Rashi Laddha, winner of highest number of awards being presented with certificate of excellence by Sanjay Kirloskar as Vishram Jamdar, Dr Pramod Padole and others look on. (Pic by Moonlight)   Staff Reporter :   “Be creative, that is the only way to achieve success in today’s world.” That’s the mantra given by Sanjay Kirloskar, Chairman and Managing Director, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd., while addressing 17th convocation of Visvesvaraya National Institute ..

“Citizens of our country must take from the Army two things. First, it must be known that Army has no Mazhab. It has only one Dharma ‘how to be an Indian’. When the country has problems of self-confidence, look at the Army. This will change your belief. Secondly, if one has Josh, Hosh must also follow. Leaders in Army have Hosh to serve and then Josh follows automatically,” exhorted Lt Gen Sayed Ata Hasnain,..

 Staff Reporter :  In its report submitted recently to Standing Committee of National Board for Wild Life (NBWL), the Task Force constituted by Union Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has suggested replacement of existing power transmission lines with insulated cables or underground cables ‘on priority basis’ to reduce wildlife mortality. The Task Force was constituted to suggest eco-friendly measures to mitigate impact of power transmission ..

“Hamid Dalwai was a true human being, secularist and amazing author. He led his life till last breath for protection and preservation of human values. Dalwai was a real thinker par excellence. His thoughts and principles were far ahead of time. This is the reason, I wanted to promote Dalwai’s thoughts among youths,” said renowned theatre actress Jyoti Subhash on Sunday. Subhash was interacting with Ajey Gampawar in an open interview at Vanamati Hall...

  Staff Reporter :   Beauty is the reflection of excellent physical and mental fitness. City-based doctor Dr Vartika Patil has proven this by winning the coveted title of ‘Mrs West Asia’ in a beauty pageant held recently at Pune. Aditi Govitrikar, Mrs World-2001, presented the crown of ‘Mrs West Asia’ to Dr Vartika Patil. Now, Dr Patil will be representing Nagpur in the upcoming Mrs Universe pageant scheduled to be held in China between December 22, 2019 ..

 A scene from Bengali drama ‘Adyo Shesh Rajani’. (Pic by Sanjib Ganguly)   By Dr Supantha Bhattacharyya :   In line with legends like Vaclav Havel, Bratya Basu effortlessly straddles two worlds: that of a career politician (he is the Minister of Science, Technology and Biotechnology with the additional charge of Forest Department in Mamata Banerji’s government) and Bengal’s most prolific living playwright. This former professor of Literature also acts ..

 Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chancellor of Universities in Maharashtra along with Vice-Chancellors of all the universities in State. Principal Correspondent :   State Higher and Technical Education Secretary Saurabh Vijay may convene a meeting of V-Cs soon for the integrated efforts Responding to a call given by newly-appointed Chancellor of Universities in State, Bhagat Singh Koshyari to make universities a centre of excellence, Vice-Chancellors (V-Cs) of State expressed they ..

 Girish Vyas, MLC; Dr Rajiv Potdar, BJP District President; Sonba Musale and other BJP leaders during a meeting held at Sillewada on Saturday.   Staff Reporter :   Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in response to Saoner MLA Sunil Kedar’s threat issued to BJP workers, organised a ‘Zenda Lagao’ campaign in Sillewada village on Saturday. “If required, we will intensify the campaign,” said Dr Rajiv Potdar, BJP District President, while addressing the gathering ..

Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and MSMEs, inaugurated the city’s first LNG-to-CNG mother station RawMatt CNG Pump, near Automotive Square, Mouja Wanjari, Ring Road, on Friday. Nanda Jichkar, Mayor; Jitendra alias Bunty Kukde, Chairman of Transport Committee of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC); the officials of RawMatt Industries Pvt Ltd, NMC, and InoxCVA, PetroNet also were present on the occasion. After pressing the button to inaugurate the first pump that will convert liquefied ..

Irrigation Department is now battling problem of plenty due to overflowing dams in Nagpur District leading to opening of gates of Totladoh as well as that of Navegaon Khairy. While Totladoh sees massive inflow due to opening of gates of Machagora Dam in upstream of Pench river in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh that is battered by heavy rains.Totladoh is the biggest dam in Vidarbha and its stock has crossed 96 per cent mark requiring lifting of its gates. The dam is situation at Navegaon Khairi and at ..

There is a reason for nature lovers to smile as Maharashtra Government has dropped the idea of constructing a road through the Bharatvan. The decision was taken on Friday during the meeting of top Government officials chaired by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.Common citizens too had opposed the move to cut through the Bharatvan and for nearly eleven months they kept up their resistance to plan mooted by Maha Metro to construct a road through the forest land owned by Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth ..

