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On Thursday, Income Tax Department teams carried raids across the city at seven locations and searched lockers, and also seized incriminating documents related to business deals. According to sources from the Income Tax Department, teams consisting of around 100 officers were swooping on businessmen and traders at various locations like Itwari, Butibori, Pratap Nagar and elsewhere. Some residences were scanned, too. Lockers were scanned, and property-related documents incriminating were confiscated. Huge cash was also confiscated in the raids according to reports. A company based in Butibori came under the Income Tax sleuths microscope, too.
Some traders dealing with the supari company were also raided at the locality of Itwari in Parvarpura. A dealer imports supari (betel nut) from Hyderabad and has also reportedly been operating a kharra panni factory that is banned in Maharashtra. The prohibited gutkha and scented tobacco, imported from Madhya Pradesh, are also sold on a massive scale in Nagpur market. The prohibited stuff is also being distributed across the state at many sites. A number of Itwari traders, sources suggested, are connected to the clandestine sector. To avoid any untoward incident, the visiting Income Tax officials were followed by a policeman pose.
The Central Railway has decided to start weekly special trains between Nagpur-Rajkot-Nagpur in the festive season from January 20 onwards to a strong rush of travellers.
Train No. 01207 Superfast Weekly Special will depart Nagpur at 7.50 p.m. each Monday from January 20 to March 30 (11 trips) and enter Rajkot the next day at 4.30 p.m.
Train No. 01208 Weekly Special leaves Rajkot every Tuesday from January 21 to March 31 (11 trips) at 22.00 hrs and arrives at Nagpur the next day at 22.15 hrs.
Bookings for 01207 Superfast special charged trains will open at all PRS locations on January 17 and at www.irctc.co.in.
General second-class coaches of these specials will run as unreserved coaches and will be booked as applicable to superfast mail/express trains via UTS network.
सेंसेक्स ने पहली बार 42,000 का स्तर छुआ, शुरुआती कारोबार में 134.58 अंक चढ़ा। निफ्टी भी 32.35 अंक चढ़कर 12,375.65 के स्तर पर पहुंचा ।
भारतीय शेयर बाजार का प्रमुख संवेदी सूचकांक सेंसेक्स पहली बार गुरुवार को 134.58 अंकों की तेजी के साथ 42 हजार के ऐतिहासिक स्तर पर पहुंच गया। शुरुआती कारोबार में सेंसेक्स और निफ्टी रिकॉर्ड ऊंचाई पर पहुंच गए। अमेरिका और चीन के बीच पहले चरण के व्यापार करार के बाद से दुनिया भर के शेयर बाजारों में तेजी देखी जा रही है। सेंसेक्स ने पहली बार 42,000 का स्तर छुआ, शुरुआती कारोबार में 134.58 अंक चढ़ा तो वहीं निफ्टी भी 32.35 अंक चढ़कर 12,375.65 के स्तर पर पहुंचा । वैश्विक सकारात्मक संकेतों के बीच बॉम्बे स्टॉक एक्सचेंज (बीएसई) का प्रमुख सूचकांक सेंसेक्स 134.58 अंकों की तेजी के साथ 42 हजार के स्तर पर पहुंच गया। इसी तरह निफ्टी 32.35 अंक की तेजी के साथ 375.65 अंक पर कारोबार करता दिखाई दिया। सुबह 9 बजकर 54 मिनट पर सेसेंक्स 162.32 अंकों की तेजी के साथ 42,035.05 पर कारोबार कर रहा है। वहीं निफ्टी 39.00 अंकों की तेजी के साथ 12,382.30 के स्तर पर कारोबार कर रहा है।
चीफ ऑफ डिफेंस स्टाफ (CDS) बिपिन रावत ने पाकिस्तान पर बड़ा हमला बोला है। दिल्ली में रायसीना डायलॉग के दौरान बिपिन रावत ने कहा है कि जैसा एक्शन अमेरिका ने आतंकवाद के ख़िलाफ किया, वैसा ही कुछ करना होगा।
