Fadnavis accused of ‘hijacking’ Nagpur’s Cancer Institute to Aurangabad
Nagpur: Amidst the heat of Graduates Constituency elections, the senior BJP leader and former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has been accused of ‘hijacking’ the proposed cancer institute from Nagpur to Aurangabad. “The move by Fadnavis was aimed at helping a...
NDS punishes 27,775 offenders for breaking Covid-19 rules, recovers Rs 1.75 cr as fine
Nagpur: The Nuisance Detection Squad (NDS) of Nagpur Municipal Corporation has so far punished a total of 27,775 persons for showing disregard to Covid-19 rules at public places. The NDS has also recovered Rs 1.75 crore as fine from the...
Man held with sharp weapon
Nagpur: Gittikhadan Police have arrested a man for carrying a sharp weapon. The accused was identified as Bajrang alias Vijay Satyawan Chawre (41), a resident of Plot No. 88, Lokmanya Society,Gittikhadan. Chawre was arrested near Dabha toll plaza when he was...
Wathoda Police arrest youth, recover 12 mobiles
Nagpur: Wathoda Police arrested a youth and recovered 12 stolen mobile phones from his possession. The accused was identified as Tipualias Sultan Ashfaque Sheikh(20),a resident of Adiwasi Nagar,Prakash Nagar. According to police, Sheikh had robbed Amol Babarao Kale (30), a...
Thieves burgle two houses in Hudkeshwar, Nandanvan
Representational Pic Nagpur: Two houses were burgled in city under the jurisdiction of Hudkeshwar and Nandanvan police station areas. In the first case, gold ornaments and cash collectivelly worth Rs 1.06 lakh was stolen from a house in...
Nagging nuisance: Kids begging at traffic signals shows city in poor light
Nagpur: The nagging menace of kids begging at almost every traffic signal is increasing in the Second Capital and also showing it in poor light. The malnourished, handicapped children and women with infants irritating the passersby at traffic signals for...
Youth arrested for mobile theft, 12 handsets recovered
Nagpur: In a significant action against flourishing incidents of mobile theft, the D B Squad of Wathoda police has rounded up one Tipu alias Sultan Ashfaq Sheikh (20), a resident of Kalamna and detained a minor boy allegedly for mobile...
Cops nab absconding accused, recover Rs 20 lakh booty
Nagpur: Bajaj Nagar Police have arrested a theft-accused absconding for over one-and-half years. Besides arresting the accused Shrikant Jivan Nikhade (29), a resident of Titur village in Kuhi Tehsil, cops have also recovered stolen valuables worth Rs 20.54 lakh and...
Religious places welcome devotees to pay obeisance at God’s abode
Nagpur: With blissful faces, thousands of devotees thronged religious places that opened after 8-month Covid-19 induced lockdown. Temples, mosques, churches, gurudwars, Buddha Vihars and other religious places dazzled and welcomed the devotees who were eager to pay obeisance as...
Nagpur Round Tables spread joy to thousands on Diwali
Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world. This is what all four tables of Nagpur City did this Diwali. They came together to distribute juice packs amongst the less privileged and brought smiles to thousands of...
City’s Care Hospital faces heat for causing death of a patient negligently
Nagpur: The city-based Care Hospital has found itself in troubled waters and facing heat for alleged negligence death of an elderly man. The Editor of ‘Yuva Career’ Monal Thool in his complaint to Sitabuldi police claimed that the utter negligence...
Crime Branch officials arrest four with MD drug in Pachpaoli
Nagpur: The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Nagpur Crime Branch has rounded up four men allegedly for selling the Mephedrone commonly known as MD drug. Beside arresting the accused identified as Mohammad Ishtiyat Wald Mohammad Ashfaq Ansari (27), a resident of...
Woman’s decomposed body found stuffed in sack in Sonegoan
Nagpur: A decomposed body of a woman stuffed in a sack was found dumped at Jaitala Bazar Chowk under Sonegaon Police Station on Monday morning. Some locals who spotted the body, alerted the cops. The sack, containing the naked body of...
Pick up van transporting cows seized by Bhivapur police
Nagpur: Bhivapur cops under Nagpur Rural Police seized a pick up van transporting cattle illegally for slaughter. Two persons have been arrested in this connection and the vehicle seized. 11 cows have also been rescued. Cops received a tip-off that...
Molestation accused, wife attack Lakadganj PSI on duty
Nagpur: In an audacious act, a man, arrested for molesting a neighbouring woman, and his wife assaulted an on-duty Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) of Lakadganj Police Station on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Ajeetkumar Sureshkumar Jain (43) and Roshni Ajeetkumar...
Ajni Traffic cops seize sand-laden truck
NAGPUR: A team of Ajni Traffic Police intercepted a truck loaded with illegally mined sand near Mhalgi Nagar Square on Saturday. The truck was illegally ferrying six brass stolen sand. The Ajni police team, led by Senior PI Manohar Kotnake, during...
Tekdi Ganesh Mandir doors open for devotees after 8-month lockdown
Nagpur: Doors of the iconic Tekdi Gamesh Mandir, closed since the past 8 months due to Covid-19 pandemic, were thrown open to devotees on Monday, November 16. The corona outbreak had deprived lakhs of devotees from darshan of their beloved...
Nagpurians defy ‘bans,’ appeals; burst crackers to full blast on Diwali
Nagpur: Keeping with the high tradition, Nagpurians defied ‘bans’ and appeals and bursted firecrackers to the full blast during Diwali celebration. The Second Capital dazzled as lights decked up buildings and earthen lamps dotted houses as people India celebrated the festival...
Wreath laying ceremony of Naik Satai Bhushan Rameshrao held in Nagpur
Nagpur : The wreath laying ceremony of slain soldier Naik Satai Bhushan Rameshrao was performed in Nagpur on November 16. Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh paid him last respects. He was honoured by several Army officials. Naik Satai Bhushan Rameshrao lost...
Two Nagpur youths murdered near Dongargaon
Nagpur: Two youths hailing from Nagpur have been brutally murdered near Dongargaon on Pachgaon-Kuhi Road, reports reaching here said. The deceased have been identified as Kunal Thakre, resident of Narsala, and Sushil Bawne Raut, a resident of Dighori in Nagpur. According...
Illuminated bicycles on round in Nagpur to promote good health
Nagpur : A bicycling group named 'Hawk Riders' organised a rally featuring illuminated bicycles, in Nagpur. The group’s objective was to promote cycling for good health amid pandemic. “Our aim is to spread the message of celebrating an eco-friendly Diwali...
