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Nagpur: Amid the sheer embarrassment the recent incident has brought to NMC Mayor Ninda Jichkar, the parties have now demanded her resignation over the glitch that they alleged, amounts to graft. It may be mentioned that recently Nagpur Today has exposed through a letter that Jichkar had taken her son along on an official US tour, by showing him as private personal secretary. The incident has substantially brought forth the rampant misuse of taxpayers’ money. In addition to it, many abroad tours of Mayor have now come under scanner. The official tours in NMC are fast turning personal tours, informed an insider.

Jichkar had allegedly took her younger son Priyash along on an official tour to San Francisco, California, USA. Priyash’s tour was funded by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), as he was described as Jichkar’s private secretary in NMC. It is learnt that Jichkar had informed officiating municipal commissioner Ravindra Thakre about her tour but made no mention of her son travelling as her secretary.

When Nagpur Today contacted Acting NMC Commissioner Ravinder Thakre, he said that being a commissioner he would not have any say into this. “The matter should come up in the House and they would take the call,” Thakre told NT.

Sensing one of the most embarrassing moments BJP city president Sudhakar Kohle and NMC ruling party leader Sandip Joshi have admitted that Mayor had adopted wrong practice by taking her son along as her private secretary.
On the other hand the Opposition parties have appealed to the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to suspend the Mayor and appoint new person in her place.

Talking to Nagpur Today, Ex-Mayor and City Congress President Vikas Thakre reacted that the incident has brought big shame to India and as well as Nagpur on international level. The honor of Nagpur is lost through this incident as the first citizen of the city is caught in such an embarrassing act, he said adding that he knows Mayor Jichkar and her family personally and on moral ground she would be the first to resign before her party asks him to do so.

The parties have also demanded that the officials involved in supporting Mayor to prepare the document should also be brought to the task. Experts claim that the approval of top officials must have been given to get the document of Jichkar’s son ready. However it is also suspected that the Mayor’s office has kept everything under the wraps and got the visa approved. When quizzed if NMC officials have any power to take action into the matter, Ravidra Thakre expressed ignorance saying, “I may not be able to comment anything offhanded. We will have to look into the provisions first.”

Meanwhile, it is learnt that the Mayor had also organised a grand party for NMC’s bigwigs before proceeding to US tour along with her son.

Nagpur Today also tried to contact NMC Ruling Party leader Sandip Joshi for comment but he did not reply to any of our calls.

US Trip Slip : NMC officials tight lipped as netas demand Mayor’s resignation

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Nagpur: As the Ganesh festival is going on with great fervour and zeal, the city police and an NGO is concerned about the eco system during the festival. The police and an NGO Maitrayee Parivar collaboratively appealed the Ganesh mandals to ensure the festival remains eco-friendly and there is a high degree of cleanliness at all such places. The mandal representatives were also given a CD, prepared by the NGO, to guide them regarding the measures that can be adopted to maintain a nuisance-free festival.

The Ganeshotsav mandal representatives were appealed to follow certain sound practices for maintaining clean and eco-friendly environment in a programme organized by city police and Maitrayee parivar at N-Cops excellence centre at Chhaoni in Sadar on Saturday.

The organizers were urged to maintain separate collection bins for dry and wet garbage following the dictum of the ‘Swaccha Bharat Abhiyaan’ of the government. The organizers were also guided to motivate the devotees to maintain cleanliness and also create awareness with banners, posters, slogans and also audio-visual presentations.

In order to create an ambience of healthy competitions, there was also a proposal mooted at the programme to consider giving away awards to the organizers on the basis of their efforts to create and maintain cleanliness. Juhi Pandharipande, one of the key social workers working in the sphere of the cleanliness drives, expressed her vision regarding the eco-friendly and clutter-free festival.

City police chief BK Upadhyay, who was flanked by Jt CP Ravindra Kadam and Addl CP S Digawkar, also underlined the need of cleanliness and linked it with spirituality.

