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Martyrs of Bombay Docks explosion to be remembered on Fire Service Day today

By Dheeraj Fartode The invention of fire was a major breakthrough in the development of civilization. This is why the primitive people used to worship fire as manifestation of God. So long as fire is under control, it cooks our food and provides warmth in the chilly winter. Destroyed ship 'Fort Stikine' at Victoria Docks But the other side of the story is different. If fire is left untackled an if it is allowed to spread beyond control, it causes much hazard by devastating lives and properties. Keeping fire under control, therefore, has been the primary task of mankind to avoid its devastating effects. the greatest fire tragedy in India was the Bombay Docks explosion occurred on April 14, 1944 in a ship called ‘Fort Stikine’ in the Victoria Docks of Bombay (now Mumbai). The ship was carrying a mixed cargo of 9,000 bales of cotton, 1,400 ton of explosives, ammunition, oil barrels, timber scrap iron and 124 gold bars. At Karachi ship took bales of cotton. Prior to s

Youngsters stamps its vote on election

By Dheeraj Fartode Youngsters who are a driving force of nation turned out in large numbers to exercise their franchise in the general elections on Thursday. Large number of youth made it a point to cast their votes. Among them many were first time voters. Raman Lahoti, a resident of Dhantoli, who voted first time hoped that the election would bring in a change in country. I have to voted for the party not to candidate as role of party is more important in our democracy,” he said. I have chosen my representative who has the capacity to solve problems of common man,” he said. Another voter Sonal Lahoti, a resident of Dhantoli said that she was at Bhandara for some family reasons but drove to Nagpur for voting. One vote can bring a change in the country and that's why I have made a point to exercise my franchise, she averred. I have got inked my finger first time in the life and was little nervous during the voting, she further said. Corruption and inflation are the main is

Uddhav slams Cong-NCP for Vidarbha’s woes

Sena chief criticises UPA for hob-nobbing with Shahi Imam and cobra-post sting to polarise communities during elections By Dheeraj Fartode Holding Congress led UPA government squarely responsible for farmers’ suicide in Vidarbha region and total failure of MIHAN project, Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray on Monday appealed voters to cast their votes for Shiv Sena, BJP and RPI (A) candidate Krupal Tumane who is contesting for second time from Ramtek. “Shiv Sena is committed to development of entire Vidarbha region and Sena will prove it, if the voters give us an opportunity,” Thackeray promised. Addressing an impressive campaign rally for Tumane at Kanhan, Uddhav said, officially the MIHAN project was to complete before 2015. However, scenario is totally opposite. The project will not take off till 2030 if the Congress led government continues in Centre and state. Around seven lakh youths of Vidarbha region migrated to other parts of country and the reason is al

Election commission officers raids Muttemwar’s office

EC team received info about Rs 4 cr cash at office which turned out to be damp squib as strong-room had only Rs 5.70 lakh cash By Dheeraj Fartode Flying squad of election commission conducted a raid at Janvad press office, which is run by Congress Candidate Vilas Muttemwar’s son, after one of the election observers received a SMS claiming Rs Four crore cash kept in the office on Thursday night. However, after the day-long drama the election commission officials could dig out only Rs 5.7 lakh cash from the office. The cash was in the office to distribute salaries of employees of the press, said Vilas Muttemwar. However, this action sparkled charges and counter-charges. A fuming Muttemwar, who virtually stopped his campaign on Friday and stayed back at Janvad office with supporters, charged EC observer with acting at the behest of Gadkari and trying to plant Rs Two crore in his office to malign him. An amused Gadkari camp stoutly denied the allegations and wondered leniency

ACB seize Rs 48 lakh cash from Edn officer Netam’s residence

Besides cash, documents about three plots, agriculture land was recovered in searches By Dheeraj Fartode Sleuths of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) have seized Rs 48 lakh cash and property related documents collectively worth Rs 3 crore in searches at residence of Education Officer (Primary) Someshwar Netam. The search which started on Saturday evening continued till Sunday afternoon. A senior officer of ACB told ‘The Hitavada’ that besides cash, Netam also possessed three plots, agriculture land at three places and 21 tola gold ornaments. All valuables and documents have been seized by ACB and Netam was asked to disclose source of income from which these assets were purchased. If Netam fails to disclose sources, he will be booked under relevant provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act. In Soup: A perturbed Education Officer Someshwar Netam snapped at his residence after ACB searches. Netam is set to retire on March 31 and directors and teachers of various

Ignoring good samaritan DCP lands quarreling youth in jail

The youth realised their grave mistake of ‘ignoring’ plain clothes police officer’s intervention By Dheeraj Fartode Men in khaki can control a mob. And what happens when the same policemen in plain clothes appears before the crowd? The reaction of crowd is entirely different. An incident that occurred well past Saturday midnight at Empress mall, proves the above point. A Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Nagpur city police who tried to intervene in a brawl was manhandled by the mob. In the melee, the DCP’s spectacle was also damaged. The DCP had gone to watch late night show of ‘Ragini MMS 2 movie’. The DCP was clad casually in T-shirt and jeans. After the movie was over, an altercation occurred between two groups over eve teasing. According the police, the brawl started after a youth molested a girl. Attention of the audience got diverted towards the brawl and the mob immediately gathered around the fighting youth. The enthusiastic DCP intervened in the matter identif

ACB seizes Rs 15 lakh cash from Education Officer Netam’s residence

By Dheeraj Fartode Sleuths of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), on Saturday night, conducted searches at the residence of Education Officer (Primary) Someshwar Netam just two days before his retirement. During searches, the ACB seized Rs 15 lakh cash and other documents at his posh flat along Koradi Road. A senior officer of ACB told ‘The Hitavada’ that searches were conducted after court’s permission. A team of ACB raided Netam’s residence in the evening hours and searches continued till late night. According to sources, Netam was to retire on March 31 and directors and teachers of various educational institutions were in touch with Netam to get approvals. ACB kept a watch on Netam’s activities for past 15 days and noticed that many high-profile people associated with educational institutions met him at his house in morning hours. All visitors entered Netam’s house with a packet but came out without it. ACB then approached the court and sought permission to conduct searches a