  Staff Reporter :  Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has launched Morya NMC Nagpur android app to assist citizens in location of nearby tank for immersion of idols of Lord Ganpati. Informing this on Wednesday, Deputy Mayor Deepraj Pardikar and Virendra Kukreja, Chairperson, Health Committee, NMC, said the App is developed by Engineering students of city. The App was launched on eve of Ganesh Visarjan as NMC expects large number of idols to be immersed on Thursday.  The app can be ..

  Staff Reporter : Vijay Ghodmare free to exercise his options, says Guardian Minister  “Bharatiya Janata Party had won both -- Ramtek and Katol -- seats in State Legislative Assembly elections held in 2014. Hence, there is no question of BJP leaving these two seats for Shiv Sena in the ensuing Assembly elections,” said Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Guardian Minister of district. Bawankule was replying to questions of mediapersons during a press interaction held at ..

 By Rajendra Diwe :  Marua Patra: In English it is known as Marjoram; in Hindi it is termed as Maruwa; in Sanskrit as Surabhi Patra; in Telugu as Maruvam and in Marathi it is known as Marwa. The leaves are having medicinal values. The leaves contain Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium and Iron. The leaves are used in Increasing the efficiency of digestion by increasing digestive enzymes and saliva; Calming the stomach and digestive system; Improving appetite; Relieving nausea; Eliminating flatulence; ..

  Ramtek Correspondent/ Staff Reporter :   In mid-September, the dam is having stock of 88.78 per cent by Tuesday, the highest ever in six years      Within a span of 50 days, the scene at Totladoh Dam changed from dismal to bright due to remarkable turnaround in its fortune thanks to vigorous rains in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh. Till mid-August, even the dead stock from the dam was being lifted by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to quench the thirst of citizens. ..

Staff Reporter :  A 13-year-old girl was gangraped at a crematorium in Hingna area when she was going to attend nature’s call on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. The girl was admitted at the hospital and her condition is critical. The accused have been identified as Amit Jaiprakash Thakur (18) and Balwant Gond (20) and two other juveniles.  According to police, the girl had gone to attend nature’s call in the bushes on Sunday at 11.30 pm. Amit and Balwant stopped the ..

 By Rajendra Diwe :  Kadali Patra: In English it is called as Plantain or Banana Plant. The Kadali leaves resemble like that of Banana leaves, but they are small in size than Banana leaves. The botanical species may be different. In Hindi and Sanskrit it is called as Kadali Patra while in Telugu it is known as Arati. In Marathi it is called as Kardali. The whole plant, roots, flowers and unripe fruits are of medicinal value. The flowers contain: dopamine, dopanoradrenalin, caffieic acid, ..

  By Mahesh S Kale : SHILPA Agarwal has done it again. This time the fitness enthusiast has achieved a new milestone by becoming the brand ambassador for ‘Fit India’ campaign. The industrialist and Mrs Universe Lovely winner has been awarded with the prestigious ‘Fit India Campaign Brand Ambassador’ which is a part of ‘Fit India’ movement programme that was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on National Sports Day (August 29). “I was very ..

 A grab of the screen showing the device with the help of which the procedure was performed. Principal Correspondent :  Device closure of aneurysm by catheter done on a 52 year-old patient by SSH cardiologisits  The surgery was first case in the world   Dr P P Deshmukh A man suffering from heart disease with a stent placed in his coronary artery in 2014, was admitted in emergency in SSH’s respiratory unit due to torrential blood expectorated from lung, ..

  By Vikas Vaidya :  The art of letter writing is on the verge of vanishing, was pointed out in ‘Loud Thinking’ in ‘The Hitavada’. In the past or to some extent now also, a few people enjoy writing letters to their friends, relatives, close ones. ‘The Hitavada’ talked to some people who still write letters to their dear ones, friends and enjoy. According to them, the letter writing art is darkening. Letter writing is not only related to language or ..

By Rajendra Diwe :   Arka Patra: It is very popular as Raktarka or Arka in North India. It is known as Shallow Wort or Sodom Apple or Dead Sea Apple in English. In Hindi it is known as Aak, Mudar, Alarka or Mandar. In Sanskrit, it is called as Arka, in Telugu as Jilledu and in Marathi as Aark or Aarki or Mandar. The roots, leaves, flowers and latex are used as medicines since ancient times. The whole plant contains: Cardiac steroid glycoside-terpenoids, resin, glycosides, carbohydrates, ..

“Kerala, known as God’s Own Country, may now be described as ‘devil’s land’, thanks to the machinations by anti-national elements in the garb of religious fundamentalists and pseudo-intellectuals. ..

Concrete roads were meant to last 200 years claimed a political establishment while convincing citizens over need for such roads in Nagpur...

  By Vikas Vaidya : V-C Dr Dileep Mhaisekar impressed with sincere efforts made by city’s Dr Darshan Dakshindas to promote the project state-wide  Youngsters, both girls and boys, smoking or consuming gutkha has now become a common trend. This has become a social concern as they have been quite open about the ill-habits. They don’t know health hazards of these habits and most of them are not in a mood to listen to anybody. So suggesting them to give up the habit ..

