Fadnavis backs off on Vidarbha promise, passes buck to Centre

File Photo: Ashish Deshmukh leader of Saprate Vidarbha took out a rally (padyatra) from Shahid chouk, Itwari Nagpur Nagpur: In a major setback to the separate Vidarbha aspirations of hordes of leaders and people, the state government backed off on...

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By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

Cops lathi charge, lob tear gas as marching protesters turn violent again at Tekdi Road, many injured

A massive morcha was taken out by members of Maharashtra Rajya Sanganak Parichalak Sanghatna over delay in meeting their demands by the State Government.

Nagpur: In a violent clash between the protestors and the...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

Cabinet expansion in State and the curious legislators!!

Nagpur: Recently, BJP’s Girish Vyas won the MLC election absolutely unopposed. Till the filing of nomination the nomination of present Mayor Pravin Datke was a certainty in BJP but at the last moment the picture changed. Candidature of Girish Vyas...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

Story in Lokmat Samachar “planted by a section of the top brass in police alleges Nagpur writer

Nagpur: A leading Hindi newspaper in central India, Lokmat Samachar, published two reports last week alleging that a “senior Maoist leader wanted in seven States of India”, Tusharkant Bhattacharya, had visited Chandrapur district in Maharashtra to attend a gathering of...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

After 20-years, people from Chichbhuvan ESR Command area getting daily water supply

More than 25000 citizens from 30 localities benefitted As alternate day water supply turned into daily Nagpur: More than 25000 residents of Chichbhuvan Command Area under Hanuman Nagar zone in South-West Nagpur which faced water crunch for a very long time,...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, December 8th, 2015

When hunger strikes – Haldiram mobile food van at your service!

Nagpur: This is the thing that is really laudable about the Agrawals running Haldiram. They never rest on their laurels and become content with what they have. Its always something new they are after, and the effort shows in every...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, December 7th, 2015

Winter Session Blues# Cops raid obscene dance at Madira bar on CA road; Owner, staff arrested

Nagpur Today Exclusive Pic from dance inside the bar just before Police raid Nagpur: In a midnight crackdown, Ganeshpeth police have arrested a liquor bar owner, his manager and two waiters for allegedly organising obscene dance at their bar on...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, December 7th, 2015

Ten little Vidarbhites…..and then there were none! Or is there hope still with Shreehari Aney/ Advocate General ?

Ten Little Indians

 

Ten little Indian boys went out to dine;One choked his little self

and then there were nine.

 

Nine little Indian boys sat up very late;One overslept himself and then there were eight.

 
By Nagpur Today On Saturday, December 5th, 2015

Vidarbha statehood activists hold demos, remind Fadnavis of his promise

Nagpur: The Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday was forced to taste his own medicine when Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti, fighting for separate Vidarbha, held demonstrations in city. The demonstrators wanted to remind Fadnavis his old promise on Vidarbha statehood....

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, December 5th, 2015

People’s participation ‘must’ for PPP project like 24×7 water supply : OCW CEO

Sanjoy Roy, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Orange City Water inaugurating
an ‘Annual Late Shri Date Memorial Lecture” on Public Private Partnership in Water
Supply Sector (24 x7 project) organised by Nagpur chapter of Indian Water Works
Association at...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, December 5th, 2015

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...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, December 4th, 2015

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...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, December 4th, 2015

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...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, December 4th, 2015

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...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, December 3rd, 2015

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...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, December 3rd, 2015

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...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015

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...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015

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...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

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...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

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...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, November 30th, 2015

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...