Local holidays in 2018 for Nagpur Division announced

Representational Pic Nagpur: The office of Divisional Commissioner, Nagpur, has announced three public holidays for Nagpur Division for the year 2018. Akshay Tritiya (April 18), Tanha Pola (September 10) and Pitrumoksh Amavasya (October 8) will be local holidays in the...

Vidarbha Truck Ekta Manch threaten stir against brokerage system, overloaded vehicles

Nagpur: The transporters of Vidarbha Local Truck Ekta Manch led by Yuva Sena Up-ZIlla Yuvadhikari Nitin Tiwari and Shahar Yuvadhikari Pravin Patil has threatened to launch an agitation if the brokerage system and plying of overloaded vehicles is not stopped. Vidarbha Local...

Watch Video: Traffic cop caught taking money from erring student forcibly for rule violation

4 by 8 feet cake to mark Baba Tajuddin birth anniversary

Nagpur: Various programmes are being organised to mark birth anniversary of Sufi Saint Hazrat Baba Tajuddin Auliya across the city. Qawwalis, Sandals, cakes are cut, food distribution and other programmes are organised by ardent devotees of Baba Tajuddin with religious...

Q to Ramdevbaba: Kya hua tera wada, woh kasam woh irada??

Nagpur: In September 2016 Yoga guru Ramdev-promoted Patanjali Ayurveda launched its mega food park on a 230-acre land at MIHAN, Nagpur promising to employ 10,000 people and engage 50,000 farmers of the region in trade. The company, Ramdevbaba said plans to...

Tehsil, Sonegaon and Yashodhara Nagar bag honours as Smart Police Stations in city

Nagpur: Three police stations in Second Capital City of Nagpur have emerged as Smart Police Stations. A committee of police officials and prominent personalities in its survey has declared Tehsil, Sonegaon and Yashodhara Nagar Police Stations as Smart Police Stations....

Bawankule unfurl National Flag at Kasturchand Park

Nagpur: Main programme of 69th Republic Day was held today on January 26 at Kasturchand Park. Nagpur District Guardian Minister, Chandrashekhar Bawankule unfurled the national flag. Divisional Commissioner Anup Kumar, Dr K Venkyatesham Commissioner of Police Nagpur and other dignities were...

Dreadful data: Nagpur witnessed murders, rapes, robberies, among 1,17,415 crimes in 10 years

Nagpur: The Second Capital City of Nagpur, called Orange City popularly, is inching towards becoming a Smart City. However, what is worrying is manifold rise in number of crimes in the past 10 years. This Orange City recorded a whopping...

President’s Police medal for Subhedar Dharmaraj, Constable Gajanan

Nagpur: Seven employees of the Maharashtra Jail Department will receive President's Police Medal for their outstanding work. Among these are Subhedar Dharmaraj Namdeorao Naghate, of Nagpur Central Jail and Constable Gajanan Digambar Kshirsagar of Amravati Central Jail. Both have done commendable...

69th Republic Day on Friday should make us ponder on these 3 looming national disasters

We as a nation are going to be celebrating our 69th anniversary as a Republic tomorrow on Friday. We have indeed come a long since we became a proud Republic among other independent, countries of the world in 1950. We are...

Conversion of 30 buses to CNG under pilot project okayed

Nagpur: After the success of CNG as the low cost fuel at other places now the Nagpur Municipal Corporation will use it for its 30 buses on trail basis and for this it convert the buses into CNG. The expenditure...

ASI caught taking Rs 15,000 bribe from a bootlegger in Chandrapur

Nagpur/Chandrapur: The day Chandrapur District was declared a ‘dry district,’ the illegal trade of liquor got a boost. And for police, it turned out be an opportunity to pocket extra bucks. However, for a police official, this greed put him...

NMC’s Transport Department in hot waters

Nagpur: Chairman of Transport Department Municipal Corporation Bunty Kukade who has been constantly fighting the problems of transport department which the bigwigs have been bringing in. He has been constantly swimming against the current and now fed up with this...

Traffic cops themselves found on wrong side of law!!

Nagpur: The city traffic cops, who are going hammer and tongs and punishing traffic rule violators, have themselves been found on wrong side of the law. An alert citizen on Thursday morning found a police vehicle parked right in front...

‘Padmaavat’ released in Nagpur amid tight security; shows run full house

Nagpur: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus Padmaavat, starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in pivotal roles, was released in theatres of Nagpur on Thursday, January 25 amid tight security. At Smruti Talkies, police sanitised the entire theatre just...

Hit-and-Run: Truck crushes cyclist to death in Nandanvan

Nagpur: In a hit-and-run incident, a rashly driven truck crushed a cyclist to death in Nandanvan area here on Wednesday night. The absconding truck driver is being searched by cops. The identity of deceased cyclist has not been established so far....

Manager of Badjate Stock & Shares Co duped of Rs 6 lakh in bogus share purchase deal

Nagpur: Manager of Badjate Stock & Shares Pvt Ltd was duped to the tune of Rs 6 lakh by an unidentified person in the bogus share purchased deal. A resident of Plot No. 103, Om Enclave, Gokul Society, Borgaon, the victim,...

Cops confess of helping in Passport-Visa scam, advocate too among culprits

File Pic Nagpur: The passport scam in which the youths are involved has created a sensation in the entire country. It is reported that the racket's roots are in Punjab and it has a network all over the country. The...

HC issues notice to Minister of State for Home for misuse of power

Nagpur: Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court comprising of Justice B P Dharmadhikari and Justice Swapna Joshi has issued notices to Minister of State for Home Dr Ranjeet Patil, Secretary UDD (11)State Government, Nagpur Improvement Trust, Maharashtra Rashtrabhasha Sabha Pune,...

Kanak Resource Management says its not over charging, NMC paying as per WPI

Representational Pic Nagpur: Kanak Resources Managment Limited a company engaged in collection of garbage has been accused of over-charging. But the company has refuted the charge stating that it is getting exact amount which it should get. The agreement between...