Wait is over as season’s first santras flood markets in Orange City
Nagpur: The wait for citizens longing to cherish the famous and their own santras is finally over. The Orange City received the season’s first santras on Thursday. The Kalamna Market was flooded with the citrus fruit and the visitors could...
Mayor flags off Walkathon to mark “Chala Nagpur” event in city
Nagpur: Mayor Nanda Jichkar on Thursday inaugurated “Chala Nagpur” event to mark the hosting of the annual Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Expo, the flagship event held under the aegis of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government...
City’s Sanya Pillai wins gold at World Junior Shikai Martial Art Championship
Nagpur: City’s 14-year old Sanya Pillai won gold medal at the 3rd World Junior Shikai Martial Art Championship held in South Korea recently. Sanya took part in 54 kg Group Under 17 category. Players from 19 countries participated...
Man rapes woman with life threat at Ramtek lodge, booked
Representational pic Nagpur: Jaripatka police have booked a man on the charges of exploiting a woman sexually frequently with the force of life threat. According to the complaint lodged by the survivor, the accused Mohd Farooq Sheikh Hamid Sheikh (35), resident...
Winter session from Nov 19; Oppn says not long enough
NAGPUR: The winter session of the Maharashtra legislature which is set to start here from November 19 will go on for two weeks, it was announced today, with the opposition slamming the government for its 'short' duration. The two-week session will...
OCW donates Rs 2.82 lakh to Kerala Relief Fund
Nagpur: The employees of The Orange City Water (OCW have donated a sum of Rs 2. 82 lakh to the Kerala Relief Fund recently. On behalf of OCW employees, OCW CEO Mr Sanjoy Roy & Director HR & PR Mr...
Man booked for molesting woman at bus stop in Lakadganj
Nagpur: Lakadganj police have booked a man for frequently outraging modesty of a 24-year-old woman in broad daylight at a bus stop in the area between October 10 and 31. The accused has been identified as Sheikh Mohsin Abdul Matin...
Gandhibagh property dealer booked for raping married woman
Nagpur: Jaripatka police have rounded up a 35-year-old man for allegedly raping a woman by threatening her with dire consequences between Oct 1 and 25, this year. The accused has been identified as Mohammad Farooq Sheikh Hamid Sheikh (35) resident of...
NMC gets Rs 62 crore more for completion of cement roads
Nagpur: Just four days after releasing a special grant of Rs 150 crore to cash-starved Nagpur Municipal Corporation, the Fadnavis Government has added Rs 62 crore more in the coffers of the civic body. This money will be used for...
Youth Congress stages unique protest to highlight failures of Fadnavis Govt
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Youth Congress on Wednesday staged unique protest on the occasion of completion of four years of Fadnavis Government. The protests were staged on the directive of MPYC President Satyajit Tambe. The protesters performed various asanas to show...
Rs 10 crore haul: Income Tax Deptt fumbles, leaves probe midway?
Nagpur: In a dubious turn of events, the Income Tax Department seems to have fumbled in its investigation into the seizer of Rs 10 crore from a vehicle on Nagpur-Hyderabad Road recently. It may be recalled, based on the statement of...
RTO cracks whip on 105 school buses sans fitness certificate
Nagpur: Facing the heat over increase in mishaps involving school buses, the Regional Transport Office (RTO) cracked the whip and recovered fine of Rs 2.01 lakh from 105 school buses and five other vehicles for lack of required documents...
Headquarters Maintenance Command organizes Run for Unity
Nagpur: The Headquarters Maintenance Command Vayusena Nagar organized Run for Unity to mark birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel that is also observed as 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas' (National Unity Day) on October 31. The aim of the Run for...
As NMC dozes, private hospitals loot patients with dengue scare
Nagpur: Despite the issue of dengue spread being raised frequently in the General Body Meetings of Nagpur Municipal Corporation, the Health Department refuses to wake up from deep slumber. The lethargic attitude of NMC’s Health Department is forcing the...
Demand to include burning issues of Bari Samaj in poll manifesto of Congress
Nagpur: The Bari Samaj, a landless community and whose members earn their living by collecting forest products and also do trading in paan leaves, has submitted a memorandum to Manifesto Committee of Congress party and demanded inclusion of various...
Anupam Kher resigns as chairman of Film and Television Institute of India
Actor Anupam Kher resigns from the post of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Chairman citing a 'busy schedule'. Details awaited. Kher had been appointed chairman of the premier institute in October last year, after the position fell vacant...
On Sardar Patel’s Birth Anniversary, Thousands Run for Unity in Nagpur
Nagpur: To commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s first home minister and former Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC)has organised ‘Run for Unity’ a 1.5 kilometre race on the occasion of...Walkathon, Games part of चला नागपूर Campaign
Nagpur : Have you ever played Snake and Ladder Game? May be in your childhood, May be not….. But now, here you have an opportunity to play a game which was forgotten long back. And not...Indo-French Investment Conclave in city on Nov 2
Nagpur: Indo French Chamber of Commerce & Industries (IFCCI) & Embassy of France in India in association with VIA, MIA, BMA& VED is organizing Indo-French Investment Conclave in Nagpur on November 2, 2018. Alexander Ziegler, Ambassador of...Diwe reviews progress of NMC-run schools, puts lax teachers on notice
Nagpur: The Chairman of NMC’s Education Committee Dilip Diwe on Tuesday reviewed progress of schools run by the civic body and directed the authorities to take action against the teachers neglecting education work. “The role of...Talibani act: Sand mafia tries to kill Umred Tehsildar, Nayab Tehsildar under truck
Nagpur: In an audacious act akin to Taliban terrorists, sand mafia on Tuesday tried to kill a Tehsildar and Nayab Tehsildar by crushing them under a tipper truck. The Nayab Tehsildar saved his life by jumping to other side of...
