Rare sight: With low power demand, Koradi, Khaparkheda plants go offline
Nagpur: In an unusual phenomenon, the power generation company Mahagenco has completely shut down power plants in Koradi and Khaparkheda following significant reduction in power demand from State-run MSEDCL. The total generation has gone below 3,000 MW, which has also...
13 farmers hand over their lands for Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway
Nagpur: In a significant development, 13 farmers of four villages in Hingna Tehsil on Thursday handed over their consent letters to District Collector Sachin Kurve on giving their lands for construction of Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway. The EWay will pass through 20...
Essencia Events Pvt. Ltd. organizes “International Performing Art Festival”
Nagpur: Essencia Events Pvt. Ltd. is going to organize "International Performing Art Festival" for the first time ever in Nagpur at Sai Sabhagruha on October 02, 2016. It will be inaugurated at the hands of mayor of Nagpur Praveen Datke....
Serve only quality food to pilgrims visiting Deekshabhoomi: Kurve
Nagpur: The District Collector Sachin Kurve has appealed the social organizations that serve quality food to thousands of devout who visit Deekshabhoomi during Dhammachakra Pravartan Din. Lakhs of pilgrims are slated to visit the historic monument on October 10, 11...
Woman crushed to death by speeding vehicle at Khapri
Representational pic Nagpur: A middle-aged woman crossing the road was crushed to death by an unidentified vehicle in Khapri area on Wednesday. The driver of the killer vehicle fled the spot fearing wrath of nearby people. The resident of Shramik Nagar,...
Rs 1.53 lakh stolen from liquor shop in MIDC
Representational Pic Nagpur: Unidentified burglar(s) struck at a country-made liquor shop and decamped with Rs 1.53 lakh in cash in MIDC area in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. The miscreants smashed shutter of the country-made liquor shop situated at...
Shankar Nagar Chai Ki Tapri reminds me of golden days in Nagpur : Sonu Sood
Nagpur Today. Hailing from Nagpur, Sonu Sood has a natural flair to act and react. From playing the memorable Chhedi Singh in Dabangg to trying his hands in multiple characters in various Bollywood movies, Sonu has evolved a lot, as an...
Rani Laxmibai Durga Utsav Mandal’s celebration of Navratri with the sense of social responsibility
Nagpur: The members of Rani Laxmibai Durga Utsav Mandal have been successfully organizing the Navratri festival since last nine years with massive participation of citizens, generally from entire city, and particularly from West Nagpur area. Every year, they organize a...
6 masked men loot 30 kg gold worth Rs 9 crore at gun-point from Manappuram Gold in Jaripatka
Nagpur: In a daring daytime heist, a gang of six masked men stormed the Jaripatka Branch of Manappuram Gold Loan and looted a staggering 30 kg of gold at gun-point on Wednesday. The value looted booty is stated to be...
Vidarbha activists burn ‘Nagpur Pact’ at Samvidhan Square
Nagpur: Exactly 63 years ago on this day, September 28, 1953, The Nagpur Pact was signed. The Pact assured equitable development of all the regions of the proposed Sanyukta (United) Maharashtra. It was mandatory for Sanyukta Maharashtra Government to follow...
Traders oppose bridge from Indora Square to Kamal Square
Nagpur: The local traders on Wednesday held protest demonstration against the proposed bridge to be constructed from Indora Square to Kamal Square. Terming the Rs 52 crore bridge as waste of money, the Kamal Chowk Vyapari Sangh also staged an...
Dallu Sardar, Goldie Sardar, 7 others awarded lifer in Suraj Yadav murder case
Deceased Suraj Yadav Nagpur: Dallu Sardar alias Narendra Singh and eight others were sentenced to life imprisonment in the sensational Suraj Yadav murder case of 2012. Seven persons have been acquitted in the case for lack of evidence against them. Holding...
12-yr old student gears up to fight ‘battle of school bag burden’
Nagpur: Attention please. A 12-year old student from Chandrapur is gearing up to wage a “war” to free himself and thousands of other students from the burden of hefty school bags. The kid, Rugved Raikwar will be staging a sit-in...
Sakkardara old woman’s murder cracked, 2 accused nabbed from Gondia
Nagpur: Acting adroitly on the clues in hands, the Crime Branch cracked the murder of 65-year old widow Shashikala Nashikrao Thakre by nabbing two accused from Gondia on Tuesday. The two accused have been identified as Shivprasad Ghanshyam Bangre (38), native...
Youth robbed of gold chain right in front of his flat in Sadar
Representational Pic Nagpur: A youth was robbed of gold chain worth Rs 60,000 by two goons right in front of his house in Sadar area on Tuesday night. The complainant Rahul Ramnath Gupta (24), resident of Flat No. 301, Chandralok Apartment,...
Uncle, juvenile brother try to kill 20-year old girl in Lakadganj, arrested
Representational Pic Nagpur: A family dispute took a bloody turn when a 20-year old girl was attacked murderously by her juvenile brother and maternal uncle in Lakadganj area on Tuesday night. Moreover, the man also attacked his mother with wooden...
Cops foil dacoity in Nandanvan, 2 arrested
Nagpur: Nandanvan police on Tuesday night foiled a dacoity plan by arresting two members of a gang and recovering lethal weapons from them. Four other members managed to escape in darkness and are being hunted. Acting swiftly over information that four...
Sonu Sood relives his Nagpur days as he promotes Tutak Tutak Tutiya
Nagpur: Bollywood Actor Sonu Sood arrived in the city to promote his upcoming movie Tutak Tutak Tutiya. Sood was accompanied by his wife Sonali Sood and Ajay Dhama. Events Management Company Red Carpet is coordinating Sonu Sood’s promotional activities in the...
Nimgade murder probe handed over to Crime Branch
Nagpur: In a significant move, investigation into sensational murder of senior architect Eknath Nimgade by an unidentified scooter-borne assailant on Lal Imli Road near Central Avenue on September 6 has officially been handed over to Crime Branch, sources said. Ripples were...
Curiosity as Bawankule’s day out in ‘unnamed’ village on Sept 28
Nagpur: Curiosity is gripping a village (unnamed so far) as the Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, as announced, is set to spend a day and night in a village in district on September 28 to personally “feel” the civic and government...
Breakthrough eludes cops in daylight murder of old woman in Sakkardara
Nagpur: Breakthrough in the daylight murder of the elderly woman in Sakkardara area on Monday eluded the cops as they were found groping in the dark over the identity of the killer(s) and the motive behind the grisly killing as...
