ujwala Sharma &  Sunil Hiranwar will be present as special guests on the occassion. Experts in Rain Water Harvesting will guide the citizens how to implement the Rain Water Harvesting System. President Dilip Saraf & Secretary CA Julfesh Shah has requested all the citizens to attend the program & take its benefit.

Rain Water Harvesting Program on April 8 at Dagdi Park

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Nagpur: The macabre Kamble double murder case has taken a curious turn as Nagpur Today senior crime reporter Ravikant Kamble, whose mother and one and half year old daughter were murdered on February 17 last, has accused the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kishor Supare of conniving with the accused and tried to hush up the murder case at initial stage for nefarious reasons. “Moreover, the ACP ‘deliberately’ leaked the ‘case diary’ in order to weaken the investigations,” Kamble charged.

Questioning the dubious role of ACP Supare, Kamble met Commissioner of Police Dr K Venkatesham and lodged a written complaint in this connection. He has demanded the top cop to make the ACP co-accused in the double murder case. The demand by Kamble has created ripples in police circle in city.

Currently, the investigation into murders of 54-year old Usha Kamble and one-and-half year old Rashi , mother and daughter of Ravikant Kamble, is being investigated by ACP Rajratna Bansod. During the probe, ACP Bansod made the fourth arrest in the case when accused Ankit Shahu was rounded up.Cops have recovered blood stained clothes of the victims as well as a kerosene can used for burning the evidence. Gold ornaments worn by deceased Usha Kamble have also been recovered from the house of accused.

According to reliable sources, the ‘tainted’ ACP Supare, even before the investigations were completed, himself sought MCR of the accused. The ACP tried hard to prepare documents for MCR even before the end of police custody of the accused. When the ACP Supare was investigating the case, he did not bother to visit the crime spot nor house of the complainant for gathering solid clues. No nearby residents were interrogated for further clues. The ACP should have recorded the statement of the complainant Ravikant Kamble before hand to deal with the accused. All these crucial aspects were ‘deliberately’ neglected by the ACP Supare, the sources said.

Earlier cops had arrested Ganesh Shahu, his wife Gudiya and a minor boy in the case. Ganesh owns a grocery shop in Pawansut Nagar, who had brutally killed Usha Kamble and Rashi by slitting their throats with a tin plate of an oil can. Ganesh had murdered Usha and Rashi on the first floor of his house. In a bid to destroy the evidence, Ganesh along with other accused had packed the bodies in gunny bags and dumped them under a culvert near Durga Layout, behind Vihirgaon village on Umred road.

Sources further stated that even after the accused Ganesh Shahu and his wife Gudiya were sent to MCR, the ACP Supare did not feel it fit to record statement of complainant Ravikant Kamble. The ACP even ‘avoided’ gathering of circumstantial evidence such as half burned pieces of blood stained cloth burned by the accused, ash from the spot and other evidence. The ACP hesitated in seizing the CCTV footage. Ravikant Kamble has allegedly pointed out all these shortcomings in the double murder case probe to the Commissioner of Police.

Now, all eyes are on the action the top cop initiates in this regard.

Kamble double murder: ACP Supare accused of trying to hush up probe to ‘save’ accused

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Nagpur: Reports of many students as well as many ‘unwanted’ elements were staying in hostels of Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) illegally had grabbed headlines local newspapers recently. Taking a serious note of the media reports, the RTMNU administration had taken a tough stand and told the ‘illegal’ students and others to vacate the hostels immediately. Has the situation changed or remains as it is? Nagpur Today scribe too rounds of the hostels of RTMNU at Campus and Law College Square.

The visit at Campus hostel revealed that the ‘Warden’ was ‘missing.’ Almost all the rooms of students were locked. The security guard informed that the ‘Warden’ of the hostel never turns up except on Independence Day, Republic Day, birth anniversaries of great personalities et al. The ‘Warden’ shows his face also on the day of new admissions to the hostels, informed some students on the condition of anonymity. It is further learnt that this ‘Gentleman’ (Warden) is originally working in Campus Library and has been given additional charge as ‘Warden’ of the hostel.

