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Nagpur: The Nag Vidarbha Chamber of Commerce (NVVC) on Monday felicitated Ashish Kale for being elected President of Federation of Automobile Dealers Association and Pragati Sarda for receiving licence of commercial pilot at the young age of 20.

The NVCC President Hemant Gandhi felicitated Ashish Kale and Pragati Sarda by presenting them shawl, shriphal nd floral bouquets. The executive member Santosh Kabra made introduction of Pragati Sarda.

Ashish Kale was elected President of Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) at its 54th Annual General Meeting recently. Introducing Ashish Kale, the NVCC Vice President Arjundas Ahuja said that Ashish is Managing Director ‘Provincial Automiles’ the oldest dealership company of Nagpur.

In his addrees, Kale said that he has learnt a lot from the experience at NVCC in doing works unitedly and maintaining unity of organisation. He hoped that all the automobile dealers would strive for resolving problems of members and take the automobile industry to newer heights.

The programme was conducted by Secretary Sanjay Agrawal who also proposed a vote of thanks. Present on the occasion include General Secretary of Nagpur Automobile Dealers Association Anuj Pande, past presidents of NVCC Govindlal Sarda, Prafulbhai Doshi, Vice President Farookbhai Akbani, Treasurer Sachin Puniyani, Joint Secretary Ramavatar Totla and other office bearers.

NVCC felicitates Ashish Kale, Pragati Sarda

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Nagpur: Taking serious note of agitation launched by NMC contractors which entered 10th day, the administration has sought help from police. Subsequently, police served a written notice to the contractors and asked them to end their agitation or they will be placed under arrest.

According to NMC Contractors Welfare Association, the police warning sparked discontent and anger as well. Not buckling under the police pressure, the contractors have decided to continue their agitation even if they are rounded up.

The contractors have been staging agitation since the past 10 days for pressing their various demands the main being clearance of their pending bills to the tune of Rs 300 crore. The contractors staged dharnas, hunger strike and even resorted to ‘Bhik Mango’ agitation. The money collected through the ‘Bhik Mango’ agitation was handed over to the Mayor Nanda Jichkar. The NMC administration doles out assurances after assurances but failed to clear the dues of contractors.

Now, the police issuing warning has turned the situation worse. Despite police fatwa, the contractors have decided to continue their agitation until their demands are met.

Cops issue fatwa to NMC contractors, end agitation or face arrest

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Nagpur: Vishnukumar Pacheriwala and Dr Anil Sharma were elected unopposed President and Secretary respectively of Nagpur Chamber of Commerce Limited (NCCL). The NCCL elections were held during its 82nd Annual General Meeting at Shikshak Sahakari Bank Auditorium recently. Pacheriwala was re-elected President of the traders body.

At the outset, Secretary Dr Anil Sharma tabled the annual report at the AGM and highlighted the activities and future plans of NCCL. In his addrees, Pacheriwala urged the traders to come together and fight unitedly to overcome the problems being faced by them. IIP CA Kailash Jogani appealed the traders to get associated and participate in all the activities of the Chamber. He also advised the members to maintain hard work, honesty and sincere approach in business.

The Election Officer Adv Alok Daga declared the unopposed new body in which Vishnukumar Pacheriwala was re-elected President while Dr Anil Sharma was elected Secretary. The office-bearers elected include Kailsh Jogani-IIP, Pradeep Jajoo- Sr Vice President, Govind Pasari- Vice President, Venugopal Agrawal-Treasurer, Tarun Nirban and Nitin Bansal as Joint Secretaries. The newly elected executive committee members include Vijay Jaiswal, Vipin Panpalia, Purshottam Thakre, Shankarlal Khandelwal, Sanjay Narke, Shambhudayal Tekriwal, Nathabhai Patel, Vasant Paliwal, Mitesh Kataria, Sanjay Pande, Dhawalsingh Mohite, Devkinandan Khandelwal, Narendra Patwardhan, and Manoj Bagdi.

Present on the occasion were Past Presidents Mahendra Kataria and Bhagirath Murarka and Vijay Dhadiwal, Brijratan Agrawal, Nimish Khandelwal, and large number of NCCL members.

