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A man allegedly for smuggling 1150 liters of country-made liquor under Nandanvan police jurisdiction was arrested by the sleuths of the State Excise Department on Saturday. In addition to liquor concealed in rubber tubes, the four-wheeler and other products collectively priced at Rs 4,49,650 crore have been confiscated by Excise officials.

Sources indicate that the Excise Department’s sleuths had received a hidden tip about a car (MH/31/CP/2314) carrying 1150 liters of illegal liquor via Nandanvan district. Inspector Sunil Sahastrabuddhe, assistant inspectors Mukund Chimatvar, Ravindra Sonone and Jawans Sanjay Rathod, Sameer Sayyad, Shirish Deshmukh, Ravindra Ingole and driver Devesh Kothe laid a trap near Seven-Star Hotel. After that the officers intercepted the suspect vehicle.

Excise officials then rounded up accused driver identified as Raja Ram Verma (46), a resident of Shivmandir Lodhipur Mandir. The drive was supervised by Divisional Joint Commissar Mohan Vard and Superintendent Pramod Sonone.

A case against an unidentified man has been reported for duping a woman of Rs 5.15 lakh from Ajni in Nagpur by posing as a German national, police said on Saturday.

In January 2019, the unidentified accused began communicating with the victim, a Kashi Nagar resident, via Facebook, and they soon began talking to each other over the phone, Ajni police station assistant police inspector Swati Deodhar said.

The survivor, who is an IT professional, also accepted the marriage proposal from the accused, after which he told her that a gift from Germany was being sent to her, she said.

The woman received a call from a man in March of last year, who introduced himself in Delhi as a customs officer and asked her to pay Rs 30,000 as a customs duty to get the package released, the official said.

The victim again received a call after paying the sum claiming that she will have to pay Rs 4.85 lakh more, the official said, adding that the woman managed to borrow the amount from two of her friends and move it to the bank account the man listed.

The victim discovered that after a few days she was conned when she got no intimation about the gift and her German boyfriend vanished as well, Deodhar said.

Although the victim initially did not approach the police, she filed a complaint last week when the friends she had borrowed from Rs 4.85 lakh started threatening her with paying them back, the officer said.

Ajni police have registered an offense under section 420 (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), she said. Friends of the victim, who issued her threats to return the money, were also arrested, she added.

A battle is taking place in Tral, Pulwama district of South Kashmir, between the army and the rebels. Three Jaish terrorists were surrounded here by the Army. There are firings from both sides according to the report. The army put a blockade in the surrounding area and encircled the whole city. Before Republic Day a battle is taking place in Tral, South Kashmir district of Pulwama, between the army and the rebels. Three Jaish terrorists were surrounded here by the Army. There are firings from both sides according to the report. The army put a blockade in the surrounding area and encircled the whole city.

There’s a lot of security in the valley already due to Republic Day. Once the news of the terrorists presence was received, the army reached Tral and began operation to eliminate the terrorists. The terrorists hide in a house according to reports. The army has asked people nearby to vacate the building. Also coming to light is the identity of the terrorists the army has surrounded.

The army has encircled Jaish leader Qari Yasir, according to the article. Kari Yasir is originally from Pakistan. Upon withdrawing Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, Qari Yasir conducted the killings of common people in the region. This terrorist is charged with murdering Tral Gujjars. The name of the second terrorist is identified as Burhan Sheik. It is said to be a suicide. The army is planning the operation very cautiously because of this.

On Friday Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar will be present in town. In the morning, the ace batsman must arrive in the City airport. From there he will leave the Andhari Tiger Reserve for Tadob.

Earlier; in 2016 Sachin had come to the city with members of his family. He had been going Umred•Karhandla for a tiger safari at that time.

Master Blaster’s trip was kept a secret at that time and no one knew about it until he made it public on social media himself. Now almost after four years, the former cricketer is returning to the area for a tiger safari.

Nagpur: The state government is pushing the so-called cap and cup model for the Prime Minister’s crop insurance scheme. Launched during the first term of the BJP Government, the system is heavily subsidized by the Center and the State, with farmers having to pay just 2% of the premium.

The state has now come up with a proposal that if an insurance company causes damages beyond a certain amount, the government must intervene and share the burden. Additionally, if earnings reach a specific level, they must be shared with the government by the insurance company.

The scheme has, however, drawn flak from farmers ‘ groups who say that it has only ended up with insurance companies netting huge premiums with a little payout to farmers as compensation. This is due to the terms and conditions of the program, the groups pointed out.

As the Standing Committee on Agriculture visited Nagpur while part of its tour to research the insurance scheme in the state, the government official also made a proposal for a cap and cup model, according to the sources. The committee headed by Parvatagouda Gaddigoudar, a BJP MP from Bagalkot in Karnataka, held a meeting on Thursday at a luxury hotel, which also led to serious criticism.

Under the cap and cup model, the share of losses and gains can be kept at 20% or so on both sides, the source said. The design is at the drawing board stage. More information, such as whether the sharing will be done by the state government or both the state and the middle, need to be worked out, the source said.

