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Rains
welcomed
with fun &
frolic |
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Kingfisher's
Pune, Goa
service to
begin on
July 1 |
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Mihan Future
bright as
MADC to set
up
warehouses |
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Full power
for Nagpur
soon |
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Construction
major DLF
halts work
at Mihan |
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Mihan
project will
get my full
attention,
says Patel |
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Rains
welcomed
with fun &
frolic |
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NAGPUR:
After a
searing hot
spell of
weather,
which began
late in
January this
year and
lasted till
this
Saturday,
the Orange
City woke up
on Sunday to
be
pleasantly
surprised in
more ways
than one.
Not only was
it raining
heavily from
the morning,
but the
showers
continued
throughout
the day,
with the sun
making an
appearance
just minutes
before it
set.
Furthermore,
the maximum
temperature
recorded in
the city on
Sunday was
nearly nine
degrees
Celsius
below what
was recorded
just a day
before!
Surprising
everyone,
the maximum
temperature
on Sunday
turned out
to be just
26.3
degrees,
which was
exactly two
degrees
above the
minimum
temperature
of 24.3
degrees,
which was
recorded
during the
day. This
was also a
phenomenally
nine degrees
below the
normal
temperature!
The maximum
temperature
on Saturday
was 35.0
degrees. The
reason
behind this
occurrence
may have
been the
fact that
the clouds
had reigned
over the
skies almost
throughout
the daytime,
and had thus
balanced
chances of
the
temperature
going up. |
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Meanwhile,
the
temperature
which the
city
received
from 8.30 am
to 5.30 pm
on Sunday,
as recorded
at the
meteorological
station at
the Nagpur
Airport, was
37.4
millimeters,
which is
indeed a
considerable
amount of
rainfall.
The rainfall
from 5.30 pm
on Saturday
to 8.30 am
on Sunday,
on the other
hand, had
been around
23.2
millimeters. |
Then
again, the
met
department
has already
issued a
notification
that rains
and thunder
showers are
likely at
most parts
of eastern
Vidarbha,
while the
same is
applicable
to many
parts of
western
Vidarbha.
In fact,
there is
also a
warning of
heavy
rainfall at
a few places
over
northern
Chhatisgarh
and eastern
Madhya
Pradesh, as
well as at
isolated
places over
eastern
Vidarbha and
southern
Chhatisgarh
over the
next 48 hrs. |
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Kingfisher's
Pune, Goa
service to
begin on
July 1 |
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NAGPUR:
Those
travelling
to and from
Pune will
soon have an
option,
while those
wanting to
enjoy
holidays and
festivals in
Goa will for
the first
time get to
reach their
destination
directly
through
Kingfisher
Red which is
all set to
link Nagpur
with Pune
and Goa from
July 1.
Confirming
the
development,
a senior
official of
Kingfisher
Red said,
“The airline
has
finalised
plans to
link Nagpur
with Pune
and Goa by
introducing
the ATR
aircraft. |
| The
flight will
operate on
the Nagpur-Indore-Pune
and Goa
route and
the return
flight will
operate on
Goa-Pune-Indore
and Nagpur
route. |
| The
flight
IT-2801 will
take off
from Nagpur
at 8.10 am
and reach
Indore at
9.30 am. It
will leave
Indore at
9.55 am and
reach Pune
at 11.15 am. |
| From
Pune, it
will leave
at 12 noon
and reach
Goa at 1.15
pm. This
means that
the
passengers
will reach
Pune with
one stop at
Indore in
three hours
and Goa in
five hours,
the official
added. |
| On the
return
journey, the
flight
IT-2802 will
depart from
Goa at 1.45
pm, reach
Pune at 3
pm, leave
Pune at 4.50
pm and reach
Indore at
6.10 am
before
landing in
Nagpur at 8
am. The
fares for
Goa will
start from
Rs 9,000
onwards
while Pune
fares will
be from Rs
4,000
onwards, the
official
added. |
| Sources
at airport
said, The
Kingfisher
Red Pune
flight will
be another
option for
travelers to
go to Pune
as Indigo is
already
operating a
daily Pune
flight with
a minimum
fare of Rs
1,779. |
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Meanwhile,
Kingfisher
Red, after
withdrawing
its regular
flights to
Mumbai from
June 7,
recently
withdrew its
Bangalore
services
from June
26. |
| Since
the last few
months
Kingfisher
was the only
airlines
that was
operating
services to
Banglore
after Indigo
discontinued
its
operations
on the
Bangalore
route.