The situation at Law College Square hostel is no different. The ‘Warden’ of this hostel was found to have gone out for attending a high-level meeting, informed a clerk. This ‘Warden’ is also found to be holding the post as additional charge. A History Professor in University’s Humanity Department is holding the post. Hence he is present in the hostel only in the evening from 4.30 to 5, the clerk said.

A few days back, a student of the hostel committed suicide by consuming poisonous stuff. The deceased hailed from Yavatmal and was student of BEd course. The suicide sparked tension in the hostel and the ‘heat’ is still being felt by the other students of the hostel. From April 2, 2018, the hostel student is charged Rs 50 additionally for a friend or any other guest who stays in the hostel. However, not a single student in the hostel in ‘authorised’ one but still 380 students are staying in 190 rooms as hostel inmates.

According to the report, the illegal students are those who were denied admission to the hostel. According to sources, the students’ stay is technically illegal and not that those other than the allotted ones are occupying the hostel rooms. Allotment was done randomly but some students want to continue in their preferred rooms so they mutually swapped the rooms.

The building hosting the hostel for Law course students is being renovated. ‘Wi-fi’ facility has also been provided in the hostel, according to the demand of the students. But many students were found using electric ovens in their rooms and thus drawing hefty electric bills. The hostels have a tradition of inmates bringing in their relatives or friends, sources informed.

RTMNU hostel ‘mess’: ‘Wardens’ found ‘missing,’ most students staying ‘illegally’

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Nagpur: Beejotsav is an informal group of farmers, people who understand farming, people having deep concerns about farming. Every member doing some or the other thing to conserve nature and ecology is an important member of beejotsav group. Beejotsav is thus a movement by these like-minded people. Indigenous Seeds being the centre part of the concept, the 3-day beejotsav started with worshiping different varieties of Indigenous Seeds.

Amitabh Pawade talked on ill-effects of GM Cotton that was introduced as a better economical alternative for farmers. This year, the production was badly affected by an attack on cotton and farmers could gain nothing. The GM cotton also spreads skin-diseases disturbing not only economy but also health in families of farmers. Now, farmers themselves are demanding indigenous seeds which are not available at krushi Seva centres.

Dr. Shreenivas Khandewale talked not only on the economics but also the education that needs to be introduced in agricultural universities. He stated that if these colleges and universities can impart some technical knowledge about soil, water, seeds to the children of farmers, they will get employment in their own villages. Farmer need not rush to urban technologist to know about his soil, his own seed. He strongly believes that government should come forward with some policies to strengthen the agriculture and allied industries.

The exhibition-cum-sale started from 2 PM. The crowd since then is a result of the spread through social media and the support by all news media, organizers believe. Beejotsav, this year, has 65 stalls with variety of organic and eco-friendly sustainable products. Stall have come from all over india like Chennai, Orisa, Bangalore, Chhatisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and areas like Daryapur, Nanded, Nashik, Yavatmal Dist., Nagpur Dist., Pune etc. All the produces are organic and poison-free organizers believe.

Eco-friendly products and presence of Pastoral Community is major attraction this year. The indigenous breed of cattle play major role in conservation of ecology but are far away from urban sensitivities. Beejotsav thus plays major role in filling this gap. Looking at the participation in stalls and the urban crowd visiting the exhibition, Beejotsav seems to be a big success.

The evening slot is also adding special attraction as Beejotsav has included Kalotsav (Art Utsav) for the first time. Sketchers like Ashwin Ramteke and Jitendra Makode were attracting people who wish to sketch their portraits. Sandip Sarathi, Humayar Ali, Swaroop Bhatia and Vinod Vidrohi were the poets contributing in the increased feel-good factor. Kunal Dandekar and Vaibhavi Kolhe entertained the visitors with their Guitars. Ritesh Yadav, Atharva Tapas and Shantanu Bhave were the original compositors who presented their own compositions.

Representation from Pastoral community and Kalotsav were the added attractions of this year Beejotsav.

The visitors treated themselves to the organic or poison-free food items like Lakholi Dal Vade, Nachani Idaly, Mohful Bonda, Gud Jalebi and Suran Fry. The dinner menu was as delicious as snacks items which included Mix Grain Roti, Kulatha Bhaji and Kodo Kheer. Beejotsav organizers appeal visitors to come and treat themselves to these items in next two days.

