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Nagpur: The corona positive cases and casualties continue to rise unabated in the second capital. In the last 24 hours, 3 deaths and 436 positive cases were reported in the second capital Nagpur.

With this, the total number of positive cases and casualties in the district has reached 118347 and 3816 respectively. While giving the break up of the deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic, medical officials have revealed that out of the total casualties, 662 and 2599 deaths are from the rural and urban areas of the district respectively, while 555 persons are from outside the district.

They further said that out of the total 436 positive cases, 15 positive cases came to light from AIIMS, 60 from GMC, 96 from IGGMC, 19 from MAFSU, 48 from NEERI, 37 from Nagpur University. 118 from Private laboratories and 43 from antigen testing laboratories.

Three succumb to Covid-19 in last 24 hours

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Nagpur: Beltarodi police have booked five fraudsters for duping a man to the tune of Rs 9.50 lakh on pretext of providing him job in Power Grid Corporation, police said.

The accused have been identified as Akshay Ashok Agrawal (30), a resident of Rachit Apartment; YVS Shamsundar, Himanshi Bhagwanji, Naina Chelwani and Gaurav Kshirsagar.

According to police, the accused had given a bogus advertisement in the newspapers about vacancies in PowerGrid in April 2018 and accepted Rs 9.50 lakh from the complainant for the same.

After not getting any appointment letter, complainant Nikhil Mahendra Sahare (24), a resident of Plot No. 389, Bhim Nagar, Khaparkheda, approached the police and lodged a complaint. A case under Sections 420, 406 and 34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered by Beltarodi police.

5 booked for duping man of Rs 9.5 lakh in Beltarodi

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Nagpur: A 56 year old man committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in Hingna area, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Kisna Sitaram Gawali (56), a resident of Ward No.1 of Kawdas village. According to police, Gawali hanged himself from a wooden raft with nylon wire and ended his life.

A case of accidental death was registered by Hingna police.

Man ends life in Hingna

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All NTCA rules being flouted in Buffer zones

Tadoba/Nagpur: Many visitors doing a Safari ride of Tadoba last week were shocked to find three tiger cubs playing with a discarded black garbage bag deep inside the forest. The six jeeps on an afternoon safari thought they had hit a Jackpot when one after another, all three cubs of Tigress named Junabai came out in the open to play around a small water body. Unmindful of the gawking human audience the almost full grown cubs were frolicking in the water, swimming, splashing water on each other, arm wrestling and even playing a feline version of Hide and Seek! Then suddenly one of them picked up a plastic bag and was obviously entertained by the squishing sounds it was making. The other two joined him in the game and they played with this new toy for quite a while.

Where did the plastic bag come from inside the forest?

Granted we were deep inside the buffer zone of TATR, but still it wasn’t anywhere near human habitation. Even the resorts were far away. (There is just one resort Saswara near the Kollara gate, and even that was quite a distance away). So either it came from the guard cottages that are dotted inside the forest, or more likely scenario, brought in by tourists themselves to carry food, clothing etc.

Breakfast packed for morning safari tourists :

Point to note is that most if not all resorts pack breakfasts for visitors when they leave for morning safaris at 6 a.m. Safaris get over at 10 a.m. but for some reason it is considered ‘ too late for breakfast’! So stuff like aloo parathas, sandwiches, boiled eggs, cup cakes, cookies etc. are packed in hampers along with thermos flasks containing tea and coffee. A few resort managers are very conscious Like Ranjeet Mondal about how food is packed.

We give no plastic, says Ranjeet G.M. of Svasara “We are very careful not to include anything in our packed breakfasts which doesn’t end up as waste in the jungle. We don’t even give packaged water in plastic bottles, instead we give RO water packed in steel bottles. To parcel food we give reusable containers, even steel cups for tea! We don’t use plastic bottles even in our rooms. If someone insists on commercial filter bottled water we charge heavily for it; not to make profit but to discourage its use! There is strict supervision of food being cooked, packed, taken to jeeps and even waste brought back. At the most it is banana peels!” But obviously others are not so scrupulous. We found many paper cups trashed on the road where people stop for breakfast sharing it with their guides, drivers and other forest staff.

