Committee formed to keep watch on paid news during NMC poll

Nagpur: The State Election Commission has formed a high-powered committee to keep a close watch on publication of paid news during elections of Nagpur Municipal Corporation and also redress complaints. The Committee will be headed by Municipal Commissioner Shravan Hardikar...

5 minor girls escape from Govt Hostel, found by cops within hours

Nagpur: In a swift action, a joint team of Pachpaoli Police Station and Crime Branch succeeded in finding five minor girls who had escaped from Government Hostel situated on Katol Road on Monday (January 16) night. On Monday night around 0030...

HC grants bail to 14 accused: Sexual exploitation of Buldana Ashram Shala student

Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to 14 accused arrested in connection with sexual exploitation of a girl student at an Adivasi Ashram Shala in Buldana district. The accused included Headmaster, members of management...

OCW’s step towards Women Empowerment gets “Thumbs Up”

Nagpur: “A study revealed that women always do better while managing things in so called male bastion like Tanker Operations”. Acting on same lines, where women have shown their strengths in every field from Fighter Pilot to a Bus and...

Science Expo at Raman Science Centre from Jan 18 to 22

Nagpur: A Science Expo is being organized at Raman Science Centre from January 18 to 22, 2017. The Science Expo, to be participated by 13 renowned institutions, will be inaugurated by Additional Director of Geological Survey of India Dr N...

Land purification ceremony for ISKCON Lotus Temple at MIHAN held

Nagpur: The Land Purification Ceremony of Lotus Temple to be built by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) was held recently. The grand ISKCON Lotus Temple will come up at under-construction Emperean Township at Kotewada in MIHAN area. The Land...

Cong to gherao RBI office in Nagpur against notebandi

Representational Pic Nagpur/Mumbai: Congress is trying all out means to make demonetisation a bigger issue in Nagpur Municipal Corporation polls. In Mumbai, the party on Monday demanded the resignation of RBI Governor Urjit Patel over the apex bank's "loss of...

ACB traps IGGMCH Dean red-handed for bribe of Rs 15000

Nagpur: In a big catch, sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Nagpur Range, on Monday trapped Dean of Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (Mayo Hospital) Dr Meenakshi Induprakash Gajbhiye (Wahane) red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs 15,000 from a...

Show opponents of development their place, says Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Nagpur/Amravati: Stressing that Maharashtra has started changing under the BJP, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today appealed to people to show “opponents of development” their place even as he hailed the proposed Mumbai-Nagpur superhighway, saying it will make farmers “rich”. Interestingly,...

RBI raises ATM withdrawal limit to Rs 10,000 per day from current Rs 4,500

Representational Pic Nagpur: In a major relief for ATM users, the limits placed on withdrawals and current accounts has been raised with immediate effect as under:

1. The limit on withdrawals from ATMs has been enhanced from the current limit of...

Video: Car catches fire in Ajni, owner suffers burn injuries

MLC Polls : Cong-NCP tie up for 5 seats including Nagpur, Amravati

Nagpur/Mumbai: The opposition Congress and NCP in Maharashtra have joined hands to contest the Legislative Council elections in five Graduates and Teachers constituencies scheduled on February 3. State Congress chief Ashok Chavan told reporters here today that his party will contest...

Man with country-made pistol, six bullets nabbed in Gittikhadan

Nagpur: Acting on a secret information, Gittikhadan police on Monday arrested a man and seized a country-made revolver from his possession. The cops also recovered six live cartridges from the arrested accused. Gittikhadan police, around 1.25 pm On Monday, received a...

Kurve launches speedy Ferfar process

Nagpur: In a major move to provide relief to people, the District Collector Sachin Kurve on Monday said that the ferfar (mutation) of properties will be initiated the moment applications are registered with Sub Registrar’s office. “There will be no...

2 car-borne goons fire bullets on Asaram disciple in Gittikhadan

Representational pictureNagpur: In an appalling incident, two car-borne goons tried to kill a 29-year old man, a disciple of Asaram Bapu, by firing bullets on his running car. The bullets smashed the window glass of the car but missed...

With no system in place, people find it hard to identify genuine currency notes!

Nagpur: The demonetization move, even after over two months, continues to hassle people on one front or another. New currency notes of Rs 2000 and Rs 500 have replaced the junked notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500. People have...

ATM free withdrawals may be halved to just three

Nagpur/New Delhi: If you thought not being able to withdraw as much as you wanted to from ATMs was painful, here's some more worry coming your way. The government is considering a proposal to reduce the free withdrawals by more...

Citizens must change their mindset towards disposing of e-waste: Hardikar

Nagpur: “To make the cleanliness drive a movement, citizens should first segregate garbage in their home to reduce air pollution in the city. Without segregation, mixed garbage poses hazards to the human beings. Therefore, it is necessary to segregate wastes...

A Flower Show gives message of Peace, Prosperity & Good Health

Nagpur: It was grand. It was novel and it was educative too. The 13th Plant, Flower & Mini-Landscape Competition & Show -2017 organized by Friends International, Nagpur, in association with Nagpur Municipal Corporation and Institute of Engineers, Nagpur, was inaugurated...

Women members of SHGs take out morcha against micro-finance cos

File Pic Nagpur: Women members of Self-Help Groups, who were tormented by private micro-finance companies by charging them exorbitant interest rates and recovering dues with force of threats, took out a morcha under the banner of Aam Admi Party (AAP)...