Joint Secretary Tarun Nirban proposed a vote of thanks.

Pacheriwala, Dr Sharma elected President, Secretary of NCCL

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Nagpur:Continuing its action against the illegal sex dens flourishing in cozy and plush corners in the city, the crime branch has busted an online flesh trade being operated from Futala lake and arrested a man hailing from Nandia in West Bengal. Cops have also rescued a woman who was called here from Surat. The accused has been identified as Shankar alias Sudheer Ghosh.

This is 18th such raid on sex racket in the last 16 days, sources claimed.

Ghosh was reportedly staying at Indra Uma Apartments in Shankar Nagar for the past 8 months. He has also left his number in one of the websites involved in the flesh trade. He was also linked to few customers directly. Fearing police action, Ghosh used to call his clients for ‘delivering girls’ at Futala lake.

It is learnt that the online customers used to call him and then he arrange for the girls from other cities and neighbouring states.

Meanwhile, police got a whiff of Ghosh’s activities. The crime branch then laid a trap and sent dummy customer to him. After settling the deal for Rs 1500 Ghosh called him at Futala lake to take the ‘delivery’. As he collected the money from dummy customer the cops nabbed him red-handed.

Ambazari police have registered a case against him under immoral trafficking prevention act.

The action was taken as per the directives of DCP Sambhaji Kadam.

Crime branch busts online flesh trade being operated from Futala lake

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Nagpur: 8th Annual General Meeting of Nagpur Residential Hotels Association (NRHA) held recently at Hotel Darshan Towers. President Tejinder Singh Renu, Immediate Past President Prakash Trivedi, Vice President Inderjeet Singh Baweja, Secretary Deepak Khurana, Treasurer Vinod Joshi, Joint Secretaries Deepak Pandey & Nitin Trivedi were on the dais.

Welcoming the members NRHA President Tejinder Singh Renu and Secretary Deepak Khurana started the AGM on time. Audited accounts for the year ended March 2018 were passed & adopted by the members. M/s J. S. Uberoi & Company was appointed auditors for the financial year 2018-19. Most of the members expressed their displeasure that despite so many attempts, no relief or clarity has been issued by State Government in regards to fire installations on old buildings.

Tejinder Singh Renu assured the members that NRHA had been continuously making attempts to get clarity on fire issue, however regretfully the same has not been resolved yet. He assured members that NRHA will make another request to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to settle this issue which is pending since last 8 years.

Members Akhil Dua, Shatrughan Warambhe and Mohd Anis Opai also shared their experience of the problems being faced by their unit in regards to fire department of NMC as well as in regards to garbage collection charges by NMC. Likewise the threat of service apartments taking over hotel business very sharply and that too without following laws and rules as hoteliers are required to follow.

Prominently Present in the AGM were Executive Body Members Santosh Gupta, Govind Mudliar, Afzal Mitha, Mahesh Trivedi, Rishi Tuli, Ajay Jaiswal, Nagesh Wazalwar, Mohammed Anis, Rishi Tuli, Rajan Mulani, Vasudeo Trivedi, Members Madhusudan Trivedi, Sudhir Jaiswal, Vishal Jaiswal, Vinod Chaurasiya, Vijay Sawarkar, Amit Raghatate, Shatrughan Warambhe, Arjun Bundiwal, Shariq Hafiz, Vinod Agrawal, Chandrakant Chaurasiya, Manoj Shukla, Akhil Dua, Ramavtar Gupta, Omprakash Gupta, Vishnu Gupta, Jitendra Khobragade, Hemant Selokar, Amit Das, Hitendra Sharma, Raju Avchat & Mohak Kewalramani.

Hoteliers lament delay in fire policy for old buildings

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Nagpur: An autorickshaw driver was reportedly robbed of his mobile phone and cash, allegedly by four youths owing to the professional rivalry. Dhantoli police have arrested four youths in this connection.

Those arrested have been identified as Badal Vasant Pradhan (24), a resident of Kaushalya Nagar, Kukde layout; Suresh Siddharth Dhengre (25), a resident of Plot No. 20, New Kailas Nagar, Ajni; Akshay Laxmanrao Ambalkar (24), a resident of Rameshwari, Dwarkapuri, Hawrapeth and Gajanan Laxman Wadadhe (20), a resident of Vasant Nagar, Old Babulkheda.

