Truck crashes on tree in middle of service road in Mankapur
Nagpur: Despite caution sounded by alert citizens over trees in the middle of service road on National Highway between Mental Hospital and Mankapur Stadium Square, the NHAI authorities refused to wake up. Over a dozen trees, left untouched by NHAI...
After a week’s break, heavy rains drench city
Nagpur: After taking a break for a week, heavy downpour drenched the city and threw life out of gear on Wednesday. Although the city was being battered by rains well past midnight almost daily, day remained sunny. But on...
3 men gang-rape woman, click video to settle score over old feud in Pachpaoli
Representational pic Nagpur: Raging to settle score over an old feud, three drunk men gang-raped a woman at knife-point and another accused clicked video of the heinous crime. The accused then blackmailed the victim by threatening to make the...
Conman dupes builder of Rs 23.50 lakh in dubious land deal
Representational Pic Nagpur: A conman defrauded a builder to the tune of Rs 23.50 lakh in a dubious land deal. Ajni police have booked the accused and probing the matter. A resident of Plot No. 473, Tiranga Square, Nehru Nagar,...
Overflowing nullah, filth pose health hazards to school kids, residents in Bezonbagh
Nagpur: An overflowing nullah and piles of garbage have been posing health hazards to nearby residents in general and hundreds of school children in Bezonbagh. Two bridges, poorly designed and constructed over the nullah, passing between two schools, has...
Human skeleton found in well at Pension Nagar, cops to go for DNA test
Nagpur: Mystery surrounds Pension Nagar area when a human skeleton was found in a well in the area that falls under Gittikhadan police station area on Tuesday night. Police sources said the skeleton was found by NMC employees when they were...
Gang of goons attacks man, damages cars in Beltrarodi
Nagpur: A gang of seven goons unleashed a trail of fury under Beltarodi police station as they launched brutal attack on two persons while also ransacking three vehicles in Beltarodi police station area on Monday night. Police sources said identity...
Plastic worth Rs 5 lakh seized at Golibar Square
Nagpur: In yet another major crackdown on the rampant use of plastic by traders, the Nuisance Detection Squad of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) seized six tonnes of plastic from a godown in Ganjakhet in Gandhibag Zone,on Tuesday.The cost of the...
Gang of hardcore goons planning robbery busted in Pachpaoli
Nagpur: In a major action, Pachpaoli police busted a gang of hardcore criminals planning robbery in the midnight of Tuesday. Sharp-edged weapons and other material to be used in the dacoity have been seized from possession of arrested goons. During patrolling,...
54 cops face heat for violation of traffic rules in Nagpur
Nagpur: As the Traffic Police launched special drive to discipline traffic offenders, a total of 54 cops also faced the heat for violation of rules including riding without helmet, not wearing seat belt etc. Those who faced action include Crime...
Futala Lake bears maximum brunt after Ganesh Visarjan
Nagpur: Futala Lake water has been found worst affected as compared to other lakes in city after Ganesh idol Visarjan. Analysis of water in four lakes – Sonegaon, Sakkardara, Gandhisagar and Futala – was done jointly by city-based Green...
No worry, all is well at Thomas Cook (India)
Thomas Cook (India) is not affected by Thomas Cook (UK)’s collapse Nagpur: Tension prevailed thousands of miles away in India as the London-based Thomas Cook Group collapsed under a pile of debt on Monday. Owing to same, investors beat down...
Gas delivery man takes ill, dies in Laxmi Nagar
Nagpur: A 38-year old man delivering HP gas cylinders suddenly took ill and died in Laxmi Nagar under Bajaj Nagar police jurisdiction on Monday. The deceased, Vinod Vitthalrao Raut, resident of Plot No. 16, Pannase Layout, was delivering HP gas...
Cheated man detains, robs fraudster to recover money in Mankapur, arrested
Nagpur: In a curious incident, a cheated man detained the fraudster, tied his hands and legs and robbed him of gold chain to recover his money. A resident of Plot No. 97, Zingabai Takli, Shrikrishna Nagar, Godhni Road, Vijay Dnaneshwar...
Jaripatka police nab gang of 4 robbers planning dacoity
Nagpur: Jaripatka police have foiled an imminent dacoity bid by arresting a gang of four armed robbers near Punjabi Line Gurudwara in the wee hours of Tuesday. One accused managed to flee from the spot, owing to dark. Cops have...
Hubby, relatives torture woman over dowry in MIDC, booked
Nagpur: A man, his parents and other relatives have been booked by MIDC police on the charges of torturing 23-year old woman mentally and physically over dowry. The accused even outraged her modesty by vulgar acts and threatened to...
House break in Bhagwan Nagar, Rs 80 k booty stolen
Representational Pic Nagpur: A woman residing in Banerjee Layout in Bhagwan Nagar woke up to a shock on Monday when she discovered that her house has been burgled. The thief has stolen away gold ornament and cash collectively worth Rs...
Nagpur to face major power cut on Sept 25, many areas to go dark
Nagpur: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is all set to send all major areas of Nagpur in darkness, in the name of repair and maintenance. Even as the unscheduled load shedding powered with frequent voltage fluctuations have already...
Man’s body found floating in Sakkardara lake
Nagpur: A body of an unidentified man was found floating in Sakkardara lake on Monday morning. Police sources said the body was spotted by locals at 10.15 am. The cops have sent the body for post-mortem at GMCH. On the...
NPPA announces new working committee
Nagpur: The Nagpur Press Photographers' Association (NPPA) has announced its new working committee on Monday lead by President, Sandeep Soni. Vijay Jamgade and Ajay Vaitage has appointed as Vice President while Sandeep Gurghate as Secretary and Mukesh Kukde as Joint...
OCW conducts special surprise drive to check Tanker operations in city
NAGPUR: As part of its annual surprise special drive in a bid to curb rash driving of Tankers or Tanker driving without valid licence/documents, The Orange City Water conducted a drive at its own tanker services...
