RTI activist draws attention of PMO on Adv Khandalkar’s death
Nagpur: A city-based RTI activist has drawn attention of Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on the tragic but sensational death of Adv Shrikant Khandalkar. The RTI activist Ankita Kamalesh Shah, in her letter to PMO, has categorically termed the death of...
Shashank Manohar’s quick exit from Gymkhana in Nagpur raises many questions
File Photo Nagpur: BCCI President Shashank Manohar has quitted 25 years of membership of Indian Gymkhana. Sources said he was miffed over few of the club members’ alleged links with cricket bookies. Insiders say though Manohar’s resignation letter did not...
Non approval of Names by BJP leadership stall cabinet expansion
Mumbai/Nagpur: A week after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke about an expansion of the cabinet before the start of the winter session of the state legislature in Nagpur on December 7, there now appears to be uncertainty about the plan...
PIB posts edited photo of PM’s aerial survey of Chennai, Twitter goes abuzz over faux pas
New Delhi/Nagpur: A photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted by Press Information Bureau on its website purportedly showing him in a helicopter during an aerial survey of flood-hit Chennai on Thursday was removed after questions were raised in social...
Speculations abound in the Advocate’s suicide story
Nagpur: The entire court is abuzz with various apprehensions and speculations are going back and forth about the Advocate’s alleged suicide. While one group of lawyers or advocates is vociferously arguing that it is a clear case of suicide and...
MLC voters give preference to ‘Maniji’ rather than ‘N-G’ or ‘D-F’
Nagpur: While the BJP and Congress candidates for ensuing MLC election (on December 27) are running pillar to post to woo voters and ensure their victory, the voters too are in high flight of their self-importance. They are reported to...
MLC candidate cannot underestimate voters from small parties, independent
Nagpur: No sooner are the elections to the post of MLC from local self- governing bodies declared than the voters from small parties and independents too have become active to make their power of vote valuable and choose the right...
IT Company shaken-up: Female employees quizzed: Some shifted to other departments
Nagpur: Severely shaken up by the news report of Nagpur Today, the General Manager of IT firm in Nagpur soliciting sexual favours from the female employees of the company, the senior officials including the Managing Director and deputy Managing Director...
MLC election: Cong-BJP candidature almost decided; formal nod awaited
Amidst tough contest, ball in BJP's court Nagpur: The names of candidates from Congress as well as from BJP to contest elections from local self-governing bodies to the post of MLC are almost finalized, and awaiting a formal nod from their...
Farmers in deep distress – no takers for oranges in Orange city Nagpur!
No takers for oranges this year Our neighbours came to us in distress some days ago. "Our orange orchard has ripened and fruits are ready to be harvested. But no merchant is coming to buy them, what to do?" It came as a...
GM of IT Company suspended for demanding sexual favours from female employees
128 employees sacked for no fault of theirs. Nagpur: Seeking personal favours from employees is pretty common in India. However, seeking sexual favours from female employees by male bosses is not only a crime, but is also looked at as bad...
NMC Children’s Park functioning as Private Amusement Park!
Privatization of Park is breach of public trust. Nagpur: NMC administration and office-bearers usually claim the all NMC services are public-oriented and the NMC charges nominal fees for providing such services. But, it is not true. The NMC has allowed privatization...
On the Saoji trail – discovering Yuvraj, the very first Saoji eatery of the world!
Nagpur: In the by lanes of old Nagpur, in an area called Ganjakhet chowk, on old Bhandara road ( just off Golibar chowk) I discovered a precious relic of Nagpur. Our city has become well known for its fiery yet addictive...
Nagpur, Mumbai and Solapur smart city proposals clouded in Code of Conduct
NMC's plan too is affected due to MLC election ahead. Nagpur: As Electoral Code of Conduct has become applicable to MLC elections to be held in seven cities across the state, the municipal coporations of three cities---Nagpur, Mumbai and Solapur, which...
Mulak, the only one, in Congress for MLC election from local body?
Nagpur: As MLC election from local self-governing body is to be held in coming December month, the Congress party is keen on showing its enthusiasm with its candidate at hand while the BJP is still maintaining its mystery and has...
Cinemax Eternity Mall with falling standard
Management eyes at earning money only, but lacks meeting cine-goers' satisfaction Nagpur: Cinemax Eternity Mall in the city has become hot-spot for youths, symbolizing the concept of developed entertainment culture of metro city. It claims of catering to the satisfaction of...
Satish Chaturvedi and Sulekha Kumbhare to seek ‘sanyas’ from active politics!
Nagpur: Frustrated by downward trend of their political career, both senior political leaders of the district, Satish Chaturvedi and Sulekha Kumbhare are said to have told their individual supporters and party-workers that they will not contest any public elections in...
Townships sprawling in city; But where from will they get water?
Builders cannot be supplied water unless they construct their own water reservoirs, increase capacity and submit occupancy certificates Nagpur: The city is growing in various senses and terms, so are growing the townships within the limits of Nagpur Municipal Corporation and...
An incident of ‘Love Jihad’ that belies the political propaganda
Meerut/ Nagpur: How political statements made by political leaders can quote and re-quote any simple fact in its distorted or ugly form can be seen here. Soon after the communal riots in Saharanpur in July last year, an alleged case...
Illegal felling of full grown trees on the rise in Nagpur area – green cover depleting rapidly
Nagpur: Nagpur, which has been so proud of its status as India's No. One Green city is not zealous at all when it comes to protecting its green cover. Central India is blessed with a plethora of naturally growing trees...
This Is How People Will React If You Are Honest This Diwali
Diwali is that time of the year when everybody, from relatives to your friends, show up at your place and exchange gifts or sweets. Irrespective of whether you like that person or not, you have to be extra sweet to...
