Eminent Marathi literary scholar R C Dhere no more
Pune/Nagpur: Eminent Marathi writer R C Dhere, known for his exhaustive research in folk literature and bhakti tradition of Maharashtra, passed away in Pune this morning following prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 86. Dhere, a recipient of the Sahitya...
Fliers to pay less for excess check-in baggage from today
New Delhi/Nagpur: From today onwards, fliers will be required to shell out lesser money for excess checked-in baggage up to a certain limit as the revised fee structure comes into effect. Under the new tariff regime, only Rs 100 would be...
RSS dubs reports of conducting Iftaar party as ‘factually incorrect’!
Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has finally broken its silence over the pertaining issue of conducting Iftaar party and also over one of its functionaries active role in Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM). Rubbishing the reports in this regard, RSS Twitter handle commented,...
“My first priority is to strengthen party,” says new DCC chief Mulak
Nagpur: As expected, former Minister of State Rajendra Mulak has been given the responsibility of Nagpur(Rural) District Congress Committee (DCC) as its President. The post was vacant since past months. Finally, the MPCC chief Ashok Chavan, after a flurry of...
7th pay commission ramifications – where is social equity?
Representational Pic Nagpur: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and his cabinet colleagues seem to have accepted the recommendations of the seventh pay commision in toto and confirmd they will be implemented from 1st January this year. He said, the Pay Commission...
HC directs top NMC boss to prepare chart on encroachments on roads within 4 weeks
Representational Pic Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Municipal Commissioner Shravan Hardikar to prepare an all-inclusive chart of unauthorized pandals, arcs, entry gates and encroaching roads in various areas of the city and submit...
50 crore trees will be planted in next 3 years, nurseries in every village: Mungantiwar
File Pic Nagpur: Maharashtra Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar will lead the State to achieve an ambitious target of planting 50 crore trees in the coming three years in an attempt to stave off rampant deforestation. Beginning with, a massive drive...
Judicial panel set up to probe irregularities in Tribal Development Department
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Government, after going through every charge of petitioner in a PIL No. 153/2012 (Bahiram Popatrao Motiram against Maharashtra Government) filed in Mumbai High Court, has decided to form a one-man enquiry committee to examine whether financial irregularities...
Make tree planting, conserving a people’s movement: Mayor
Nagpur: The Mayor Pravin Datke on Thursday called to make tree planting and tree conservation a people’s movement. “Awareness to maintain environment balance, green cover, cleanliness, beauty of a city is necessary. Therefore, based on the concept of ‘tree planting...
Air Vice Marshal SC Chafekar AVSM to assume charge of SAASO, Maintenance Command, IAF
Nagpur: Air Vice Marshal SC Chafekar Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Shaurya Chakra to assume charge of Senior Air and Administrative Staff Officer of Maintenance Command on 01 Jul 2016. He was commissioned in Transport stream of Indian Air Force and...
3 goons demand Rs 1.50 lakh from Wockhardt doctor, threaten to kill him, family
Nagpur: Three criminals, including an unidentified caller, rang up a Cardiologist of Wockhardt Hospital and threatened to kill him, his wife and sons if extortion money of Rs 1.50 lakh was not given to them. Cops have booked the three...
Father-son duo molests woman, threatens to burn her with acid in Hudkeshwar
Representational Pic Nagpur: A father-son duo has been booked on the charges of molesting a woman and threatening to burn her face with acid over a matter related to a temple in Hudkeshwar area. The accused have been identified as...
Bail or jail? Final hearing on Ranjit Safelkar’s plea in HC today
Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court will hold a final hearing on the bail application of Kamptee Municipal Council Vice-Chairman Ranjit Safelkar who has been booked on the charges of possessing a pistol, live cartridges and fake stamp...
NMC razes encroachments at The Bawa restro, Brown Sugar bakery in Civil Lines!
Nagpur Municipal Corporation seems to have woken up to the rampant commercial encroachment in plush residential areas and finally cracked down on two such eateries running from the residential apartment in Civil Lines. The officials of Dharampeth Zone had on...
National Secretary of Round Table India Arvinth inaugurates 3 new class-rooms at Jeevan Shikshan Vidyalaya
Nagpur: It is with great pride that the office-bearers and members of Nagpur Round Table-83 organized the inauguration of the three new class rooms built for Jeevan Shikshan Vidyalaya, Untkhana Road. These class-rooms were inaugurated by National Secretary Christopher Arvinth...
Hawk-eye watch by drones curbing illegal mining of sand effectively: Kurve
Nagpur: Beware ruffians: Next time you “venture” out to excavate sand illegally, the eyes from the skies could be watching you and send you to jail. For the first time, drones are being used to curb illegal excavation of sand...
High Court turns down the plea of Avinash Bhute of Tajshree Group
Representational Pic Nagpur: The Division Bench of the Bombay High Court, Bench at Nagpur declined to quash the First Information Report lodged against Avinash Bhute of the Tajashree Group. Bhute who has been arrayed as an accused in the Wasankar Scam...
Fresh Read: Nagpur writer pens ‘Book of Life’ to unlock success within!
Nagpur: Can happiness be found somewhere? Is it really possible to develop the text which can lead you to solace? Sounds tricky... but as far as a writer's imagination goes, no thought is too complicated to be translated into realm...
Industries in Vid, Marathwada to get power at concessional rates
Representational Pic Nagpur: In a major boost to industries in backward Vidarbha and Marathwada, the Cabinet Sub-Committee, formed under the chairmanship of Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, has approved the move to provide power at concessional rates to the industrial units...
25-year-old wife of Police Constable dies of electrocution by cooler
File Pic Nagpur: In another unfortunate incident, the 25-year-old wife of a Police Constable died after receiving a heavy jolt of electricity passing through the Water-Cooler on June 29, 2016. According to police sources, the deceased is identified as Kavita Premlal...
Employees of ESIC stage dharna against change of management
Nagpur: The employees of Employee's State Insurance Corporation are sitting on dharna to oppose some decisions taken by the management of ESIC on June 29, 2016. While speaking to Nagpur Today, President of ESIC Action Committee (Rajya Karmachari Bheema Nigam Kriti...