The Ambadi Sharbat, Kairi Sharbat and Bel Sharbat gave a great relief in the summer of Nagpur.

Beejotsav started with Beejai-Pujan

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Nagpur: Picking up the issue of unemployed youths in Nagpur, City NCP President Anil Ahirkar and the only NCP corporator Duneshwar Pethe in a formal talk with media said, the ruling party has failed to keep its promise of providing jobs to youths and suggested some positive ways as to solve problem at some level. Former corporator Vedpraklash Arya and Vishal Khandekar were specially present.

Drawing the attention of district and NMC administrations through the media, they suggested, the unemployeds willing to take up self employment should be registered and the places that are lying vacant or are encroached be given on rent to the youths. They were of the opinion that the hawkers and vendors were unable to buy or hire the place for small businesses. They also said, those not giving the rent from time to time, their registration should be cancelled. Ahirkar informed that while sharing a platform with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, he had raised the issue of unemployeds and had discussed with him regarding self employment. Gadkari had asked him to prepare a proposal and to submit it.

Generating jobs by developing Sukrawari lake
Talking about the Sukrawari lake (Jumma Tank) the NCP office bearers spoke of their bold step to adopt the Sukarwari lake on which NMC has spent crores of rupees but no development was done. They had written to the NMC administration regarding adopting the tank so that it can save the expenses of NMC and the purpose would be definitely fulfilled. NCP or any other concerned organisation could have taken up the task of cleaning, beautifying and promoting tourism to generate employment. But within two days NMC gave orders to sanction Rs 22 crores for various works of the lake which now remain only on papers.

Khau Galli still remains a dream
Plans of NMC only appear on papers and remain there. The fate of Khau Galli is nothing different from other development works of NMC. Had the work of Khau Galli been given to some organisations or institutions the scene would have been different.

Despite spending crores of rupees the traffic system still remains paralysed, they said.

Already the population of Nagpur and rural is nearly 45,00,000 and besides Nagpur attracts people coming from other states due to number of hospital that are here. Barring some hospital many hospitals are looting the patients and playing with lives of people, they opined.

NCP’s city biggies suggest ways for generating jobs

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Nagpur: As the summer peaks at its full intensity, frequent power outages is leaving the citizens red-faced. And the MSEDCL is facing the heat from the fuming consumers. But the main culprit for repeated power breakdowns is Nagpur Metro Rail. Digging of roads and other places without informing MSEDCL is causing damage to underground power cables that ultimately results in power outages for hours. The victims are both – consumers and MSEDCL as well.

On Thursday, the digging work undertaken by Metro hit the power supply to areas near Food Corporation of India (FCI). Around 2500 consumers were in dark from 8 pm as underground cables at Ajni Square got damaged due to digging work being done by Nagpur Metro Rail. As it was not possible for MSEDCL to rectify the fault at night hours, the consumers were provided relief by way of alternate power supply. The cable repair work was undertaken on Friday morning on war-footing and the power supply was restored in full at about 10 am.

Similarly, the Metro digging work hit the power supply as the underground cables were damaged around 3.30 am at Munje Square. A team of MSEDCL’s Sitabuldi office rushed to the site on being informed and carried out repair work. Power supply was restored in the Friday morning itself.

In the past too, several localities have gone without power for hours due to damage to cables by JCB excavators. Earlier, many other departments were the culprits but it is now the Nagpur Metro emerging as main culprit.

As several developments works are being carried out by different agencies such as Metro, Water Supply, NMC, NIT, telecommunications departments. Digging with the help of massive drill machines is going on. This digging work on massive scale inadvertently is causing damage to MSEDCL’s underground cables and thus triggering power breakdowns in many areas.

Facing the heat of consumers, the MSEDCL has urged the concerned agencies such as Metro, Water Works, NMC, NIT and other departments to notify it before carrying out the digging work and avoid power breakdowns.

