High on Hookah# Cops raid another joint at Heritage Hotel in Sadar; Manager booked
Nagpur: Even as the dust refused to settle on the issue of thriving hookah parlours in Nagpur, particularly in Sadar area, yet another such den was raided in the dark of the nights on Sunday at Hotel Heritage in the...
Why do we need a Women’s Day to recognize their valuable entity?
Nagpur: Every day should be Women’s Day since their contribution in our lives is valuable and immeasurable. Yet we need a Women’s Day to acknowledge the valuable role they play in society and in our lives. Random acts of kindness I...
Silent protest staged at Shahid Square
Nagpur: Four organizations including Swatantra Sangram Sainik Samiti, Mahatma Gandhi Vichar Manch, Jagrat Nagrik Vichar Manch and Jyeshta Nagrik Samiti staged a silent protest at Shahid Square on March 4, 2016 against the dictatorship of present government. The protestors all had...
It was Anandam City project that took toll of NMC Executive Engineer not the missing file
The Town Planning Department’s Executive Engineer Mahesh Gupta was suspended following uproar in General Body Meeting over missing pages from a file containing vital information regarding a project. But it was just a ploy. Actual reason was the high-rise project....
RTO issues post dated challans
Nagpur: Offenders of Motor Vehicle’s Act ought to be punished. Penal fines are usually levied by the RTO flying squad which stops vehicles which are over-loaded, reckless driving, drunk and drive, faulty vehicles etc. While the cops of the Road Transport...
No sparing of violators, helmet is must at all cost to save lives: DCP Tangde
Nagpur: The city police have started ensuring the High Court’s directive of making wearing of helmets compulsory for two-wheeler riders from March 1, 2016. While many two-wheeler riders have already supported the move by wearing the protective headgear, many have...
Don’t be fooled by the sunny day – more rains and even hail storms predicted
Nagpur: After the unseasonal rains we saw over Sunday and Monday, the last two days have been sunny and mercury has been climbing. For those who think summer is here already there is news. Tomorrow may see a return of cloudy...
RTI stunner: 1197 unmarried mothers registered for MTP in the past 4 years
Nagpur: In an astonishing revelation, a staggering 1197 unmarried mothers registered for Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) or induced abortion in the past four years in city of Nagpur. Of the 1197 unmarried mothers, six died during the procedure. Similarly,...
Union Budget evokes mixed reactions from traders, business community and politicos
Nagpur: No soon had the dust and din over the budget announcements died down that the voices of dissent rose up, from Nagpur and elsewhere too. Let us listen to what Nagpurians are saying: Former Indian Army Officer and present President...
Budget 2016: What’s cheaper, what’s dearer
New Delhi/Nagpur: Cars, cigarettes, branded garments, air travel will become more expensive, while footwear, solar lamps and routers are slated to be cheaper following a host of changes in the tax structure in the Budget for 2016-17. As a result of...
No helmet, no petrol – New mantra of petrol pumps on Nagpur borders!
Nagpur: Even as the traffic department is finding it hard to cope up with the helmet rule in Nagpur, few petrol pumps on the city borders have come up with an innovative idea to make the head gear compulsory for...
10 Super fast AC trains on Nagpur-Pune route from March
Nagpur: Accordingly train number 02124 will depart on every Tuesday on March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 from Nagpur at 7-50 pm and arrive at Pune next day at 11-45 am. Similarly train number 02123 will leave Pune on every...
Sayona Public School kids forced to sit in filth for not paying fees, Principal justifies act
Nagpur: Call it insane, inhumane or the untamed commercialization of education system...this episode has perhaps crossed all barriers of ill treatment in schools. In a grave example of insanity towards children, a number of kids of Sayona Public School on...
Has NIT any authority to demolish a colony settled on private land?
Nagpur: The “guardian” of Shivkrishna Dham colony Dilip Gwalvanshi, facing eviction notice from NIT, informed Nagpur Today that the NIT notice holds no water. “The colony is not settled on any government land but on a private land since the...
Tug-of-war is on to grab post of Nagpur Rural Congress President
Loyal Congressmen demand a non-Kunbi candidate and keep Kedar-Mulak camps at bay. Nagpur: A tug-of-war of sorts is being witnessed between two groups of Congress leaders in rural segment. The race is on to grab the post of President of Nagpur...
Ramdev Baba fida on Nagpur, will give away Patanjali products at 90% discount to city customers!
Nagpur: Yes - that is right. We have heard from the grapevine that Patanjali products will be sold at unimaginable discounts - to the tune of 60% to 90% for Nagpur consumers. Why so?? Well, haven't you heard the Hindi 'kahawat' -...
From Chicken Farchas to Patrani Machhi, Parsi cuisines come alive at Bawa Restaurant
Nagpur: Nagpur has been long endorsing the rich aroma of Irani tea, albeit in rare availability. Why only Irani chai, even the longing for chicken farchas, patrani machhi and berry pulao has been high on the taste on Nagpur food lovers....
Real Estate market on the death bed in Nagpur, Big players stay project; buyers’ money stuck
Nagpur: Nagpur is sitting on the time bomb of dying property deals that are gradually taking dubious turn! Over half a dozen real estate players in Nagpur have been defaulting on their commitment of doling out possession of homes to...
Less AC fares, cleaner toilets, separate train N – S trains. Expectations of Railway Budget
Nagpur: “My husband and I run a local travel agency called Uddan tours and travels. Being based out of Nagpur we have to arrange a lot of tours through trains for our middle class clientele also. I would like these two...
Umar Khalid’s Nagpur Meet : Just meeting a naxal prove you’re naxalite?
File Pic Nagpur: Despite the Jat agitation pressing for reservation, the JNU fire refused to die down! The issue that engulfed the mental framework of entire nation has pointed out to the series of events that has cornered the BJP...
Youth spends 6 year in Jail now seeks 100 cr as compensation
Nagpur: Jail was the last place this youth expected to spend six years of his life. But this happened. A mistaken identity and the subsequent ordeal forced this youth spend over six years in prison for no fault of his...