Cops, NGO call for cleanliness during Ganesh festival

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NAGPUR: The Metro Rail Corporation has given 24 hours’ time to those, who encroached upon the land near Surabardi Training Centre in Nagpur, to demolish their illegal structures and free the land with immediate effect.

The training centre at Surabardi is used for imparting traning of jungle camping and firing to police officers and employees. However, since last few years, the land surrounding this premises has been encroached upon by several people, who made illegal constructions on the lands.

The State government has decided to provide special training facilities to policemen working under anti-naxal operation cell. The government bears all the cost of training expenses at Surabardi centre. Since jungle area and firing range is not available at the Surabardi centre, the State has decided to use Forest department’s areas in Ambazari-Hingna for training purpose of policemen.

The area surrounding Surabardi centre had been witnessing illegal construction since almost a decade. The Metro Rail Corporation has now issued notices to all these illegal constructions with a 24-hour deadline.

24-Hr deadline to encroachment near Surabardi traning centre

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Nagpur: A cleanliness drive was undertaken by Maintenance Command, IAF as part of the National campaign of Govt of India on “Swach Bharat Abhiyan” to clean the area around the Futala Lake on 16 Sep 18 with the aim to highlight the Indian Air Force’s social responsibility towards citizens of this country in general and Nagpur in particular.

This drive started at 0700 Hrs and the contingent was led by Air Marshal M Baladitya VSM Senior Maintenance Staff Officer and other officers of HQ MC participated along with all air warriors, Non Combatants, DSC Personnel working at Vayu Sena Nagar. The families of the air warriors also participated in the cleanliness drive.

Futala lake being a prominent land mark of the city is popular amongst the citizens and students of Nagpur. Also it is in the vicinity of HQ Maintenance Command. Hence the proposal to clean up the area struck an instant chord with the Indian Air Force.

The air warriors were allocated different areas on the road along the Lake and they did an excellent job of cleaning up the area. This is the second time in the last few months that the IAF has taken up the cleaning of this area.

With the credit for the effort goes to the IAF, it also brings out the need for the civic agencies entrusted with the responsibility to put in place adequate number of dustbins, ensure daily cleaning and lifting of garbage. They also required to carry out awareness drive for hawkers and general public to stop littering around Futala.

Cleanliness Drive of Futala Lake area by maintenance command,IAF

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Nagpur : “Hindi Pakhwada” was inaugurated in the office of the Accountant General (Accounts & Entitlement) – II, Maharashtra, Nagpur on the auspicious occasion of “Hindi Diwas” on 14th September at the hands of Nilesh Bharne, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone 4, Nagpur. The program was presided over by Dinesh Patil, Accountant General. Smt Manjusha Patil was the guest of honour on the occasion.

The Chief Guest, Nilesh Bharne in his address stressed the importance of Hindi in National integration. Hindi serves as connecting link for the people as it is now accepted all over the country.

Dinesh Patil, Accountant General, in his address, observed that Hindi is a language which transcends the barriers of caste, religion and region. Therefore its role in the unity of the nation is very important.

The Guest of Honour, Smt Manjusha Dinesh Patil inaugurated the Rajbhasha Exhibition.

Shri Ashok Chanore, Welfare Officer read out the Message of Union Home Minister, released by, Rajbhasha Vibhag, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Shri Beju Joseph, Rajbhasha Adhikari introduced the Chief Guest. The details of activities and achievements of the office relating to promotion of Hindi during 2017-18 was elaborately presented by Satish Dubey, Hindi Officer. Smt Suman Mishra compered the programme.

Various competitions / programmes like ‘Lokgeet’, ‘Pratik chinha pratiyogita’. Screening of the Hindi film ‘Kaala’, ‘Abhirup Loksabha’, ‘Shabda gyan paheli’, ‘Prashna manch’, ‘Sugam sangeet’, ‘Kavi sammelan’ etc. have been arranged for the Hindi fortnight from 14th to 28th September.

