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Saibaba is 90% disabled and there are no facilities in the jail for disabled persons, said Prof Hargopal By Dheeraj Fartode Senior Human Rights Activist Prof Hargopal on Saturday met Delhi University’s arrested Professor G N Saibaba for his alleged Maoist links at Central Jail and demanded immediate bail to him citing his health condition. “Saibaba is 90% disabled and there are no facilities in the jail for disabled persons. Government must grant him bail on humanitarian grounds,” said Prof Hargopal.  G N Saibaba (File Picture)  Addressing a press conference at Tilak Patrakar Bhavan, Prof Hargopal said that he met Saibaba in the jail and discussed his problems. His health is deteriorating and needs super specialty treatment, said Prof Hargopal. “According to law every disabled jail inmate should get proper facilities. However, there is no facility for Saibaba, whose life depends on wheel chair,” Hargopal informed. The under-trial is being treated as a prisoner,...

CM Devendra Fadnavis launched ‘Koshish’ smartphone App By Dheeraj Fartode People's co-operation is utmost need of hour in the age of heightened 'fear' as ever increasing threats cannot be tackled by police alone. For a better security environment an alert society is must stated Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis after dedicating smartphone application 'Koshish' made by Nagpur Rural Police on Sunday. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launching  ‘Koshish’ mobile app while others were looks on.  Addressing the gathering at office of Superintendent of Police, Nagpur Rural, Fadnavis again reminded Government officials that delivery of services on time is essential to keep common man’s faith intact in the system. “If you will not deliver in time, then you alone will be responsible for people's’ outrage,” Chief Minister further said while putting officials on notice. There is shortage of manpower in Government departments while people's expectations is i...

By Dheeraj Fartode  Expressing deep concern over rise of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) and its adverse impact on social and political fabric of India, International Working President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Dr Pravin Togadia on Thursday said that emergence of MIM would shrink the political space and will make Muslims politically unsafe.  Traditionally, Muslims votes en bloc for Congress or NCP, but these votes have now shifted to parties like MIM which actually helped the BJP in winning elections, Togadia claimed during an exclusive interview to The Hitavada. However, the fire-brand VHP leader claimed that corresponding decrease in representation of Muslims in Congress and NCP would actually affect political empowerment of Muslims in future. Any attempt by outfits like MIM to woo Scheduled Castes will not succeed, he predicted citing historic decision of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar who refused to embrace Islam.  Dr Pravin Togadia, International Working Pr...

Police force to rely on forensic tools for improving conviction rate Crime against women, cyber and economic offences poses new challenge and police department is going to sharpen its focus By Dheeraj Fartode Waking-up to new age challenges and reorienting the police force to meet these threats viz--crime against women, cyber and economic crime-- tops the new year agenda of the Maharashtra Police. Disclosing this Director General of Police (DGP) Sanjeev Dayal said to meet these challenges we have taken first step by starting refreshers courses for officers of state police service (SPS) at Maharashtra Police Academy, Nasik. DGP Sanjeev Dayal The course is dubbed as specialised training programme and incorporates forensic science and technology. Both are being clubbed to equip the officers who are in field with new perspective in investigating the crime. The biggest advantage that Dayal sees in aftermath of trained personnel is tackling the falling detection as well as ...

By Dheeraj Fartode Asserting that education decides future of country, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday asked institutes to focus on delivering quality education. “Education is an important measure of progress. It shapes generation and decides destiny of the country by providing quality education, enhancing skills and inculcating good values in students,” Fadnavis opined.  Instead of earlier concept -- ‘Education for all’-- the Government will work hard to ensure ‘Quality education for all’. Every school should follow the path of excellence as only book-based education and formal degrees are insufficient in knowledge based economy and ever changing world in 21st century. Educational institutes should adopt curriculum which hons soft skills of studetents, the Chief Minister said.  He was adressing a programme at Royal Gondawana Public School, Shankarpur, after inaugurating Late Meeradevi Dasture Memorial. Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, MLA Sud...

Eco-friendly public transport to replace existing carbon emitting buses   By Dheeraj Fartode Terming balanced development of Vidarbha and other parts of the state as need of the hour, Union Surface Transport and Shipping minister Nitin Gadkari, on Friday, announced to brand Nagpur as a “pollution free city.” The city will soon have a fleet of green-bus which will run on ethanol, he declared. Union government have given approval for operation of Green Buses as pilot project at Nagpur city and sanctioned 1200 buses. This buses will reduce 90% emission of Carbon monoxide and will Star Buses operations in city limits soon, Gadkari stated.   Union Surface Transport and Shipping minister Nitin Gadkari visited Vidhan Bhavan premises on Friday afternoon. The BJP-Shiv Sena government is paying equal attention to grievances of all regions of the state and balanced development would be accomplished in next five years, said Gadkari.  Addressing a press confe...

The Independent MLA from Achalpur in Vidarbha registers novel protest on Wednesday in front of Assembly building to demand betterment of conditions of handicapped persons in State By Dheeraj Fartode Independent MLA from Achalpur, Bachchu Kadu on Wednesday was cynosure of all eyes at Vidhan Bhawan after he entered the premises riding on a tri-cycle to highlight the sorry plight of handicapped persons in Maharashtra. Kadu's novel idea was to demonstrate problems faced by physically challenged persons who he claimed are victim of apathy of Government. The MLA cycled in the Vidhan Bhawan with five handicapped persons on tri-cycles and attention of media and onlookers and politicians got immediately focussed on Kadu. Hundreds of persons gathered around Kadu in amazement as well as curiosity. MLA Bachchu Kadu along with his supporters at Vidhan Bhavan campus on Wednesday.  Talking with ‘The Hitavada’ Bachchu Kadu said that the morcha was to attract attention of the Gov...