Nagpur Updates

No new engineering college will open in 2020

session in the country, a seat will not increase in B.Tech course

In the year 2020, no new engineering college will be opened in the country nor any seat will be increased in any B.Tech course. Colleges for poor performance and violating rules will be closed. The Central Government has approved these recommendations of its constituted Working Committee. The entire focus of the government is on increasing quality rather than opening new colleges due to dwindling demand for engineers in national and international markets. According to a senior official of the Union Human Resource Development Ministry, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) will not recognize new engineering colleges in the academic session 2020-21. States will soon be informed in this regard. Apart from this, no seat will be increased in any B.Tech course in any engineering college. Colleges will have to focus on specialization in various courses like Artificial Intelligence in Computer Science and Engineering, Internet of Things, Internet SW, Mobility etc. The committee was formed last year. In 2018, to test the demand of engineers in the international and national markets, the Government has given the Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Hyderabad, Prof. An eight-member committee was constituted under the chairmanship of BVR Mohan Reddy. It included experts from IIT, FICCI, NASSCOM, ASSOCHAM, Center for Management Education etc. The committee wrote in the report that fifty percent of engineering seats have been vacant for the last two years. Whereas only 52 per cent students are getting placements. The committee recommended not opening new engineering colleges in 2020. AI & Data Sciences in NIRF Ranking Institutes AICTE’s engineering colleges will teach AI and Data Sciences (Artificial Intelligence and Data Sciences) courses from 2020. However, this course will start in the same institutions, which have scored the top hundred in the NIRF rankings and more than 75 per cent marks in NBA accreditation.

450 tons of waste collected from Deekshabhoomi premises within 3 days

NMC Nagpur:- Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar paid special attention to the facilities given to Buddhist devotees visiting Nagpur on the occasion of 63rd Dhammachakra Pravartan Diwas. Within three days of the Pravartan Diwas Dhammachakra, 450 tons of waste was collected from Deekshabhoomi premises and nearby areas. The errors were corrected by Commissioner Abhijit Bangar and additional Commissioner Ram Joshi prior to the day and today inspecting the site and facilities given in the region.

Airtel responds to Reliance Jio’s attempt to charge 6 paise per minute.

Airtel responded on Wednesday to Reliance Jio’s decision to charge users 6 paises per minute on rival network calls.

“One of our rivals has levied a 6-pay limit on all off-net calls made to other operators to cover the IUC (Interconnect User Charge) termination charge. They went on to say that TRAI had reopened this issue, “Airtel said in a statement.

The Indian Telecom Regulatory Authority last month issued a new consultation paper to review the January 2020 deadline for zero IUC charges. In 2017, the regulator reduced the IUC charges from 14 countries to 6 countries per minute.

“TRAI’s predictions were to determine two factors: one was the introduction of VoLTE, which TRAI believed would reduce costs. Second, with the rise of smaller operators, there would be traffic symmetry. Both of these have not materialized, “Airtel said.

The operator said that India still has 400 million 2 G customers who pay less than Rs 50 a month and can not afford a 4 G mobile. It also emphasized that there is still a great deal of traffic asymmetry.

“The telecommunications industry has been in a state of deep financial stress since the last three years, with several companies going bankrupt and thousands of jobs being lost. The IUC shall be determined on the basis of the price per call. Given the massive 2 G customer base in India, the cost of calling 6 countries is already considerably lower than the actual cost of completing the call, “said the operator.

Video: In Ramtek Eco friendly Ravana is made of clay for Ravana Wadh.

Ravana is not burnt at the Holy Land Ramtek near Nagpur, Rawana Wadh is done. In Bhojapur village adjacent to Ramtek city, the eco-friendly idol of Ravana of clay is made on Dussehra. Taking the weapons (marks) of Ram-Lakhan of the Garh temple, panditji with tahanekar family leave to kill Ravan. From the last 8 generations, Thanekar family have the right or values of Rawana Wadh. Previously, the garlands of the Garh Mandir of the Garh temple were used to fly the neck of the clay Ravana. Mukund pande and Thanekar family said that this practice (pratha) is happening only in Ayodhya and Ramtek Only. The atmosphere is very joyful and religious on Dusherra in Ramtek.

