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Lokmat felicitates Maharashtra legislators at Vidhi Mandal Puraskar 2018 in Nagpur

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With an intention to recognize the efforts and noteworthy performance of the legislators in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Maharashtra Legislative Council, Lokmat Media Group, on July 12, organised – Vidhi Mandal Puraskar 2018 – at Deshpande Hall, Civil Lines, in Nagpur. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis was the chief guest at the award function.

Apart from Fadnavis, prominently present during the award function were Vijay Darda (Chairman, Lokmat), Rajendra Darda (Editor-In-Chief, Lokmat), Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar (Chairman, Maharashtra Legislative Council), Haribhau Bagade (Speaker, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly), Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Girish Bapat, Maharashtra Transport Minister Divakar Raote, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (Leader of Opposition, Legislative Assembly), Jayant Patil (President, Maharashtra unit of NCP), famous lawyer and special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam and other legislators and politicians.

Addressing the people present at Vidhi Mandal Puraskar 2018, Rajendra Darda spoke about the role played by Lokmat newspaper during the British era and after the Indian independence. Darda informed how Lokmat has been regularly organising the award ceremony for the last two years to recognize the legislators for their work in the Assembly and the Council. Darda also informed that a jury consisting of experts chose the legislators to be awarded and that the legislators would be awarded by Nimbalkar and Bagade. Speaking about Nimbalkar, Darda said that he is somebody who speaks less but is very tech savvy. Darda also revealed that Bagade is fondly called Nana? by many people.

After Dardas address, a unique program ? Lokmat Ki Adalat ? was conducted by special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam. Present as the accused in this court were Sudhir Mungantiwar, Diwakar Raote, Jayant Patil and Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil. Nikam, compared politics and the judicial system even as he made his witty remarks on politics.

Speaking during the program about people from criminal background in politics, Mungantiwar said that nobody can be denied the rights as mentioned by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. But a person who has been convicted for more than two years does not have the right to contest an election. BJP does not have people who are prone to committing crimes. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil while speaking on the subject said that the political parties should have a code of conduct for such people. Parties should not allow people with criminal background to enter public life. Jayant Patil was also of the opinion that a person with any kind of crime record should not be given the candidature by a political party.

During the Vidhi Mandal Puraskar 2018, Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar and Haribhau Bagade were honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for laudable performance at the Council and Assembly respectively. Legislators who were awarded during the ceremony were MLA Sunil Prabhu, MLC Anil Sole, MLA Yashomati Thakur, MLA Vidya Chavan, MLA Ashish Shelar and MLC Sanjay Dutt.

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Thane Municipal Corporation adds 25 beds as COVID cases rise

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Radhika Dhawad | Thane

Thane Municipal Corporation added 25 additional beds separately in the wake of rapidly rising COVID-19 cases.

Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) added 25 additional beds in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital Kalwa apart from arranging a special ward  dedicated to COVID-19 patients. The total number of active patients in the city stood at 252 while five succumbed to the virus.  Meanwhile, TMC Commissioner Abhijit Bangar said a ‘death audit’ of patients who died of COVID would be conducted. The TMC has ensured it has additional stock of oxygen concentrators, testing kits, medicines, to name a few. Bangar told HT, “Due to the increasing number of Covid patients, it is necessary for everyone to be alert.”

He added, The number of Covid tests should be increased to stay one step ahead of the disease. As a result, the number of patients is likely to increase due to increased testing. However, as per the ‘test, isolate, treat’ protocol for Covid, it becomes necessary to isolate and treat more and more patients. The testing centres will not remain closed even for a single day. At the same time, more arrangements for testing will be made immediately in public places, markets, railway stations, malls.” 

India recorded 3,095 new COVID cases and five deaths in last 24 hours.

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After Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification, his namesake who contested from Wayanad disqualified

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Radhika Dhawad | Wayanad
An independent candidate named Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from contesting polls for failing to lodge account of election expenses.

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An independent candidate for Lok Sabha elections named Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from contesting polls for failing to lodge account of election expenses. Gandhi, who’s name figures as ‘Rahul Gandhi K E S/o Valsamma’ in an Election Commission list of persons, had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an Independent and had received 2196 votes from the Wayanad seat in Kerala – a constituency from where ex-Congress MP Rahul Rajiv Gandhi had won with over seven lakh votes.

However, since it is mandatory for all contestants to submit their account of election expenses among other mandatory requirements under EC rules and the Representation of the People Act.

Rahul Gandhi K E S/o Valsamma stood disqualified to contest polls from September 13, 2021 till September 13, 2024. According to Section 10A, the Election Commission can disqualify a contestant for a period of three years from the date of the order if he/she has failed to lodge an account of election expenses within the time and in the manner required by law and has no good reason or justification for the failure.

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Nagpur records 22 COVID cases in 24 hours

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Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

A total of 22 patients tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagpur in past 24 hours on Thursday. Almost 242 people were tested in the city.

A total of 22 patients tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagpur in past 24 hours on Thursday. Almost 242 people were tested in the city, out of which 15 belonged to urban area while and 6 were from the rural areas, and one from outside Nagpur district. 

At present, there are 72 active patients in the city. Three new cases of the new XBB.1.16 variant of COVID-19 were detected that took the total tally to five in the district.  

India recorded 3,095 new COVID cases and five deaths in last 24 hours.

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