The incident took place near the office of a travel company at Munje Square at around 8 pm. The robbed driver Girijesh Umesh Pande (28) is a resident of Dwarkapuri, Rameshwari.

In his complaint Pande said that the miscreants first snatched his mobile phone and later they also took away Rs 5,000 cash from his possesion and fled the spot. After registering offences under Sections 363 and 394 of Indian Penal Code, the Dhantoli police and a team of Crime Branch launched the search for the accused and arrested them.

Auto-rickshaw driver robbed at Munje Chowk, 4 goons arrested

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Nagpur: Even as a woman passenger on board a Kolkata-bound GoAir flight died, the flight had to make an emergency landing at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport on Monday morning. Dipansha Jitendra Gangwani (43) was travelling with her husband from Ahmedabad to Kolkata by GoAir flight.

She complained of some health problems in mid air. Suddenly,her condition started deteriorating. Her husband informed the crew. The Flight Captain informed air traffic control (ATC) at Nagpur airport and sought permission to land on emergency grounds.

After ATC granted permission, the airport staff contacted Care Hospital seeking medical assistance immediately at the airport. A team of medical experts from Care Hospital rushed to the airport.The flight landed at 8.20 am.

Dipansha was rushed to the reception lounge where the team of doctors was waiting. After examining Deepansha, the doctors declared her dead. After receiving the information about the incident, Sonegaon Police registered an accidental death case.

Go Air flight makes emergency landing at Nagpur airport as woman passenger dies

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Nagpur: In what is said to be one of the biggest seizures in the recent cases of railway ticket black marketing in Nagpur, Railway Protection Force (RPF), Central Railway, on Sunday raided an office of travel company and seized records of e-tickets and regular tickets worth Rs 65 lakh. The squad has arrested a travel agent, identified as Shatrughan Singh (38) from his Manewada-office.

The latest action is part of the RPF’s nationwide crackdown on e-ticket agents termed as ‘Mission Tatkal’. RPF squad, under senior divisional security commissioner Jyoti Kumar Satija and inspector Virendra Wankhede, raided Singh’s office. It came across 212 fake IDs used by him to prepare Tatkal and premium Tatkal e-tickets for selling them at a premium.

Two softwares, Red Mirchi and Make Tatkal App, were also recovered from the seized computers and laptops found in the office. In addition printers, routers and dongles were also seized. The raid was conducted by RPF with assistance from Ajni police. It is learnt that the RPF have sent an officer of the rank of IG on deputation to IRCTC as GM (security) for co-ordinating and rendering legal assistance in such cases nationwide. They have so far registered 17 cases and arrested 20 persons during e-tickets raids kicked off earlier this year.

RPF chief Satija said 65 live e-tickets were found at Singh’s office worth Rs 1.60 lakh. They were later cancelled following intimation to concerned department of the railways. “Around 860 old e-tickets worth around Rs 18.68 lakh were also traced in the memory of computer system at Singh’s office,” Satija said.

“Record of around 1900 regular tickets were found in a register dating between July 1, 2016, and May 2017. These tickets were made through regular means and their worth was around Rs 43.82 lakh,” Satija told reporters at RPF post in Nagpur railway station. “We are referring the case to IRCTC for recovering deleted and concealed data for tightening the screw on this racket,” he said.

RPF busts Rs 65 lakh rly tickets black marketing nexus in Nagpur

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Nagpur: Yesteryears’ favourite bahu on small screen and Union textile minister Smriti Irani on Monday sprang a surprise to the Nagpurians as she visited the city without following any official security protocol. Irani reached Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters here and held talks with the office-bearers of the RSS.

Surprisingly, no security as permissible to the Union minister, was seen along with Irani as the attempt was made to keep it a secret visit. A coordination camp of the women office-bearers of RSS family was organ-ised at Smriti Bhavan, Reshimbagh here and Smriti Irani participated in it.

Earlier at about 12 pm (nom ), Smriti reached Smriti Bhavan and from there she went straight to Ahilya temple in Dhantoli where she met former chief of the Rashtra Sevika Samiti Pramiltai Medhe.

