Nagpur Round Tables bags awards at regional level
Nagpur: Round Tables in Nagpur have been doing a lot of work for the benefit of the society by making schools undertaking community service activities and other social activities. This was recently acknowledged by the regional body of Round Table...
ISA Mostra to Organise Free Photography Workshop
Nagpur: ‘ISA Mostra Monochrome 2017’, Competition and Exhibition of photography will be inaugurated on 19th August 2017 and will be open for all from 11am to 8 pm. The Prize distribution ceremony will be held on 20th August 2017 at 6pm....
BookASmile with RTI mobilises 13,626 kids across 40 cities to watch Toilet-Ek Prem Katha
Nagpur: BookASmile (BAS), the charity initiative of India’s largest online entertainment ticketing platform BookMyShow, in collaboration with Round Table India (RTI) organized pan-India screenings of the movie Toilet-Ek Prem Katha on 12th August for 13,626 kids from lesser fortunate background. Building...
Don’t privatise biz with good prospects: Gadkari on selling Air India’s subsidiary
Nagpur: A difference of opinion has started to emerge in the government on Air India's privatisation. Union Minister of Nitin Gadkari today said that selling Air India's profit making subsidiaries will not be a wise decision as government has invested...
Encephalitis must be cause of Infant deaths in UP, I cannot forget the havoc it caused in Nagpur in ’85, opines Dr. Durjalwar, leading pediatrician
Nagpur: As the whole nation watched in shell shocked silence, baby after baby breathed its last in Gorakhpur in UP in the last few days. The deaths were earlier attributed to shortage of Oxygen cylinders in the govt. hospital and the...
VHP says it will issue identity cards to gau rakshaks in Maharashtra
Nagpur: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has decided to issue identity cards to its ‘gau rakshaks’ in Maharashtra, a functionary of the outfit said on Saturday. The move by the right-wing organisation comes in the backdrop of a string of attacks...
Metro pillar constructed near Ambajhari Lake without NOC
File Pic Nagpur: Councilor, Prakash Gajbhiye, with a single question has raised a big question on the Metro planning. He, in the Legislative Council, has stated that the pillar of reach-3 of Mahametro, being constructed just near the Ambajhari Lake,...
MSEDCL busts 1420 power thefts
Nagpur: The Maharasthra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) conducted massive meter checking drive across the Vidarbha and unearthed whopping 1,420 power thefts. The drive was conducted on Thursday following directive issued by the MSEDCL’s Managing Director Sanjiv Kumar. The MSEDCL...
NCIC demands legal action against SNDL
Nagpur: Praveen Raut, Chairman, NCIC (Nagpur City Improvement Committee) has demanded that a case of fraud must be registered against SNDL (Spanco Nagpur Discon Limited) for generating excess electricity bill for the users. He has also claimed that the employees...
Nagpur Today receives Nagpur Brand Leadership Award 2017
Nagpur: Transcending to an altogether new level in popularity and style of presenting news, Nagpur Today just got another gem in its crown! On Saturday, at the eventful awards distribution ceremony organised by Nagpur Brand Leadership Award 2017, Nagpur bagged...
Fadnavis assures pensions to MISA detainees during Emergency
Nagpur: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday assured to consider pensions to those detained under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during the Emergency. Making a statement in State Legislature, Fadnavis assured to fulfil the long-ending demand of the...
‘Enhancing the access and connectivity’ workshop held by NMC and WRI
Nagpur: With a joint initiative of World Resources Institute (WRI), which has signed an MoU with Mahametro for capacity building, and the Nagpur Municipal Corporation, a two day workshop on ‘Enhancing the access and connectivity of Mahametro’ was held. The...
Booty worth Rs 2.82 lakh burgled from aged couple’s house in Jaripatka
Nagpur: House of an aged couple who had gone on a stroll at a park was struck by an unidentified miscreant and cash and other valuables worth Rs 2.82 lakh were stolen. The burglary occurred in Jaripatka police jurisdiction on...
VHP, Bajrang Dal to issue I-cards to genuine ‘cow vigilantes’ to curb violence
File Pic Nagpur: In order to separate itself from the violence and harassment being caused by the so called ‘cow vigilantes’ to the people involved in carriage and possession of beef, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal have decided to...
Naxalite leader Tusharkranti Bhattacharya nabbed by Gujarat cops from Nagpur
Nagpur: Tusharkranti Bhattacharya, Naxalite leader who was wanted in a 2011 case in Surat, was arrested from Nagpur Railway Station on Tuesday by Gujarat intelligence and police team. His wife, Shoma Sen, is the Head of English Department in Nagpur...
Youth Congress takes out ‘Janakrosh Morcha’ to highlight lack of civic amenities
Nagpur: The activists of City Youth Congress took out ‘Janakrosh Morcha’ to highlight lack of civic amenities in several areas. The agitation, led by President of party’s SC Cell Shubham Motghare, castigated the Nagpur Municipal Corpoaration and Nagpur Improvement Trust for...
HC order: No Govindas below 14 years to take part in Dahi Handi
Nagpur/Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday accepted the Maharashtra Government’s undertaking that children below 14 years of age will not be allowed to participate in Dahi Handi revelry. Dahi Handi is a celebration which is observed during Janmashtami. This...
All the Kings Horses and all the King’s men who are giving him a bad name!
File Pic Nagpur: When you are in politics and in a position of power even a hint of suspicion by your team can harm your reputation as well. Even if you are perceived as being Mr. Clean. This is what seems...
NMC’s Health Department grapples with a ‘thug’ targeting contract employees
Nagpur: The Health Department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) seems to have grappling with a kind of ‘weird’ problem. A ‘thug’ Sidharth Prabhune from Pune has managed to gain ‘entry’ into the department and indulging in cheating spree. His victims...
High Court to take firm steps against illegal hording placers
File Pic Nagpur: In order to maintain an attractive face of the city, the Bombay High Court comprising of Justice Bhushan Dharmadhikari and Justice Rohit Deo have increased the scope of the contempt petition and directed petitioner Dinesh Naidu to...
RCF fails to provide PF and Insurance to contract based employees
Representational Pic Nagpur: Since the time of their appointment, around two decades back, the contract based employees of ‘Rashtriya Chemical Fertilizers’ still await perquisites of Provident Fund and Employees State Insurance Scheme. They have also never been provided the minimum...