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with students after connection with the Vikram lander was lost during soft landing of Chandrayaan-2 on lunar surface in Bengaluru, Karnataka on Saturday. (PTI)  By Kaushik Bhattacharya :   Nagpurians join the nation to express their solidarity with ISRO scientists    The touchdown of Vikram Lander at 1.55 am on Saturday was to be a moment of history for India. The entire nation waited with bated breath for the success of Mission ..

 CM Devendra Fadnavis accepting cheque for CMRF from officers as Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, CP Dr B K Upadhyay, V-CMD of MADCSuresh Kakani, Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar and others look on.  Staff Reporter :  Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister, paid a visit to the city on Saturday evening. He visited various Ganeshotsav pandals and also accepted cheques of contributions made by Commissionerate of Police, Nagpur city, and MIHAN India Limited (MIL) towards Chief ..

Staff ReporterProf Dr Vijender Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur and Professor of Law, was awarded by the Government of Telangana through its Higher Education Department ‘State Meritorious Teachers-2019 Award.  Dr Vijender Kumar receiving the ‘State Meritorious Teachers-2019’ award.  Telangana Government felicitated Dr Vijender Kumar with a certificate of Merit, Medal and Cash in recognition to his distinguished service ..

Staff Reporter Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the city on Saturday stands cancelled owing to ‘extremely heavy rainfall’ alert issued by Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC). As per the previously finalised official programme, Prime Minister was scheduled to be on a visit to the city on Saturday, during which he was to launch several projects. His itinerary included inauguration of Maha Metro exhibition at Subhash Nagar station of Nagpur Metro Rail project, flagging ..

Former DGP Satish Mathur was stranded in the flood-hit Gothangaon pocket near Tarna village in Umred tehsil for over 12 hours on Friday.  Satish Mathur  According to information, Mathur was travelling alone when he found surrounded by flood water. He informed senior officials of Rural police about the incident who immediately directed in-charge of Umred police station - PI Sudhakar Ambhore - to take steps to rescue him. As it was difficult to reach Mathur by crossing the flooded ..

DRM Somesh Kumar handing over the offer letter to representatives of M/s Haldiram International Pvt. Ltd. as others look on.    Staff Reporter :   In the zone’s first, Central Railway’s Nagpur Division will generate an additional revenue of Rs 52.56 lakh per annum for five years    Central Railway’s Nagpur Division became the first in the zone to ink a pact for selling space on locomotives as part of generating non-fare revenue. On Thursday, ..

 Chaos at the junction on the other end of the newly-carved out Jail Road near Ajni bridge. (Pic by Anil Futane) Principal Correspondent :   After continuous follow-up by ‘The Hitavada’ regarding Kriplani Chowk fiasco, Nagpur Metro found a solution. This newspaper had also brought to the notice of Metro, the mess at the other end of Jail Road that meets the road near Ajni railway station. Unfortunately, the authority ignored the problem, making the commuters ..

 Ashwin Mudgal, District Collector, taking stock of the preparations ahead of Prime Minister’s visit. Chinmay Pandit, DCP (Traffic); Shweta Khedkar, officiating DCP (SB); and other officers also are seen.   Staff Reporter :  Ashwin Mudgal, District Collector, held a meeting of officers of various agencies and asked them to ensure adequate arrangements for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the city on September 7 (Saturday). The meeting was held at Chhatrapati ..

    Principal Correspondent :   JEE Main to be held on January 2020    Joint Engineering Entrance (JEE) Main, to be held with changed pattern on January 6, 2020. Till this year, based on JEE score, one get admissions to BE/BTech and BArch courses. This year, the third programme B Planning also has been included in it. As per the eligibility criterion for BArch and B Planning courses and according to the opinion of Subject Experts, a few changes in the pattern ..

 Noriko Ogawa  Staff Reporter :  Noriko Ogawa, the patron of Dragon Palace Temple at Kamptee in Nagpur district, breathed her last on Monday early morning in a hospital in Tokyo (Japan). She was 74. A pall of gloom descended over her admirers and the Dragon Palace Temple family, when the news of her demise reached here. Adv Sulekha Kumbhare, former Minister of State and founder of Dragon Palace Temple, was very close to Noriko Ogawa. In fact, Dragon Palace Temple at Kamptee was established ..

  Principal Correspondent :   NHAI issues one more notice to Contractor for the slow progress     The outer ring road, a very good idea, it seems is dying its natural death. The foundation stone for outer ring road starting from Jamtha reaching Gondkhairi and then to Kamptee-Kanhan bypass, was laid in presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari in 2016. Come 2019, the completion is still uncertain. ..