VVIP Syndrome – well and truly alive at Nagpur Airport
Nagpur: Any Nagpurian who has traveled by air recently from Nagpur, or gone to receive or see off someone will vouch for how inconvenient and cumbersome it is to be diverted to the parking lot and carry your luggage from...
The Return of the Hawkers-Part-3
Nagpur: No! This is not a movie sequel. The hawkers of Sitabuldi area who were removed on the notice of the High Court by Nagpur Municipal Corporation on March 19, 2016 are back and the main market street seems to...
Major blow to Lokmat Management as Industrial Tribunal thrashes its pet Union; Old one to exist
Nagpur: In a major jolt to leading media publication Lokmat Group, the Industrial Tribunal has discarded the group's newly appointed Union office-bearers, while upholding the formerly formed body. The decision came in the light of the fact that most of the...
Nagpur coaching sharks eat up big pie of black money; turn it into white?
Nagpur: Post board examinations, its fresh new coaching season in Nagpur and if sources are to be believed cash transaction worth crores of rupees is underway to get the mission admission accomplished! While this practice may sound usual business this...
Where is the young blood in the Vidarbha movement?
Nagpur: No jobs for aspiring, educated youngsters, no development industrially, malls that begin wearing a deserted look within 2-3 years of their opening, people migrating from the area is such large numbers that over the last 2 decades Vidarbha has...
Aney gets rousing welcome but will the people of Vidarbha fooled again by shrewd politicians?
Nagpur: Amid conflicting reports, Adv Shreehari Aney, former Advocate General of State who quit the post after an unprecedent uproar over his remarks supporting a separate Marathwada, was accorded a welcome when he arrived in Nagpur and straightaway went to...
Why second Advocate General’s resignation is CM’s embarrassment?
Nagpur: In less than a year and a half, the Devendra Fadnavis government has lost two Advocate Generals, both resigning within months of taking over office. The previous one, Sunil Manohar, had quit last year in June seven months into...
Bookie’s diary spills beans over journalists-crime nexus in Nagpur; Financial deals exposed!
Nagpur: If reliable sources are to be believed, a murky tie-up between three city journalists and city-based cricket bookie Sunil Bhatia has come to the fore. Among the journos include two crime reporters from arch rivals Hindi dailies from Nagpur, along...
‘It is very unfair to target a hard working woman like this’, Says a hurt Amruta Fadnavis
Nagpur: Recently, the Congress party, led by senior leader Digvijay Singh has really gone to town making a big noise about Axis Bank, Worli branch getting some Maharashtra government SRA business. There have been tweets galore pointing out to the...
Corporators squirm as NMC polls draw closer
Nagpur: Uneasy lies the heads wearing crowns! The Corporators in Nagpur, who are also called City Fathers, are squirming as the election to Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) are drawing closer and closer. With election blues hounding their gray areas the...
Equitable distribution of water our mission, says Sanjoy Roy, CEO of OCW
Nagpur: It is now well known that Nagpur was the first city in India that was selected for the 24*7 Water supply project that government plans to introduce eventually all over the country. The proposal, instead of being welcomed, had met...
Muslim seminary calls ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ slogan un-Islamic, issues fatwa
Hyderabad/Nagpur: According to report published in IBN LIVE, Muslim seminary Jamia Nizamia in Hyderabad has issued a fatwa against chanting the slogan 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'. The seminary called the slogan un-Islamic and irrational. It has said that it is an...
Sack Gadkari, fumes Diggy
As CVC cancels Zojila contract in Kashmir on his complaint NewDelhi/Nagpur : Bolstered by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) canceling an Rs 10,500-crore Zojila Pass tunnel contract in Jammu and Kashmir on a single bid on his complaint in January, Congress...
Obscene acts in private place not offence under Indian law: Bombay HC
Mumbai/Nagpur: Any obscene act in a private place causing no annoyance to others does not constitute offence, ruled the Bombay high court while recently quashing a complaint against 13 men who were arrested from a private party in a flat...
Maharashtra Budget 2016: Here’s what is getting costlier and cheaper
Nagpur/Mumbai: Maharashtra finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar presented the state budget in Mumbai on Friday. Agriculture and farmers was the center-point of the budget and Rs 25,000 crore has been provided for various schemes for the sector. Several other schemes have also been...
Fate of Nag River set to change!
Nagpur: Nagpur Metro Rail is on its way to take the city on the fast track, in terms of feel and business! Now did you ever wonder that there can also be a turn of fate for the city's once beautiful...
A Mayor in a hurry: Datke reviews steps to tackle monsoon vagaries even as summer just set in
Nagpur: The Mayor Pravin Datke seems to be in a hurry. Or it may be a show off of efficiency or election blues the NMC will undergo next year! The Mayor convened a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review different...
Get set for dry Holi Nagpur as Govt bans rain dance, no water to swimming pools!
File Pic Nagpur/Mumbai: Nagpur is known for its fondness for splurge and splash during Holi, but this year the city has to do away with water use. And not only Nagpur, entire state will have to follow the suit, given...
Did Indian cricket stars flee VCA stadium in an auto???!!!
Nagpur: Cricket fans from Nagpur and surrounding areas from the region left VCA Jamtha stadium in disgrace after a shameful defeat of Indian cricketers at the hands of Kiwis in their opening match of T20 World Cup
Nagpur-Mumbai Air India flight suffers tyre burst, few passengers injured
The Air India flight whose tyre burst on landing at Mumbai Airport. Mumbai/Nagpur: The incident took place at 10:45 pm when Air India flight number 630, travelling from Nagpur to Mumbai (NAG-BOM), suffered a tyre burst while landing on the...
Next NMC polls on Prabhag system may prove ‘gainful’ for BJP, say the strategists
Nagpur: The ruling dispensation in the State as well as in NMC, after lengthy deliberations and weighing pros and cons, has decided to conduct the next Nagpur Municipal Corporation election on the basis of Prabhag system. The next NMC polls...
