Yet another elderly man tricked and robbed by two fake cops
Nagpur: Even before the cops could make any headway in looting by a horde of bogus policemen, yet another elderly man fell victim to the trick of phony police. The victim Ramesh Yadavrao Dhok (64), resident of Plot No. 6, Vaishnodevi...
Have not abandoned Ram temple issue: RSS
Nagpur: RSS today at the last day of The meeting of Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha said it has not abandoned its commitment to build a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya and sought speeding up of the case proceedings in the...
Goons demand extortion money of Rs 1 lakh from youth, murderously attack brother on refusal
Nagpur: Yet another incident of extortion money demand and bloody attack was reported in city. The incident is on the heels of murder of Sitabuldi businessman Khatwani who had refused to part with the extortion money. In the instant case, a...
Nagpur man nabbed for morphing selfies; blackmail
Nagpur/New Delhi: Selfies can turn out to be dangerous, if they are misused. Wanawadi police in Pune nabbed a cook on Friday for morphing selfies he had taken with his 25-year-old fomer employer, and blackmailing her. Girish Sugandh, 35, who has...
Six armed goons attack two women’s houses, try to kill a man, damage properties; no arrests, yet
Nagpur: Old rivalry took a violent turn when a gang of six armed hooligans went on rampage in Tajbagh area, attacked houses of two women and ravaged property worth thousands. The senseless violence, reported on Saturday night, left one person critically injured....
NVCC assured of abolishment of LBT
Nagpur: Nag Vidarbha Chamber of Commerce, President Mayur Panchmatiya congratulated National President BJP, Amitji Shah an highest decision making & dynamic personality & a man of vision, met on his maiden visit to Nagpur. A memorandum regarding the burning issue...
Urgent need for amendments in Consumer Protection Act: Ram Vilas Paswan
Nagpur: March 15, 2015 is observed as the World Consumer Rights Day and it was only appropriate of Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan who said that there is an urgent need for amendments in...
CM Fadnavis reviews law and order, directs cops to act fast on common people’s complaints
Nagpur. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday reviewed the law and order situation in Nagpur City. Fadnavis directed the authorities to tone up police efficiency and working capacity of all police stations across the city for taking cognizance and immediate action...
Statue of former State CM late Vilasrao Deshmukh unveiled in Mouda
Nagpur. Statue of former Maharashtra Chief Minister late Vilasrao Deshmukh was on Saturday unveiled by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and MPCC President Ashok Chavan at the premises of Shriram Gram Vikas Sanstha, Mouda in Nagpur District. Others who graced the...
Bogus police havoc: 15 crooks trick & rob 5 elderly persons of gold booty worth over Rs 1.75 lakh
Nagpur. A gang of crooks posing as bogus policemen on Saturday created havoc in Nagpur and tricked and robbed five elderly persons of their gold ornaments worth over Rs 1,75,000 in five separate incidents. Whether a gang was operating or the...
Dead DTE server puts hundreds of students appearing for MBA-CET in terrible dilemma
Nagpur. Hundreds of students appearing for online MBA-CET exam, conducted by Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra, found themselves in terrible dilemma when the DTE Server first “slipped into coma” (went slow) and later went “dead” (total server failure). Bleak...
No power on earth can finish Congress, says new MPCC chief Ashok Chavan
MPCC President Ashok Chavan in Nagpur Nagpur: “No power on earth can finish Congress. The party is in blood of people and workers. Congress alone can bring “Acche Din” for common people,” roared the newly appointed MPCC President Ashok Chavan...
Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi retains his position as RSS General Secretary for the third time
Nagpur: Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi was unanimously re-elected as the RSS General Secretary for a third time for the next three years on Saturday. Joshi was re-elected by 1,400 delegates from across the country at the all-India Pratinidhi Sabha of RSS, the highest...
Woman steals friend’s ATM card, withdraws Rs 75,000, slyly
Nagpur: A ‘smart but sly’ woman peeped her friend’s ATM PIN number while she was withdrawing money and later stole the ATM card and herself withdrew Rs 75,000. The accused Deepmala Patil (35), native of Aheri, District Gadchiroli, had come to...
Chairman Shingare urges NMC contractors to bring qualitative change in development works
Nagpur. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation Contractors Association, led by Sheikh Ramzan and Convener Gousuddin, felicitated the newly elected Chairman of Standing Committee and NIT Trustee Ramesh Shingare at Civil Lines office of the civic body. Replying to the felicitation, Shingare exhorted...
Jambuwantrao Dhote, others booked for heckling PSI on duty
Nagpur: Lakadganj police on Friday booked Jambuwantrao Dhote, once a fiery Vidarbha protagonist, and his 15-20 activists on the charges of putting hurdles in police duty, manhandling a Police Sub-Inspector and threatening violence including burning of police vehicles. According to police, the Police...
Four fraudsters, including 3 women, relieve youth of Rs 82,500 in the name of erecting mobile tower
Nagpur: A gang of four fraudsters including three women relieved a youth of his hard-earned money in the name of erecting a mobile tower. With nefarious design in mind, the accused Anjali Mehta, Ishita Joshi, Richa and Rajiv Kumar, all...
Trickster fleeces man with Rs 5 lakh on pretext of giving MBBS admission to his son
Nagpur: A gullible father’s dream of making his son a doctor was mercilessly shattered by a dubious young man who fleeced him to the tune of Rs 5 lakh on the pretext of procuring MBBS admission to his son. Forget...
Woman tricks SBI to the tune of Rs 5 lakh in double deal, cheats RTO with bogus documents, too
Nagpur: A con woman systematically cheated a nationalized bank to the tune of Rs 5 lakh by preparing bogus documents and later negotiating a double deal. The accused swindler not only defrauded the bank but also cheated the Regional Transport...
Sonal Giani: Passionate activist for rights of women in true sense
Nagpur. 26-year-old Theatre Producer Sonal Giani who is also an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) activist, in an exclusive interview with Nagpur Today said that her acting started with the role in National AIDS Control Organization-presented ‘AA MUSKURAA’ (Come,...
Great relief: Fadnavis Govt to waive loans taken by farmers from private money-lenders
Nagpur. In a significant move that would provide much relief to tormented farmers and effectively control the scourge of suicides, the Fadnavis Government in Maharashtra on Friday decided to waive the loans taken by farmers from private money-lenders. "We have been late...
