Live-in partner booked for rape

Nagpur: Mankapur police have booked a 33-year-old man for allegedly promising to marry a woman and then leaving her when she became pregnant. The woman claimed that the accused, identified as Shaikh Hafiz, lured her with promise of marriage and...

No parting threat from Shiv Sena, Govt will complete 5-year term, asserts Fadnavis

Nagpur: In a statement that would bring cheers to faces of BJP cadre, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday ruled out any threat to his Government, asserting that Shiv Sena will not walk out and his dispensation will complete...

OCW Director Arun Lakhani appointed Maharashtra Badminton Association President

Nagpur: In a development that would make Nagpurians doubly proud, the Director of Orange City Water (OCW) Arun Lakhani was appointed President of Maharashtra Badminton Association (MBA). The Nagpur-based Arun Lakhani shuttled to the top post as the present incumbent...

Nagpur retail showrooms reduced to check points for online buyers! Sale goes down

Darkness Behind Dazzle
In weekdays, most of the plush and branded shops wore deserted look, incurring huge losses without any sales. Nagpur: Picture this. A smartphone wielding young guy walks into a branded garment showroom at a plush mall in...

An unfortunate and catastrophic decision by SC, opine Nagpur lawyers about verdict on NJAC

Nagpur: "The Supreme Court has missed a golden opportunity to make some much needed change in the appointment of judges - no one can today say that the Collegium system has much merit" said Advocate Mukesh Samarth, one of the...

Lovers, with their wrists tied together, jump into Ambazari Lake in suicide pact

• Two more bodies of a handicapped person and a rickshaw puller found in Gandhisagar Lake.

Double murder rocks Jaripatka: Revengeful man axes wife, son of brother-in-law to death

Nagpur: In a sensational double murder that rocked Jaripatka area, an aged man hacked his wife and 10-year old son of brother-in-law to death on Saturday. The wee-hour murders rattled the residents of the area and tension ran high. The...

Speeding truck crushes two kids, aged 10 years, to death near Hingna Octroi Post

• Situation goes ballistic as people react angrily
• Traffic comes to standstill causing a jam

Mega expo ‘Agro-Vision’ to be held in city from Dec 11 to 14, 2015

• This 4-day event showcases products on the development and growth of the agricultural sector. Being held at Nagpur, the show will highlight the scope where the Indian agricultural sector can achieve new height of success in the agriculture & forestry...

Swine flu takes toll of another youngster

Devika Behune, a young woman in her mid twenties succumbed to Swine Flu this afternoon. She was being treated in Care Hospital on Wardha road. with this death the Swine flu toll has gone up to 137. The death toll in...

Maharashtra govt declares drought in 14,708 villages

Nagpur: The Maharashtra government today declared drought in 14,708 villages, where the average annewari (value of crop) has declined below 50 per cent. The state revenue minister Eknath Khadse made this announcement following strong demands made by opposition parties and...

18 Indian Forest Service officials transferred in State

Nagpur: The State Government in a notification has ordered transfer of 18 Indian Forest Service officers. Accordingly, Sarjan Bhagat, presently Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife), has been promoted and posted as Managing Director of Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra...

Experts stress need for effective transport system for ‘Smart City’

Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation, CRISIL and Delivering Change Foundation on Friday jointly organized a discussion on transport and communication system on the auspices of ‘Smart City’ project concept. The discussion was participated by Jeevan Suraksha Prakalpa’s Govind Rathi, Accident-Free...

District Collector administers oath to students for mosquito eradication

Nagpur: In a constructive step being taken against mosquito menace, the District Collector Sachin Surve on Friday administered an oath to the students as well as members of teaching and non-teaching staff and all those present that they would put...

2015 TiE-Aspire Young Achiever Awardees to inspire entrepreneurs

• Awards announced for three extraordinary young persons at TiE Entrepreneurial Summit 2015

Retired ACP arrested in disproportionate assets case