Shatrughan Sinha demands Centre to clear stand on Rafael
Disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday said the Union government should come clean on the Rafale fighter jet deal. Speaking to reporters at Katol near Nagpur in Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said the questions arising from former...
Dikshabhoomi to host International Buddhist Youth Conference from September 23
Nagpur: World Alliance of Buddhist, Thailand in association with Nirvana Peace Foundation, Bangladesh has organizing ‘International Buddhist Youth Conference 2018’ at Dikshabhoomi Auditorium Hall, Nagpur on September 23. On this occasion the organization will give away four awards for outstanding...
‘1.50 lakh women affected by breast cancer every year in India, 70,000 die’
Nagpur: A breast cancer detection camp was organised at Tigaon village by Dattapur Centre of Start Organisation recently. A portable cancer detecting machine was also installed at the centre and was inaugurated by Gram Panchayat Sarpanch Dayawanti Balvir. Dr...
Good response to Metro Ganesh Utsav Contest
Nagpur : Results of theGanesh Utsav Contest organized by Maha Metro were declared and a college going student Darshan Ladke won first prize in it. A resident of Subhash Nagar, he had portrayed Metro train, stations, Double Decker,...
SBI Officials Join Maha Metro in Promoting Maha Card
Nagpur: Even as the 10-day Lord Ganesh Festival has moved towards its fag end, Maha Metro Nagpur has taken many initiatives in this period to reach people and explain to them the various facets of the project. One...
Burglar withdraws Rs 82,000 with stolen ATM card in Lakadganj
Nagpur: An unidentified burglar broke into office of a saw mill in Lakadganj area and decamped with cash and ATM card which he later used for withdrawing Rs 82,000 on September 19. Cops are searching the miscreant. A resident of Plot...
Rahul Gandhi to visit Sewagram on Oct 2, to hold party meeting
Nagpur: Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Bapukuti at Sewagram on October 2. The Indian National Congress is planning to hold its Working Committee meet at Sewagram near Wardha or in Nagpur on October 2, the 150th...
Hollande’s remarks on Rafale deal have proved it a ‘big scam’: AAP leader
Nagpur: Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh said Saturday that former French president Francois Hollande's remarks on the Rafale aircraft deal have proved it was a "big scam". The Rajya Sabha MP's remark on the purchase of 36...
Institute of Science students distribute masks to traffic cops
Nagpur: In a gesture, the students of Institute of Science distributed pollution mask to traffic policemen in city. Interestingly, the masks were purchased from the ‘Vargani’ donations for Ganeshotsav. The balance amount after spending money for the Utsav...
Aapli Bus goes off roads as operators demand payment of pending dues
Nagpur: Lakhs of commuters faced a harrowing time on Saturday as all the three operators of Aapli Bus stopped playing of buses to protest non-payment of their dues by Nagpur Municipal Corporation. Total Rs 42 crore are due...
Vishwashanti Manav Sevashram alleges ‘temple grabbing,’ funds fraud
Nagpur: A curious incident of ‘temple grabbing’ and has come to the fore. Taking advantage of ageing as well as deceased trustees of Vishwashanti Manav Sevashram which runs Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj Mandir at Balaji Nagar (Extension), Manewada Road, some...
Armed dacoity at Cong State Gen Secy’s house in Butibori
Nagpur: Three armed dacoits looted gold ornaments and cash from the residence of Congress party’s State General Secretary Mujeeb Pathan by threatening his wife and mother with a knife. When Pathan’s younger brother chased the goons outside the house and...
2 hurt in another accident on Kalmeshwar Road
Nagpur : Less than 24 hours after an accident claimed eight lives near Varoda Shivar in Nagpur on Thursday, another accident between a truck and a four-wheeler took place near the same place seriously injuring two persons on...
Under fire, Mayor tries to come clean over taking son on US voyage as ‘Private Secretary’
Nagpur: The Mayor Nanda Jichkar, who is drawing severe flak from all quarters for taking her son on an official visit to United States as her ‘Private Secretary,’ on Friday tried to come clean over the raging controversy. The...
PoP Ganesh idols to harm water bodies in Nagpur
Nagpur: Apathy of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is all set to force water bodies in the city to face severe problems due to immersion of Ganesh idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP). In the investigation conducted by...
High-profile sex racket busted at ‘N Saloon & Beauty’ in Empress Mall
Nagpur: In a major action, the Social Security Wing of city police on Friday busted a high-profile sex racket being operated in the cover of a salon at famous Empress Mall. Acting on a tip-off, the cops stormed...
WCL cautions people on mischievous recruitment propaganda
Nagpur: The Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) has cautioned the people that some anti-social elements and selfish persons are making mischievous publicity and creating confusion among unemployed youths that recruitment is being done in the WCL on several posts....
Drug peddler arrested, heroin worth Rs 92,000 seized
Nagpur: Tehsil police on Thursday seized heroin worth Rs 92,000 and arrested a drug peddler. However, another drug peddler managed to dodge police and went absconding. On Thursday around 6.30 pm, the Senior Police Inspector of Tehsil Police Station received a...
Shat-Ayu College students soak in Ganesh festival revelry
Nagpur: The students of Shat-Ayu College of Professional Studies celebrated Ganesh Festival with great pomp and gaiety. Ganesh Festival is celebrated as the birthday of lord Ganesha, This festival is also known as Vinayak chaturthi or Ganeshotsav. Shat-Ayu...
It is elite mind that spurs ‘Urban Naxalism’: Bhumkal Sanghatana
Nagpur: A panel discussion on 'Urban Naxalism' was held by Bhumkal Sanghatana at Baburao Dhanwate Hall of Maharashtra Rashtrabhasha Sabha, Shankar Nagar, on Thursday. A senior journalist Devendra Gawande, who was one of the panel members, said that...
SVM holds Jansanvad Sammelan on status, implementation of land tenure rights
Nagpur: The city-based Shahar Vikas Manch (SVM) on Thursday conducted Jansanvad Sammelan on status and implementation of land tenure rights in Nagpur. The programme, held at Vidarbha Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, was chaired by senior social worker Roopchand...
