You get a Smart City only when Urban Amenities reach up to the last Citizen, says C.M. Fadnavis
Nagpur: (NMC) in association with Elets Technomedia had organized a Smart City summit on April 7 and 8 in Hotel Le Meridian in Nagpur. The C.M. was addressing the valedictory session here today in the presence of other dignitaries like union...
High Court allows appeal of accused in sensational MD. Irshad murder case
Nagpur: The Division Bench of the Bombay High Court- Nagpur Bench today pronounced the Judgment in the sensational murder case of Mohd. Irshad. The murder of Mohd. Irshad had rocked the Akola town in July 2012 as the deceased was...
Have you been to Beejotsav 2017 yet??
Nagpur: If you are a Nagpurian concerned about the health of your loved ones, and your own well being, and haven't been to Beejotsav yet what's your excuse? There are more than hundred farmers from all corners of the state, who...
Kaustav Chatterjee conferred with Best Teacher Award in Environmental Studies
Nagpur: Kaustav Chatterjee, Founder Green Vigil Foundation conferred with “ Best Teacher Award in Environmental Studies”, by Sevadal Mahila Mahavidalaya , a reputed Academic Institution of Nagpur & S. Chand & Company Ltd, a well known Publishing House of India. Kaustav...
Ola to launch first electric cab in Nagpur
Nagpur: Soft-Bank backed cab service Ola is expected to launch a pilot for the testing of electric vehicles in the country. Ola, which has been fighting an intense battle in the Indian market with the US based-cab service, Uber is...
Has Star Bus operator dented NMC coffers to the tune of Rs 300 crore?
Nagpur: Has the Vansh Nimay Infraprojects Ltd (VNIL), the private firm that operated Star Bus service, dented NMC coffers to the tune of Rs 300 crore? Nagpur Municipal Corporation had slapped VNIL a notice for defaulting on payments of around Rs132...
President confers Air Marshal Khandekar with ‘Ati Vishisht Seva Medal’
Nagpur: Air Marshal P P Khandekar (Retd) was conferred with the “Ati Vishisht Seva Medal” for his distinguished service at a Defence Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on April 6, 2017. The Air Marshal (Retd) is a graduate of VNIT,...
Beware – Untreated Depression can lead to Suicides
Nagpur: Today is World Health Day and this year the focus is on mental health and increasing cases of Depression. In a decade - 2005 to 2015 - depression world wide has increased by 18% making it the leading cause of...
Nagpur Rural SP appeals people not to believe rumours about ‘gang of burglars active’
Nagpur: The Superintendent of Police (SP), Nagpur Rural, Shailesh Balkawde has appealed to people not to believe rumours being circulated in social media about ‘gang of burglars active in some rural parts of the district.’ The Superintendent of Police made the...
Kalamna cops, in a swift operation, rescue 2-year old boy toddler from borewell
Nagpur: In a swift and equally painstaking operation, Kalamna police on Thursday evening rescued a 2-year old boy from a 10-foot borewell situated in Ekta Nagar Slums, Bhandewadi. The toddler, Prathamesh Gajbhiye, resident of Ekta Nagar Slums, around 6.45 pm, while...
Unidentified man run over by train in Mankapur
Nagpur: An unidentified man was run over by a train in Mankapur area on Thursday evening. Body of the the man, about 35 years of age, was found lying on the tracks near Tajnagar slums around 7 pm on Thursday....
Woman, posing ICICI Bank official, cheats aged man
Nagpur: A con woman, posing as ICICI Bank official, duped a senior citizen to the tune of Rs 30,000. The accused trickster is being searched by Sitabuldi police. The complainant, Jawahar Rawal, resident of Lendra Park, Ramdaspeth, told police that he...
Maharashtra cabinet clears draft bill of Journalists Protection Act
Mumbai: The Maharashtra cabinet today gave its approval to the draft Bill on the law prohibiting attacks on journalists (Journalists Protection Act). The bill will be tabled in both the Houses of the state Legislature tomorrow, the last day of the...
Two-day “Elets Smart City Summit-Nagpur” begins on April 7
Nagpur: The two-day “Elets Smart City Summit-Nagpur” is being organised in the city by Nagpur Municipal Corporation in association with Noida-based Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd is commencing on Friday, April 7 at Hotel Le Meridien. Mayor Nanda Jichkar will inaugurate...
Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti stages ‘Rail Roko’ at Sevagram
Nagpur: Pushing forward its demand of separate Vidarbha and loan waiver to farmers, Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS) activists on Thursday staged ‘Rail Roko’ andolan at Sevagram. Coming from all parts of Vidarbha, the activists sqauuted on the tracks in...
Court acquits NMC employee charged with demanding and accepting bribe
Nagpur: A court in the city on Thursday acquitted an NMC employee who was charged with demanding and accepting bribe. The Special Judge A V Dixit acquitted the accused named Manohar Rathod on the ground that the prosecution “miserably” failed...
Crime Branch proving to be nemesis for crime world as DCP Sharma is ‘Man on a Mission’
Nagpur: Crime Branch of City Police Force, with its giant strides, is unequivocally proving to be nemesis for the crime world of Second Capital City of Nagpur. With the notable accomplishments in his kitty, the effervescent Deputy Commissioner of Police...
Cash-starved NMC finds ways to ‘rob’ its employees of salary hike and promotions!
Nagpur: Baffling are the ways of cash-starved Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) working! On the one hand the local body runs a campaign to cleanse the rivers with participation of citizens and on the other hand ‘robs’ its employees of their...
BSP leadership’s double standards leave party Corporators red-faced
Nagpur: The recent development on political front shows that the city unit of BSP is a divided house. The party leadership is being slammed for adopting double standards when it comes to key decisions. For example, in the very first...
“The cow had 20 Kgs of plastics in her stomach!” remembers Pushpendra, an animal messiah of Nagpur
It was a glittering 'Pet Show' in the city. Owners were doing the ramp walk on stage with their 'award winning' pooches: tiny Lhasa Apsos, pretty Pomeranians and majestic Great Danes when in walked Robbie and Push. A calf with...
Kamptee PS wins 2nd prize in Yashwant Panchayat Raj Abhiyan
Nagpur: Kamptee Panchayat Samiti has won second prize in Yashwant Panchayat Raj Abhiyan, for the year 2015-16, in Nagpur Division. The prizes under Yashwant Panchayat Raj Abhiyan will be distributed in a ceremony to be held in Mumbai on April...