However,
Kingfisher
officials
said that
the
Bangalore
services
were not
discontinued,
but flights
where
cancelled
till July 15
due to
operational
reasons. The
flights will
restart from
July 16, the
official
assured. |
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Mihan Future
bright as
MADC to set
up
warehouses |
| NAGPUR:
In a pep up
announcement
for Nagpur’s
ambitious
Mihan-SEZ,
RC Sinha on
Saturday
announced
that the
Maharashtra
airport
development
company (MADC)
would be
coming up
with a 4
lakh
square-feet
warehousing
complex for
retail major
Future
Group. The
vice-chairman-cum-managing
director of
MADC added
that it
would also
be offering
272
tenements at
Khapri for
sale by next
month. This
is a part of
the low cost
houses to be
constructed
by MADC. |
| “The
agreement
was signed
with Future
Group on
Friday and
land has
been
earmarked
just outside
the SEZ
area. Under
the
arrangement,
Future Group
would be the
end-user of
the
warehouses
and would be
paying rent
which would
be fixed at
14% of the
construction
cost,” Sinha
said, adding
that the
move would
not only
create
employment
but will
spur allied
businesses
too. |
| The MADC
top boss
accepted
that this
was one of
the moves to
counter the
economic
slowdown
which has
affected
investment
in Mihan
too. Future
Group
chairman
Kishore
Biyani added
that the
set-up would
be used by
Future
Logistics
which has a
Rs 300 crore
turnover.
“Nagpur
would serve
as a better
location and
so I have
been upbeat
about this
place. The
set up is
expected to
be ready in
12 months,”
he said. |
| Sinha
added that
there has
been some
progress
towards the
joint
venture
company
between MADC
and AAI. The
company,
Mihan India
Private
Limited, was
registered
on June 9
and the
certificate
of
incorporation
received.
The
certificate
of
commencement
of business
is awaited
and a
shareholders’
agreement
remains to
be signed
with the
AAI. |
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“Lack of
an agreement
is not
expected to
affect the
company’s
functioning
and neither
will it
hamper in
both AAI or
MADC
chipping in
their part
of capital
in to the
venture,”
said Sinha,
adding that
the first
board
meeting
would be
held on July
8. |
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Full power
for Nagpur
soon |
| NAGPUR:
Nagpurians
have some
reasons to
cheer after
facing power
cuts for
four-and-half
long years
and
persistent
efforts by
Vidarbha
Industries
Association
(VIA) to
make the
city
load-shedding
free. |
| Now,
Maharashtra
State
Electricity
Distribution
Company
Limited (MSEDCL)
will itself
devise a
model for
making
cities free
from
load-shedding
and would
not take the
help of
interim
franchisees.
After
preparing
the model,
it would
first submit
a petition
to
Maharashtra
Electricity
Regulatory
Commission (MERC)
for Nagpur
and Amravati,
minister of
state for
energy Sunil
Deshmukh
announced in
the state
assembly on
Tuesday. |
| At
present all
the city
enjoying
zero
load-shedding
(ZLS) in the
state have
got relief
through a
social
organisation
or
industrial
association,
which played
the role of
interim
franchisee. |
| MLA
Devendra
Fadnavis had
raised the
issue of
discriminatory
role played
by MSEDCL in
scuttling
ZLS
petitions
for Nagpur
and Amravati
in the state
assembly. |
| Deshmukh,
admitting to
lapses on
the part of
MSEDCL, said
that
government
would order
an inquiry
by principal
secretary
(energy)
into the
Nagpur and
Amravati ZLS
mess and
strong
action would
be taken
against the
guilty
officers.