Later, she came back to Reshimbagh and took part in the coordination camp. She left for Mumbai in the evening.
Earlier, she made a secret visit to the city on August 26, 2015 and at that time she also met RSS chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat.

Smriti Irani makes surprise visit at RSS headquarters in city

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NAGPUR: Dismissing the last plea filed by a Mumbai-based organisation – Earth Brigade – and wildlife enthusiast Dr Jerryl Banait, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has declined to stay the order by Forest Department to tranquilise and if necessary shoot the problem tigress T1 as a matter of last resort.

A division bench consisting of Justice Bhushan Dharmadhikari and Justice Shriram Modak, refused to stay or modify the shoot-at-sight order and made it clear that it had attained finality at the Supreme Court. The petitioners repeatedly sought to omit the option of eliminating T-1 as a measure of last resort, but High Court permitted forest authorities, to take a final call, if it develops into threat to human life.

Through an order passed by Wildlife Warden-cum- Principal Chief Conservator of Forest of Maharashtra, A K Mishra on September 4, the Forest Department officials were directed to make all attempts to tranquilise the tigress, which is roaming in jungles near Pandharkawda in Yavatmal district, with its two cubs; and in case it develops threat to human life, then only take steps to eliminate it.

Opposing the plea of the petitioners that in no case tigress should be permitted to be eliminated; through an affidavit, the respondents have refuted the contention of the petitioners that the respondents have diluted the procedure while implementing the impugned order and pointed out to the court that the impugned order has been affirmed by the HC on September 6 and subsequently by the Supreme Court without any change. The impugned order was passed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, under Section 11 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Adv Shreerang Bhandarkar appeared for the petitioners. Adv Kartik Shukul (State Government and Forest Department) and Adv Mugdha Chandurkar (National Tiger Conservation Authority) represented the respondents.

After spending Rs 6 cr, teams fail to trap tigress

The Forest Department has spent around Rs 6 crore on the ongoing T1 tigress tranquilising operation so far. Interestingly, the teams and around 200 persons involved in the operation have not even seen the menacing tigress at least for once, informed reliable sources.

The department launched the tranquilising or shooting operation as last option from February, following shoot-at-sight order and court verdict. In haphazard manner it deployed its own teams and police sharp-shooters for the purpose. The operation continued for full summer season, when the chances of the problem tigress getting tranquilised by firing required dart were more. The jungle becomes dry enabling the teams to get a clear vision. There is also scarcity of water inside the territorial jungle for not getting the opportunity for the beast to run towards water body after being fired with dart, sources pointed out.

The whole favourable period was lost gradually but A K Misra, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife), failed to intensify the operation as is being done now. The eight teams are finding adverse situation with growth of lantana weed, grass, bushes, scrubs and trees as well undulating areas in jungle. Now, 200 persons along with the teams, led by Nawab Shafath Ali Khan, veterinary doctors, police sharp-shooters, STPF jawans, field staff, forest labourers and others are conducting full-fledged operation from September 12. The tigress has killed 13 persons so far and one elephant has also killed a woman this month.

The department experimented thermal drone, power paraglider, five elephants, dog squad, etc., but in vain. It spent money on giving compensation to relatives of deceased, petrol-diesel for a fleet of over 50 vehicles, payments, travelling allowance, food, drinking water arrangements and other purposes. The sources estimated the expenditure on the operation from February till today at around Rs 6 crore. Nawab is charging nothing, sources added.

Sources pointed out that the job would have been accomplished at any moment in summer had the department deployed services of Nawab, an outsider shooter, in the start. The monsoon operation involved more expenditure without producing any tangible results.

During a visit to the affected villages, base camp between Sarati and Loni villages and HQ of Misra in Pandharkawda, on Sunday forest officers failed to tell about the cost of operation saying that it can be analysed only after finishing the job.

Now, paraglider, dog squad withdrawn from operation

After withdrawing five elephants and thermal drone, the Forest Department has now withdrawn power paraglider and dog squad from the tranquilising operation. Sources said the paraglider developed a mechanical fault and it also created noise.
There is a fear that the villagers would burn the paraglider, costing Rs 15 kept at base camp, if the tigress kills anyone. Therefore, it has been shifted at a safe place. The dog squad was kept for one week but it was found ineffective in tracing the beast.

