Crime shadow got bigger & bigger in 2016

Nagpur: The Crime Shadow in 2016 in the Second Capital City of Nagpur got bigger and bigger with Opposition terming the Orange City as “emerging Crime Capital.” 58 murders, 51 attempts to murder, 200 robberies including 89 chain-snatchings, 2050 burglaries...

Did the effect of Bollywood movie Pink embolden the gals of the city too?

Nagpur: Well that is what is seems happening. On December 31, 2016, many gals were seen procuring liquor from liquor stores themselves. Gone are the days when gals had to rely on their boy-friends or brothers to get liquor for...

Takli Sim ESR Cleaning on Jan 5

Nagpur: Following its commitment of providing clean, safe and sufficient water to every household OCW has started its ESR Cleaning for the fourth consecutive year. After the cleaning of 10 ESR in this fourth round of ESR Cleaning, namely, Bharatwada,...

Journey of Nagpur’s Majhi Metro so far

Nagpur: Every Nagpurian is filled with excitement about the Nagpur Metro with a tinge of scepticism about the success of project. Everyone has their opinion about the project but most of them are unaware about the basics of city’s pet...

“If customers can’t pay service charge then they should not eat in hotels,” says NRAI

Representational Pic Nagpur: With the Central Government making service charge on food bills not compulsory, the hotel associations reacted sharply by saying that if customers don’t want to pay service charges then they should not eat in restaurants at all. The...

Video : CM Fadnavis presents the next gen aspirations of ‘.nagpur’

Nagpur: Riding high on the spate of ongoing developments and many more coming up, Nagpur seems to have bright prospects in 2017. As Nagpur gets its new logo '.nagpur' recently, it implies that the city has many more possibilities...

Celebrating Savitribai Phule

The Google doodle today, commemorates the 186th birth anniversary of social reformer and poet Savitribai Phule. Savitribai who was married to freedom fighter, educationist and reformer Jyotirao Phule, stood up for the rights of women and fought against the injustice faced...

Thousands pray for world peace at Kalgidhar Satsang Mandal

Nagpur: Shri Kalgidhar Satsang Mandal on Tuesday organized “Icchapurak Prabhu Simran Prarthna” on the occasion of 350th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji to be celebrated on Thursday (January 5). Thousands of devotees prayed for world peace and safety...

MPCC forms committees for state-wide protests against Modi

Nagpur: The All India Congress Committee has announced that the party will launch a nationwide protest across the country from January 6 on the twin issues of note ban and corruption charges against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The past two...

Video: Citizens feel helpless, let-down with hike in price of petrol, gas cylinder

Youth Congress distributes Smart Cards to 11729 men, women in camp

Nagpur: In a programme held on the auspices of Nagpur Loksabha Yuvak Congress a total of 11729 men and women were distributed Smart Cards. The function, organized at Shingada Market premises near Ganesh Mandir in Prabhag 18 New Shukrawari, was...

Anonymous poster in Mumbai ‘A person from Nagpur’ Comment irks BJP

Nagpur/Mumbai: The posters erected at various parts of city mentioning that “a person from Nagpur (read Fadnavis) will transform Mumbai has evoked sharp reactions from BJP. Mumbai BJP Chief Ashish Shelar without naming Shiv Sena made a reference to the party...

Cash crunch overburdens banks too as cheques not cleared for days

Representational Pic Nagpur: After notes of denominations of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes were declared invalid, there was a mad rush to get the old notes converted into new notes. However notes of the denomination of Rs 2000 and...

Is Reliance Group’s defence project at Mihan SEZ in doldrums?

Nagpur: Yet another “high-end investment drama” at MIHAN has come to the fore. The Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani had with great fanfare announced an investment worth Rs 6,500 crore to set up a greenfield aerospace project in 289 hectares...

Nagpur’s Shivani Dani’s presentation at Ministry of Finance first of its kind

Nagpur: Bringing immense pride to Nagpur, City President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Shivani Dani made an extensive and insightful presentation at the Ministry of Finance, New Delhi on economic forecasting. She became one among the first in the country...

Demonetization comes as blessing in disguise for NMC in recovery of taxes

Nagpur: The demonetization has come as blessing in disguise for Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) as it has mopped up various taxes in crores in the past three days of deadline. On December 29, 2851 people paid Rs 1.24 crore, on...

Leakage at Agyaram Devi Square to be plugged on Jan 2 night

File Pic Nagpur: A major leakage has been developed on 450 mm dia. Main supply line at Agyaram Devi square just at 7 pm on Monday (January 2, 2017). Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Orange City Water (OCW) have jointly planned...

Swami Vivekanand had made India global guru, asserts CM Fadnavis

Nagpur: While unveiling the statue of Swami Vivekanand at the Ambazhari Overflow Point, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that Swami Vivekanand had introduced rich Indian culture and heritage to the world. Before Swami Vivekanand began to deliver his speech in...

Prosperous Maharashtra will be jewel in country’s crown: Fadnavis

Nagpur: “People of Maharashtra bestowed with us the responsibility of fulfilling their aspirations and hopes. Nagpur and Vidarbha are our ‘Karmabhumis.’ We have accepted the responsibility of making the State most prosperous in all the fields by carrying out development...

Suspicious man tries to gun down wife in laundry at Deonagar, arrested

Nagpur: The New Year started with a bloody and horrible note for a young woman as her suspicious husband tried to kill her by firing a bullet on her chest but the gun misfired. However, the enraged man again tried...