Yet another woman turned victim of chain snatching in Sonegaon
Nagpur: The rising incidents of chain snatching has not only turned menace for the citizens but also proving to be an eyesore for the police department with no control over this criminal act. In yet another such incident a...
Pachpaoli cops rescue 168 bovines, seize 29 vehicles, 3 accused arrested
Nagpur: In a major action, Pachpaoli police rescued as many as 168 bovines, including cows, and seized three mini-trucks transporting the cattle in cruel manner. Three accused have been arrested and search has been launched to nab many others who...
Students hit streets to save Agriculture College land in city
Nagpur: Students of Agriculture College in city hit streets in protest against PDKV proposal to sells its prime land to NMC and other government departments. The students under the banner of Agrovet-Agro Engineer Mitra Parivar also strongly opposed the proposal...
Minor girl molested in broad day light in MIDC, 3 booked
Representational pic Nagpur: Preying on a helpless minor girl, three ill-intended men repeatedly caught on the victim and behaved objectionally with her. The trio has also allegedly threatened her of killing her father between Oct 8 and Oct 11. MIDC...
Woman raped over false marriage promise in Jaripatka
Nagpur: A 26 year old woman has filed report against a man for allegedly raping her between Feb 25 and Aug 26, this year over a false promise of marriage. The accused has been identified as Nakul Khemchand Khobragade, resident...
Over 500 kg banned plastic goods from shops, godowns seized in joint raid
Nagpur: Continuing its cracking down on the traders involved in illegal use of banned plastic material, the nuisance detection squad (NDS) of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) stormed into seven commercial establishments including goods godown and seized more than 500 kg...
Traffic cops penalise 607 helmetless riders in special drive
File Pic Nagpur: Accelerating its drive against motorists riding without helmets, the traffic police have caught as many as 670 people and handed out challans to them. The intensity of checking was such that this number of offenders was achieved...
Jadhav orders suspension of lax babus if tax recovery target is not achieved
Nagpur: Taking serious view of abysmal recovery of taxes, the Chairman of Tax Assessment and Collection Committee Sandeep Jadhav came down heavily on negligent officials and employees and ordered stern action against them. “Suspend the irresponsible employees if tax recovery...
Ashramshalas to get pending pay after HC order
Nagpur: In some good news ahead of Diwali for hundreds of teachers, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Thursday directed the government to release the pending 50% arrears and start regular salaries for 148 VJ/NT Ashramshalas...
Video: Mayor fumes as NMC contractors hand over ‘Bhik Mango’ money
Nagpur: The agitating contractors of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Friday left Mayor Nanda Jichkar, Ruling Party Leader Sandeep Joshi and other office-bearers embarrassed as well as furious. The contractors handed over money collected through “Bhik Mango” agitation...
18th State Mayors’ Conference in city on Oct 27
Nagpur: The 18th State Mayors’ Conference will be held in Nagpur on October 27 at Vasantrao Naik Agriculture Research Centre (Vanamati). The conference is being held at the initiative of Nagpur Municipal Corporation and on the demand of...
Pangolin of rare species rescued from Lata Mangeshkar hosp Hingna
Nagpur: A pangolin of endangered species who strayed from nearby forests in Hingna was rescued from Lata Mangeshkar hospital premises on Thursday night. Monu Singh, President of Vidarbha Sarpamitra Samiti received a call from the hospital that an...
Controversy over Rafale, Patanjali deals hits MIHAN development hard
Nagpur: The roof-top claims of revolutionary development taking place at MIHAN (Multi-modal International Hub Airport at Nagpur-SEZ) are procing to be hollow. The state of affairs have deteriorated further in the past one and a half year. During this period,...
Cops seize gold, silver ornaments worth Rs 7 lakh lying unclaimed in ST bus
Nagpur: Ganeshpeth police on Thursday seized gold and silver ornaments worth over Rs 7 lakh lying unclaimed in MSRTC bus. The cops received information that driver and conductor of Nagpur-Gondia bus have found a bag containing gold and silver ornaments. Subsequently,...
Two goons robbing, extorting money at gun point arrested
Nagpur: In a major success, Crime Branch Unit 1 arrested two hardcore criminals who used to rob and extort money at gun point. Cops have seized a country made pistol, magazine with one live cartridge and stolen booty from...
BJP may replace Mayor, Varsha Thakre, Manisha Kothe in the race
Nagpur: With 2019 Lok Sabha elections in mind, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has kickstarted an exercise to replace the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Ruling Party Leader as well as Trustees of Nagpur Improvement Trust with new faces who...
Goons open fire at man in broad day light near IT Park
Nagpur: Adding up to the increasing criminal extremism by the goons in the city, two goons opened fire at a man in a broad day light near IT Park on Thursday. The survivor identified as Nitin Santosh Tripathi (41)...
Cash, goods worth Rs 6.36 lakh stolen from godown in Kalamna
Nagpur: Anonymous miscreants sneaked into a godown located near Chikhli layout and decamped with cash and goods comprising soap, powder, tea etc to the tune of Rs 6,36,518 between October 10 and 11 under the jurisdiction of Kalamna...
Senior RSS leader backs #MeToo movement
Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Joint General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale has come out in support of the #MeToo movement. He shared a Facebook post of Ankhi Das, Public Policy Director of the social networking site, on his Twitter account. She had said, "You...
Cops crack down on illegal LPG refilling den, 3 arrested
Nagpur: In view of rampant misuse of domestic gas as car fuel, the crime branch has arrested three persons. The three have been rounded up for allegedly refilling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the cylinders meant for domestic consumption...
Ranjeet Deshmukh and his son Amol have to Live in the same house rules Magistrate
Nagpur: Earlier in 2018, former Minister and President of MPCC, veteran Nagpur politician Ranjeet Deshmukh had filed a case with the police and local Magistrate against his younger son Dr Amol Deshmukh, asking him to vacate the house...
