Death on tracks: 131 passengers lost lives after falling off trains in 1 year
RTI reply says total 548 persons died due to various reasons in Nagpur Rly Police area Nagpur: Total carelessness and unnecessary haste caused high number of deaths on Railway tracks as a staggering 131 passengers lost their lives after falling off...
Man cuts birthday cakes with sword in Nagpur, arrested
Nagpur: Police have arrested a 19-year- old man in Nagpur for allegedly cutting cakes with a sword as part of his birthday celebrations, an official said. The action was taken by the Nagpur police''s crime branch after photos of the accused...
Circular for opening a police account in HDFC Bank Anil Galgali’s objection
Anil Galgali, an RTI activist, objected to the Mumbai Police issuing a special circular to open police accounts in HDFC Bank. Earlier, a dispute arose over the opening of an Axis Bank account. RTI activist Anil Galgali has sent a letter...
Goon stoned to death in Kapil Nagar
Nagpur: Notorious goon Shailesh Deshbhratar, was stoned to death by rivals in Aawade Nagar area under Kapil Nagar on Thursday evening. It is learnt that Deshbhratar, had several offences against him, including murder and attempt to murder. Following the old...
With sanitized pandals, mandatory masks Nagpurians celebrate Navratri amid pandemic
Nagpur: During the pre-COVID times, Navratri celebrations included folk songs, dramas, fairs, dancing and music programmes among other events in the Second Capital of the State. Nagpurians used to perform puja with others at their nearest Puja pandals. However, ever...
Historic Ravan Dahan to be low-key event this year
Nagpur: The annual historic and traditional Ravan Dahan event will be a low-key affair this year due to Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions thereoff. No effigy of Ravan, Meghnath, and Kumbhakaran, the mythical symbols of evil, will be burned at Kasturchand...
Road rage: Four bike-borne goons try to kill youth in Kapil Nagar
Nagpur: In a road rage incident, four bike-borne goons attacked a youth with stones and knife and tried to kill him in Kapil Nagar police area here on Wednesday night. Three accused have been arrested in this connection. A resident...
In Nagpur, High-beam horror for motorists
Imagine this - it's a lovely balmy night and you're driving down a Nagpur road humming a tune. Suddenly, flashing lights blind you. For a moment, you feel disoriented and almost lose control of your car. Nagpur: Imagine this - it's...
Cops raid Ganga Jamuna, rescue 14 girls brought from various states
Nagpur: The Social Security Branch of City Police raided the Red Light area (Ganga Jamuna) and rescued 14 girls brought from different states and pushed into flesh trade. Cops have also arrested a pimp hailing from Rajasthan and booked two...
Nagpur reports 429 fresh Covid-19 cases, 21 deaths
Nagpur: The Nagpur district on Wednesday reported 429 fresh novel Corona Virus (Covid-19) positive cases, taking the cumulative number to 91,988. Also, 457 persons recovered from the infection today. With these, the cumulative number of recovery reached to 82896 ( including...
Follow SC order against illegal hawkers: HC tells NMC, police
Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court expected the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and city police to follow the Supreme Court directives against illegal squatters and hawkers at Sitabuldi Main Road and other market places in Nagpur. The...
RBI detects fake currency notes deposited in bank
Nagpur: In a development causing concern, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has detected fake currency notes being circulated in Nagpur. The apex bank found 124 counterfeit notes of hundred rupee denomination deposited by an unidentified customer in RBI. According to...
CID records statements of Mayor Joshi and seven others in firing case
Nagpur: In order to achieve breakthrough in the mysterious firing on the car in which Mayor Sandeep Joshi was travelling, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday called the Mayor and recorded his statement. The CID also recorded statements of...
VNIT Professor Dr. Shriram Shaligram Sonawane gets Dr. Ambedkar Engineers Award
VNIT Associate professor Dr. Shriram Shaligram Sonawane received Dr. Ambedkar Engineer’s award from prestigious Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar National Association of Engineers , INDIA on 27th September 2020 at Dr B.R. Ambedkar Sabhagruha , Urvela Coloney Nagpur. The Award conferred...
Schools demanding full fees despite cut in syllabus by 25%: Mohd Sharif
Nagpur: The RTE Action Committee Chairman Mohd Shahid Sharif charged many schools to recover full fees from students despite reduction in syllabus by the government. “Schools are closed since March and no school has ever been started physically as...
Trickster dupes woman of Rs 1 lakh in Ambazari
Nagpur: A trickster posing as customer care executive of a mobile company defrauded a young woman to the tune of Rs 1.08 lakh. The conman tricked the woman on the pretext of updating her Sim card. The cheating took...
Man tries to kill toddler son over feud with wife in Ajni
Nagpur: In a shocking incident, a man not only tried to throw his wife out of house but also attempted to kill his toddler son over a domestic feud in Ajni police area on Sunday night. The accused husband...
Manish Nagar RoB, RuB to be thrown open for traffic within a month
Nagpur: The long wait for Nagpurians is likely to end soon as Maha Metro-constructed double decker flyover is being operationalised for traffic movement. Similarly, the Manish Nagar RoB and RuB are to be thrown open for common people within one...
ST bus knocks cyclist dead in busy Sitabuldi
Nagpur: A rashly driven ST bus knocked a cyclist dead on busy Sitabuldi road on Tuesday morning. The bus driver has been booked but not arrested so far. The deceased, Mahesh Namdeo Nimje (35), resident of Lalganj, near Police Post,...
Traffic cops crack whip, book 8256 violators for various offences
Nagpur: Traffic police cracked a whip on offenders violating traffic rules and booked a total of 8256 unruly vehicle owners in various cases during a week-long special drive. The drive was undertaken by 10 flying squads from October 10...
In Pic Nagpur : Police Commemoration Day 2020- Saluting the brave souls who have protected us despite pandemic
Nagpur: For the last several months, police officers from across the country have been working round the clock to ensure minimal violation of COVID-19 norms. On the frontline of the war against coronavirus, police officers have been risking their own...