Shoot tigress T1 as last resort, says HC as it refuses to modify orders

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Nagpur/Mumbai: With unprecedented heat in the month of October, the power demand in Maharashtra shot up to 24962 megawatt. On Monday, October 22, the electricity demand peaked to a record 24962 mw. The power demand in MSEDCL areas was 21580 megawatt while the demand in Mumbai was 3382 megawatt.

The unusual October heat is pushing the power demand at peak levels. The October demand has even surpassed the power demand in summer. The State on October 16 recorded 24922 mw of power with MSEDCL registering 21542 mw.

October 17 witnessed power demand at 24687 mw with MSEDCL share at 21223 mw. The October 22 created a sort of record with power demand shooting to 24962 megawatt. This power demand is highest till to date.

With sudden demand in power, the MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited), with proper planning, catered to a demand of 20,330 MW on October 22. Load shedding of 950 mw was resorted in the areas having maximum distribution losses and consumers in G1 to G3 categories owing to minimum recovery of power bills. The MSEDCL officials said the increased demand has been successfully met.

October heat pushes power demand at record 24962 megawatt in State

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Nagpur: Union minister Smriti Irani bats for a ban on women to Sabarimala. Speaking to ANI, this is Irani’s bizarre explanation: “I have a right to pray, but not a right to desecrate. I am nobody to speak on the Supreme Court verdict as I’m a serving cabinet minster.

“But would you take sanitary napkins soaked in menstrual blood into a friend’s home? So why would you take them into the house of God?” she said.

The Supreme Court Tuesday said that it would hear on November 13 petitions challenging its Sabarimala verdict allowing women of all age groups entry into the temple.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul told lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara that it has already passed an order with regard to listing of petitions on November 13. Nedumpara was mentioning the petition filed by National Ayyappa Devotees Association.

he Union textile minister was speaking at the “Young Thinkers” conference organised by the British High Commission and the Observer Research Foundation in Delhi.

“I am a practising Hindu married to a Zoroastrian. I have ensured that both my kids are practising Zoroastrians, who can go to the fire temple and pray,” she said. Irani recalled that when her children were inside the fire temple, she had to stand outside on the road or sit in the car.

“When I took my newborn son (to the fire temple), I would give him at the (temple) entrance to my husband and wait outside, because I was shooed away and told not to stand there,” she said.

Would you take bloody sanitary napkin to temple? Smriti defends Sabarimala ban

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Nagpur: As against the demand of cash-starved Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), the State Government has released Rs 150 crore as special grant to the civic body to tide over the financial crisis. The funds are likely to be used for releasing stalled payments of ongoing developmental works in the city and clearing bills of agitating contractors. The Rs 150 crore relief evoked mixed response with some terming the fund as peanuts against the demand of Rs 500 crore that could have brought the financial position on the right track.

With mounting obligations, the cash-strapped civic body administration developed cold feet in meeting the committed expenditure including salaries, pension grants, electricity, raw water bill, payment to Orange City Water, petrol, diesel, telephone bills, security, repayment of loan, garbage lifting, etc.

The NMC contractors have been agitating for more than a week demanding their dues which are pending since March 2018. The civic body has also to make its contribution towards development works as well as to maintain public transport system efficiently.

The cash crunch situation came to such a pass mainly due to haphazard planning and exorbitant budgetary provisions without giving a thought to revenue recovery scenario. This year too, highly lucrative Budget was presented. The provisions made for various heads have been exhausted. No tenders are being floated nor work orders are being issued. Obligations on various counts have touched to over Rs 500 crore. Half of the amount is due to the contractors.

After receiving the special grant of Rs 150 crore from State Government, the NMC coffers would have Rs 250 crore at its disposal. With this amount, the NMC administration will have to do a balancing act in distribution of pending dues. Moreover, the civic body has also to fulfil development assurances as currently the NMC is constructing cement roads, over bridges and other development works.

