Gadkari urges FM to withdraw 18% GST on life, medical insurance premiums

Nagpur/New Delhi: Amid criticism of Budget 2024 from several quarters, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, requesting her to withdraw the GST imposed on premiums for life and medical insurance plans. Gadkari...

LPG Scam Busted: Gittikhadan Police Catch Cylinder Agency Employees Siphoning Gas

A cunning racket involving the theft of LPG from cylinders before delivery has been exposed by Gittikhadan Police, leading to the arrest of two employees from a local cylinder agency. The scam was uncovered by a vigilant customer, Dayasagar Sureshrao...

Mahadeo Land Developers’ 137 plots to be auctioned to recover investors’ money

Nagpur: Mahadeo Land Developers Private Limited, a company established by the notorious swindler Pramod Agrawal of Nagpur, is at the centre of a major financial scandal. Agrawal is accused of deceiving hundreds of investors through a fraudulent money-doubling scheme. The...

Nagpur metro introduces feeder bus services to boost ridership

Nagpur: To address the issue of last-mile connectivity, Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) has collaborated with Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to launch feeder bus services for Nagpur Metro commuters. The new service aims to enhance convenience and boost ridership...

Nagpur police foil illegal cow slaughter, arrest one

Nagpur's Yashodhara Nagar Police rescued five cows from illegal slaughter and arrested 52-year-old Wakil Ibrahim Qureshi on Monday. Qureshi, a resident of Shiv Nagar, Majri, had kept the cows in poor conditions without food or water, intending to slaughter them....

Cyber thugs rob Nagpur man of Rs 18.30 lakh

Nagpur: Cyber criminals hacked the cell phone of a middle-aged man and siphoned off over Rs 18.30 lakh from his two bank accounts. The 56-year old victim, Nana Motiramji Khade, a resident of Plot No 166, Laxmi Nagar, Mahajanwadi, Wanadongri, Hingna...

Pickup truck crushes biker to death in Nagpur’s MIDC area

Nagpur: In yet another hit-and-run case, a rashly-driven Mahindra Bolero pickup truck crushed a motorcyclist to death and seriously injured the pillion rider in front of Paragon Footwear Shop at IC Chowk in MIDC area of Nagpur late Monday evening. Identified...

Justice will be meted out to employment generators – Nitin Gadkari

A delegation led by Dr. Dipen Agrawal, President of the Chamber of Associations of Maharashtra Industry & Trade (CAMIT) consisting of industries from outskirts of Nagpur city particularly in Kapsi, Lihgaon, and Mahalgaon on Bhandara Road which are adversely affected...

Prosecution moves Sessions Court again, seeks bail cancellation, custody of Ritika Maloo

Nagpur: In a significant development, the prosecution has filed a fresh application before the Sessions Court on Tuesday, seeking the cancellation of bail and 10-day custody of Ritika Maloo, a report in a local English daily said. Maloo is accused...

3 cyber crooks from Bihar nabbed by Nagpur cops

Nagpur: Cyber Police of Nagpur arrested three online fraudsters from Bihar for duping a city property dealer of over Rs 20.35 lakh. Identified as Ganesh Saryug Paswan (39), Raviranjan Kumar Yogendra Paswan (25) and Rohit Kumar Sahdeo Paswan (22), the accused...

Road under HB Town Metro Rail Bridge in Nagpur a NIGHTMARE!!

Cases of administrative negligence continue to come to light, exposing various mismanagement issues. The latest example is the deplorable condition of the road under the HB Town Metro Rail Bridge in Nagpur. For the past four years, the road has...

Ex-BCCI Treasurer, ex-VCA President Prabhakarrao Mundle passes away in Nagpur

Nagpur: Bhaiyasaheb alias Prabhakarrao Mundle, a senior Swayamsevak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and a distinguished figure in both the construction and sports communities, passed away on Tuesday in Nagpur. He was 86. Mundle, a resident of 161, Shivaji Nagar, was the...

WhatsApp To Shut Down In India?

WhatsApp has threatened to exit the Indian market if it will be forced to break encryption because of the revised IT rules. But the Indian government has said that it has not received any such message from Meta about its...

Maha Cabinet Approves Rs 25,000 Cr Lithium Battery Plant in Nagpur

Mumbai/Nagpur: The Maharashtra Cabinet sub-committee, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has approved investment proposals totaling Rs 81,000 crore for seven mega and super mega projects across the state. These high technology-intensive projects, including those in electric vehicles (EVs), lithium...

August 31 deadline for completion of Ambazari Bridge reconstruction in limbo!!

Nagpur: The Second Capital of Maharashtra will never forget September 23, 2023, when most families in areas near Ambazari Lake and on the banks of Nag river experienced the worst nightmare of their life. With the onset of monsoon this...

Man drowns in Nagpur lake while trying to catch White-breasted Waterhen

Nagpur: A misadventure on the part of a 28-year old man cost him his life as he drowned while attempting to catch a White-breasted Waterhen in Sakkardara Lake in Nagpur. The deceased has been identified as Ravi alias Nanu Sohanlal Pancheshwar,...

Will Devendra Fadnavis Be BJP’s Next National Executive President?

Following a less-than-satisfactory performance in the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has initiated organizational changes. Recently, the party replaced state presidents in Bihar and Rajasthan. Now, discussions are ongoing about the national president's position. With the current...

Nagpur’s mihan flyover turns deadly after rainfall, authorities urged to act

Nagpur: The flyover connecting Wardha Road to Mihan Square in Nagpur's Mihan area has become a death trap following recent rainfall, with massive potholes and waterlogging posing a significant threat to commuters. Motorists are facing extreme difficulties navigating the hazardous stretch,...

1,500 Smart City cameras are ‘dead’ in Nagpur, says Abha Pande

Nagpur: Abha Pande, a former Independent Corporator and current member of the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar), has raised serious allegations regarding the functionality of cameras installed under Nagpur's Smart City project. Pande claims that approximately 1,500 cameras across the...

Helpline Numbers and Train Diversions/Cancellations Following Howrah-Mumbai Mail Derailment

Nagpur: Due to the derailment of the 12810 Howrah-Mumbai Mail near Barabamboo station in the Chakradharpur Division, South Eastern Railway has provided the following helpline numbers: - Rajnandgaon: 9752093904 - Gondia: 7823026749 - Bhandara Road: 9561001176

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