Man robbed of cash, gold ornaments in Lakadganj
Nagpur: A man returning home after attending birthday of friend was robbed of cash and gold ornaments worth Rs 2.48 lakh in Lakadganj police area on Tuesday. A resident of Naik Talao, Bangladesh, Praful Hemraj Bokde (39), had gone to...
Tricky act: State Food and Civil Supplies Department babus rigging tenders
Nagpur: The government babus find one trick or another to indulge in corruption practices. For instance, the State Food and Civil Supplies Department has framed the terms and conditions so that only a few people can participate in the tender...
One man, One Post: Vikas Thakre, Rajendra Mulak resign in compliance with Congress’s decision
Nagpur: Complying with All India Congress Committee's (AICC's) move of ‘One Man, One Post’, Vikas Thakre and Rajendra Mulak have submitted their resignations from the posts of Nagpur City Congress President and Nagpur Rural Congress President, respectively. Notably, after ‘Chintan Shivir’,...
Nagpur GRP nabs notorious thief
Nagpur: The Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Government Railway Police (GRP), Nagpur, arrested a notorious thief involved in the thefts in running trains. Eight stolen mobile phones were recovered by the police from his possession. The accused was identified as...
Nagpur Metro staffer ends life with a note, ‘God calling me’
Nagpur: Writing ‘God calling me and I am going to meet him’ in his suicide note, a 26-year-old youth committed suicide in Rana Pratap Nagar area on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Tejas Suryakant Malwatkar (26), a resident of...
Nurses withdraw strike after Govt assurance to look into their demands
Nagpur: Close to 20,000 nurses in Maharashtra’s state-run hospitals, including Nagpur, called off their indefinite strike on Wednesday afternoon after the government assured them that it will look into their demands by July 15, said the Maharashtra State Nurses Association...
Spreading wings: MSRTC to add 3500 electric, CNG buses to its fleet soon
Nagpur: Being the lifeline of common people, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) is adding to its fleet 1000 electric, 2000 CNG and 500 ordinary buses within a year. In the first phase, 150 e-buses will enter the ST...
Raj Path Infracon set to attempt Guinness World Record for continuously paving longest stretch of road with bituminous concrete
Amravati/Akola: Renowned Pune-based, infrastructure construction giant, Raj Path Infracon Pvt. Ltd., has all set to start the process to achieve a historic feat, as the 35-year-old established company is attempting the Guinness Book of World Record of continuously paving the...
Man tries to murder wife over domestic tiff in Bajaj Nagar
Nagpur: Bajaj Nagar police have arrested a 40-year old man on the charges of attempting to murder his wife over domestic issue in the wee hours of Wednesday, June 1. The accused has been identified as Jahid Yaqub Khan, resident...
Sportians Super League to begin from June 5 in Nagpur
Nagpur: The second season of Sportians Super League will commence from June 5 in Nagpur. A press conference was held at the Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur on Wednesday. Ninad Shelgaokar, Shantanu Motghare, Ashish Kalode, Atul Pandit along with their...
“Summer Camp with a difference” held at Happy Feet Preschool
Nagpur: The "Summer Camp with a difference" was held at Happy Feet Preschool, Clarke Town, Nagpur. The response was overwhelming! Within hours of announcing the summer camp, the school enrolled more than 55 kids. Parents, while giving their feedback, confessed...
Cub hurt by tigress mother dies in Gorewada Zoo
Nagpur: The second ex-situ (away from natural habitat) tiger conservation experiment by the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) failed after the lone cub born to 13-year-old tigress Lee died accidentally immediately after delivery. This is for the second time...
SRPF jawan kills colleague, shoots self in Gadchiroli
Nagpur: In a shocking incident, a State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) jawan killed a fellow colleague and then shot himself from his service rifle on Wednesday in the premises of Marpalli Police Assistance Centre coming under Jimalgatta police sub...
Special tribute on martyr’s day of Shri Guru Arjan Devji on June 3
Nagpur: After constructing Shri Harimandar Sahib in Amritsar, fifth Guru Shri Guru Arjan Devji thought that the Baani (sayings) of former four Gurus, Shri Guru Nanak Dev, Guru Angad Dev, Guru Amar Das and Guru Ram Das, were capable...
Nagpur sees spike in new Corona cases
Nagpur: The Vidarbha region recorded a spike of 17 new Covid cases, including 9 from Nagpur alone, on Wednesday. This is for the first time after March 16 when 20 cases were detected across Vidarbha in a single day. The...
Electric DP in Ramdaspeth catches fire
Nagpur: Sensation prevailed in Ramdaspeth area on Wednesday afternoon, after an electric DP reportedly caught fire. Seeing flames engulfing the DP, commuters were left baffled. Some locals then, altered Fire Department, who acting swiftly on the inputs, rushed to the...
Now, Nagpur’s Majhi Metro to run till 10 pm on both Aqua and Orange lines
Nagpur: Majhi Metro of Nagpur on both the lines will now run till 10 pm on all weekdays beginning from Wednesday (June 1). This has been done after demands to that effect from the Metro commuters. The enhanced train timings...
Maha Metro may open Krazy Castle Park on August 15 in Nagpur
Nagpur: There is good news for Nagpur children as Maha Metro plans to open Krazy Castle Amusement Park near Ambazari Lake on this Independence Day on August 15. Work is going on war footing to start the park after...
Young Force Agency Director Gulam Ashrafi, aides booked for bank frauds in Nagpur
Nagpur: Lakadganj Police have booked Gulam Ashrafi, founder of recovery organization Young Force Agency and his three other accomplices for allegedly duping Bank of Maharashtra (BoM), Itwari Branch to the tune of Rs 1.89 crores by presenting false documents. According to...
Viraat Manav Utkarsh Mahotsav celebrated by BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Nagpur
Nagpur: Viraat Manav Utkarsh Mahotsav was celebrated by the famous BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Nagpur on the occasion of the centenary festival of Vishwavandiya Saint Vibhuti Pramukhswami Maharaj. The main attraction of this festival was the famous and motivational speaker...
Recruitment scam in Ranganathaswamy Nagari Sahakari Pat Sanstha
Nagpur: Abid Hussain, the National Secretary of the National Mazdoor Congress, made a written complaint to the Maharashtra State Backward Commission, Pune, about the irregularities in the recruitment of employees by the office-bearers in the Sri Ranganathaswamy Nagari Sahakari...