NMC does not have its own resources to continue with the development work at this pace. Most importantly, salaries of employees and pension grants have to be distributed before Deepawali. The Finance Department of NMC had suggested that the local body should request State Government to release a special grant of Rs 500 crore in view of financial crisis.

NMC needs Rs 500 to tide over crisis but gets Rs 150 crore only from State Govt

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Nagpur: Two women were robbed of cash, mobile phone and gold ornaments to the tune of Rs 1.31 lakh in two separate incidents reported under the jurisdiction of Hudkeshwar and Kotwali police stations.

In the first incident, Joshvin George Gawande (67) resident of Plot. No. 22 Mil Coloney, taluka Achalpur, district Amravati boarded an auto at Ganeshpeth bus-stop for going to Sainagar on Hudkeshwar road around 2 pm on Monday. She disembarked the auto and went home. However, when the complainant opened her bag, she was taken aback to see that the cash, mobile phone along with her gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 96,300 were missing.

Subsequently, complainant rushed to Hudkeshwar police station and filed a complaint against anonymous woman or man travelling in the auto for burgling the booty.

In another case reported under the jurisdiction of Kotwali Police Station, a native of Seoni, Chaya Mahedra Vishwakarma (48) went for shopping with her sister around 7.30 pm on Monday. In the midway, when the complainant was busy shopping in front of Mehak Enterprises on Kelibagh road, an unidentified person distracted her attention and burgled Rs 35,000 cash kept in a handbag.

Kotwali police has registered a case under Section 379 of IPC and started probe.

Cash, ornaments worth Rs 1.31 lakh stolen from bags of two women

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Nagpur: The vehicle owners, hassled by parking woes, were expecting a sort of relief as media in city had reported that the NIT operated Parking Plaza at Variety Square in Sitabuldi was all set to reopen soon. However, the hopes of relief expected by the vehicle owners, especially the car owners, were dashed as the parking plaza has reportedly been given to a group of hoteliers to run their hotel at the place.

It may be recalled that Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) had constructed the parking plaza at the centrally located Variety Square in Sitabuldi on BOT basis. In view of parking woes increasing day by day in city, the parking plaza could have been a relief for car owners visiting the area. But the multi-level parking plaza which was NIT operated had been shut since past one and a half year due to no operator coming forth for its maintenance or faulty design.

Now, it is learnt, the builder of this parking plaza has reportedly handed over the place to Gangakashi Group to run their hotel. A recent raid had brought the hotel in limelight.

The Second Capital City of Nagpur has been witnessing parking menace especially in busy market areas such as Sitabuldi as well as Dhantoli and Ramdaspeth. Car parking, many times haphazard, was creating traffic problems at many places. Faced with the tricky situation, the NIT had planned to construct the car parking plaza adjacent to Cinemax at Variety Square on BOT basis. Tenders were floated. But the NIT’s plan of multi-level parking plaza found no takers. Finally, the NIT gave tender to one of its ‘favourites’ but ‘controversial’ builders to build the parking plaza on BOT basis.

The said builder constructed the parking plaza in such a flawed manner that no big car could enter the plaza. According to NIT sources, the builder deliberately made such faulty design so that the parking plaza would be a “flop” and a way could be paved for other business.

According to NIT sources, the operator of the parking plaza was given freedom to fix the parking charges. The operator was given a contract for three years to run the parking plaza. The operator was to pay NIT Rs 7.51 lakh per year. The operator paid Rs 5 lakh in advance. After completion of paper work between the NIT and the operator, the parking plaza was supposed to function. A ‘promise’ of arrangement for parking of 72 cars was doled out. But even after lapse of one and a half year, the parking plaza was not started.

The NIT has reportedly allotted 400 sq ft place to the builder for constructing the parking plaza for his business. The builder in turn handed over the place to Gangakashi Group for running a hotel. The hotel was raided a few days back.

Car owners would have relieved over the parking arrangement at parking plaza and were ready to shell out the parking fees. But all their hopes were dashed with the running of a hotel at the parking plaza.

NIT’s parking plaza in Sitabuldi shuts down, hotel starts in its place, slyly!

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Nagpur: Even as #MeToo movement has blown the B-town beyond proportion with the names of many bigwigs like Anu Malik, Sajid Khan, Nana Patekar, Alok Nath, Vikas Bahl, Subhash Kapoor cropping up every single day, the storm seems to be far from over.

