Duronto derailment: Vid Exp, Gitanjali, Mail among 15 trains stand cancelled
Nagpur: The effect of derailment of Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto Express that took place on Tuesday (August 29) is still being felt as many trains either departing or passing through Nagpur stand cancelled or diverted. Nine AC coaches and the engine of Nagpur-Mumbai...
Planning to take admission in Nagpur University? Make sure your TC contains caste and religion
Nagpur: In step promoting caste discrimination, Nagpur University has made it mandatory for the students to mention their religion and caste in the admission application without which, the online forms are not being accepted. It has also been mandatory that...
Hotel cook burgles owner’s house, decamps with booty worth Rs 1.75 lakh
Nagpur: A cook, working in a hotel, burgled his employer’s house and decamped with gold chain and cash collectively valued at Rs 1.75 lakh. Although the theft took place on August 20, it came to the notice of the hotel...
AAP demands NIT to declare Maharashtra Rashtrabhasha Sabha as ‘defaulter’
Nagpur: As the public hearing in Rashtrabhasha land lease case was conducted at Naivedyam Hall, near Ambazari on Friday by Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) Chairman Dr Deepak Mhaisekar, the city unit of Aam Aadmi Party strongly demanded the NIT chief...
Namesake : Nagpur social activist applies to form NGO called RSS
Nagpur: Ace political mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has been basking in the glory of its legendary, not only for the popularity and political might it gained over the years but also for the big name it has made. But as...
Crime Branch raids town in MP, nabs two bike lifters
Nagpur: Acting on secret inputs, sleuths of Crime Branch Unit 1 on August 30 raided a place in Baihar, District Balaghat (MP) and nabbed two accused involved in vehicle lifting and house-breaking. Cops have recovered seven stolen motorcycles and an...
Gadkari invites President to inaugurate of Suresh Bhat Auditorium, Meditation Centre
Nagpur: Union Surface Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday called on President Ramnath Kovind and extended him an invitation to inaugurate development works in Nagpur. At the meeting held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Gadkari was accompanied by social...
2 men involved in theft of Jaguar bathroom fittings worth Rs 3.50 lakh arrested
Representational Pic Nagpur: Imambada police arrested two accused involved in theft of high-end bathroom fittings of Jaguar company. Cops have recovered the stolen bathroom fittings worth Rs 3.50 lakh. The costly bathroom fittings of Jaguar company were stolen from a house...
HC permits liquor outlets on national and state highways within city limits
Representational Pic Nagpur: In a major ruling, the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday permitted liquor sell and consumption situated on national and state highways within limits of Municipal Corporation of Nagpur. A specially constituted division bench consisting...
Q1 GDP: tumbles down to 5.7 from 7.9 in a year
Representational Pic Nagpur: Showing an impact of Demonitisation, the Q1 GDP of the nation has tumbled down to 5.7 as compared to 7.9 in the same quarter last year. The data was released by Ministry of Statistics. The data also showed...
Yuva Zep Pratishthan to launch ‘Deendayal Lunch Box Scheme’ for poor patients at Rs 5 only
Nagpur: The city-based Yuva Zep Pratishthan is launching an ambitious scheme of providing Lunch Box to poor patients and other needy people at the cost of Rs 5 only. The Deendayal Lunch Box Scheme will cater to the poor patients...
Two women, 2-year old boy fall into well in Mankapur, kid dies
Nagpur: Tension ran high in Gayatri Nagar area of Mankapur as two women and a kid, who were sitting over a dilapidated well, fell into it as the surrounding mud caved in. The two women were rescued by nearby people...
2-member Canadian team visits Deekshabhoomi
Nagpur: A two-member team from Canada comprising Consul General in Mumbai Jordan Reeves and Leonard Reil, Consul - Political, Economic and Public Affairs at Consulate General in Mumbai visited Deekshabhoomi. During their visit, the Canada team took ‘darshan’ of Bhagwan...
HC rejects Mahakalkar’s plea, upholds appointment of Vanve as Leader of Oppn in NMC
Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected the petition filed by ousted Leader of Opposition in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation Sanjay Mahakalkar and upheld the decision of Divisional Commissioner to appoint break-away Congress Corporator Tanaji Vanve...
OFAj market vendors stage protest against restriction on outsiders’ entry
Nagpur: Over 500 shopkeepers and vendors of more than 40-year-old Defence Market at Tulani Chowk, Ordnance Factory Ambajhari (OFAj), staged protest on Wednesday against restriction on entry of outsiders in the estate premises by OFAj administration since past couple of...
NMC caught on wrong foot again as IBTM operator skips bank guarantee
Nagpur: Close on the heels of NHAI permitting a contractor run a toll plaza without submitting bank guarantee, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has been found sailing on the same boat. It has come to the fore that the Delhi-based...
Girl abducted, raped, forced to convert religion and married
Nagpur: In an incident reminiscent to Bollywood drama, a man kidnapped a tuition class-bound girl at knife point, offered her water spiked with sedatives, raped her, made a video clip of the nasty act, blackmailed her and finally forced conversion...
Vijay Barse’s unsung saga takes a trip to B town, Big B to play the lead
Nagpur: The unsung saga of Vijay Barse will be cinematographed on the Big screens soon in an upcoming movie starred by Amitabh Bachchan playing another real-life protagonist in "Sairat" director Nagaraj Manjule’s debut hindi movie. In the movie- yet to get...
NMC makes elaborate arrangements for eco-friendly immersion of Ganesh idols
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has made elaborate arrangements at various lakes for eco-friendly immersion of idols of Lord Ganesh on the last day of 12-day festival of elephant-headed God. A number of voluntary and social organisations have been...
Mumbai building collapse: 3 dead, 11 rescued, 25 trapped
Mumbai: A five-storeyed, 50-year-old residential building, collapsed near the JJ junction at Pakmodia street of the Dongri area of Mumbai, Maharashtra on Thursday morning. The Husaini building, is located at the Bohari Mahal and falls under the jurisdiction of the JJ...
Post derailment, Duronto Exp unlikely to resume anytime soon!
Nagpur: The derailment of Duronto Express near Asangaon on Tuesday morning has more problems associated with it than what meets the eye. Now it turns out the regular run of the train is not possible any time soon as there...
