Using duplicate sim card director of security agency duped of Rs. 12 lakh
Representational pic Nagpur: Unidentified tricksters managed to obtain the duplicate sim card of a director of security agency by using forged documents and later used it to obtain One Time Password (OTP) for internet banking. The tricksters then withdrew...
Gadkari calls on traders to embrace technology
Nagpur: Union transport and shipping minister, Nitin Gadkari has called on the traders across the country to adopt digital payments in their personal and business transactions to ensure robust growth of economy. Gadkari was speaking during a valedictory function of the...
Reportedly under pressure for unknown reasons CA girl student hangs self, dies
Nagpur: A young chartered accountant student from Yavatmal hanged herself at her rented flat at Ambedkar Nagar in Dharampeth on Saturday morning. The deceased is 23-year-old Afreen Ashraf Kacchi. She used to live with her younger brother Awais who is...
NCP to contest forthcoming elections on their own, says Sunil Tatkare
Nagpur. Nationalist Congress Party is gearing up to contest the forthcoming Municipal Corporation Elections on its own. All the senior office-bearers of Nationalist Congress Party are striving to expand the organization. On August 27, 2016, The Party State President Sunil Tatkare...
Le Meridien Nagpur — Is this really a 5 Star Hotel or city’s latest ‘Mangal Karyalaya?’
Nagpur: Call it a symptom of the failure of MIHAN or Nagpur's once upon a time much touted '7 Star’ industrial estate at Butibori that would have ensured a high flying Corporate clientele for city's first Starwood-Marriot property (management only)...
Notorious Yavatmal goon Pravin Diwte gunned down in his own house
Nagpur: Tempers ran high in Yavatmal town when the notorious criminal and former Congress Councillor Pravin Diwte was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in his own house on Saturday morning. Pravin Diwte was recently acquitted in Guntha Raut murder case...
WCL sets up RO Plant at Neelgaon under CSR
Nagpur: Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) has set up an RO Plant (Reverse Osmosis Plant) at Neelgaon under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The RO Plant, inaugurated by District Collector Sachin Kurvey, will facilitate availability of pure, clean drinking water to villagers....
CM optmistic about Nagpur-Mumbai Eway, unveils project’s roadmap
Nagpur/Mumbai: Ambititious Nagpur-Mumbai Express way has been pushed to much of the discussion these days as it is considered as the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' pet project. The latest development in the project is that Fadnavis has unveiled a detailed...
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...