3 Power Companies under burden of loan Rs72,452 cr.

Maharashtra’s 3 power firms – MSEDCL, Mahagenco and Mahatransco are burdened with walloping Rs 72,452 crore loan extended by numerous banks. This quantity goes up, that shows the mismanagement of those firms. Despite the loan burden, the state government waived off power charges of an industrialist in Vidarbha and Marathwada. however once a requirement to waive off power dues of farmers agri pumps the goverment was found non- serious in extending the soaps. This was revealed in a very memorandum submitted to chief minister Devendra Fadanvis. in step with info, MSEDCL has the loan of the burden of Rs 34,083 crore with interest of nine.59%. Of this Rs 1,317 crore is a brief-term loan, Rs 14, 859 crore is a medium-term loan, and Rs 4, 471 crore is future. additionally Rs 2,452 crore is functioning capital and Rs 1,984 crore is a loan from the state government. Mahagenco has taken Rs 25,676 crore term loan at an associate interest rate of 9.78% and Rs 6,539 crore short term loans at an interest rate of 8.73%. the whole loan burden is Rs 32, 215 at a mean interest rate of 9.59 %. Mahatransco has taken Rs 5,993 crore future loan and Rs 161 crore short term loan. Power Finance Corporation and Rural Electrical Corporation have Lententide loads of quantity to the 3 firms. remainder of the quantity has been mostly provided by nationalized banks. non-public banks have provided a negligible quantity. MODEL is in such a dangerous financial firm that has been unable to hide dues from its customers. customers own Rs forty-seven,077 Croer to MSDECL of that Rs 29,014 is principle quantity whereas Rs 18,062 crore is that the interest element. the explanations for losses to the 3 power firms have started as fixing of recent power units, repairs and maintenance, the birth of recent transmission lines, power thefts, poor recovery of unfinished dues, etc. Despite the walloping burden of loans on the 3 power firms, the state government waived off power charges of industries from 2013 to 2019 in Vidarbha and Marathwada. Moreover, the state cupboard has approved a proposal to increase the sops until the year 2024. The strength of this may

1031 potholes filled 13 days after the order of the NMC Chief

NMC commissioner Abhijeet Bangar held a meeting with the officials concerned and ordered them to fix the potholes on a war footing, despite the inconvenience caused by the poor road conditions and the orders of the High Court.

The administration began work, and from September 20 to October 3, a total of 1,031 potholes on different roads in the city were patched by hot mix department sources. Total 21,961 sq mt roads were repaired.

Research on fixing the potholes started on the first of April. Between April 1 to September 19, a total of 6228 potholes on 2,9,776 sq.m. roads were patched and, to date, 7659 potholes were fixed. Around 1 and 30 September, jet puncture machines were used to patch 319 potholes on 4715 sq m of roads, as per departmental claims.

The NMC Commissioner, after raising complaints from people and security issues, took note of the issue.

A meeting of officials was held recently at the NIT Hot Mix Plant on the request of the Commissioner. NMC also made an advance of Rs 25 lakhs to NIT and agreed to patch potholes in the remaining seven districts.

The Commissioner urged Maha Metro, NHAI, PWD and Mahavitran to repair the roads in their jurisdictions. The Commissioner also toured with Mahavitran officials on Saturday and inspected the streets.

Roads repaired in 13 days Pratapnagar chowk, HC till Japani udyan, motha Tajbagh, Coffee house chowk, Mankapur Faras till Godhni road, Tukadoji statue Vanjarinagar, LAD College, LAD college chowk to Japani udyan, Mankapur Zingabai Takli, Tapovan Govindnagar, Dhantoli bridge, Bharatwada road and primary school, Patidar bhavan, Munje chowk, Model mill chowk to Tulsibagh bridge, Hingna naka, Aichit Mandir to Gangabai ghat, Jayaka motors road civil lines, Ajni bridge, Dalda company chowk Jayaka road, Gangabai ghat to Zenda chowk, Hazaripahad, Rahate chowk to Aathrasta chowk, Akashvani to Gupta house to Air India, Kadbi chowk, Managalmurty chowk to Jaytala, Gaddigodam, Krida chowk, Dighori,Kharbi, Ayurvedic, Khamla chowk to Aath rasta chowk Laxminagar, Agrasen chowk to Yadav samaj bhavan, Vathoda ghat, Dikshit colony, Bharatwada Pardi, Manas chowk, Aath rasta chowk, Manas chowk, cotton market to Mokshdham, Akashvani to Gaddigodam, Loha pul and other roads were repaired as per the claims.

Jet puncture used for repair Jat machines were used to repair roads in Phule market Bardi, Khamla main road, Cargo terminal to Wardha road, Chhatrapati chowk, Seminary hills to Futala chowk, Gorewada to Futala, Shantinagar main road, Rajvilas talkies chowk to Bhola Ganesh chowk, Dharampeth area, Rajeevnagar chowk to Khamla chowk, Railway station, Ramnagar chowk to Amravati road, Munje chowk Sitabuldi, Vaddhamana nagar road, Gattigodam chowk to Kadbi chowk, Japani udyan to Rajbhavan chowk, Medical chowk to Krida chowk, Friends colony road, Hill Top Ramnagar, Gajanan nagar and Main road Chhatrapati nagar according to hotmix department sources.

