Farmer deaths due to pesticide inhalation is ‘genocide committed by state’, claims activist Kishor Tiwari
Nagpur: Demanding strict criminal actions against the manufacturers of pesticides, inhalation of which have led to death of farmers in Yavatmal, Activist Kishor Tiwari has claimed it to be a “genocide committed by the state”. He is the chief of...
NMC’s ‘promptness’: Clears contractor’s bill for cement roads left incomplete!!
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) administration has again been found on wrong foot over his dismal style of working. A newly built cement road has not only mirrored the ugly face poorly laid network of cement roads but also...
3 men arrested for stealing 2 bullocks from goshala in Nandanvan
Representational Pic Nagpur: Nandanvan police arrested three men on the charges of stealing two bullocks from a goshala and transporting them in a four wheeler cruelly either for slaughter or sale. According to the complainant, Munna Kamalaprasad Shukla (47), resident of...
Will GST dampen the Diwali shopping? We suggest not to expect a ‘cracker’ of sales and offers
Nagpur: As the festive season is approaching, like every year we all are ready with a long shopping list to ‘bag’ the benefit of discounts offered during this period. We, the consumers, are often spoilt for alternative across product categories...
Unemployment is a burning problem today acknowledges Bawankule at VED conference on logistics
Nagpur: Speaking as the chief guest, in lieu of Gadkari, at the VED conference on Nagpur as an emerging Logistics Centre, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Guardian Minister of Nagpur said that Nagpur youth were struggling to find jobs and rising unemployment concerned...
NMC ‘disregards’ HC, permits Symbiosis to go ahead with campus construction at ‘disputed’ land
Nagpur: The proposed campus of Pune-based Symbiosis International University in Nagpur seems to be hitting one controversy or another with each passing day. First, it was the Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s “generous gesture” to allot its 75 acre land situated at Mouza...
Nagpur University asks details of teachers eligible to be exam supervisors
Nagpur: For the appointment of exam supervisors in summer and winter sessions of 2018, RTM Nagpur University has directed all the affiliated colleges to send the details of teachers who have completed five years of service. In the notification issued,...
Concretization of roads: A threat to Green City Nagpur’s greenery
Nagpur: The concretization of roads under process in Nagpur has had adverse impacts on the flora density of Nagpur. Several mature trees have been chopped down and roots of several of them have been concreted restricting their growth. Under the...
‘Kojagiri Pournima’ brings hope & cure too for Asthma patients in a special way
Nagpur: As the full moon started appearing in the horizon on ‘Kojagiri Pournima,’ the famous Shri Poddareshwar Ram Mandir in the city witnessed a steady flow of people thronging its premises. For a reason. Most of the people – children,...
PAN-India Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive 2017 reaches Nagpur
Nagpur: Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur is a non-profit student organization established with the aim of fostering the spirit of entrepreneurship among college students in India. We are one of the most successful entrepreneurial organizations in the country with over 50...
From today, 97% Nagpur to have no power cuts, full restoration in 15 days, says Bawankule
Nagpur: Amid the hues and cries over the increased load shetting, State energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has given an instant relief as he stated that 97% of Nagpur will be freed from load shedding by today and also assured that...
How long will Nagpur have to buy country’s costliest petrol?
File Pic Nagpur: Nagpur people have been quite agitated about high price of petrol and diesel we have been paying for some time now. With prices of petrol, diesel and LPG being revised upwards constantly since daily revision of price...
When the Yavatmal farmers lost their cool!
Nagpur/ Yavatmal: Cotton shrubs were pelted on State Agriculture Minister Pandurang Fundkar when he was on a visit to Yavatmal for giving compensations to the families of farmers who died of inhaling pesticides. During his visit, farmers tried to narrate their...
Nagpur varsity to evacuate Ravi Nagar hostel from students staying illegally
Nagpur: After several attempts to vacate the Nagpur University’s Ravi Nagar based hostel from the students staying illegitimately, the University administration has finally directed the students to vacate the hostel before October 12. As has been declared by the university administration,...
NSUI protests against carelessness of Nagpur University’s Exam Dpt.
Nagpur: The carelessness and neglect of the officials of Nagpur University’s exam department was opposed by NSUI students by conducting a ‘gherao’ of the Controller of Examination’s office. The state Vice President of NSUI Ajit Singh informed the media that 36...
Doctors at Medical Hospital protest against absence of security guards, students join them too
Nagpur: Demanding the deployment of security guards, the doctors and students of Medical Hospital are protesting by tying black ribbons while working. Notably, a ‘No work protest’ is being organised by the security guards of Maharashtra State Security Council for...
SC seeks Centre’s advice on plea against mode of execution in Death penalty
Representational Pic New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to Centre asking for its reply to a plea seeking replacement of death to a convict by hanging. Seeking a reply within three months, the apex court asked...
Eco Boost : Nagpur police chief ideates wedding cards that can be planted as tree
Nagpur: As far designation goes, any City Police Commissioner is always expected to keep the crime situation of his area under strict check and ensure the safety of the citizens. However Police Commissioner of Nagpur Dr K. Venkatesham and his...
City traffic cops issue fresh notification for ‘No Parking Zone,’ other steps to minimise chaos in Dhantoli
Nagpur: Acting on the directives issued by the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court, the city police had issued notification banning parking on 19 stretches in overcrowded residential-cum-commercial area of Dhantoli and permitted only one way vehicular traffic movement in...
Anganwadi workers’ protests continue, Jail Bharo Andolan was next in line
Nagpur: The Angawadi workers of the state including that of Nagpur district are carrying out a ‘no work’ protest from September 11 under which a ‘Jail Bharo Andolan’ was carried out on Thursday. Around 60,000 children are deprived of nutritious...
Rahul Bazaar raising questions on the motto of ‘Clean Nagpur, Beautiful Nagpur’
Nagpur: Although it has been three years since Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ambitious ‘Swachha Bharat Abhiyan’, it is evidently visible that Nagpur lags behind on the trail. On one hand several steps are being taken for Waste Management...
