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...
Sawarbandhe denies links with newly formed Yuvak Sena
Nagpur: Former President of City Unit of Shiv Sena Shekhar Sawarbandhe, who has eventually left the party, has denied his connections with the recently formed Yuvak Sena, a social organization. Clarifying over media reports that suggested Sawarbandhe has formed a...
Rs 12 lakh theft at HDB Co cracked, courier boy emerges mastermind
Nagpur: Acting swiftly on the leads, Crime Branch cracked the Rs 12 lakh theft at a finance company by arresting three persons including a courier boy of the company within 24 hours of the crime. In fact, the courier boy...
Peculiar trend : Hate for cow killers but love for leathers!
Nagpur: A fresh new breed of cow saviours or Gaurakshaks to be precise, is out to protect gaumata and have literally waged a war against those found on the opposite end. However one trend which doesn't match the idiosyncrasy being...
Opponents of Vidarbha show rare solidarity while Vidarbha politicians in disarray
File Pic Nagpur: Yesterday's happenings in both the Houses of Maharashtra Assembly underline one stark fact : the opponents of separate Vidarbha have forged an across-party lines unity, and it is THEY who dominated proceedings leading to complete break down....
Hubby, 4 relatives booked for abetting pregnant woman’s suicide over dowry
Representational pic Nagpur: Kalamna police have booked husband, his parents and two other relatives on the charges of abetting suicide by a young married woman who was two-month pregnant. All the five accused tortured the deceased over dowry. The deceased Rupalee...