“People will not like being frisked” When the undersigned asked Tadoba Field Director Jeetendra Ramgaokar, about why food was allowed inside in the first place and why stricter rules were not followed like checking things being carried inside he replied ” visitors will be offended if they are frisked or questioned about what they are carrying inside.” But he promised to take the plastic bag’s presence very seriously.

No Social Distancing for tigers! Not from each other, but tigers, specially innocent cubs, need to be viewed from a safe distance by tourists. There are many guidelines for this mentioned in the NTCA ( National Tiger Conservation Authority) advisory which are seemingly completely flouted. The spot where we spotted the cubs was a flatland near a water body. Drivers of the Safari gypsies drove off the road parking their vehicles right next to the tiger. The distance mandated is 20 meters, as per Ramgaonkar, but these vehicles were hardly few feet away from the tigers. There was kind of competition among the six vehicles about who manages to get closer. Not just were the jeeps close to the tiger, they were surrounding him on 3 sides, the 4th side being the forest. Only our jeep was parked a little away at our driver’s discretion.

“This behaviour flouts all rules laid out for tourists” observed Nitin Desai , Founder of NGO Wild life protection society of India.

Buffer area drivers and guides lack training: As opposed to Core area staff, it is apparent that buffer area personnel are ill trained and not supervised enough. Safaris to Core areas have to be booked months ahead as Tadoba guidelines allow only fixed numbers of jeeps to enter any gate for any given safari. This was leaving many tourists disappointed so some years ago buffer areas of the forest were also opened up for tourist safaris. A welcome move but why such lack of interest in training guides and drivers? During another safari, our driver, on being told about a tiger sighting at another had turned around and driven his vehicle at almost break neck speed to ” catch up with the tiger”. Which was unsafe for us, and unsafe for the tiger as well! As is the practise of being heedless about how close your vehicle gets to the tiger. Remember, it is a wild animal! And many jeeps contained small children whose actions could not be anticipated.

Tadoba is a success story, let’s keep it that way! Tiger count of Maharashtra has gone up from 189 in 2014 to 312 in 2018, i.e. almost doubled. There are 160 tigers in Chandrapur area, 80 within TATR, 80 outside.

But unsafe practices can damage not just tigers but other wild life too. Recently a tiger in the Nilgris forests was found dead chocked on a piece of rubbish. Tigers being high up in the food chain, even garbage eaten by herbivores can end up poisoning tigers when they eat the deer or the sambhar.

My chat with the Field Director Ramgaonkar gave me the impression that he was quite concerned about tigers but also not antagonizing humans visiting his forests either. Mr. Ramgaonkar, it is alright to put wildlife strictly first in our National forests, because without them there would be no tourism, no resorts and no revenue that is ploughed back into preserving forests!

… Sunita Mudaliar Executive Editor, Nagpur Today

Pic by Nitin Sahasrabudhe.

Deep in Tadoba forest how did this tiger cub get black plastic?

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Nagpur: A man was allegedly attacked with a blade by two miscreants here in Sakkardhara following an old enmity, police said on Thursday.

According to police sources, the complainant, Sheik Shakil Sheik Haider (36), a resident of Kabristan Road, Tehsil along with his spouse, was on his way to Bada Tajbagh when the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon near NIT Garden, Shambagh Slums.

The two accused identified as Sheik Ayyub Sheik Kayyum (35) and Sheik Farooq Sheik Kayyum (30), both residents of Naka No. 2, Khasala Masala interrupted the Haider couple. During the quarrel Farooq attacked Shakil with a blade, the police said. His wife, who tried to intervene also, got injured. Shakil, who suffered sharp injuries, was rushed to a hospital, where he has been treated.

