AAP demands probe into pipeline burst

Nagpur: Sensing foul play in the bursting of pipeline at the elevated water tank in Hansapuri Khadan area recently, the city unit of Aam Admi Party (AAP) has demanded setting of an expert committee to investigate the incident threadbare. “It is...

CM’s major push to development, invites global firms to build roads worth Rs 30,000 cr in State

Nagpur/Mumbai: Giving a major push to development of road infrastructure, the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has invited global firms to build 10,000 km roads worth Rs 30,000 crore in Maharashtra The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) has sent out invites to global...

Tribal Students’ Union warns of another protest to demand closure of DBT

Nagpur: The tribal students who have been demanding the closure of Direct Benefit Transfer for a long time now, are to conduct a protest again. It is to be mentioned that the students had conducted a massive protest against the...

“Acche Din” for rulers: BJP goes on land purchase spree in 600 districts for party offices

Nagpur/Mumbai: “Acche Din” have come. Not for people but for Bharatiya Janata Party. The party has gone on land buying spree. It has purchased open land worth Rs 1 crore each at every district in Maharashtra and across the country...

‘Angry’ Nana Patole may end his journey with BJP by December end?

Nagpur: The “grudging and angry” Bhandara-Gondia MP Nana Patole, who has been in the limelight since past few months mainly for his outburst against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, is likely to bid goodbye to BJP...

Pesticide or Poison? A closer look to the new threat claiming lives of Vidarbha Farmers

Nagpur/ Yavatmal: Although, Yavatmal has been infamous for suicides of cotton farmers for nearly two decades, it is now in the public eye for farmer deaths again. Only this time, the same is not a willing killing. It is “deaths...

Dreaded Swine Flu tightens its vicious grip in Nagpur Division

Nagpur: The dreaded H1N1 virus which also notoriously called Swine Flu seems to have tightened its vicious grip in entire Nagpur Division including city as the figures of victims are in alarming magnitude. Altogether 445 positive cases have been recorded...

Are NMC’s these two libraries “breeding ground” for all ills?

Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s "ugly looking" building housing Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya Library and Usharani Mahila Library could be called as ‘breeding ground’ for all ills. Students could be found preparing for competitive exams on the basis of outdated...

ICC Umpire Richard Illingworth Hospitalised at Alexis Hospital in Nagpur

Nagpur: ICC umpire Richard Illingworth, who officiated as the third umpire in the fifth One Day International between India and Australia here has been hospitalised, following chest pain. The umpire from England was hospitalised on Monday, Director (Operations), Alexis Hospital,...

Faculty members of Gurunanak Primary School complain of Mental Harrasment by Principals

Nagpur: As many as 83 teachers of Gurunanak Hindi/English Primary School, Bejhanbaug, have been complaining of mental harassment by the Principals- Pearl Harold Michael and Jaspal Salooja. The teachers have alleged that they are being mentally harassed by the school...

Gadkari to turn ‘Western’ soon as ‘Wada’ in East is getting a facelift

Nagpur: An esteemed resident of East Nagpur who has spent most of his life in the busy but congested lanes and by-lanes of Mahal locality is soon having a new ‘lifestyle’. The Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, who is synonymous with...

Video: Nagpur Railway Division a huge contributor in Smart City project

Rs 2 lakh compensation to kin of 18 Vidarbha farmers who died of pesticide poisoning

File Pic Nagpur/Mumbai: The State Government has announced Rs 2 lakh compensation to kin of 18 farmers who died due to inhaling of poisonous pesticides sprayed on cotton crop in Yavatmal and other districts of Vidarbha. The decision was taken...

WCL registers record growth in Production & Despatch

Nagpur: Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), has recorded highest ever growth in Coal Production and Despatch during Ist Half of FY 2017-18. Company has also created a record in highest ever growth in all physical parameters during Sept'17. During FY 2017-18 upto...

Pesticide, seed cos earn moolah at the expense of cotton farmers in Yavatmal district

Nagpur: Yavatmal district which is known as producer of “white gold” (cotton) has acquired dubious distinction. The district is hogging the limelight not because of farmer suicides but this time “deaths due to inhaling pesticides”. As usual the media remained complacent,...

NMC gesture: Senior citizens get 50% concession in city bus fares

Nagpur: In a grand gesture, Nagpur MunicipalCorporation (NMC) has started extending 50 percent concession in fares to senior citizens in Aapli Bus services in city. The Mayor Nanda Jichkar and Transport Committee Chairman Jitendra (Bunty) Kukde launched ‘Atal Behari Jyeshtha Nagarik...

BJP MP Patole fires fresh salvo at PM, CM; blames them of ‘stalling development’ of Bhandara-Gondia

Nagpur: The “sulking Bhandara-Gondia BJP MP Nana Patole, who had recently stirred a hornet’s nest by criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his style of functioning and Chief Minister Davendra Fadnavis for his “incompetence,” has fired a fresh salvo at...

Video: Majhi Metro will radically change face of Nagpur and create 20,000 jobs too

Video: Nagpur airport to be developed by Singapore’s Changi airport authorities

Nagpur filmmakers show grit by winning 2 awards at Asia’s biggest film making challenge

Nagpur: One of the most zealous teams, Create-e-Witty Media Notions from Nagpur won back to back awards at the India Film Project Season 7 at Nehru Centre, Mumbai. ‘Footsteps’ a short film made by the team went on to win the...