Holi drug racket busted in midnight strike; Rs 21 lakh MD seized in Nagpur
Nagpur: As the city prepares to drown in colours and celebration, the dark underbelly of the party circuit has been jolted by a dramatic pre-dawn crackdown. Determined to prevent synthetic drugs from poisoning Holi festivities, the Nagpur Crime Branch launched...
Nagpurians bleed Rs 1,585 crore to fraudsters in 9 years, reveals RTI
Nagpur: In what can only be described as a financial bloodbath, citizens of Nagpur have been swindled out of an astounding Rs 1,585.58 crore between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2025. The explosive figures, accessed under the Right to...
Commercial LPG cylinder price hiked by Rs 28 to Rs 31
Nagpur: Oil marketing companies have raised the prices of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 28 to Rs 31 across major metro cities for March 2026, marking the second consecutive monthly hike. However, the prices of 14.2 kg domestic...
Nagpur Chowk Assault Case: PSI’s Son Accused, Police Assure Fair Probe
Nagpur: An alleged assault on two youths at the busy Aath Rasta Chowk in the Laxmi Nagar area has triggered public debate in Nagpur. The incident has drawn attention after one of the accused was identified as the son of...
Nagpur Blast Toll Rises to 19: Explosion at SBL Energy Explosives Gunpowder Factory
The death toll in the Nagpur explosives company blast has gone up to 19 after one more person succumbed, police said on Monday. Twenty-three other injured workers were undergoing treatment in hospitals here, a police official said. The toll in...
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in major attack by US and Israel
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack by Israel and the United States, Iranian state media confirmed early Sunday, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability. President...
NMC develops sports hub under Narendra Nagar Flyover
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is transforming the space beneath the Narendra Nagar Flyover into a multi-sports and recreational zone for children and youth. Municipal Commissioner Dr Abhijit Chaudhari inspected the ongoing works on Friday and directed officials to...
Rs 1.28 lakh cash stolen from beer shop in Nandanvan
Nagpur: In a late-night burglary, unidentified thieves decamped with Rs 1,28,800 in cash after breaking into a beer shop in the Nandanvan police limits between 10.30 pm on February 26 and 10 am on February 27. The incident occurred at Swaraj...
Foreign liquor worth Rs 6.25 lakh seized from car in Ganeshpeth, one held
Nagpur: In a late-night crackdown, the Vehicle Theft Squad of the Crime Branch intercepted a car loaded with illegal liquor and arrested one accused near the Bus Depot Workshop in Ganeshpeth on February 27. Acting on specific intelligence, Crime Branch officers...
Strategic strike: WCL uncovers rare earth treasure in Maha mines
Nagpur: In a development that could redefine its future beyond coal, Nagpur-based Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) has achieved a landmark breakthrough by discovering significant deposits of rare earth elements (REEs) and critical strategic minerals across six of its mines in...
Mayor draws the line: ‘No more vanishing officers after 2 pm’ at NMC
Nagpur: In a stern and unambiguous directive, Mayor Neeta Thakre has ordered all civic officials of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to remain physically present in their respective offices after 2 pm, putting an end to what citizens have long...
DRI Nagpur seizes 1,250 kg of ganja worth Rs. 6.25 crore in two operations; 4 held
Nagpur: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Nagpur Regional Unit of Mumbai Zone, has dismantled an inter-state drug trafficking syndicate and seized 1,251 kg of Cannabis (Ganja) valued at approximately Rs. 6.25 crore in two connected, intelligence-based operations. Four persons...
Nagpur District Consumer Commission pulls up Bajaj Finance for ‘unreasonable’ service, orders compensation
Nagpur: In a significant ruling reinforcing consumer rights, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Nagpur, has held Bajaj Finance Ltd. guilty of deficiency in service and violation of RBI guidelines in connection with an ECS mandate dispute and freezing of...
HSC paper leak explodes: Principal among 4 more arrested; arrests rise to 8
Nagpur: The Maharashtra HSC examination paper leak scandal has snowballed into a full-blown education racket, with four more arrests on Friday, including a junior college principal, taking the total number of accused behind bars to eight. Shockingly, police investigations have...
State Excise Dept dismisses ‘dry day cancelled’ claims as fake news
Nagpur: Maharashtra Excise Commissioner Rajesh Deshmukh categorically dismissed as “fake news” reports circulating on social media that the State Government had scrapped mandatory dry days for key national and religious occasions such as Holi, Muharram and Gandhi Jayanti. Clarifying the position,...
Booty worth Rs 1.75 lakh stolen from flat in Gittikhadan
Nagpur: A major burglary has been reported in the Gittikhadan area where unidentified thieves stole cash and gold worth Rs 1.75 lakh from a locked apartment in Omsatya Exotica, Hazaripahad. According to complainant Niraj Sunil Pashine, aged 43, his family had...
Nagpur’s traffic turmoil sparks alarming rise in road rage incidents
Nagpur: The city’s roads are no longer just choked with traffic, they are fast becoming flashpoints of violence. A growing number of routine traffic disputes in Nagpur are spiralling into brutal assaults, knife attacks and, in some cases, deaths, turning...
Holi crackdown: 280 history-sheeters face police action in Nagpur
Nagpur: Determined to ensure that Holi celebrations remain joyful and not chaotic, Zone 3 Police have launched a sweeping preventive drive against known troublemakers across the city. Acting under Section 163(2) of the Maharashtra Police Act, the police have initiated...
Nagpur home prices soar to highest in India, RBI data reveals
Nagpur: The city’s real estate market is on fire, and the numbers now officially prove it. According to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India, Nagpur has emerged as the fastest-rising housing market in the country, outpacing...
Man Arrested with 15g MD Powder in Wathoda
Nagpur: The Wathoda Police have arrested a 41-year-old man for possessing MD powder as part of the ongoing anti-narcotics drive under Police Commissioner Ravindrakumar Singhal’s campaign, “Operation Thunder – Let’s Unite for a Drug-Free Society.” On 26 February 2026, a police...
19-Year-Old Dies in Bike-Truck Crash in Nagpur’s Gittikhadan
Nagpur: A 19-year-old youth tragically died after his speeding motorcycle rammed into a stationary truck in the Gittikhadan area on the night of 26 February 2026. The deceased, identified as Manthan Arun Nakhale from Waki in Saoner, was riding his two-wheeler...
