Nagpur News Remembrance
Fan puts up Sushant Singh Rajput hoarding in Nagpur demanding ‘honest’ investigation
Hoarding of the late actor
In a first, a huge hoarding of Sushant Singh Rajput was plastered near Bishop Cotton School at Civil Lines in Nagpur.
The hoarding, with a hashtag #NagpurForSushant, read, Nagpur demands honest, uncompromising investigation and justice.
With an image of the late actor, the hoarding also read, My soul is grateful to you.
The idea was conceptualised by Shipra Naidu, Roopesh Naidu and Dinesh Naidu ? all three residents of Mohan Nagar.
Sushant’s followers all around the world are demanding justice for him and Nagpur is no exception.
When we spoke to Dinesh, one of the three persons including Roopesh and Shipra who put up the hoarding), he told us, “Me and my cousins – Roopesh Naidu and Shipra Naidu – came up with the idea of the hoarding. All we want is fair trial for Sushant. This matter shouldn’t be politicised. We’ve also undertaken several social activities also in this regard.”
Roopesh said, While we were checking out a suitable hoarding location, Kirti Publicity offered their hoarding site without any charges as Nagpur people wanted to express their solidarity towards Sushant and demand an honest investigation after he was found dead in a mysterious condition.
Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his Bandra residence in Mumbai on June 14.
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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
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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