A case has been registered under Sections 307,323,504,34 of the IPC against the accused duo.

Man attacked with blade over old enmity in Sakkardhara

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Nagpur: Following Commissioner of Police (CP), Amitesh Kumar’s warning to the officials of Nagpur Traffic Police, the department came heavy on traffic violators in the city on Thursday. CP Kumar had on Wednesday reprimanded the traffic branch in strong words and asked to improve the traffic movement in the city.

He has warned the officials of strict action if the traffic branch fails to improve the traffic system in the city. This warning by the CP has caused unrest among the officials of the traffic department.

Road constructions at snail’s speed, erratically driven vehicles and no sight of traffic cops has led to nagging traffic jams in various junctions in the city. Be it morning or night, one can easily see everlasting traffic jams, putting commuters in fix on a daily basis. Despite continued complaints, the plight of the locals is left unheard by the Administration. Fed up with the chaos, many times citizens themselves took up the job and started guiding the vehicular traffic in the area.

Annoyed over such sloppy traffic management, the Top Cop has sought strict complacence of traffic rules and ensure smooth traffic movement in the city.

Nagpur traffic dept ups action against violators after CP’s warning signal

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Nagpur: In yet another broad-day light murder, a Ganeshpeth based man was brutally killed over property dispute, near Kamaal Chowk on Thursday evening. The deceased has been identified as Guddu Tiwari, who runs cycle stand in High Court premises.

According to police sources, Tiwari had bought a building in Manish Nagar. Following which the accused identified as Kallu Kiledar had created obstructions. The duo had shared several arguments in past. Owing to same, Kiledar decided to eliminate Tiwari.

On Thursday evening, Kiledar along with his one accomplice attacked Tiwari with sharp edged weapons near Kamal Chowk killing him on the spot. Following the incident, the cops managed to nab Kiledar, however he’s accomplice managed to flee away.

Pachpaoli police have booked the accused on the charges of murder. Further investigations are underway.

Pachpaoli police have booked the accused on the charges of murder. Further investigations are underway.

Property dispute leads to brutal murder near Kamaal Chowk

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Nagpur: Taking note of various complaints lodged by West Nagpur MLA Vikas Thakre, the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker, Nana Patole sought explanation from the District Administration that why no FIR was registered against against Ramdaspeth-based Meditrina Hospital in the alleged irregularities reported under Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY).

Meditrina Hospital was removed from MJPJAY. This shows that the hospital administration was at fault. However, why no FIR was lodged in this connection?, asked Patole addressing a meeting in this regard. He has sought explanation by December 23 in the matter.

Free treatment is provided under Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY). Congress MLA Vikas Thakre had alleged that the Meditrina Hospital had approved a bill worth Rs 2 crore from the government showing bogus beneficiaries. He also raised the issue through a call attention motion in the State Assembly and demanded to cancel the license of the hospital.

It is pertinent to mention that notorious for controversies, Meditrina Hospital has set to face inquiry from Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) foralleged irregularities authorized in the hospital under Mahatma Jyotiba PhuleJan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY). On the basis of the concerned complaint, NMC Medical Officer Dr Narendra Bahirwar has ordered a probe. However, no legal action was initiated against the hospital in this regards.

Thakre also alleged that the hospital had ignored the recovery of bills andrules during Covid period. Following which Dr Bahirwar has ordered a probeunder Section 5 of Nursing Home Act-1949 and constituted a committee.

MJPJAY Glitch : “Why no FIR against Meditrina hospital?,” asks Nana Patole

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Nagpur: As the Development Control and Promotion Regulations have been implemented in the state of Maharashtra, it will give a new direction to the development works, said Additional Commissioner of Nagpur Municipal Corporation Jalaj Sharma. On Thursday, a training workshop was organized on behalf of the Joint Director, Town Planning and Valuation Department, Town Planning, Nagpur Division, Nagpur, Nagpur Municipal Corporation and CREDAI Nagpur Metro.

