Man rapes minor girl for two years, forces abortion

Nagpur: A young man sexually exploited a minor girl for over two years by promising to tie the nuptial knot with her and when she became pregnant, the accused abducted her. The accused forced the victimised girl to have abortion...

Work on Majhi Metro’s grand Zero Mile Station gains steam

Nagpur: Work on the iconic Zero Mile station of Maha Metro Nagpur is going on in rapid pace and a major section of the first Basement of the station is ready now. Zero Mile Station is located near the geographical...

Holy month of Ramzan begins, Mominpura decks up to celebrate festival with all grandeur

Nagpur: With sighting of the moon, the holy month of Ramzan commenced across the globe. Ramzan or Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic (Hijri) calendar and holds a significant place in the calendar. Muslims commemorate this month-long period...

Watch: Braveheart RFO Thipe tackles and rescues injured leopard with aplomb

Hit & run: Motorcyclist knocked dead by speeding vehicle in Kalamna

Nagpur: In yet another hit and run mishap, a motorcyclist was knocked dead by an unidentified vehicle in Kalamna area here on Wednesday midnight. The vehicle and its driver are being searched by cops. A resident of Plot No. 163, Rambhumi...

Nagpur Varsity’s vice-chancellor lands in soup after court notice

Nagpur: It appears all is not well with Nagpur University and its authorities, especially its vice-chancellor SP Kane. Amid the growing row involving former chairman of Mass Communication Board Sunil Mishra, the district and sessions court on Tuesday issued...

Telangkhedi Mandir, Chhota Tajbagh, Waki dargah to be beautified to boost tourism

Nagpur: Telangkhedi Hanuman Mandir and Chhota Tajbagh Dargah - Nagpur's two famous places of faith, worship and tourist interest would soon get a face lift, thanks to Union ministry of tourism which has sanctioned Rs 54 crore for the beautification...

Encroachments removed to clear way for Pardi flyover

Nagpur: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), along with Nagpur Improvement Trust, and Nagpur Municipal Corporation have removed encroachments on Tuesday to clear way for Pardi flyover project. With the fresh move, the project work may be accelerated. The illegal structures...

Swachh Survekshan 2018: Nagpur awarded India’s Best City in ‘Innovation & Best Practices

Nagpur:While Nagpur has not made it to the top three clean cities, it has succeeded in getting the first position in India’s Best City in ‘Innovation & Best Practices’ category of Swachh Bharat Sarvekshan 2018. The results of the survey, which...

Heat wave, lack of water ravaging orange, mousambi plantation in Katol other parts

File Pic Nagpur: The ongoing heat wave that has gripped most parts of Vidarbha has been ravaging orange and mousambi (sweet lemon) crops very badly in Katol Tehsil. Adding to the woes is inadequate irrigation facility as water level as...

‘Diya Tale Andhera’! NMC headquarters found fire prone

Nagpur: In a classic case of “Diya Tale Andhera” the imposing Headquarters of Nagpur Municipal Corporation in Civil Lines, visited by hundreds of people for different jobs, was found to be extremely dangerous if a fire tragedy were to occur....

Outstanding feat: 4 tribal students from Chandrapur scale Mt Everest

Nagpur: In a outstanding feat, four tribal students, including a girl, of ashram schools Chandrapur district have scaled the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest, Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said here on Wednesday. The Students are Manisha Dhurve (18), Umakant Madavi and...

Man arrested for defaming many women by uploading vulgar messages, images on social media

Representational pic Nagpur: Sindi Railway Police and Cyber Cell of Wardha Police have arrested a man with nasty habit of creating bogus Facebook accounts and defaming women by uploading indecent messages and objectionable pictures on the social media. Cops have...

Catering assistant murdered for eating fruits at wedding reception, 2 brothers arrested

Nagpur: Two brothers were arrested and 15-20 others of a marriage party were booked by Lakadganj police in connection with the assault on a catering assistant during wedding reception at Patidar Bhavan in Quetta Colony on May 3. The catering...

Chital hunting: Five more poachers arrested

Nagpur: The number of arrests in connection with poaching of a chital or spotted deer in village Chitegaon, Mul taluka of Chandrapur district has gone up to eight. The eight accused, in connivance with each other, had hunted the spotted...

Housemaid ‘cleans’ locker, decamps with gold booty worth Rs 1.93 lakh in Ambazari

Nagpur: A housemaid slyly “cleaned” the locker of her woman employer and decamped with a booty of gold ornaments worth Rs 1.93 lakh. Surprisingly, the theft took place between 2010 and March 3, 2018 but a complaint was lodged on...

Family of four booked for demanding Rs 5 lakh dowry, breaking fixed marriage

Representational Pic Nagpur: Four members of a family have been booked by Jaripatka police on the charges of demanding Rs 5 lakh as dowry from a man whose daughter was to marry with one of the accused and breaking the...

Woman robbed of booty worth Rs 85,000 while travelling in auto

Representational Pic Nagpur: A middle-aged woman was robbed of cash and gold ornaments worth Rs 85,000 while travelling in Ganeshpeth area on Tuesdsay afternoon. A native of Panchsheel Ward, Sakoli, District Bhandara, Meerabai Bhojraj Gajapure (50), had come to...

Video : Leopard injured on Chandrapur road, sent to Gorewada zoo

Nagpur: A video showing a severly injured leopard limping back into to the jungle from Chandrapur-Mul road, has been doing the rounds on social media. The leopard was allegedly hit by a speeding vehicle while crossing the road. The sight...

Illegally imported goods worth Rs 2.38 cr seized at city airport in last 3 years

Nagpur: Imported goods worth Rs 2.38 crore brought illegally was seized by Air Customs Unit of Customs Department at Nagpur’s Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in past three years since 2015-16. Gold constituted the bulk of seized goods. This information...