RPF’s fiery sniffer dog Rino retires after 10-year service, accorded fond farewell
Now, the ‘fast and furious’ sniffer will spend rest of his life with ‘Peoples for Animals,’ an NGO that has adopted the canine. Nagpur: He served the Bomb Disposal and Detection Squad (BDDS) of Railway Protection Force with aplomb. In his...
Comedy for Cause : Nagpur set to tickle its funny bones on Jun 26
Nagpur: Nagpur has a big appetite for comedy and it truly believes in the art of laughing at one's self! To satiate this crave for comedy the city's fun texture is set to be painted in the color of comedy...
4 persons, including two sisters, dupe job-seekers of Rs 43 lakh
Nagpur: Sitabuldi police have booked four persons, including two sisters, on the charges of duping a job-seeking man and his relatives to the tune of Rs 43 lakh. The complainant, Anil Vishnu Pujare (30), resident of Gurnule Layout, Narkhed Rural, told...
Rajkamal Beer Bar in Ramtek shut down on Gadkari’s ‘request’
Nagpur: Bowing to public pressure and “request” by Union Surface Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari, the famous Rajkamal Beer Bar, which was operational at Ramtek since last 20 years, has been closed forever. Paryatak Mitra Chandrapal Chouksey, who is...
Seven hookah parlours raided in city
Nagpur: Raid on Hookah Parlor at seven places were conducted by Nagpur Crime Branch late night on Wenesday June 23. Place raided include Kerbstone Lounge (Ravi Nagar ) ,Lake Side Grill ( Futala ), Waffle House Restaurent ( Bharat Nagar ),...
Girl comes out in open, makes serious allegations against Hardeep Arora and family
Nagpur: Lakhwinder Singh Tuli, the father of the estranged wife of Hardeep Singh Arora, Lakhwinder’s wife and his daughter, Gurleen Kaur Arora addressed a press meet and told media personnel that Gurleen was married to Hardeep Singh Arora in a...
Neglect of Hindu community leading to conversion, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Nagpur: “Neglect of Hindu community is leading to conversion. Had the conversion been taking place due to weaknesses in the community it would have taken long before. But this is not the fact. However, now the Hindu community is becoming...
Hardeep Singh Arora harassment case: “I am not guilty,” says Ambazari PI Shankhe
Nagpur: Hardeep Singh Arora, an accused under various sections including 498 (A), 377, 354 (A)(1), 323, 34 of IPC for dowry-demand, sexual torture, forcing unnatural sex, sexual harassment and molestation, is in the line of fire again for using every...
Babus asked to send DPC development work proposals before June 30
Nagpur: Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday directed the concerned officials all departments to send all development project proposals to be carried with the funds of District Planning Committee before June 30. Proposals sent thereafter will not be considered....
WCL workers’ unions call for strike on July 18
Nagpur: Smarting under simmering discontent over non-fulfillment of their demands by Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) the workers’ unions INTUC, AITUC, HMS and CITU have declared to strike work in mines situated in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh on July 18. In a...
NMC undertakes drive to remove encroachments near Meetha Neem Dargah on ‘D-Day’
Nagpur: In an exercise aimed at sending a “positive message” to High Court here and also saving the face of top NMC boss, the Anti-Encroachment Department undertook a massive drive and removed encroachments near Meetha Neem Dargah on Thursday (June...
NIT Board of Trustees finally approves long-awaited Metro Region Development Plan
Nagpur: The Board of Trustees of Nagpur Improvement Trust finally approved the long-awaited Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development plan with minor modifications in tune with the hundreds of suggestions and objections put up by people. The plan will now be sent...
Group of 6 women go on rampage in Gopal Nagar
Representational Pic Nagpur: A group of women on Wednesday went on a rampage in Gopal Nagar area and bashed up a woman who husband had reportedly sent a NIT squad to remove encroachments that were erected by the accused...
Controversial FTII chief meets RSS chief in Nagpur
Gajendra Chauhan speaking to media outside RSS HQ in Nagpur Nagpur: The Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Gajendra Chauhan paid a surprise visit to RSS Headquarters in city on Thursday and met Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat. This...
Young girl, sitting at airport ice-cream parlour counter, molested, accused arrested
Representational Pic Nagpur: A young girl, sitting at her ice-cream parlour counter at city airport, was molested audaciously by a man in the busy evening hours on Wednesday. The molester has been arrested. The accused Keshav Ashok Kale (32), native of...
Maha govt to refer Pansare murder probe to CBI
Mumbai/Nagpur: The Maharashtra government to refer the Govind Pansare murder case to the CBI, family lawyer tells Bombay High Court. Days after the CBI arrested a right wing activist in connection with the Narendra Dabholkar murder case, family members of Govind...
BJP dares Sena to get a divorce
Mumbai/Nagpur: The war of words between Shiv Sena and BJP has further intensified with a publication by the latter daring the junior alliance partner to take 'divorce'. BJP spokesperson Madhav Bhandari's article published yesterday in Maharashtra party unit's fortnightly publication 'Manogat',...
Are cops showing soft corner for this scandalous NMC contractor?
Nagpur: Taking the serious note of a media report charging the NMC Contractors Association President Vijay Naidu rigging the tenders, a written complaint in this regard was sent to Municipal Commissioner, Chief Minister and Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch...
Rain saga begins in Nagpur, more showers ahead
Nagpur: The sudden shower late Wednesday evening brought good relief to the citizens of Nagpur. Of course many citizens were caught off-guard and had to get drenched. Many important squares like Lokmat Square, Rani Jhansi Square, Dharampeth areas started to witness...
Hardeep Singh Arora denies allegations: Claims cops filed false complaint
Nagpur: Hardeep Singh Tejpalsingh Arora today denied all the allegations made against him and his family in Press meet held at Patrakar Bhavan on Wednesday June 22. Addressing the media Hardeep said that all the allegations made by his estranged wife...
Dharampeth Zone Ward Officer Karade suspended for ignoring encroachment near Meetha Neem Dargah
The suspension of Assistant Commissioner Rajesh Karade is being seen as an attempt on the part of Municipal Commissioner Shravan Hardikar to save his skin and also escape punitive action by High Court for “committing aggravating contempt of court” by...
