Nashik Notes

The bodies of Shaminabi Karimkhan Pathan 6, Ashrafkhan Karimkhan Pathan 9, Jumedkhan Karimkhan Pathan 8, Hamidabi Jamalkhan Pathan 5O, Mehmunabi Karimkhan Pathan 32, Danishkhan Usman Khan 6, Nafisabi Usmankhan Siklikar 30, Zubedabi Muradkhan Siklikar 60 and Mudassar Usmankhan 3 months, were recovered from the debris.

Two others, Wasim Hamidkhan Pathan 21 and Tabassum Karimkhan Pathan 15, were seriously wounded and were rushed to the Dhule district hospital. Four persons, Usmankhan Muradkhan Siklikar 35, Firozekhan Muradkhan 25, Yunus Muradkhan 20 and Iqbal Jamadkhan 32,sustained minor injuries. The cause of the blast is still unknown.

Declare district drought-hit: ZP

The Nashik Zilla Parishad has demanded that the district be declared drought-hit following the failure of kharif crops due to untimely rains and adverse weather conditions. The ZP passed a resolution to the effect in its general body meeting. It was moved by Yeshwant Patil and seconded by Dinkar Thakre both from the Congress party. The resolution was carried unanimously, after a discussion on the shortfall in kharif production and the acute shortage of seeds for the summer onion crop. It also demanded that the government provide seeds to farmers or subsidise the prices of onion seeds.