Video: MSEDCL faces heat as Metro’s digging work causes power breakdowns in many areas

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Nagpur: Tweaking rules for its own benefit and its ‘favourites’ is turning out to be a ‘habit’ for the Bharatiya Janata Party, the ruling party on Nagpur Municipal Corporation. And this ‘diehard habit’ has put the party under the scanner. In the instant case, the BJP-ruled tweaked the rules to give an extension to retired Additional Municipal Commissioner Rizwan Siddiqui in the same post. The ‘favour’ to Siddiqui, who had even faced a departmental enquiry that led to stopping his two increments, has raised many eyebrows.

It may be noted that extension of service or appointment of any retired official on contractual basis can be only granted to those who did not face any departmental enquiry or found guilty in DE, according to the rules of Maharashtra Government,.

Siddiqui had faced a departmental enquiry in 1997 recruitment scam when the civic body had appointed 106 employees by bending rules and later all of them were terminated. While under political pressure and high court directives the civic body had regularized 89 of them, the remaining 17 terminated employees recently lost their case in the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court. “In the case, Siddiqui too was found guilty and his two increments were stopped,” said a source.

The ruling party leader Sandip Joshi, on March 20, tabled the minutes of February month’s general body meeting in the House to extend the tenure of Siddiqui as the Additional Municipal Commissioner or appoint him on contractual basis. Joshi was the proposer while Leader of Opposition Tanaji Wanve was the seconder of the proposal. The civic body had already appointed Siddiqui as Director of Special Purpose Vehicle — Nagpur Environmental Services Limited (NESL). Also, various departments — public works, electrical, projects and DPDC– will continue to be under Siddiqui.

Siddiqui, NMC’s first own Additional Municipal Commissioner, retired from the services on February 28. Municipal Commissioner Ashwin Mudgal on March 1 gave charge as NESL director and also of some departments to Siddiqui considering his vast experience in the civic body. In fact, Siddiqui had reportedly converted NMC’s clinic in Sadar area as his residence since last many years. Even after his retirement, he didn’t vacate the clinic and is also using the Fire Department’s Manza car.

BJP-ruled NMC tweaks rules, extends service of Siddiqui despite facing departmental enquiry

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Nagpur: In a major action, a squad of Dharampeth Zone of Nagpur Municipal Corporation on Friday bulldozed an illegal hotel constructed at the parking slot of Wockhardt Hospital near Shankar Nagar Square on North Ambazari Road. Acting on the directives of Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court on PIL No. 65/2012, the Enforcement Department squad of Dharampeth Zone demolished the hotel built at the parking place of the multi-storied hospital.

Similarly, the Mangalwari Zone of NMC demolished the illegal construction at the parking place of Chhaoni-based Achraj Tower A-B Wing. A fine was also recovered from the encroacher.

Interestingly, the illegally constructed hotel – Bauffage – at Wockhardt Hospital parking was demolished on Wednesday. But the hotel was restarted soon after the squad of Dharampeth Zone left. The multi-storey hospital violated the sanctioned plan and carried out illegal construction in its basement meant for parking. As a result, visitors were forced to park vehicles on the road, thus causing frequent traffic snarls.

Armed with an excavator and a truck, the anti-encroachment squad of the Dharampeth Zone led by Assistant Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Moroney reached the spot on Wednesday. Spotting the squad, the hotel owner assured to vacate the place and sought 24 hours’ time. But soon after the squad left, the hotel started operating like any other normal day.

NMC bulldozes illegal hotel built at Wockhardt Hospital parking slot

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Nagpur: As many as 6 children were injured in a fatal mishap early Saturday morning, when a rashly driven truck suddenly lost control on Velahari-Besa road and simultaneously rammed into the 4-5 school vans carrying children to Podar International School located at Ghoghli. Sources said that not only the truck driver was driving rashly but the school vans too were moving at much high speed. Looking at the condition of damaged vans, it can be assumed how terrific the collision would have been.

All the six children have been rushed to Keshav Hospital at Manewada Square. One of the injured kids have been admitted to ICCU where his condition is said to be critical.

The incident has invited public outrage against the school van drivers who have been under radar for their incomplete verification by school authorities as well as their rough driving.

