Nagpur might grapple for potable water soon; stock of only 15 days available in reservoirs

Nagpur: The district of Nagpur might soon struggle with acute crisis of potable water in upcoming few days. The stumpy showers this year have led to decrease in water level of several major ponds and reservoirs of the city including...

Twin Tragedy : NMC ordered to submit Armors township sanction plan by tomorrow

Nagpur: Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), which has been facing the heat for sanctioning the Armors Township is now in a tizzy as the Bombay High Court has asked the civic body to submit the sanction plan of said township by...

Electronics trader duped of Rs 1.04 lakh

Nagpur: A conman and his accomplices “played a fraud game” with an electronics trader and cheated him to the tune of Rs 1.04 lakh by issuing cheques that reportedly bounced. The complainant Kunal Vijay Magbhendkar (26), resident of Telipura near Pakodewala...

Minimum 25 sq Metres necessary for running country liquor shop

Representational picNagpur: The demands for liquor ban, ongoing in Nagpur for a long time now, has now increased even more. The protest against the operation of liquor shops at the road sides is being augmented by various social sections....

9-yr old girl falls into septic tank hole, dies

Representational ImageNagpur: Life of a 9-year old girl was sniffed out abruptly when she fell into a hole of septic tank in Vijay Nagar, Kalamna on Wednesday night. The deceased Chandni Kheduram Verma (9), resident of Vijay Nagar, near...

Now WHC road turns parking free but will it really happen?

File Pic Nagpur: The parking menace is Nagpur is seeing some ease now. After successfully easing congestion in 19 bylanes in Dhantoli, the traffic police is set to ensure no parking of four-wheelers on Law College Square-Shankar Nagar Square stretch...

Don’t worry!!! Water at your tap from Kanhan WTP is potable

• Greenish Raw Water at Kanhan River' due to high
• Alage growth is the reason of hazy water at your tap
• NEERI Scientists to check water samples on Aug 17

Oil companies making a hole in customers’ pockets with hike in fuel prices, slyly

Nagpur: Have you, the customers, know that “pickpockets” have descended on the market and robbing you slyly? The pickpockets are none other than the petroleum companies. Many of the customers are unaware of the burden the petroleum companies have put...

Are tickets for Amruta Fadnavis’ show force sold at Rs 50 k each?

File Pic Nagpur/Aurangabad: Amruta Devendra Fadnavis, who has been riding high on popularity meter, thanks to her showbiz debut as singer and her engagements in various activities of human cause, has now landed in a soup. The entertainment event called Police...

Preparations in full swing to welcome Lord Ganesh during his 10-day earthly sojourn

Nagpur: With the most awaited festival – 10-Day Ganesh festivity -- around the corner, hundreds and hundreds ardent devotees are making the last minute preparations to accord welcome to their favourite elephant headed god with traditional fervour. Come August 25,...

Body of youth drowned in Waki lake fished out

Nagpur: Body of Yash Narendra Meshram, who had, along with some friends, gone to Waki Lake, some 30km from Nagpur on Saoner Road on Tuesday, was traced in the evening on the same day. The body was retrieved by a...

Cops raid Kondhali farm house, bust cricket betting racket

Nagpur: Acting on secret inputs, Kondhali cops raided a farm house and arrested four persons who were found betting and accepting bets on cricket matches. The raiding cops have seized cash, car and gambling material collectively worth Rs 9.23 lakh. The...

Country’s first Fly Ash Cluster to come up at Koradi, Khaparkheda

Nagpur: State Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday performed bhoomipujan (groundbreaking) of country’s first Fly Ash Industrial Cluster at Waregaon (Khaparkheda) and Fly Ash Incubation, Research and Skill Development Centre (Koradi). Speaking on the occasion, Bawankule said that maximum utilisation of...

MahaDBT portal to ensure timely benefits for students

Nagpur: In a bid to ensure punctual grant of scholarships to students, Maharashtra government’s newly launched portal MahaDBT (Maharashtra Direct Benifit) will prove to be a boon. It will make certain that benefits of all government schemes are transferred directly...

Teenager killed, 2 friends injured as bike crashes on road divider in Sadar

Nagpur: The “Speed kills” saying has again been proved right as three young friends, riding a motorcycle recklessly, were injured grievously when the bike crashed on a road divider near Tirpude College in Sadar area on Tuesday. One of the...

2 youths chase & molest girl in full public view in Sakkardara

Representational Pic Nagpur: In an audacious act, two youths chased a 17-year old girl and molested her in full public view in Sakkardara area here on Tuesday night. Moreover, when the girl refused to sit on their motorcycle, accused duo...

NSRT 258, Nagpur Ladies Circle 50 celebrates I-Day

Nagpur: Nagpur Spirits Round Table 258 along with Nagpur Ladies Circle 50 celebrated Independence day at their adopted school Sangam Madhyamik Vidhyalaya. The function started with Flag Hosting followed by a lovely dance and poetry program organized by the school administration...

Rally taken out to mark I-Day celebration

Nagpur: City Youth Congress General Secretary Ankit Gumgaonkar and activists of AG Group took out a rally to mark Independence Day celebrations in city. The rally highlighted the message of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao,’ ‘Save Water,’ ‘Quit Smoking.’ The rally commenced...

City Youth Congress remembers freedom fighter Punamchand Ranka

Nagpur: City Youth Congress on Wednesday paid tributes to freedom fighter Tyagmurti Punamchand Ranka on his death anniversary today. Leader of Opposition in NMC Tanaji Vanve garlanded the Mahal-based statue of the late freedom fighter and remembered his contribution in...

OCW celebrates ‘Independence Day’ at Gorewada WTP premises

Nagpur: The 71 st ‘Independence Day was celebrated with fervour by Orange City Water (OCW) employees at its Gorewada Water Treatment Plant lawns on Tuesday. Chief Executive Officer of OCW Sanjoy Roy was chief guest, who unfurled the ‘National Tricolour’ in...