President Rahul Virendra Deshmukh. Meteorite shower of May 2012 A large meteorite shower in the Katol region damaged several houses on 2012 May 22 between 14:00 and 14:30 local time. The phenomenon of balls of fire shooting from the sky accompanied by huge blast-like sounds was witnessed by many in the evening around 17:00. The shower was traveling in the eastern direction and is the first such meteorite shower recorded in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. The meteor shower was accompanied by earth tremors measuring 2.1 on the Richter Scale. The biggest among the meteorites weighed 673.5 grams. The surface was completely burnt showing dark brown roasted colour with sub-rounded edges. GSI said the sample is a stony meteorite dominated by silicates (olivine and others) with a little iron. These are the oldest rocks in the solar system. Notable people Shrikant Jichkar (September 1954 – June 2004), was an Indian politician (I.A.S. and I.P.S.) He held numerous academic degrees, known as the most qualified person in India. S. K. Wankhede (September 1914 -January 1988), barrister from Kohali, Maharashtra Assembly minister and a cricket administrator. Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai is named after him. Ranjeet Deshmukh, president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, who served as the agriculture minister from 1999 to 2004 Anil Deshmukh, Nationalist Congress Party politician from Maharashtra who served as Minister for Home Affairs in Government of Maharashtra from 2019 to 2021. References Cities and towns in Nagpur district