Satish Dubey, Rahul Kumar, Vishpant Ramteke, Dharamveer Bharati and Smt. Usha Trivedi worked hard for the success of the function. A large number of officers and staff were also present on the occasion.

Hindi Fortnight inaugurated in A.G.(A&E) Office

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Nagpur: In a disgraceful act, a 22-year old Thailand woman was molested inside Fashion at Big Bazaar’s (FBB) changing room located inside Eternity mall, Sitabuldi on September 17.

It is learnt that, accompanied with her friend victim approached FBB located on the first fool of Eternity mall around 7 pm. Subsequently when the victim went to trial room, an accused identified as Jaisil Pritam Singh Parihar (23) resident of Shriwas Nagar, Mahadulla, Koradi vigorously congested her inside the changing room and outraged her modesty.

Followed by the complaint of the victim, Sitabuldi police have booked the accused under section 354 (A). Further probe is underway.

Thailand woman molested in FBB’s changing room at Eternity mall

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Nagpur: In two separate incidents, two boys, aged 22 and 24, committed suicide by hanging themselves in their homes under Hudkeshwar and Koradi police station respectively on September 17. The reason behind their extreme step could not be ascertained as yet.

In first incident, deceased identified as Gaurav Mohite (22) resident of Chakrapani Nagar, Pipla road endned his life by handing to ceiling fan in a room at his residence around 4 pm.

Hudkeshwar police has registered a case of accidental death and launched a probe into the matter.

In another incident, Chandrakant Aawade , resident of Jagdamba Dham Bokhare Rupal, ended his life between 9 am to 4.30 pm on Sunday when he was alone. The suicide came to notice when his family returned home and found him hanging from the ceiling fan.

Followed by the complaint of the deceased’s kin, Koradi police have registered a case of accidental death. Further details are awaited.

Two youths commit suicide in Hudkeshwar, Koradi

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NAGPUR: In the absence of quorum, the functioning of Juvenile Justice Board (Bal Nyay Mandal) has become completely non-functional since last three months raising a serious question of the government’s intention on delivering justice to common citizens. Around 250 cases of juvenile crimes are lying pending and lawyers and children are suffering due to the hopelessly negligent attitude of the State government.

The Child Welfare department had pointed out this issue of incomplete quorum of Juvenile Justice Board during a meeting with Chief District Judge last week, it was informed.

The board has three-member quorum that hears the cases related to juvenile crime. One of the members is a Judge while two are government-appointed officers. Currently, JMFC Justice N Bedarkar is on permanent posting on the board. But absence of two other members is preventing the board from hearing the cases and delivering judgment on it.

The quorum was full till three months back. Meanwhile, government-appointed member Khushal Mele resigned after an FIR was registered against him in a case. Another member advocate Sujata Borkute also resigned after she was shifted to Child Welfare Committee.

When asked about the adverse effect that the judicial system is suffering, District Child Welfare Officer Vijay Singh Pardeshi said that his department was trying its best to complete the quorum of the board. He said that the State government was informed about the situation and an appeal was made to appoint members from nearby districts temporarily on the board, Pardeshi said.

Juvenile Justice Board non-functional since three months

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NAGPUR: Acting on a tip-off, the anti-narcotics cell of Nagpur Crime Branch arrested eight people and seized around 400 kg of ganja and few vehicles worth Rs 70 lakh in two different checking conducted on Sunday and Monday in Nagpur.

On Sunday, police constable Tulsi Shukla of anti-narcotics cell received a tip-off that a few people will be arriving in Nagpur with narcotic substances in a four-wheeler. The police team gathered information about the accused and when confirmed, laid a trap near Baradwari, Kapsi bridge, Kalamna highway and Kalamna under the jurisdiction of Kalamna police station. The cops intercepted two suspected vehicles and when the passengers failed to give satisfactory answers, the cops checked the vehicles.

