Twinkle Foundation to organize social carnival ‘Pankh’ to salute real life heroes
Nagpur: To acknowledge the real life heroes working selflessly for the cause of the society, Twinkle Foundation has organized a social carnival ‘Pankh’ at Kavi Suresh Bhat Auditorium on Friday, January 4, from 5 pm. Roadies fame Ranvijay...
Marathi film ‘Ek Nirnay’ all set to release in city on Jan 18
Nagpur: Marathi movies lovers are in for treat as one more soul searching film ‘Ek Nirnay Swatacha Swatachya Sathi’ is all set to release on January 18 at several theatres in Maharashtra including Nagpur. Addressing a press...Corrections by MERC in power factor levels will benefit industrial consumers: Vishwas Pathak
Nagpur: The Director of MSEB Holding Company Vishwas Pathak on Thursday said that the corrections made by MERC in power factor levels will benefit industrial consumers as well as MSEDCL. Pathak was speaking to media persons...FDA seizes 4873 kg spurious Soan Papdi worth Rs 3.16 lakh in Pachpaoli
Nagpur: Acting on secret information, officials of Food and Drug Administration on Thursday conducted raid on a sweetmeat shop in Pachpaoli and found that the owner was using pieces of green coloured peanuts in place of pistachio (pista) while preparing...
Governor Rao condoles demise of Justice Dharmadhikari
Nagpur: The Governor of Maharashtra Ch. Vidyasagar Rao has expressed grief on the demise of retired Judge in the Bombay High Court Padmabhushan Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari. In a condolence message, the Governor said, “In the demise of...Thieves target wedding venues, Rs 2.17 lakh valuables stolen
Representational Pic Nagpur: It's wedding season and the thieves are eyeing the marriage venues as soft targets. This was quite evident when thefts took place at three different wedding venues where valuables to the tune of Rs...
City police launch ‘Chhaatra Police’ initiative to connect with school, college students
Nagpur: The Commissioner of Police (CP) Dr B K Upadhyay on Wednesday launched ‘Chhatra Police’ initiative to connect with students of schools and colleges. The programme was held at Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management (RCOEM) in the presence...
Nagpur airport to go in private hands this year, decision this month
Nagpur: The much anticipated call on giving over Nagpur airport to private hands is expected to be taken for final decision in New Year. Sources informed the decision will be out this month only. The airport is currently being run by...
Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari dies in Nagpur, last rites at Ambazari
Nagpur: Senior Gandhian and former Chief Justice of Mumbai High Court Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari died at a private hospital in Nagpur. He breathed his last early Thursday at around 1.30 am. He was 92 years old. He was admitted to the...
Teach new techniques in agriculture: Bhagwat
Nagpur: Students should be given in-depth and modern technical education in agriculture for its sustenance as it is the backbone of the country, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday. Bhagwat was speaking at a function organized by Sevasadan...
Only a temple will come up in Ayodhya: RSS Chief
NAGPUR: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat Wednesday asserted that only a Ram temple will be constructed in Ayodhya. His comments came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested that any decision on an ordinance on the Ram temple...
Crime Branch nabs wanted vehicle lifters of inter-state gang
Nagpur: The Crime Branch Unit 3 of Nagpur Police cracked 13 cases of theft of trucks and other vehicles by arresting wanted burglars of an inter-state gang recently. Seven trucks were stolen from various places of Madhya Pradesh and...
Ramakant Achrekar, coach of Sachin Tendulkar, passes away in Mumbai
Ramakant Achrekar, who is given the credit for honing the skills of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday. Ramakant Achrekar, coach of legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday. It was Achrekar who...
Softball National Championship under Khasdar Krida Mahotsav from Jan 12
Nagpur: The 40th Senior Softball National Championship under the aegis of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav will be organised from January 12-16 at Kasturchand Park and Nashikrao Tirpude College ground. Around 1,500 players and 150 officials from 30 men’s and women’s teams will...
ABVP starts imparting self-defence training to women under ‘Mission Sahsi’
Nagpur: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has started imparting self-defence training to women from January 1 to 3 under ‘Mission Sahsi’ programme. The event was inaugurated at Dharampeth-based R S Mundle College premises in the presence of chief guest...
Dense fog at Delhi, bad weather in other cities delay Nagpur flights by hours
Nagpur: Dense fog at Delhi and bad weather at other cities disrupted air traffic severely on Wednesday. Ten flights coming to Nagpur from different cities got delayed by hours. The changing weather crippled flight schedule of most of the...
Property Tax blues: NMC recovers Rs 140 crore only as against target of Rs 509 crore
Nagpur: In the first meeting of New Year, the Standing Committee of Nagpur Municipal Corporation on Wednesday accorded administrative approval to proposals worth Rs 25 crore and Rs 20 crore worth of tender proposals. The meeting decided that the regular...
Finally, FDA to initiate search action against Akshaya Patra over mid day meals
Nagpur: In the midst of question marks being raised on food served in mid day meal provided by the Akshaya Patra Foundation, the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) is readying itself to act in the matter. According to FDA’s Assistant...
Cops turn ‘merciful’ on Dwarka Water Park over ‘merciless’ beating of youths!!
Group of youths having birthday bash thrashed by security guards for no reason Nagpur: In an incident exposing police complacency in serious matters has come to the fore. It so happened that some youngsters had gone to Dwarka Water Park, situated...
10-year-old boy dies in road mishap on Nag river bridge
Nagpur: In a tragic incident a 10-year-old boy was killed after a rashly driven truck run over him on Nag River Bridge between Subhash Nagar and Pardi bazaar on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Naitik Sanodiya, resident of...
New Year gift: Fadnavis approves 2nd Phase of Nagpur Metro Rail project
Nagpur: In a major decision that could be termed as New Year gift, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday approved the Phase-2 of Nagpur Metro Rail project. The presentation for Nagpur Metro Phase II was done before the Chief...
