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Armaan Malik regales, Kapil Dev inspires Nagpurians at Khasdar Krida Mahotsav

Armaan Malik during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur Kri


Kapil Dev during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Nitin Gadkari and Kapil Dev during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Nitin Gadkari during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Nitin Gadkari and Kapil Dev during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


RJ Rajan, Nitin Gadkari, Kapil Dev and Devendra Fadnavis during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


RJ Farhan and RJ Rajan during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Pravin Datke, Babanrao Taywade and Sandip Joshi during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Sandip Joshi during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Nitin Gadkari, Devendra Fadnavis and Kapil Dev felicitating Vijay Naidu during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Nitin Gadkari and Kapil Dev felicitating Babanrao Taywade during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Nitin Gadkari and Kapil Dev felicitating Ritika Thaker during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Navneet Singh Tuli and Jaiprakash Gupta during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Armaan Malik during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Kapil Dev during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Armaan Malik during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Kapil Dev during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Armaan Malik during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Kanchan Gadkari during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Armaan Malik during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


DCP Gajanan Rajmane during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Amit Sampat and Sachin Deshmukh during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Devendra Fadnavis, Nitin Gadkari and Kapil Dev during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Jam-packed Yashwant stadium during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Dayashankar Tiwari and Pravin Datke during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


DS Kim, Sulekha Kumbhare and Dr Vikas Mahatme during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Jasmeet Singh, Devendra Fadnavis and Nitin Gadkari during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Babanrao Taywade during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur


Armaan Malik during the closing ceremony of the Season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur

Legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev and popular singer Armaan Malik came calling to Nagpur on May 28 to attend the closing ceremony of the season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav held at Yashwant Stadium. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis were prominently present during the ceremony, which was attended by thousands of citizens.
During the ceremony, while Malik entertained the people present with his popular songs, Dev played cricket with Fadnavis and Gadkari on the stage. Gadkari, who is the man behind the sports festival, was seen enjoying the batting while Dev bowled to him. During his speech, Dev spoke as to why a sportsperson should play for the passion they have for the game and not play just for money.
The 13-day Khasdar Krida Mahotsav, which started on May 13, saw 45,000 sportspersons participating in 30 sports events. In all, around Rs 93 lakh was distributed as prize money during the 13-day sports festival.
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Dance enthusiasts, friends pay tribute in loving memory of Tiki Peters in Nagpur
Dance enthusiasts, friends and students came together and paid a heartfelt tribute in the loving memory of renowned western dance teacher late Benedict Peters fondly called as Tiki Peters. Moreover, the get-together also gave a chance to enthusiasts who wished to express their love for dance. The get together was held at Money Plant Terrace in Laxmi Nagar on March 13.
Hosts – businessman Dhananjay Sakharkar and Deputy Executive Editor at ABP Majha Sarita Kaushik – along with other guests, reminisced some memorable anecdotes of Tiki that lifted spirits of all as they went down the memory lane.
Fondly remembering Peters, Sarita Kaushik told Nation Next, “Tiki was a dear friend for whom Dhananjay and I arranged this small get-together. He was a gifted teacher who danced like no one else. His moves were fabulous; no body could teach better than him. He had a commendable sense of aesthetics when it came to dance. I’m glad his elder sister and brother are equally talented and will continue Tiki’s legacy of excellence.”
Dhananjay, who had known Peters for nearly four decades, said, “My association Tiki dates back to over 40 years. He taught us many dance forms including Jive, Salsa, Disco, Ballroom, Waltz, Cha Cha Cha. More than anything else, Tiki was an exceptional human being – with amazing sense of humour! When Tiki passed away, Sarita and I arranged a small party where we served everything that he loved – veg puff, macarons, cakes, soft drinks and of course music to dance! This was our small gesture for our dear friend who, I’m certain, was smiling from the heavens that evening!”
Tiki Peters, who was brought up in an Anglo-Indian culture – something that was predominant in city’s Mohan Nagar area, passed away in November last year.
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BREAKING: Gadkari again receives death threat calls from same caller

Nitin Gadkari
In a rather shocking incident amid the high security C20 conference in Nagpur, the Public Relations Office of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari again received two death threat calls today morning (March 21). According to the information received, once again there have been threatening calls received in the name of a criminal named Jayesh Pujari alias Jayesh Kantha.
Employees of the senior BJP leader’s office alerted Nagpur Police and security has been beefed up outside the office in Khamla and the leader’s residence on Wardha Road. However, cops are yet to ascertain whether the call was actually made by the same person who had issued death threats to Gadkari in January.
On January 14 this year, an unidentified extortionist, claiming to speak on behalf of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, threatened to kill Gadkari in an explosion if he didn’t pay him ₹100 crore.
The caller threatened Gadkari though a phone call on the landline number of his Public Relations Office (PRO) at Khamla in Nagpur (around one kilometre away from his residence) at 11:25 am, 11:32 am, and 12:30 pm.
The employees of the office alerted the police after the threat call, where in the caller also threatened to blow up Gadkari’s office. Nagpur Police immediately beefed up the security outside Gadkari’s office and residence.
It was later revealed that a notorious gangster named Jayesh Pujari had threatened to kill Gadkari by allegedly making the three threat calls illegally using a cellphone while he was lodged in Belgaum Jail at Karnataka.
In 2016, Pujari had even escaped after breaking the jail. The gangster, in the past too, had threatened several senior officers and other people in a similar manner.
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Arush Chitre wins Open Group, Shraddha Bajaj bags first spot in Girl Group
Arush Chitre in Open Group and Shraddha Bajaj in Girls Group annexed the title of the Nagpur District Under-17 Open and Girls Chess Championship organised by Chess Association Nagpur on 19th March 2023 in association with GH Raisoni Sports and Cultural Foundation and Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation at Vivekanand Hall at Shraddha House in Nagpur.
Arush Chitre, seeded second, improved his position to achieve the title scoring 6.5 out of 7. Ayush Ramteke also scored 6.5 points but was placed second based on their tie-break score.
In the Girls Group, second seeded Shraddha Bajaj took the top spot with 4.5 points out of 5 Rounds. Fifth seeded Swanandi Sole followed her to take second place in the merit list with 4 points out of five.
Arush Chitre and Ayush Ramteke shall represent the Nagpur District in Open Group and Shraddha Baja and Swanandi sole shall represent Nagpur District in Girls Group in the Maharashtra State Under 17 FIDE Rating Chess Championship to be held at Buldhana from 14th April 2022 to 16th April 2023.
Prizes were distributed at the hands of Swapnil Ahirkar Joint Secretary NCP Business Cell Maharashtra, Social worker & Director Ahirkar Group of Nagpur. Bhushsan Shriwas, Secretary, Chess Association Nagpur and Chief Arbiter Deepak Chavan were present on the dais. Top five finishers in Open and Girls Group got the trophies while medals were given to top two in under 15,13,11,09,07 category.
Deepak Chavan, Chief Arbiter successfully conducted the event assisted by SNA Sagar Sakhare, SNA Prayas Ambade and Prathamesh Machave.
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