Bangladeshi man held in Nagpur for procuring Indian passports with fake documents

Nagpur: Gittikhadan Police in Nagpur arrested a 41-year-old Bangladeshi national for allegedly obtaining Indian passports using forged documents in an attempt to secure Indian citizenship. The accused has been identified as Joyson Chaudhary alias Sunil Chaudhary Barua, a resident of New...

Green menace: Peepal trees grow on walls of Sitabuldi Flyover, threaten vital link

Nagpur: At a time when Nagpur takes pride in being counted among the country’s fastest growing cities, one of its busiest flyovers tells a very different story, of neglect and administrative apathy. The Sitabuldi Flyover, a key artery connecting the city’s...

Stray dog menace in Nagpur: Boy attacked savagely in Amrapali Nagar

Nagpur: The growing menace of stray dogs in Nagpur has once again raised serious safety concerns after a shocking incident in Hudkeshwar area’s Amrapali Nagar on Sunday. A pack of stray dogs attacked a young boy, biting him 12 to...

Legal tussle: Nagpur bus ban reaches High Court, operators challenge police order

Nagpur: The simmering conflict between private bus operators and city authorities has now reached the courtroom. Aggrieved over a sweeping ban imposed by the Nagpur Police on private buses entering the city’s Inner Ring Road, a group of operators has...

Nagpur Man Booked for Defaming Minister Bawankule on Social Media

Nagpur: Police have booked a 42-year-old man for allegedly posting objectionable and defamatory comments on social media against Revenue Minister and Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule. The accused, identified as Kishore Charandas Meshram, a resident of Wathoda, was booked following a complaint...

Land Mafia Cheats Nagpur Businessman of ₹3 Crore by Selling Government Land

Nagpur:  In a shocking case of fraud, members of a land mafia gang duped a businessman of more than ₹3.02 crore by selling him government-owned land in Nagpur. The complaint was filed by Shahnawaz Alam Hakim Ansari at Wathoda Police Station....

Nagpur Traffic Police Ban Entry of Private Travel Buses into City from Today; Strict Action Announced

Nagpur:  To tackle worsening traffic congestion, the Nagpur Traffic Police have imposed a ban on the entry of private travel buses into the city starting Wednesday, August 20. Bus operators were earlier given a deadline, which has now expired, and...

Green Signal for Nagpur’s Third Ring Road and “New Nagpur” City Project

Nagpur: In a major push towards transforming Nagpur into a global city, the Maharashtra Cabinet Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has approved the construction of a third ring road along with the development of an all-new planned...

Pagaria Group Signs ₹9,146 Crore MoU with Maharashtra Government; 3,550 Jobs to be Created

Nagpur: The Maharashtra Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth ₹9,146 crore with Nagpur-based industrialists Ujjwal Pagaria and Ankit Pagaria. The two major projects under this MoU are expected to generate more than 3,550 jobs in Vidarbha, particularly...

Nagpur News Today: Civic Developments, Crime Crackdowns & Horoscope Updates

Nagpur city is buzzing with major civic, legal, and crime updates today. From power cuts and stalled projects to a sex racket bust and AI-powered crime-solving, here are the highlights:

• Civic Updates:
  • Omkar Nagar Square plot vacated; NMC set to...

Nagpur’s Hudkeshwar Raid: Police Bust Prostitution Racket Under ‘Operation Shakti’; Two Arrested

One woman rescued during the raid Nagpur: In a major action under Operation Shakti, the Nagpur Police Crime Branch busted a prostitution racket in Hudkeshwar area on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house opposite Shivshankar Temple in Sant...

Nagpur’s Sushil Ghodeswar sworn in as Bombay HC Addl Judge

Mumbai/Nagpur: Three advocates were sworn in as Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday, August 19. Chief Justice Alok Aradhe administered the oath to Sushil Ghodeswar, Ajit Kadethankar, and Aarti Sathe. With their appointment, the strength of the Bombay...

GS College of Commerce unveils college magazine Rashtradhan

Nagpur: On the occasion of India's Independence Day, the college annual magazine Rashtradhan of G.S. College of Commerce & Economics, Nagpur, was unveiled at the hands of Principal Dr. Praveen Mustoor along with Convener Dr. Priya Murarkar, IQAC Dr. Thangan,...

Relief for thousands of Besa-Beltarodi homebuyers: HC quashes 2010 notice against builder

Nagpur: In a landmark ruling that ends years of anxiety for thousands of families, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has quashed a 2010 show-cause notice issued to Radiance Erectors Pvt Ltd of the Wadhwani Group, affirming that...

Students beware: CBSE warns against misleading claims on documents

Nagpur: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has cautioned students and parents to remain alert against misleading information being circulated about the issuance of duplicate marksheets, migration certificates, pass certificates, and corrections in documents. The board clarified that such services...

Chain collision on Gowari Flyover leaves senior citizen injured, Mercedes car damaged

Nagpur: A chain-reaction accident involving four cars on the Shaheed Gowari Flyover on Monday evening left an elderly man injured and a Mercedes vehicle badly damaged. The mishap occurred around 5 pm when traffic slowed suddenly on the busy stretch. According...

Nagpur’s agriculture expert Amitabh Pawde dies in road mishap

Nagpur: The city lost a prominent voice in agriculture on Monday as noted expert Amitabh Motiram Pawde (61) succumbed to injuries in a road accident within Dhantoli Police Station limits. Police said Pawde, a resident of Sathe Marg, Dhantoli, was riding...

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Volunteers Drive Clean & Green Mission under PSN

Nagpur: The CA Road Branch (ID-4496) of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank successfully organized Project Swachh Neighbourhood (PSN) as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative. The activity, held under the guidance of Cluster Head...

Nagpur Doctor Booked for Demanding ₹5 Crore to Withdraw Complaints Against Educational Institution

Nagpur: Kotwali Police have registered a case against a city-based doctor for allegedly demanding ₹5 crore from the manager of an educational institution in exchange for stopping complaints filed against the institute. The incident, which occurred on June 3 near...

Ambazari Park to Come Under Nagpur Municipal Corporation; Guardian Minister Issues Directive

Nagpur: Ambazari Park will now be transferred from the control of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) to the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). The decision came during the District Planning Committee (DPC) meeting, where Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule directed NMC...