209 kg and 744 gms of ganja was sized from both the vehicles. 169.264 gm ganja was seized from a Duster car (MH42-K2661) and Rajendra alias Laddu Kirad (32), a resident of Satnami Nagar in Lakadganj; and Nitin Krishna Mohadikar (35), a resident of plot no 77, Bhavani Nagar, New Sharda Chowk, Kalamna, Nagpur, were arrested. Similarly, 50 kg 480 gm of ganja was seized from a Verna car (MH40-KR7040) and Swapnil Suresh Todasam (30), a resident of plot no 26, Aaradhna Nagar, Kharbi Sagar, Nandanwan; Mahendra Keshav Wadankar (32), a resident of 123 Satnami Nagar, near Samaj Bhavan, Lakadganj; and Anil Vishnuprasad Vishwakarna (19), a resident of 154 Bhavani Nagar mandir, Nagpur; were arrested.

The seized material, cars and mobile phone were worth Rs 39,67,120, police said. The police registered an offense under relevant sections of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 against the accused. On interrogation, the accused also informed about one more consignment of the next day.

Acting on it, the cops laid trap near Kapsi bridge in Nandanwan area and near Pandhurna village on Amravati road on Monday. They intercepted an Indica car (MH27-AC8456), a Swift Dzire (MH27-BY2877) and a Ford (MH04-DY3883) on suspicion. Immediately, three accused jumped out of the vehicles and ran away. Though police managed to arrest three other accused from these cars. They were identified as Sheikh Sadiq Sheikh Baba (33), Azad Nagar, near Gausiya Masjid, Amravati; Sheikh Arsan Sheikh Umar (21), a resident of Azad Nagar, near Gausiya Masjid, Amravati; and Sheikh Rajiq alias Golu Sheikh Baba (22), a resident of Azad Nagar, near Gausiya Masjid, Amravati. Police seized 182.40 kg of ganja, vehicles and mobile phones worth Rs 32,33,000. Offenses under relevant sections were registered at Nandanwan police station.

Cops seize 400 kg ganja in two days, big narco network busted

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NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) not to take any action till coming Wednesday against the illegal religious structures that are not on roads and footpaths and are not disrupting the normal traffic movement in the city. The HC bench comprised Justice Bhushan Gawai and Justice Sunil Shukre.

During the hearing, the trustees of illegal religious structures appealed the HC bench to put a stay on the NMC and NIT action. NMC informed that the drive was stopped due to the ongoing Ganeshotsava festival. Petitioner’s advocate Firdaus Mirza could not appear due to bad health. The court felt that the petitioner’s argument needed to be heard and hence it postponed the hearing till coming Wednesday.

The illegal religious structures in the city got some relief for the first time but it will be seen on Wednesday whether the relief is short termed or for long.

HC halts action against illegal religious structures till Wed

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Credit: Mid Day

Nagpur: Controversial shooter Nawab Shafat Ali Khan is once again in the news right into the core of Vidarbha. He has been roped in to kill the problem tigress of Pandharkawda who has so far allegedly mauled to death around 12 people in the region. Khan is often surrounded by series of controversies bringing out a grey side of him.

As Nawab Shafat Ali Khan has reached Pandharkawda to accomplish the mission ‘Kill Tiger’, he spoke to Mid Day’s online portal mid-day and opened up about his previous and latest ‘assignments’. Talking to Mid Day, Khan said, “I have no desire to shoot the tiger, or even capture it; they have called me because they are incompetent.”
Activists are likely to take further objection to his claims that humans and big cats cannot co-exist, and that the day will soon come when the authorities will have to cull the growing Bengal tiger population. This, despite the years of conservation efforts put in to increase the endangered species’ numbers.