“Many parents have complained to Podar school administration about mushrooming school vans without any trained drivers. But the school authorities had always lent a deaf ear to such complaints and often shrugged responsibility of this transporation off their shoulders,” said a parent whose ward was also on board one of the damaged vans.

The condition of children were said to be stable. However more details are awaited.

Meanwhile, Nagpur Today tried to connect Keshav Hospital but the authorities refused to divulge any details.

6 kids of Podar School injured as truck rams into 4-5 school vans

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Nagpur: In a tragic incident, body of a 5-year old girl was found floating in lift pit being dug up at an under-construction building in Dabha area of Gittikhadan police jurisdiction on Friday evening.

It could not be verified as to how and when the toddler fell into the pit and drowned.

The deceased has been identified as Mahi Mukeshkumar Ahirwar, resident of Dabha. Mahi’s body was found floating in the lift pit dug up at the under-construction building in Sai Nagar, Dabha, around 6.15 pm on Friday.

Gittikhadan police constable Gajanan Thakre, based on information provided by Dhaniram Chainlal Nagrikar (24), Hill New Society, Dabha, has registered a case of accidental death and launched an in-depth probe to ascertain the circumstances in which the kid girl reached the lift pit and drowned. Cops are also probing foul play, if any, in the tragic death of the toddler.

Body of 5-year old girl found floating in lift pit at under-construction building in Dabha

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Nagpur: A teenage girl went missing from coaching class in Khamla locality here on Friday. She has reportedly been kidnapped by a man probably known to her.

The complainant father of the 17-year old girl told police that he dropped his daughter at coaching class situated in Khamla locality around 4 pm on Friday. However, when he went to the coaching class for fetching his daughter around 8.15 pm, she was nowhere to be found. The complainant suspected his daughter might have been abducted by a man named Samarsingh Thakur.

Pratap Nagar PSI Dhone, based on the complaint, has registered an offence under Section 363 of the IPC and mounted a search to trace the girl as well as the alleged kidnapper.

Teenage girl abducted from coaching class in Khamla

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Nagpur: Kanhan police have booked two persons and seized a truck, sand, Activa, mobile and other material worth Rs 4,50,000.

According to report, Special Squad Nagpur Rural’s Sub Divisional Police Officer Dume along with his team and Head Conbstable Amit Rameshwar Mehere, on 4 April at around 7 pm were trying to get information regarding the sand theft taking place at Kanhan-Pipri river ghats. At this very moment they saw a truck MH40-1546 carrying illegal sand coming. The police personnels who were in uniform signalled the truck to stop. The truck driver sped away vehicle trying to hurt the policemen.

One Gajanan Tiwade and his friend coming on Activa Moped MH31TC0530 were stopped. From Tiwade’s mobile police came to know that he was involved in theft of sand. An offence has been registered against the culprits Gajanan Tiwade and Umesh Sukhalal Wadive, both residents of Pipri Kanhan under section 353,379, 34 of IPC along with 184 of Motor Vehicle Act. PSI Pralhad Dhawad of Kanhan Police Station has been further investigating.

Illegal transportation of sand, mud, Murum (red boulder) from Kanhan river, Pench river in Kanhan area is going on.

Kanhan police book two in sand theft

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Nagpur: The mortal remains of BJP office bearer Navneet Behare will be brought to Nagpur by plane from Mumbai. Navneet Behare, 53, President of Prabhag nine who had gone to attend the Mahasammelan at Mumbai suffered a heart attack in the moving train whilel returning. On coming to know MLA Dr Milind Mane, relatives of Behare, BJP workers Sunil Borkar and Narendra Ganvir were at Dahanu with the body. The postmortem of the Behare’s body was performed at the government hospital and then from Dahanu the body was taken to Kapoor Hospital at Vile Parle. After completing all the formalities of Immigration certificate the body will be flown by plane from Mumbai to Nagpur.

On hearing the news of Navneet Behare’s sad demise, a pall of gloom descend over BJP. Dr Milind Mane informed that on getting the information of Behare suffering a heart attack he immediately reached were Behare was and tried his level best to save him as he being a doctor, but in vain.

