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First edition of The Dream Catchers in Nagpur was all about fun, food and frolic

Apeksha Kongovi Munde and Deepshikha Thakur at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Sophia Tafarello and Jane Waite at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Vanya Vrinda at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Tanvi Inamdar, Yashashree Pachvudhe, Shreya Sutaria, Shivani Arora and Ujwala Guntewar at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Members of Ayog band Tanmay Kolte, Vikram Singh Chandel and Mohit Manuja at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Ivnish Gujral at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Shilpa and Akash Agrawal at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Swati Thakkar and Nishchitha Mahadev at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Jyostana, Ali, Nandini and Ragini Chari at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Tanisha Goyal, Priti Agrawal, Harsh Agrawal, Vijaya Agrawal and Prachi Goyal at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Saroja Loney and Gunjan Loney at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Agam Tej Puri at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Prakash Kundu, Shivani Joshi, Anish Joshi, Tejaswini Nerkar and Manish Mishra at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Pooja Jain, Vimee Gupta and Ankita Gupta at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Piyush Goyal, Kratika Batni, Pearl Jham and Punit Chhabrani at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Pivya Chhangani, Shikha Gupta and Kavita Agrawal at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Nikita Jain, Ankita Kothari, Tarleen Kaur and Pranali Ghodmare at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Pooja Sagole and Vivek Kawale at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Mohini and Jack Thomas at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Mridula Kulkarni and Sahil Kataria at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Hemant Agrawal, Anchal Agrawal, Jhalak Agrawal and Kavya Melewar at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Nital Thorat and Safar Khabragad at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Anushree Mahale at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur


Akridi Arora and Shriya Arora at The Dream Catchers event, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur

Nagpur based event management firm – The Dream Catchers – at their launch event organised a flea market at South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Civil Lines, Nagpur on 17 December, 2016. The two-day event had some amazing live band performances by Groove Tantriks (live music band from Bangalore), Nagpur Unplugged, Ayog, mime artists, etc. The open mic challenge and Nagpur’s stand up comedian Jitesh Vasani’s act were the major attractions, which weren’t worth a miss! With almost 15 food stalls and 54 apparel stalls, youngsters as well as oldies thronged the flea market in full attendance. One of the major highlights of the event was Nagpur’s first of a kind mannequin challenge, in which people were supposed to pose as a mannequin (statue) for two minutes.
One of the three co-partners of The Dream Catchers, Deepshikha Thakur said, This is the only flea market concept in Nagpur. We are proud to have launched our first event. We have been getting an overwhelming response from all across the city. Nagpurians always wanted a change. You can spot all kinds of age groups here – right from kids, youngsters and parents! We have live music band, all sorts of entertainment, great food, etc. What else does one want? Everythings under roof! That too only for Rs 100. Moreover, this is a great platform for startups.
Apeksha Kongovi Munde, co-partner of The Dream Catchers, said, I even saw a one-month-old baby here! I’m sure it’s an outing for the baby. In fact, even oldies are enjoying here. We are so proud that Nagpur’s first mannequin challenge happened here. It will be soon uploaded on YouTube. So, just wait and watch out for the video.
When Nation Next spoke to Deepti Nangia, co-partner of The Dream Catchers, she said, “The Dream Catchers is an event company for budding artists . We value art, entertainment and want to make Nagpur more happening.”
Nagpur’s Nandini Chari, a pastry chef from Le Cordon Bleu School, Ottawa (Canada), and owner at Le petit ? French patisserie, said, It was my first stall ever. I had primarily kept French desserts that comprised cup cakes, dipped biscuits, lemon cheesecakes, chocolate parfait, cake pops, etc. The response was great. All my desserts were sold out! This is the best platform for budding entrepreneurs like me.
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Photos by: Suyash Sethiya
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All 31 days in January 2023 in Nagpur observed to be polluted, reveals study

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The survey that released pictures of the same showed increased levels of SO2 and NO2 not just in Nagpur but in cities including Chandrapur, Gondia and Amravati. Environmental experts have said that the matter was worrying from the point of view of the health of the residents as the pollution index in Nagpur saw an increase in all the three months of winter.
Not just in January this year but 28 out of 30 days in November last year as well as 30 out of 31 days in December last year showed poor air quality. Environmental expert Professor Suresh Chopani said an action plan, to avoid respiratory issues, under National Clean Air Programme would be strictly implemented.
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Dr Kavita Chandak
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Anil Deshmukh seeks court permission to visit hometown Nagpur, Delhi

Anil Deshmukh
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The senior NCP leader, who’s out on bail in an alleged money laundering case, was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in November, 2021 and later by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in April 2022.
Deshmukh, who filed two separate pleas before the trial court through his advocate Inderpal Singh, said he was a native of Nagpur and has deep family roots there, apart from being the elected representative of an Assembly constituency in Nagpur district. In his plea, Deshmukh stated that he also needed to visit New Delhi to meet his lawyers.
Special judge RN Rokade sought a response from the ED and CBI and adjourned the matter to February 6.
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