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As the countdown starts for ensuing polls of District Bar Association (DBA), aspiring candidates are busy fine tuning their strategies to ensure victory at the hustings. Election mood is setting-in at 'Nyay Mandir' as aspirants are busy warming-up to their professional colleagues for their support in the election scheduled to be held on December 9. For the post of President, Advocates Roshan Bagde, Prakash Jaiswal, Pankaj Kothari, Madan Senad and Pramod Upadhyay are readying their candidature as per the talk in the district courts. The aspiring candidates revealed their agenda for the polls. Adv Roshan Bagde Adv Roshan Bagde said, "He is readying to contest as an independent candidate" and claimed his focus on streamlining sitting arrangements for the lawyers in the new ‘Nyay Mandir’ building, including for lawyers coming from rural courts. He has also chalked out plans to provide insurance cover to each member of the District Bar and also solve their problem and grie...

A thrilling display of coordination between the magnificent air warriors and their flying machines was held at at the ‘Air Fest 2022' at its Headquarters Maintenance Command of Indian Air Force in Vayusena Nagar, Nagpur on Saturday. The Air Fest was conducted as a part of the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav,” an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence and the glorious history of Indians, culture and achievements.  Air Marshal Vibhas Pande, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command was the Chief Guest for the Air Fest. The Air Fest commenced with fourteen NCC Air Wing cadets demonstrating their skills in aero modeling wherein both remote controlled and control line models were flown in full view of the spectators. The remote controlled aircraft carried out an aerobatic display consisting of loops, rolls and figure of eight whereas, the control line model displayed inverted flying, loops and vertical figure of eight.  Therea...

Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Nagpur Police seized a whopping 1,555 kg of Ganja (Marijuana) hiding under fertilizer bags in a truck and arrested two persons in this connection. The seizure was made from a truck by the police while acting on a tip-off, police said. The driver and the cleaner of the truck were taken into custody, and a case was registered.  The accused have been identified as driver Someshwarrao alias Bujji Kotipillam (50), a resident of Rahulpallam, tehsil - Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh and cleaner Balemananaji alias Nani Paidaykapu Balema (25), a resident of Vaigamyapuram, District - Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.  On Monday night, the police got information that a truck bearing the number (AP-16/AT-7349) had left Orissa with ganja. The truck was going to Beed via Nagpur. In-charge of ANC Police Inspector Manoj Sidam and in-charge of Social Security Branch (SSB) Shubhangi Deshmukh started to draw a plan. The information was that the truck would come to Nagpur from...

The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ordered that no coercive steps shall be taken as pursuance of the recent order of the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court (HC) which prohibited the feeding of stray dogs at public places in Nagpur. It also stayed HC’s observation that persons who feed stray dogs must adopt them.  The NMC has been directed to ensure and take steps for the general public to feed stray dogs at designated locations. Although it has been directed by the Supreme Court that no coercive action as per the HC order which stipulates imposition of fine is to be taken by the NMC. The NMC has been directed to designate special spots to enable the general public to feed the stray dogs. Furthermore, the Court has also issued the direction to the effect that firstly, the general public is to ensure that no nuisance is caused due to public feeding of stray dogs and, secondly, NMC is to deal with the issues of any nuisance of dogs as per laws. The Supreme Court has clarified that, th...

A clerk of Panchayat Samiti Parseoni in Nagpur district, around 40 km from here, was booked by the police for the bogus pension scam of Rs 1.86 crore. The accused woman allegedly created bogus accounts in the name of retired government servants and pocketed theri pension.  The accused was identified as Sarita Chandrashekhar Neware. She is working as junior assistant clerk with Panchayat Samiti Parseoni. The complaint was lodged by Subhash Parasram Jadhav, Block Development Officer, Panchayat Samiti, Parseoni. According to police, Sarita created 17 bogus accounts of retired employees and used bank accounts of other persons to receive the amount. As a result, the bank accounts started receiving pension for these bogus retired employees from the State exchequer. The fraud came to fore in November first week. The case was registered by the police under the provisions of Indian Penal Code. 

Fake currency case Nagpur The Special Court of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) convicted and sentenced four persons to 12 years’ rigours imprisonment in a fake currency case. Counterfeit currency notes totalling around Rs 9.10 lakh was seized from the convicts by ATS Nagpur in 2015 from Shalimar Express at Nagpur Railway Station.  P Y Ladekar, Additional Sessions Judge - 4 and Judge Special Court (ATS), Nagpur held the act of circulating counterfeit currency as the act of terror under the provisions of The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.  The convicts are identified as Sheikh Gaffar Sheikh Mussa, Sheikh Sattar Sheikh Mussa and Mohd Obedulla Sakir Ali, all residents of Ballarshah, Chandrapur; Mir Anwarul Mir Hossain, a resident of Malda, West Bengal.  It was the prosecution’s case that the ATS Nagpur received information that Mir Anwarul who deals in fake currency would come to Nagpur by 18030 - Shalimar Mumbai Ltt Express on October 4, 2015. A trap was laid and Mir Anwar...

Gangster Arun Gawli The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court on Monday allowed parole to notorious gangster Arun Gawli without police escort to attend the marriage of his younger son Yogesh. The Division bench of Justice Vinay Joshi and Justice Vrushali Joshi partly allowed the writ petition filed by Gawli after hearing Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Prison and Superintendent of Central Jail Nagpur. Gawali requested DIG Prisons for grant of emergency parole. The plea was opposed by Mumbai police stating that he was a gangster and possibility of law and order situation being created cannot be ruled out. The application was ultimately allowed by DIG prison and granted parole of four days that too in police escort on submission of cash security of Rs five lakh and surety bond of relative of Rs five lakh. Gawli was also directed to pay the to and fro charges for travelling expenses including the expenses of police officers accompanying him. It was contended that Gawli had been released on par...