It was held at Suresh Bhat Hall, Reshimbagh. The workshop was inaugurated by Jalaj Sharma with Saraswati Pujan and lighting of lamps. Civic administration officials Ram Joshi, Sanjay Nipane, Avinash Patil, Nitin Adhari, Sunil Marle, Pramod Gawande, Sanjay Savji, Mahesh Sadhwani was present on the stage. While addressing the inauguration ceremony, Jalaj Sharma said that till now there were different development control regulations in the entire state. This had created an imbalance in development in the urban areas of the state.

Development projects were also suffering due to these different rules. Now the Government of Maharashtra has implemented the Integrated Development Control Rules for all urban areas. The new rules will give a new direction to the state’s housing and business development.

Sanjay Savji, Retired Deputy Director, Town Planning Department, said that with the implementation of the Integrated Development Control Rules, all the previous rules have been nullified. It includes different rules for some cities, including Nagpur.

NMC, CREDAI jointly conduct training workshop

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Water supply in 8 ESR’s to remain affected on Saturday

Nagpur: : The MSEDCL has requested for four- hours shutdown at Pench-IV water treatment plant located at Godhni on December 19 (Saturday) to carry out some repair and maintenance work.

Following this Pench IV WTP shutdown Eight (8) ESRs from Aasi Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, Dharampeth Hanuman Nagar and Nehru Nagar zone to remain affected on Dec 19 (Saturday).

8 ESR’s to remain affected following MSEDCL shutdown are: Nara, Nari, Jaripatka (Aasi Nagar Zone) , Dhantoli (Dharampeth Zone), Laxmi Nagar (Laxmi Nagar Zone) , Nalanada Nagar, Sree Nagar, Omkar Nagar Old, New and Mhalgi Nagar (Hanuman Nagar), Hudkeshwar and Narsala Village.

Nara ESR: Nirmal society,Aradhna colony,Shambhu nagar,Shivgiri layout,Noori colony,Tavakkal society,Arya nagar,om nagar,nara gaon,welcome society,Devi nagar,preety society

Nari/Jaripatka ESR: Bhim Sq.,Hudco colony,Nagarjuna colony,Kasturbha nagar,Kukreja nagar,Martin nagar,vishvas nagar,khushi nagar,LIG colony,MIG colony,Sugat nagar,Kabir nagar,Kapil nagar,kamgar nagar,ramai nagar,dixit nagar,Sanyal nagar,chaitanya nagar,Sahyog nagar,Manav nagar,Shende nagar,Rajgruh nagar,Lahanuji

Laxmi Nagar New ESR: Surendra Nagar,Deo Nagar,Sawarkar nagar,Vivekanand nagar,Vikas nagar,Hindustan Colony,Pragati Nagar,Gajanan Nagar,Sahakarya nagar,Samarth Nagar(East And West),Prashant Nagar,Total Ajani Area,Urvila Colony,Rahul Nagar,Navjivan Colony,Chhatrapati nagar near power house,Kanfade Nagar,Vishram Nagar ,Vishram Nagar,Santaji nagar,Nargundkar Layout,LIC Colony ,Ramkrushna nagar and other

Dhantoli ESR: Dhantoli, Congress Nagar, Humpyard Road, Takiya Slum.

Omkar Nagar I & II ESR: Ramtake nagar, Rahate nagar tolly, Abhay nagar, gajanan nagar, Jogi nagar, Parvathy nagar, bheem nagar, jai beem nagar, jaiwant nagar, shatabdi nagar, kunjilal peth, Hawarapeth, balaji nagar,Chandra nagar, nalanda nagar, rameswari,Banerjee layout

