Kotwali cops foil dacoity, nab gang of five robbers with lethal arms
Nagpur: A gang of five dacoits was arrested in the nick of time and an imminent strike was foiled by the alert cops of Kotwali Police Station on the midnight of Wednesday. A squad of policemen was on patrolling duty well...
Nagpur-Mumbai Air India flight suffers tyre burst, few passengers injured
The Air India flight whose tyre burst on landing at Mumbai Airport. Mumbai/Nagpur: The incident took place at 10:45 pm when Air India flight number 630, travelling from Nagpur to Mumbai (NAG-BOM), suffered a tyre burst while landing on the...
Four die while one critical while trying to clean a Septic Tank
Nagpur: In another tragic incident, five persons had entered a septic tank to clean it. However, poisonous gasses emanating from the sewage water had chocked four persons to death while the condition of the fifth is very critical. The incident...
City cricket aficionados crest fallen as New Zealand beat India by 47 runs in World T20 opener
Nagpur: In what could be mentioned as sheer let down of all the enthusiasm, zest and patriotism running high in the blood of the citizens of Nagpur, New Zealand beats India by 47 runs in World T20 opener. Thousands of vehicles...
Swine Flu hits rural Nagpur, 7 positive, 1 dead since Jan
Nagpur: With the fresh bout of H1N1 affecting the health of Maharashtra, Pune scores high with more deaths due to swine flu this year while the rural pockets of Nagpur are reeling into its effect. Of the 11 H1N1 cases resulting...
Cricket fan tricked by two conmen, given bogus tickets of Ind-NZ T20 match
Nagpur: Two tricksters, taking the advantage of cricket fever, trapped a crazy fan and offered him five tickets of India-New Zealand match of T20 World Cup to be played at VCA’s Jamtha Stadium on Tuesday (March 15) evening. The entusiastic...
Young man murdered by friend after a heady brawl near Medical Square
Nagpur: Yet another liquor-induced brawl led to murder of young man by his friend near Medical Square in the midnight of Tuesday. The accused murderer went absconding and is beaing searched by cops. The deceased Jitu Mahadeo Khandare (32), resident of...
Follow up: Cops mount hunt to nab Hotel Skylark bouncer in firing incident
The victim Vivek Jain receives bullet injury on cheeks and being operated in Mayo Hospital. Nagpur: The Crime Branch of city police has mounted a massive hunt to apprehend the bouncer of Hotel Skylark Ramjan Shaha (Dholwala) who had fired a...
Gun shot fired in Skylark Hotel, 1 injured
Nagpur: In bizzare incident that took place on Monday night, an orchestra singer performing at Hotel Skylark, situated in Central avenue suffered a bullet injury at 11 pm. Police sources informed that the accused bouncer Ramzaan clashed with the orchestra singer...
Next NMC polls on Prabhag system may prove ‘gainful’ for BJP, say the strategists
Nagpur: The ruling dispensation in the State as well as in NMC, after lengthy deliberations and weighing pros and cons, has decided to conduct the next Nagpur Municipal Corporation election on the basis of Prabhag system. The next NMC polls...
Students appearing for CBSE maths paper shocked over difficult question paper
Nagpur: Once again the CBSE is in the news for the wrong reasons. The Class 12 CBSE Mathematics Paper scheduled for March 14, 2016 has made students bewildered again this year because of the way it was set. While speaking to...
Jewellers on indefinite strike sell tea and vegetables to draw attention of government
Nagpur: Soon after the Union Budget was presented by Union Cabinet Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, jewellers in the city downed shutters with a demand to rollback the 1% additional Excise Duty levied on gold jewellery. However, this time round, they...
Heat Action Plan to be inagurated on March 15
Nagpur: The ambitious Heat Action Plan (HAP) in Nagpur, the first city in Maharashtra, will be inaugurated on Tuesday (March 15) at the hands of Sujata Saunik, Principal Secretary of State Public Health Department. The Mayor Pravin Datke will preside...
Govt to auction property of Talatule to pay pending dues of Selu farmers
Nagpur: Sticking to its assurance of paying the pending dues of Selu farmers the State Government has got its acts together. Making a statement in the ongoing State Budget Session being held in Mumbai, the Cooperation Minister Chandrakantdada Patil said...
Beware crazy fans: Tricksters offering T20 World Cup tickets may take you for a costly ride
Remember, the India-New Zealand match, The first big match of the World Cup, has been sold out. In fact, all the matches featuring India have been sold out across the country. No tickets are on the offer except through genuine...
4-day holiday for banks on a trot may leave customers high and dry
Nagpur: Bank customers, specifically the ATM dependents, are in for a sort of trouble as the banking sector will have a long vacation following the co-inciding dates of list of holidays. Starting March 24 banks will be closed for business...
Cops foil dacoities, arrest 11 members of two gangs in Jaripatka, Pachpaoli
Nagpur: In a swift action, police foiled two imminent dacoities in different localities by arresting eleven members of two gangs. Lethal arms and other material to be used in the dacoities were seized from the possession of arrested gang members. Jaripatka...
Pervert boy rapes 7-yr old girl in Kalamna, arrested
Nagpur: In a heinous act, a 22-year old pervert boy raped a 7-year old girl on the pretext of giving her wheat flour. The lewd accused has been arrested. According to police, the 22-year old accused Akash Jaiswal, resident of Kalamna...
High on Hookah# Cops raid another joint at Heritage Hotel in Sadar; Manager booked
Nagpur: Even as the dust refused to settle on the issue of thriving hookah parlours in Nagpur, particularly in Sadar area, yet another such den was raided in the dark of the nights on Sunday at Hotel Heritage in the...
T 20 World Cup: India, NZ teams arrives, all tickets sold out, teams to practice today
Nagpur: Both India and New Zealand teams have arrived in the Orange City for thw ICC Twenty-2o World Cup opening tie to be played at VCA Jamtha Stadium on Monday. While Indian team under the leadership of MS Dhoni arrived in...
Oppn’s mentality ‘pro-builder’: Devendra Fadnavis
Nagpur: "The State government has taken a decision to regularise the illegal construction works that were done till December 31, 2015. The decision has been taken, taking into consideration the problems of the common people. But some people are accusing...
