VTA appeals President, CJI & CEC to stop ‘open bribery’ by political parties
Nagpur: Vidarbha Taxpayers Association (VTA) has appealed to President Ram Nath Kovind, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora to intervene and stop open bribery to voters before elections by many political parties who are...
City’s Gurudas Raut appointed State Captain for National Divyang T20 Tournament
Nagpur: City’s Gurudas Raut, born without his left arm, has been appointed captain of Maharashtra team participating in National Divyang T20 Cricket Tournament being organised at Dindigul in Tamilnadu. The 10th edition of the National Tournament will be held...
VIT Organized National Level Competition “E-TANTRA”
Around 250 students from different engineering colleges of Nagpur had participated in this symposium and present their innovative ideas using Power point presentation and Projects. The event was a combination of innovation, talent and fun. Dr.Sanjay S Uttarwar, Principal VIT said...
Weird working: ‘Ladies Bar’ in CM’s name; ‘Hookah Parlour’ in the name of BMC boss
Nagpur/Mumbai: Weird are the working styles of local bodies in Maharashtra. One would always find these civic bodies grabbing the headlines for one nasty issue or another. Bruhanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), ruled by Shiv Sena, has been caught in the...
Teenager who stole 15 units of computers nabbed by Crime Branch
Nagpur: Crime Branch succeeded in nabbing an absconding teenager who had stolen 15 units of Acer computer from a godown in MIDC on October 26, 2018. The arrested accused has been identified as Kundan Shivpojan Shaha (19), resident of Gajanan...
Hackers steal Rs 25 lakh from Shikshak Sahakari Bank on holiday
Nagpur: Unidentified hackers targeted Shikshak Sahakari Bank Branch in Ganeshpeth area and stole over Rs 25 lakh by transferring the amount in their accounts. Surprisingly, the hackers chose a day of holiday to commit the crime. The cyber crime took...
Excise Department seizes 2 tonnes black jaggery, 13,000 litres of illegal liquor
ED’s 13 special teams to guard state boundary during polls Nagpur: Besides confiscating 13,000 litre of illegal liquor worth Rs 14.22 lakh since the day poll code of conduct came into effect, the Excise Department on Monday seized 2 tonnes...
It’s holiday for voting day on April 11 in Nagpur
Nagpur: There will be a holiday for the working class on April 11, when Nagpur will go for vote for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. The decision has been taken to facilitate the citizens to exercise their franchise. The industry,...
Child trafficking racket busted at Nagpur station, 26 kids rescued
Nagpur: A major child trafficking racket has been busted at Nagpur railway station on Tuesday when as many as 26 child labourers, all hailing from Bihar state, were rescued from Danapur Secunderabad Express on Tuesday. The train was detained at...
Court issues attachment warrant against electricity bill defaulter
Nagpur: The distribution franchisee for more than three-fourths of Nagpur, SND Limited Nagpur, recently experienced a big win of sorts. Recently the Hon’ble Civil Court (senior division) of Nagpur has issued orders for attachment warrant (kurki) of property of a...
Implement Heat Action Plan to prevent heatstroke casualties in city: Joshi
Nagpur: With the mercury rising in the city, the Additional Municipal Commissioner Ram Joshi asked the concerned departments in the civic body to initiate appropriate measures for preventing casualties by heatstroke. Joshi directed the authorities to implement Heat Action Plan...
Modi’s ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ campaign gains momentum in city, too
Nagpur: The campaign “Main Bhi Chowkidar” launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and followed by several BJP leaders gained momentum in Nagpur city as well. The party activists in Pallotti Nagar, New Mankapur, stepped up the ‘Main Bhi...
Bombay HC refuses to stay quota in education for Marathas
Nagpur/Mumbai: In a major relief to Maharashtra Government, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the reservation in education for Marathas. Hearing on the matter was being held since February 6 this year. Several PILs opposing and supporting Maratha...
BrahMos engineer Nishant Agrawal, arrested on espionage charges, denied bail
Nagpur: The District and Sessions court on Tuesday rejected bail application filed by Nishant Agrawal, an engineer working with BrahMos Aerospace branch in Nagpur and arrested on espionage charges. Agrawal was accused of illegally possessing highly sensitive and secret documents...
Finally, UPS Madan appointed State Chief Secretary
Nagpur: Putting all speculations to rest, Maharashtra Government has appointed UPS Madan as Chief Secretary of State. Earlier, Madan held important posts as Commissioner of the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA), Managing Director of Maharashtra Airports Development Authority and was...
Nagpur’s ‘Global Shapers’ brainstorm over key aspects of climate change
Global Shapers Community Nagpur Hub hosted Central India’s first Climate Reality Presentation & Conference in association with The Climate Reality Project recently. The objective of the conference was to build skills & strategies about the science of climate change and...
Gondia: Praful Patel’s U-Turn on fighting Lok Sabha poll raises eyebrows
Nagpur/Gondia: Eyebrows are being raised as to why the NCP stalwart Praful Patel retracted from contesting Lok Sabha election from Gondia-Bhandara constituency? Why the No.2 leader in NCP refused to be in the ring? The issue is talk of...
Blood Donation Camp at VIT
The N.S.S Unit of Vidarbha Institute of Technology had organized a Blood Donation Camp in association with Jeevan Jyoti Blood Bank, Nagpur. The camp was a huge success and saw active participation from students, faculty and Non-Teaching Staff of VIT. According...
CBSE launches ‘Shiksha Vani’ app to update students, parents
Nagpur: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has launched a new podcast app 'Shiksha Vani' recently. This app will disseminate crucial information to students and parents in a timely manner. The CBSE, in its notification said that easy availability...
Video: EC seizes Rs 25 lakh cash in Saoner
Nagpur: A squad of Election Commission (EC) on Monday seized Rs 25 lakh cash at Sironji checkpost in Saoner tehsil. The money was being brought into Maharashtra from Madhya Pradesh (MP). The EC squad posted at Sironji post, spotted two youths...
Traffic cops set up Call Centre for resolving complaints of people
Nagpur: After facing heat from Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court which had expressed concern over traffic mess in the Second Capital, the Traffic Department has set up an independent Call Centre for resolving grievances of people as directed...
