Ghulam Ashrafi awarded for social service
Nagpur: Ghulam Ashrafi, President of Young Force Social Organisation, was presented the International Quality Awards for his contribution in social service. He received the award at the hands of Director Anil Sharma of movie Ghadar fame. Ghulam Ashrafi is a reputed...
Farmers in ‘Rice Bowl’ cry for water as Green Revolution proves to be mirage!
Nagpur: Gondia district is called as ‘Rice Bowl’ of Maharashtra and farmers in the district are mainly the paddy growers. Rice crop needs water in massive proportions. But even after existence of 40 years, sufficient water has not reached the...
3 goons demand Rs 1 lakh extortion money from man, threaten to kill him
Nagpur: Tehsil police are searching for three goons who threatened to kill a 50-year old man when he refused to pay them Rs 1 lakh as extortion money on Sunday. The three accused have been identified as Lalit Ajay Bhamode (21),...
3 teenage boys, a girl go missing from different areas, cops launch search
mii Nagpur: In rising incidents of its kind, three teenage boys were reportedly kidnapped from Tehsil and Gittikhadan police jurisdictions on Sunday. Similarly, 15-year old girl too went missing in Kalamna area on Sunday. Cops have launched searched to trace the...
Mysterious Fire : 10 two-wheelers gutted near Ravi Nagar govt school
Nagpur: In a mysterious accident that sent ripples across Ravi Nagar area, as many as 10 two-wheelers parked near government school in the locality gutted in fire in the wee hours of Monday. The reason behind the massive fire could...
Jaripatka Gold Loot 2016 : Key accused killed in encounter in Bihar
Nagpur: In a significant turn in a case of major robbery that rocked Jaripatka in 2016, in which 31 kg of gold and Rs 10 lakh in cash were taken from a finance company, one of the key accused involved...
Colorful voter identity card to be availed to 46 lakh voters in the state
The barcode is included in a colourful PVC card, Besides EPIC card, 11 more documents will be valid for voting Nagpur : Election Commission of India has started issuing new colour card (Voter ID card) to voters for Lok...
Sex racket busted at Lotus Service Apartment in Dhantoli, one held
Nagpur: Social Security Branch (SSB) of City Police on Sunday busted a sex racket at Lotus Service Apartment in Dhantoli area and rescued a girl. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the apartment where accused Vaibhav alias Akash Vishnu...
Nagpur police arrests drug peddler Madhu Agrawal
Nagpur: Zone IV police on Saturday, nabbed a drug peddler from a Saoner based lodge, who apparently thrashed and robbed police informer on March 11. While addressing the press conference on Saturday, DCP Zone IV Raj Tilak Roashan informed that the...
When Modi can contest poll from Varanasi then why I should not from Nagpur: Nana Patole
Nagpur: Congress candidate for Nagpur Lok Sabha seat Nana Patole on Saturday justified party’s decision to field him from the city. “When Narendra Modi, hailing from Gujarat, can fight election from Varanasi then why I should not contesting from...
14-yr old girl kidnapped from Imambada
Representational Pic Nagpur: Unidentified person(s) abducted a 14-year old girl from Imambada area here on Friday. According a complaint lodged in this connection, the minor girl was lured by the unidentified person and taken her away between 1.30...
Cong nominee Patole offers Chadar at Tajabad Dargah
Nagpur: Congress candidate for Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency Nana Patole offered chadar after Friday prayers at Tajuddin Baba Dargah in Tajabad, Umred Road. Others present on the occasion include President of Nagpur City Youth Congress Tausif Khan, Maharashtra Pradesh Youth...
Vet students polish boots on Day-4 of their protest
Nagpur: With the administration turning blind eye towards their demand of rolling back of promotions in the department, the Maharashtra Veterinary Students Association (action committee) found new ways to fight in their ongoing protest. Following paying homage and locking gates of...
Expense limit for candidates in LS elections fixed at Rs 70 lakh
election Nagpur: As political parties geared up to ensure victories in Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission has fixed an expenditure limit of Rs 70 lakh for the candidates. The expenditure of the candidate should not exceed the prescribed limit...
Poll code : Rs 80 lakh seized from 2 cars at Kelwad naka
Nagpur: Amid eagle's eye on every untoward movement into city boundaries in the wake of poll code of conduct for ensuing general elections, a combined team of Nagpur rural police and revenue department has seized Rs 80 lakh cash from...
Father-son duo try to murder man, his father over petty issue in Mankapur
Nagpur: Mankapur police have arrested a father-son duo for attempt to murder a man and his father over a trivial matter of sweeping. The incident occurred on Friday evening. A resident of Plot No. 18/19, Sant Dnyaneshwar Society, Mankapur, Shivshankar...
CSIR-NEERI Brainstorming focused on Skill Development for Green Jobs.
Nagpur: CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) organised a brainstorming session on skill development for green jobs on March 14 to get an insight of major sectors having a green job potential in the country. The technical experts were invited...
Man murders wife over domestic issue in Ambazari, arrested
Nagpur: A 40-year old man brutally murdered his wife by smashing her head with a tava (pan) over domestic dispute and also suspecting her character. The murder took place in Ambazari police jurisdiction at midnight of Saturday. The accused...
Rains likely in Nagpur, other parts of Vidarbha
Nagpur: Except Vidarbha, most of the meteorological divisions of Maharashtra are rain deficient at present. Even Vidarbha is also deficient by 84%. However, the situation is now likely to change with some rains in offing. A trough is expected to...
Bhandara-Gondia LS seat: BSP is dark horse, may spoil party of ‘Watch’ and ‘Hand’
Nagpur/Gondia: The Lok Sabha poll in Bhandara-Gondia constituency will be held on April 11. A total of 17,91,692 voters will exercise their electoral franchise to election their choice of candidate. All political parties decide their candidates based on caste...
2 robbers involved in Bank of Maharashtra heist at Karad nabbed from bus in city
Rs 6 lakh of looted money seized from accused hailing from Bihar Nagpur: In a major breakthrough, Crime Branch Unit 3 of city police nabbed two accused involved in Rs 32 lakh heist in Bank of Maharashtra branch Karad in...
