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...
Cracks in RSS : 400 workers resign to protest Goa Chief’s sacking!
Nagpur/Goa: It appears Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh needs transformation not only in its dress code, which it recently did, but in its ideologies as well! Atleast the fresh turmoil over sacking of its Goa State Chief Subhash Velingkar for speaking against...
Semi-burnt body found in Nara Road
Representational Pic Nagpur: Sensation prevailed in Nara Road area when a few children discovered a semi-burnt dead body. On receipt of information, the cops of Jaripatka Police Station reached the spot. Till the time of filing the report, the identity...
Jay sighted in Ravanwadi forest?
File PicNagpur: In a major development which can put all doubts to rest, the majestic tiger 'Jay' was sighted by some shepherds on Friday in Ravanwadi area located on northern side of Lakhni tehsil of Bhandara district. According to...
Retd. scientist sexually exploited adopted daughters in Ajni, arrested
Nagpur: A distorted face of social evils came to the fore in Nagpur on Monday. An elderly man in the profession as noble as scientist and that too from a premiere institute of Central India, indulged in sexual act with...
Special Branch of Nagpur Police to be revamped
Nagpur: In an attempt to enhance the intelligence gathering mechanism and to better the policing in the city, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Branch) Ishu Sindhu has decided to bring about certain drastic changes in the Branch. According to reliable sources,...
Well known Radiologist Dr Kishor Taori passes away
Nagpur: Well known Radiologist Dr Kishor Taori aged 61 years passed away at around 1:30 pm on August 31, 2016 at his residence in Ramdaspeth. Dr Kishor Taori was the former Head of the Radiology Department of Government Medical College and...
Indigo Airlines staff bungles once again: Wheel-chair bound old lady boarded on wrong flight
File Photo Nagpur: In what could be mentioned as simply apathetic attitude of airline staff, the ground staff of Indigo Airlines bungled up and boarded a wheel-chair bound old lady into the wrong flight on August 31, 2016. According to sources,...
A minister spending day or night in remote village is mind-blowing concept!
Nagpur: A minister spending a full night in a remote adivasi village for sensing the burning problems being faced by villagers would certainly be a mindboggling concept. No minister had done such an “adventure.” But the Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule...
Preparations to celebrate Pola Festival commence
Nagpur: Come September 1, the Pithori Amavasya day, the hard worker in an agriculture field will be given a day’s rest. Not only the rest, this slogger will get worshipped religiously by his master, get a facelift with colourful decorations...
Truck with mounted Sewer Cleaning Machine kills one in Shivaji Nagar
The dead body of Malkam Madavi Nagpur: In yet another unfortunate incident, a young man came under the front wheels of the truck with mounted Sewer Cleaning Machine attached with NMC’s Health Department and died on the spot while the...
Juicing it Up : Patanjali eyes Nagpur Oranges to begin operation in Mihan
Nagpur: Patanjali Ayurved, led by Ramdev Baba has been recently given a whopping 230 acre land in Mihan after the company emerged as the sole bidder for the second time. Now Patanjali is all set to kickstart its operation and...
