NMC’s river cleaning campaign from May 9
The river, today, looks little more than a common drain flowing through the city Nagpur: The ambitious Nag River, Pili Nadi and Pora River cleaning campaign under Sansad Jal Va Paryavaran Yojana will be undertaken from Akshaya Tritiya i.e. May...
On Mother’s Day lets ponder on how we treat our daughters – Kangana, for example
Nagpur: How long ago was it that TV star Pratyusha Banerjee commit ed suicide and we had the entire country, not just the TV and film industry ruing over how badly female stars are often treated. We've had such cases galore...
First in India, Nagpur District set to go ‘digitally smart’
Five villages of the district went digital on May 1 which is also celebrated as Maharashtra Day. The five villages were declared digital villages under ‘Digital Gram’ Scheme initiated by State Government on the lines of Union Government’s ‘Digital India’....
Mindless act: WCL releasing toxic mine water into Kanhan River
Nagpur: At a time when water shortage is tormenting citizens no end, the mindless Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) authorities seem to be wreaking more havoc by releasing polluted water of its open cast mine into Kanhan River that supplies drinking...
Ex Minister, senior cops involved in bookie Subhash Shahu’s murder in Nagpur?
Nagpur: More skeletons tumbled out of the closet as the cops zeroed in the high profile killing of a kind hearted cricket bookie Subhash Shahu in Nagpur. Highly placed sources revealed that the murder was the fallout of alleged professional...
Manapuram, Muthoot turns safe haven for gold thieves in Nagpur!
Nagpur: Picture this. Recently some unscrupulous employees of a Nagpur based franchisee of a reputed jewelers stole gold from the jewellery shop and mortgaged the valuables to the local branches of instant gold financing companies - Manapuram Finance Company and...
Gorewada Zoo Goof Up : Rs 415 cr projected for just Rs 32 cr land; No clarity bars investors!
Nagpur: The ambitious Gorewada Zoo project of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis appears far from reality, thanks to the escalating budget and non-feasible plans laid out for the project. As a section of media turned on Gorewada issue in the aftermath of...
No fish or fowl – pass on the eggs please!
Nagpur: Tomatoes that were at Rs. 12/ a Kg have turned Rs. 30. Greens are prohibitively expensive. Rising mercury has already seen price of EVERY vegetable sky rocketing in the city. So what does one eat at such times? Non -veg!...
Exclusive: Drought-like situation looming large over Nagpur District, MLA least worried
Nagpur: It is true that Vidarbha was neglected, is neglected and probably always will be neglected. People of Maharashtra when speaking about severe water crisis or drought speak only about Lathur, Nashik of Marathwada. What about ever so many villages...
An accident waiting to happen in Nagpur, Is Administration sleeping ?
Nagpur: A good gesture by some good Samaritan in tying big green coloured mesh over the point where road users had to wait till the signal turns green on Reserve Bank of India Square had on April 27, 2016 become...
Fadnavis Ministry expansion on the cards as CM gets ‘go-ahead’ from high command
Nagpur: With the soaring mercury the political atmosphere in the State too is getting steamy as the much-talked expansion of Fadnavis Cabinet seems to be on the cards. The-Shiv Sena Government has completed over 18 months. Initially, the Chief Minister...
Shiv Sena firms foot in Nagpur; forms 30 k members, appoints 145 Shakha Pramukhs
Nagpur: Training its eyes on ensuing Nagpur Municipal Corporation polls, Shiv Sena has started concreting its base in city. The party has been working at full length to create maximum concentration of workers at its end. Such is the pace that...
Do laws really exist for running liquor shops and bars?
Representative Image Nagpur: It seems that the answer to the question that do laws really exist for running liquor shops and bars, is definitely a big “NO”. Though the liquor shop (both country liquor and Indian made foreign liquor) license...
OMG : Look Chhagan Bhujbal condition has changed? We bet you won’t believe!
Mumbai/Nagpur: photograph of once a fire brand NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal has gone viral on social media circles. Actually this is a combination of two pictures showing how Bhujbal looked then and now. As per a photo report published in ToI,...
Doordarshan’s first colour broadcast started 34 years ago; five shows to remember
On April 25, 34 years ago, Doordarshan started the test run of India's first colour broadcast. It not only heralded a new era for Indian television, it also enabled sports enthusiasts to watch the Asian Games in colour. Such was...
Suffering from gangrene,India’s most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim to die soon?
Delhi: India’s most wanted terrorist, said to be the mastermind of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, Dawood Ibrahim, has gangrene, as per a media report. As per CNN-News18 , doctors treating him say that gangrene is at such an advanced stage that...
Alcohol tourism spurs with a ban on alcoholic beverages and drinks in Bihar!
You would be thinking of going on a summer escape to some place distant cool and relaxing but it is rather interesting to know that there is an entirely new trade flourishing for alcoholics in Bihar gaining prodigious popularity the...
Accident and Pollution free Nagpur soon: Nitin Gadkari
Rs 17,000 crores sanctioned for the development of Nagpur district Nagpur: More number of people are losing lives in road accidents as compared to riots. Approximately 1.5 lakh people are losing lives in road accidents. If an accident occurs, the entire...
Kanhaiya Kumar harps on blending of ‘Red’ & ‘Blue’ but unaware of the outcome
The JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar’s visit to Nagpur city got painted in ‘colourful’ controversies for one reason or the other. The visit was meant to update the students and youngsters about the present situation in the country. However, the...
This contractor “manages” the NMC’s Public Works Deptt the dubious ways
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), still smarting under the sting it got hit by the dumping of Nagpur out from the list of ‘Smart City,’ surprisingly refuses to put its house in order and thus salvage the prestige. On...
NMC all set to sail Anandam City by hook or crook
Nagpur: Ruling party in Nagpur Municipal Corporation has been reportedly adopting every measure to legalise the illegal construction works going on in Anandam City, a hi-end premium apartments project located in city's Ganeshpeth area near Shukrawari lake. Moreover, this leader has...
