Final hearing on Sontu Jain’s anticipatory bail on Sep 26
Nagpur: The final hearing on Ananth alias Sontu Navratan Jain’s anticipatory bail application in the '58-Crore Online Gaming Fraud' is on September 26. Nagpur Police filed an affidavit on September 21 seeking Police Custody of Jain. The hearing was held...
315th year of eco-friendly Ganeshotsav at Senior Bhonsla Palace in Nagpur
Nagpur: The spirit of Ganeshotsav came alive once again in full swing this year as Nagpur witnessed a grand welcome on Tuesday, September 19. The city resonated with the traditional beats of dhol-tasha as Bappa, the beloved Lord Ganesh, was...
MahaRERA cracks whip on 41 Nagpur builders for various lapses
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has taken stringent action against 388 builders across the State, with 41 of them located in Nagpur, for various lapses and frozen their projects' bank accounts, media reports said. The remaining 388 builders...
Nagpur’s drug peddler detained under PIT NDPS Act, sent to Kolhapur jail
Nagpur: The Nagpur police have taken groundbreaking action under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT NDPS) against a notorious drug smuggler on Wednesday. The police action under the PIT NDPS Act against...
HC questions Haffkine’s failure to procure vital medical equipment in Nagpur despite funds allocation
Nagpur: The High Court sheds light on the non-procurement of crucial medical equipment by Haffkine Bio-pharmaceutical Corporation Ltd for Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) and Super-Speciality Hospital, despite substantial funds allocated by the State Government. A public interest litigation...
19-year-old married woman commits suicide in Kalamna, Nagpur
Nagpur: A young married woman committed suicide under mysterious circumstances in Kalamna area on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Pratiksha Purshottam Rahangdale (19), a resident of Plot No 196, Bharatwada, near Gas Godown. According to police sources, Pratiksha was...
FDA seizes betel nuts worth Rs 3.36 Crore from Priti Industries and Farmico Cold Chain in Nagpur
Nagpur: In a swift and unexpected operation, a team from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) executed a surprise raid in the Kalamna area, leading to the confiscation of a staggering 84,537 kilograms of betel nuts. The market value of...
Video : Chinch Bhavan Square in Nagpur turns into traffic nightmare : container-car collision amplifies chaos!
Nagpur: Chinch Bhavan Square on Wardha Road in Nagpur has devolved into a perilous battleground for commuters, and a recent collision between a container truck and a car has pushed this notorious traffic hotspot to the brink. The chronic absence...
Raids on Sontu unearthed Rs 32 cr while his ITR shows income of Rs 16 lakh
Nagpur: Notorious gaming fraudster Ananth, alias Sontu Navratan Jain, who is said to be owner of cash and gold worth Rs 32 crore and immovable property worth Rs 150 crore, has been found to have declared a meagre income of...
Nagpur riddled with encroachments amidst development challenges
Nagpur: The Second Capital of Maharashtra, is grappling with a growing and persistent issue: Rampant encroachments. Despite its reputation for hosting major and unique infrastructure projects, Nagpur is struggling to combat one of the most common urban problems-- unauthorized encroachments...
HC takes cognisance of irregularities in environmental hearing for Koradi Power Plant expansion
Nagpur: In a significant development, the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court, presided over by Justice Atul Chandurkar and Justice Vrushali Joshi, has acknowledged irregularities in the "Environmental Public Hearing" held by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on May...
Man killed as car hits bike at Shatabdi Square in Nagpur
Nagpur: A civil contractor was killed after being hit by a speeding car at Shatabdi Square in Ajni area on Tuesday. Police took the car driver into custody. Identified as Sachin Durjanlal Bhimte (38), the deceased was a resident of Plot...
4-yr-old girl dies of snake bite in Nagpur’s Gittikhadan
Nagpur: A four-year old girl from Gittikhadan area in Nagpur died of snake bite on Monday midnight. Siddhanthi Sandeep Ghongle (4), a resident of Plot No 04, Sai Nagar, Dabha, was sleeping in her house. Around 1 am, a venomous snake...
Bawankule opens 3 phases of Pardi Flyover in Nagpur
Nagpur: Bharatiya Janata Party State President Chandrashekhar Bawankule inaugurated three phases of Pardi Flyover on Tuesday. The flyover has been built at a cost of Rs 649 crore. After cutting the ribbon at a small function held at the...
Video: Youth ends life in Pachpaoli, family alleges cop father-in-law abetted him to take extreme step in Nagpur
Nagpur: Sensation prevailed in the Pachpaoli area after a mob gheraoed Pachpaoli Police Station, alleging a cop’s role in the youth’s suicide here on Wednesday. Shantanu Walde, the son of a former local corporator, had committed suicide in the Pachpaoli area...
8 persons booked for Rs 21.50 lakh bank fraud in Nagpur
Nagpur: Mankapur Police in Nagpur booked eight persons, including former Branch Manager, Assistant Manager and three cashiers, of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited, for allegedly duping customers of over Rs 21.50 lakh by fraudulently availing loan in their names. The accused...
Mahagenco thermal power stations grapple with alarming coal stock crisis
Nagpur: The thermal power stations operated by the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco) are facing a critical coal stock situation, with more than 13.22 lakh tons of coal reported to be stuck in the washeries, according to media reports...
Youth held for sending obscene messages to girl in Nagpur
Nagpur: Hudkeshwar police arrested a 23-year-old youth for sending obscene messages to a teenage girl on Instagram. Surprisingly, the police have registered a simple case of molestation against the accused instead of initiating the action under Protection of Children from...
IndiGo tickets worth over Rs 5 lakh sold in cyber fraud in Nagpur
Nagpur: Cyber crooks hacked the login ID and password of a travel agency and sold flight tickets worth Rs 5.5 lakh of Indigo Airlines to 11 passengers. Aniruddha Laxminarayan Sharma (33), who runs Pawansut Travels at Fifth Floor, Yugdharma Complex, Central...
Teenage boy on phone falls off 7th floor, dies in Nagpur
Nagpur: A teenage boy died after falling off the seventh floor of an under-construction building while talking on a mobile phone in Bajaj Nagar on Monday night. Identified as Akhilesh Nirpat Dhurve (19), the deceased was a native of Nandora, Tehsil...
MIHAN-SEZ move to oust non-starter cos, aims to reclaim unused land
Nagpur: The Development Commissioner (DC) for the Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur Special Economic Zone (MIHAN-SEZ) has taken proactive measures to initiate the exit procedure for companies that have failed to commence operations within the stipulated time...
