Tiger mauls two in Mul area of Chandrapur
Nagpur: The man-animal conflict has been going on for quite some time now. As man claims forest areas to create concrete jungles, the wild-life is left with no option but to reclaim some of its territories by wandering into nearby...
Even after 17 years, NCP is still crawling in city and district arenas!
Representational Pic Nagpur: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), even after its birth 17 years ago, is still not able to stand on its feet and crawling as far as city and district units of the party are concerned. Except for...
Luke warm response to Bharat Bandh in the morning
Nagpur: While Trade Union Leaders claimed that the strike would be even bigger than the one last year the response to the Bharat Bandh seemed to have a luke warm response in the city. With as many as ten Central Trade...
Provincial Automobiles cheated of Rs 6.20 lakh by 3 persons in car deal
Representational Pic Nagpur: The well-known automobile dealer Provincial Automobiles was systematically duped to the tune of Rs 6.20 lakh by three persons, including a husband-wife duo, in a car purchase deal. The role of Finance Manager of the automobile dealer...
Pola, a festival of not just bullocks, but a mirror of rural life
Nagpur Today. The seasonal importance of Pola Pola, that falls always on the last day of Shravan, Hindu, month, brings out the stark differences between urban and rural folks - even in Vidarbha, where it is one of the main festivals. We...
Alert traffic cop seizes ganja worth Rs 1.5 crore from ambulance in Kalamna area
Nagpur: An Ambulance, the revered and most sought after vehicle in emergency situations, grabbed the headlines for a wrong reason on September 1, 2016. The ambulance was being misused for transporting over one and half ton of ganja (marijuana) but...
58-year-old man rapes 20-year-old girl
Representational Pic Nagpur: In another heinous crime against woman, a 58-year-old man raped a 20 year old girl who was related to him and living in his house. According to police information the accused identified as Krushna aged 58 years and...
Accused arrested in murder case in Jaripatka area
Representational Pic Nagpur: While solving the mystery of the unidentified semi-burnt body found in a ground near Nara Road, in Jaripatka area, the accused involved in the murder were arrested late in the night on September 1, 2016. According to police...
4 men attack, rob milk man for demanding pending bill
Representational pic Nagpur: A group of four persons including a father-son duo attacked a man and robbed Rs 66,000 when demanded pending dues of milk he supplied to them. Instead of paying the milk money, the four accused. A resident of...
Conman pilfers Rs. 1.22 lakh from man SBI account
Representational Pic Nagpur: In yet another cyber crime, an unidentified conman withdrew Rs 1.22 lakh from the bank account of a person through e-banking. The complainant Arun Tukaram Bhagat (53), resident of Bhagwan Nagar, Ajni, told the police that an unidentified...
Nagpur to have ‘clone trains’ to Pune during Diwali!
Nagpur: Nagpur is quite familiar with the special trains running throughout peak festival seasons, but probably for the first time ever, the city would see the clone train passing through Nagpur-Pune route. In an innovative initiative, the Central Railway has...
Bharat Bandh: Essential services most likely to be hit
New Delhi/Nagpur: Essential services like banking and public transport, as also work at public sector entities, may be hit, on Friday, with ten central trade unions giving a one-day nationwide strike call to protest against the government's "indifference" to their...
MTDC not striving to popularize Marbat event for boosting tourism
Nagpur: A festival named Kali and Pili Marbat which is celebrated in Nagpur is among the unique festivals celebrated in the world. The tradition of the festival where the effigies of Kali and Pili Marbat are taken around the city...
High Court rejects anticipatory bail to trader involved in medicine scam
Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court Bench has refused anticipatory bail to accused Sachin Kothari of M/s Kothari Pharma, Shop No. 35 Shridevi Ratan, Complex, Ayaram Devi Chowk, Nagpur. The allegations against Sachin Kothari is that he had defrauded...
1823 seats lie vacant under RTE
Nagpur: A shocking news that has come to fore, there are as many as 1823 seats lying vacant under Right To Education. The information that has come to fore revealed that in the 2016 academic session, out of 6705 seats...
14th Finance Commission grants Rs 18.6 crore to 17 local bodies for development works
File Pic Nagpur: With the continuous efforts put in by Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, the 14th Finance Commission has extended a grant of Rs 18.6 crore to 12 Nagar Parishads and 5 Nagar Panchayats of Nagpur District for carrying out...
Bawankule felicitates family members of those persons who donated their bodies
Nagpur: The Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday felicitated family members of those persons who donated their bodies after death. The felicitation programme, held at Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital, was part of the Mega Organ Donation Awareness...
Lightning bolt scares 7-yr old girl to death in Mankapur
Nagpur: In a tragic incident, a 7-year old girl lost her life after hearing the thundering sound of lightning bolt in Mankapur area here on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased 7-year old Madhu Akhilesh Ahirwar, resident of Swami Nagar, near Godhni Nallah,...
Lt. General PM Hariz takes over as Army Commander of Southern Command
Nagpur: Lieutenant General PM Hariz, AVSM, SM, VSM took over as General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command on 01 Sep 2016 from Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat who has proceeded to Delhi to assume duties of VCOAS. On assuming command...
Chaos as drunk accused creates ruckus in Ajni Police Station
Representational pic Nagpur: The Ajni Police Station on Wednesday night witnessed chaotic scene when a rampaging drunk accused youth created ruckus and jolted the cops present there. Even the Police Inspector Pawar, who was present there, tried to pacify the...
August left Nagpur high and dry, city faces 58% rain shortfall!
Nagpur: With no rains throughout entire August, the month turned out to be the driest in 12 years and widened the Nagpur rain deficit to 58% below normal. In August the city saw only 117.5 mm rains agains the normal...
