Swine Flu Outbreak: 1,094 Died in 8 Months, Maharashtra Worst Affected
Nagpur/New Delhi: Swine flu continues its death march unabated as total 1094 people have succumbed to H1N1 virus infection in last eight months, shows the data released by Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. Swine flu has claimed 342 lives in...
Builder Sagar Ratan arrested in Rs 25 cr land grab case
Nagpur: While the slowdown in real estate market has put the business on crawling mode, there has been another trend of land grab that is robbing the customers of their trust towards the builders. In similar such incident, the proprietor...
Highway liquor ban: SC clarifies order, says no ban within city limits
Nagpur: The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that the ban on sale of alcohol within 500 meters of state and national highways does not apply within city limits, granting relief to the liquor and hospitality industry. This move will enable...
Will Nitin Gadkari replace Prabhu as Railway Minister?
Nagpur/New Delhi: After Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has taken the moral responsibility of the recent rail accidents, it is being anticipated that he might be replaced by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping from the position. Prabhu...
Immersion tank at Gandhi Sagar leaks even before Ganesh festival
Nagpur: In order to ensure that immersion of idols does not pollute the Gandhisagar pond during Ganesh Chaturthi, an immersion tank is being constructed near it with an expected cost of 95 lakh rupees. However, disclosing the seriousness involved in...
Nagpur VNIT passout becomes first woman SSP of Chandigarh
Nilambari Vijay Jagdale (SSP of Chandigarh) Nagpur/Chandigarh: A lady cop who pursued her engineering from VNIT in Nagpur has got the distinction of being the first woman SSP of Chandigarh. SSP Nilambari Vijay Jagdale took charge on Tuesday amid concern...
Edu dept calls principals’ meet to discuss heavy school bags, other issues tomorrow
Nagpur: Even as the new educational session has reached its quarter, the education department now seems to be doing the formality of meeting with principals of private schools and junior colleges over various issues of students including that of heavy...
Young qualified woman ends life over joblessness
Representational pic Nagpur: Frustrated over failing to get job despite several attempts, a 27 year old woman who was postgraduate in commerce, ended her life by hanging self from a ceiling fan at her residence in Jalaram Nagar here. The...
Sampark Kranti Exp departs from fractured track at Nagpur rly stn!
Nagpur: A major tragedy averted on Tuesday at Nagpur railway station after the Sampark Kranti Express left the platform no 1 and an alert senior train ticket examiner detected a rail fracture at the Itarsi end. The caution was felt...
Muslim Women to feel free after SC’s verdict on triple talaq, says activist Rubina Patel
Nagpur: In a major relief for Muslim women, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held triple talaq as "unconstitutional" and "not part of Islam". The verdict has come up as a solace for Muslim women living with the mental insecurity that...
Unidentified dead body found in Shivangaon; murder suspected
Nagpur: Dead body of around 20-22 year old man has been recovered in Shivangaon Phate near Wardha Road. The body is in bruised condition and no identity mark, neither phone nor any Identity card, has been found with the deceased....
Corporators fail to present ‘Caste validity certificates’, membership may be challenged
Nagpur: Around ten corporators elected on reserved seats in Nagpur Municipal Corporation in elections held in February may soon land in trouble as they have failed to submit their Caste Validity Certificates in the NMC administration till now. The corporators have...
Triple talaq barred till Parliament brings in new legislation
New Delhi/Nagpur: The Apex court has ruled that as of now the controversial Triple Talaq is illegal and cannot be practised to 6 months - which is the time SC has given legislature to bring in 'new law' which will...
2 killed in fatal car crash on Wardha road
Nagpur: Road mishap has yet again claimed two young lives when their speeding car collided with a truck near Takalghat Phata on NH-7. Tanmay Urdhwareshe (21) died on-the-spot and Juhi Bhange (19) took her last breath at Government Medical College...
This Ganpati season, Food Security to be on top of the list
File Pic Nagpur: In a bid to maintain food hygiene in the celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi upcoming in a few days, the Ganesh Pandals will, mandatorily, have to register themselves at the Food Department. It is to be mentioned that...
A tale of an ox!
Nagpur: It has seen three generations of Vanjari family dressing up for Tanha Pola. It has been with the children every year for collection of money. It has heard them giggling, it has seen them running. It has been in...
Uproar at NIT’s public hearing on Wockhardt lease, Chairman slammed for ‘gagging’ citizens
Nagpur: The public hearing on Wockhardt Hospital being held by Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) Chairman Dr Deepak Mhaisekar regarding lease renewal of Maharashtra Rashtrabhasha Sabha land which houses the hospital witnessed uproarious scenes on Monday. The public hearing consequently had...
Young jeweller of Wadi, who ended his life, ‘blames’ friend, cop in Rs 500 Stamp Paper suicide note
Nagpur: A young jeweller who committed suicide a week ago in Wadi area has blamed one of his ‘close’ friends as well as the then PSI of Wadi for his extreme step. In a suicide note written on a Rs...
GPS devices in vehicles transporting sand, minerals made mandatory to curb thefts
Representational Pic Nagpur: The District Administration, with the aim of curbing illegal mining of sand and other minor minerals, has made it mandatory for all the mineral transporting vehicles to install GPS devices. The GPS devices will facilitate tracking the...
MP Mill scam: Fadnavis ‘ready’ to face Lokayukta probe to clear air
File Pic Nagpur: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has, in a move, reportedly shown his readiness to face Lokayukta probe into MP Mill scam in which State Housing Minister Prakash Mehta had allegedly permitted the transfer of building rights due to...
Bank strike on Aug 22 likely to hit working in Nagpur, across country
File Pic Nagpur: Working of banks in Nagpur and across the country is likely to take a hit as around 10 lakh employees of public sector banks may go on a nation-wide strike on Tuesday, August 22. Employees’ unions under...
