MNS activists serve breakfast, food to cops on immersion duty

Nagpur: The activists of Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) were in action, on a different note. The activists, led by City Unit Vice President Prashant Pawar, served hot breakfast and food to hundreds of policemen deployed for bandobast duty...

Nirmalya campaign bears fruits with 80% success

Nagpur: Concerted green efforts on the part of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and a host of voluntary organizations and environment agencies to prevent pollution of water bodies during immersion bore fruits. The Nirmalya campaign turned out be a high success...

Surge in Nagpur’s crime rate turns major concern for new police chief

File Pic Nagpur: Ever since the new city police commissioner Dr K Venkatesham took over the charge he seems to be quite miffed with city’s law and order situation. Taking all his concern towards igniting crime rate in Nagpur, the...

Senior Republican leader Kapoor Motghare passes away

Nagpur: The senior leader of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Movement and Namantar Andolan Kapoor Bakaram Motghare passed away on Friday (September 16) after a brief illness. He was 75. Motghare was also the core leader of Republican Movement and former President...

Green Vigils Contribution For an Eco – Friendly adieu to Bappa..

Nagpur: Ganpati Festival is the most widely celebrated festival of Maharashtra, where devotees mob in devotion and festivity for 10 Days in religious zeal. In recent past, there has been enormous increase in people celebrating Ganpati festival, irrespective of caste...

Fer-Far Adalats at Taluka HQs on Sept 19

Nagpur: In view of deluge of complaints regarding fer-far (mutation) process, Fer-Far Adalats are being organized at Taluka Headquarters in Nagpur District on Monday, September 19, 2016, informed the Collector Sachin Kurve. The Deputy Collectors have been appointed as Controlling Officers...

Woman sets herself ablaze in MIDC

Nagpur: A young married woman ended her life by setting herself ablaze in MIDC area here on Thursday evening. However, the reason behind the woman taking the extreme step could not be ascertained immediately. The deceased Priyanka Manoj Chavre (36) of...

Three Nigerians arrested from Hotel Oriental with fake passports

Nagpur: While undertaking preventing action of checking all hotels and lodges for illegal entrants into the country and rebels, the cops of the Sadar Police Station apprehended two Nigerians who had come to play football in the city late in...

Ganpati Bappa Morya, Pudhchya Varshi Lavkar Ya as 10-Day Ganesh Fest ends

Nagpur: Thousands and thousands of devotees, who cherished every moment of 10-Day Ganesh Festival, on Thursday immersed idols of the elephant-headed deity at various designated spots across the city amidst fanfare and tight security. The devotees of all ages bid...

2 young men set to ride Kashmir to Kanyakumari for national integrity touch Nagpur

Candle March taken out to condemn murder of architect Nimgade

Nagpur: The VJNT Cell of City Congress took out a Candle March the other day to condemn the dastardly murder of senior architect Eknath Nimgade and also to protest failure of cops to arrest the accused. The Candle March, led...

Devotees bid adieu to Nagpurcha Raja as 10-Day Ganesh Festival ends

Nagpur: The immersion procession of Nagpurcha Raja, the idol of Lord Ganesh resembling the world renowned Lalbaugcha Raja of Mumbai, commenced as the 10-Day Ganesh Festival culminated on Vinayak Chaturdashi. Nagpurcha Raja, being installed by Ganpati Utsav Charitable Trust since past...

Young woman loses life trying to intervene in a brawl over ‘Mahaprasad’

Representational pic Nagpur: A young woman lost her life when she tried to intervene in a brawl that had erupted between her brother and a youth over ‘Mahaprasad’ of Lord Ganesh in Sadar area on Wednesday night. Surprisingly, cops have...

Hindi Fortnight opens at AG office

Nagpur: Hindi Pakhwada (Fortnight) was inaugurated on the occasion of Hindi Diwas in the Office of the Accountant General (A&E)-II, Maharashtra, Nagpur. Rajdeep Singh, Accountant General (Audit)-II, Maharashtra, Nagpur was the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony held under the...

Mr Police Commissioner, your men have formed ‘extortion squad’ in Nagpur!

File Pic Nagpur: Citizens may give ‘we-knew-it’ gesture but they would choose to only whisper and not shout about this rampant ill-doing by the police department. You may be surprised to know that police have formed a secret squad for...

Mayor immerses eco-friendly Ganesh idol in artificial tank

Nagpur: The immersion of eco-friendly idol of Ganpati Bappa installed at the residence of Mayor Pravin Datke in Dakshinamurti Square, Mahal, was done at an artificial tank placed near Chitnis Park. His wife Pravada, mother Pratibha and daughter Narayani were...

Nagpur set to bid adieu to Bappa!