Recently Mahima Chaudhary was in Orange City and while in an interview with Nagpur Today she talked about the ongoing #MeToo movement “. She said, “I support the moment as it gives a freedom to talk about the wrong doing of people. With this moment it gives us the support of other woman who has gone through the same phase and it make the men think about their attitude towards woman. I had to go through hundreds of situations where I felt uncomfortable as they think it is just cool to ask for somethings privately. It is a double-edged sword and we as women were scared before all men while interacting and working with them. We have been wary of every man so now if a man is wary of woman so now we have reached a state of equality. You have to have that respect towards woman. Before this movement we would brush things aside and tried to forget things that happened to us but now I am sure we will be able to address them and tell them that just stop.”

She also shared some of her #MeToo moment she had to face while working in industry. She alleged that she had a rough experience working with film director Subhash Ghai who was the one who gave her a break in Bollywood. “After my First film ‘Pardes’ I was bullied over the work agreement with the director and he said to his fellow directors and friends to stop giving me work. At that time as he had a strong influence in industry everyone would listen to him and follow his words due to which I was left alone with no work and a bad image. What ever I earned with my first film just collapsed like a wall within no time. I had to start all over again as what ever he gave me with Pardes was finished.”

– By Farhan Kazi

After Pardes, Subhash Ghai asked others to stop giving me work, alleges Mahima Chaudhary

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Nagpur: Irrespective of the statement by City BJP President Sudhakar Kohale asserting there is no plan to change Mayor, Deputy Mayor and the Ruling Party Leader, the top party leadership, it is leant, has decided to go ahead with the plan. Accordingly, soon after the conclusion of the 18th Mayors’ Conference being hosted by Nagpur Municipal Corporation on October 27, BJP could undertake the exercise to change the three office-bearers.

After coming to power in NMC for the consecutive third time, the BJP had decided to give one post or another to its 108 Corporators. The party had decided nominate four Mayors in the five-year tenure. It means each Mayor would have tenure of 15 months. By this logic, the current Mayor Nanda Jichkar has not only completed her tenure but still holding the post. Moreover, the sordid episode in which the Mayor took her son as Personal Secretary on US voyage has left the party embarrassed. The party is now contemplating to replace her. The party is also likely to replace Deputy Mayor as well as the Ruling Party Leader in NMC.

Since the current Ruling Party Leader Sandeep Joshi has been appointed Chairman of State Small Scale Industries Corporation and has status of Minister of State, the Ruling Party Leader will also be changed. The winds of change have started to blow. The next Mayor from West Nagpur could be Varsha Thakre. The mantle of Deputy Mayor could fall on Rajesh Ghodpage while the Ruling Party Leader has been decided to be from Central Nagpur. The post may go to the senior Corporator and former office-bearer.

The change of guard is likely to be effected soon after the Mayors’ Conference being hosted by Nagpur Municipal Corporation on October 27.

Earlier, the City BJP President Sudhakar Kohale refuted the report in this regard and asserted that there is no move to make changes at all. But it seems, the top BJP leadership has decided to go for the change.

Change of Mayor, Deputy, Ruling Party Leader on cards by Oct end

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Nagpur: Cracking the whip on defaulters of Property Tax, the Asinagar Zone of Nagpur Municipal Corporation undertook a drive and seized five open plots for recovering Rs 9.07 lakh dues from owners. The amount includes pending dues of Rs 4.73 lakh and Rs 3.34 lakh as warrant and other dues.

The five seized plots belonged to Mahesh Jaggumal Sacchani for Property Tax dues of Rs 1,03,690, Jaggumal Jivanlal Sacchani for Rs 1.15 lakh dues, Jyoti Pahilaz Sacchani for Rs 96,059 dues, all residents of Pili Nadi, near Vishwajit Buddha Vihar, Abdul Kadus Khan and Abdul Hamid Khan, residents of Tawakkal Society, Koradi Road, for Rs 92346 dues and Rafiquddin Nisaluddin Siddiqi, resident of Sant Gyaneshwar Society, Koradi Road, for Property Tax dues of Rs 65,849. The total dues amounted to Rs 4.73 lakh. The five defaulters also owed Rs 4.34 lakh towards warrant action and other dues.

