Displeased CM stays Mahabeej move to hike seed prices
Nagpur: Expressing his strong displeasure over Mahabeej move to hike seed prices, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stayed the decision and thus provided a relief to lakhs of farmers. In another significant decision, the State Cabinet, chaired by Fadnavis, approved in principle...
Delayed monsoon prompts Nagpur farmers to slow down sowing!
File Pic Nagpur: Though the soaring temperatures have significantly come down in Nagpur, there appears to be no respite from the burning heat. Now with the delayed monsoon the farmers are being advised to go slow on sowing session. Deputy...
Hingna may turn into coal bed as Mahagenco seeks ban on property sale!
Over 400 women taken for a ride by Self Employment Centre in Ganeshpeth
Nagpur: A so-called President of Self Employment Centre took over 400 women for a ride and duped them to the tune of over Rs 2.13 lakh in the name of providing them household jobs. The accused Siddheshwar Ram Murkute (34), a...
5 members of family, others ransack man’s house, thrash husband-wife duo in Panchpaoli
Representational pic Nagpur: Panchpaoli police have booked five members of a family and also father of complainant on the charges of forcibly entering the house of a man and ransacking the households. When the man and his wife protested the...
Over 3 dozen ‘promoted’ engineers in NMC find themselves in the lurch
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation is at it again. Over 3 dozen engineers of NMC seem to be caught in “so near but still so far” situation. The ruling party, on April 18 this year, hesitatingly approved long pending promotions...
Harlequin baby dies after 48 hours of struggle for survival, unfortunately
Representational Pic Nagpur: In an unfortunate turn of events, the Harlequin baby which was born in Lata Mangeshkar Hospital in the wee hours i.e. 12:45 am of June 11, 2016 died late in the afternoon of June 13, 2016. The Hospital...
‘Dal Badlus’ steal the show in State MLC poll & the loyals get a ‘royal’ dump
Nagpur: The recent Maharashtra Council (MLC) poll and its result could be termed “unique” in one way or the other. The ‘Dal Badlus’ or Turncoats or Drifters, whatever one may call them suitably, who dumped their parent parties, raised banner...
Khaparkheda, a hub of crimes, cries for merger into Nagpur Commissionerate
Nagpur: Khaparkheda, a hub of commercial activities and serious crimes, too, has made the town a fit case for inclusion in Nagpur Police Commissionerate on the lines of Kamptee and Hingna Police Stations. The rising crime graph and ‘goonda raj’...
Double murder sparks tension in Jaripatka, cops lathi-charge mob who gheroed Police Station
Nagpur: Tempers flied thick and fast in Jaripatka area as a trivial tiff over domestic sewage water management between three families turned bloody and led to ghastly murder of two brothers. Wife of one of the deceased brothers was also...
Prices of vegetables shoot up suddenly catching customers off-guard
Nagpur: We need to eat vegetables everyday simply because one cannot find another food group that is as perfectly matched to our everyday human needs as vegetables! As Indians, we need vegetables (Sabji) with rotis. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, we...
Tata Ace driver sandwiched between two trucks, dies in Kalamna
Representational Pic Nagpur: A Tata Ace driver was killed on the spot when his vehicle got sandwiched between two trucks on Bhandara Road here on Sunday afternoon in Kalamna area. One of the truck drivers was arrested while the other...
CR commissions new current reservation cum reserved ticket cancellation counters
Nagpur: The Nagpur Division of Central Railway has commissioned new current reservation cum reserved ticket cancellation counters at Ajni Booking Office, Wardha, Chandrapur, Ballarshaha, Betul and Sewagram Stations from Monday (June 13, 2016) for convenience of passengers. The six centres...
Man attacked murderously by 4 youths in Gittikhadan
Representational pic Nagpur: A 50-year old man was assaulted murderously by four youths over old dispute in Gittikhadan area on Saturday night. The four accused have been booked and are being searched. The victim Akash Munna Kumbhre (50), resident of Azad...
Brahmashankar Tripathi elected President while Shirish Borkar elected General Secretary unopposed
Brahmashnakar Tripathi and Shirish Borkar Nagpur: Brahmashnakar Tripathi and Shirish Borkar have been elected unopposed as President and general secretary respectively of Nagpur Union of working Journalists (NUWJ) for the year 2016-2018. Triptahi, who is Special Correspondent of Lokmat Times,...
Wockhardt Hospital foils bid of self-acclaimed leaders from marring their reputation
Nagpur: It has now become a pattern for relatives of patients to get admitted into private hospitals and availing the best of treatment and whenever any eventuality takes place, they are prompt to cry foul in order to avoid paying...
With eye on next NMC poll, ruling BJP dangles slew of sops to woo voters
Nagpur: The Ruling Party in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), Bharatiya Janata Party, with an eye on the upcoming polls to the local body and retain the power as well, has started wooing the voters by dangling a slew of...
Four Cars crash on Buldi flyover
Nagpur: A pileup involving five cars occurred on Sitabuldi flyover on Saturday at 8 pm when a speeding driver suddenly slammed on his brakes. The pileup disrupted traffic for some time on the flyover. According to information, a vehicle with Maharashtra...
Shiv Sainiks Take to Social Media to Mock Modi Govt, releases posters targeting BJP
Mumbai/Nagpur: Escalating its turf war against the BJP government, Shiv Sena released a series of posters on the social media questioning Modi and BJP's performance in the last two years. The posters doing rounds on Facebook and WhatsApp in Maharashtra are...
Parents and grandparents accept Harlequin baby with open arms
“Parmeshwarani Je Pan Dile Amala, Tey Amala Sweekar Ahey” Nagpur: The birth of a Harlequin baby is a rare occurrence. While speaking to Nagpur Today, International President of Comhad*, UK Dr Uday Bodhankar said that Harlequin babies are rare and the...
With ZP chief’s post reserved for SC woman, Congress found napping in rural areas
Nagpur: Maharashtra Government, in a draw held on Friday (June 10), announced reservations for posts of Zilla Parishad Presidents of 34 districts across the State. Accordingly, the post of Nagpur ZP President has been reserved for woman from Scheduled Caste...