चीफ ऑफ डिफेंस स्टाफ (CDS) बिपिन रावत ने पाकिस्तान पर बड़ा हमला बोला है। दिल्ली में रायसीना डायलॉग के दौरान बिपिन रावत ने कहा है कि जैसा एक्शन अमेरिका ने आतंकवाद के ख़िलाफ किया, वैसा ही कुछ करना होगा। इसके लिए ज़रूरी है कि आतंकवाद को पालने वाले देशों को अलग-थलग किया जाए। बिना जड़ तक पहुंचे आतंकवाद ख़त्म करना मुश्किल है।बिपिन रावत ने कहा, “आतंकवाद के ख़िलाफ़ ये लड़ाई जारी रहने वाली है। जब तक हम इसकी जड़ तक नहीं पहुंचेंगे, इसे ख़त्म नहीं कर पाएंगे। जब तक ऐसे मुल्क है जो आतंकवाद को स्पॉन्सर करते हैं, जब तक ऐसे लोग हैं जो आतंकवाद को प्रॉक्सी की तरह इस्तेमाल करते हैं, उन्हें हथियार मुहैया कराते हैं, उन्हें फंडिंग करते हैं, तब तक आतंकवाद पर काबू नहीं पाया जा सकता।“उन्होंने आगे कहा, “हमें आतंकवाद को ख़त्म ही करना होगा और ये तभी मुमकिन होगा जैसे अमेरिका ने 9/11 के बाद आतंकवाद के खिलाफ एक्शन लिया। जिस तरह उसने टेररिज़्म के खिलाफ ग्लोबल वॉर शुरू किया इसलिए आतंकवादियों को अलग थलग करना होगा। जो आतंकवाद को स्पॉन्सर कर रहा है, उसके खिलाफ कड़े कदम उठाने होंगे। आप ऐसे लोगों के साथ नहीं चल सकते है जो आतंकवाद के ख़िलाफ़ ग्लोबल वॉर में आपके साथ होने का दावा भी करते हैं और आतंकवाद को बढ़ावा भी देते हैं। ये हर उस देश के लिए जो आतंकवाद को स्पॉन्सर करता है।“
Nagpur: The Maharashtra government has decided to mop up funds by additional mobilization, with diminishing revenues and precarious financial situation. A meeting was held on Tuesday under deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in which different departments came forward with their respective proposals.
Excise Ministry, too, put forward its request to lift the Chandrapur liquor prohibition. It was also proposed to extend wine shops closing time in the state by one hour until 11.30 pm.
According to senior excise officials, the state received annual Rs242 crore from the Chandrapur district from excise duty until 2014-15, which it had been losing out over the past five years. We believed the ban was failing to serve its purpose as cases of illegal smuggling jumped to a new high. They told TOI, on condition of anonymity, that Pawar and other ministers responded positively to the proposal and that they intend to discuss it during the next meeting of the cabinet.
The previous BJP-led government led by former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had instituted the liquor prohibition in 2015 after large-scale demands from women in Chandrapur. It was the third district of the state and also of Vidarbha after Wardha and Gadchiroli where the consumption of liquor was prohibited. The large-scale anger due to the ban had resulted in a surprising loss of former union minister and six-time MP Hansraj Ahir from liquor baron Suresh alias Balu Dhanorkar, who has been demanding that the ban be lifted since his victory.
Excise officials told TOI that their proposal had been discussed in detail where they provided the last five years statistics that included losses suffered and quantity of illicit liquor confiscated. “We told them of cops ‘ investigations in cases of liquor smuggling, both in terms of the number of crimes and the amount seized that soared over the past five years.” They also pointed out that revenue figures would have increased over the past five years if the ban was not enforced. “Since the last 5 years, we have been missing out on precious revenue from over Rs250 crore. Such amount could have been used for other purposes such as for farmers. The very object of the prohibition is thwarted by large-scale smuggling of illicit liquor. “Nevertheless, the move by the government received mixed reactions from the district’s public representatives and other netas.
