Nagpur Municipal Corporation and Green Vigil Foundation observed Earth Hour
Nagpur: Earth Hour is a Global event celebrated annually towards the end of March by the World Wide Fund for Nature. The drive encourages individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn down their non- essential lights for an hour from...
Rumours of bomb in a car parked near RSS HQ press panic button
Nagpur: Rumours of a bomb planted in a brand new car parked near RSS Headquarters pressed the panic button and sent the cops in a tizzy on Saturday afternoon. The Bomb Squad of city police got into the action and...
Video: Panic as a Scooty catches fire at petrol pump
Population is not a problem but strength, says Nilangekar at Youth Empowerment Summit
Nagpur: Maharashtra Skill Development Minister Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar on Saturday inaugurated the 3-day Youth Empowerment Summit being held at Vasantrao Deshpande Hall. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said, “In our educational course 17 years ago, one question was prominently...
Lakadganj cops crack Rs 17 lakh burglary, arrest 4 men
Nagpur: Lakadganj police have cracked a burglary case and arrested four accused after painstaking investigation. A juvenile delinquent has also been detained for his role in the theft. Cops have recovered a booty worth Rs 17 lakh including melted gold...
GMCH, Mayo see normal hustle-bustle as doctors resume work
File Pic Nagpur: The health services in GMCH and Mayo Hospital returned to normal hustle and bustle as the resident doctors, after waging a week-long ‘battle’ against attacks their brethren, resumed work on Saturday. While the hospitals limped back to...
Bhandewadi dumping yard blaze continues despite NMC’s efforts
Nagpur: Even as the Nagpur Municipal Corporation has pushed fire and emergency services into action to contain the raging fire in Bhandewadi dumping yard, it failed to douse it completely. Though the staffers tried drawing out water from the NMC's Sewage...
‘White Paper’ on cash-strapped NMC demanded
Nagpur: With the financial condition of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) dwindling each passing day, a NCP leader has demanded the local body should come out with a White Paper on the present status. In a letter submitted to the Municipal Commissioner...
Fire breaks out in police camp at Waddhamna, no casualty
Representational Pic Nagpur: Fire broke out in police camp at Waddhamna in the wee hours of Saturday. A fire tender was rushed to the spot and it brought the fire under control. No casualty was reported in the incident. According to...
PM’s Mudra Yojana Loan Melava gets overwhelming response from young entrepreneurs
Nagpur: The Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana Loan Melava being organised at the sidelines of Youth Empowerment Summit at Vasantrao Deshpande Hall received an overwhelming from young entrepreneurs. The youths were guided by representatives of 20 nationalised and private banks on...
Chilli deals a bitter blow to farmers as rates hit rock bottom
Nagpur: Low prices for chilli following a glut due to very good production this year is compelling farmers to either burn their crop or flatten the harvest. Nagpur district (rural) Congress president Rajendra Mulak, who made this revelation after a...
Youth Congress asks citizens not to pay exorbitant bills of SNDL
Nagpur: SNDL which has created a mess in power supply on Saturday faced a “Hallabol” protest staged by Nagpur Loksabha Yuvak Congress. The protest was directed towards exorbitant hike in electricity bills being trust on consumers residing in Shivaji Nagar,...
Accountant found dead in Sadar
Nagpur: Sadar police have recovered a body of an accountant near Manas Chowk near ANU bungalow in Sadar on Saturday morning. The deceased man identified as Rupes was in his forties. Hailing from Gudgaon in Haryana, Rupesh was an accountant...
After 5 days, resident doctors in Maharashtra call off strike
Mumbai/Nagpur: Resident doctors in Maharashtra today resumed their duties after receiving assurances from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and intervention from the Bombay high court. The doctors called off their five-day strike after Fadnavis yesterday gave an ultimatum to striking resident doctors...
Blow to Rashtrabhasha Sabha as SC upholds High Court order
Nagpur: Delivering a hammering blow, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere in the orders passed by Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court against Maharashtra Rashtrabhasha Sabha and directing the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) to recover additional premium and...
IMA and MARD withdraw strike but many Residents still not confident about resuming work
Nagpur: The scene of the Residents and practising Doctors who went on strike some days ago is rather confusing as of now. (Difference between the two is 'Residents' are those who have obtained M.B.B.S. but are still working towards their...
‘One Step Towards Cleanliness’: 5 Tehsils of district become Open Defecation Free
Nagpur: With the people according an overwhelming response to “Ek Paool Swachhate Kade” (One Step Towards Cleanliness), five tehsils – Kalmeshwar, Ramtek, Mauda, Kamptee and Umred – have become Open Defecation Free (ODF) tehsils in the district. A total of...
4-yr old girl ‘raped’ by a man of 40 in Jaripatka
Nagpur: A 4-year old girl was ‘raped’ by a neighbouring 40-year old man in Jaripatka area here on Thursday afternoon. The pervert accused named Rakesh, a neighbour, taking advantage of the kid girl being alone in her house, ‘raped’ her around...
Truant babus to face music for bunking very first meeting of new Standing Committee
Nagpur: In the first meeting of the newly-constituted Standing Committee held on Saturday, the Chairman Sandeep Jadhav cracked the whip on the truant babus and ordered issuance of show cause notices to them for skipping the meeting. Over 15 officials...
NMC issues health advisory to prevent & control Swine Flu
Nagpur: With the dreaded Swine Flu likely to make its ugly presence felt during conducive summer months the Nagpur Municipal Corporation has issued a health advisory asking citizens and hospitrals to take preventive and controlling measures to curb spread of...
CM Devendra Fadnavis warns docs of legal action
Nagur/Mumbai: Describing the attitude of striking doctors as "adamant" and "insensitive", Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today warned of legal action and gave them an ultimatum to resume duties after his meet with their representatives later this afternoon. Making a statement...
