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NHAI Reveals 3 Highways Built in 9 Years in Nagpur, Constituency of Minister Gadkari: RTI

NAGPUR, August 20, 2023 (The News Caravan) – The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has responded to a recent Right to Information (RTI) request, providing detailed insights into the construction and financial aspects of highways within the Nagpur constituency. The disclosure sheds light on the infrastructural development undertaken over the past nine years.

In a letter dated July 6, 2023, NHAI addressed the online RTI application submitted by Shri Ajay Basudev Bose, an RTI activist, inquiring about the statistics and costs associated with highways constructed between June 1, 2014, and July 1, 2023. The information was sought under the provisions of the RTI Act, 2005.

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The response, addressed by the Public Information Officer GM (Tech.) & Project Director, included an annexure outlining three key projects completed within the Nagpur constituency. These projects are significant contributors to the region’s infrastructure growth and development. The details provided in the response are as follows:

Sl. No.	Name of Work	Distance (km)	Construction Cost (INR Crores)
1	4 Laning of Saoner Dhapewada – Kalmeshwar Gondkhiani	28.875	480.06
2	4 Laning of Nagpur-Umred section (NH-353D)	41.100	418.41
3	Four Laning of Nagpur-Wainganga Section of NH-6	45.43	427.71

The provided data sheds light on the efforts made by NHAI to enhance the road infrastructure in Nagpur. These projects signify the commitment to strengthening connectivity and improving transportation within the constituency. The disclosed costs underline the financial investment required to execute such substantial infrastructural upgrades.

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Interestingly, the response indicates that over the past nine years, these three highway projects were the only ones executed within the Nagpur constituency, which is also the Lok Sabha constituency of Mr. Nitin Gadkari, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways. This information comes against the backdrop of increasing emphasis on infrastructure development across the nation.

Ajay Bose, the RTI activist who submitted the inquiry, expressed his findings with clarity. “RTI reply received from NHAI reveals only 3 Highways Constructed in the last 9 years in Nagpur which is Lok Sabha Constituency of Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari,” Bose stated.

The disclosure from NHAI provides valuable insights into the infrastructural progress made in the Nagpur constituency under the stewardship of Mr. Nitin Gadkari. These highway projects play a pivotal role in enhancing transportation, connectivity, and overall regional development.

For further information or clarification, individuals have the option to appeal to the Regional Officer, Nagpur, who serves as the Appellate Authority in the matter.

August 20, 2023

Threat calls to minister Gadkari: NIA team arrives in Nagpur for investigation

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Nagpur: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Nagpur on Tuesday to conduct a probe into threatening phone calls made to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, a police official said.
The calls were allegedly made by a murder convict, Jayesh Pujari alias Kantha, who was arrested from a jail in Belagavi, Karnataka, and booked under the anti-terror law UAPA.
A senior official of the Nagpur police said the NIA had registered a case at Bengaluru and the Mumbai unit of the central agency was directed to conduct an investigation.

A team of the NIA arrived in Nagpur from Mumbai and started collecting documents and crucial leads regarding the case, he said.
Exploring the suspected role of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based terror outfit, and the underworld in the episode are the main focus of the investigation, said the official.
On January 14, Pujari made a threatening call to Gadkari’s public relations office in Nagpur, demanding Rs 100 crore and claiming to be a member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang, according to the police.
At that time, he was lodged in a jail in neighbouring Karnataka.
He made another call on March 21, threatening to harm the BJP Lok Sabha MP from Nagpur if Rs 10 crore was not paid to him, the police said.

Pujari was arrested and brought to Nagpur on March 28 from a jail in Belagavi city of Karnataka, and the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was invoked against him.
After receiving the green signal from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, NIA officials launched an investigation on terror angle as Pujari had relations with terrorists, including Lashkar-e-Taiba’s South Division chief Captain Naseer, said the official.
The murder convict had also taken arms training in the North-East, he added.
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May 9, 2023
Maharashtra: Three killed in MIDC factory fire accident in Nagpur

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Nagpur: At least three workers were killed in a major fire that broke out in a factory in the Hingna MIDC in Sonegaon-Nipani area of the district, officials said here on Monday.
The incident occurred around noon at the Katari Agro Pvt. Ltd. plant and teams of firefighters rushed to battle the conflagration.
At least three people were killed while several others were after fire broke out at a company in MIDC, Nagpur. Fire fighters are on the spot trying to douse the fire. Further details awaited. DyCM Devendra Fadnavis has expressed grief over the unfortunate incident.#Nagpur #Fire pic.twitter.com/1tF23iKRln
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Plumes of dark smoke were seen billowing out of the factory complex that was visible from long distances, said eyewitnesses.

At least three workers were charred in the blaze, while another three sustained severe burns and were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment.
According to unconfirmed reports, some more workers were reportedly trapped inside the blazing factory premises and efforts are on to rescue them, though the cause of the fire is not known.
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed grief over the tragedy and has directed the Nagpur Collectorate and other agencies to take immediate rescue and relief operations.
He has asked the officials to ensure proper treatment to the injured workers and was monitoring the situation from Mumbai.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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April 24, 2023
RDX used in Pulwama sent from Nagpur, why no probe done yet, asks Congress

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Nagpur: Making a sensational allegation, Congress’ Maharashtra President Nana Patole on Sunday said that the RDX used in the 2019 Pulwama terror strike was sent from Nagpur.
“I want to inform you all… The 300 kgs used in that terror strike was despatched from Nagpur. Who sent it, from where was it sent?” he asked.
Addressing a massive rally of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), Patole said that even a CBI inquiry was also ordered into the matter, but almost four years later, there has been no outcome of its investigations.

