10 years old tigress Jayee dies at Maharaj Bagh zoo
Nagpur: Jayee and her sister Juhi had been rescued from the forest near Chandrapur when they were little cubs separated from their mother. This was almost a decade ago. Yesterday, one of them named Jayee, died at the Maharaj bagh zoo...
Tablers of NSRT 258 with kin visit Dinshaw’s ice cream factory
Nagpur: A visit of Tablers of Nagpur Spirits Round Table 258 along with their families was planned to Dinshaw’s ice cream factory. No doubt their faces showed excitement as they visited the factory on Sunday. As they entered, curiosity arouse more...
Kamble double murder: Accused Ankit Shahu sent to police custody second time
Nagpur: Ankit Shahu, one of the accused in macabre Kamble double murder case, has been remanded to police custody the second time. Judge S K Kulkarni remanded the accused to police custody till March 31, 2018, during a hearing held...
Congress ‘Mahamorcha’ against BJP Govt on April 1
Nagpur: In a show of strength, Congress will take out ‘Mahamorcha’ against BJP Government at State and Centre highlighting rising unemployment in the country. The ‘Mahamorcha’ has been organised on April 1 and will commence from Nagpur University and culminate...
Trangenders launch stir for separate Vidarbha
Nagpur: Till now leaders of different parties along with the common people have been demanding separate Vidarbha but now it is the trangenders who have taken to streets to demand separate Statehood for Vidarbha. They have already started a 10-day chain...
Woman killed, brother hurt as truck rams two-wheeler in Mankapur
Nagpur: A rashly driven truck killed a woman and injured her brother in Mankapur area here on Wednesday afternoon. According to reports, the deceased has been identified as Asha Jain. Asha along with her brother Dahsrath Bairade, resident of Mouda, was...
State govt okays over Rs 138 crores for Schools under RTE
Nagpur: After a lot of row by MESTA over pending funds, finally State Government has sanctioned Rs 138.28 crore for 25 per cent admission. The amount has already been deposited in the account of Education Director of Pune. It will...
It is still March but mercury crosses 40 deg C mark in city
Nagpur: It is still March but the mercury climbed to cross the 40-degree mark on the Celsius scale. It was 40.2 degree Celsius in Nagpur on Tuesday that was 2 degrees above normal. On Wednesday, too, the maximum temperature hovered...
After Shantinagar cruelty in Kalamna: 7 dogs, 1 pig poisoned
Nagpur: Cruelty towards speechless animals seems to be increasing in Nagpur day by day. Though the Shantinagar incident of battering of four dogs with rods and out of them 3 dying and one being critical is yet to fade from...
RBI to issue Rs 350 coin to mark 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh
Nagpur: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will be issuing a coin of denomination Rs 350 to mark the 350th birth anniversary of tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. According to a Finance Ministry communication, the coin will be 44...
On camera: Money talks at RTO for a job done
Nagpur: Taking a step further in exposing rampant corruption at Regional Transport Office (RTO) where only the money talks, the dalals (middlemen) with hand in gloves, have a field day in exploiting the needy to the hilt. At a time...
Police commissioner assures action against drunken neighbour
Nagpur: A woman with whom the drunken neighbour Rajesh Mingle, 45 misbehaved, finally met the police commissioner along with her husband on 26 March and narrated him the entire beastly act of accused and demanded strict action against him. She...
7-yr old boy goes missing while playing in club in Khamla
Nagpur: A 7-year old boy went missing while playing in a club in Khamla area here on Tuesday and could have been abducted. Cops have mounted a search to trace the kid. A resident of Juni Basti, Khamla, Gauri Omprakash Yadav...
In a first, Monsoon Session of State Legislature to be held in Nagpur from July 5
Nagpur: Creating a history, the State Cabinet on Wednesday decided that the Monsoon Session of Maharashtra Legislature would be held in Nagpur from July 5. It would be the first time that the Monsoon Session is being held in Second...
Two bogus SBI men swindle Rs 6.41 lakh from senior citizen’s account
Nagpur: In yet another cyber crime, two tricksters posing as SBI officials, swindled Rs 6.41 lakh from account of a senior citizen. The two miscreants procured vital details of ATM card from the aged man and withdrew the money through...
Mango Vendors warned against chemical ripening
File Pic Nagpur: Food and Drugs Department has warned of strict action against fruit traders and shopkeepers who ripen the mangoes chemically with Calcium Carbide. Assistant Joint Commissioner of Food Department Shashikant Kekre informed that a workshop would be organised for...
Frequent fires in forests taking heavy toll of ecosystem, wildlife in State
Nagpur: At a time when forested areas in Maharashtra witnessing a continuous depletion, the frequent fires in vast swathes of jungles, on the other hand, are causing unimaginable damage to ecosystems. The frequent fire events can reduce soil fertility and...
Judge Loya died of natural death, report in ‘Caravan’ magazine is a blatant lie: Fadnavis
Nagpur: “Judge B H Loya died of natural causes. Nobody doubted about the cause of his death for three years. Three years after, the English magazine ‘Caravan’ published a report over Judge Loya’s death which is nothing but a blatant...
Video: Two students of Sanmitra Sainiki Vidyalaya thrashed savagely by Director
Nagpur/Chandrapur: In an appalling incident reported from Ballarpur town of Chandrapur district, two students of a Sainik School were thrashed and ill-treated by Director Colonel over alleged leak of question paper. The two students, to save themselves from the savage...
Artists invited to participate in logo contest
Nagpur: An annual regional sports meet “Chak de” – Khelo Nagpur Khelo will be organised under the aegis of the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, in Nagpur. The event consist of Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Football, Wrestling, Skating, Bodybuilding, Chess, Carrom, Badminton, Athletics,...
Nitin Raut appointed Chairman of SC Department of AICC
Nagpur: In a significant move aimed at quelling dissidence in Nagpur unit of the party, the Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appointed Nitin Raut, former Maharashtra Minister, as the Chairman of Scheduled Caste Department of All India Congress Committee...