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat is conducting ‘ Shastra Puja ‘ at the Dussehra celebration in Nagpur.

NAGPUR: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat conducted ‘ shastra puja ‘ at the annual Vijayadashmi festival in Maharashtra’s Nagpur. Dussehra is of particular importance to the sarsanghchalaks (organizational heads) as the RSS was established on this day in 1925.

The founder of the IT company HCL Technologies, Shiv Nadar, is the main guest of this year’s conference. Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Gen VK Singh (retd) and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis were among those present at the event.

Vijayadashami Festival: the giant effigy of Ravana is being prepared in the town.

Vijayadashami Festival: The whole city is ready to celebrate the festival of Vijayadasham, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil. For which the effigies of Ravana are made in Nagpur. Like every year this year, 11 giant effigies of Ravana have been prepared. Besides these, the effigies of Kumbhakarna and Meghnad have also been made. According to the details, their orders are two to three months in advance. Only the Binwar family is doing this job in the city. The effigies of Ravana are 10 feet to 60 feet high. All parts of the body are made separately and are then collected.

Bamboo, paper, wood, rope, cloth, dyes, clay, etc. are used for their construction. Their value is made on the basis of the feet.

Picture Courtesy: Chandrakan Paddhane

Vijayadashami Festival Let me tell you there’s a fight in this city of experienced staff for this work, they’re not getting fast. New people need to learn everything from constructing bamboo structures to pasting paper. Like every year, the work of making effigies is going on at the Sanatan Dharm Sabha Hall in Kadbi Chowk.

Vijayadashami Festival The history of making Ravan is historic. It started 41 years ago. Dhyan Singh Thakur, professor at Kanpur, came to Nagpur in 1949 after partitioning India-Pakistan. He saw that Dussehra, the important festival of Sanatan Dharma, was celebrated here, but Ravana was not burned here. At that moment, Ravana’s combustion happened only in Delhi and North India. Here, Thakur has conceptualized Ravana Dahan. The Punjab Seva Samiti had shown plans for Ravan Dahan, but the biggest problem at that time was where to take the effigy of Ravana.

Later Hemraj Singh Binwar, who specializes in the creation of paper and bamboo artwork, was approached.

100 electric busses approved by the NMC

The Chairperson of the Transport Committee, Bunty Kukde, told the Central Government. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation has approved 100 electric buses. The wheels of these electric buses will be in the town by the end of December.

According to the sources, the civic body will soon sign an agreement with the electric bus manufacturer on a fixed rate per km. In the case of Tejaswini buses, we have the lowest rate in the country, that is Rs. 42.50/km, and in the future, approximately the same equation will remain true, Kukde added.

Ownership of busses would be with NMC while company charges per km for the service of busses in the city. While electric buses come in three sizes, nine-metre,12-metreand18-metre, NMC is interested in small busses keeping the city’s road width in mind. According to the rules, the Center provides 40 per cent of the subsidies for busses, while the cost of 9-metre busses amounts to Rs 1,40 crores, Kukde said.

In addition, the Department is planning to set up another depot at Wathoda, where 10 acres of NMC land is vacant. This would make it possible to better run services to Wathoda, Umred Road and Nandanvan.

Special bus services for the Dhammachakra Pravartan celebration

The Transport Department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation arranged special’ Aapli Bus’ services during the 63rd Dhammachakra Pravartan Day to be celebrated in Deekshabhoomi on 8 October.

The stage is set for a grand celebration at Deekshabhoomi which sees lakhs of pilgrims coming to the city. Between 7 to 10 October, more than 100 special busses will be run between different locations to Deekshabhoomi. Such special busses from Deekhsabhoomi to Dragon Palace in Kamptee will also be available.

City buses run every two minutes on the Kamptee bus stop-Dragon Palace-Sitabuldi to Deekshabhoomi road. The Ambazari T-Deekshabhoomi-Sitabuldi road will be serviced every five minutes. There’s going to be a bus from Nara to Deekshabhoomi. Kapilanagar to the Deekshabhoomi route every 10 minutes. Nagsenvan-Yashodhara Nagar-Sitabuldi bus to Deekshabhoomi bus every 10 minutes. Ambedkar Square, Sitabuldi-Deekshabhoomi. In addition, city busses will also run from Rameshawar, Rani Durgawati Square, Vaishali Nagar and Garoba.

Special free food distribution centers for devotees to and from Deekshabhoomi will also be given, sources said. Bus routes have been constructed in compliance with the guidelines of the Transport Department and other government authorities.