People throng streets to celebrate Holi in Nagpur
Nagpur: Holi is been celebrated with gaiety and fervour in City on Friday as revellers took to streets armed with sprinklers since morning. Rainbow-coloured Streets got rainbow-coloured as people played with colours of different hues to mark Holi. At various places peoples from...
Holika Dahan Celebrated in City
Nagpur: Holi was celebrated with great festive fervour in the city on Thursday as Nagpurians gathered in groups near Holi fires to worship Goddess Holika. The festival is celebrated all across the country to appease fire as Holi marks the...
Opposition’s insistence on amendment to Motion of Thanks unjustified: Lok Sabha speaker
Nagpur: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Thursday termed as "unjustified" the "insistence" of opposition in bringing an amendment to the motion of thanks to the President's address to Parliament, saying the motion was "well considered" in view of government's...
The first Flea Market – Agora — set to step in Nagpur, in style
Nagpur: The Second Capital City of Nagpur is virtually overflowing with hidden talents closed within the doors of their houses but have no platform where they can showcase themselves. The shortcoming forced Apeksha Munde from Nagpur take an initiative...
Truck driver pilfers Haldiram’s material worth over Rs 11 lakh
Nagpur: Haldiram's, the major sweets and snacks manufacturer based in Nagpur, was cheated to the tune of over Rs 11 lakh when a truck driver pilfered the company’s material loaded for taking to Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Cops are now...
Bawankule announces Rs 150 crore State fund to NMC for development of city
Newly elected Chairman of Standing Committee Ramesh Shingare takes charge at an impressive ceremony attended by galaxy of leaders Nagpur. The Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday said that the State Government will immediately extend assistance of Rs 150 crore to...
Workshop on “Basic Life Support” held for cops
Nagpur. A one-day workshop on the subject “Basic Life Support” was organized at Lata Mangeshkar Medical College and Hospital, Hingna Road, recently by Nagpur Rural Police. The workshop was held under the guidance of Superintendent of Police Dr Arti Singh and...
Scared of spotting “snake” in house, 4 year old girl dies after falling from staircase
File pic Nagpur. In a heart-rending incident, a 4 year old girl lost her life in a bizarre manner when she slipped from staircase and fell on ground. Before falling to death, the kid had shouted “snake, snake” in scary...
Newer sources of revenue will be explored to boost NMC coffers, says Chairman Shingare
Nagpur: Setting his priorities the newly elected Chairman of NMC’s Standing Committee Ramesh Shingare said that every issue will be taken seriously and resolved in the interests of citizens. “No efforts will be spared in providing basic and other facilities...
Gang of six goons abduct businessman, recover Rs 15 lakh as ransom with force of life threat
Nagpur: In a brazen act of terror, a gang of six criminals abducted a 42-year old businessman and demanded a ransom of Rs 30 lakh from him. In fact, the accused abductors recovered Rs 15 lakh as ransom...Girls set the mood of Holi revelry in Nagpur
Nagpur: With decks and music systems spewing out songs like 'Holiya mein ude re gulaal', 'Jogira sara rara', 'Kanhaiya khele Holi', many female students who are hostelites and will be travelling to their home towns to celebrate Holi enjoyed holi...
Fadnavis has Dinner at Farmer’s House; Spends the Night There
Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis spent last night at a farmer's house in a village in Vidarbha's Yavatmal district. Mr Fadnavis had visited three villages in Yavatmal yesterday to review the causes behind suicides of farmers, according to an official...
119.57 kilos of Marijuana (Ganja) worth over Rs seven lakhs seized by LCB & GRP jointly
Nagpur. In a joint operation undertaken by the personnel of Railway Local Crime Branch (LCB) and Government Railway Police (GRP), a woman was arrested with 119.57 kilograms of Marijuana (Ganja) on March 4, 2015. The Railway Local Crime Branch, Nagpur had...
Shiv Nadar stresses need for entrepreneurs who create jobs at IMT Convocation
Nagpur. While addressing the passing-out students of Institute of Management Technology, Chief Guest Founder and Chairman of HCL and Shiv Nadar Foundation Shiv Nadar highlighted the need for entrepreneurs in our country who create jobs for innumerable people, as opposed...
Dean of IGGMC Dr. Wakode takes adequate, Logically sound measures to treat Swine Flu
Nagpur. Dean of Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital Dr. Prakash Tulshiram Wakode while speaking exclusively with Nagpur Today said that the number of Swine Flu patients admitted in the Ward No 24 (allocated for Swine Flu patients) was...
NMC’s New Tax System will provide great relief to citizens, asserts Ruling Party
Oppn corners Mayor, strongly protests hike in Property Tax
Nagpur: The General Body Meeting of NMC witnessed uproarious scenes when a rejuvenated Congress vociferously protested the hike in Property Tax. The party, led by Leader of Opposition Vikas Thakre demanded the Mayor to clear the stand of Ruling Party...
NMC’s General Body Meeting approves increase in Property Tax
Nagpur: The General Body Meeting of Nagpur Municipal Corporation on Wednesday approved the hike in residential and commercial property tax proposed in the financial year 2015-16. The Ruling Party, with the advantage of a comfortable majority, gave its stamp of...
French team to visit proposed site of Nagpur Metro
Nagpur: A team of experts from France will soon be visiting the proposed site of Rs 8,680-crore Nagpur Metro Rail project which will be equipped with latest technology and modern gadgets, making it one of the finest transport in the...
13-year old girl kidnapped from Kotwali area
Nagpur. A 13-year old girl clandestinely left her house with a cycle, dresses and cash of Rs 1600. The girl has since been missing and reportedly abducted. Relatives and others scanned every corner of the city but failed to trace...
CR activates Helpline Nos. 138 and 182 for passengers
Nagpur. Central Railway’s Nagpur Division has activated the new Helpline Number 138 for the facility of passengers. This Helpline Number can be contacted for lodging complaints regarding cleanliness, health, coach maintenance, catering, linen etc. Prompt action will be initiated on the...
