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Nagpurians celebrate spirit of womanhood at ‘The She Fest’ in Nagpur

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Nagpurians were seen celebrating the spirit of womanhood with gusto as they visited the two-day fest The She Fest, which was organized in association with Nation Next as the online media partner, on March 7 and March 8 at Hotel Centre Point in Nagpur.

The fest, which consisted of a fashion and lifestyle exhibition combined with several events dedicated to women, was presented by The Times of India and organsied by city women entrepreneurs Jyoti Kapoor, Monica Bhagwagar, Neeta Singh and Parveen Tuli.

On the first day, a one of kind beauty pageant known as the Cerebral Beauty Pageant? was organised for women from the age of 18 years to 80 years. The pageant, unlike other beauty pageants, focused on inner beauty and substance of women.

The pageant saw participation from a lot of women, who not only made the show memorable with their presence but also made sure that everybody had a gala time as they answered the questions asked by the judges wittily. The pageant was judged by Vilas Kale, Rina Sinha and Maj. General (Dr) Vibha Dutta and was hosted by Nation Next Assistant Editor Amar Jajoo.

In between the rounds of different category, Tanishq conducted different rounds with brides-to-be to showcase its latest jewelry collection. One particular round wherein the brides-to-be walked in with their fathers left everyone teary-eyed.

Prior to the pageant, Amar Jajoo also conducted an interesting discussion called ?What Men Want? with city educationist Dr Yogesh Deshpande.

The winners and runners-up of the pageant were:

? 18-30 years

Winner ? Suman Burman

Runner-up ? Karishma Assudani

? 31-40 years

Winner ? Raima Methai

Runner-up ? Aanchal Bhojwani

? 41-50 years

Winner ? Shraddha Chandrana

Runner-up ? Tanu Tuli

? 51-60 years

Winner ? Seema Ugale

Runner-up ? Fehmida Haider

? 61-80 years

Winner ? Saroj Gabroo

Runner-up ? Harsha Katkoria

On the second day, Nation Next Assistant Editor Radhika Dhawad conducted a discussion with DCP Vinita S on the topic ?Woman cop in male bastion. It was an interesting discussion, which gave the viewers an insight into policing. After that, Dr Rajesh Modi along with Dr Riddhi Bahl, Dr Sapna Sharma and Dr Hetal Gandhi conducted a panel discussion focused on woman health.

In the evening, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari visited the fest, as he felicitated four women achievers from different walks of life. Gadkari, like always, won hearts with his heart-to-heart address to the people present.  The women, who were felicitated included: Maitreyi Jichkar (Founder, Zero Gravity), Smita Sarode Singalkar (Sociolegal Advocate), Snehal Kashyap (Founder, Ye Zindagi Foundation) and educationist Vrundan Bawankar.

A couple of musicians also released their song ‘Naari Hoon’ in the evening. Both the days, Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) conducted workshops and Multifit organised Zumba sessions at the fest.

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Online petition against Tukaram Mundhes transfer demand gets 20,000 votes in just 2 days

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Amar Ashok Jajoo | Nagpur
Even as congress leaders are demanding transfer of NMC Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe, an online petition opposing the same has gotten more than 20,000 votes.
NMC Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe

Even as senior congress leaders in Nagpur are demanding transfer of NMC Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe for his way of handling COVID-19 crisis in the city, an online petition ? People’s Confidence Motion ? opposing this demand has garnered more than 20,000 votes in just two days.

The petition, which is started by an anonymous person, is addressed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. It mentions Mundhes extraordinary actions to fight the COVID-19 crisis in Nagpur. The petition claims that ?politicians with vested interests are planning to introduce a formal no-confidence motion against an honest and hard-working officer like Mundhe.

Also read: Nagpur: HC grants bail to Tablighi Jamaatis arrested by Gadchiroli police during lockdown

Nation Next had reported yesterday as to how Congress MLA Vikas Thakre and Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Nana Patole are demanding Mundhes transfer. Thakre had gone further to say that Mundhe should be punished.

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Nagpur: Sarathi Trust distributes ration kits to transgenders, HIV affected; urges people to help

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Sneha Shah | Nagpur
Sarathi Trust members distributing ration kits to transgenders

Coronavirus outbreak has left many in the country unemployed and transgenders and people affected by HIV are some of the worst hit people. It is with an intention to help these people that Nagpur NGO Sarathi Trust has so far distributed over 250 ration kits among these people and is trying to secure more donations for the same.

Speaking to Nation Next, Anand Chandrani, Founder, Sarathi Trust, said, Last month, I came across videos of transgender community supplying ration kits to those in need and I thought that they did not need help. But then I started getting calls from some people from transgender community requesting for help since they had exhausted their resources. Vidarbha Taxpayers Association (VTA) helped us out by donating 104 ration kits. Thereafter, we got in touch with National Council of Churches in India (NCCI), who helped us with 109 kits.

Few days back, I got a call from one of my colleagues, who got us in contact with the police department, which was willing to provide 50 kits to those in need. Since, we already had helped transgender community twice, we thought of helping HIV affected people in Nagpur. Next week, we are planning to distribute 100 more ration kits with the help of Humsafar Trust in Mumbai. We have also decided to distribute medical kits, which will include hand sanitizer, handwash, mask, multivitamin tablets, homeopathy tablets, etc., Chandrani added. Chandrani further urged people to come forward to help the LGBT community and HIV affected people in Nagpur.

Speaking about the donation to Sarathi Trust, VTAs Secretary and President of Nagpur Residential Hotels Association, Tejinder Singh Renu told Nation Next: We came to know from some friends in the media that help was reaching to many needy people in the city but the transgender community still needed help. We got in touch with Chandrani, who sent us a list of around 109 names and numbers of people, who required ration kits. We arranged the required ration kits and asked the NGO to collect it from the kirana stores. The kits were distributed in a very responsible manner. Sarathi trust even shared with us the list of people who received the kits.

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Six-seater private jet hired for Rs 9.06 lakh to fly pets from Delhi to Mumbai

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Nation Next Newsroom | Mumbai
A six-seater private aircraft has been hired by an entreprenuer named Deepika Singh for Rs 9.06 lakh to fly six pets from Delhi to Mumbai in mid-June.
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A six-seater private aircraft has been hired for Rs 9.06 lakh to fly six pets from Delhi to Mumbai in mid-June. The jet has been booked for the pets who were left stranded in the capital because of the travel restrictions imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus. The plan has been set in motion by 25-year-old entrepreneur and cyber security researcher Deepika Singh.

As per Singh, she got the idea about flying the pets when she was arranging a jet to fly her relatives from Delhi to Mumbai. Singh told The Print: Some people wanted to travel with their pets but when the others refused, I decided to arrange for another jet.

Singh then approached Accretion Aviation (aggregator for private jets, helicopters and yachts) for a six-seater plane. The jet ride for pets costs Rs 9.06 lakh, with each seat costing 1.60 lakh. As per reports, so far seats have the booked two Shih Tzus, one Golden Retriever and one Lady Pheasant bird. Two more pet passengers are required for the plane ride to be viable.

58-year-old Harvinder Kaur, hailing from Chembur in Mumbai, is one of the people who have booked seats on the jet to fly her dogs with the help of the jet. Her two 14-month-old Shih Tzus named Finishia and Michelle started living with her relatives in Delhi after she had to leave the country capital due to coronavirus outbreak. I do not care about the money. They are like my children. I miss them terribly, Kaur told The Daily.

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