Facing a stigma, teenage lesbian girl ends life in Nagpur
Nagpur: An 18-year old girl committed suicide by hanging herself in her home in Gittikhadan police station area on Sunday. The deceased girl left a note before taking her life, in which she revealed that she was a lesbian, and...
Date for admissions under RTE extended till May 15
Nagpur: The Department of Education, Government of Maharashtra, has given further extension to the 25% admissions done under Right to Education Act (RTE). The process was to be completed on Monday, May 8. Now, parents have a chance to confirm...
NIA team arrives in Nagpur to probe threat calls made to Gadkari
Nagpur: A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Nagpur for the investigation of threat phone calls made to UnionTransport Minister Nitin Gadkari. The calls were made by a murder convict named Jayesh Pujari alias Kantha, who was arrested...
NMC felicitates 15 winners of Design & Build Competition for creating self-sustaining public spaces in Nagpur@2025
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has felicitated the 15 winners of the Design and Build Competition organized by Nagpur@2025 in association with NMC. The award ceremony was held on Monday, May 8, 2023, at NMC Town Hall, Mahal, and...
Youth attacked murderously by girlfriend’s ex-partner in Kapil Nagar
Nagpur: In a shocking incident, a youth was stabbed by a group of attackers led by his girlfriend's former partner in the Kapil Nagar Police Station limits. According to police, Rohit alias Bajrang Sunil Wagh (28), resident of MHADA Colony, Kapil...
Nagpur’s renowned Sanskrit scholar Vinayak Shastri Arvikar passes away
Nagpur: Vinayak Shastri Arvikar, Nagpur’s renowned Sanskrit scholar who was felicitated at the hands of Kanchi Kamakoti Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati, left for his heavenly abode in the small hours of Sunday. Arvikar, popularly known as Arvikar Shastri as a mark of...
Man killed, another injured as tanker truck hits moped on Manewada Ring Road
Nagpur: A man was killed and another injured seriously when the moped they were riding was hit by a rashly driven tanker truck at Uday Nagar Square, Manewada Ring Road, on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Kailas...
Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj’s literary works are just a click away!
Nagpur: As a tribute to the persona of Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj & his social work, The PR Times - a public relations company offering its services to various government & corporate entities has come up with the plausible initiative of...
The Maharashtra Story: 5600-plus girls went missing in 3-months of 2023
Nagpur: In a shocking revelation, it has been reported that over 5,600 girls have gone missing from Maharashtra alone in the year 2023. According to data tabled by the Chairperson of the State Commission for Women, Rupali Chakankar, in January...
NMC earns moolah, sells 80,000 sq ft land on Orange City Street for Rs 111.75 crore!!
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has set a new record by receiving the highest-ever sale price of Rs 14,000 per sq ft for a plot on the London/Orange City Street Project in Nagpur. Municipal Commissioner Radhakrishnan B, Executive Engineer Naresh...
Lurking danger: 68 Govt buildings in Nagpur found without firefighting measures: Report
Nagpur: According to a recent report, 68 government buildings in Nagpur were found to lack necessary firefighting infrastructure during a fire audit conducted by the Fire and Emergency Services team of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). Of these buildings, 51 were deemed...
“Graduation Ceremony” held at Happy Feet Kindergarten in Nagpur
Nagpur: “I’ll spread my wings, I’m ready to fly… I’ll do whatever it takes to touch the sky!” It is rightly said, “To make an end is to make a beginning.” To mark the culmination of the preschool years, Kindergarten...
Two accused arrested for theft at temple escape from Beltarodi Police Station!
Nagpur: Two persons arrested in a theft case by the police allegedly escaped from the Beltarodi Police Station. The police are currently investigating a theft at a Ganpati temple in front of the Police Station building itself. According to reports, two...
Mentally challenged boy killed in freak mishap in Kalamna
Nagpur: In a freak accident, a mentally challenged boy was killed when his neck got entangled in a steel chain while playing at his house in Adivasi Prakash Nagar under Kalamna Police Station limits. The deceased Neerajkumar Radheshyam Bantela, the 15-year-old...
Threat calls to Gadkari: NIA to take over probe to unearth terror network
Nagpur: In a significant development, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will investigate the threat calls made to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. The calls were made by a murder convict named Jayesh Pujari alias Kantha, who was arrested by...
Officers face the music as CP Kumar gets tough on cattle smuggling in Nagpur
Nagpur: Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar has taken strict action against police personnel who have failed to curb cattle smuggling in their area. 16 staffers of Unit V of Crime Branch have been attached to the headquarters for dereliction of...
NMC stationery scam: HC stays Departmental Enquiry against two accused
Nagpur: A division bench of Justice Atul Chandurkar and Justice Mahendra Chandwani at Bombay High Court's Nagpur Bench directed Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to keep the Departmental Enquiry (DE) of its employees, Mohan Padwanshi and Rajesh Meshram, in abeyance till...
Ex-President of Nagpur City Congress Hussain arrested for Rs 1.59 crore scam
Nagpur: Former Congress Nagpur City President Shaikh Hussain has been arrested by the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch for allegedly embezzling funds of the Hazrat Baba Tajuddin Trust to the tune of Rs 1.59 crore. Ex-President of...
Annual Sports Prize Distribution Programme in Porwal College
Department of Physical Education of Seth Kesarimal Porwal College, Kamptee organized an Annual Sports Prize Distribution Programme on 6th May 2023 in the college premises. Honorable MLA Shri Tekchandji Sawarkar was the guest of Honor while Dr. Jaiprakash Duble, Director,...
Machan Census in Pench Tiger Reserve draws nature enthusiasts, spotting Tigers, other wildlife
Nagpur: The Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra recently conducted a machan census under the Nisarg Anubhav Programme, and it proved to be a popular event among nature enthusiasts. The census was an opportunity for people to spot various animals, including...
WMO organizes ‘Eid Milan’ programme to foster community unity in Nagpur
Nagpur: The Women's Wing of the World Memon Organisation (WMO) hosted an Eid Milan program here, on Sunday, April 30, 2022. The event was organized by Nagpur's first Chairperson of the WMO Ladies Wing, Sana Parvez Opai, and her team,...
