Reality Check : Nagpur may be first digital district, but last on service
Representational Pic Nagpur: Low connectivity... fluctuating connection, weak signals, constant 4G buffering...and what not! Still you call it a digital district? While this may amuse most of you, but still BSNL, perhaps the biggest culprit in giving out frustrating customer...
Prabhu to flag off regular Ajni-Pune AC Superfast Weekly Exp on May 9
Nagpur: With heavy rush and long waitlist in mind, Railways have decided to run 22124/22123 Ajni-Pune-Ajni Weekly Superfast AC Express on regular basis. The inaugural journey of 02124 Ajni-Pune Superfast AC Express will be on May 9 at 11.40 am....
‘Mentally challenged’ man murdered in Pachpaoli, 3 arrested
Nagpur: A “mentally challenged” man, who used to hurl filthy abuses on passersby, was murdered in the early Sunday morning in Pachpaoli area. The identity of the deceased man has not been ascertained as yet. Cops have arrested three persons...
CP felicitates ‘Dream Team’ of four transferred DCPs
Nagpur: In a farewell function, Commissioner of Police Dr K Venkatesham felicitated four DCPs who were transferred from Nagpur. The DCPs Ranjankumar Sharma, Abhinash Kumar, M Rakesh Kalasagar and Deepali Masirkar were presented with mementoes at a farewell function organised...
Sarvodaya Ashram meeting to chalk out plan to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Ba-Bapu on May 9
Nagpur: Sarvodaya Ashram, situated at near Bole Petrol Pump, Dharampeth, has organised a combined meeting at its premises on Tuesday, May 9, for chalking out a plan to celebrate sesquicentennial (150th) birth anniversary of Ba-Bapu. The meeting, to be presided...
Exclusive: The Tekdi Ganesha Temple Tree stays!
Nagpur: As per glad news we just heard from Dilip Mase, Director of P.T. Mase and Company, who were asked by temple authorities to explore every avenue to save the tree, they did a lot of brain storming for continuous...
Nagpur Patanjali land : Did Maharashtra give land to Baba Ramdev at a throwaway price? High Court wants to know
Nagpur/Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today asked the BJP government in Maharashtra whether they gave away over 600 acres of land in Nagpur to Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurveda at a throwaway price. Congress Mumbai chief Sanjay Nirupam had filed a petition...
Top cop vows to crush land mafia with iron hand
Representational Pic Nagpur: Rattled by the flood of land grab complaints being lodged against the land shark Dilip Gwalbanshi and his gang of henchmen, the Commissioner of Police Dr K Venkatesham, in a move, has decided to crush the menace...
City woman lured of RBI job, sold in Saudi Arabia for Rs 2 lakh and tortured
Representational Pic Nagpur: A 40-year old woman from city was tricked and sold in Saudi Arabia for Rs 2 lakh. The woman was detained, tortured and forced her do household work by three persons in that country. The victimised woman...
With power generation taking a hit, MSEDC resorts to load-shedding
Representational Pic Nagpur: With a shortfall of 1500 MW power generation staring at MSEDCL’s face coupled with increase in demand in scorching summer, load-shedding was resorted to in city as well as in state for hours. As compared to power demand...
Husband, in-laws arrested for abetting woman’s suicide over Rs 5 lakh dowry
Nagpur: The age-old dowry menace, despite a slew of measures and awareness campaigns, refuses to die. On the contrary, the scourge continues to take toll of both affluent and poor women. Marrying off daughters to suitable men has come to...
Mayor, Mpl Commissioner inspect cement roads
Nagpur: With newly constructed cement roads grabbing headlines for wrong reasons, the Mayor Nanda Jichkar and Municipal Commissioner Ashvin Mudgal on Friday inspected various cement roads and projects. The Mayor directed concerned officials to ensure inconvenience is not caused to...
Passing out parade held at Guards Regimental Centre, Kamptee
Nagpur: It was a proud moment for recruits, parents and instructors of 191 Recruits of the 111 Course as they attained the status of a combat soldier at an impressive and solemn passing out parade at The Brigade of The...
Police constable acquitted of bribery charges
Representational Pic Nagpur: Special Judge T S Akali, designated under Prevention of Corruption Act, on Friday acquitted Govind Barapatre, a Police Constable at Panchpaoli Police Station of bribery charges. According to the prosecution, the complainant had formed Mahila Bachat Gat and...
ACB nets Deputy Superintendent of Land Records for Rs 11,000 bribe
Nagpur: Netting a big fish, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday trapped Officiating Deputy Superintendent of Land Records, Parseoni Ajay Madhukar Kawle redhanded while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 11,000 from an agriculturist for fresh measurement of his father’s land. According...
Nagpur-Mumbai Eway work begins Oct 1, contractors given 30 months to finish
Nagpur: The work for much talked about Nagpur-Mumbai Express Way, named as Samruddhi Corridor will finally begin from October 1 this year. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has given the contractors a time of 30 months to complete the...
Uber drivers in Nagpur revolt against company’s whims!
Nagpur: Hundreds of Uber cabs in Nagpur came to a screeching halt at Kasturchand Park on Friday as the drivers protested against the flat rates being charged by the company. They said it was not sufficient. Drivers, have cried foul...
Bhavan’s School denies RTE admission citing unreal distance from ward’s home
Nagpur: The Right to Education (RTE), aimed at ensuring quality education to the children from poor sections of society, is being smart played by the top schools in Nagpur, in order to ditch the deserving students. Ironically the education department...
The newly cemented Great Nag Road goes to dogs within two years!
File Pic Nagpur: The principle reason for changing most of our tar roads to cement roads was cited as the longevity and durability of cement roads. Cement roads were meant to last for 50 years So shops, offices and residences situated along...
Ex Corporator Vishakha Maind dies in road mishap near Sauncer
Nagpur: The ex corporator from Dharampeth area in Nagpur Vishakha Maind died after she met with an accident near Sauncer on Friday morning. Her death has brought a pall of gloom in the area. She was the wife of former...
Revealed! India’s cleanest and dirtiest city : Nagpur dirtier than Chandrapur
Representational Pic Nagpur/New Delhi: In a shocking outcome, it turned out that Nagpur stands much below than the relatively smaller Chandrapur city, in terms of cleanliness. The Swachch Survekshan 2017, a survey based on puts Chandrapur at 76th position while...
