MHA nod to upgrade, modernise Nagpur Airport
Representational Pic Nagpur: MIHAN India Ltd. (MIL), a joint venture of Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) with 51% and 49% stakes respectively which has been operating Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur, intended to...
Cops intercept car, seize stock of liquor bound for ‘Dry’ Chandrapur, 2 men arrested
Nagpur: Crime Branch of city police, acting on tip-off, on Saturday intercepted an Innova car near Mangalmurti Square, Pratapnagar, and seized 11 boxes containing 480 bottles of different brands of whisky and rum worth Rs 67,000. The stock of the...
SC order will be followed in letter and spirit in State: Bawankule
File PIcNagpur: The State Excise Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday announced in Assembly that Government will follow the Supreme Court order in letter and spirit. Starting today (April 1), sale of liquor will not be allowed on highways in...
“Abhay Yojana-2017” turns out to be a ‘monumental failure’ as NMC garners only Rs 23,63 crore
Nagpur: The amnesty scheme “Abhay Yojana-2017” launched by Nagpur Municipal Corporation to recover pending dues of Property Tax from defaulters has turned out be monumental failure as the civic body could garner only 23.63 crore as against the target of...
Smart India Hackathon 2017 – Grand Finale
“Swadeshi, economic and sustainable innovations is the need of the hour and we all must strive incessantly to achieve it”, asserted Shri Nitin Gadkari at the inauguration of Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon ’17, a pan Indian 36...
A teenage icon emerges on Orange City’s literary horizon, in a novel way!
Nagpur: A teenage icon has emerged on the literary horizon of Orange City. This teenager has made Nagpur a proud city in a novel way. A Class VIII student of Narayana Vidyalaya, Siddharth Roy stepped into the literary world by...
Israeli team recommends sweeping security measures at Nagpur prison after 2015 jail break
Nagpur: A crack team from Israel has recommended a number of sweeping measures for security at Nagpur Central Prison from where five dreaded gangsters escaped exactly two years ago. The March 31, 2015 jailbreak prompted a survey, the results of...
Second phase of National Pulse Polio Campaign on Sunday
Nagpur: The second phase of National Pulse Polio Campaign will be held on Sunday, April 2 in city. Elaborate arrangements for “Do Boond Zindagi Ke” are in place. Mayor Nanda Jichkar reviewed the arrangements in a meeting held on Friday....
‘Hurt’ by SC order, liquor traders find ways to ‘woo’ customers by ‘hook or crook’
Nagpur: With the Supreme Court sticking to its December 2016 order shutting liquor outlets within 500 metres of national and state highways from Saturday (April 1), the ‘jolted and hurt’ traders have been found ‘inventing’ ways to “woo” customers by...
30% of driving licences are bogus: Gadkari
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today said that 30 per cent of the driving licences in the country are bogus. "Thirty per cent of the driving licences in the country are bogus. Now onwards the driving licences will be...
Hardikar inspects problems in Prabhag 17
Nagpur: Taking note of fast-unto-death being undertaken by Prabhag 17 Corporator Harshala Sable over a host of problems being faced by citizens, the Municipal Commissioner Shravan Hardikar visited Ganeshpeth area and reviewed the situation. On the assurance given by Hardikar...
Citizens see their notes turn worthless as RBI closes window
agpur Nagpur: The Reserve Bank of India has finally shut its doors for exchanging banned currency notes as the March 31 deadline ended on Friday. After three gruelling months of handling hundreds of agitated persons, the RBI office at Nagpur is...
Fund Block : Now State to pay Rs 20 cr less as monthly grant to NMC
Nagpur: The already cash strapped Nagpur Municipal Corporation is set for another financial blow. The state government has released compensatory grants against local body tax (LBT) worth Rs 858.55 crore to 25 municipal corporations for February and March. Nagpur Municipal...
At 43.3 degree, heat breaks March record of 13 years in Nagpur
Nagpur: As heat gathered scorch in Nagpur, the rage only broke 13 year-record for the month of March on Friday. The city experienced the hottest March in last 13 years with the mercury soaring up to 43.3 degree, five notches...
BS-III Ban : Citizens see smoke as auto dealers claim stock over
pur Nagpur: Many showrooms in Nagpur witnessed long queues and at some places cops had to be called to bring the situation under control on Friday. The lure of fabulous discounts was so much that people stood in scorching sun for...
“Arijit Aala Re” the maiden Live-in Concert of ARIJIT SINGH in Nagpur NOW Postponed to May First Week, 2017.
Nagpur: Live performance of the heartthrob of Millions in India and abroad Arijit Singh, with an exclusive Symphony Orchestra, was to perform in Nagpur on 1st April has been postponed to May First Week 2017 now. Mahavir Kamdar the authorised representative...
SC modifies its order, reduces highway liquor ban distance from 500 m to 220 m
Nagpur/New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday modified its order banning liquor vends within 500 metres on national and state highways, reducing the distance to 220 metres in areas having a population of up to 20,000. A Bench headed by Chief...
Judicial working crippled as lawyers protest ‘draconian’ Advocates Amendment Bill
Nagpur: The judicial working the courts in the city was hampered as all the office-bearers of District Bar Association and lawyers of Friday staged dharna agitation in front of Nyay Mandir to protest against Advocates Amendment Bill. The agitating lawyers...
Gajbhiye demands enactment of Journalists Protection Act
Nagpur: NCP member of State Legislative Council on Friday demanded enactment of a Special Act for Protection of Journalists to curb frequent attacks. “Press is called as the Fourth Pillar of democracy. Scribes are always on the forefront in bringing...
Fadnavis to interact directly with people in “Mi Mukhyamantri Boltoy” programme
Nagpur: The Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will interact directly with citizens in the programme “Mi Mukhyamantri Boltoy.” Fadnavis will answer questions put up by people during the interaction being organised by Directorate General of Information and Public Relations, Maharashtra State....
With SC order on liquor vends awaited, utter confusion prevails among stakeholders
File Pic Nagpur: With the Supreme Court reserving its order on pleas for a relook at its verdict banning liquor vends within 500 metres of national and state highways from April 1 with the top law officer (Attorney General)...
