Vidarbha has the potential to be the most viable Indian state financially, says D.G. (retd) Prabir chakraborty

Nagpur: One of the most harsh criticism one gets to hear against the notion of separate Vidarbha is that it will not be viable economically. "Without being a part of Maharashtra that has the cash cow of Mumbai, where will Nagpur be?"...

Nagpur gets 2 medical shots – NIPER & Medical Devices Park

Nagpur: The Chief Minister Devendra made a series of announcements on Monday, which mainly includes opening National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) along with a new Medical Devices Park in Nagpur. NIPER is a national level top class...

Petrol price hiked by Rs 0.83 litre, diesel by Rs1.26

New Delhi/Nagpur: Public sector oil marketing companies will increase the retail selling price of petrol and diesel by ₹ 0.83 a litre and ₹ 1.26 a litre respectively in Delhi with a corresponding increase in other states. The increase includes...

Rains to bring respite but Monsoon delayed by a week in Nagpur

Nagpur: As the soaring temperatures continue to scorch people in Nagpur, there is some respite from the heat waves coming up, reported MET office here on Monday. It would probably rain on 18th and 19th May, however, there is catch...

CM Fadnavis to meet Modi to resolve NEET issue

File pic Nagpur: Even as the students aspiring for Medical entrance examinations are in a tizzy over National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), the State Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get a handy resolution...

Drafting faulty road DPRs may land officials in soup: Gadkari

File pic New Delhi/Nagpur: In a stern warning to officials over faulty project reports, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today cautioned that officials concerned could be booked in case of accidents happening due to flawed road designing. The Road Transport and Highways...

Urgent need to clean water-bodies to allay water shortage

Civic authorities need to clean-up water bodies Nagpur: There are as many as 6 major water bodies in the city. These water bodies include Gorewada Lake, Gandhi Sagar Lake, Sakkardara Lake, Sonegaon Lake, Futala Lake and Ambazhari Lake. During monsoons, almost all...

Tiger abandons the deer it killed due to human presence

Nagpur: The nature is pretty brutal in nature. It is one of the rare moments when one gets to witness or capture the incredible images of a tiger chasing a herd of deer before leaping and killing its prey. Being Tiger...

Raising Day observed at Institute of Military Law Kamptee 

Justice AK Sikri planting a palm tree on the occasion of Raising Day of Institute of Military Law, at Kamptee on 16 May 16. Nagpur: The Institute of Military Law, Kamptee celebrated its Raising Day with enthusiasm on May 16,...

Inspiring Tale : Left plum Microsoft job to choose Alag Raah in Nagpur

Nagpur: At a time when StartUp culture has taken over young and going generation, entrepreneurship is certainly the order of the day. However taking a step further few such mentors and motivators chose to share their stories to inspire more...

Will Maharashtra Government consider legalizing casinos soon?

Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra Government to take the decision within six months. Nagpur/Mumbai: Gambling in India is a State subject and only States are entitled to formulate laws for gambling activities within their respective states. The Public Gambling Act of...

NMRCL: Quality Control Cell for Nagpur Metro Project inaugurated

Brijesh Dixit, MD Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited Nagpur: Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL) signed a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with one of the leading firms for Quality Control and Assurance programme for its prestigious Nagpur Metro Rail project....

Three cases of kidnapping registered in city

Representational Pic Nagpur: Lately the cases of minor children running away from home or young girls falling prey to enticement by unscrupulous elements and running away from the home have come to fore. Two separate cases of kidnapping (based on...

Heat ruins weekend, Mercury crosses 45 degree Celsius in city

Nagpur: An intensely furious sun ruined the Sunday of Nagpurians as the temperature maintained its steady incline on the fourth consecutive day. The mercury rose 0.1 degree on Sunday as the meteorological department recorded 45.7 degree Celsius on the weekend....

Use of sewage water by power generation companies will require Rs 32,000 crore investment: Arun Lakhani

Government’s directive to use recycled sewage water by power plants will call for an investment of up to Rs 32,000 crore to meet the requirement of 80 GW capacities of state and central utilities. “The use of sewage water by central...

Formal inclusion of Kamptee, Old-Kamptee and Hingna Police Stations into Nagpur Police Commissionerate

• CM assures of Rs 500 crores for bettering city police
• Assures to initiate process of installing CCTV cameras and monitoring this year

CM’s intervention sought to pass directions in erroneous interpretation of corrigendum correcting LBT rates

Nagpur: Steel and Hardware Chamber of Vidarbha (SHCV) has requested Chief Minister Devendra Fandvis to intervene and pass appropriate directions in the matter of erroneous interpretation of "Corrigendum" issued in July 2013 by the then Government of Maharashtra correcting LBT...

“Instead of numbers I believe in public perception of crime law and order in city more important”, says Nagpur CP SP Yadav

Nagpur: Straight and forward, yet quick and suave! This trait and persona are rarely found in an IPS officer, however, Nagpur Police Commissioner Sharda Prasad Yadav aka SP Yadav truly stands distinguished in reflecting this quality, both in his words...

Ranjeet Safelkar a victim of neglect?

• Chief of Shri Ram Sena feeling suffocated in BJP
• Cordial relationship of BJP leaders and Bahujan Ekta Manch seems to be at its best.

Food Distribution Program by Yoga Vidya Pranic Healing

Program to feed over Ten Thousand people. Areas included this time: Manjhari, Vandevi Nagar, Durga Chowk on 14th and Nari Village and Jagdish Nagar on the 15th. Nagpur: True to the philosophy, “It is in Giving that we Receive”, the city saw...