Nagpur News Remembrance
Nagpur cricket journalist dies of COVID at 42; Irfan Pathan, Wasim Jaffer pay condolences
Ruchir Mishrra
Cricket journalist from Nagpur, associated with The Times of India, Ruchir Mishrra (42) passed away after battling against COVID-19 for days. Mishrra was kept on ventilator for few days; he succumbed to the virus on Tuesday early morning (May 4) in a city hospital. Along with him, his wife and brother also had tested positive for the virus few days back.
Cricketer Ifran Pathan tweeted, “There are journalists who are always interested In the well being of sports and players @ruchirmishraTOI bhai was one of them. It’s big loss to sports family.Condolences to the family for this demise.”
There are journalists who are always interested In the well being of sports and players @ruchirmishraTOI bhai was one of them. It’s big loss to sports family.Condolences to the family for this demise.
? Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 4, 2021
Batting coach of IPL team ? Punjab Kings ? Wasim Jaffer condoled his demise.
Jaffer took to twitter by saying, Don’t want to believe what I have just heard. Ruchir Mishra is no more. This is just so sad. He was one of the nicest journalist from Nagpur.”
Vijay Lokapally, writer who’s authored several books on Virat Kohli, Virendra Sehwag, etc., said, A dear student, Ruchir Mishra of Times of India, Nagpur, left us in the middle of the night. COVID took him away. He was 42. Ruchir was A journalist of utmost dedication to his profession. Very friendly. Always wanting to help, especially the local and domestic cricketers.
He added, Was immensely popular for his positive writing. Most of our discussions were on past cricketers because he wanted to learn so much about them. Every trip to Nagpur we would have a sumptuous filling at his favourite restaurant – Veeraswami. Rest in Peace.
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12-yr-old Nagpur boy dies after trying to imitate a deadly YouTube video
A 12-year-old boy named Agranya Barapatre in Nagpur breathed his last after trying to imitate a video on YouTube at his neighbour’s place. The woman, in the video, is seen demonstrating how she escaped with her hands tied behind, gagged and face covered with scarves. He was found hanging from a wooden ladder’s stick on the neighbour’s terrace but there was no knot on the scarf.
Upon inspection, it was learnt that Agranya had downloaded a video titled ‘Full face cover challenge’ in his phone. Cops said that there was no reason for the teenager to commit suicide but the possibility of an accident could not be ruled out.
Arangya’s mother said the couple had no clue where the scarf came from; he only carried a chakri and a kite. She also revealed that her son usually played on their neighbour’s terrace
Reportedly, Agranya was undergoing a psychiatric treatment as he was a hyperactive kid who wasn’t attentive in studies. He was good with using phones and application so his family tried to keep the phone away from him. However, he would somehow always locate the phone.
Agranya, the only child to his parents, was supposed to be felicitated at his school on Thursday during Republic Day for securing second position at a double-lathi event at the third National Traditional Lathi Sports Championship in Indore.
Post the incident, he was rushed to Government Medical College but was declared dead. Sakkardara Police registered a case of accident death.
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President’s Cup 2.0 kickstarts at DPS MIHAN in Nagpur
The second edition of the President’s Cup for Tennis Ball and Cricket was held in the sprawling campus of Delhi Public School (DPS MIHAN) on Friday, January 27. Gurudas Raut, a differently-abled international cricket player, captain of T20 World Cup 2019 and a recipient of many awards instituted by BCCI, ICC and VCA graced the occasion as Chief Guest and inaugurated the event. Janak Shahu, Secretary, Physically Challenged Cricket Association was also present on this occasion.
Nidhi Yadav Principal at DPS MIHAN welcomed the guests by presenting saplings, which is the tradition of the school. In her welcome address, she highlighted the vision of President and Pro Vice Chairperson Tulika Kedia who ensures the best of sporting facilities are provided to the students for holistic education and for psycho- socio development.
She also thanked the Director Savita Jaiswal for her constant guidance and support. She expressed her gratitude for the benign presence of Raut to motivate the young players befitting to the occasion. She emphasized that he is a perfect role model for the budding cricketers.
Raut in his speech, appreciated the sporting facilities and encouragement given by the school for the development of sporting culture amongst the students. He emphasized that one should explore opportunities and believe in oneself to achieve one’s goal. He mentioned that with will power he could pursue cricket and achieve laurels at national and international level inspite of his limitations.
In this edition, six teams are competing for the coveted President’s Cup. The finals will be held on Monday 30th January 2023.
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17-year-old girl gang-raped in car at Nagpur
Nagpur Police arrested two men on Wednesday for allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old girl in a car on Monday…

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