Man arrested with deer skin in Jaripatka
Nagpur: Jaripatka Police on Thursday arrested a 25-year-old man Devendra Janbandhu for possessing deer skin. A team of cops on patrol duty got a tip off that Devendra was loitering near Nara Ghat Gate around 12 noon on Thursday. The cops...
Dalit unrest -was it really Dalit vs Maratha or Dalit vs Hindutva/BJP??
Nagpur: Two historical facts, and heritage of two great personalities of the state, have to be understood to really get to the root of the recent Dalit 'Elgar' ( loosely translated means call for strife ) of Maharashtra. The valiant but...
Patole meets Rahul Gandhi, hints at joining Congress soon
Nagpur/Delhi: Nana Patole, who raised a banner of rebellion against BJP governments at State and Centre and resigned from Lok Sabha, on Thursday met Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Delhi and gave enough hints of ‘Ghar Vapsi’. After a 2-hour...
Directorate of Vocational Education and Training sends proposal for aid, gets assurance from minister
File Pic Nagpur: The private ITIs (Industrial Training Institute) in the State will see good days. These institutions hope to get aid from the government. Directorate of Vocational Education and Training Mumbai had prepared a proposal and after some amendments...
Dense fog in North India cripples rail traffic in Nagpur, passengers stranded
Nagpur: The New Year travel plans of many passengers was thrown out of gear as dense fog in North India has paralysed Rail traffic in Nagpur and other parts. Trains are either diverted or cancelled. Dozens of trains were running...
Flawed survey of properties hits NMC coffers hard
Nagpur: The coffers of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), already facing financial crisis, were further dented -- courtesy flawed survey of properties conducted by a private firm – CyberTech Systems and Software Ltd. The haphazard survey not only hit NMC’s revenue...
Cops bust gang looting love couples at knife-point
Nagpur: Crime Branch busted a 6-member gang involved in looting love couples at knife-point. The gang had targeted several love birds in the recent past. The nabbed accused have been identified as Preshit Raju Dongre (26), Ejaz Sheikh Ashfaq Sheikh (21)...
Road accidents fall in Nagpur while crime rises
Nagpur: At a time when the crime, particularly murders have registered significant rise in Nagpur, there is a silver lining in terms of road accidents. Most of us may be surprised to learnt that there has been an 11% drop...
Video: Frenzied mob vandalises Nana Shyamkule’s Office: Bhima-Koregaon incident
Nagpur: As a protest against the Bhima-Koregaon incident, all over the state demonstrations were held. In many places the agitators went on rampage. During the Maharashtra Bandh some agitators vandalised the office of BJP MLA Nana Shyamkule. Shyamkule is a...
Complete Kochi, Khindsi Projects till June 19, Guardian minister directs officials
Nagpur: Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has directed the irrigation department officials, to complete the works of small project which can increase maximum capacity of irrigation in minimum funds by March end. Similarly till June 19 Kochi and Khindsi Feeder projects...
‘Cut Practice’: Grahak Panchayat demands rate boards at hospitals to curb ‘organised loot’
File Pic Nagpur: Hailing the Bill introduced by State Government to curb ‘cut practice’ of doctors, the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, Vidarbha region, has demanded installation of rate boards in front of every hospital. Talking to media persons, the Vidarbha Region...
Maharashtra bandh called off after a day of massive protests
Nagpur/Mumbai: After a day of protests, road and rail traffic disruption, and sporadic violence, the massive bandh across Maharashtra called by Dalit groups and parties, was called off on late Wednesday evening. The bandh was called off around 4.30 pm by...
Mayor inaugurates Workshop Life Saving Technique
Nagpur: The Mayor Nanda Jichkar on Tuesday inaugurated a Workshop Life Saving Technique at Suresh Bhat Sabhagruha, Reshimbag. A team of specialist doctors including Dr Meenakshi Girish, Dr Pravin Dahake and Dr Rajkumar Kiratkar dedicated themselves for the noble cause. Dr...
Move to privatise Nagpur Airport sees tardy progress
Nagpur: The process for privatisation of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur is going on at snail’s pace. The process was initiated six years ago but even after such a long time, the authorities have not found a “Muhurth”...
Good response to Maharashtra Bandh in Nagpur, Vidarbha
Nagpur: Frayed tempers were witnessed in Nagpur and other districts of Vidarbha amid the Maharashtra Bandh call given by Dalit leaders to protest the violence over the bicentennial celebration of Bhima-Koregaon battle, reports said. Except medical services and chemist shops, several...
Bhima-Koregaon : Stone-pelting, road blockades in Nagpur during Maharashtra Bandh
Nagpur: Tension prevailed in the city with schools and markets remaining closed today amid the Maharashtra Bandh call given by Dalit leaders to protest the violence over the bicentennial celebration of the Bhima-Koregaon battle. Several markets and most schools in the...
Man duped of Rs 1.16 lakh on pretext of erecting mobile tower
Nagpur: One Tularam Ramdhar Verma, 40, resident of Plot No. 8, Durga Nagar coming under Kalamna police station, had seen an advertisement in an Marathi daily Lokmat regarding erecting a mobile tower. Since he was interested he contacted on the...
Gold ornaments, TV, Laptop, cash stolen from house
Representational Pic Nagpur: Some unidentified miscreants broke open the lock of a house and stole gold ornaments, things and cash worth Rs 1,08000 from Plot No 41, Paryavaran Nagar, Somalwada coming under Sonegaon police station. According to police sources, one Sukhdeo...
Veteran Congress leader Madhukar Kimmatkar passes away
Nagpur: Veteran Congress leader, former Minister and strong supporter of separate Vidarbha, Madhukar Kimmatkar passed away at a private hospital on Wednesday morning. A former member of Vidarbha Statutory Development Board and MHADA, he was 86. Following health problems, he was...
Rs 1.01 Lakh stolen from scooter’s dicky
Nagpur : One Sunil Sawaldas Motwani, 50 resident of Flat No.12, Arun Apartments, Bouddha Nagar, Lal Godown Square, Panchpaoli kept a bag containing Rs 1,01000 in his Activa scooter MH 49/AG/2068 and parked his it in front of Kalimata temple coming...
Cops nab 3 for abusing, beating up woman
Nagpur: Police have arrested three person for abusing and beating a woman in Gujar Nagar, Gangabai Ghat coming under the jurisdiction of Kotwali police station. According to police sources, the accused Dhiraj Laxman Dhanvijay, 41, Niraj Laxman Dhanvijay, 36, Suraj Laxman...