Patole’s statement came with reference to the recent revelations made by former Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Satya Pal Malik that has created a huge political row.
At the rally, Shiv Sena-UBT President and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray slammed the government of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis for duping the people of the state and diverting attention from the real issues confronting the masses.
“They are accusing me of discarding Hindutva… What is their brand of Hindutva, assaulting a woman and then threatening her with arrest, not lodging her police complaint,” said Thackeray.
He was recalling the attack on party activist Sonali Pawar-Shinde in Thane on April 3, followed by a huge protest march taken out by the MVA to the city Police Commissionerate the next day.
Attacking Bharatiya Janata Party Minister Chandrakant Patil for his remarks that “no Shiv Sainiks were present during the demolition of the Babri Mosque”, Thackeray hit back: “If there were no Shiv Sainiks, then was it your uncle (there)?”

Several AMVA top leaders like NCP state President Jayant Patil, senior leader Anil Deshmukh and others also gave fiery speeches at the second ‘Vajramooth Rally’ in the series of public meetings planned over the next couple of months.
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April 16, 2023
Nagpur man live-streams suicide on Facebook

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Nagpur: A 27-year-old man from Maharashtra’s Nagpur hanged himself while live-streaming the act on Facebook for almost 40 minutes in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
Krutank Siddharth Dongre, a resident of Kamptee, committed suicide while live-streaming from his wife’s Facebook account around 1.30 am, an official said.
The man was an alcoholic and unemployed. He had had a tiff with his wife, who had left him, he said.

When his family was away on Monday, Krutank consumed alcohol and logged in to his wife’s Facebook account late in the night, the official said.
While live-streaming using his cellphone, he hanged himself from a ceiling fan with a scarf, he said.
Once the video went viral, the man’s relatives, neighbours and friends gathered in front of his house and the police also reached the spot, the official said.
The police have registered an accidental death report, he added.

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April 4, 2023
Nagpur Citizen Forum holds protest under ‘Right to Pee’ campaign

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Nagpur: The Nagpur citizen’s Forum held a protest today demanding an increase in the number of public urinals for women under the ‘Right to Pee’ campaign.
Nagpur Citizens Forum launched a ‘Right to Pee’ campaign to demand clean, safe and free toilets for the citizens on December 30, 2021.
Under this campaign, the ‘Nagpur Citizens Forum’ surveyed and examined the situation by visiting the toilets available in different parts of the city”, a member of the forum said.
Various members of the Citizen’s forum participated in the protest and raised slogans demanding better urinal facilities for women in public places from the government.
Advocate Smita Singhalkar, a Women Activist and a member of the forum said that unhealthy urinals might lead to various diseases and improper public urinals site often result in crimes against women and girls.
“The lack of adequate public toilets is a matter of concern. Women and girls are forced to use other people’s improper or private washrooms, which may lead to crimes such as rape or sexual harassment,” said Smita.
“It’s very important to provide better urinal facilities to females. Thus, on this women’s day, we demand to increase the number of better public urinals under the Right to Pee campaign from the Maharashtra government,” Smita added.
Informing about the surveys conducted in the rural areas, Smita said, “Even the schools that are present in the rural areas do have not proper washrooms and girls are forced to request the nearby people to use their washroom. Such kind of negligence may lead to crimes against these girls”.

She also said that their organisation filed a PIL a few years back but no specific or recognisable actions have been taken by the government. Also, it is necessary to increase the number of public toilets in the area and provide better facilities in the existing washrooms such as better gates, tap water, electricity, etc.
Further, they urged the government to take necessary actions in constructing hygienic and safe public toilets for women to avoid crimes against them.
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March 5, 2023
Nagpur: Man booked for raping woman on pretext of marriage; his siblings assault her

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Nagpur: A 34-year-old man was booked in Nagpur for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marriage, while two of his brothers have been charged with assaulting her, a police official said on Monday.
The 27-year-old victim has said she was raped between February 2, 2020 and October 5, 2022 by the accused, and when his brothers came to know about their relationship they thrashed her, the official said.
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February 24, 2023
Amit Shah pays tribute to RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in Nagpur

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Nagpur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday paid tribute to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar at RSS Smriti Mandir in Nagpur.
The Home Minister is on a two-day visit to Maharashtra from today.
“Paid floral tributes in Nagpur to Revered Dr. Hedgewar ji, who founded RSS and respected Guruji, who made the Sangh nationwide, to inculcate the values of national service among the youth. Today, following the path shown by him, innumerable
youths are selflessly engaged in the service of the nation,” Shah said in a tweet.
He will engage in nearly a dozen public events during his hectic visit to Maharashtra’s Nagpur and Kolhapur cities.
Earlier in the day, Home Minister paid tribute to Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar at Deeksha Bhoomi in Nagpur.
He also participated in the celebration organized on the completion of 50 years of Lokmat Group at Nagpur’s Suresh Bhatt Auditorium.
Later on, Shah will interact with the children of soldiers, policemen and civilians who were martyred in Jammu and Kashmir at the J. W. Marriott hotel in Pune.
The minister will later release the Marathi translation of the ‘Modi@20’ book at Pandit Farms in Pune. Shah’s hectic day-long schedule will end will Darshan and worship in Omkareshwar temple in Pune by late Saturday evening.

On Sunday, the Home Minister will inaugurate the first phase of the theme park ‘Shiv Srishti’ based on the life of Shivaji Maharaj in Pune’s Ambegaon to mark the 393rd birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
He will later worship in Mahalakshmi Temple in Kolhapur as well as garlanding of statues of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Shahu Ji Maharaj in the area.
He will later participate in the closing ceremony of the centenary festival organized on the completion of 100 years of the New Education Society in Kolhapur at Lohia High School in Kolhapur.The two-day visit of Shah will culminate with a ‘Vijay Sankalp Rally’ at BJP Office on Sunday evening in Kolhapur. (
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February 18, 2023