Hazare to lead Prabhag 35 citizens’ morcha to NIT, NMC on Aug 10
Nagpur: Citizens of various areas of Prabhag 35 comprising Pardi, Dhanlaxmi Nagar, Rambhumi Society, Sundar Nagar, Swagat Nagar, Bhole Nagar, Ambenagar, Bansinagar, Kshamata Nagar, Maroti Society, Rani sati Nagar, and many more areas will take out a morch to Nagpur...
Getting bogus voters – is this the quality that has endeared Parinay Fuke to BJP?
Nagpur: In 2007 NMC elections, when BJP candidate Ghanashyam Choudhary lost to independent candidate Parinay Fuke by just 26 votes it rang the alarm bells for Fuke, who had a long career in politics planned for the future. He was a Congressman...
Bus Stand in CM’s home town mocks at Swachhata campaign
Nagpur: The Swachh Bharat campaign, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a couple of years ago and being implemented by Nagpur Municipal Corporation with much fanfare, is in fact being mocked at the Bus Stand of MSRTC in the home...
GST: What Will Become Cheaper And More Expensive
Nagpur: Key petroleum products like crude, natural gas, high speed diesel and aviation turbine fuel have been kept out of GST. India’s biggest taxation reform since 1991, GST, will unify the nation and make it an attractive destination for foreign investments. Under...
Energy Minister showed all family members as PAPs; got them jobs after forging docs!
Nagpur: Nagpur District’s Guardian Minister and State Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has caught the eye of storm for his alleged role in doling out jobs to his family members and kin against land acquisition for Koradi Thermal Power Plant. He...
MCOCA Court grants bail to Sunil Bhatia, Mangesh Shende in Ajay Raut kidnapping, extortion case
Nagpur: The Special MCOCA Court Judge Salman Azmi on Wednesday granted bail to Sunil Bhatia and Mangesh Shende, both accused in cricket bookie Ajay Raut kidnapping and extortion case. Gangster Raju Bhadre, Divakar Kottulwar and their accomplices have also been...
City witnesses war of words among parties over Vidarbha issue
Nagpur: With the issue of Vidarbha Statehood coming to life again, the city is witnessing war of words being waged by diehard supporters and opponents. The City Unit of Shiv Sena voiced its Akhand Maharashtra slogan apparently targeting the local...
Saga of heroic achievement of 2 lesbians ends on tragic note as both commit suicide
Nagpur: A long story of heroic achievement of the two lesbians, who fought all odds to get married, ended on a tragic note as both reportedly committed suicide by hanging in their Bajrang Nagar house on Tuesday night under mysterious...
Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti to hold dharna at Gadkari’s residence on Aug 9
Nagpur: The August 9 Kranti Din, observed to remember the historic ‘Quit India Movement,’ will witness a dharna agitation being organized at Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s residence in Mahal by activists of Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti over separate Vidarbha issue....
By-polls to 134 vacant posts in 69 Gram Panchayats on August 24
Representational pic Nagpur: The by-polls to the 134 vacant posts in 69 Gram Panchayats along with elections to three Gram Panchayats in Ramtek Taluka of Nagpur District will be held on August 24, 2016. The District Collector Sachin Kurve has...
Lawyer, valuer, 17 others booked for duping Vidarbha Konkan Gramin Bank of Rs 2.31 crore
Nagpur: In a well-planned conspiracy, a group of 19 unscrupulous persons, including a lawyer of the cooperative bank and a valuer, forged documents of properties and duped Vidarbha Konkan Gramin Bank to the tune of Rs 2.31 crore by way...
Woman robbed of gold booty worth Rs 1.55 lakh in train
Representational Pic Nagpur: A 36-year old woman was robbed of her gold-silver ornaments worth Rs 1.55 lakh while travelling in a train from Nashik to Nagpur. Though the incident occurred between June 9 and 10, Pratapnagar police received the case...
Public participation can help in controlling crime: Former DGP Dixit
Nagpur: Former Director General of Police (DGP) Praveen Dixit has said that active participation of people in the process of Police Public Co-ordination can help in controlling crime. This has been proved by work of Police-Public Coordinators and Police Mitras...
Secretary, 3 ex-HMs of school pilfer mid-day meal rice worth Rs 1.22 lakh
File Pic Nagpur: A Secretary and three former Headmasters of a school shamelessly devoured huge quantity of rice meant for Mid-Day Meal to the students by indulging in fraudulent acts. The accused not only deprived the students of their rightful...
Fadnavis betrayed Vidarbha people by his “Akhand” statement in Assembly: Muttemwar
Nagpur: The statement of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis that he is Chief Minister of “Akhand” Maharashtra and there is no proposal for separate Vidarbha came under fire from a cross section of Vidarbha protagonists. Terming the statement as unfortunate and...
NGT to hear VCA petition on Wednesday
Nagpur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone bench, Pune, will hear petition about violations at the Vidarbha Cricket Association’s (VCA) Jamtha international stadium on Wednesday. Farmers organization Jai Jawan Jai Kisan through its secretary Arun Wankar and RTI activists...
I am CM of ‘Akhand’ Maharashtra, no Vidarbha proposal at present, thunders Fadnavis
File Pic Nagpur: Facing heat from ally Shiv Sena as well as Opposition parties over the separate Vidarbha issue since the past two days, the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis thundered in State Assembly and said “I am the Chief Minister...
State Assembly passes Maharashtra Electricity Duty Act Bill 2016
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Electricity Duty Act Bill 2016 has been passed by State Assembly on Tuesday. The Bill, introduced by Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, seeks to levy duty on power purchased from Mahavitaran (MSEDCL) and private power generating companies. The Central...
Seized tur dal being made available at Rs 100 a kg
Nagpur: The District Civil Supply Officer on Tuesday said that the seized stock of tur dal in Nagpur district is being made available at various centres of Apna Bhandar in different areas at the rate of Rs 100 per kilogram....
Bawankule warns of invoking MPDA Act against bootleggers caught thrice
File Pic Nagpur: State Excise Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Tuesday announced in Vidhan Parishad (Council) that those indulging illegal sale and brewing of liquor will be dealt with sternly even slapping of provisions of the stringent Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous...
Rural Congress shows signs of new life but with ‘low heartbeats’
Nagpur: The drubbing in Lok Sabha (Ramtek constituency) and Assembly elections in Nagpur District had virtually left Congress party “lifeless.” The District President and the local leaders from Delhi went ‘inactive’ and preferred to sit at their homes since then...