The main leader who started the movement to ban liquor in Chandrapur through her organization Sharamik Elgar Parishad, the social activist Paromita Goswami, said she and her organization would steadfastly resist any such attempt by the government. “I will be holding a press conference in this regard on Thursday. We will be informed about how the liquor ban has significantly helped people here and why it should continue. “Netas like MLA Kishor Jorgewar stressed that a thorough review must be carried out before the prohibition is relaxed. “The government needs to look in the last five years at the pros and cons of the prohibition. It should take into account not only revenue losses but also incidents involving drug dumping and the selling of counterfeit or fake liquor. I have learnt that over 40,000 crimes against illicit consumption have been committed. “Defending the prohibition move by the BJP government in Chandrapur, former excise minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the decision was taken after 90 per cent of Gram Panchayats passed a resolution in this regard, which was well supported by the majority of women. “We can not lift the ban just by citing reductions in sales. Alternatively, by merging police and excise force to begin operations, they could reinforce the system to prevent the sale of illicit liquor. I think any such move would be strongly opposed by the women people there, “he said.
NAGPUR: In the silver liner for the city’s guardians, the 2018 national crime data just released shows that Nagpur can no longer be associated with the’ crime capital ‘ moniker, which was once used by the opponents of then-Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to corner him on the assembly floor.
During a media briefing earlier this week, City Police Chief BK Upadhyay claimed that there was a 10% drop in the crime rate in 2019 compared to the previous year. The assertion was validated with the release of the 2018 crime statistics by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), where Nagpur’s position is much lower than that of most categories of serious crimes in the nation.
In most of the categories, Nagpur is third in the state after Mumbai and Pune, excluding the category of’ Crime crime rate,’ registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Special Local Laws (SLL), where it has surpassed 19 such places nationwide by more than two metres. While Nagpur has a crime rate of 688.6 per lakh, Mumbai is 309.9/lakh, while Pune is the lowest (277.9/lakh) in Maharashtra. Nagpur is ranked 12th in the same category of crime rate in India.
Upadhyay said that the crimes were under control and that the numbers had both been visibly and statistically reduced. “This is a safe town. Our strength is constantly trying to stay on its toes and to further improve the scenario, “he said.
The city is number 12 in the country for rape, with 69 crimes registered in 2018, and the third in the state after Mumbai (319) and Pune (103)—making it statistically safer for women. Under Section 354 of the IPC, the city holds the 10th place in the nation with 274 offences in the category of’ Assault on Women with the intention of insulting her modesty.’ It is third in the state after Mumbai (2,038), second in the nation, followed by Pune (406).
In the category of’ Total offences affecting the human body,’ Nagpur ranks 14th in the nation with 2,619 offences, and third in the state with Mumbai (11,585) number two in the country and Pune (2,903) ranking 12th.
In the category of murder, the city is the 12th in the nation and the third in the state with 72 such crimes, one less than that in Pune. Mumbai is the fourth in the nation and the first in the state to commit 164 murders. In the category ‘ Attempt to Murder,’ the city ranks third in the state and 11th in the nation with 77 crimes, after Pune (127) and Mumbai (280).
In economic offences, Mumbai is the nation’s first with 4803 crimes, while Nagpur is the 15th with 534 crimes. Pune is the 12th in the country with 777 crimes.
The city is also relatively safer for senior citizens, with 207 offences— the sixth in the nation and the second in the state after Mumbai (1,043) at the top of the chart. Pune, with 169 crimes, is safest in the state for the elderly population as per national crime data.
Nagpur is third in the state for crimes against children and sixth in the country for 538 crimes. Mumbai has the highest crime against children in the state and the second in the nation, with 2,538 crimes.
NAGPUR: Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar liked the relationship between individual and social structure, but not the passivity of self-realization through their position in an existing society. Along similar lines, philosopher John Dewey believed that as part of it one should evolve in a community and not independently, said on Tuesday Professor Scott Stroud, Media Ethics Coordinator, Center for Media Engagement, University of Texas.
As part of the international lecture series on’ Pragmatism, personality and Ambedkar’s focus on conversion to Buddhism, Dr. Nitin Raut delivered the second lecture. The lecture was arranged at Convocation Hall by Nagpur University. Vice-Chancellor SP Kane and Pro-VC Vinayak Deshpande were present at the event.
