Nagpur turns into Venice of Vidarbha : Thunderous downpour leaves city flooded
Nagpur: A relentless downpour, accompanied by nerve-wracking thunder and lightning, battered Nagpur throughout Friday night, leaving several neighborhoods submerged in floodwaters. The overnight rains have left many areas in the city submerged, causing widespread havoc and distress among residents. The...
Video: Failed to break ATM, two juvenile rob nearby mobile store in Sakardhara, Nagpur
Nagpur: In a startling incident, two juvenile delinquents under the jurisdiction of Sakardara Police Station attempted to break into ATM, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. Failing in their initial endeavor, the suspects resorted to steal nearby mobile...
Noteworthy response to Eco friendly Ganpati Idol immersion in Nagpur city
Nagpur: The immersion of Ganpati Bappa has started with full swing and fervour in the city. Nagpur Municipal Corporation has installed around 413 artificial tanks across Nagpur city to facilitate Eco friendly Ganpati Visarjan across Nagpur city. Like every year,...
“Ganesh Chaturthi: Celebrate Prosperity and Devotion with Rokde Jewellers”
Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival of prosperity and devotion. This festival has a unique significance in Indian culture as the Ganpati Bappa brings a lot of love, happiness and joy with him. Lord Ganesh ji is considered a god of...
Video : Maruti Suzuki car up in flames near petrol pump at Kamptee
Nagpur: In a harrowing incident, a Maruti Suzuki car burst into flames near a busy petrol pump in Kamptee, Nagpur on Thursday evening, sending shockwaves through the local community. Quick action by bystanders and fire tender services prevented a...
Man arrested with MD drug in Sakardhara, Nagpur
Nagpur: Acting on secret information, Sakardhara Police on Thursday nabbed a 33-year-old man with 2.2 grams of Mephedrone (MD) drug. Besides arresting the accused, identified as Nikhil Diliprao Gaikwad, a resident of Senapati Nagar, Dighori cops also seized an Activa...
Man arrested for outraging modesty of woman in Nandanvan, Nagpur
Nagpur: Nandanvan Police have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly outraging the modesty of a woman by intercepting her on her way to work on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Iqbal Sheikh Hafiz Sheikh, a resident of...
Ganapati Visarjan in Nagpur: 1,274 idols, including 30 PoP, immersed on Thursday
Nagpur: In a proactive move to ensure eco-friendly Ganpati immersions, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has introduced 32 artificial tanks across 10 zones in the city. This initiative proved pivotal as 1,274 Ganpati idols were immersed in these designated tanks...
High Court Decrees: Consumer Commission exam appointments to adhere to its ruling
Nagpur: In a significant development, a division bench comprising Justice Sunil Shukre and Justice Mukulika Jawalkar at the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has issued an interim order clarifying that appointments made on the National Consumer Disputes Redressal...
Central Jail inmates dies at Nagpur GMCH after brief illness
Nagpur: Virendra alias Virensingh Nandkishor Chandel (36), a convict incarcerated in the Central Jail, died during treatment on Wednesday. Chandel, who had been sentenced by the court on charges under Sections 354(a) and 353(b) of the Indian Penal Code, coupled with...
Alarming rise in maternal, infant, child mortalities in Maharashtra; Nagpur tops chart: RTI
Nagpur: Recent data obtained through a Right to Information (RTI) request by activist Abhay Kolarkar has shed light on a concerning surge in maternal deaths, infant deaths, child deaths, and still births in Maharashtra. The statistics, sourced from the Maharashtra State...
Farmers’ Suicides Surge: 144 lost lives in Nagpur Division; 1,555 in Maharashtra, warns LoP Vijay Wadettiwar
Nagpur: Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly, Vijay Wadettiwar, disclosed a grim reality on Thursday, revealing that 1,555 farmers in Maharashtra, which include 144 from Nagpur Division, took their own lives between January 1 and July...
Final hearing on Sontu Jain’s anticipatory bail on Sep 26
Nagpur: The final hearing on Ananth alias Sontu Navratan Jain’s anticipatory bail application in the '58-Crore Online Gaming Fraud' is on September 26. Nagpur Police filed an affidavit on September 21 seeking Police Custody of Jain. The hearing was held...
315th year of eco-friendly Ganeshotsav at Senior Bhonsla Palace in Nagpur
Nagpur: The spirit of Ganeshotsav came alive once again in full swing this year as Nagpur witnessed a grand welcome on Tuesday, September 19. The city resonated with the traditional beats of dhol-tasha as Bappa, the beloved Lord Ganesh, was...
MahaRERA cracks whip on 41 Nagpur builders for various lapses
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has taken stringent action against 388 builders across the State, with 41 of them located in Nagpur, for various lapses and frozen their projects' bank accounts, media reports said. The remaining 388 builders...
Nagpur’s drug peddler detained under PIT NDPS Act, sent to Kolhapur jail
Nagpur: The Nagpur police have taken groundbreaking action under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT NDPS) against a notorious drug smuggler on Wednesday. The police action under the PIT NDPS Act against...
HC questions Haffkine’s failure to procure vital medical equipment in Nagpur despite funds allocation
Nagpur: The High Court sheds light on the non-procurement of crucial medical equipment by Haffkine Bio-pharmaceutical Corporation Ltd for Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) and Super-Speciality Hospital, despite substantial funds allocated by the State Government. A public interest litigation...
19-year-old married woman commits suicide in Kalamna, Nagpur
Nagpur: A young married woman committed suicide under mysterious circumstances in Kalamna area on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Pratiksha Purshottam Rahangdale (19), a resident of Plot No 196, Bharatwada, near Gas Godown. According to police sources, Pratiksha was...
FDA seizes betel nuts worth Rs 3.36 Crore from Priti Industries and Farmico Cold Chain in Nagpur
Nagpur: In a swift and unexpected operation, a team from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) executed a surprise raid in the Kalamna area, leading to the confiscation of a staggering 84,537 kilograms of betel nuts. The market value of...
Video : Chinch Bhavan Square in Nagpur turns into traffic nightmare : container-car collision amplifies chaos!
Nagpur: Chinch Bhavan Square on Wardha Road in Nagpur has devolved into a perilous battleground for commuters, and a recent collision between a container truck and a car has pushed this notorious traffic hotspot to the brink. The chronic absence...
Raids on Sontu unearthed Rs 32 cr while his ITR shows income of Rs 16 lakh
Nagpur: Notorious gaming fraudster Ananth, alias Sontu Navratan Jain, who is said to be owner of cash and gold worth Rs 32 crore and immovable property worth Rs 150 crore, has been found to have declared a meagre income of...