Mhalgi Nagar ESR: Sunmarg Nagar, Annapurna Nagar, New Nehru Nagar Slum, Vighnaharta Nagar, Santoshi Nagar, Saraswati Nagar, Shivshakti Nagar, Janki Nagar, New Amar Nagar, Vidhyan Nagar, Gurukunj Nagar, Mhalgi Nagar, Gajanan Nagar, Prerna Nagar, Suryoday Nagar, Mahalaxmi Nagar, Mahatma Gandhi Nagar, Ashtavinayak Colony, Radhakrushna Nagar, Shivaji Nagar, Mahabaghwati Nagar

Sree Nagar ESR: Shri nagar, sunderban, 85 plots, suyog nagar , saket nagar,Aravind society, borkute layout, PMG society, vijayand soc.,santaji soc,dobi nagar,mhada colony etc

Nalanda Nagar ESR: Jai Bhim Nagar, Parvati Nagar, Gyaneshwar Nagar, Kailash Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Chandra Nagar, Naik Nagar, Mitra Nagar, Gajanan Nagar, Rameshwari, Banerjee Layout, Nalanda Nagar, Bank Colony

NMC-OCW has appealed citizens to store sufficient water for their use as tanker supply will also not be possible & co-operate. Water through Tankers will also be not possible in affected areas.

NMC-OCW have appealed citizens to co-operate and if they have any complaints regarding water supply or need information please do contact @ NMC-OCW’s Toll Free Number 1800 266 9899 at any time.

4-hour MSEDCL shutdown at Pench-IV WTP @ Godhni on Dec 19 (Saturday)

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Nagpur. An unidentified burglar broke into a house under Nandanvan police station’s jurisdiction and recovered Rs 1.71 lakh. Police have registered a case on the basis of a complaint by Pallavi Vinod Chopkar (30), a resident of Santajinagar, Vathoda Layout. As per the available information, Pallavi locked the house around 3.30 pm on Tuesday and took her husband to the hospital for treatment.

An unknown thief broke the lock of the main door and intruded into their house. He stole gold and silver jewellery and Rs 9,000 cash from the cupboard. The total value of the stolen valuables is estimated to be Rs 1.71 lakh. On her return from the hospital, Pallavi came to know that the house had been burgled. She immediately informed the police about the incident and lodged a complaint in this regard.

Police personnel have registered a case against the unidentified burglar and have launched an investigation into the case.

Thief decamps with valuables worth 1.71 lakh in Santajinagar

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Nagpur. In the name of rendering assistance in securing a loan, three tricksters duped a city trader of Rs 10.42 lakh. Ajni police have registered a case the accused persons on the basis of a complaint by victim Shripad Narayan Shenwai (55), a resident of Arya Apartment, Omkarnagar. The accused include Ashish Garg, Isha Garg and Sakshi Goyal.

Shripad runs a company named Sheetak Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd. He needed a loan for furthering his business projects. On September 8, the accused persons had called him and said that they would help him to get a loan. Shripad said he needed Rs 1.30 crore. The accused convinced him to deposit Rs 10.42 lakh in their own account in multiple transactions. When Shripad did not get the loan even after 2 months, he asked them to return his money back to him.

The accused began to evade his repeated persuasions to return the money. Finally, convinced that he had been cheated, Shripad lodged a complaint with the police. Cops have registered a case of fraud and launched an investigation into the case.

Businessman cheated of Rs 10.42 lakh in name of securing loan

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Nagpur: Narayana Vidyalayam, one of the prominent schools located at Chinch Bhuvan off Wardha road in Nagpur had collected additional fees of over Rs 7.59 crore in three years, as revealed in an investigation conducted by Deputy Director of Education after vigilant parents took up the matter. As the irregularities came to fore, the school has been directed to return the amount within a month. The move has caused a stir in academic circles.

Narayana Vidyalayam – Chinch Bhuvan, Wardha Road Nagpur

The parents group had lodged a complaint with the Education Officer and the Deputy Director of Education alleging that Narayana Vidyalayam was charging exorbitant fees. On the basis of these complaints, the Primary and Secondary Education Officers constituted an inquiry committee on September 2. School Education Minister Bachchu Kadu ordered an inquiry into the matter at a review meeting on October 27. The committee had sought information from the school about the fees from 2012-2014.

