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Supreme Court issues notices to Fadnavis, state government over lease of plot in Nagpur

SC has issued notices to CM Fadnavis and state government following a plea requesting cancellation of plot lease allotted by NIT to Maharashtra Rashtrabhasha Sabha in Nagpur.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis (File photo/Nation Next)

As per a report in a leading daily, the Supreme Court has issued notices to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and state government following a plea requesting cancellation of a plot lease allotted by Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) to Maharashtra Rashtrabhasha Sabha at Shankar Nagar, Nagpur. The plea was filed by Madhukar Kukde (President, Citizen Forum for Equality).

Along with the CM and state government, other respondents in the case include: NIT Chairman, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Commissioner, former Maharashtra CM Sushil Kumar Shinde, Maharashtra Rashtrabhasha Sabha Vice President Girish Gandhi, Datte Meghe (former Rajya Sabha MP and owner of SMG Hospital), Wockhardt Hospital, Prajakta Developers, etc. Justices R Bhanumati and Ranjan Gogoi after hearing the plea has asked the respondents to reply by July 4.

In a PIL filed through his counsel Tushar Mandlekar, Kukde has alleged that the said plot of 1.14 acres was given to the Sabha for promotion of Hindi language but the Sabha has misused the plot for commercial purposes. Kuke has claimed that the Sabha has virtually handed over the plot to SMG Hospital, which is in a profit sharing agreement with Wockhardt Hospital. He further alleged that, Wockhardt Hospital is itself being run illegally without NITs permission. By using the land for commercial purposes, Kukde said that the Sabha has defeated its objective of promotion of Hindi language.

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1st COVID-19 case in Ramdaspeth crops up near Cabinet Minister Vijay Wadettiwars residence

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For the first time, a resident of Ramdaspeth tested positive for Coronavirus on Saturday. The patient, who is said to be residing in an apartment near Cabinet Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation in the Maha Vikas Aghadi and senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwars residence (behind Tuli Imperial), is said to be a middle-aged woman. 

The patient is reportedly connected to a resident from Mominpura. However, nothing concrete as of now can be said about the same. More details are awaited.

Also read: Nagpur: 91 test positive in 24 hours making COVID-19 tally rise to 1266

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Nagpur: 91 test positive in 24 hours making COVID-19 tally rise to 1266

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Nagpur COVID-19 tally as on June 20 rose to 1266 after 91 people tested positive for the virus in past 24 hours. Out of the total 91, while 69 patients belonged to Naik Talao/Bangladesh, 11 from Shantinagar, four from Lashkaribagh, three from Ganeshpeth, one from Uppalwadi, one from Ramdaspeth, one from Mehendibagh and one belonged to Mominpura.

Out of the total, 823 have been cured and over 333 are currently being treated upon.

Also read: NMC Chief Tukaram Mundhe storms out of meeting after Corporator calls him blot on Saint Tukaram

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Nagpur man discovers 4-month-old foetus in gutter; cops suspect illegal abortion

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In yet another shocking incident, a resident named Rahul Tumane discovered a 4-month-old foetus lying in an abandoned condition behind his house (near plot number 13, behind Kajal Bar and Restaurant area) in Pardi inside a gutter. 

Police inspector Sunil Chavan told Nation Next that a four-month-old foetus, wrapped in a cloth, was found lying inside a gutter near a house on Thursday night in Pardi. Chavan also informed that the foetus was sent for an autopsy to Mayo Hospital and the reports are awaited. Police have suspected the possibility of abandonment after an illegal abortion. 

A case has been registered under Section 318 (Concealment of birth by secret disposal of a dead body) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the basis of a complained filed by Tumane. 

Also read: Nagpur: Zone 5 Police team seize four trucks carrying illegally mined sand

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