Three Die After Drowning in Matkazari Lake in Umred
Nagpur: In a tragic incident in Umred, Nagpur district, three people drowned in Matkazari Lake on Thursday. The victims, part of a family outing, were identified as Jitendra Istaram Shende (35) from Gulmohar Nagar, Bharatwada, Nagpur; Santosh Kishore Bavane (25)...
Teenager issues ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ threat to Nagpur journalist, other over Israel-Palestine conflict on Instagram
Nagpur: In a sensational incident, a teenager from the Tajbagh area reportedly issued a 'Sar Tan Se Juda' threat to journalist Vinay Pande and a female individual over the Israel-Palestine conflict. The accused had allegedly uploaded an Instagram story doling...
Remarkable find: Five rare albino snakes spotted in Nagpur
Nagpur: Five cases of snakes catching rare diseases like Albinism and Leucism were reported within Nagpur district recently, a report in a local newspaper said. According to the report, a group of researchers -- Kiran Bawaskar, Nitish Bhandakkar, Akash Sonkule, Amit...
Five held for stealing 330 kg mangoes from truck in Kalamna, Nagpur
Nagpur: Kalamna Police in Nagpur on Wednesday arrested five of the seven persons for stealing 330 kilogram raw mangoes from a truck. When the truck driver tried to chase them, they smashed the windshield of his vehicle. The accused have been...
LS poll results: Phalodi Satta Bazaar predicts clear majority for BJP but others paint a different picture
Nagpur: Just days before the Lok Sabha election results, Rajasthan's popular Phalodi Satta Bazaar has predicted a clear majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with a seat share of around 300. The Phalodi Satta Bazar has gained...
With Cold Wards in place, NMC gears up to deal with scorching heat in city
Nagpur: With temperature menacingly hovering around 45 degrees Celsius mark in Nagpur and reports of a spike in suspected heatstroke cases, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has set its healthcare machinery into action. NMC has created cold wards in 9 government...
3 robbers arrested in Nagpur, 15 mobile phones, 3 scooters seized
Nagpur: Sadar Police in Nagpur arrested three robbers and seized 15 stolen cell phones and three scooters collectively worth Rs 2.69 lakh from their possession. The accused have been identified as Uday Bunty Malik (20), a resident of Jagnade Chowk, Nandanvan,...
Heat stress: Are Nagpurians paying price for haphazard concretisation, humidity levels?
Nagpur: Are Nagpurians paying the price for haphazard concretisation of roads and rapid urbanisation in the form of heat stress? Recent findings by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) highlight the exacerbation of heat stress as a consequence of...
Multi-crore MACT scam: Nagpur EOW arrests one more accused
Nagpur: After putting all main accused behind bars in the infamous fraud worth crores of rupees involving Digambar Bholanath Dere, a clerk working with Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT) and others, Economic Offences Wing (EOW ) of Nagpur Police arrested...
Notorious goon with mauser gun, 3 bullets arrested in Mankapur, Nagpur
Nagpur: The Social Security Branch of Nagpur Police arrested a notorious criminal in Mankapur police area and seized a mauser gun and three live cartridges from his possession in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. The accused goon has been...
Spreading wings: Nagpur Flying Club to expand operations to Chandrapur Airport
Nagpur: The Nagpur Flying Club (NFC) is set to significantly expand its training operations following the recent approval to utilize Chandrapur’s Morwa Airport. This strategic move comes after the Maharashtra Airport Development Corporation (MADC) granted NFC a No-Objection Certificate (NOC)...
OMG! Is Nagpur on fire as IMD record shows 56 degree C temp in city on May 30!
Nagpur: OMG!! Nagpur is burning!! It seems the city has been set ablaze if the temperature recorded by IMD in the city is to be believed! Two of the four Automatic weather stations (AWS) set up by IMD in Nagpur...
Historic Lok Sabha Election Campaign Concludes
The extensive and fervent campaign for the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections concluded on Thursday evening. This phase, which includes 57 seats across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, is set for polling on...
Nagpur Coal Scam: CBI Court Sentences Mohan and Rakesh Agrawal to Rigorous Imprisonment
Nagpur: In a significant ruling on Thursday, a Special CBI Court in Delhi sentenced industrialist Mohan Agrawal to three years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and Rakesh Agrawal to two years of RI. The court found both directors of Nagpur-based B.S....
Emergency Breakdown Affects Water Supply in Nagpur
Nagpur: During ongoing Amrut project work at Tekdi Road near Manas Square, a critical incident occurred on the afternoon of May 30, 2024. A 700 mm diameter feeder pipe was damaged, necessitating an immediate emergency shutdown. As a result, water...
Many youths in Nagpur duped of Rs 43.50 lakh on pretext of jobs in Ordnance Factories
Nagpur: Sitabuldi Police in Nagpur uncovered a job racket, in which several youths were duped of lakhs of rupees on promise of jobs in Ordnance Factories. The accused were conducting bogus examinations for the job aspirants in their office and...
VNIT final year CSE student commits suicide at college hostel in Nagpur
Nagpur: Divyanshu Gautam, a final-year Computer Science Engineering (CSE) student at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur (VNIT), reportedly committed suicide by hanging at the college's boys' hostel, the police said on Thursday. According to police sources, some students complained about...
Sirsikar Builders, Yavatmal Coop Bank officials booked for Rs 3.50 cr fraud in Nagpur
Nagpur: Bajan Nagar Police in Nagpur have registered a fraud case against former office bearers of Yavatmal Urban Cooperative Bank and three directors of Sirsikar Builders for misappropriation of funds of Rs 3.50 crore. The complaint was filed by Pukhraj Govardhanram...
3 laptops, mobile phone stolen from students’ flat in MIDC, Nagpur
Nagpur: An unidentified miscreant decamped with three laptops and a mobile phone collectively worth Rs 59,000 from a flat where five students were staying in MIDC police jurisdiction in Nagpur. The suspect has reportedly been caught on a CCTV in...
4-member gang nabbed red-handed with fake currency notes valued at Rs 25 lakh in Nagpur
Nagpur: In a major success, Sitabuldi Police in Nagpur arrested 4-member gang of fraudsters red-handed while attempting to deceive a man with counterfeit currency. The police seized counterfeit notes of Rs 500, Rs 200, and Rs 100 denominations with a...
Leopard attacks, takes away a person in Nagpur’s Dabha area?
Nagpur: In an unconfirmed development, a leopard reportedly attacked and took away a person at Dabha locality in West Nagpur on Wednesday. This information was given by some citizens and public representatives to Gittikhadan Police. However, confirmation is awaited. Notably, residents...
