Spotlight on Maharashtra to emerge as an organic cotton hotspot
•Today begins the second edition of Cotton Trailblazers, an International convening held in Nagpur to celebrate organic cotton in India, putting a spotlight on farmers. •India is the largest producer of cotton, and accounts for 56 per cent of the...
Traffic PI Shankhe, staff manhandled at Jadhav Chowk, one booked
Nagpur: Ganeshpeth police have booked a man allegedly for attacking the traffic cops, including a Police Inspector (PI) maintaining the vehicular movement at Jadhav Chowk on Thursday afternoon. The accused Mohan Thakur not only interrupted the traffic cops and manhandled...
Roadshow of PLASTIVISION India 2020 Exhibition Conference
Roadshow of PLASTIVISION India 2020 Exhibition Conference organised by Vidarbha Plastic Industries Association (VPIA), Nagpur recently at Hotel Centre Point, Nagpur. Chief Guest of the function, Suresh Rathi, President of Vidarbha Industries Association (VIA) in his welcome address said the...
Married woman murdered, body dumped in well at Butibori, paramour arrested
Nagpur: A married woman was brutally murdered and her body was dumped in a well in Butibori area on Wednesday. A man who was in love with the woman has been arrested in this connection. The deceased has been identified as...
Vehicle lifter nabbed by Dhantoli police
Nagpur: Dhantoli police arrested a vehicle lifter and recovered three stolen two-wheelers from his possession. The arrested accused hailed from Haryana but was active in city. The action of police follows a complaint lodged by one Shekhar Atmaramji Sankasar (41), resident...
Hyderabad rape, murder: City Police to issue advisory over SC guidelines: CP
Irresponsible media, organisations broke the law by revealing identity of the victim Nagpur: Despite the anguish and outrage over media houses and organisations revealing identity of the 26-year old veterinary doctor who was savagely raped and murdered by four men in...
No network but still Fastag is mandatory!?
Nagpur: As per directives of the Ministry of Highways and Roads, FASTag is going to be mandatory at toll plazas across the country from December 15. This means all four-wheelers have to attach FASTag RFID stickers on their vehicle’s...
Winter Session: Preparations in full swing, Secretariat starts functioning from Friday
ETNA3G Nagpur: The Winter Session of Maharashtra Legislature is commencing from December 16 in Second Capital City of Nagpur. As the date is approaching fast, preparations are going on in full swing. Ministers’ bungalows and cottages at Ravi Bhavan and...
Speeding trucks knock two men dead in New Kamptee, Kalamna
Nagpur: Speeding trucks knocked two men dead in separate incidents reported New Kamptee and Kalamna areas on Wednesday. One of the truck drivers has been arrested and search for other driver is on. In the first incident, a resident of...
Wholesale trader duped of Rs 15 lakh by couple from MP
Nagpur: A city-based wholesale foodgrain trader was duped to the tune of Rs 15 lakh by two rice mill owners hailing from Madhya Pradesh. The two accused are husband-wife duo. A resident of Plot No. 19/20, Chhapru Nagar Colony, Lakadganj,...
Video: Insects found in packs of dry fruits bought from Big Bazaar outlets
Insects found in packs of dry fruits bought from Big Bazaar outlets Nagpur: In two shocking incidents reported from different parts of city, two Big Bazaar outlets have allegedly been found selling insect and fungus infected dry fruits to consumers. In...
Muttemwar demands scrapping of Mahapariksha Portal’ for recruitment in Govt departments
Nagpur: Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) Secretary Vishal Muttemwar has demanded Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to scrap ‘Mahapariksha Portal’ for recruitment to government jobs and revert to the earlier practice of recruitment in state departments through Public Service Commission...
Footpath hawkers take out morcha, submit memorandum to Mayor
Nagpur: Hundreds of hawkers under the banner of Nagpur Zilla Path Vikreta Sangh took out a morcha and submitted a memorandum to Mayor Sandeep Joshi demanding staying of election to footpath vendors’ body. The Mayor subsequently called a meeting...
Video: Kotwali police register NC offence against Bunty Shelke for thrashing youth
Nagpur: High voltage drama erupted at Dasra Chowk in Mahal locality on Tuesday night after Congress leader and Corporator Bunty Shekle allegedly thrashed a local youth. Shekle was under influence of liquor and picked up quarrel with local youth for...
Affidavit case: Devendra Fadnavis gets exemption from appearance for day
Nagpur: A Nagpur court on Wednesday granted former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis exemption from appearance for the day in the case where he is accused of concealing information about two criminal matters against him in an election affidavit. The court...
Hyderabad rape, murder: Insensitive media, cops violate SC guidelines by revealing name
Nagpur: As the nation witnessed outrage over macabre rape and murder of the veterinary doctor in Hyderabad, the insensitive and overzealous media houses as well as social media in the country wreaked havoc by revealing the name of the...
Indige isation Symposium at Air Force Station Tughlakabad
In order to carry forward the directive by Chief of Air Staff to “Proactively promote indigenisation for sustenance of all existing Fleets and Equipments”, a National Level Symposium was held at Air Force Station Tughlakabad on 03 Dec 2019. ...
Woman killed, two others hurt in road mishap in Kalamna
Nagpur: Criminal negligence on part of a contractor and supervisor cost a woman her life as the Activa moped she was riding in dashed against a cement block dumped right in middle of road in Kalamna area here on...
Con couple extorts Rs 9.82 lakh from woman in Jaripatka
Nagpur: A con couple extorted Rs 9.82 lakh from a woman by scaring her with life threat to her husband and son in Jaripatka area. The accused couple has been booked. A resident of Bhim Square, Jaripatka, Seema Dilip Nakade...
Auditions for International Kids Fashion Week organised in city
Nagpur: Face Talent Management organized auditions for International Kids Fashion Week on Dec 1 at Chitnavis Centre. Kids from all over India are going to participate in the mega finale, date of which is yet to be announced. More than...
NMC begins demolition of Ambekar’s illegal building
Nagpur: Following City Police’s stern action on notorious gangster Santosh Ambekar, now the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) in an all-out crackdown has started demolishing the unauthorized construction owned by him. Amid strict police bandobast, the NMC officials of Gandhibagh Zone started...