Speaking of Dewey, Stroud said, “He’s known in the American sense as a proponent of democracy and education. Over the course of the short history of America, he may be the best known intellectual. His writings about democracy and his experiences in America make him an important figure for India. “Stroud said Ambedkar was a devoted follower of Dewey while studying at Columbia University from 1913 to 1916. He said, “I think one can not comprehend the pragmatism of Ambedkar without thinking about Dewey. At the same time, one can not grasp the strengths and weaknesses of Dewey’s theories without seeing how, in the Indian sense, Ambedkar developed those ideas differently.” “You can be affected by people in a way that does not include you replicating them. Once Dewey died Ambedkar said he owed Dewey his whole intellectual life, “he said.
“By Dewey’s theory, core principles of Ambedkar in pragmatism like caste as a habit and faith as a means were inculcated,” he said.
Stroud said, “My thesis emphasized that the Buddhism of Ambedkar serves as a holistic means of shaping the personality of each individual. Ambedkar put forth the idea of conversion as a means of freedom for community and person. He spoke about how the conversion would act as an intelligent means of emancipation. “On Monday’s first day of the lecture series, Stroud said,” America is grappling with the same issues about democracy in India, and we need to understand and also let us learn how to get along with each other in society.
He spoke of Ambedkar’s worry that “The moment we stop talking and thinking about things such as democracy and what Buddhism has taught us about equality and pragmatism, we seem to stop caring about them and they really don’t matter to us.”
Stroud said he’s been reading several journals, books, and papers to understand Buddhism and how it’s related to American pragmatism, and how Dewey influenced Ambedkar.
Nagpur: A few months ago, a full-fledged winery began its commercial operations in Bhandara in a first of its kind business venture for Vidarbha, with bottles of port wine being marketed in that district.
SP Wineries is now finalizing its plans for next month’s promotion of the company in Nagpur and foraying into the luxury wine segment by next year. Shashichandra Jaiswal, whose family owns retail liquor shops, broke tradition and tried to “follow his passion” in wine production.
It all started almost a decade ago as an idea when Jaiswal took up a’ homemade wines ‘ hobby. Jaiswal, though a teetotaller, has always been intrigued by the wine as a’ classy’ drink.
“Friends have sampled my homemade wines and the feedback I got was that it tastes better than most commercial products. Then, I finally got a winery license in 2015,’ Jaiswal said.
Jaiswal began work on his factory in 2017 with guidance from his Nashik vineyard-owner friend Rajesh Borse, who is also an office-bearer of the All India Wine Producers ‘ Association (AIWPA). Luckily, he too had an in-house specialist. “My nephew Shaurya did his M.Sc. in wine and alcohol technology and that proved to be a big advantage in our small unit where his father Prakashchandra is also a partner,” Jaiswal said.
The next big question was on grape sourcing. “I decided to buy Nashik grapes so that we could immediately start commercial production of port wine. Port wine is made from non-premium grapes, and accounts for 95% of all Indian wine sales, “Jaiswal said.
The first batch went bottled in June 2019. In this new business, Jaiswal prefers to take small steps. “We are only selling in Bhandara right now but our goods will be available in Nagpur by the end of February. It takes time to expand the business, as wine sales volume is very low compared to whiskey and beer, “Jaiswal said.
He has a plan in place to ascend the winemaking value chain. “In the next few years, premium grapes will be grown here in Pauni, after which we will venture into the upper segment,” Jaiswal said.
While a bottle of port wine sells for around Rs200-230, a bottle of premium wine of a similar size will go for at least Rs750. Yet Jaiswal can not rely on the grapes coming from other cities to make it commercially viable.
He is persuaded that grapevines grow at the conditions of Vidarbha. “I saw grapes growing alongside’ paan ‘ leaf plants in Pauni some decades ago. Therefore there is no doubt in my mind that there is a simple ecosystem. Of course, I will take advice from experts in agriculture to further model conditions on vineyards for optimum grape quality, “Jaiswal said.
