How can we help with drought relief in our state?
Nagpur: Not many living in cities like Mumbai, Pune, or even Nagpur, are aware that this summer of 2016 is going to be the worst ever for many rural families of Vidarbha and Marathwada due to the horrible drought that...
Fadnavis’s stand good but Bharat Mata’s children struggling for water: Sena
Mumbai/Nagpur: Shiv Sena on Thursday took a swipe at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and said Chief Minister's stand might be good but Bharat Mata's children are struggling to access water. In its mouthpiece 'Saamna', BJP ally Shiv Sena said, "The...
Does NMC fend for corrupt contractor, making registration hell for others?
Nagpur: The thread of corruption appears to be far from being broken in Nagpur Municipal Corporation, as the civic officials have deliberately kept digitally advanced transparent systems at bay and sticking to manual process to have their ‘way’! Sources alleged that...
RTI expose: 110 Star Buses out of 470 grounded and gathering rust
Nagpur: The shabby public transport system in the Second Capital City of Nagpur, with a population of 30 lakh plus, could be gauged from the fact that out of 470 bus being run by Nagpur Municipal Corporation 110 buses have...
Gudi Padwa and brides to go without gold jewellery this year!
PM cancels meet with jewellers: Strike slated to continue for next 90 days Nagpur: The jewellers and artisans had requested a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 6, 2016, in order to request him to roll back the imposition...
BJP’s doc shows Modi’s fading fame in Maharashtra against Fadnavis’ growing popularity
Nagpur/New Delhi: The NaMo aka Narendra Modi mantra appears to be echoing out in Maharashtra! Atleast an internal study by BJP shows the trends matching these sentiments. As per the document put up in the BJP's executive committee meeting in...
Vegetable prices soar up in Nagpur; Low supply may take it further high!
Nagpur: As the temperature soars in Nagpur, vegetable prices too followed the suit. The lowered stock hitting the market owing to heat has once again taken the prices of vegetables to the telling high in the city. To top it...
Heat is on in Nagpur, People move to shelter zones!
Nagpur: It's that time of the season in Nagpur when the temperature plays up full radiance to push the people back into the cool comfort of their homes and offices. Once again the city streets have started wearing a desert...
Are youth on suicide spree?
Nagpur: On a random talk with parents of the city, the one most alarming issue that came to fore is everyone born after the 90's takes offense to virtually everything and don’t seem to honour even parents view or the...
Why is Fadnavis not listening to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat?
Bharat Mata Ki Jai, the chant invoking patriotism, is ironically being dragged as a tool to divide the nation, it seems. This divisive ploy to split the nation and damage its ethos is being spearheaded by the BJP, the political outfit...
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...
