No takers for posts of honorary Animal Welfare Officers!
File Pic Nagpur: The efforts of Directorate of Animal Husbandry for appointing honorary Animal Welfare Officers proved a damp squib as people responded with disdain. There seemed to be no takers for the posts as far as applying for the...
Samadhan Shibir for West Nagpur citizens from August 28 to 31
File Pic Nagpur: Enthused by excellent response evoked by Samadhan Shibir organised in South Nagpur Assembly constituency, another such camp has been organised at West Nagpur from Sunday (August 28-31). The Samadhan Shibir, an initiative of “Shasan Aaplya Dari” (Government...
“Alert” woman robbed of gold booty worth Rs 2.20 lakh in Sakkardara
Representational Pic Nagpur: “Extra alertness” on the part of a woman could not save her from robbing her gold ornaments worth Rs 2.20 lakh as she made a mistake of keeping the house door ajar. A burglar sniffed out the...
Alert people chase and catch chain-snatcher in Jaripatka
Representational Pic Nagpur: In an “uncommon” incident, a chain-snatcher was chased and caught by people when the ruffian robbed a woman of her gold chain in Jaripatka area here on Friday night. However, two of his accomplices managed to escape. The...
Naniwadekar, Mahalakshame to get “Late Anilkumar Patrakarita Puraskar 2015”
Nagpur: “Late Anilkumar Patrakarita Puraskar 2015” has been bestowed on Mrunalini Naniwadekar-Darshane, Correspondent of Dainik Sakal and Avinash Mahalakshame, Special Correspondent of Maharashtra Times. Both Mrunalini and Avinash received the award for their outstanding contribution in the field of journalism. The...
Congress will have to make it a winning habit again: Mulak
Nagpur: “Congress party will now onwards have to make it a winning habit. After all what matters is winning. The coming elections to local self governing bodies such as Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti, Nagar Parishad etc would be crucial for...
Father-son duo tries to murder youth over liquor money, 1 arrested
Representational pic Nagpur: Close on the heels of a man’s murder by his relatives, two persons, most probably father-son duo, stabbed a youth repeatedly and tried to kill him for refusing to give them money for liquor. One of the...
Bogus insurance employee dupes WCL staffer of Rs 1.83 lakh
Nagpur: A bogus insurance company employee duped a 58-year old Western Coalfield Limited staffer to the tune of Rs 1.83 lakh. The complainant Ramgopal Suvarnakar (58), resident of WCL Quarters, Civil Lines, received a phone call between 24.8.2016 and 26.8.2016 from...
Sankalp celebrates Independence Day with gaiety
Nagpur: Sankalp, an Association of Parents of Persons with Mental Retardation, celebrated the 70th Independence Day with gaiety. President of the organization, Rajesh Khare hoisted the tricolor in the office premises. Dignitaries garlanded the oil portrait of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhi...
Aasinagar zone Nagpur – full of slums and a haven for pigs and illegal ‘dairies’
Nagpur: 94% residents of this area complain that nallahs are not cleared or cleaned regularly; there is an abundance of pigs and other animals roaming the road; 94% people also say water supply is irregular and 88% people say the...
Man found murdered under mysterious circumstances
Nagpur: A body of a young man was found in mysterious circumstances in Gittikhadan area late in the night on August 25, 2016. According to sources, some passers-by noticed the dead body of a young man near the Compound Wall of...
Rs 707 crore Deekshabhoomi-Dragon Palace-Shantivan Buddhist Circuit development plan approved
Nagpur: Development of tourism and pilgrimage centres in Nagpur district received a major boost as Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule approved the Rs 707 crore Deekshabhoomi-Dragon Palace-Shantivan Buddhist Circuit development plan, Rs 175 crore Ramtek pilgrimage tourism development plan and Rs...
Jai already dead: Punish offenders says MLA Vijay Wadattiwar
Nagpur: Congress leader and MLA from Bhramapuri Constituency MLA Vijay Wadattiwar while speaking with media personnel claimed that the elusive Tiger Jai from Umred Karandla Sanctuary is already dead. Vijay Wadattiwar had squarely fixed the blame of Jai’s death on...
NMC asked to prepare proposals for beautification of five lakes
Nagpur: Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday directed the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to prepare Rs 5 crore proposal each for beautification of Futala, Ambazari, Gandhisagar, Sakkardara and Lendi Talao and send the proposal to District-level Committee within a month....
I will go to courts against Baba Ramdev says Vijay Wadattiwar
Nagpur: The issue of Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev given a big land in MIHAN at very low rates is becoming hot topic of discussion. Congress MLA Vijay Wadattiwar has made up his minds to take up the issue of Yoga...
Dr K Venkyatesham takes charge as new Commissioner of Police
Nagpur: The newly appointed Commissioner of Police Dr K Venkyatesham reached Nagpur from Mumbai on Friday afternoon and first went to Civil Lines-based Police Commissionerate. He was welcomed there by the outgoing Commissioner Sharda Prasad Yadav. Joint Police Commissioner Santosh Rastogi...
Devotees throng Rani Kothi as ISKCON marks its Golden Jubilee ‘Janmashtami’
With the ghost of NMC sports scam haunting again, will history repeat itself?
Nagpur: With the ghost of sports scam in Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) showing its ugly head again, a sort of history is likely to repeat itself. When the scam had got exposed in 2002, voters had thrown the ruling BJP...
40-yr old woman sets herself ablaze in Ramdaspeth
Representational Pic Nagpur: A 40-year old woman created ripples in Ramdaspeth locality when she poured kerosene oil on her person and set her ablaze around 7 pm on Thursday. The woman died of severe burn injuries. The deceased Asha Subhash Dhote,...
NMC school teachers should find newer ideas out of books to boost education standard: Hardikar
Nagpur: “You are the teachers of poor and downtrodden students. You should keep in mind that you are not teachers of renowned schools. It is a golden opportunity for you to find newer and newer ideas out of books for...
Dacoity plans foiled by cops in Tehsil, Mankapur, six men arrested
Nagpur: Two dacoity plans were foiled by cops in Tehsil and Mankapur jurisdictions on Thursday night. Six members of two gangs have been arrested and lethal arms seized from them. However, four other members managed to escape the police net...