Nagpur Today presents here the full version of Khan’s interview with Mid Day,

What do you have to say about the criticism over the government’s decision to involve you in the operation?
I was culling wild boars in Telangana when the Chief Conservator of Forest in Yavatmal called me and said he needed my help. I am a resource for six state governments, including Maharashtra. As I am from the royal family, and a national shooting champion, these departments take my expertise during various operations related to man-animal conflict. It is the government that has invited me, I don’t know why people criticise me. The orders that were given to me after inviting clearly state that T1 will be tranquilised and taken to the rescue centre. If efforts to tranquilise are unsuccessful, it will be eliminated to avoid any further loss of human life. I have no desire to shoot the tiger, or even capture it; they have called me because they are incompetent.
My grandfathers have killed 20-20 tigers like dogs. I don’t intend to kill tigers and it’s not a hobby for me. Last year, I tranquilised a problem tigress in Brahmapuri, near Nagpur, despite orders to shoot. But no one is talking about this.

There have been serious allegations against you, including some serious cases under the Arms Act.
With the blessings of god, today there is not a single case against me, and no court has convicted me. People are deliberately raking up the past, but I ignore them. My resort in the Nilgiris has been temporarily shut by the Supreme Court, as it falls in the elephant corridor.

Are you a veterinarian? Are you qualified to shoot tigress T1 or tranquilise her?
I am not a vet and one does not have to be a vet to tranquilise. Darting a tiger is not an easy job and it requires a lot of courage to get within 10m of a tiger to dart it. I have been tracking tigers for a long time, and it is there in my blood.

Veterinarians in India only have experience in treating captive animals in the zoo. They don’t even have the training to identify pugmarks. That is where the shikari comes in. The Maharashtra FD does not have even the gun needed to shoot tigers. I have the traditional hunting weapon.

There is only one man-eater and that is T1 and her cubs. She is a terrorist; there is no difference between a terrorist killing people and a tigress killing humans. In January, I studied her for four days and submitted a report to the government in which I have clearly stated that this tigress cannot be tranquilised. I will follow the orders that are given to me.

Wildlife lovers feel you are trigger-happy and they have condemned you for posing with your kills.
When a terrorist dies, his/her picture is published on the front-page. I personally feel that the man-eaters should also be paraded on the bonnet of a vehicle, as it helps to reduce the anger of villagers who have lost their loved ones. I’m risking my life in the operation, so there is no harm in clicking pictures with the animals that I shoot. I don’t feel good about shooting tigers; I have even cried sometimes after killing a tiger. Shooting a tiger is a tool of conservation, and I’m a conservationist.

The bottom line is, this place is not for tigers. In the next three years, there will be increasing man-animal conflict, and the authorities will have to shoot 50-50 tigers in one go, the tiger population is multiplying rapidly and the forest cover is shrinking.

What do you think is the solution?
There is hardly any prey base in this area and so if the tigers remain here, there will be man-animal conflict and loss of human life. The only solution is to catch and relocate them somewhere else. All the talks about maintaining wildlife corridors and gene pool dispersal are big-big terms. All over, national parks should have a boundary wall, and we should keep our all tigers and elephants inside it. Neither humans should enter the forest, nor should the animals come out of the forest. Big cats and human beings cannot coexist with each other.

How do you identify a problem animal? Is it based on the tiger’s stripes or leopard’s rosette pattern?
I identify a man-eater based on its body language, for which one has to be in the field, to get all this experience. Man-eaters avoid eye contact. I have studied the psychology of tigers since the last 40 years.

One day officers will have to shoot 50 tigers in one go, says Nawab Shafat Ali Khan

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Nagpur: In a bid to avenge on an old enmity, four goons launched a life-taking attack on a youth near railway line at Sanjay bag Colony in Yashodhara Nagar area recently.

The youth, identified as Hrithik Pande (20), a resident of Vinoba Bhave Nagar, was reportedly attacked with knives. He was rushed to Mayo Hospital. Cops booked accused Abid, Juber Abdul Karim Qureshi, both residents of Yashodhara Nagar, Fardeen alias Sherkhan Mujib Khan, and Afzal alias Mastan Chaus, both residents of Indira Mata Nagar, in this connection.

Hrithik, his friends Sheikh Amjad Shaikh Shabbir (19), a resident of Teka and Sayyed Asif, were playing Ludo King game on a mobile phone around 6.15 pm.

