32 inmates of Nagpur Jail died in 3 years: CM
Nagpur: A total of 75 questions were included in the agenda of Legislative Assembly on the second day of the Winter Session here on Tuesday. Three questions were related to Nagpur district, 8 of Vidarbha and the rest were for...
Day-2: Assembly adjourned thrice amid Oppn uproar
Nagpur: The Legislative Assembly was adjourned thrice on the second day of the Winter Session amidst noisy scenes created by Opposition members. As soon as the Question Hour commenced at 11 am, the Speaker called for the first question. But the...
‘Chai pe Charcha’ fame farmer commits suicide over mounting debt
Nagpur: In a major embarrassment for BJP Government that is sitting in the Second Capital City for Winter Session, a farmer who hogged limelight for his participation in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Chai pe Charcha,’ committed suicide over mounting debt. According...
3 member panel to probe qualification of Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya dean
Nagpur:The state higher and technical education department on Monday set up a three-member panel led by technical education director, Mumbai, Abhay Wagh against the Government Chitrakala Mahavidyalya dean Ramesh Wadje over complaints by the institute's faculty members. Around 25 faculty members...
Now NMC teachers, doctors to be tracked through GPS device
Nagpur: The digital push for economy may or may not have brought the desired results but digitalising the attendance of staff in NMC run schools and hospitals will certainly help a great deal. With a view to bring discipline among...
HC issues notice to union govt, Google India, Russian websites
Nagpur: In a significant development Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench comprising of Justice Bhushan Dharmadhikari and Justice Swapna Joshi issued notice to Union of India through its IT secretary, Director General of Computer Emergency Response Team of India, M/s Google...
No entry for PAs of ministers, MLAs in House lobby
Nagpur: The personal assistants (PAs) of the Ministers and MLAs were stopped by the security guards from entering the Assembly lobby on the first day of winter session. Soon, after this the personal assistants and the MLAs lodged their protest. The...
Transport department facing financial crisis
Nagpur: Though the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is facing financial crisis due to the Transport Department yet it is running the Aapli. The financial crisis is clearly visible as the contractors along with other employees are not getting their monthly...
Chandrakant Gundewar elected President of Indian Gymkhana
Nagpur: The Popular panel won the Indian Gymkhana, Dhantoli elections by thumping majority while the Progressive panel had to face defeat. The elections were held between the Popular and Progressive panels on Sunday. The Popular panel won by 441 votes. Chandrakant...
‘Ajatshatru’ R S Gavai’s memoir avaliable
Nagpur: V S Pagey Parliamentary Training Centre at Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat has published a book Ajatshatru on the life and works of ex-Governor Late R S aka Dadasaheb Gavai and his contribution in Legislature and Parliament work, so that the...
On 77th birthday, Sharad Pawar to lead protests against BJP govt in Maharashtra
Nagpur: On his birthday on 12 December, NCP president Sharad Pawar would hit the street against the BJP- led government in Maharashtra. The Maratha strongman and former Union minister, who will turn 77 on 12 December has already completed 50...
War of words in Council as Oppn terms loan waiver a ‘Nautanki’
Nagpur: The Legislative Council was adjourned abruptly on the first of Winter Session amidst uproarious scenes and war of words between the ruling and Opposition members of the issue of farm loan waiver. As the proceedings got off to start, the...
2 juveniles steal Rs 2 lakh cash, Rs 5 lakh gold at wedding ceremony in Hotel Tuli Imperial
Nagpur: Two juvenile criminals struck Hotel Tuli Imperial, Ramdaspeth, in a big way by stealing Rs 2 lakh cash and gold ornaments worth over Rs 5 lakh at a wedding ceremony being held on Sunday. The CCTV cameras installed at...
Exhibition special issue of ‘Lokrajya’ at Legislative House premises
Nagpur: Directorate General of Information and Public Relation Secretary and Director General Brijesh Singh inaugurated the exhibition of ‘Lokrajya’ Magazine which is supposed to be the mouthpiece of State Government. Present for the inauguration of exhibition held in the Legislative House...
NCP MP Supriya Sule injured during scuffle with police
Nagpur: NCP MP and Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule was on Monday was injured during a ‘Rasta Roko’ agitation. A minor scuffle took place while she was being arrested by police and Supriya suffered injury to her hand. The Nationalist Congress...
Groom from Delhi turns thug, refuses to marry for not getting money
Nagpur: A groom from Delhi turned out to be a thug as he and his ‘barat’ did not turn up for marriage as the bridegroom’s parents did not meet their demand of money to be spent on wedding expenditure. The...
3 of a family killed in car-truck collision near Pachgaon
Nagpur: Three members of a family were killed when the car they were travelling in collided with a tipper truck at Pachgaon Turning coming under Kuhi police jurisdiction on Monday morning. The driver of the killer tipper truck has been...
Day-1 of Winter Session: Ajit Pawar puts Fadnavis Govt in a spot over farm loan waiver
Nagpur: Senior NCP leader and MLA Ajit Pawar put the BJP Government in a spot on the first day of Winter Session by asking a pertinent question. “Instead of asking what the Congress-NCP Government did in 15 years, the Fadnavis...
Widespread support pours in for Vidarbha Bandh called by VRAS for statehood
Nagpur: Widespread support poured in for Vidarbha Bandh called by Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS) which is pressing for carving out of separate Vidarbha State on the first day of the Winter Session of Maharashtra Legislature on Monday. Several organisations...
‘Rally’ for Army veterans, war widows in Goa on Dec 12
Nagpur: An outreach programme `Rally’ for Army veterans, war widows and their dependents is being organized by Goa Military Station Headquarters at Bambolim Military Camp, Goa, on December 12, 2017. The aim of the program is to further consolidate the...
Oppn sets aggressive tone on Day-1 of Winter Session
Nagpur: The Day-1 of the Winter Session of Maharashtra Legislature witnessed an aggressive mood of Opposition leaders who raised high-pitched slogans against BJP Government’s policies. The Opposition leaders staged agitation at the stairs of Vidhan Bhavan and gave vent to...
