Student beaten by teacher over declining to eat ‘Mid-day meal’

Representational Pic Nagpur: Kaustubh Tembhurne, a student of class IV in Gurunanak Primary and High School situated at Bhejhanbag has allegedly been brutally beaten by his class teacher Jennifer Kale over the former declining to eat the Mid-day meal, as...

Beware of drinking at Melghat Tiger reserve, you may be fined!

Nagpur: Beware of drinking at Melghat Tiger Reserve if you are heading to this destination to cherish some weekend revelry. The Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) in Amravati district has launched a crackdown against drunk and unruly tourists. On Sunday, the...

Read the writing on the Wall

Nagpur: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, followed by his Power Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule must have received 'shocks' today when their candidates faced defeat in the just held Gram Panchayat elections. Dhanashri Dhomne, Congress-NCP candidate emerged victorious in Fetri, a village hardly 13...

Thriving encroachments may thwart NMC’s ‘Orange City Street’ project

Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation has been known for its ‘penchant’ for announcing one or another ‘ambitious project’ with every passing day. That many of such announced projects remained on papers only is a different tale. In its General Body Meeting...

Diwali gift for NMC employees as DA hiked by 4 percent

Nagpur: In a Diwali gift to its employees, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has announced enhancement of 4 percent dearness allowances (DA). Mayor Nanda Jichkar and Ruling Party Leader Sandip Joshi have directed the civic body administration to release three...

Woman on Diwali shopping robbed of cash, gold ornaments in Mahal

Representational Pic Nagpur: A woman who left home for Diwali shopping was robbed of cash and gold ornaments collectively worth Rs 1.84 lakh on Monday afternoon. Ashwini Raja Kamble (36), resident of Plot No. 51, Telephone Nagar, Dighori-Narsala Road, hired e-rickshaw...

Bawankule too gets ‘shock’ as Cong wins Sarpanch seat in his adopted Suradevi village

Nagpur: After Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule too received a ‘shocker’ as Congress nominee won the post of Sarpanch in the minister’s adopted village Suradevi. Congress also won all seats in the Suradevi Gram Panchayat. Sunil Gangaram...

‘Jolt’ to Fadnavis as Cong-NCP nominee wins Sarpanch post in his adopted Fetri village

Nagpur: The Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was ‘jolted’ in his “home ground” itself in the Gram Panchayat election when a woman candidate supported by Congress-NCP alliance won the post of Sarpanch in his ‘adopted’ village Fetri in Nagpur. Dhanashri Dhomne of...

4 youngsters planning dacoity nabbed in Shantinagar

Representational Pic Nagpur: In a wee hour action, Shantinagar police nabbed a gang of four youngsters who were planning a dacoity in the area. The fifth member of the gang managed to escape and is being searched. Police received inputs that...

Two bogus cops rob 2 men of gold booty within span of minutes in Ramnagar

Representational Pic Nagpur: In yet another incident, two conmen posing as policemen robbed two senior citizens of their gold ornaments worth Rs 70,000 within span of minutes on Monday evening. The incident took place in Ambazari police jurisdiction. Devrao Narayan Tipre...

Nagpur’s brain dead bank employee gives new lease of life to 5

Nagpur: A retired Andhra Bank employee from Nagpur who was declared brain dead will be giving life to 5 others battling for life. His family has decided to dontate the kidneys, liver and eyes (corneas) of their head. The liver was...

HC acquits rape convict as his family accepts her as ‘bahu’

Representational PicNagpur: Call it a successful attempt to get out of the life sentence given by the court of law or just a change of heart, a rape incident will now turn into an arrangement marriage. The Nagpur bench...

Video: Gittikhadan cops seize lakhs during raid on gambling den but show ‘only’ Rs 8380 on papers

Representational Pic Nagpur: A ‘secret’ raid by Gittikhadan police on a gambling den has put the cops in a tight spot rather than winning accolades. It is learnt that the raiding cops had recovered over Rs 2.50 lakh but on...

Video: Nana Patole joins the ‘Anti-Modis’ , to meet PM in November

NMC’s GBM adjourned amid BSP uproar over enormous delay in Dr Ambedkar Smarak construction

Nagpur: The General Body Meeting (GBM) of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Monday was adjourned indefinitely amid uproar triggered by members of Bahujan Samaj Party and others over the issue of proposed Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Smarak near Yeshwant Stadium. Today’s...

Brother-sister attacked by 2 relatives over property dispute in Nandanvan

Nagpur: A brother-sister duo was attacked with sharp-edged weapons by their two relatives over property dispute. The sister received serious head injuries and is being treated at Government Medical College and Hospital. The incident took place in Nandanvan jurisdiction on...

Woman killed; son, grandson hurt in bike mishap in Wadi

Nagpur: A woman was killed and her son and grandson were injured when the two-wheeler they were riding in was hit by a motorcycle in Wadi area on Sunday night. The unidentified accused bike rider fled the spot after the...

Have a Green Diwali, have a Happy Diwali! NGO Green Vigil conducts anti-cracker campaign

Nagpur: Diwali is a festival of lights not smoke. Supporting the same, Nagpur’s Green Vigil has started a campaign appealing the citizens to say no to crackers and celebrate a Green Diwali, in a bid to raise awareness against mounting...

Cops identify body of man stuffed in bag, hunt daughter, son-in-law for murder

Nagpur: In a frightening incident that created ripples in the busy Mate Square area in West Nagpur, body of a middle-aged man, who went missing two days ago, was found stuffed in a travelling bag in the wee hours of...

Burglars target house in Jaitala as family goes for Diwali shopping

Nagpur: Going for Diwali shopping proved costly for a family as their house was targeted by unidentified miscreant(s) who decamped with Rs 1 lakh cash and gold ornaments between 3.30 pm and 7 pm on Sunday. The theft took place...