Abid came with other accused youths and suddenly attacked him. Hrithik,Sheikh Ahmedand Sayyed Asif tried to run away.The accused chased and caught Hrithik and stabbed him.

Hrithik was admitted to Mayo Hospital where he is battling for his life.

After recording the statement of Sheikh Amjad,Yashodhara Nagar Police registered an offence under Sections 307, 326, 143, 147,148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code, read with Section 135 of Maharashtra Police Act, against the accused youths. API DAHud is investigating the case.

Goons attempt to murder youth in Yashodhara Nagar

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Nagpur: Modesty of four women was outraged in four separate incidents in city on Monday. No arrests have been made in the cases.

In the first incident, a resident of Nandanvan area, the35-year old complainant told police that she was sleeping in her house around 0130 hours on Monday when two unidentified men entered into her house slyly from backdoor. The two men gagged her and indulged in vulgar acts. They also threatened to defame her if she shouted for help.

Nandanvan Woman PSI S D Vagare has registered an offence against the two unidentified men under Sections 354, 452, 506 of the IPC and searching for them.

Similarly, a 48-year old woman, travelling in an auto, was molested by the driver who also thrashed her severely. The woman in her complaint said that around 9.30 am on Monday, she boarded the auto (MH/49/E 4036) driven by Mahesh Murlidhar Shrivastav (52), resident of Old Subhedar Layout. Midway near Dnyaneshwar Gate, Markandey Sabhagruha, the auto driver stared the woman lasciviously through auto mirror. When she objected to, the accused auto driver caught hold of both hands of her and molested her. The accused auto driver also thrashed the woman severely.

Ajni API V S Bhaskar has booked the accused auto driver Mahesh Shrivastav under Sections 354(A)(1), 323, 294 of the IPC. Further probe is underway.

In other incidents, a 32-year old woman and a 15-year old girl were molested by two accused in Lakadganj and Koradi areas. A 20-year old accused named Bunty Sunil Mishra of Garoba Maidan, abused and dragged the woman who was standing in front of her house at 4 pm on Monday.

Similarly, the 15-year old girl was molested when she was alone in her house in Koradi areas. The 40-yewar old accused named Ezaz Khan entered her house and outraged her modesty by indulging in obscene acts.

4 women molested in separate incidents, no arrests

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Nagpur: Buckling to students’ pressure, the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) has extended the last date of admission to the first year of under-graduate courses up to September 25. The decision was taken by the Vice-Chancellor Dr S P Kane, following wide-spread protests by students.

The date was extended as second examination for Std XI was conducted by the Higher Education Board and results were declared in July. The Director of Higher Education had directed the universities to accommodate the students who have passed the examinations in the second examination. NSUI members had staged agitations demanding extension of the admission dates. The agitation was led by Adv Abhijit Wanjari, who held discussion with Dr Kane.

The formal notification will be issued on Tuesday, Dr Kane stated. The benefits will also be available for those who have cleared the examination in revaluation, as the results were announced after the last date of admission. The decision will be applicable to all the colleges affiliated to the University.

RTMNU extends last date of admissions to Sept 25

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Nagpur: The seriously injured truck driver, who was thrashed by an angry mob after a girl student was crushed to death in Bhiwapur, died in GMCH while undergoing treatment around 7 am on Monday.

The deceased, Santoshsingh Dewansingh (45), was native of Jharkhand. On Saturday, a girl student was killed and four other girls were injured seriously as the truck driven by Santoshsingh hit them when they were returning home on bicycles after school was over in Bhiwapur. After the mihap, angry people caught Santoshsingh and beat him severely. The tragedy also triggered violence by the irate people. Tension prevailed in the town.

As police were busy in controlling violence, Santoshsingh was not admitted to hospital for long hours. Later, he was sent to jail. As his condition deteriorated at the jail, he was admitted to GMCH where he succumbed to his injuries.

