Dabo club Nagpur Efforts to reopen the controversial Dabo Club, which was shut down for 45 days following the murder of two young men, have triggered strong anger and fear among the families of the victims. The incident took place in the early hours of December 26 last year during a Christmas party at Dabo Club. Pranav Ranavare (27) was allegedly killed after a minor dispute. His friend, Gaurav Karda (34), was badly injured in the same incident and later died during treatment. The Sonegaon police arrested six accused - Soumya Deshmukh, Mehul alias Monu Rahate, Rajiv Chawla, Abhay Jhamtani, Gappu Sharma and Tushar Nankani. All the accused are currently lodged in jail. The club is owned by Directors Devyani Vijay Wadettiwar, Karan Vikram Thakkar and Mohd Hamza Rayeen. It may be mentioned here that Dabo Club has a long history of complaints related to harassment and assaults. Police sources said repeated warnings were ignored by the management. During the investigation, it was found...
Dr Babanrao Taywade submitting a memorandum to the Commission. The hearing of Dedicated Commission for Reservation for Backward Class of Citizens in Local Bodies of Maharashtra on Saturday evoked good response as 115 delegations submitted their memorandum before the commission. The representatives from six districts of Vidarbha including Nagpur, Chandrapur, Wardha, Gadchiroli, Bhandara and Gondia attended the hearing. The representatives of the organisations launched heavy sloganeering in the premises to show their strength. Chairman of the Dedicated Commission Former Chief Secretary of the State Jayant Kumar Banthia (Retired IAS), Member and Associate Professor of Tata Institute of Social Sciences Dr. Shailesh Kumar Darokar, Dr. Naresh Gite (Retired IAS), Former Principal Secretary Mahesh Jhagde (Retired IAS), former Principal Secretary H B Patel and Member Secretary of this Commission and Managing Director of Maharashtra Fisheries Development Corporation Pankaj Kumar (IAS)...