CCTV camera captures con man decamping with goods from electrical shop in Pratap Nagar
Nagpur: A con man posed as customer and decamped with electrical goods worth Rs 13,569 from a shop on Pratap Nagar Main Road on Monday, September 17 evening. However, the CCTV installed at the shop has caught the...
Sex racket busted in Kalamna, woman, auto driver arrested
Nagpur: Close on the heels of busting of a high-profile sex racket being operated at Hotel KP Inn near Ajni Square, Kalamna police raided a house and arrested a woman who was making available rooms for flesh trade...
Indian Coffee House at Sadar gets a sip of SC relief
Nagpur: Coffee connoiseurs and patrons visiting at 60 year old Indian Coffee House being run in LIC owned building in Sadar, takes a sip of relief as the Supreme Court put the stay on vacating the eatery. Over the years,...
Cops gear up for peaceful, smooth Ganesh Visarjan in city
Nagpur: With Visarjan (immersion) 48 hours away, city police have geared up to ensure the event passes off peacefully and without hassles for the thousands and thousands of devotees who would throng artificial ponds and major lakes to accord grand...
Sitabuldi cops nab robber within hours
Nagpur: A miscreant who had robbed a middle aged man of cash on the pretext of demanding a bidi at Mor Bhavan Bus Stop in Sitabuldi was nabbed by cops in a swift action on Thursday. In fact...
Heavy rains forecast over the weekend over Vidarbha
The climate has changed suddenly today. From dry and hot to grey and wet.This wet spell is expected to continue over the weekend and last till Monday. This is due to low depression area over the Bay of Bengal...
Senior banker to serious cyclist – what is Sachin Deva saying?
Sachin Deva, was in Nagpur last night on his way from Khardungla in Ladakh - the highest road in the world! - to Kanyakumari, the tip of India where the Indian ocean and Bay of Bengal meet. He began his...
Bappa’s Visarjan : Citizens up for eco-friendly immersion
Nagpur: This Ganesh festival, Nagpur shows more of its eco-friendly side as most of the citizens are preferring immersion of their deity's idols in artificial tanks, for the betterment of water bodies. This was evident from the response the NMC's...
Experts point out best of bamboo plantation
Nagpur: The fastest growing plant species bamboo recently became the talking point in the town as the nation observed world bamboo day. To mark the day Maharashtra bamboo Development Board (MBDB) and Rotary Club of Nagpur Elite jointly organised...
ACP’s son duped of Rs 8.25 lakh in mobile recharge fraud
Nagpur: The fake promise of getting an online mobile recharge agency proved dearly to an unemployed youth who ended up losing Rs 8.25 lakh before the dubious plot of tricksters. The youth is said to be the son of retired...
Girl, who was attacked by jilted lover in Laxmi Nagar, dies after 3 months
Nagpur: Frustration and anxiety grew large among the people as the innocent girl Sanika Thugaonkar who after battling for life for the last 3 months eventually breathed her last on Thursday. She succumbed to her injuries during treatment in a...
NMC collected Rs 1.10 cr fine from over 10 k people for dirtying heritage spots
Nagpur: Even as Nagpur has been vying to earn the elusive smart city tag, there are many citizens out there who turn the city roads, public places and even heritage sites into full filth. They do not even...
Moharram Mourn : 7 killed in fatal mishap on Kalmeshwar road
Nagpur:Seven people died on the spot and six other sustained severe injuries after a speeding truck hit an auto-rickshaw in which they were travelling on Thursday afternoon. The incident took place on Kalmeshwar road, reported police. Sources said that the auto-rickshaw (MH/49/AR/4007),...
Bizarre twist: ASI Shejul’s daughter accuses ACB of implicating her father in false case
Nagpur: In a major twist, the daughter of Pratap Nagar ASI Bhagwan Shejul, who was trapped by ACB for demanding Rs 5 bribe from a man, has accused the ACB of implicating his father in a false case. Neha Shejul...
Bawankule reviews CCTV surveillance operation at Zone 5 office in Jaripatka
Nagpur: “For a single police official it is impossible to look after safety and security of 1000-1200 citizens. However, with the CCTV surveillance, a single police official can guard more than 10,000 citizens,” said Guardian Minister Chandrashekar Bawankule...
Minister rushes to city, asks NMC to curb outbreak of Dengue, Scrub Typhus, other diseases
Nagpur: Alarmed over increasing patients of Dengue, Scrub Typhus, Swine Flu, Fileria and other infectious diseases in the Second Capital City of Nagpur, the Minister of State for Urban Development and Home Affairs Dr Ranjit Patil rushed...
Ex-DGP Dixit defends arrest of 5 activists, says ‘Urban Naxals’ spreading tentacles in country
Nagpur: Former Director General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra Pravin Dixit strongly defended Pune police action of arresting five ‘human rights’ activists saying the menace of ‘Urban Naxals’ is growing alarmingly in the country. The ‘Urban Naxals...
Stock of scented tobacco, paan masala worth Rs 2.56 lakh seized by FDA
Nagpur: A special squad of Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) and Zone 5 police jointly raided a godown on Kalamna Road, Kamptee and seized a stock of banned scented tobacco and Paan Masala worth Rs 2.56 lakh. According to...
Pratap Nagar ASI Shejul trapped for Rs 1.50 lakh bribe
Nagpur: In a big action, sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday trapped an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Pratap Nagar Police Station for demanding Rs 5 lakh and trying to accept Rs 1.50 lakh from a man for sparing...
Cops crack down on sand mafia, major royalty evasion unearthed
Nagpur: For quite some the major evasion of royalty on sand ferrying has been the cause of concern for the revenue department. Loads of trucks keep ferrying sand, giving an eyewash to the so called flying squad. Taking serious note...
Empress City residents cry foul, move National Consumer panel to seek refund from developers
Nagpur: Skeletons keep tumbling out of the closet every now and then, in the matter of Empress City, allegedly constructed in violation of series of rules and regulations. Now the residents have cried foul on the part of...
