Ola cab driver robbed by 2 bike-borne goons
Representational Pic Nagpur: Two motorcycle borne goons on Wednesday night robbed an Ola cab driver on a road leading to Futala Lake from CP Club. The victim Ola cab (MH-40/AT 8133) Indica driver Sheikh Salim Sheikh Mehboob (31), resident of Rose...
Nagpur’s top jewellers on I-T radar; 10 showrooms surveyed
Nagpur: Post demonetisation, jewellers reportedly made the kill, burning black cash to convert it into gold. There were inputs of massive deals then. Now the Sales and Income Department in the state has woken up to the murky trend and...
NMC Polls : Flying squads to check malpractice in Nagpur
Nagpur: This time the election watch dogs are determined to keep a through sniff at every activities going under Nagpur Municipal Corporation. The flow of cash and liquor will be strictly monitored and checked in order to conduct fair polls....
Chavan hints at tie-up with NCP for NMC poll
Nagpur: Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday gave a hint of tie-up with NCP for the coming NMC poll. Chavan, who was in city to lead party protest against demonetization, told media that the party...
New grand building of SCZCC on the anvil
Nagpur: The cultural hub, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), will soon have a magnificent building as the Ministry of Culture approved construction of “Tagore Cultural Complex” in the city. The present headquarters of SCZCC, which showcases cultural preservation and...
Facing ACB heat, IGGMCH Dean surrenders in Rs 15000 bribe case
Nagpur: Facing the heat of hot pursuit mounted by sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau, the Dean of IGGMCH (Mayo Hospital) Dr Meenakshi Induprakash Gajbhiye (Wahane), who was trapped by ACB for bribe of Rs 15,000, surrendered before the ACB on Wednesday. The...
Cops lathi-charge Congress workers protesting demonetization at RBI
Nagpur: The Congress protest against demonetization being staged in front of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday turned violent forcing police to resort to mild lathi-charge. The protest demonstration by city Congress was part of nation-wide agitation against demonetization...
Traffic cops take out bike rally with a message
Nagpur: The City Traffic Police Department on Wednesday took out a motorcycle rally to mark “Road Safety Week” being observed from January 9 to 23. The rally, started from Kasturchand Park, covered major roads in various areas and culminated back...
Top guns of city police undergo medical check-up at SSH
Nagpur: The Super Speciality Hospital (SSH) went abuzz on Wednesday as the top guns of city police force paid a visit to the sprawling building of the hospital, not for any action but for medical check-up. A team of top...
EC to paste photos of criminal candidates outside polling centres during NMC poll
Nagpur: The criminals entering politics is a topic of an unending discussion in India. And with a number of such candidates finding their names in nomination lists in recent civic polls and also in the coming Municipal Corporation and Zilla...
Hundreds of two-wheelers running on roads sans RTO registration!
Nagpur: Citizens in Second Capital City of Nagpur should not be surprised if they spot hundreds of two-wheelers running on roads in city and district without registration number plates. The reason: Registration process has come to a grinding halt following...
Dowry greedy hubby, mother-in-law booked for abetting suicide of 7-month pregnant woman
Nagpur: Kalamna police on Tuesday booked husband and mother-in-law for abetting suicide of a young woman who was tortured for dowry. The woman was 7-month pregnant when she ended her life. The deceased Nayana Dharmapal Wasnik (26), resident of Bhandewadi Railway...
Crazy Cops : ‘Power’ wheels crush Zebra Crossing in Nagpur!
Nagpur: It often goes tricky, when it comes to following traffic rules in Nagpur. At every busy signal or bustling square, the eye-sores of crazy bikers jumping the red signals or the grumpy crowd irritating others like them through non-stop...
Con woman dupes many outstation girl students of Rs 9.61 lakh
Representational Pic Nagpur: A con woman systematically duped several outstation girl students to the tune of Rs 9.61 lakh by promising them a host of facilities including hostel, food, snacks, Wi-fi, solar heater etc. The accused woman took the amount...
Nagpur MLC poll: Candidate pays security deposit of Rs 10,000 in “chillar” (coins)
Nagpur: The election officials at Nagpur Divisional Commissioner’s office on Tuesday were left stunned and sweating, too. A candidate for Nagpur Teachers Constituency (MLC) election, Vilas Shankarrao Battamwar of Gadchiroli reached the office of Divisional Commissioner for filing his nomination...
Is NIT confusing you, too?
Nagpur: On the eve of New Year, the Maharashtra Cabinet approved the process to dissolve Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT). The decision certainly cheered a political party and its workers. But the common people are panicky and in dilemma, as well....
With Shiv Sena’s Jadhav jumping in ring, Ganar faces a double challenge
Nagpur: The last-minute nomination by Shiv Sena’s Prakash Jadhav for MLC election from Nagpur Teachers’ Constituency has thrown the poll field wide open. Jadhav filed his papers as official candidate of Shiv Sena on the last day of nominations. With...
HC orders CID probe into 2013 kidnapping of 5-yr old girl from Gondia
Representational Pic Nagpur: Picking holes in police investigation into kidnapping of a 5-year old kidnapped girl from Amgaon in Gondia District, the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court on Tuesday ordered handing over the case to State CID (Crime Investigation...
Beware babus! Chewing of tobacco at workplaces will attract jail
Representational Pic Nagpur: Beware! Those official and employees “enjoying” chewing of tobacco think twice before consuming the stuff at their workplaces in Government and Semi-Government offices. If caught, the offenders could be sent to jail or could be fined heavily. The...
RISE launches “My Health” (Swachata Jaha, Swasthya Waha) project in city
Nagpur: The RISE, a city-based voluntary organization, on Tuesday launched a health project “My Health” (Swachata Jaha, Swasthya Waha) aimed at spreading awareness about hygiene. Under this project, the RISE will initiate educative lectures and training for various sections of women....
Two drunk brothers assault traffic cop in Indora, arrested
Representational Pic Nagpur: A Traffic police constable was manhandled and threatened by two brothers who were challaned for drunken driving near Indora Traffic Post here on Monday evening. Both the accused have reportedly been arrested. The complainant Naik Police Constable Shashikant...
