Excise Deptt busts fake liquor factory thriving for a year near Nagpur
Nagpur: In a shocking exposure of brazen illegality and regulatory failure, the State Excise Department has unearthed a full-fledged fake Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) manufacturing unit operating under the nose of authorities at Gondwana Pimpri village in the Hingna area...
Nagpur awaits NMC verdict as counting on Jan 16, early trends by afternoon
Nagpur: The counting of votes for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) elections will begin at 10 am on January 16, in accordance with the schedule laid down by the State Election Commission. Counting centres have been established across all ten...
Nagpur on Edge as Civic Polls Near: Hotspots, High Stakes, and a City Watching Closely
Nagpur: With just a few hours left for voting, Nagpur has entered the quietest yet most tense phase of the Municipal Corporation elections. Campaigning has ended, flags have come down, and what remains is political suspense. Across the city, particularly...
चली-चली रे पतंग मेरी चली रे! Nagpur skies aflame with kites, shadows of caution on Sankranti
Nagpur: Wednesday morning, January 14, saw Nagpur awaken to a riot of colour as kites rose in hundreds across the skyline, turning the city into a vast open-air battleground of skill and strategy. From terraces, balconies and open grounds, children...
India-NZ T20I: Tickets sales open for VCA members, affiliated club
Nagpur: Ticket distribution for the first T20 International between India and New Zealand, scheduled for January 21 at the VCA Jamtha Stadium, commenced on Tuesday for VCA life members and affiliated clubs at Bilimoria Hall, Civil Lines. Enthusiasm among members was...
Nagpur Police roll out 5,400-strong force for NMC polling on Jan 15
Nagpur: With the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) elections scheduled for Thursday, January 15, the Nagpur Police Commissionerate has rolled out extensive security measures to ensure free, fair and peaceful polling across the city. As many as 5,468 police personnel, along...
Operation Shakti exposes flesh trade in Nagpur flat, accused arrested
Nagpur: As part of “Operation Shakti”, an initiative launched under the vision of Nagpur City Police Commissioner to dismantle networks involved in human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, the Crime Branch’s Social Security Division carried out a raid and rescued...
Man held for black-marketing domestic LPG cylinders in Nagpur
Nagpur: Crime Branch Unit No. 5 busted an illegal domestic gas cylinder refilling and black-marketing racket in Pardi area on Sunday afternoon and arrested a 36-year-old man, seizing material worth Rs 3.38 lakh. According to police, between 1.20 pm and...
CBI court convicts Raipur-based firm, Director, two others in coal block allocation case
Raipur/New Delhi: In a significant development in the coal block allocation scam cases, a CBI special court in New Delhi on January 12, 2026, convicted Raipur-based M/s SKS Ispat & Power Ltd. along with its director and two authorised signatories...
Metro work, wedding parking combine to choke Kamptee-Nagpur Road
Nagpur: The festive rush of the wedding season has pushed traffic on the Kamptee-Nagpur Road into near chaos, with rampant illegal parking by marriage lawns and banquet halls compounding congestion caused by ongoing Metro construction. With the carriageway already constricted...
Nagpur police athlete Shobha Rathore bags gold, 2 bronze medals at State Meet
Nagpur: Police Sub-Inspector Shobha Premsingh Rathore, currently posted at the Nagpur Police Control Room, brought laurels to the city by delivering an impressive performance at the Maharashtra State Masters Athletics Championship held at Washim from December 26 to 28. PSI Rathore...
Nagpur rape case faces twist as key allegations not supported by evidence
Nagpur: A rape and wrongful confinement case registered at Panchpaoli Police Station in Nagpur has taken a significant turn after investigators found that key allegations against the accused, his father, and a female companion are not corroborated by preliminary medical...
Will this Sankranti be different for Nagpur’s skies after HC’s warning on nylon manja?
Nagpur: Even as the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has declared an uncompromising war on the use and sale of banned nylon manja, a troubling question looms large over Nagpurians ahead of Makar Sankranti: Will kite-flying remain subdued...
HC declares war on deadly nylon manja: “No fine is bigger than human life”
Nagpur: Sending out an unambiguous warning that reckless festivity cannot come at the cost of human lives, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has reiterated its zero-tolerance approach towards the use and sale of deadly nylon manja, declaring...
Royal Enfield Rally, Roaring Crowds: Fadnavis Goes Full Throttle on Final Day of NMC Campaign
Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis kickstarted the final day of campaigning for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) elections on Tuesday with a high-energy roadshow across the city, riding a Royal Enfield motorcycle. The rally drew massive crowds, with supporters...
Shrinivas Public School hosts grand Annual Function with ‘Aarohan’ theme
Nagpur: Shrinivas Public School celebrated its Annual Function with great enthusiasm and grandeur recently within the school premises. The Annual Day stood as a reflection of the school’s vibrant and dynamic spirit, celebrating achievements, creativity, and a strong sense of...
Three Nagpur businessmen booked for cheating in land deal
Nagpur: In a serious case pointing to alleged corporate fraud and large-scale financial manipulation, Sitabuldi Police have registered offences of cheating, criminal breach of trust and other related sections against three businessmen, Atul Yamsanwar, Ankush Patil and Subhash Surana, following...
Last push before silence: Drive for NMC poll battle enters final hours
Nagpur: Campaigning for the January 15 Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) elections will draw to a close at 5.30 pm on Tuesday, ushering in the mandatory 48-hour silence period. Political parties and candidates will use the final hours to make last-ditch...
EC Stops Advance Ladli Bahen Payments Amid Maharashtra Civic Polls
The State Election Commission (SEC) has put a halt to advance payments under Maharashtra’s ‘Ladli Bahen’ scheme after complaints from Opposition parties, citing the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) ahead of the municipal corporation elections. The move comes...
‘Kissa Gulzar Ka’: An evening where words, silences and songs breathed together
Nagpur: On a Saturday evening washed in words, music and remembrance, the Chitnavis Centre turned into a quiet sanctuary of emotions as Kissa Gulzar Ka unfolded, an ode to the enduring poetry, melodies and silences of Gulzar. The auditorium,...
NMC campaign breaks the ice as rival leaders share friendly moment in Prabhag 23
Nagpur: Amid the charged atmosphere of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) elections, an unexpected moment of warmth briefly softened the political battlefield in Prabhag (Ward) No. 23 on Sunday, January 11. BJP leader Balya Borkar and NCP leader Duneshwar Pethe, both...