BJP’s office bearer Navneet Behare’s to be flown from Mumbai to Nagpur

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Nagpur: An employee of a coal supply company decamped with Rs 70 lakh cash on Friday afternoon. The accused along with his wife, daughter and another relative went absconding and eluding the hunting cops. The incident was reported in Ganeshpeth police jurisdiction.

According to police, accused NileshPakhale(34), a resident of Radhaswami Nagar, Sai Baba Nagar, Kharbi,was working with the company for last four years. The company was in coal supply business and is owned by Nitin Upre (35), a resident of B-8, Godrej Anandam Apartment. Two other persons are co-owners of the company. The office of the company is situated at Dr Ambedkar Square on Central Avenue. For the accused Pakhale, it was a routine to visit Upre’s residence on his moped. Later, he along with Upre used to leave for the office in latter’s BMW car daily. The accused Pakhale was also handling the cash daily and it was his routine to take cash to Upre’s residence in the car. \

On Friday at around 2 pm, Upre handed over Pakhale a bag containing Rs 70 lakh cash and asked him to deliver it to his home. Pakhale took the bag and left for Upre’s house in his car. He reached Godrej Anandam but instead of delivering the cash, he just handed over the car keys to the security guard and left with the bag containing the cash on his moped. When Pakhale did not return to office even after an hour, Upre called him on his cell phone. In turn, Pakhale told Upre that he would never return to office and immediately switched off the phone. Taken aback by the development, Upre immediately contacted Ganeshpeth Police Station and lodged a complaint against the accused Nilesh Pakhale.

Ganeshpeth police constable Rajesh Sarwa, acting on the complaint of Nitin Upre, registered a case under Section 408 of the IPC and started investigations. When a team of Crime Branch visited Pakhle’s house in Kharbi, the neighbours informed them that he came to the house at around 2 pm and left along with his wife, daughter and sister-in-law.

Cops have mounted a hunt to nab the absconding accused Nilesh Pakhale.

Employee of a coal supply company decamps with Rs 70 lakh cash, cops mount hunt

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Nagpur: With the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court rejecting anticipatory bail application of BJP leader Omprakash alias Munna Yadav in Yadav clan assault case, the ‘absconding’ BJP leader has no option other than to surrender to cops. Munna Yadav has gone absconding since Diwali last year after a bloody clash erupted between the Yadav clan.

Notably, Munna Yadav is also President of Wardha Road-based Sai Seva Mandal which runs the famous Sai Baba Mandir. As Munna Yadav is absconding and another key office-bearer of Sai Seva Mandal – Secretary Avinash Shegaonkar – was booked and arrested under Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the functioning of Sai Baba Mandir has been crippled.

Since both the President and Secretary of Sai Seva Mandal are facing criminal charges and have been made accused, disappointment is brewing among thousands of devotees. Several devotees have demanded the Charity Commissioner to remove both Munna Yadav and Shegaonkar from Sai Seva Mandal and hand over the reins to other competent office bearers or appoint an administrator.

According to sources, in the absence of Munna Yadav, President of Sai Seva Mandal, the Secretary Avinash Shegaonkar was running the affairs ‘whimsically.’ Frequent wordy duels with priests and other office bearers has become a routine. The atmosphere in Sai Baba Mandir is getting vitiated. Shortcomings in facilities being provided to devotees are being noticed.

A few days back, the Secretary Shegaonkar was booked and arrested under Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on the basis of a complaint lodged by a flower vendor at Sai Baba Mandir, Shivraj Bawankar.

Shegaonkar claimed that Bawankar encroached the space for his shop. A wordy duel had erupted between Bawankar and Shegaonkar. Subsequently, Bawankar had registered a case against Shegaonkar with Dhantoli police accusing him of perpetrating atrocity. Dhantoli police had booked Shegaonkar under sections of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and arrested him A court however had granted bail to him.

With both President and Secretary of Sai Seva Mandal being accused in criminal cases, the functioning of Sai Baba Mandir has come under scanner.

Sai Baba Mandir functioning hit as President Munna Yadav & Secretary Shegaonkar face criminal cases

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Nagpur: The lack of cleanliness in the city has given rise to the mosquitoes’ problem in city. It is clear from figures of NMC’s Malaria-Filaria Department. The entire city is haunted by the mosquitoes. The drainages and the stagnant waters everywhere have become the breeding places of mosquitoes.

