Green Initiative at Nagpur Mahotsav
Nagpur: Nagpur Municipal Corporation and Green Vigil Foundation have put up an environment awareness stall at Nagpur Mahotsav being organized at Yashwant Stadium Nagpur. The main aim of the effort is to educate citizens on environmental issues and to show...
Rain, high-velocity winds hit power supply in many areas
Nagpur: The untimely rain and high velocity winds on Sunday disrupted power supply in several areas. Dozens of trees got uprooted and crashing on HT lines and overhead lines causing interruption in power supply due to damage to the...
Disappointing Budget for gold industry, jewellers to go on strike
Nagpur: Varied reactions to Union Budget continues to pour in with two more prominent businessmen expressing divergent views. Rajesh Rokde A jeweller Rajesh Rokde says, “The Budget has disappointed the gold industry as 1 per cent excise duty has been imposed...
Beware Riders#Helmet rule bounces back in Nagpur!
File Photo Nagpur: Before you set out for a ride on your two-wheeler on Tuesday, do not forget to carry your helmet along or else be ready to face the fire! Hitting back after a short break, the Traffic Department...
Students pack at exam centres in Nagpur as CBSE, State Board start finals
Nagpur: Hordes of students marched towards various examination centres in Nagpur as the Xth and XIIth board exams of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) as well as SSC examination of Maharashtra State Board began from Tuesday. More than 19,500 students...
Ropeway mishap at Dongargarh near Nagpur; woman killed, 3 injured; Maintenance flaws alleged
Nagpur: Dongargarh, a famous hill shrine in Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh, located around 200 kms from Nagpur witnessed a tragic ropeway collapse on Monday, in which a 68-year-old woman was killed and three others from her family were injured. The...
Union Budget evokes mixed reactions from traders, business community and politicos
Nagpur: No soon had the dust and din over the budget announcements died down that the voices of dissent rose up, from Nagpur and elsewhere too. Let us listen to what Nagpurians are saying: Former Indian Army Officer and present President...
Petrol price cut by Rs 3.02 but diesel to be costlier by Rs 1.47
Nagpur: Petrol price has been reduced by Rs 3.02 a litre while that of diesel increased by Rs 1.47 a litre, according to a press statement issued by oil companies on Monday. State-owned fuel retailers Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum...
CM orders appointment of 1100 doctors at PHCs directly to overcome shortage
Hitherto the appointments were made through Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) only. Nagpur: Taking the shortage of doctors at Public Health Centres (PHCs) seriously the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered appointment of 1100 doctors directly. Following the orders, the State...
Novel gesture by City Yuvak Congress
Nagpur: The Nagpur Loksabha Yuvak Congress on Monday organized a camp in which various important certificates were prepared for poor people such as PAN card, Passports, ‘Molkarin’ card, Aadhar cards, Senior Citizen Card, Ration Cards etc in memory of Vijiyabai...
Mahagenco may reap profit of Rs 421 crore if it buys coal from WCL: Bawankule
Mahagenco, WCL to jointly set up four coal washeries for supplying coal of highest quality to electricity generating plants in Vidarbha. Nagpur: Mahagenco and Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) have decided to jointly set up four coal washeries in Maharashtra to supply...
Citizens scramble as sudden rains hit many areas of Nagpur late in the afternoon
Nagpur: Even as people were still pondering over the Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, they were caught in the sudden showers accompanied by thunder in many parts of the city on February 29, 2016. It was predicted...
Untimely rain, hailstorm batter crops in Saoner area of Nagpur District
File pic Nagpur: Sunday the February 28 added more miseries to farmers in Nagpur District with Saoner area suffering the brunt as untimely rains accompanied with hailstorm battered wheat, chana (gram) and orange crops in many fields. Besides the crops,...
Lt Gen Raman Dhawan, VSM, COS, Army Training Command, Artrac visits IML, Kamptee
Brig Vijay Kumar, Commandant IML presenting Memento to LT Gen Raman Dhawan, VSM**, The COS, HQ ARTRAC, Col (Dr) AK Vashishta, Deputy Commandant IML and Lt Col Saurabh Sharma, Staff Officer to COS. Nagpur: Lt Gen Raman Dhawan, VSM and...
Moves afoot to make Chetana Tank the Deputy Mayor amid tug-of-war between BJP, Shiv Sena
Nagpur: The political games being played in Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) are a never ending episode. The political atmosphere never gets cooled down in this civic body. Race is always on and moves are afoot to grab a plum post...
#Budget 2016 : Jaitley offers cheers to Bharat, but fails to impress India Inc. on reforms
Nagpur: The Union Budget 2016 had the imprints of Prime Minister Narendra Modi than finance minister, Arun Jaitley. It offered a fine blueprint of several small steps to lift India’s rural villages, encourage small entrepreneurs but failed to impress on...
In Jaitley’s Pro-Poor Budget, Relief For Small Tax Payers; Cars, Cigarettes To Cost More
Nagpur: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled a budget for farmers and the poor on Monday, announcing a string of farm measures, rural aid and health programmes in a strategy shift aimed at boosting the ruling BJP's prospects in crucial state...
#Budget 2016 : Income Tax Relief Announced For Small Taxpayers
Nagpur: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced two new measures to provide relief to small taxpayers in Budget 2016. 1) Mr Jaitley raised the deduction limit under Section 87A of the Income Tax Act from Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 5,000 per annum....
Prof Saibaba sedition case: SC directs Gadchiroli Court to hold day-to-day trial
Nagpur: The Supreme Court has directed Gadchiroli Court to hold day-to-day trial of Professor Saibaba booked for sedition. The Supreme Court also hints, that it may be inclined to grant bail to Professor Saibaba once all the eight material evidence,...
Four arrested for gang raping Standard IX school girl
Nagpur: A 15-year-old girl, student of Standard IX, was gangraped by three of her neighbours at an isolated place near Wathoda chowk in the wee hours of Friday. Nandanvan police have registered offences against five for their alleged involvement, including...
Jc. Neha Singh installed new President of JCI Nagpur Star
JCI Nagpur Stars administered oath during the Seventh Installation Ceremony. The new team of JCI Nagpur Stars after the administration of oath during the Seventh Installation Ceremony. Nagpur: The Seventh Installation Ceremony of JCI Nagpur Star was held in a glittering...
