Rampant Dengue, other deadly diseases figure in House, angry NCP members stage walkout

Nagpur. The deadly Dengue and other diseases causing havoc in State found the place in a Call Attention Motion raised by members in Legislative Assembly. NCP members even staged a walk out charging inadequate measures by Government in controlling the spread...

Women’s Assistance Centre set up at Bela Police Station under Nagpur Rural area

Nagpur. A Women’s Assistance Centre was set up in Bela Police Station under Nagpur Rural Police. The Centre was inaugurated at the hands of Superintendent of Police (Nagpur Rural) Dr Arti Singh on Wednesday (December). The setting up of the Women’s Assistance...

State has put up new demands before Centre for wider relief package to farmers: Fadnavis

Nagpur. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that new demands will be put up before the Central Government for wider relief package to farmers in drought-hit areas of State. Speaking to media in the courtyard of Vidhan Bhavan, Fadnavis said...

Custodial death in Ganeshpeth police station rocks legislative council; NCP demands probe

Nagpur. The recent death of Anil Sachin Waghmare during his custody at Ganeshpeth police station has heated up the legislative council during the ongoing assembly session here on Wednesday. Adv. Narvekar, an MLC from Nationalist Congress Party has raised the issue...

Tawde’s ‘curious letter’ and Meghe’s ‘eatable stuff’ leave Assembly amused & speculating

Nagpur. The Question Hour in Assembly on Wednesday witnessed some interesting moments and left those present amused. At 11.15 am, the Education Minister Vinod Tawde called a peon and handed over him a piece of paper with some instruction or suggestion...

Police seek more time to probe charges against Honey Singh; HC posts hearing for a week

  Representational pic Nagpur. Rapper and composer Honey Singh has been grabbing the headlines across city media for quite some time now, thanks to the pending police inquiry against him in view of the petition filed against him in which he has...

BJP Govt is committed on scrapping LBT at any cost, says State Finance Minister Mungantiwar

Nagpur. Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar n Wednesday reiterated BJP Government’s commitment to scrap Local Body Tax (LBT) and provide relief to agitated traders. “I assure that the promise made by BJP on abolishing LBT will be fulfilled and there will...

I will strive to change perception of Naxal-hit Gadchiroli in positive way: Raje Ambarishrao

• Youngest Minister for Tribal Development from Maharashtra is a down-to-earth person
• Noble blooded Minister passionate about Tribal issues.

State Government announces special relief to farmers hit by hailstorm, unseasonal rain

  File Pic Nagpur. Replying to the marathon discussion on the situation arising out of recent hailstorms and unseasonal rains in North Maharashtra that caused heavy damage to standing crops and fruit orchards with farmers suffering heavy losses, Revenue Minister Eknath...

Nagpur’s Raviraj investment scam figures in Assembly, CM Fadnavis assures firm action

Nagpur: The infamous Raviraj investment scam of Nagpur figured in Assembly with members raising issue of duping of hundreds of investors to the tune of crores of rupees. As soon as the Question Hour began, Nagpur MLAs Sudhakar Kohale, Vikas...

Oppn demands adequate relief to farmers hit by hailstorm, rain in North Maharashtra parts

Nagpur:  The second day of second week of Winter Session with Assembly taking up the issue destruction and deaths caused by recent hailstorms and unseasonal rains in North Maharashtra. Initiating a discussion under Rule 101, NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal said that Nashik...

Marathwada MLAs agitate for IIM at Aurangabad

Nagpur. MLAs from Marathwada who came here to attend the state assembly’s winter session have demanded for creation of an Institute of Management (IIM)at Aurangabad. The members resorted to agitation to press their demand. Later, State Minister for primary, higher and technical...

Mystery surrounds builder Raut’s murder as cops remain clueless

Nagpur. Hudkeshwar police were groping in the dark as no breakthrough has been reached in the sensational murder of a local builder Sheetal Raut. The cops have been trying to establish the leads however they could not succeed in getting any,...

No power on earth can separate Mumbai from Maharashtra, asserts Chief Minister Fadnavis

Nagpur. Taking the wind out of Shiv Sena’s sails, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday asserted that no force on the earth can separate Mumbai from Maharashtra. “My suggestion of a committee for Mumbai headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

ACB nabs FDA Assistant Commissioner, Clerk while accepting bribe of Rs 3000 and Rs 1000

Nagpur. In a major operation, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Nagpur nabbed an Assistant Commissioner and a Clerk, both of Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), red-handed while accepting bribe amounts of Rs 3000 and Rs 1000 respectively. According to ACB, the complainant had...

One more murder rocks Hudkeshwar

Nagpur. Even as Nagpur has thick security cover with number of policemen patrolling almost all the roads, yet another murder occurred at hit opposite to Nasre Mangal Karyalaya, Rajapeth, Dubey Nagar falling within the jurisdiction of Hudkeshwar Police Station. According to eye-witness...

Police arrest 13 sand stealers, seize trucks and Pokland machine worth Rs 22 lakh in Khapa

Nagpur. Khapa police of Nagpur Rural arrested 13 persons on the charges of excavating sand illegally and stealing it from a river bed in the district. The cops have seized the stolen sand and vehicles including a Pokland machine collectively worth...

Tawde assures to resolve issue of ITI students’ negative marking within four days positively