Nagpur MCOCA Accused Escapes Hospital, Detained in Durg
Nagpur: A 24-year-old undertrial accused in a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) case managed to escape from the custody of Nagpur police while undergoing treatment at Government Medical College and Hospital, triggering a search operation that ended with...
Nagpur Graduates’ poll set for Oct 23; BJP, Congress gear up for high-stakes battle
Nagpur: The battle for the Maharashtra Legislative Council’s Nagpur Graduates’ Constituency is set to intensify with the Election Commission announcing the schedule for biennial elections to five vacant seats in the State. Polling will be held on October 23 from...
Banking blues: Banks open just 2 days in 9 from Sept 26 to Oct 4
Nagpur: Bank customers in Nagpur and across the country could face an unusually long disruption in branch banking services, with banks set to remain open for only two days during the nine-day period from September 26 to October 4, if...
Nagpur woman attacked with iron saw, neighbour held
Nagpur: A 40-year-old woman was allegedly attacked with an iron saw by her neighbour while she was cleaning the courtyard outside her house in the Sadar area on Monday morning. The woman, identified as Varsha Sunil Wadhve, sustained serious injuries to...
Nagpur Nurse Suicide: Man Booked Over Alleged Threats
Nagpur: A 32-year-old nurse allegedly died by suicide in Nagpur’s Dhantoli area on August 19, following a prolonged dispute with her boyfriend, who allegedly refused to marry her after being in a relationship with her since 2015. The woman’s family...
Cops raid gambling den in Gokulpeth Market
Nagpur: An alleged satta-matka gambling den being operated from behind a hut in the Gokulpeth Market area was raided by police on Sunday, resulting in the arrest of three persons and seizure of cash, mobile phones and other gambling material...
Rapido driver sends obscene messages to Nagpur woman after ride cancellation
Nagpur: A dispute over the cancellation of a Rapido auto ride allegedly escalated into a harassment complaint after a 36-year-old woman accused an auto-rickshaw driver of sending her obscene and objectionable messages through the ride-hailing platform. Following the woman's complaint, Pratap...
Nagpur family feud turns fatal as son stabs father with screwdriver
Nagpur: A bitter family dispute over an electricity bill and household expenses turned fatal in the Lakadganj area after a father-son confrontation allegedly escalated into a violent attack, leaving the father dead. Lakadganj police have arrested Tushar Sahare for allegedly stabbing...
Instagram friendship turns nightmare: 16-year-old Nagpur girl pregnant, youth booked for rape
Nagpur: A social-media friendship that allegedly turned into a sexual assault has exposed the serious risks faced by minors while interacting with strangers online. MIDC police have registered a case against a 21-year-old man from Warora in Chandrapur district after...
Nagpur Property Registration Row: 500–600 Cases Under Scanner
Nagpur: Allegations of a large-scale fraud involving registration of land and property documents have raised serious questions over the functioning of the registration machinery in Nagpur. The Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress has alleged that around 500 to 600 documents may...
IIT student suicide: BSP leader demands CBI probe, Rs 5 crore aid for family
Nagpur/Washim: The suicide of Sahil Ravindra Wakode, a second-year B.Tech student at IIT Bombay, has once again brought into sharp focus questions over social equality, student safety and alleged caste-based discrimination in India’s premier educational institutions. Sahil’s family has alleged that...
Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur Concludes Two-Day National Conference on GST Reforms
Nagpur: Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, successfully concluded a two-day National Conference on "GST Reforms and Their Socio-Economic Impact: Exploring Digitalization, Compliance and Ease of Doing Business," held...
Traders were urged to go digital on a zero-cost promise: SHCV on UPI MDR
The Steel & Hardware Chamber of Vidarbha (SHCV) has submitted a representation to the Union Finance Minister seeking withdrawal of the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of 0.40% (plus GST, capped at Rs.300) on UPI person-to-merchant transactions above Rs.2,000. The MDR...
Huge python spotted at Wanadongri construction site, safely rescued
Nagpur: Panic briefly gripped a construction site in Wanadongri on Monday morning after workers came across a huge python during ongoing construction work. The incident took place around 10 am when the workers suddenly spotted the large snake at the site....
Umesh Yadav set to end long Vidarbha stint, seeks move to another State
Nagpur: Vidarbha’s pace spearhead and one of the most recognisable names in Indian cricket, Umesh Yadav, is set to end his long association with the state side after deciding to seek a fresh challenge in domestic cricket. The veteran fast bowler,...
Nagpur Sees Strong Public Response to Eco-Friendly Ganesh Visarjan
With the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) enforcing a complete ban on the immersion of Ganesh idols in the city’s natural water bodies, citizens are increasingly opting for environmentally responsible alternatives. The NMC has established 447 artificial immersion tanks across Nagpur...
Devendra Fadnavis and CP Vishwas Nangare Patil Visit VNIT Nagpur During Ganeshotsav
Nagpur: Ganeshotsav celebrations at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, witnessed the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis and Nagpur Police Commissioner Shri Vishwas Nangare Patil. Addressing the students, Shri Devendra Fadnavis highlighted the importance of innovation, technology...
Rain to intensify across Vidarbha from Sept 23, orange alert for four districts
Nagpur: After a prolonged wait for rain and growing concerns over drought-like conditions in parts of Vidarbha, farmers may finally get some relief, with the Nagpur Meteorological Centre forecasting an increase in rainfall activity across the region from September 23. According...
Parking dispute turns violent in Nagpur, leaves one injured; cross FIRs registered
Nagpur: A dispute over a car parked on a road in the Siddharth Nagar-Teka area escalated into an alleged assault and vandalism, prompting Pachpaoli police to register cross FIRs against both sides. The incident took place on the evening of September...
11.6 tonnes of stolen coal seized in Kamptee; five arrested
Nagpur: The Crime Branch's Anti-Land Mafia Squad has uncovered an alleged illegal coal trading operation in the New Kamptee police station area, arresting five persons and seizing 11.625 tonnes of stone coal along with other material collectively valued at around...
‘My brother killed me’: False murder calls send Nagpur police into a tizzy
Nagpur: A bizarre attempt to mislead the police came to light in the Hudkeshwar area after a man allegedly made seven to eight repeated calls to Dial-112, claiming that his brother had stabbed him and that his life was in...
