With the seizure of 28 illegal fire-arms and 57 cartridges, registration of 4,712 liquor cases, and a sharp rise to 862 NDPS cases , the Nagpur Rural Police delivered one of their toughest crackdowns on crime in 2025. Along with this, preventive action was taken against 2,178 accused involved in illegal activities. Large-scale operations against crime and unlawful businesses led to seizures worth Rs 7.7 crore by the police during the year. Preventive action against 1,496 According to official records, preventive action under Section 126 of the BNSS increased sharply from 569 cases in 2024 to 1,496 cases in 2025 which marked a 163 per cent rise. Preventive actions under Section 129 BNSS also increased from 1,644 cases to 1,965 cases. Violations of preventive bonds rose from 85 cases in 2024 to 201 cases in 2025, and fines recovered through courts jumped from Rs 11,600 to Rs 23,66,200. The number of externed accused increased from 42 to 106, while detentions under the...
By Dheeraj Fartode
Predicting early Lok Sabha elections, Guardian Minister Shivajirao Moghe asked district administration to get proposals under district annual plan approved from District Planning Committee (DPC) before August 14. “Elections for Lok Sabha can be held anytime. Once model code of conduct comes into effect, it will not be possible to clear the proposals,” Moghe told reporters after DPC meeting held on Friday.
The meeting acquired a stormy tone for a while as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators and corporators expressed resentment over depriving Nagpur city of DPC funds. MLA Devendra Fadnavis, Krishna Khopde, Vikas Kumbhare, and corporator Sandeep Joshi demanded separate planning committee for the city. Minister of State for Finance and Planning Rajendra Mulak said that amendment to rules was needed to make a provision in this regard.
Moghe informed the reporters that district annual plan size was of Rs 175 crore. Clubbed with various sub-plans, the amount rose to Rs 330.85 crore for 2013-14. The district received Rs 234.92 crore, and only Rs 60.87 crore could be distributed so far.
District Collector Saurabh Rao told reporters that 62 per cent of crop loan was distributed to farmers so far. Crop loans of Rs 428 crore were distributed to 55,676 farmers through various banks including Rs 176 crore through Nagpur District Central Co-operative Bank, Rs 139.33 crore through nationalised banks, and Rs 13.05 crore through Rural Bank. IDBI, Dena Bank, ICICI Bank did not show keen interest in distribution of crop loan, and hence they were asked to expedite distribution of crop loan, he said. E-auction of sand ghats will start before September 1, he added.
MP Avinash Pande, Zilla Parishad chief Sandhya Gotmare, MLAs Vijay Ghodmare and Adv Ashish Jaiswal, Municipal Commissioner Shyam Wardhane, member of Vidarbha Statutory Development Board Mrinalini Fadnavis, ZP Chief Executive Officer Pradip P and others were present during the DPC meeting.
Grade ‘A’ status
for Ganesh Tekdi,
Deekshabhoomi
Guardian Minister directed Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to submit a proposal immediately for grant of Grade ‘A’ status to Ganesh Tekdi Temple and Deekshabhoomi as lakhs of people from across the country thronged these places.
Moghe flays Chaturvedi
Guardian Minister Shivajirao Moghe, himself a Congress leader, flayed his party colleague and former minister Satish Chaturvedi for demanding replacement of Guardian Minister. “Congress high command and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan have taken decision about appointment of Guardian Minister,” Moghe said. He denied Chaturvedi’s allegation and said that 4,200 Special Executive Officers (SEO) were appointed in the district out of 7,026.
Suspend action,
Mulak to SNDL
Minister of State for Energy Rajendra Mulak told reporters that he had asked Spanco Nagpur Discom Limited (SNDL) to suspend action till further directions. On agricultural connections, he said that 70-80 applications were pending in Katol tehsil and these would be cleared in next 15 days.
Retired employees may get
relief from ‘that’ GR
Facing widespread criticism over the Government Resolution (GR) that asked retired and serving employees of Scheduled Tribes to submit caste validity certificates or lose jobs/pension benefits, the Government is mulling over exemption to retired employees. According to Social Justice Minister Shivajirao Moghe, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan assured to exclude retired employees from the scope of implementation of the GR.
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