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Nylon manja menace persists in Nagpur despite ban | Makar Sankranti
Despite of the steps taken by Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Nagpur Police, residents shamelessly used nylon manja on Makar Sankranti.
City police have action against 106 cases. Police busted numerous stores, booked 60 persons and seized material worth ₹35 lakh between January 1 – 13.

Naaz, a minor girl who has 26 stitches on her neck because of a deep cut from nylon string in Nagpur
Reportedly, Naaz, a minor girl from city’s Farookh Nagar suffered severe neck injuries. A stray nylon manja got caught around her neck, which resulted in her getting 26 stitches wound.

10-yr-old Ved died of a deep cut on his neck due to Nylon Manja on Makar Sankranti in Jaripatka area in Nagpur
In latest case, A 10-year-old boy identified as Ved Krishna Shahu from Jaripatka area in Nagpur died after the nylon string slit his throat. Ved’s respiratory tract and blood vessels were cut by the manja. He succumbed to the injury on January 15 morning in a hospital.
Despite many attempts by the authorities to ban or to make people understand its danger, residents continued using nylon manja. It injures and takes lives of birds, stray animals and humans too.
Nagpur citizens failed to acknowledge their part of responsibility, hence the losses.
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Umesh Yadav teases teammate Shubham Gill with epic Tinder billboards in Nagpur

Billboards that mention Shubham Gill
Indian cricketer Umesh Yadav had a ‘field day’ teasing his team member Shubham Gill after Tinder – a popular dating app – showed a photo of a girl with a placard on large billboards in Nagpur that read, “Shubman idhar toh dekh lo” (Shubman, have a look here).” Tinder was quick to capitalise on the joke and turn it into hoardings in Nagpur ahead of India first Test match vs Australia.
Taking to twitter, Yadav wrote, “Poora Nagpur bol raha hai, Shubman Gill ab toh dekh le.”
Poora Nagpur bol raha hai, @ShubmanGill ab toh dekh le pic.twitter.com/9iaW2BBtZY
— Umesh Yaadav (@y_umesh) February 3, 2023
During India’s T20 match in Ahmedabad, a picture of a female fan holding a placard that read ‘Tinder, Shubman se match kara do” (Tinder, match me with Shubman)’ had gone viral.
The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) would host the opening Test of the four-game Border Gavaskar Trophy from February 9 to 13 at Jamtha in Nagpur.
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