Principal
secretary
would be
directed to
submit the
report
within a
month. |
| Fadnavis
alleged that
MERC was
playing an
extremely
partisan
role. It
allowed ZLS
in Navi
Mumbai,
Thane and
Pune despite
the fact
that MSEDCL
had not
submitted
the required
data.
Earlier, it
had issued
an interim
order for
Navi Mumbai
and Thane
and MSEDCL
implemented
ZLS for 11
months on
the basis of
this order.
However,
when it came
to Nagpur
and Amravati,
MERC refused
to issue an
interim
order and
raised
issues that
it had not
bothered to
go through
petitions
for Pune,
Baramati and
other
cities. He
demanded
that
government
should ask
Centre to
abolish MERC. |
| Fadnavis
commenting
on the role
of MSEDCL
and MERC
wondered
that whether
the
officials of
the two
bodies were
aware that
Vidarbha was
a part of
Maharashtra.
Vidarbha
produced
about 50% of
state’s
power and
the people
of the
region
deserved
better
treatment. |
| In next
12 to 14
months about
1,500 MW
capacity
addition
would take
place in the
region.
However, the
transmission
corridor to
Marathwada
and western
Maharashtra
was heavily
overload and
it was
impossible
to transmit
this power
out of
Vidarbha. |
| The
proposed
transmission
lines would
not become
functional
before 2013
or 2014 and
hence the
government
should
reduce
load-shedding
in Vidarbha
on its own
so that the
additional
generation
is consumed
and grid
security is
not
threatened. |
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Construction
major DLF
halts work
at Mihan |
| NAGPUR:
The economic
slowdown has
taken toll
on yet
another
prominent
investor in
the
Mihan-SEZ.
Gurgaon-based
realty giant
DLF India
has
suspended
work on its
140 acre
site here.
The work was
stopped
about 20
days back.
The company
cites
slowdown in
IT sector as
the reason. |
| DLF is
setting up
an IT park
in Mihan-SEZ
and is one
of the few
to actually
begin work
at the site.
It has
described
the stoppage
as part of
nation-wide
action. With
workers
withdrawn, a
frame of
steel bars
and some
concrete
pillars are
all that is
seen on the
vast area
allotted to
DLF India. A
skeletal
staff
remains at
the site
office. DLF
is executing
its project
via M/s
Shapoorji
Pallonji. |
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Mihan
project will
get my full
attention,
says Patel |
| NAGPUR:
A day after
taking oath
for the
second term
in the UPA
government,
aviation
minister
Praful Patel
has assured
the people
of
Vidarbha,especially
Nagpur, that
the Mihan
project will
get his full
attention.
Patel
arrived here
on Friday
morning from
New Delhi
and wasted
no time as
he left for
home turf of
Bhandara-Gondia
to meet
electorate
who were
generous
enough this
time to
elect him
with a
record
margin of
over 2.5
lakh votes. |
| Asked by
reporters if
he had any
priorities
for Vidarbha
and Nagpur,
Patel said
the
development
of the
region was
always close
to his heart
. “I have
never
flinched in
doing my bit
for the
region.
Mihan has my
full support
and I did
everything
possible to
promote it.
Now, I will
work closely
with Mukul
Wasnik (Ramtek
MP and
social
welfare and
empowerment
minister),”
he said.
“With the
global as
well as the
local
economies
reeling
under
slowdown,
there are
some hurdles
in the way.
But we will
make efforts
for early
completion
and success
of the Mihan
project,” he
asserted. |
| About
his goals in
the second
innings in
aviation
ministry,
Patel said
the
challenges
before the
sector were
immense.
“But in
these
difficult
times, we
are
confident of
manoeuvring
our way
through
every
crisis,”
said Patel.
“Prime
minister
Manmohan
Singh has
given his
ministers
immense
responsibility
by chalking
out a
100-day
economic
development
plan. The
aviation
sector will
also
contribute
in it,” said
Patel. “My
immediate
priorities
will be to
complete the
tasks left
unfinished
in the
previous
tenure. We
will work
with renewed
speed now,”
the aviation
minister
added. |
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