Air quality deteriorates in Nagpur as winter chill sets in
Nagpur: As the winter chill begins to grip Nagpur, the city's air quality has started to decline, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) hitting 'Poor' levels over the past few days. On Wednesday, data from the city's four Continuous Ambient...
HC Orders RLDA Chief to Present Records on Tree Felling in Ajni Forest Nagpur
Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has intensified its scrutiny over the controversial tree felling in Ajni Forest Nagpur, summoning the Chief Executive Officer of the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) to present all relevant records regarding...
NCP Fields Duneshwar Pethe in East Nagpur, Challenging BJP Stronghold of Krishna Khopde
Nagpur:In a significant development, the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has announced its first-ever candidate for the East Nagpur seat in the upcoming assembly elections. This marks the party's debut in contesting a seat in Nagpur, a move seen...
NIT’s 30-day eviction notice invalidates Section 115 protection, rules High Court
Nagpur: In a significant ruling, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court addressed the interpretation of Section 115 of the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) Act. The court observed that the NIT's conduct of issuing a 30-day eviction notice to...
Nagpur: BJP Candidates to File Nominations on October 25
Nagpur: The BJP candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections will file their nominations on October 25. City President Bunty Kukde shared this information, stating that Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, South Nagpur candidate Mohan Mate, and East Nagpur candidate Krishna...
Man Arrested in Nagpur with ₹7.93 Lakh Cash During Code of Conduct Enforcement
Nagpur: As election activities pick up pace in Maharashtra, the Nagpur police are maintaining strict vigilance following the implementation of the election code of conduct. Today, the Sitabuldi police arrested a man suspected of carrying unaccounted cash in connection with...
Shiv Sena (Thackeray) Announces Candidate List; Vishal Barbate Nominated from Ramtek
Nagpur: Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena has announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections, with 65 names included. In Nagpur district, Vishal Barbate has been nominated from the Ramtek constituency. The first list features 14 out of...
Video Nagpur: Ola Car Catches Fire at RBI Square, No Casualties Reported
Nagpur: A severe fire broke out in an Ola cab that was waiting at a signal at RBI Square in Nagpur. The driver, Gaurav Machade, who also owns the vehicle, was present along with a passenger. Fortunately, there were no...
Sessions Court rejects bail plea of Ritika Maloo in Nagpur’s Ram Jhula mishap case
Nagpur: The Sessions Court in Nagpur on Wednesday rejected bail plea of Ram Jhula accident case accused Ritika Maloo. Ritika Maloo was arrested by State CID in a midnight swoop on her residence at Deshpande Layout in Wardhaman Nagar in September. This...
School project triggers bomb scare in Nagpur’s MIDC area, panicky parents call police
Nagpur: A school project in Nagpur’s MIDC area triggered a bomb scare forcing the parents to call police. However, the bomb scare has turned out to be a hoax. On Wednesday, Nagpur’s MIDC area witnessed moments of panic after a suspicious...
Nagpur Commissioner Stresses Voter Awareness Initiatives for Upcoming Elections
Nagpur: Elections are the grand celebration of democracy, where every individual has the right to vote. It is also the responsibility of every citizen to exercise this right. To emphasize this and raise voter awareness, various initiatives will be implemented...
Nagpur’s Bansod appointed chief arbiter for FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2nd Leg
Nagpur: International Arbiter Swapnil Bansod, who is the only Category-A International Arbiter from Nagpur, has achieved another significant milestone in his career. He has been appointed as the chief arbiter for the first time and will officiate in the FIDE...
Nari Shakti: Women voters surpass men in Nagpur, a historic first
Nagpur: In an unprecedented development, the latest electoral roll released by the Nagpur district administration shows a historic shift in gender representation, with female voters outnumbering males in the urban areas. For the first time in the State's electoral history,...
Bomb Scare in Nagpur’s Wadi Area
Nagpur Today – A bomb-like object has been discovered in the Palakar Layout area of Shubham Nagar, Nagpur. The suspicious object was found inside a shoe box at the home of Dhani Ram Naik. Following the discovery, police evacuated the...
Centre clears names of 3 Nagpur lawyers as judges of Bombay High Court
Nagpur: The Government of India has approved the Supreme Court's recommendation for the appointment of three lawyers from Nagpur as judges of the Bombay High Court. The distinguished individuals include Additional Government Pleader Nivedita Prakash Mehta, former High Court Bar...
PIL against State’s freebies: HC orders police protection to petitioner Wadpalliwar
Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has ordered Police Commissioner of Nagpur City Dr Ravinder Kumar Singal to address the application submitted by social activist Anil Wadpalliwar, who is seeking police protection. Wadpalliwar has challenged the validity of...
Boon or bane: Maha to promote students to Class 11 despite failing in maths, science
Nagpur: In a recent development, aimed at reducing dropout rates and offering greater flexibility to students, the Maharashtra Government has decided to reduce minimum passing marks in SSC for mathematics and science from 35 to 20 out of 100 to...
Bookie Sontu Jain case: Finally, I-T Deptt to get seized assets after long legal battle
Nagpur: After over a year of legal wrangling, the Income Tax (I-T) Department has finally won the battle with the police for possession of assets seized from alleged bookie Anant (Sontu) Jain. Following a sensational raid, police had confiscated Rs 70...
Murder by Army Jawan: Victim’s threat to complain to senior officers turns deadly
Nagpur: Investigation into the murder case of Jyotsna Akre in Nagpur revealed that the Army Jawan had killed her after she threatened to report him to his commanding officer over his refusal to marry her. The accused, Ajay Anand Wankhede...
Nagpur cop held for using DCP Madne’s name to extort Rs 12 lakh from woman
Nagpur: A policeman was arrested by Sadar Police in Nagpur for extorting Rs 12 lakh from a woman in the name of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Rahul Madne. The officer threatened the woman with severe action and demanded cash...
Ramtek’s Ashish Jaiswal Features in Eknath Shinde’s First Candidate List for Shiv Sena
Mumbai/Nagpur: The first list of candidates for Maharashtra Assembly elections from Eknath Shinde's faction of Shiv Sena has been announced. This is the first election that will be contested under Shinde's leadership, with 45 candidates declared in this initial round....