The citizens have been continuously demanding relief from the mosquito menace. The people here have demanded, the city to be cleaned and then the stagnant water places be sprayed.

No doubt, the spraying has started in those areas where the corporators and officials stay. The department has even prepared a list but the spraying is done according to the positions. If the person is at a higher position a big fogging machine is used and for person of lesser position handy spraying machine is used.

The problem with the small fogging machine is that it makes a tremendous noise which the animals cannot bear and start running towards the direction from were the noise comes. Many a times the persons spraying have to run for the life, at such times they have fall on ground too. They have either hurt themselves and the handy machine has gone out of order.

It may be mentioned the spraying done by handy fogging machine is not that effective as the one done by a bigger fogging machine which last longer. There is need for bigger fogging machines.

Mosquito menace in Nagpur, citizens demand relief

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Nagpur/Amravati: A wild bear, searching for food in one of the agriculture fields, fell into an open well when a pack of dogs chased and attacked it recently. The bear reportedly sustained minor injuries. Reports reaching here said that the bear entered the agriculture field in Melghat, Amravati district, from the nearby jungle in search of food. But when the dogs chased and attacked it, the bear ran helter-skelter to save life. In the melee, the bear fell into an open well nearby. The panicky bear tried to come out of the well itself by jumping but could not due the depth of the well .

On being informed, a team of Forest Department officials reached the spot and launched a rescue mission. After hours of hard work, the bear was pulled out of the well and freed in jungles to return to its habitation.

Watch video: Wild bear falls into well in Melghat, rescued

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Nagpur: A full-grown leopard at city’s Maharajbagh Zoo died on Saturday. The big cat was ailing since the past 10 days and was treated for some complications. Saline was also administered to the feline but it succumbed to the ailment around 11.30 am on Saturday.

This is the second casualty at the popular Maharajbagh Zoo within a week. On March 29, the iconic tigress Jaai died after battling for life for months. The death of big cats within short span of time concerned the wildlife lovers of the city.

According to Maharajbagh Zoo official Dr Bawaskar, the leopard was born in zoo itself on June 13, 1999. ‘Gopal’ and ‘Jui’ were it’s parents. The lifetime of a leopard in captivity is around 19-20 years. Since the leopard was in the zoo since its birth, he was ‘darling’ of the zoo employees and an attraction for visitors.

The dead leopard was consigned to flames around 3 pm on Saturday itself.

Full-grown leopard dies of illness at city’s Maharajbagh Zoo

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Nagpur: Three labourers lost their lives when they entered a well situated at the basement of Empress Mall Residency for cleaning work on Saturday afternoon. Six wells are situated at the Empress Mall Residency basement and the cleaning work was going on. The toxic gas emanating from the well suffocated the three labourers to death.

The Ganeshpeth police were informed about the fatal mishap around 3.15 pm upon which a team of cops reached the spot and started investigations. Cops also alerted Fire Brigade. The Fire Brigade personnel started rescue act but found the three labourers dead.

Bodies of the three labourers were extricated and sent to Government Hospital for post-mortem.

One of the deceased labourers has been identified as Deepak Mahadeo Gawte, resident of Sumedh Nagar, near WCL Colony, Nari Road. The identity of other two deceased labourers has not been established so far.

According to Ganeshpeth Fire Station In-Charge Anil Gole, by the time they reached the spot the labourers had died. The well is 12-foot deep and has 2-foot of water. The labourers came in contact either with methane gas or carbon monoxide. Since oxygen quantity at basement is sparse the toxic gas affects human beings very fast.

Other labourers working at the well said that one labourer descended into the well for cleaning work. But when he did not came out for considerable time, the second labourer went inside the well to check him. But as he entered the well, he felt uneasy and hence called the third labourer for help. The third labourer too entered the well but he too did not come out. All the three labourers were suffocated to death due to inhaling of toxic gas emanating from the well.The fire brigade team had to deploy JCB machine to pull out the bodies.

A case of negligence was registered in the Ganeshpeth Police Station and investigations launched.

3 labourers die of inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a well at Empress Mall Residency