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Orange City International Film Festival to kick-start in Nagpur from Feb 7

The third edition of Orange City International Film Festival (OCIFF) will kick-start in Nagpur from February 7 and is scheduled to conclude on February 10. OCIFF is being organised by Orange City Cultural Foundation in association with the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU). OCIFF is a four-day film festival, wherein 31 feature films (Indian and Foreign Genre) and 25 short films will be featured.

Noted film personalities are expected to grace the festival over a period of four days. These personalities include: Filmmaker Dr Jabbar Patel, film guru Samar Nakhate, National Award winning lyricist Swanand Kirkire, child actor Shriniwas Pokhale, Sandeep Modi (Director of Chumbak), Shivaji Lotan Patil (Director of ?Bhonga?), Srivinay Sulian (Director of Rakkhosh), veteran filmmakers Raj Dutt and Jahnu Barua. Dutt and Barua will be honoured with Orange City Cultural Foundation Awards during the festival.

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OCIFF will be inaugurated by Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on February 7 at Kavi Kulguru Kalidas Auditorium situated at Persistent Systems in Nagpur. Apart from the auditorium at Persistent, films will also be screened at two screen of INOX Jaswant Mall. Most of the films, which will be screened at the festival have not been released in theatres and have been shown just at festivals.

Those who wish to visit the Orange City International Film Festival can do so by buying the passes for all 31 feature films and short films at Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh.

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1st COVID-19 case in Ramdaspeth crops up near Cabinet Minister Vijay Wadettiwars residence

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For the first time, a resident of Ramdaspeth tested positive for Coronavirus on Saturday. The patient, who is said to be residing in an apartment near Cabinet Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation in the Maha Vikas Aghadi and senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwars residence (behind Tuli Imperial), is said to be a middle-aged woman. 

The patient is reportedly connected to a resident from Mominpura. However, nothing concrete as of now can be said about the same. More details are awaited.

Also read: Nagpur: 91 test positive in 24 hours making COVID-19 tally rise to 1266

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Nagpur: 91 test positive in 24 hours making COVID-19 tally rise to 1266

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Nagpur COVID-19 tally as on June 20 rose to 1266 after 91 people tested positive for the virus in past 24 hours. Out of the total 91, while 69 patients belonged to Naik Talao/Bangladesh, 11 from Shantinagar, four from Lashkaribagh, three from Ganeshpeth, one from Uppalwadi, one from Ramdaspeth, one from Mehendibagh and one belonged to Mominpura.

Out of the total, 823 have been cured and over 333 are currently being treated upon.

Also read: NMC Chief Tukaram Mundhe storms out of meeting after Corporator calls him blot on Saint Tukaram

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Nagpur man discovers 4-month-old foetus in gutter; cops suspect illegal abortion

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In yet another shocking incident, a resident named Rahul Tumane discovered a 4-month-old foetus lying in an abandoned condition behind his house (near plot number 13, behind Kajal Bar and Restaurant area) in Pardi inside a gutter. 

Police inspector Sunil Chavan told Nation Next that a four-month-old foetus, wrapped in a cloth, was found lying inside a gutter near a house on Thursday night in Pardi. Chavan also informed that the foetus was sent for an autopsy to Mayo Hospital and the reports are awaited. Police have suspected the possibility of abandonment after an illegal abortion. 

A case has been registered under Section 318 (Concealment of birth by secret disposal of a dead body) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the basis of a complained filed by Tumane. 

Also read: Nagpur: Zone 5 Police team seize four trucks carrying illegally mined sand

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