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  The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has given relief to Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited by directing the State of Maharashtra to grant a full two-year extension of the Letter of Intent (LOI) for a limestone mining lease in Chandrapur district . The court was hearing a writ petition filed by Dalmia Cement challenging a state government letter dated September 1, 2025, which denied proper extension of the LOI for the Gojoli Mineral Block . The case was heard by Justices Anil S Kilor and Rajnish R Vyas . Dalmia Cement had emerged as the preferred bidder for the Gojoli limestone block after offering the highest bid in a government auction. The company received the LOI in September 2020, valid for three years and extendable by two more years under the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 . However, the project faced several delays due to reasons beyond the company’s control. These included an increase in forest land area requiring clearance, the notification of the nearby Kanhargao...

  The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by 70-year-old Dr Vidya Sagar Banarsi Das Garg , who had alleged continuous harassment by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and other agencies in connection with a bank fraud case . The petition was heard by Justices Anil S Kilor and Rajnish R Vyas . Dr Garg, a senior citizen from Nagpur , claimed that he was wrongly implicated in an FIR registered by the CBI in December 2019 following a complaint by Punjab National Bank, Kolkata . He told the court that he was only a salaried whole time director in Corporate Ispat Alloys Ltd and had no role in the day-to-day affairs of the company. He further stated that several agencies, including the CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED), had earlier given him a clean chit. The petitioner alleged that despite no evidence against him, his bank accounts and locker were frozen, his pension was affected and he was repeatedly called by investigating officers whi...

The State Information Commission (SIC), Mumbai headquarters , has strongly criticised the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (Maharail) for failing to respond to a Right to Information (RTI) application filed by former Minister of State and ex-MLA Dr Avinash Warjukar .  The SIC Rahul Pande has directed Maharail to provide complete information within a fixed time and has expressed serious concern over the way RTI applications are being handled by the corporation. Dr Warjukar had filed RTI applications on February 15, 2024 and again on January 23, 2025, seeking information on 12 points related to the formation of Maharail, appointment of its Managing Director , approvals of works and the scope of development projects undertaken by the corporation. As he did not receive any reply within the stipulated time, he filed a first appeal on February 25, 2025. When no hearing was held on that appeal either, he approached the State Information Commission with a second a...

Dabo Club Nagpur The City police have ordered the owners of Dabo Club and Kitchen to shut down the establishment for the next 45 days after a brutal murder outside the club on Wardha Road . The shocking murder has exposed safety, crowd control, and oversight at the club which is jointly owned by Devyani Vijay Wadettiwar , Karan Vikram Thakkar , and Mohd Hamja Rayeen . The police investigation exposed serious lapses in security and management of the club. Following a detailed investigation, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 1) Rishikesh Reddy has ordered the closure of the Club for 45 days for violating multiple rules and safety norms. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday during a Christmas party at tyhe club, which was reportedly overcrowded beyond its permitted capacity. What began as a minor argument inside the Club soon turned deadly.  According to police, a dispute broke out after a young man allegedly asked for a girl’s phone number who arrived from Mumbai...

An eight-month-old girl was allegedly snatched by a wild animal from her family’s temporary hut during the night in Narsala area. The infant’s mutilated body was later found nearby which left her migrant labourer parents shattered and the entire locality gripped by fear and grief. Preliminary findings suggest the attack may have been carried out by a fox or hyena, rather than a leopard. The deceased has been identified as Anushka Ravikishan Meda, whose family originally hails from Similia village in Madhya Pradesh . According to police, around eight months ago, Anushka’s father Ravikishan arrived in Nagpur along with about 25 other labourers and their families to work on a sewer pipeline project in the Narsala area. The contractor had arranged makeshift huts for the workers in an open field near the Narsala crematorium. These huts have since been home to the labourers and their families, including small children. On Friday night, Ravikishan, his wife, and their infant daughter were a...

What was meant to be a cheerful Christmas celebration at the CP Club in Civil Lines turned ugly late on Tuesday night after a heated argument led to a violent attack. A young man was seriously injured after being hit with a glass during a party, following abuses allegedly made in the name of a BJP MLA. The incident took place in the early hours of December 25 at the 1901 Lounge of the CP Club, where a Christmas party was being hosted. According to police, the party was attended by several well-known faces from the city. Among them were the injured man, Sarvottam Sanjay Kothari (32), a resident of Ramdaspeth, and the accused, Akshay Muglewar (29), who lives near Ravi Nagar Chowk. The two reportedly knew each other. Sarvottam had been invited to the party by Suraj Devani, son of CP Club committee member and liquor businessman Girish Devani. Everything was going smoothly until around 1.30 am, when Akshay allegedly began using abusive language and repeatedly took the name of a BJP MLA whil...

Dabo Pub Nagpur By Dheeraj Fartode A Christmas night party at Dabo Club ended in murder early Friday morning after a clash between two groups spiralled into a violent attack, leaving one man dead and another fighting for his life. The incident took place around 4 am near Pride Square , close to the club, within the limits of Sonegaon Police Station . Police said that both groups were inside the club but arrived at different times. The victims and their friends reached Dabo around 11.30 pm on Thursday, while the other group entered close to midnight.  Trouble reportedly began inside the club when one of the accused identified as Mehul Mehul Rahate allegedly asked for the phone number of a woman who was with the victims. The woman came from Mumbai for the party. The remark was triggered a heated argument. Although the situation appeared to settle briefly, tensions flared up again once the groups stepped outside, said police.  Fight starts in the club  According to the pol...