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Nagpur’s who’s who seek Lord Shiva’s blessings during Gupta’s customary Maha Shivratri celebrations

Devotees of Lord Shiva poured in large numbers to seek His blessings during the customary Maha prasad hosted by senior BJP leader Jaiprakash Gupta and his brothers – Krishna Kumar, Ashok Kumar and Shiv Kumar Gupta – on Saturday at their residence in Nagpur on the occasion of Maha Shivratri.

The Gupta brothers, who reside at Hill Road, have been observing the rituals of rudrabhishek along with friends and family and the distribution of mahaprasad since years now. Krishna Kumar Gupta, who first discovered a shivlinga across his home, got a temple constructed there and the family has been celebrating Maha Shivratri there with grandeur each year.

Krishna Kumar Gupta said, “I knew there was a shivlinga across my house, which was almost 200 years old. So, I decided to build a temple around it. We faced many difficulties while getting the temple constructed but my mother always wanted us to build a temple at some point of time in our lives. I’m glad that happened.”

Guests including Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Riteshwar Maharaj, Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, Municipal Commissioner Radhakrishnan B, Shiv Sena MP Krupal Tumane, former BJP MP Ajay Sancheti, noted industrialist Satyanarayan Nuwal, BJP MLA Krishna Khopde, BJP MLA Vikas Kumbare, Congress MLA Vikas Thackeray, MLC Parinay Fuke, former Congress MLA Ashok Dhawad, former BJP MLA Dr Milind Mane, former NCP MLC Prakash Gajhbiye, senior RSS functionaries Rajesh Loya and Shridhar Gadge, along with eminent bureaucrats, noted industrialists, social workers and family and friends were present, to name a few. 

Also read: Amit Shah’s wife Sonal seeks blessings at Nagpur’s Telangkhedi Mandir on Maha Shivratri

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COVID-19

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.

Also read: Nagpur records 22 COVID cases in 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.

Also read: ‘CBI under UPA govt. pressurised me to frame Modi,’ recalls Amit Shah

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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.

Also read: CELESTIAL! Unique alignment of Moon and 5 planets

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