Nagpur Wine Club director Deepak Khanuja said, “It is a matter of great pride that wines being produced in Vidarbha are available on the market. This will help promote the wine community, and it will also prove economically advantageous for farmers to step up the value chain.
Nagpur: Even as customers on the solar rooftop welcomed the relief Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) offered them, MSEDCL dropped a bombshell. It has introduced charges for promoting astronomical grids which will make solar power more costly than its own.
It seems the discom is hell-bent on scuttling the state’s nascent solar market. MERC will have to withdraw the petition to save users of solar energy once again.
MERC had recently rejected the petition of the discom to make fixed billing mandatory, rather than net metering. However, it had allowed MSEDCL to charge grid support charge (GSC) for consumers loading over 10 KW.
The discom proposed GSC ranging from Rs 4.46 per unit to Rs 8.66 per unit for domestic consumers, between Rs 5.06 and Rs 8.76 per unit for commercial consumers, and for industrial consumers between Rs 3.60 per unit and Rs 4.08 per unit.
A senior official at MSEDCL acknowledged that if MERC approved these charges it would make solar rooftop power more costly than the discom tariff.
In its petition submitted to MERC for mandatory net billing, MSEDCL claimed that a loss of Rs 224 crore has been incurred so far. In addition, solar rooftop load rose from 20.44 MW in 2016-17 to 288.80 MW in 2018-19. The company feels it will have to increase the tariff for the remaining customers if paying consumers to go out of its net.
The discom conveniently forgets that solar power on the rooftop is only 0.3 per cent of its total purchase of electricity. Consumers of the solar rooftop generated 330 million units (MU) in 2018-19 versus 1.2 lakh MU purchased from it.
More specifically, MSEDCL can not meet its Renewable Solar Purchase Obligation (RPO) goal. In 2017-18, it was able to meet just 40 per cent of its solar RPO goals.
MSEDCL itself receives no response to its offer to purchase solar power. It had recently floated a tender to purchase 1,350 MW but only one generator received a 5 MW bid.
On the other hand, MERC has increased MSEDCL’s solar target from 2.5% in 2019-20 to 13.5% in 2024-25. This rise has been opposed by MSEDCL and told MERC that it is unlikely.
Solar expert Ajit Ganguly, commenting on the GSC, said, “MERC had allowed MSEDCL to levy GSC so it would not incur any damage. Nevertheless, the proposed changes are so high that between Rs 14 and Rs 15 per unit would cost solar power. This is ridiculous. No other country state has done this. “An industrialist said on anonymity condition,” MSEDCL wants to put the new government in trouble. Because of high power tariffs, companies find it difficult to thrive in the City. Solar was the only option but MSEDCL wants to make it unviable. ”Grid support charges for domestic consumers Units————————-Charges (Rs/unit) 101-300————-4.46 301-500————–7.06 500 +————————8.66
Since a few days, the South Central Zone Cultural Center has witnessed a large crowd and is the centre of attraction. Before you run too much of your mind, know that the 27th Orange City Craft Mela is the reason for this. The exhibition is definitely a must-visit for all of us. Creativity attracts the Nagpur crowd at large, and people love the various artifacts exhibited there to be sold out — maybe pottery, furniture, or handloom products; almost everything is available over there for sale. The Craft Mela has a wide range of products to offer, including terracotta, khurja, rugs and papermeshi. Women are attracted to the jewellery, Chanderi sarees, Paithani Sarees and Banarasi Sarees. Footwear, too, isn’t left behind, and they have a Punjabi jooti to offer. Artworks include metal crafts, wooden crafts, jute crafts, glass art and zari work. The famous Phulkari is also shown. Bell metal, khadi, leather puppets and other handicraft materials are also on display at the exhibition. With so many things out there, one surely has a lot of choices to buy stuff from.
For people who get food-seeking every single hour, be advised that there is also a good counter. Yes, you’ve heard that right! The venue has a lot of food stalls with mouth-watering snacks and dishes to pacify your hungry stomach. There are also some appetizers! The Mela Craft would continue until the coming Sunday, the 19th of January, 2020. Timings for the exhibition are from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and the entry fee for the exhibition is Rs 25 per person.