Narayana Vidyalayam – Somalwada Nagpur

Finally, while examining the documents submitted by the headmaster, it came to light that an additional amount of more than Rs 7.59 crore was taken from the parents of the students during the period of three years from 2017-18 to 2019-2020. According to the Maharashtra Educational Institution Fee Regulation Act, the session fee is one month’s tuition fee. However, Narayana Vidyalaya received more than that.

Relevant instructions were issued by Deputy Director of Education Anil Pardhi after a thorough inquiry in this regard.

Narayana Vidyalayam fleece parents of Rs 7.59 cr, DDE orders to return extra fee within a month

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Nagpur: Lakadganj police have arrested notorious burglar Mohammad Aabid alias Guddu Alias Haider Wald Mohammad Khalil and recovered booty worth Rs 99,780 from his possession. Aabid (33), a resident of Bunkar Colony, New Kamptee (originally a resident of Kanhan) was accused in the housebreaking that occurred in Lakadganj area between December 6 and 7.

According to police sources, Moreshwar Tule (65), a resident of Juna Bagadganj had gone out when a burglary occurred in his house. Some miscreants reportedly decamped with gold ornaments and cash 50,000 to the tune of Rs 1.70 lakh. Following his complaint, the officials of Lakadganj police led by PI Parag Pote launched the probe.

During the probe, the squad of Constables, Sanjay Bangdkar, Ramkailash yadav, Wasudev Jaipurkar and Firoz Khan came across Aabid. During the interrogation, he confessed the crime. Cops have booked the accused Aabid under relevant Sections of the IPC and placed him under arrest.

Notorious burglar Mohammad Aabid in Lakadganj cops’ net

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Nagpur: Two members of a gang that had allegedly duped job seekers on the pretest of getting them jobs in prominent government institutions were arrested from Beltarodi, police said on Friday.

Accused identified as Akshay Ashokkumar Agrawal (30), a resident of Flat No. 101,17 Rachit Apartments, Beltarodi, Himanshi Prakash Bhagwani (25), a resident of Flat No. 301, Siddharth Apartment, Rajeshree Nagar, Beltarodi, along with Vayviaas Shyamsundar, Naina Chelwali and Gaurav Kshirsagar, all working at Crest Technology have duped several job aspirants using fake job letters, government letterheads, pamphlets and siphoned cash collectively of Rs 35,48,000.

Following the complaint lodged by one Nikhil Mahendra Sahare (24), a resident of Khaparkheda 9.5 lakh, cops managed to arrest Agrawal and Bhagwani.

Cops predict many job seekers have fallen prey to the misdeeds of the accused and urged citizens to approach Beltarodi police with complaints in this regard.

Gang duping job aspirants busted in Nagpur, 2 arrested

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Nagpur: Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari on Friday unveiled the book ‘Lockdown Madhla Maza Sobati’ written by renowned Social Media Strategist & Analyst, Ajeet Parse. During the crisis of lockdown, social media not only maintained the hope of survival of the citizens, but also maintained the confidence of many. Parse, reflected these sentiments of the people on social media during the lockdown in his book.

The book was released at Gadkari’s residence on Wardha Road. Researcher, Dr. Hemant Jambhekar and Ajeet Parse were prominently present on this occasion.

At the time of the lockdown, many were still at home, while some had relatives outside the country or city. Social media was a great way to bring family members back together. Whether it is a moment of threshold of a relationship or citizens applauding efforts of frontline warriors during a pandemic on social media, Parse highlighted various such issues in his book.

While only negative discussion on social media came forward during this drastic time, the book ‘Lockdown Madhla Maza Sobati’ describes how the positive use of social media benefited society during the pandemic. The emotional health of the society was positively maintained by social media during the Corona period, the technical analysis done by Parse showed.