Dhantoli Woman PSI Yadav, based on information, has registered a case of accidental death and launched an in-depth investigation.

Truck driver, thrashed by angry mob after fatal mishap in Bhiwapur, dies in GMCH

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Nagpur: The Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has directed the concerned authorities to complete the development works for which funds were sanctioned by District Mineral Fund by June 2019.,

Bawankule reviewed the developmental works sanctioned under District Mineral Fund. He said, several developmental works of Rs 109 crore have been sanctioned. The fund will be distributed in affected and non-affected areas. The water supply schemes of Rs 12 crore sanctioned for affected areas and Rs five crore for non-affected areas. The water supply schemes will be completed by March 2019, he said. The Health Department has received Rs 7 crore for affected areas and Rs 4.5 crore for non- affected areas. Women and Child Welfare Department has failed to spend funds.

The Guradian Minister further said that Education Department also received Rs 10 crore. Rs 4 crore have been sanctioned for schemes for senior citizens and Divyangs. He said Rs 60 crore were sanctioned for road works and out of it, Rs 41 crore have been allotted.

The remaining funds will be released after furnishing utilization certificates. The Public Works Department will get Rs 17 crore and Zilla Parishad Public Works Department to get Rs 3.5 crore. Water Resources Department has received Rs 25 lakh but work yet to begin. The Mineral Fund will be used for providing solar panels to all the schools.

MLA Mallikarjun Reddy, former MLA Adv. Ashish Jaiswal, District Collector Ashwin Mudgal, CEO Sanjay Yadav and others were present in the meeting.

Finish all development works under Mineral Fund before June, 2019: Bawankule

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Nagpur: A team Medical Council of India (MCI) paid a surprise visit to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Nagpur on Monday to inspect the viability of providing accredition to 200 seats of MBBS. The team comprising four doctors started at 9 am and inspected OPD, IPD, hostel and other departments. They also inspected a public health centre in Saoner.

The GMCH has a provision of 200 seats for MBBS course. For this, the MCI accredition has to be secured every year and all the 200 seats are filled on the parameters set by the MCI. The GMCH administration has been preparing for this MCI visit since last month.

On Monday morning, the MCI team comprising Dr D D Dattaroy, Dr Kavita Rajratan, Dr Jugalkishor Kar and Dr A K Pande arrived at the GMCH. After a discussion at the Dean’s office, they separately inspected OPD, IPD, different wards, operation theatre, trauma care centre, playing ground, kitchen, hostel and other departments. It was informed that the team expressed satisfaction over the administration. Though they will prepare a detailed report and send it to Delhi.

Seats may increase at GMCH
The MCI team collected information about registration of patients in OPD, number of beds, advanced operation theatre, air-conditioned study rooms in the hostel, lecturer hall and manpower in GMCH. It was informed that there were efforts to increase MBBS seats looking at the increasing number of patients.

This will create more opportunities for students of Vidarbha and resident professors will also be added. Patients will also be getting better medical attention. At present, the GMCH has 35 professors, 106 associate professors, 170 assistant professors, 80 resident doctors and 400 junior resident doctors.

MCI team inspects GMCH for MBBS seats

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NAGPUR: It seems that internal rift and dissatisfaction is growing in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after four years of its government in Maharashtra.

Three BJP Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from Nagpur have time and again questioned the party’s politics on several issues.

MLA from Katol Ashish Deshmukh has been openly criticizing the BJP and Chief Minister Devendra Phadnavis since a long time. Recently, he had questioned the State’s intention over reservation to Muslim community.

MLA from Central Nagpur Vikas Kumbhare, who belongs to Halba community, has been pressing his community’s various demands since last many months. Recently, at a national convention of Aadim Kruti Samiti, Kumbhare attacked the government more aggressively. The process of allotting Scheduled Caste certificate and Caste Validity certificate to Halba (Koshti) community members is currently stopped. Kumbhare had staged an agitation on this issue during the monsoon session of State Assembly in Nagpur.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Chief Minister Devendra Phadnavis had promised during Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections respectively to solve the issues of Halba community.

