Failing the Vulnerable: Maharashtra’s OSCs underperform in addressing sexual, domestic abuse
Nagpur: In a disheartening revelation, the One-Stop-Centres (OSC) established across Maharashtra to provide comprehensive aid to women facing sexual and domestic abuse have come under scrutiny for their poor performance. Introduced by the Central Government after the 2012 Delhi gang...
Novel move: MahaRERA set to start grading system for real estate projects
Nagpur: In a groundbreaking move, the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) is set to implement a grading system for housing projects across the state. This initiative aims to empower homebuyers in filtering out unprofessional developers while providing them...
Big action: NIT orders contract cancellation and land takeover of Transport Plaza hotel
Nagpur: In a significant development, the Chairman of the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT), Manoj Suryavanshi, has issued an order to cancel the contract of Regenta Central Hotel and Convention Centre operating in NIT Transport Plaza at Jagnade Chowk. The order...
Beware! Parents face Rs 25,000 fine if minor child is caught driving without a licence!
Nagpur: In a bid to address the alarming rate of road accidents and fatalities caused by underage drivers, the Maharashtra Government has recently amended the Motor Vehicles Act 1988. The amendment entails harsher penalties for parents whose minor children...
Gadkari listens to citizens’ grievances during ‘Jan Samwaad’ in Nagpur
Nagpur: A good number of citizens attended the ‘Jan Samwaad’ programme of Union Minister for Road Transport and Shipping Nitin Gadkari, held on Sunday in Nagpur. The programme was held at the public contact office of the Union Minister at...
Grief and anguish: Nagpur children’s deaths blamed on SUV’s defective door lock
Nagpur: Nagpur: A wave of grief and anguish has engulfed the residents of Faruque Nagar following the tragic death of three young children who were found inside a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) parked near their house on Sunday. The shocking...
Baba Tajuddin Trust fraud: EOW to record statements of witnesses
Nagpur: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Nagpur Police will record statements of key witnesses before the magistrate under Section 164 of the CrPc in the two cases of fraud, cheating and embezzlement of funds by the former office-bearers...
Did You Know? Shortest train route in India is in Nagpur! Can charge up to Rs 800 as fare
Nagpur: Did you know that the shortest train route in India is in Nagpur? It connects Nagpur to Ajni, covering a three-kilometer stretch, making it the shortest train route in the country. However, this amazing feat has a weird side...
Cash, gold ornaments worth Rs 8.19 lakh stolen from house in Sakkardara
Nagpur: Cash and gold ornaments worth Rs 8.19 lakh were stolen from a house in Sakkardara police jurisdiction on Sunday morning. The complainant, Swapnil Suresh Marjive (40), a resident of Plot No. 277, New Subhedar Layout, told police that he along...
Bad news: CR reduces number of sleeper coaches in Nagpur-Mumbai-Nagpur Duronto Exp
Nagpur: Middle class in the country is finding itself increasingly cut off from the nation's lifeline thanks to the decision of Indian Railways to upgrade masses to air-conditioned travel. As part of a decision to cut down on sleeper coaches,...
Mahatma Gandhi English School Principal, Supervisor in ACB net in Nagpur
Nagpur: Principal and Supervisor of Mahatma Gandhi English School, Jaripatka in Nagpur, were arrested red-handed by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting a bribe of Rs 9,000 from the parents of a student on the promise of admission in an aided...
Police raid on Ambika Farm in Kalmeshwar, 3 arrested
Nagpur: Acting on a tip-off, the Nagpur Rural Police conducted a raid at Sakoon Villa House in Ambika Farm, Kalmeshwar, where an illegal liquor and hookah party was in progress. Young men and women were found to be participating in...
Bhoomipujan for tallest Shivaji statue performed at Nagpur University campus
Nagpur: The bhoomipujan ceremony for what is being dubbed as the tallest statue of Maratha Warrior King Chhatrapati Shivaji on a throne was held in Nagpur on Sunday. The 51-feet statue of Shivaji is being built inside Nagpur University campus...
3 men arrested for assaulting on-duty NMC employees with swords
Nagpur: Three persons were arrested by Ambazari police for assaulting two workers of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) when they were engaged in cleaning of nullah at Hill Road on Saturday. The employees sustained injuries on the palm and wrist in...
Decoding the legal profession with Nagpur’s Adv Shyam Dewani
Nagpur: One of the most renowned Advocate of not just Nagpur but Maharashtra, Shyam Dewani on talking about careers in Law mentioned that the trend has changed significantly over the past few years. Dewani, in an exclusive interview with Nagpur Today...
Gang involved in burglary, vehicle theft busted by Pachpaoli police
Nagpur: The Pachpaoli police have successfully apprehended two members of a notorious house burglary and vehicle theft gang, along with the detention of two minors. The arrested accused have been identified as Amar alias Prince Vinod Dongre (19) from Ambedkar Colony,...
Woman killed as moped, truck collide in Ajni
Nagpur: A collision between a truck and a moped in Suyog Nagar area in Ajni police limits resulted in the death of one woman and left another injured. The deceased has been identified as Sukeshni Ajay Gaikwad (40) from Trimurti Nagar,...
Man arrested for strangling son to death on Father’s Day in Nagpur
A tragic incident occurred on Father's Day in Mahadula village in Mauda police limits, Nagpur, as a man was arrested for strangling his own son to death. The deceased, identified as Ashwin Ratan Shende (25), had been struggling with alcohol addiction,...
Tragic Discovery: Three missing kids found dead inside car in Nagpur
Nagpur: In a devastating turn of events, three children who had gone missing on Saturday were tragically found dead inside a Ford Ecosport car by the Nagpur Police on Sunday. The victims have been identified as Taufiq Khan, Alia Khan,...
Former MLA Ashish Deshmukh rejoins BJP
Nagpur: Ashish Deshmukh was inducted back into the BJP in Nagpur in the presence of Devendra Fadnavis and BJP`s state unit president Chandrashekhar Bawankule. Less than a month after he was expelled from the Congress, former MLA Ashish Deshmukh on Sunday...
Gadkari reviews Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana project in Nagpur
Nagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday took review of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana project being constructed by Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) at Tarodi (B). He directed officials concerned to ensure citizens do not face problems and also ensure...
