84,672 new power connections provided in Nagpur Circle in last fiscal year
Nagpur: The Nagpur Circle of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has provided 84,672 new low-voltage power connections of all categories in Nagpur and Wardha districts in the last financial year. Earlier, 5,000 to 6,000 new connections were given in...
Video: Despite cops’ ‘concern’, Nagpur Administration allotting licences to clubs in Shivaji Nagar area?
Nagpur: A recent verbal spat between locals and partygoers visiting the posh Dharampeth area has not only exposed the parking menace faced by residents in both Shivaji Nagar and Dharampeth but has also highlighted the administration's apathy, which is merely...
RSS Karyakarta Vikas Varg-2 to begin in Nagpur from May on 17
Nagpur: The Karyakarta Vikas Varg-2 of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will begin on Friday, May 17, 2024. It will conclude on June 10, 2024 after completing 25 days. The Varg will be held at Reshimbagh. This is the final stage of...
Escalating man-animal conflict: Tiger kills farmer in Chandrapur
Nagpur/Chandrapur: In yet another tragic incident highlighting the escalating conflict between humans and wildlife, a 33-year-old farmer, Ankush Khobragade, fell victim to a tiger attack on his farm in Chandrapur. The attack occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning,...
Hi-tech rollout: Nagpurians to get smart prepaid power meters after LS poll results
Nagpur: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is poised to introduce smart prepaid electricity meters across the State, after the Lok Sabha (LS) poll results. This strategic timing aims to mitigate potential negative consumer reactions and ensure a...
Nagpur’s Kasturchand Park to reopen for public after PIL in HC
Nagpur: The historically important Kasturchand Park in Nagpur will now be accessible to the general public. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court seeking direction for opening of Kasturchand Park...
Leopard’s day out in Nagpur locality, makes calf a victim!?
Nagpur: A leopard has come back to haunt Nagpurians and this time it has ventured into the residential area near Gorewada International Zoo. In Zingabai Takli area of West Nagpur, a leopard is suspected to have killed a calf on...
Nagpur PSI Mahesh Nikam in ACB net for Rs 5000 bribe
Nagpur: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday caught Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) Mahesh Nikam, attached to Rana Pratap Nagar Police Station, red-handed while demanding and accepting Rs 5,000 bribe from a lawn owner for not initiating action against him for hosting late...
4-year old boy among two killed in separate road mishaps in Nagpur
Nagpur: Two persons, including a four-year-old boy, were killed in separate road accidents in Nagpur. In the first incident, a 4-year old boy was killed and his mother sustained injuries after they were knocked down by a four-wheeler in a hit-and-run...
Teenage girl Jumps off Mecosabagh Flyover in Nagpur, battling for life
Nagpur: A teenage girl attempted suicide by jumping off the Mecosabag Flyover in Nagpur on Wednesday afternoon. With serious injuries, Tanishka Roshan Nagrare (20), a resident of Awale Nagar, was rushed to Abhinav Multi-Speciality Hospital, Lashkaribagh, in an unconscious state. According...
Video: Party-goers blocking houses in Shivaji Nagar, Dharampeth for clubbing in Nagpur!
Representative Pic Nagpur: With the party culture taking the center stage in Nagpur, the menace of parking remains a constant issue affecting citizens, whether it's day or night. Residents of Shivaji Nagar in the Dharampeth area are facing one such menace,...
NDCCB scam: Sunil Kedar moves High Court seeking suspension of sentence
Nagpur: Former minister and Congress leader Sunil Kedar has approached the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, seeking the suspension of the sentence in the Rs 150-crore Nagpur District Central Cooperative Bank (NDCCB) scam case. The former Saoner MLA filed...
Maha Metro suspends guard for job fraud in Nagpur
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Nagpur Metro Rail Project) has suspended a security guard posted at Ujjwal Nagar Station for defrauding his own relative of Rs 50,000 by promising a job in Maha Metro in Nagpur. The accused security...
HC grants bail to Sontu Jain in Axis Bank locker case
Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has granted bail to the online gaming fraudster Sontu alias Ananth Navratan Jain in the Axis Bank locker case. Jain’s bail application was allowed in the second FIR which was lodged against...
Gadkari stresses need for quality coaching in producing elite players
Nagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday emphasized the crucial role of top coaches in shaping elite athletes. Praising the dedication and transformative impact of noted city athletics coach Sanjay 'Bhau' Kane, Gadkari highlighted how Kane's coaching prowess has led...
Groundbreaking Rare Surgery Saves A Young Patient with Severe Flail Chest and Multiple Rib Fractures
In a medical breakthrough, doctors at Suretech Hospital, Dhantoli, Nagpur successfully performed a rare surgery to save a patient suffering from severe flail chest with multiple rib and should fractures following a significant road-traffic accident a few days back at...
Cop’s brother among 3 arrested for extortion in Nagpur
Nagpur: Sitabuldi Police arrested three persons, including the brother of a policeman, for their involvement in an extortion attempt at a food stall. The arrested accused have been identified as Somnath Raju Jadhav (27), residing in Seva Sadan Nagar, Manewada; Chetan...
Nagpur GRP busts fake currency gang, 7 accused arrested
Nagpur: The Government Railway Police (GRP), Nagpur, busted a fake currency note gang, arresting five from West Bengal and two from Pune, including a woman. According to a report, one Lakhfar Mondal, a native of Murshidabad in West Bengal, had tried...
Man stabbed to death over ‘kharra’ in Nagpur, two arrested
Nagpur: A 35-year old man was brutally murdered by his alleged friend after a dispute over sharing ‘kharra’ in the Wathoda area of Nagpur on Tuesday evening. The deceased, Jitendra alias Jiddi Arun Gujar, was a resident of Devi Nagar. Cops...
Remarkable feat: Nagpur Jail earns Rs 2.5 cr revenue by selling products made by inmates
Nagpur: Over the past year, Nagpur Central Jail has witnessed an extraordinary surge in productivity among its inmates, leading to significant financial contributions to the institution. The remarkable productivity by inmates resulted in Nagpur Jail administration earning nearly Rs 2.5...
Learning lessons: NMC to resurvey hoardings in city after Mumbai tragedy
Nagpur: Following the collapse of a hoarding in Mumbai in which 14 people were killed and scores injured, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has activated its machinery to survey all the hoarding sites in its limits before the onset of...
