Speeding Scorpio kills young woman in Yashodhara Nagar
Nagpur: Life of a young woman was snuffed out as the moped she was riding was hit by a speeding Mahindra Scorpio car in Yashodhara Nagar area here on Wednesday afternoon. The driver along with killer vehicle fled the spot...
RSS misleading youth in name of patriotism: Kakde
NAGPUR: Accusing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of misleading youth in its training camps in the name of patriotism, conveyor of Rashtriya Congress Kisan Sanghtan Avinash Kakde appealed to Congress workers to equip themselves with knowledge and good thoughts and work...
HC notices to NIT officials in illegal land allotment case
Nagpur: Hearing a petition against illegal allotment of land by Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) to political leaders and their establishments, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Wednesday reviewed the report submitted by One-Member Commission of erstwhile Justice Gilani...
Petrol, diesel prices break fresh records
Nagpur: Fuel prices once again witnessed a hike on Thursday, with petrol being sold at Rs.86.88 per litre and diesel at Rs.74.79 per litre in Nagpur. The price of petrol has been increased by 20 paise per litre, while diesel...
Model Mill Wall Collapse : NMC passes buck on Goldbricks Infrastructure
Nagpur: A day after the Model Mill wall collapse crushing down 3 cars and 2 two-wheelers, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is all set to shrug off its responsibility to a private entity. Passing the buck on Goldbricks Infrastructure...
Murder@Public Toilet : Accused remanded to police custody till Sept 10
Nagpur: Raj Yadav, who allegedly killed his wife Chandrakala and dumped her body in an overhead tank of Sulabh Complex at Traffic Park in Dharampeth, has been sent to police custody remand till September 10. The couple used to live...
12 NCC cadets suffer food poisoning, admitted to Mayo
Nagpur: As many as 12 NCC cadets undergoing training at a NCC camp organised at Pipla Dak Bangla under Patansaongi, fell sick allegedly due to food poisoning late evening on Wednesday. The cadets were rushed to Mayo hospital...
Teaching should be kept away from trade, asserts VC Kane
Nagpur: To mark a Teachers Day celebration and to give the awards to the best teachers Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University organized 'Shishak Din Samaroh' on September 5 at Nagpur University convocation Hall. Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University...
NGO undertakes traffic awareness drives in city
Nagpur: A traffic awareness drive was undertaken by an NGO -- Jan Akrosh -- at Akashvani Square here recently. The NGO, comprising retired officers as its members, highlights various social issues and undertake awareness campaigns from time to time. The organisation...
NMC’s Adarsh Shikshak Puraskar to 5 teachers
NAGPUR: On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) felicitated five teachers from its schools with ‘Adarsh Shikshak Puraskar’ at a function organized at Kavivarya Suresh Bhat Sabhagruh in Nagpur on Wednesday. 10 other teachers were also...
Nagpur Coop Bank staff demand increment, DA
NAGPUR: Demanding immediate release of Dearness Allowance (DA) and increments, which have been put on hold from years, the employees of Nagpur District Central Co-operative Bank (NDCCB) staged an agitation in the Nagpur District Central Co-Op Society premises on Wednesday. The...
SRPF constable shoots himself to death with service revolver in Jaitala
Nagpur: A police constable attached to State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) Group 13 shot himself dead with his service revolver at his residence in Jaitala under MIDC police jurisdiction here on Wednesday afternoon. The reason behind the constable taking the...
Traffic cops seize truck transporting 48 cattle for slaughter
Nagpur: Acting on a tip-off, Traffic police on Wednesday intercepted a truck and seized 48 cattle including cows and other bovines being transported to slaughter houses. Four persons have been arrested in this connection. The Beat Squad of Indora Traffic Branch...
Congress takes out morcha against steep rise in fuel prices
Nagpur: The city unit of Congress, led by President Vikas Thakre, on Wednesday took out a morcha against steep rise in prices of petrol, diesel and domestic gas cylinders. The leaders and activists shouted slogans against Modi Government and said...
Al Zam Zam’s illegal construction demolished
NAGPUR: While the anti-encroachment squad was removing many illegal religious structures on Tuesday, another squad demolished the illegal construction done by Al Zam restaurant on Shankar Nagar Road under the drive launched by NMC Commissioner Virendra Singh to clear all...
Centring worker dies after fall from building in Kalamna
Nagpur: A centring worker died after a fall from third floor of an under-construction building in Kalamna area here on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Ishwar Shriram Chauriwar (36), native of Salekasa Tehsil, District Gondia but presently staying in...
Mayor faces Congress ire on rising dengue cases
Nagpur: The members of Congress district committee created a chaos at Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Tuesday over the rising cases of dengue in the city. The Congress members alleged sheer negligence on part Mayor Nanda Jichkar and covered her...
NMC teachers stage agitation at Samvidhan Square for various demands
Nagpur: The teachers of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) staged agitation at Samvidhan Square for pressing their various demands. The teachers, under banner of NMC’s Shikshak Sangh, are on hunger strike since September 4. The agitation will continue till September 6....
Absconding murder accused nabbed by Crime Branch
Nagpur: Crime Branch Unit 3 on Tuesday nabbed the accused involved in murder of Gondegaon Deputy Sarpanch Vinod Somkuwar in June this year. Somkuwar (36) was brutally murdered by a group of assailants near Oriental Toll Plaza on Kanhan-Mansar Road...
SC bans building constructions till Oct 9
NAGPUR: The Supreme Court (SC) has banned construction of all residential buildings till October 9 in Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh and Maharashtra after the respective State governments failed to submit effective policy on solid waste management. This order of the...
NMC Administration buckles, approves a slew of development works
Nagpur: Facing the wrath of both Ruling and Opposition Corporators for curtailing development works owing to precarious financial position, the NMC Administration buckled and green signalled development works under half a dozen heads. It may be recalled that after presentation the...