However, nothing was done during the more than four years of BJP’s rule.

The Central Nagpur constituency, from where Kumbhare was elected twice, has a dominance of Halba community.

At the national convention, Kumbhare had charged the BJP of neglecting the demands of the community. He had said that though he was a BJP MLA, he was a community leader first, and that he would go to any extent to secure the interest of the community.

Kumbhare, however, has a history of threatening to surrender his post but never walking the talk.

MLC N G Ganar, who represents teachers in the State Legislative Council, is also from Nagpur. His disagreement with Education Minister Vinod Tawde on education policies and issues of teachers is well known. He has criticized Tawde from many platforms.

Recently, when Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar had said in Pune that school and colleges shall not beg for government grants, Ganar had criticized Javadekar and also called his statement as an example of dictatorship.

BJP MLAs train gun at his own party

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Nagpur: Though patients and students continue to suffer in Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) due to paltry resources and inadequate facilities, the inspection report from the Medical Council of India (MCI) seems contrary and sees “all is well” in the institute.

The MCI inspectors, it seems, conveniently managed to ignore issues like apathy of administration towards patients, lack of medicines in pharmacy, more than 4 students sharing a room in hostel, shortage of water for both patients and resident doctors and other dubious issues the media often serve on a hot pan. However, finding no major deficiencies, inspectors from MCI reported that they are pleased with staff requirement, equipment and infrastructure in the GMCH.

Over the weeks, when Nagpur Today did a reality check in GMCH, shocking facts had come to the fore. From patient’s kin buying medicines from private medical stores to college students forced to stand in queue for water due to insufficient water supply inside college premises the GMCH was found bogged down with many shortcomings. The prolonged saga of ‘machinery is out of service’ is continuing without any interruption. The despair of patients along with their kin seems to have no end. Nagpur Today had also reported the failure of angiography machine in Super Specialty Hospital which caused severe problems for patients, result of which few even missed their operation. Amid all such problems, the MCI report appears nothing but a cover up.

On Monday morning, the MCI team comprising Dr D D Dattaroy, Dr Kavita Rajratan, Dr Jugalkishor Kar and Dr A K Pande visited the GMCH to ascertain the facilities, infrastructure and availability o fteaching and non-teaching staffers to justify the intake capacity of 200 under-graduate seats. After a discussion at the Dean’s office, they separately inspected OPD, IPD, different wards, operation theatres, trauma care centre, playing ground, kitchen, hostel and other departments. It was informed that the team expressed satisfaction over the administration. Though they will prepare a detailed report and send it to Delhi.

…Shubham Nagdeve

MCI’s “all is well” report on GMCH busted with dubious findings

Nagpur Today : Nagpur News

Mumbai/Nagpur: The world famous and most visited Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh Mandal landed in controversy after a brawl erupted between Mandal volunteers and Zone 3 DCP Abhinash Kumar. This outrageous incident reportedly took place on Tuesday.

According to reports, one entrance is kept open for local residents and volunteers for directly touching the feet of the deity by climbing the stage. This entrance is also used for VIPs to have quick darshan of the Lord. At this same entrance, a wordy duel erupted between the Mandal volunteers and the DCP Abhinash Kumar.

As if this was not enough, the volunteers menacingly ran towards the DCP. Seeing the nasty behaviour of the volunteers, the police official and other cops too got livid. The angry DCP tried to climb barricades for detaining the crooked volunteers but the situation got calmed down.

The DCP Abhinash Kumar was also posted in Nagpur and was terror in the minds of hardcore criminals.

Earlier also, the brute volunteers had slapped a woman cop over trivial issue. Looking to the massive crowd of devotees thronging the Mandal for darshan of Lalbaughcha Raja, a posse of policemen is deployed for safety and security purpose.

Lalbaugcha Raja volunteers heckle DCP Abhinash Kumar on duty