President Kovind inaugurates Vipassana Meditation Centre at Dragon Palace in Kamptee

Nagpur: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday visited the world-famous Dragon Palace in Kamptee and inaugurated the new Vipasanna Meditation Centre in the complex. He also attended special Buddha Vandana after the inauguration. Governor C Vidhyasagar Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis,...

Video – A Tale of a Tank: neglect of several leakage complaints resulted in bursting

Video – Sneak Peek: Mata Rani in the making

Nagpur: The pandals are set, lighting mounted and sound checked. With the festival of Navratri, comes Pandal hopping. All dressed up, we all will be visiting several pandals of Nagpur admiring the idols of Maa Durga. But, how many times...

Power breakdowns: Consumers sweat & fume but MSEDCL, SNDL choose to turn a blind eye

Nagpur: Nagpur city hosts two development agencies (NMC & NIT), four road owners (NMC, NIT, PWD & NHAI), and two power franchisees (Mahavitaran & SNDL). For want of coordination and cooperation the entire system has collapsed in the city. Specifically...

After not being granted with the funds, private schools to deny admissions under RTE

Nagpur: After not being provided with the funds under Right to Education, the private school owners of the state have declared that they will not be considering admissions under the Act, from the next session. The schools are to be...

South Korea might invest 45k crore in Mumbai-Nagpur expressway

Nagpur: After three months of finance minister Arun Jaitley’s visit to South Korea, it is be rumoured that South Korea might invest a sum of Rs. 45,000 crores in the ambitious Mumbai-Nagpur expressway project. As states a central government source, Seoul...

HC quashes FIR filed against suspended Dahegaon Rangari Sarpanch Chaudhary

Representational Pic Nagpur: In a relief to suspended Sarpanch of Dahegaon Rangari Gram Panchayat Archana Chaudhary the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court has quashed the FIR registered against her at Khaparkheda Police Station on 18.7.2017 for the offences punishable...

Tainted contractor “manages” to save Patansaongi Toll Plaza contract but at a price

Nagpur: The tainted Mumbai-based contractor Pravin Pandey who had found himself in hot soup for failure to submit mandatory bank guarantee to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) towards toll collection at Patansaongi-based toll plaza has managed to save his...

Kamgar Sena threatens to launch Aapli Bus strike over minimum wages demand

Representational Pic   Nagpur: Bharatiya Kamgar Sena, a trade union wing of Shiv Sena, has threatened to launch ‘Bus Roko’ agitation and bring Aapli Bus service to a grinding halt over the demand of minimum wages to employees. The District Convener of...

Nagpur fortunate to have Neurosurgeon like Dr. Vishal Bhasme!

Nagpur: Do you know the one branch of surgery, which if available at the right time in the right place can make a difference of life and death? Or, give the chance for patient to recover his former life rather than...

Mounted trash, stench in air, contaminated landfill: Bhandewadi Dumping yard proving hazardous for nearby residents

Nagpur: The temporary Bhandewadi Dumping area, without any apposite process, has been declared permanent, causing Water, air and soil pollution in the landfill. As a resultant of this scenario, people residing in the nearby areas are coerced to put up...

City sprucing up for President’s maiden visit on Sept 22

Nagpur: Come September 22, the Orange City would wear a new look. The city is sprucing up for VVIP visit. Streets are being shined. Security blanket is in place. President of India Ramnath Kovind will pay his maiden visit to Nagpur...

Agents thriving at GPO as untrained staff turn ‘white elephants’

Nagpur: When a common man ponders over small savings, post office schemes crowd his mind. The savings schemes floated by post office are very popular among the masses. The savings schemes such as Savings Account, Recurring Deposit (RD), Time Deposit...

Yawatmal family demands FIR against Modi after farmer names him in suicide note

Yavatmal/Nagpur: Family members of Prakash Prabhakar Mangavkar, a farmer who committed suicide in Ghatanji Tehsil of Yavatmal district last week have demanded that an FIR be filed against the Prime Minister since he had mentioned Modi in his suicide note. Mangavkar...

Farmer commits suicide, Family blames Narendra Modi

Nagpur: The family of farmer who committed suicide in Yavatmal on last Saturday is now demanding to register a case of abetment to suicide against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is to be mentioned here that Prakash Prabhakar Mangaokar (42) a...

Young woman ends life at Ambazari Garden

File Pic Nagpur: In a sensational incident, a young woman ended her life at Ambazari Garden by consuming some poisonous stuff on Monday morning. The reason behind the woman taking the extreme step could not be ascertained immediately. The deceased, Priyanka...

Mid-day meal scheme takes a hit as Anganwadi workers go on strike

Nagpur: The mid-day meal scheme has taken a hit in across the state including Nagpur district as lakhs of Anganwadi workers and helpers have gone on strike since past week to demand for an increase in their salaries. Anganwadi workers and...

Dumping Yard, STP hazards: NMC plays with health of residents for Rs 15 crore gain!

Nagpur: The “great” Nagpur Municipal Corporation, no doubt, is a place where many ambitious, people-oriented schemes are proposed and approved as well. But many of schemes could well be termed eyewash as these schemes remain on papers only. Take the...

Dwaraka Water park – an ideal weekend escape

‘Dream’ or ‘reality’: Is Symbiosis campus coming up at “nowhere land”?

Nagpur: When it comes to ‘art' of selling dreams no one can compete with the shrewd politicos. The politicians would ‘promise to build a bridge even when there is no river.’ The proposed campus of Pune-based Symbiosis International University to...