The seizer action was carried under the guidance of Assistant Commissioner Ganesh Rathod by Revenue Inspector Chandrashekhar Mohite, Rajesh Kadbe and Tax Collector Arun Vaidya.

Similarly, Property Tax dues of Rs 70,000 were recovered from Abdul Salim Abdul Rehman towards his House No. 3362/A in Ward No. 57.

The owners of five open plots failed to pay their dues within seven days, the seized property will be auctioned and the pending dues will be recovered, a press release issued by Asinagar Zone said.

NMC’s Asinagar Zone seizes 5 open plots to recover Rs 9.07 lakh Property Tax dues

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Nagpur: Expressing concern over dengue havoc gripping the city with every passing day, the Chairman of NMC’s Medical Services and Health Committee Manoj Chaple has sought help of voluntary organisations in curbing the disease. “Citizens are panicky over the dengue mainly due to lack of awareness. It is not possible for NMC employees to visit every household for creating awareness on dengue. In this situation, the voluntary organisations can come forward and cooperate with the civic body in curbing dengue,” Chaple said.

A meeting to review dengue outbreak was held on Tuesday at Panjabrao Deshmukh Hall of Standing Committee in the Civil Lines office of NMC. The meeting was attended among others by Deputy Chairman of Medical Services and Health Committee Vijay Chutele, members Lakhan Yerawar, Vishakha Bante, Gargi Chopra, Medical Officer Dr Pradeep Dasarwar, Health Officer (Sanitation) Dr Sunil Kamble, Dr Vijay Joshi, Dr Narendra Bahirwar, Malaria and Filaria Officer Dr Jayshree Thote, Kanak Resources and Management’s Kamalesh Sharma and zonal officers of all 10 zones.

Chaple took stock of the situation arising out of dengue spread. He also reviewed the working of employees deployed by NMC for dengue related work. “The dreadful atmosphere is due to lack of awareness among citizens. Hence need is to reach information regarding dengue to the people. Only proper awareness can defeat dengue disease,” Chaple stressed and added, the voluntary organisations should come forward and extend a helping hand to the civic body. Awareness could be created by many ways including staging of street plays and through other ways.

No death due to dengue in city, claims Health Department:
The Health Department of NMC has claimed that not a single person has died due to dengue in the city. Around 203 patients were found positive in blood tests, said Dr Bahirwar while informing to general body on Saturday. He said, around 3159 persons conducted blood tests for dengue. Around four persons died due to Scrub typhus, he added.

Voluntary organisations should help NMC in curbing dengue spread: Chaple

Nagpur Today : Nagpur News

Nagpur: The traffic mess between a stretch of road between Mayo Hospital and Sunil Hotel is likely to ease to a great extent as Nagpur Municipal Corporation has undertaken widening of the road by 18 metres. Even as it is a welcome decision to douse the blaze of heavy traffic, the move could jeopardise livelihood of many residents as they will have to migrate to other places. The road widening threatens to displace the residents staying there for years.

The NMC administration has already completed the survey. The Gandhibagh Zone office of the civic body has also started issuing notices to the project affected residents. Through these notices, the projects affected are offered extra FSI and TDR. If the affected residents reject this offer then they would be given compensation in proportion of the land they would lose for the project as per the new Land Acquisition Act.

The residents and shop owners are worried about the consequences this road widening project. “We are familiar with the traffic woes that occur in our area. However, this project will relieve the problem but has put question mark in front of the residents as far as livelihood is concerned.

Rather than creating such chaotic situation for residents and vendors in our area the civic body should think some other alternatives. The ongoing metro initiative will ease the traffic. Once the metro starts, it will eventually ease the traffic on the said road. So why give trouble now?” Ejas Khan, who owns a food stall in Mominpura, told Nagpur Today.

However, Ejas is not only the one. It is expected that 450 properties would suffer losses due to the work. Within 15 days after receiving the notices, the project affected residents have to reply it. However, he also mentioned that he along with many other people are yet to receive a notice.

Road widening may ease traffic woes in Mominpura but displace many residents