Author: Nagpur Updates

NAGPUR: Highways and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has promised to meet the demands of the North Indians in the city to extend the Amravati-Jabalpur express to Allahabad.

Earlier, Gadkari had promised to extend train number 12159/12160 Amravati-Jabalpur to Rewa, in response to a poll campaign in Prabagh 12-D for BJP candidate Vikram Gwalbanshi.

However, Rail Yatri Sangh (RYS) secretary Brijbhushan Shukla said, “Extension of the train until Rewa will not serve the purpose, as there is already a direct train from Nagpur to Rewa on Wednesdays. It would be better if the train were extended to Allahabad. “The distance between Nagpur and Allahabad is 913 km. Nagpur-Jabalpur distance is 575 km and if it is extended to Allahabad, the train will have to cover an additional 239 km.

In a memorandum to Gadkari, RYS requested that many of the patients from Madhya Pradesh and Allahabad travel to Nagpur for treatment. “If extended, many people travelling from the region to Allahabad will benefit,” Shukla said.

Although there are trains to Allahabad passing through Nagpur, they have a lower quota for the city. At least 8-10 private buses run daily from the city to Allahabad. These operators are exploiting passengers by charging them exorbitantly. Gadkari has promised to do what is needed, Shukla said.

Meanwhile, with the general budget likely to be presented on 1 February, Basant Shukla of Bharatiya Yatri Kendra (BYK) reiterated its call for either the start of a new train to Ratlam or the extension of the Nagpur-Indore train to Udaipur-Ratlam.

“This will benefit a large population of Rajasthans living in Nagpur, who often travel to their native places,” Shukla said.

राष्ट्रीय स्वयं सेवक संघ प्रमुख मोहन भागवत ने सोमवार को कहा कि बीते 90 वर्ष से संघ को निशाना बनाया जा रहा है लेकिन इसमें चिंता की कोई बात नहीं है क्योंकि समाज एक है और हमेशा ऐसा ही बना रहेगा।भागवत ने यह भी कहा कि वह राजनीतिक व्यक्ति नहीं हैं। महाराष्ट्र विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए नागपुर में मतदान करने के बाद संघ प्रमुख संवाददाताओं से बातचीत कर रहे थे। उनसे हिंदुत्व विचारक वी डी सावरकर को भारत रत्न दिये जाने की मांग के मुद्दे पर कांग्रेस द्वारा संघ को निशाना बनाने के बारे में पूछा गया था।इसके जवाब में भागवत ने कहा, ”हम पर तो बीते 90 वर्ष से हमले किए जा रहे हैं। इसलिए चिंता की कोई बात नहीं है क्योंकि समाज एक है और हमेशा एक ही रहेगा। यह तो राजनीति है और यह सब उसी का हिस्सा है। लेकिन समाज एक है और हमेशा एक ही रहेगा।राज्य विधानसभा चुनाव के परिणाम के बारे में पूछे जाने पर भागवत ने कहा, ”मैं राजनीतिक व्यक्ति नहीं हूं इसलिए इसका अनुमान मैं नहीं लगा सकता। तीन दिन में परिणाम आ जाएगा तब सभी को पता चल जाएगा।भागवत ने लोगों से मतदान करने का अनुरोध किया। उन्होंने कहा कि यह नागरिकों की जिम्मेदारी है कि वह अपने जन प्रतिनिधियों को चुनें।उन्होंने कहा, ” हम 100 फीसदी मतदान पर जोर देते हैं। किसी व्यक्ति या माहौल को देखकर वोट ना दें बल्कि मुद्दों के आधार पर मतदान करें।भागवत मतदान के लिए सुबह सात बजे ही महल इलाके में स्थित मतदान केंद्र पर पहुंच गए थे।

Although one may not call Nagpur a culinary centre, yet the city has a lot to offer when it comes to the gastronomic stuff in your bowl. Right from enjoying the delicious street food of Saoji and Maharashtrian food, one has too many foods to enjoy. Well, if you’re planning to visit Nagpur, don’t miss out on the following five delicious and irresistible meals with your family, check out:

Tarri Poha – Without this, the list would be incomplete, as the archetypal Nagpuri breakfast remains. Tasty poha with spicy curried black chickpeas remains the favourite food out there for people in the street. Seek the one in Deo Nagar to taste the famous Keshav Poha tarri.

Param Ki Daal – legendary daal from the city of Itwari for ages. You may find shabby interiors in this house, but for food lovers, it’s still the perfect place to enjoy a good dal made from a charcoal fire that gives you a smoky taste.

Samosa – Talk about street food Samosa is coming to the top. Experience Samosa with a special chutney at Gaddi Godam’s Ganesh Farshan or Priti Corner at Shankar Nagar, which is often the best in terms of taste.

Maharashtrian Specialities Vishnuji Ki Rasoi– It’s still the best food trip to Nagpur if you try some Marathi dishes like Patodi, Goda Bhaat, and Jhunka Bhakar to name a few. Try it at Vishnuji Ki Rasoi in Bajaj Nagar.

Saoji Delicates – This has remained an important culinary food not only in Nagpur but in the entire Vidarbha region.

NAGPUR: Alarmed by the imminent introduction of the National Population Register (NPR) exercise to be accompanied by the National Citizens ‘ Register (NRC), many Muslim cities are now running from pillar to post trying to collect their own documents as well as those of their ancestors to prove citizenship.

While there is no clarification as to what paperwork is going to be required, people start with birth and death certificates. The basic reason Muslims are first in the queue is the fear of becoming stateless in the event that they fail to make it to NRC as the Citizenship (Amendment) Act has disqualified the religion from obtaining nationality.

For many, Qabristans (cemeteries) is the first destination where they bury their parents and grandparents. The irregular visits are caused by their parents and grandparents ‘ incomplete birth and death records next to their own.

On Monday, TOI visited the Department of Birth and Death of NMC, Jaripatka and Mominpura burial grounds, which are said to be the oldest in town dating back to 1857. Officials confirmed that there is a sudden rush to get birth and death records from all three places.

Amateur Rahman Khan, NMC health officer and sub-registrar, said so far that many have not cared to hold or misplace decades of death certificates. “We still have to get the guidance, but people want all documents to be kept in place,” he said. Khan said that on the NMC website, people can also check their records online or visit his department.

Worried people who have been queuing up at NMC’s Civil Lines office since morning are guided to bring a’ ghat copy’ or acknowledgment from the place where the last rites were held for a delayed birth/death certificate being further processed.

Records are available at Mominpura from 1938 when a couple of days ago they received a request for a 1925 death certificate. Officials from Jaripatka said they had documents from 1965. In order to get a’ ghat copy’ or burial acknowledgment letter, people need to show slips issued by Qabristan Committee at the time of burial.

Several document seekers are those whose parents have passed away and have no certificates of birth/death. Surprisingly, they have records from their ancestors. “People feel that death certificates should fit grandparents ‘ birth/death certificates to prove that their parents were legal Indian citizens besides their own documents,” said an official.

Another clause pursuant to Section 13(3) of the 1969 Registry of Births and Deaths requires certificates to be given subject to certain conditions. An applicant must carry a’ ghat copy’ and send it to the department that performs a police verification and prepares a non-availability (NA) application to be submitted to JMFC with ID proof of the deceased. The applicant must then obtain a favourable order based on which the certificate is issued by the NMC. For delayed birth certificates, school leaving certificate and ID proof has to be submitted for preparing the NA proposal.