“This is the first book to tie the knot of social media and lockdown. The positive side of social media, which is revolutionizing the field of communication, should be communicated to the people. The book ‘Lockdown Madhla Maza Sobati’ will be distributed free of cost to the readers for the benefit of his country and society,” says Parse.

Union Minister, Gadkari unveils book ‘Lockdown Madhla Maza Sobati’ penned by Ajeet Parse.

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Nagpur: Panic gripped Ramdaspeth area on Friday evening after a massive trail of smoke emanated from an ICICI Bank branch. Both the commuters and residents passing through the bank located by the main road were seen in utter chaos after noticing the billowing smoke. Though, primarily investigation incidents that the fire was in AC Blower unit, most probably by some electrical reason, no one reportedly injured in this incident.

Speaking to Nagpur Today, Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Rajendra Uchake said, “A huge pile of smoke was observed by the bank officials. Following which they alerted Fire Department. Acting swiftly, one fire tender was pressed into action. The fire was appeared to occurred in AC and the smoke was circulated by AC ducting throughout the bank. Thankfully no one sustained serious injuries. Though, loss of property could not be ascertained at the given moment,” the CFO said.

Fire at Ramdaspeth based ICICI bank, no one hurt

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An international team of scientists has collected the first possible radio signal from a planet beyond our solar system, emanating from an exoplanet system about 51 light-years away. Using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), a radio telescope in the Netherlands, the researchers uncovered emission bursts from the Tau Bootes star-system hosting a so-called hot Jupiter, a gaseous giant planet that is very close to its own sun.

The team led by researchers from the Cornell University in the US also observed other potential exoplanetary radio-emission candidates in the constellation Cancer and Upsilon Andromedae systems.

However, the study published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics found that only the Tau Bootes exoplanet system exhibited a significant radio signature, a unique potential window on the planet’s magnetic field. “We present one of the first hints of detecting an exoplanet in the radio realm,” said Cornell postdoctoral researcher Jake D Turner. “The signal is from the Tau Bootes system, which contains a binary star system and an exoplanet. We make the case for an emission by the planet itself, he said.

If confirmed through follow-up observations, the researchers said, this radio detection opens up a new window on exoplanets and provides a novel way to examine alien worlds that are tens of light-years away. Observing an exoplanet’s magnetic field helps astronomers decipher a planet’s interior and atmospheric properties, as well as the physics of star-planet interactions, said Turner.

Earth’s magnetic field protects it from solar wind dangers, keeping the planet habitable. “The magnetic field of Earth-like exoplanets may contribute to their possible habitability by shielding their own atmospheres from solar wind and cosmic rays, and protecting the planet from atmospheric loss, Turner said.

Two years ago, Turner and his colleagues examined the radio emission signature of Jupiter and scaled those emissions to mimic the possible signatures from a distant Jupiter-like exoplanet. Those results became the template for searching radio emission from exoplanets 40 to 100 light-years away

Aliens calling? First potential radio signal from exoplanet detected

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Nagpur: Two women were duped by conmen on th pretext of exchanging their gold ornaments with Rs two lakh cash, Lakadganj police said. According to police, Durga Ravi Shahu (27), a resident of Dipti Signal, Kalamna and her friend Sunita Shahu were walking towards home on Thursday at 3 pm. Two men approached the women near Bhandara Road and inquired about travel distance to Butibori.

One of them told the women that his friend is mentally challenged that why they want to exchange Rs two lakh in cash against their gold ornaments. Showing a packet wrapped with papers, the conman gave the offer to the women. The women fell prey to the officer and handed over their gold ornaments worth Rs 35,000/- and handed over to the accused after accepting the packet from him.

Soon after the conman vanished from the spot with his friend, the woman opened the packet only to see a bundle of papers in it. The woman shouted to catch the conmen, but they managed to flee the spot. An offence under Sections 420 and 34 of Indian Penal Code. Further investigation is on

2 women conned, duped of gold ornaments in Lakadganj