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Nagpur pohawala, who made tarri poha popular at Kasturchand Park, passes away

Rupam Sakhare (Source: Facebook)
Rupam Sakhare (65), the man behind the famous tarri poha at Kasturchand Park, passed away in Nagpur on Monday (January 10). Sakhare’s last rites were performed at Mokshadham.
Sakhare, who served delicious tarri poha, was known to be one of the most successful pohawalas of Nagpur. The stories of him taking foreign trips every year with his family added to the intrigue about Sakhare. Such was the popularity of Sakhare’s tarri poha that many poha kiosks came up around his kiosk in the last many years with a hope to do good business on the basis of the goodwill of his kiosk.
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Cricketers, friends pay tribute to late sports journalist Ruchir Mishra on 44th birth anniversary
Cricketers, colleagues, friends and family members of late sports journalist Ruchir Mishra, who died due to COVID on May 4, 2021, at the age of 43, celebrated his life and recalled the time spent with Ruchir on his 44th birth anniversary.
Ruchir’s wife Nitu Mishra, his kids (Nitya and Kabir), his brothers (Arpit, Ankit and Harshit) his brother-in-laws and his parents Geeta and Dinesh Mishra had organised a memorial event at Press Club on April 22, 2022.
During the memorial event, Ruchir’s colleagues from the The Times of India, Nagpur, remembered the time spent with him. Cricketers VVS Laxman, Mohammad Kaif, Wasim Jaffar, Shikhar Dhawan, Umesh Yadav and Chandrakant Pandit who were good friends with Ruchir, also sent video messages, which were played on a screen.
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Renowned Nagpur businessman AK Gandhi passes away
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AK Gandhi (Photo by: Darshan Bagwe)
Renowned businessman from Nagpur Ashok Gandhi (popularly known as AK Gandhi), who was one of the biggest brands in white goods retails in Vidarbha, passed away due to heart attack on Friday night.
Gandhi, who was in his early seventies, was admitted at CIIMS Hospital in Bajaj Nagar where he breathed his last.
Gandhi, who was the President of Nagpur Shikshan Mandal, ran popular showrooms at Yeshwant Stadium including AK Gandhi TVS, AK Gandhi Electronics to name a few.
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When Lata Mangeshkar shared hearty laugh with rakhi brother Dilip Kumar, NKP Salve | Nagpur | 1996

L to R: Lata Mangeshkar, NKP Salve, Dilip Kumar
In the picture, taken in 1996 in Nagpur, legendary singer could be seen sharing a hearty laugh along with former Union Minister and ex-BCCI President from Nagpur late NKP Salve and her ‘rakhi brother’ late actor Dilip Kumar.
The singer, during her trip to Nagpur, had also interacted with journalists during her press conference at Hotel Tuli International.

Lata Mangeshkar with members of the media fraternity at Nagpur in 1996
NKP Salve, the veteran Congress leader, passed away at a private hospital in Delhi due to age-related problems on April 1, 2012 at the age of 90.
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