Mahalaxmis arriving today – get ready for a royal feast!
For many families in Nagpur and elsewhere in Maharashtra, Hyderabad, Goa and even Karnataka, the highlight of the Ganesh festival is Gauri-Ganpati when the 'Mahalaxmis' come home for three days. (In Hindu mythology, any 'married' Goddess is referred to as...
Watch Dhol Taasha Nagpur 2016 : Shiv Garjana sychronises vibrant beats of Universe
Nagpur: Ganesh festival has made a thunderous start yet again in 2016, thanks to the upbeat and familiar voices of dhol taasha that signals the arrival of festive season in Nagpur. And you must agree that when it comes to...
Nagpur roads go worst ever, turn life threatening for commuters
Nagpur: Nagpur has been witnessing various major and minor road accidents and the prime culprit now-a-days appear to the pathetic condition of city roads which have gone from bad to worse and now lie in its worst ever state. Recently, a...
B-town actor Akshay Kumar honors Nagpur’s real life hero Jagdish Khare
Nagpur: Among the many water bodies existing in the city, three lakes including Futala aka Telankhedi Lake, Ambazhari Lake and Shukravari Lake aka Gandhisagar Lake are the most preferred ones which most dejected people use to commit suicide. There are...
No scanner for bouncers flourishing in Nagpur
File Pic Nagpur: Touted as an effective alternative to private or police security, bouncers have become new rage in Nagpur. You must have come across these heavily muscled hunks attired in black tees and jeans at the entrance of private...
Projects worth Rs. 450 crores sanctioned for ‘Swadesh Darshan’ – Vidarbha and Maharashtra left high and dry
File Pic Nagpur: The government has approved projects worth about Rs 450 crore under 'Swadesh Darshan' scheme for five states, including poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. There are projects for Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Tamilnadu and even our neighbouring state of M.P. but Maharashtra,...
Will wean out criminals from BJYM, says its President
Nagpur: There was much discussion, and surprise expressed when a supposedly 'Jumbo list' of Yuva Morcha committee members of the BJP was selectively leaked to media some weeks ago. Shivani Dani, young and dynamic female face of the party in...
Service apartments in Nagpur flout norms as hotels remain in check!
File Pic Nagpur: Hordes of service apartments in Nagpur are said to be tweaking the rules and regulations while ignoring mandatory financial liabilities, and eventually earning big moolah in the practice. Nagpur Today ventured out to investigate these service apartments...
Nagpur Police releases caution notice with dos and don’t to prevent terrorist acts
Nagpur: While releasing a list of 10 photographs of most wanted terrorists by National Investigating Agency (NIA), Nagpur Police has recently issued a warning to the general populace. Stickers and posters have been pasted on many sensitive areas of the...
Nagpur set to make some noise as Bappa is back!
Nagpur: Amid chants of Ganpati bappa morya and echos of Gajanana, Nagpur gets louder as usual as the foremost deity, the god of knowledge Lord Ganesha has landed yet again to unpack a brighter, louder and fun filled 10 day...
Pola, a festival of not just bullocks, but a mirror of rural life
Nagpur Today. The seasonal importance of Pola Pola, that falls always on the last day of Shravan, Hindu, month, brings out the stark differences between urban and rural folks - even in Vidarbha, where it is one of the main festivals. We...
When sex between two consenting adults is not a crime as per our courts, why was Sandeep Kumar sacked? That too in twitter!
"The prosecutrix was well above 18 years of age at all material times. Sexual intercourse between two adults of opposite sex with their free and voluntarily consent is no offence. There is no evidence that the accused disrobed the prosecutrix...
Preparations to celebrate Pola Festival commence
Nagpur: Come September 1, the Pithori Amavasya day, the hard worker in an agriculture field will be given a day’s rest. Not only the rest, this slogger will get worshipped religiously by his master, get a facelift with colourful decorations...
Adv B J Agrawal’s book “Bhanvar Mein Siyasat” receives critical acclaim from luminaries
Nagpur: Advocate B J Agrawal’s book “Bhanvar Mein Siyasat” received critical acclaim from an array of dignitaries who graced the dedication ceremony held at Agrasen Bhavan in the city recently. While speaking about the book “Bhanvar Mein Siyasat,” a collection of...
Water ! Water !!!
File Pic Nagpur: “ Thanda paani bottle..thanda paani bottle” I woke up by the familiar slogan in train on my way back home. I hurriedly called him and took one bottle and relaxed. While taking one sip of cold water...
Syrian massacre: A massacre of the juveniles, where generations are loosing; not just life!
Nagpur: We talk of peaceful and a greener world all the time but whenever we do so some place in the world is always at unrest and anarchy. Which proves the hypocritical nature of the society. In the past four and...
Aasinagar zone Nagpur – full of slums and a haven for pigs and illegal ‘dairies’
Nagpur: 94% residents of this area complain that nallahs are not cleared or cleaned regularly; there is an abundance of pigs and other animals roaming the road; 94% people also say water supply is irregular and 88% people say the...
Will the pathetic condition of Nagpur roads cost BJP dear in coming NMC elections?
Nagpur: Earlier this year, 2016, Nagpur Today had carried out an extensive and exclusive survey about how happy Nagpurians are with their city and what are their grievances against NMC, their Corporators and city fathers, if any. This survey had been...
I am satisfied with the work I initiated during my tenure in Nagpur: CP S P Yadav
Nagpur: The Commissioner of Police (Nagpur) and the soon to be Additional General of Police (Law and Order) Maharashtra Sharda Prasad Yadav aka SP Yadav had a tête–à–tête with Nagpur Today before he took charge of the new posting. A top...
“Oh Kanha! Your Mere Touch Washed Away All Sins Of Mine”
Nagpur: Numerous religious scriptures have described the various incidents from the life of Shri Krishna, and ‘Shri Dasam Granth’ is one of those, which has been compiled by 10th Guru of Sikhism, Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Dasam Granth is...
Missing ‘Jai’ leads to rift among BJP leaders, Forest min faces heat from BJP MP Patole
File Pic Nagpur: Jai, the mysteriously missing iconic tiger from Umred-Karhandla wildlife sanctuary is now suspected to have been poached, as there is still no trace of it. Many search operations yielded nothing which raised the doubt that Jai might...
