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Nagpur-Katol Road inspection exposes serious safety lapses, High Court issues notice to NHAI

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By Dheeraj Fartode The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has taken strong note of serious deficiencies on the Nagpur–Katol–Kalmeshwar road after a detailed inspection by a three-member committee. Based on the committee’s findings, the court on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to the project director of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and asked for a reply by January 6. The matter was heard by Justices Anil Kilor and Rajnish Vyas. Earlier, the court had ordered a site inspection to verify whether the development work on the Nagpur-Katol road was completed as claimed by NHAI and to assess how much work was still pending. Accordingly, a committee comprising Advocates Ashwin Deshpande, Prasad Bawankule, Aradhya Pandey, along with NHAI’s lawyer Adv Anish Kathane, conducted the inspection on Saturday and submitted its report on Monday. In its report, the committee stated that many directions issued by the High Court in earlier orders have not been followed. The court ha...
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Man murdered, another escapes bid on life in city

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By Dheeraj Fartode

A murder and attempt to murder with riot was reported from the jurisdictions of Yashodhara Nagar and Rana Pratap Nagar police stations on Thursday. Yashodhara Nagar police have arrested a man for the murder and Rana Pratap Nagar police have booked six persons for attempt to murder and for riot.

In first case, a 34-year-old man was hacked to death a youth over old rivalry near his residence at Binaki Mangalwari area  under the jurisdiction of Yadhodhara Nagar police station in the afternoon today.  According to police, Dnyaneshwar Prushottam Godlikar and Rajesh Somkar (30), resides in Binaki Mangalwari, Kanji House Square. Both are labourers and use to drink together. On Wednesday, an altercation took place between them over a petty issue. They both abused each other and during the feud both doled out life threat to other.

On Thursday afternoon, Somkar accosted Godlikar and picked a quarrel. Meanwhile, Somkar whipped out the weapon and stabbed Godlikar. Residents of the area rushed Godlikar to Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH) where doctors declared him dead at 9 pm. Cops have arrested the accused and booked him under section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC). Further investigations are on.

At Rana Pratap Nagar, two group clashed with each other over petty issue on Thursday night. One persons sustained critical injuries and was admitted to hospital. According to police, six youths attacked Ravi Anand Jagane (27), a resident of Kamgar Colony over old rivalry. The accused hit him on his head with boulder and injured him. He was rushed to a private hospital. Rana Pratap Nagar police have booked six persons in this connection under section 143, 145, 147, 307 and 34 of IPC. Further investigations are on. 
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