Farmers, youths must avail benefits of State schemes: Bawankule
Nagpur: “A slew of schemes are being implemented under Annasaheb Patil Artik Vikas Mahamandal for benefit of farmers and youths. Through these schemes, job and self-employment opportunities are being made available. The youths should avail benefits of the schemes and...
Large-scale irregularities in MGNREGA alleged in Katol Panchayat Samiti
Nagpur: A group of villagers recently filed a complaint with Principal Judge, District and Sessions Court, alleging large scale irregularities in implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Katol Panchayat Samiti. The villagers claimed that despite...
Nagpur’s lady Doc selected TGPC’s Miss India finalist
Nagpur: Nagpur's young, enthusiast and professional doctor Dr Ashwini Rangari serving at Kasturba Gandhi hospital in Sewagram has brought laurels to the city as she got selected as finalist of TGPC's Miss India pageant. The final pageant will be...
Satyajeet Tambe elected as MPYC President
Nagpur: In the organisational elections of Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress Satyajeet Tambe was elected as President of the MPYC with major vote share. MLA Amit Zanak and Kunal Raut stood second in the vote count and got elected...
Stray bull kills aged man in Kotwali
Nagpur: A middle-aged man, who was seriously injured as a stray bull had lifted him and flung him on road, succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at Government Medical College and Hospital on Thursday. The freak incident had occurred at...
Body of man found floating in Futala Lake
Nagpur: Body of a middle-aged man was found floating in Futala Lake on Thursday noon. The deceased, Navin Nandkishore Sharma (44), was resident of Parmanand Apartment, Red Cross Road, Sadar. On Thursday around 12.45 pm, people noticed body of Navin Sharma...
Aged woman knocked dead by speeding car in Sakkardara
Nagpur: A rashly driven car knocked a 66-year old woman dead near Sakkardara Square on Thursday night. The unidentified driver of the car fled the spot along with his vehicle but cops are searching him on the basis of registration...
Cops quiz woman in Nagpure couple murder-suicide case
Nagpur: Sakkardara police have quizzed an alleged live-in partner of Ravidra Nagpure who shot his wife Meena dead before killing self at Dattatreya nagar at Sarvashree Nagar. It’s learnt that the woman had called up Nagpure several times, including...
Murder for nothing: Youth killed by 4 goons for racing bike in Pachpaoli
Nagpur: Defying all sensible logic, a youth was murdered by four unidentified goons just for racing his bike that had developed snag and broke down. The murder took place in Pachpaoli area here on Thursday night. The deceased has been identified...
Gittikhadan cops arrest three goons with pistol, other arms; avert crime
Nagpur: Gittikhadan Police on Wednesday arrested three of the four anti-socials,including a hardcore criminal, planning to commit a major crime in the city and seized a country-made pistol, three live cartridges, someshar pedged weapons and a Tavera car (MH-31/EK-8546) collectively...
Explain ‘favoritism’ in land allotment for edn purpose: HC to MIDC CEO
Justice Bhushan Dharmadhikari and Justice M.G.Giratkar, at the High Court here, have directed the chief, MIDC,NagpurAreatofileanaffidavit personally, in two weeks to explain, as to why an exception was made in allotting MIDC land to the respondents- Ramkrishna Yerne and...
Petrol to cost Rs 89.15/lt today
File Pic Nagpur: A DAY after electricity rates were hiked, Nagpurians will have to shell more for petrol and diesel. on Friday,petrol will cost Rs 89.15 per litre while diesel will be priced at Rs 78.34 per...
Gadkari welcomes Lord Ganesh at his “Bhakti” residence with religious fervour
Nagpur: Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari joined lakhs of devotees in welcoming Lord Ganesh as the 10-day festival commenced on Ganesh Chaturthi on Thursday. The beautiful idol...
Cong Corporator Bunty Shelke caught in mid-night raid at Raj Nagar’s hookah parlour
Nagpur: The rounding up of Congress Corporator Bunty Shelke and his supporters at a mid-night raid at one of the hookah parlours has got the ears buzzing. Ever since the news of Shelke's presence at the hookah parlour broke out,...
Two injured as ST bus rams car on Great Nag Road
Nagpur: Two persons received minor injuries as the car they were travelling in was rammed by an MSRTC bus in front of A K Gandhi Showroom on Great Nag Road here on Thursday afternoon. The two persons who identity could not...
Mahindra Finance Recovery Officer booked for Rs 2.82 lakh fraud
Nagpur: A Recovery Officer of Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Company defrauded the company to the tune of Rs 2.82 lakh by misappropriating the money deposited by borrowers as loan instalments. The accused, resident of Sonegaon Lodhi, Nagpur District, has been identified...
Bappa idol made of chocolate installed at Pragati Patil’s residence
Nagpur: Keeping the environmental concerns in mind, an idol of Lord Ganesh made of pure white chocolate was installed at residence of Ajay Patil and Pragati Patil, BJP Corporator. The idol made of white chocolate and decorated with edible colours...
Gang planning dacoity busted in Gittikhadan, pistol, bullets seized
Nagpur: Gittikhadan police busted a dacoity plan by arresting four miscreants including a juvenile boy in the wee hours of Thursday. Cops have seized a country-made pistol, three rounds among other things. A fourth member of the gang managed to...
“Mountaineering is a risky sport as there is no rescue system in India” said Bimla Negi Deoskar
Nagpur: “Everyday records are broken and new records are made in Mountaineering sport but in India we do not have any kind of rescue system. Climbers have to depend on fellow mountaineers for help and support,” said city mountaineer Bimla...
Two aged women robbed of Rs 2.12 lakh booty while travelling in autos
Nagpur: Two aged women were robbed of cash and gold ornaments worth Rs 2.12 lakh while travelling in autos in two separate incidents reported under the jurisdiction of Lakadganj and Hudkeshwar police stations. In the first incident, after withdrawing her gold...
Four fake Australian Embassy employees cheat man of Rs 4.20 lakh in car deal
Nagpur: Four persons, posing as employees of Australian Consulate-General office in Chennai, cheated a man to the tune of Rs 4.20 lakh in bogus car deal. A resident of Plot No. 283, Geeta Sadan, Wardhaman Nagar, Nagpur, Harsh Omprakash Agrawal (41)...
