VRAS members protest at Gadkari’s house, demand his resignation
Nagpur: Raged over the continuous dilly-dallying over the formation of separate Vidarbha state, the aggrieved members of Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS) mobbed up in thousands and headed to Gadkariwada, the residence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur. Around 1500...
Did you know Nagpur’s significant role in Quit India movement,Why Nagpur has so many Zenda chowks ?
Image Courtesy : dawn.com Yesterday was 8th August, the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement that was announced by Mahatma Gandhi at the session of All india Congress Committee in Mumbai in 1942. But did you know the precursor to...
“The Ram Mandir issue can be resolved by making a law for it”, says Govindacharya
Nagpur: “BJP, after coming into power, had assured the people of constructing the long demanded ‘Ram Mandir’ within two years. However, due to failure of the same, people are now stipulating for it as soon as possible. Even after three...
RSS affiliated organisations sound bugle against Chinese goods
Nagpur: Various organisations affiliated to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Wednesday sounded bugle against Chinese goods to mark August 9 Kranti Din. Swadeshi Jagran Manch and Rashtriya Swabhiman Andolan Founder K N Govindacharya prominently participated in the demonstration against the...
VHP, Bajrang Dal to issue I-cards to genuine ‘cow vigilantes’ to curb violence
File Pic Nagpur: In order to separate itself from the violence and harassment being caused by the so called ‘cow vigilantes’ to the people involved in carriage and possession of beef, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal have decided to...
Currency Exchange Nexus : 4 arrested; Wardha doctor, cooler trader still absconding
Nagpur: The alleged banned currency exchange racket has only weaved more sensation into the crime element of Nagpur. While the crime branch is on its heels to nab the perpetrators of crime, it came up with a major breakthrough in...
Tigress strikes again, kills 2 goats in Bor Reserve
File Pic Nagpur: Amid protests from the villagers over releasing the man eating tigress in Bor Tiger Reserve, the big cat was reportedly on the prowl for prey and reportedly killed two goats in Gaurwada village. The tigress was...
Two wanted Directors of Phoenix Infra nabbed by Bhopal Crime Branch from Nagpur
Nagpur: Two Directors of Phoenix Infra Estate International Pvt Ltd, wanted in connection with Rs 200 crore cheating case, were arrested by a team of Bhopal Crime Branch from Nagpur. The accused Directors have been taken to Bhopal for further...
Forest Deptt gearing up to create 68 lakh-strong Green Army
Nagpur: With the gigantic target of planting 13 crore saplings next year under its sleeves, the Forest Department is all geared up to create a 68 lakh-strong Green Army within the next five months for accomplishing the task. The enormous...
AAP demands bye-poll for all four seats of Prabhag 35
Nagpur: A delegation of Aam Admi Party (AAP) on Tuesday met the Municipal Commissioner Ashwin Mudgal and submitted a memorandum to State Election Commission (SEC) demanding bye-poll to all four seats of Prabhag 35. Recently, the SEC had issued a...
Young vegetable vendor electrocuted to death in Hudkeshwar
Nagpur: A young vegetable vendor died of electrocution in his own shop on Tuesday evening. A resident of Plot No. 27, Vaibhavnand Society, deceased Kamalesh Jawahar Mukta (22) was sitting in his vegetable shop situated near Maa Shitala Store on...
Youth molests woman on busy road in Sakkardara, threatens to kill her
Nagpur: A rowdy youth outraged modesty of a woman right in the middle of a busy road and also threatened to kill her if refused to marry with him. The accused has been booked but not arrested so far. The 26-year...
Arrested Naxal Bhattarcharya wife claims her husband kidnapped not arrested
Nagpur: Shoma Sen, after the arrest of her husband Tusharkranti Bhattacharya, has claimed his arrest to be a kidnapping. In a press conference Sen said that the arrest has been made merely because her husband was a staunch oppose of...
‘Hum Nahin Sudhrenge’: 52% traffic violators disregard e-challan system with disdain
DCP (Traffic) Ravindrasingh Pardeshi Nagpur: The city police had launched the ‘cashless’ e-challan system a few months ago and since then hundreds of traffic rule violators chiefly the two-wheeler riders were booked for not wearing helmet and other offences. Although...
Middle Level Commanders and Staff Officers Law Course commenced, SER-48 at IML
Nagpur: 48th Middle Level Commanders and Staff Officers Law Course commenced on 07th Aug 2017 at IML. The course started with the opening address of Brig Vijay Kumar, Commandant Institute of Military Law. The course is of four weeks duration...
ACB traps MIDC police constable while accepting Rs 10,000 bribe
Nagpur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday caught a police constable red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs 10,000. The accused policeman had demanded the bribe from the complainant for not submitting chargesheet against him in the court and also sending...
Naxalite leader Tusharkranti Bhattacharya nabbed by Gujarat cops from Nagpur
Nagpur: Tusharkranti Bhattacharya, Naxalite leader who was wanted in a 2011 case in Surat, was arrested from Nagpur Railway Station on Tuesday by Gujarat intelligence and police team. His wife, Shoma Sen, is the Head of English Department in Nagpur...
SNDL clarifies on ‘bogus’ meter calibration certificate report
Nagpur: Reacting to the report published in Nagpur Today titled “SNDL caught on wrong foot over ‘bogus’ meter calibration certificate” the power distribution franchisee has come out with a clarification. The SNDL has charged the complainant consumer Prabhakar Navkhare of...
Man rapes girl with force of life threat, arrested
Nagpur: In an outrageous act, a man burst into a girl’s house in the dead of night and raped her with force of life threat. The pervert accused has been arrested. The accused Umesh Mahadeo Manmode (25) is native of Karanja...
Youth Congress takes out ‘Janakrosh Morcha’ to highlight lack of civic amenities
Nagpur: The activists of City Youth Congress took out ‘Janakrosh Morcha’ to highlight lack of civic amenities in several areas. The agitation, led by President of party’s SC Cell Shubham Motghare, castigated the Nagpur Municipal Corpoaration and Nagpur Improvement Trust for...
Two women robbed of gold chains in temples
Representational Pic Nagpur: Two women visiting the temples on the occasion of ‘Shrawan Somwar’ were robbed of gold chains by unidentified miscreants in separate incidents on August 7. Kamalbewa Manohar Bapekar (70), resident of Golibar Chowk, Kharbikar Mohalla, went to Pachpaoleshwar...
