Young boy succumbs to road mishap injuries
Representational pic Nagpur: A young boy who was injured seriously in a hit-and-run accident on 17-11-2016 in Gopal Nagar succumbed to his injuries on Friday (December 30) night. The deceased Manoj Pruthviraj Bhone (26) of Plot No. 19, Goodluck Society, Hingna...
ATM withdrawal limit raised to Rs. 4,500 per card per day starting January 1
Nagpur/New Delhi: In a major relief for the common man, Reserve Bank of India today increased the limit of ATM withdrawal to Rs 4500 from current Rs 2500. There is no change in weekly withdrawal limits and RBI has strictly adhered...
Think twice before you drive back home after enjoying liquor
Representational Pic Nagpur: Every year, the New Year spirits are dampened or marred by the reports of road accidents that have claimed the lives of many. The majority of the deceased are youngsters. Most of these accidents were the result...
SC bar, demonetization dampen 31st December spirit of celebrations
File Pic Nagpur: With Supreme Court ordering ban on sale of liquor at shops within 500 metres off State and National Highways from April 1, 2017, the State Excise Department has decided to play it safe and has issued the...
Nagpur – some musings on how the city has evolved in 2016
Nagpur: Let me confess one thought right here - we all in Nagpur hate change! We are in love with our own image of the place: laid back, luxuriant, tree lined broad roads and avenues, slow moving cycle rikshas and...
Development will reach doors of weaker sections of society, declares CM
Nagpur: Hundreds of people on Friday accorded grand welcome to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence Ramgiri here and felicitated him for fulfilling promises of carving out an independent Ministry for OBCs and scrapping of Nagpur Improvement Trust...
Bawankule promises cement houses for poor in Mohpa
Nagpur: Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced that cement concrete houses will be constructed for poor, farm labourers in Mohpa under Prime Minister Awas Yojana. “Once the Municipal Council elections are over, my first job will be construct cement houses for...
2 bike-borne robbers meet with accident, caught by people
Representational Pic Nagpur: Luck ran out for two bike-borne robbers who had snatched purse of a young girl as they met with an accident and were caught by people. The robbers not only suffered mishap injuries but were also thrashed...
Smart City Project will begin on first day of 2017 in Nagpur
Nagpur: 2017 is set to begin with a bang in Nagpur in terms of development works, particularly the much hyped Smart City project. While the Chief Minister will inaugurate the newly built Swami Vivekananda Memorial at Ambazari Lake overflow, the...
Mega water block in Nagpur on Jan 2 as OCW to repair leakage
Nagpur: Half of the Nagpurians may begin their new year with no water supply as the NMC's private water operator OCW will be repairing for major leakages. This will affect water supply in areas coming under Lakadganj, Ashinagar, Satranjipura, Nehru...
Maulana of Teka Naka mosque arrested for masterminding Rs 50 lakh dacoity
Nagpur: Drawing inspiration straight from the plot of movie Special 26 in which bogus IT officials conduct fake raids to rob away the rich and wealthy, a gang robbed two traders in similar fashion. However the gang, masterminded by Maulana...
Bawankule performs bhumipujan of five 33/11 KV sub-centres in Hingna Taluka
Nagpur: Energy Minister and Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule performed bhumipujan of five 33/11 KV capacity sub-centres to be set up at Alagondi, Waghdhara (Gumgaon), Kanholibara, Kavadas and Mohgaon in Hingna Taluka under MSEDCL’s Din Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana. The...
Dhantoli Zone undertakes drive to recover pending Property Tax
Nagpur: Dhantoli Zone of Nagpur Municipal Corporation on Thursday undertook a drive against defaulters of Property Tax and recovered a total of Rs 10,13,854 from them. Out of the 12 non-payers of the tax, properties of two have been seized...
Kohale performs bhumipujan of development works in Prabhag 62
Nagpur: South Nagpur MLA Sudhakar Kohale on Friday performed bhumipujan of various development works to be carried out different areas in Prabhag 62 at the cost of Rs 4.84 crore. The development works include tarring of roads, gutter lines, safety...
Man booked for abetting wife’s suicide over dowry
Representational Pic Nagpur: Yashodhara Nagar police have booked a young man on the charges of demanding dowry and abetting his wife’s suicide. The deceased Santoshi Umesh Dhakate (27), had ended her life by hanging to ceiling fan with a sari...
4-year old boy falls into well in Kotwali, dies
Representational Pic Nagpur: A tragic incident sniffed out life of a 4-year old boy when he fell into a well in Kotwali area on Thursday evening. The deceased Siddhesh Sandeep Shahu, resident of Old Shukrawari, near Gandhi Statue, fell into...
Satranjipura Zone attaches two properties for non-payment of tax
Nagpur: Satranjipura Zone on Friday attached two properties in Ward 49 for non-payment of Property Tax amounting to Rs 7.51 lakh. The owners of the properties Khairunnisa Haji Abdul Nazim and others having House No. 777 defaulted in payment of...
Nagpur Man of the Year 2016 – Nitin Gadkari without doubt
Nagpur: You look back on Nagpur happenings of the last few years, controversy and all, and just one man stands head and shoulders taller than anyone else in public life - it is no other than Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. We...
CM to perform bhumipujan of badminton hall, various development works
Nagpur: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will perform bhumipujan of national-level badminton hall being constructed by Nagpur Municipal Corporation at Sambhaji Park, Chhatrapati Nagar in Prabhag 56 as well as Rs 40 crore various development works in South-West Assembly constituency on...
Nagpur Metro Rail’s solar power snag may affect its fare!
Representative Pic Nagpur: Will it be or will it not? The question haunts the Nagpur Metro Rail project big time as its fate of relying on solar power for major operations hang in balance. The entire scenario now depends on...
Demonetization is this century’s biggest scam perpetrated by Modi: Mohan Prakash
Nagpur: All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Mohan Prakash on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetization decision and said that he caused an economic disaster. “What happened on 9/11 in United States of...
