Door left open for Goddess Laxmi, family loses Rs 10 lakh on Diwali night in Nagpur
Nagpur: An unidentified thief targeted the residence of the Sugandh family at Riddhi Apartments, Quetta Colony, Nagpur, during the early hours of Monday, following the Laxmi Puja celebration. The family, led by businessman Manish Sugandh, had concluded their Diwali Puja...
BJP leader’s murder: Nagpur Rural cops hunt two suspects with head injuries
Nagpur: The Nagpur Rural Police are facing an uphill task tracking down the two dhaba workers who allegedly killed local BJP leader Raju Dhengre at Kuhi. The victim was strangled and bludgeoned to death after he allegedly denied the two...
Aspiring cab driver dies in car crash, 3 others hurt in Nagpur
Represenataional Pic Nagpur: A 27-year-old aspiring cab driver, identified as Prashant Wankhede, died of serious head injuries when his recently-purchased second hand car overturned near the NIT Swimming Pool on North Ambazari Road under Bajaj Nagar police area after ramming...
Nagpur traffic cop, towing boys rescue cow trapped in an uncovered sewerage at Cotton Market
Nagpur: The traffic cops and their team on traffic duty not only tow away your vehicles parked at wrong place, but they are up for some noble duty as well, read 'gauseva' in this case. A classic example of this...
CBI exposes gang extorting huge money from Central Govt officers in Nagpur
The gang was led by conman Sadiq Qureshi who posed as CBI officer
Nagpur: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has exposed a gang led by conman Sadiq Qureshi, which has been extorting large sums of money from Central Government officials...
Spurious ‘green’ crackers flood markets in Nagpur despite SC ban
Nagpur: Despite a Supreme Court ban on the sale and use of unauthorized firecrackers during Diwali, Nagpur markets are witnessing an influx of spurious 'green firecrackers.' These eco-friendly alternatives, intended to have certification from CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI)...
Man admitted to Asha Hospital near Nagpur, dies after ‘shoulder injuries’ family cries foul play!
Nagpur: The family of 32-year-old Badal Sundarlaal Patil, admitted to Asha Hospital on Kamptee-Nagpur road with shoulder injuries, alleges foul play as he reportedly died on Sunday. Badal, a resident of Sanjivani Nagar, Kanhan, and an employee of Gondia-based Shri Krishna...
14-year old boy dies after fight with teenage friend in Nagpur
Nagpur: A 14-year-old boy collapsed after being punched by a friend, aged 13 years, at the football ground at Garib Nawaz Nagar in Nagpur. The boy, identified as Mohd Ibrahim, was later declared dead at Mayo Hospital. The incident occurred when...
Firecrackers trigger 17 fires across Nagpur on Diwali
Nagpur: The Fire and Emergency Department of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) had a busy Diwali, with a staggering 17 fire-related incidents triggered by firecrackers reported in the city between the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. Speaking to Nagpur...
SC grants 4-week parole to don Gawli lodged in Nagpur Jail
Nagpur: The Supreme Court has granted four weeks parole to underworld don Arun Gawli, who was already out on parole awarded by the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court. The gangster, who was convicted for ex-MLA Kamalakar Jamsandekar’s murder along...
Hawkers again allowed on Sitabuldi Main Road after HC order
Nagpur: A day after the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court directed authorities to redress the grievances of hawkers, Sitabuldi Main Road was opened for 344 road-side vendors. These hawkers will be allowed to set up stalls on both sides...
Nagpurians celebrate Diwali with booming firecrackers, flout NMC diktat
Nagpur: Streets and homes in the Second Capital of Maharashtra were ablaze with festive fervour as Nagpurians celebrated Diwali, the Festival of Lights, on Sunday night with a boom. Despite regulations limiting the use of firecrackers to a two-hour window...
Jio AirFiber now available in Nagpur
Nagpur: On the occasion of Diwali, Reliance Jio released its AirFiber FWA (Fixed-Wireless Access) service in 115 new cities in India. The service was launched in India in September in just 8 cities --- Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata,...
Nagpur’s Welukar, Gokhale retain MBA posts
Nagpur: Dr Dhananjay Welukar and Shiv Chhatrapati awardee Shatrughna Gokhale, both from Nagpur, retained their posts of President and Secretary respectively of the Maha Basketball Association (MBA) in the elections held at Nagpur. District representatives from Mumbai City, Nashik, Dhule,...
Hotels, clubs to face Nagpur Police heat for providing safe-house for gambling this Diwali!
Nagpur: The vigilant Nagpur Police have launched a special drive against gambling rackets being run at prominent city based hotels and clubs amidst festival of light – Diwali. Cops have issued notices to all the city based hotels and clubs...
Nagpur SP Poddar saves accident victim’s life
Nagpur: The timely intervention of Superintendent of Police (SP) (Nagpur Rural) Harssh Poddar proved crucial in saving the life of a youth involved in a hit-and-run accident near Deolapar. The victim, identified as Mukesh Siyaram Biunia from Sulgaon, Madhya Pradesh, was...
HC orders NMC to remove encroachments at GMCH main gate
The court was informed that encroachments impede the passage of ambulances through the main gate, posing potential risks during emergencies
Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has expressed deep concern over the growing encroachments in front of the...
Rs 957 crore sewerage network project for Nagpur approved
Nagpur: For improvement of sewerage network in Nagpur, the Central Government has sanctioned Rs 957.01 crore proposal of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). The administrative approval was conveyed on Friday under the Amrit 2.0 campaign that is being implemented in the...
Bail plea of Bagga, Khandelwal, Kothari rejected by Nagpur court
Rs 58 crore online gaming fraud
Nagpur: The Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) G N Bagrodia in Nagpur on Friday rejected a regular bail application filed by Dr Gaurav Bagga, Ankesh Khandelwal and Dinesh Kothari, accused in the Rs...
Life imprisonment to woman, paramour for killing husband in Nagpur
Nagpur: Additional Sessions Judge R R Bhosale in Nagpur on Friday awarded rigorous life imprisonment to Sarita Shekhar Kanojiya and her paramour Pankaj Chandrakant Kadu for killing her husband in MIDC area of the city. The prosecution story is that Sarita...
Local political leader killed at Panchgaon Dhabha near Nagpur
Nagpur: Political leader Raju Dengre, affiliated with a nationalised party, was allegedly killed at his Dhabha under Kuhi Police Station near Nagpur. Dengre, who had recently won a Grampanchayat election, was found dead on Saturday in Panchgaon. Kuhi Police have detained...