The State Department of Agriculture has argued that crop insurance should be issued on a voluntary basis. At present, it is compulsory for those who use crop loans. A group of farmers feels that it is their money that is being used to pay compensation for those in crisis-ridden areas such as Marathwada who are vulnerable to losses.

When members of the Parliamentary Committee met with farmers ‘ representatives, there was a common complaint about the method for calculating damages by insurance companies. Farmers ‘ groups also called for an end to the system of assigning areas to insurance companies and allowing all companies to compete freely in a given market.

At present, specific areas are assigned to companies on the basis of bidding. Farmers, however, want the freedom to choose between all insurance companies, said sources.

“Crop insurance is the only scheme where there is no freedom to choose a service provider because a given area is allocated to a specific company. The point is valid and will be taken up, “said the source of the proceedings of the meeting.

Calls have also been made to reduce the geographical area for the estimation of losses. In Maharashtra, a block of villages is considered to be a single unit. Thus, if only a village is affected by natural disasters, farmers can not be compensated if the entire block is not affected. It stops many from benefiting from the insurance scheme. In Rajasthan, the device was set at the panchayat level, covering 2-3 villages, and sometimes only one, the source said.

Navneet Rana, MP from Amravati and also a member of the committee, said, “Insurance companies are earning almost Rs21 crore a day, but farmers are hardly getting anything in the way of compensation. The basic unit for calculating losses must be brought down to the village or panchayat level.

Nagpur: Bhartiya Krishi Vidyalaya (BKV) and School of Scholars (SOS), Beltarodi, won the Prahar Inter-School Handball Championship on Thursday.

In the boys under 17, Bhartiya Krishi Vidyalaya Team A defeated Prahar Military School 16-9. Sanket Nale scored six goals for the champions, while Pawan scored four. Aniket and Aaditya scored two goals each, while Navinya and Atharva scored one.

In the Under-14 division, SOS, Beltarodi, routed 19-4 to Prahar. Mandar emerged from the SOS team as the top scorer with five goals, while Mihir scored four. Om and Aayush scored three goals each, and Arnav and Vedant scored two.

Ace swimmer Anurag Khune of Raisoni College was the chief guest of the day.

Nagpur: ongoing protests against the Law on Citizenship (Amendment) 2019 (CAA), the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR) in Eidgah, Jaffar Nagar, have received support from lawyers, teachers, doctors and academics on Thursday.

The speakers referred to CAA, NPR and NRC as’ anti-poor and’ anti-national’ laws and appealed to non-Muslim religious minorities and those belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Schedules Tribes (ST) and lower Hindu castes to come forward and support the agitation.

“The CAA, NRC and NPR combo are moving India towards the Hindu Rashtra definition developed by Savarkar and Golwalkar. This concept does not have a place for non-Vedic religions. After the Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, Sikhs and all minorities in the country will be attacked, “said Professor Prajwalla Tatte. She also called on women of all faiths to join the marchers, saying that new laws would exclude women in the future.

Homeopathic practitioner Dr Shahwar Naziya believed that giving citizenship to people from Pakistan and Afghanistan could carry polio back to India. “India was declared free of polio by the WHO four years ago, but Pakistan is still dealing with it. Persons from Pakistan will carry polio back to India, as no one will test their health and immunization status when offering them citizenship, “she said.

“We will resist CAA for the future of our children,” Naziya said. She got a repulsive response from the women present at the demonstrations.

Dr Ratinath Mishra declared CAA and NPR anti-India. “This is against the guiding principles of our constitution. The present government is following the policy of’ divide and rule’ of the British, and we will never let them succeed, “he said.

A group of district and high court lawyers visited Eidgah Ground and expressed their support for the agitation. High court lawyer Ravi Shakar Bhure said that this is a massive conspiracy in which the judiciary is powerless.

“Citizens are protesting across the world. India’s reputation as a democratic country has been hit hard. Even the courts refuse petitions against CAA and NRC, which is disappointing for a law student like me, “he lamented. Lawyers Sheetal Deshpande, Shabana Khan, Akshay Samarth, Akeb-ul-Haq spoke on the occasion and vowed to provide all necessary legal assistance to the protesters.

The Amravati-based choreographer who rose to fame after winning the second season of –Bigg Boss Marathi–Shiv Thakare, popularly known as aapla manus, won the top spot in the 2019 television list of Maharashtra’s Most Wanted Man. While discussing his achievement with Nation Next, Shiv Thakare narrated his entire journey from choreography to participating in reality shows and relocating to Mumbai.

Shiv Thakare When asked how it feels, an elated Marathi Shiv said: “Ekdam badhiya waatat aahe! (I feel terrific). I wasn’t even included in the nominations of the competition until a few years ago and this time I wasn’t just nominated but on top of the list. I assume it’s largely because of my fan’s love and faith in me.

The 30-year-old had worked for and appeared in several reality shows apart from Big Boss Marathi, Dam Dama Dam (dance reality show) and Roadies, and was always fascinated by dancing, so he began his career as a choreographer in his early 20s by training school students in his home town.

