High Court stays by-poll in Katol Assembly seat

Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed by-poll in Katol Assembly constituency. The by-poll in Katol seat was scheduled to be held on April 11 along with Lok Sabha voting. The seat fell vacant after...

Congress fields Vishal Muttemwar from Chandrapur Lok Sabha seat

  Nagpur: Congress has announced nomination of Vishal Muttemwar as its candidate to contest Lok Sabha election from Chandrapur constituency. Born on January 3, 1976, Vishal is son of senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Vilas Muttemwar. He was recently appointed...

JEE Mains 2019 exam dates changed in view of LS polls

Nagpur: In view of Lok Sabha elections, the National Testing Agency has made some changes in exam dates of JEE Mains 2019 April session. Earlier it was scheduled from April 7 to April 20, 2019. According to the new...

Four car-borne robbers loot two friends in Jaripatka

Nagpur: Jaripatka police are searching four car-borne robbers who looted two friends of their gold and silver chains on Monday night. A resident of Plot No. 301, Kapil Nagar, Nishant Rajesh Thakur (21), along with his friend, was returning home on...

Aged newspaper hawker attacked with knife by 3 men near Pratap Nagar Square

Nagpur: An aged newspaper hawker was attacked with knife by three unidentified men near Pratap Nagar Square in the wee hours of Tuesday. The old man received stab injuries on his hand. The reason behind the knife attack on the...

Crime Branch busts coal black marketing racket, 7 accused arrested

Nagpur: Crime Branch UNIT-V of city police on Monday busted a coal blackmarketing racket by arresting seven accused involved in the crime. Cops have seized 158.74 tonnes of coal and four trucks collectively worth over Rs 62.61 lakh. The accused have...

Cops intercept car, seize lethal weapons from five men in Yashodhara Nagar

Nagpur: Acting on a tip off, a special squad, set up by DCP Zone 5 Harsh Poddar, intercepted a car in Yashodhara Nagar and seized a cache of lethal arms including knives, sword and nabbed five accused on Monday. The...

Poll Campaign : BJP workers up in action in Nagpur LS constituency

Nagpur: With election code of conduct in force, the political parties are in rush hour, getting the air in their favour. The BJP workers in Nagpur have also began their mass outreach programme to connect with voters. Union Minister Nitin...

Two including woman arrested for minor’s rape in Ajni

Nagpur: In a heinous incident, a 13-year old girl was raped frequently for days by a 21-year old man in Ajni police jurisdiction. Shockingly, a young woman played a nasty role in the sexual exploitation of the minor girl. Both...

Big Blunder : Big Basket errs on ‘card on delivery’, covers goof up!

Nagpur: Online grocery marketplace Big Basket has been making the customers go haywire in Nagpur, thanks to its ill-informed delivery mechanism which often fails to deliver what is promised while placing order. Moreover, Big Basket covers up its glitches, by...

V. Satish the ‘invisible’ backroom commander of BJP in Maharashtra

Nagpur: As Lok Sabha elections near, the post of "Sangathan Mahamantri" (General Secretaries, Organisation) becomes increasingly important in the BJP. The incumbent is a key political link with the party's ideological mentor RSS and carries out coordination at various levels. He...

98 live cartridges of 9mm pistol found at Nagpur

Nagpur: Intelligence agencies and police started investigation Three boxes of live cartridges were discovered at Nagpur Railway Station on Monday throwing administration in tizzy. In all 98 cartridges were found in a room of carriage and Wagon (C&W) Department adjoining...

In Nagpur, just one candidate files nomination on first day

Nagpur: While the election code of conduct continues, heat is certainly picking up within party circles, as the top leaders are busy deciding upon their candidates for ensuing Lok Sabha polls. As the election process gains momentum in Vidarbha, the...

Kidnapping of 6 teenage girls within 48 hours creates ripples in Gondia

Gondia: Kidnapping of six girls hailing from poor and middle class families has created ripples in Gondia. Within a span of 48 hours, six minor girls were abducted from different police jurisdictions in the district. Involvement of organised gangs, linked...

Pre-Holi Foam Party lifts festive mood with loads of fun

Ahead of Holi, FDA puts sweet shops under scanner to curb adulteration

Nagpur: With the festival of colours – Holi -- around the corner, demand for sweets at its peak. With the massive demands, food adulteration is also rampant. To keep a close watch on this nasty business, the Food and Drug...

‘Drinking RO water hazardous to health’

Managing Director of Josab India Pvt Ltd from Pune, was recently declared one of the ‘51 Most Impactful Leaders in Water and Water Management’ in Mumbai and was felicitated by the World Water Leadership Congress & Awards. In a conversation...

Jai Hind Sena organises patriotic event at Futala Lake

Nagpur: Jai Hind Sena on Sunday organised a programme at Futala Lake with the motto to respect men in uniform be it Armed Forces, CAPF or Civil Police and to once again remind youth of supreme sacrifice of brave soldiers....

Nominations for Nagpur, Ramtek Lok Sabha seats begins

Nagpur: Filing of nomination papers for Nagpur and Ramtek Lok Sabha constituencies commenced on Monday. Candidates have to ensure that not a single column remains unfilled. The candidates have to submit their nomination papers till 3 pm on March 25....

Bossy act: Students are being asked to submit ‘Sankalp Patra’ forcing parents to vote in LS poll

Nagpur: The office of District Collector and District Election Officer, it seems, in their efforts to ensure maximum voting in the ensuing Lok Sabha election, going overboard and thus violating the Code of Conduct in their own way. The bone...