Gradually Thakare began his dance academy Royal Group Shiv Dance Studio’ and eventually took part and even won Dam Dama Dam on Doordarshan. At the age of 24, after completing his polytechnic and graduation degree in engineering (Information Technology) from Raisoni College in Amaravati, he moved to Mumbai and entered the acting school Actor Prepares–The School for Actors’ at Anupam Kher.

He also read 1 dead, 4 injured after a clash over’ favorite song’ at Nagpur’s In Mumbai wedding, he began to give auditions for reality shows and films. Shiv finally came to the top after being picked in a reality show called’ Roadies Rising 10′ where he was part of the team of Rannvijay Singh.

Finally, after winning the second season of popular reality show’ Bigg Boss Marathi,’ he climbed the ladder of success and shot to fame. Speaking of his future plans, Shiv said, “My fans and I are currently waiting for a big-budget film, so I can have a great entry into Bollywood. I’m also trying tooth and nail to participate in Khatron Ke Khiladi and if I get picked I’d definitely rock it. “He added,” I’d like to work with Salman Bhai (Salman Khan) because his philanthropy has always intrigued me. I would also like to be partnered with Kangana Ranaut and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government on Wednesday approved the revised cost of the ambitious Nag River Pollution Abatement Project in what appears to be a move to take control of the BJP-ruled Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and its projects. Pili River now finds a reference in the name of the town, too.

The cabinet also created a high-profile ministerial committee to conduct and track the initiative. While the Committee comprises three District Congress MLAs, none of the four BJP MLAs in the city find a place within it.

The project’s name was changed following a recommendation from guardian minister Nitin Raut who formed the committee along with home minister Anil Deshmukh and minister of sports and youth welfare Sunil Kedar.

Minister for the Environment Aditya Thackeray is a participant too. The local manager is the secretary to the membership.

The cabinet approved the 25 per cent state share of Rs 2,412.64 crore’s total revised project cost. “The project to reduce Nag River pollution had been approved by Union Jalshakti Mantralaya and National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD). The project will be introduced through the NMC. Core, power, and NMC will bear 60%, 25%, and 15%, respectively, “read the note from the cabinet.

The center’s contribution will be crore Rs 1,447.59, state will contribute crore Rs 603.16, and crore NMC Rs 361.89. “Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will receive a loan of Rs 1,864.30 crore from the Centre. State repayment of Rs 403.90 crore will come from the JICA loan and must pay the Rs 199.26 crore balance. Cabinet has assured Jalshakti Mantralaya of repaying the loan, as well as its remaining portion, “added the cabinet note.

The cabinet also approved the decision to “constitute a coordinating committee under Nagpur guardian minister Nitin Raut for project execution and supervision.”

Bombay High Court’s Nagpur bench considered media reports of high-level pollution in Nag River polluting Kanhan and Wainganga rivers in 2010, and Gosikhurd project as a suo motu PIL and directed the civic body to rejuvenate the iconic river-turned nullah of the region.

In 2011 the NMC, which then also had a majority of the BJP, initiated the bill. When Devendra Fadnavis became chief minister, the project gained momentum and Nitin Gadkari was elected MP in 2014. The proposal was approved in 2015 by the state and centre.

Gadkari, Fadnavis and Pravin Datke, the president of the city of BJP, tried to implement the initiative. The NMC found last year that the cost of the project had gone up. The Center approved the revised cost in November last year and sent it to the state for a nod.

Raut told TOI Wednesday had been a historic day. “Project name has changed to Nag and Pili River Pollution Abatement Project. Pili river was part of the project but wasn’t highlighting its name. The approval with the Government was pending. I got an approval from the cabinet in the greater interest of the city, “he said.

A good stretch of the river Pili falls within the North Nagpur constituency of Raut.

Raut said that there is no role for BJP MLAs and NMC office bearers to play in the project, “they are not in committee.”

First, an agreement will be signed between Centre, State and JICA on obtaining the amount of the loan in instalments. So NMC floats tenders and runs the project.

Nagpur updates –Mayor Sandeep Joshi: Rampant encroachments by tuition classes, hotels, hospitals in the Dharampeth zone have narrowed nearly all of its jurisdictional lanes down. Many people who attended the’ Janata Darbar’ of Mayor Sandeep Joshi Sandip Joshi ruled about the increasing threat of invasion in western Nagpur.

On various issues such as encroachment, noise, parking, garbage, dug pits, electric lamps, and inconvenience in the parks, as many as 91 people voiced their grievances in Joshi’s second Janata Darbar. “Since most of the citizen’s concerns were about intrusions, priority should be given to taking action against disruptive persons,” the Sandeep Joshi said.

Residents drew the Sandeep Joshi’s attention to invasion outside the office of the city, i.e. Mercat Gokulpeth. Despite having space inside the market, shopkeepers have occupied the recently widened roads, particularly vegetable vendors, defeating their intent, they said.

To these concerns, the Sandeep Joshi directed officials from the region to eliminate encroachments that hinder the smooth flow of vehicle movements. Among others, the meeting was attended by Zone chairman Amar Badge, corporates Sunil Agrawal, Sanjay Bangalore, Pragati Patil, Varsha Thakre, Parinita Fuke and assistant municipal commissioner Prakash Warade.