Two-day “Elets Smart City Summit-Nagpur” on April 7, 8
Nagpur: A two-day “Elets Smart City Summit-Nagpur” is being organised in the city by Nagpur Municipal Corporation in association with Noida-based Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd. The aim of organising the event, to be held on April 7 and 8 at...
Health over commercial interest, BS III vehicles banned from April 1, says SC
Nagpur/New Delhi: In a huge win for environmentalists and a cleaner India, the Supreme Court today ordered a ban on the sale of vehicles that do not comply with Bharat Stage IV emission norms from 1 April. The Court said that...
Many booked for creating ruckus at BSP’s meet
Nagpur: A nasty drama was enacted at MLA Hostel Canteen recently when two groups of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) clashed over the demand of removal of BSP’s Maharashtra unit President Vilas Garud from the post. A group of Garud’s supporters climbed...
Oppn parties to take out ‘Sangharsh Yatra’ for waiver of farmers’ loans
File Pic Nagpur: Pushing their demand of loan waiver to distressed farmers forward, all Opposition parties in the state have decided to hit the streets and take out ‘Sangharsh Yatra’ from Wednesday. The Opposition parties, led by Congress and NCP, have...
NMC, NIT jointly remove encroachments on VVIP route on Chhindwara Road
Nagpur: A joint team of Enforcement Departments of Nagpur Municipal Corporation and Nagpur Improvement Trust on Wednesday morning carried out a major anti-encroachment drive on a stretch of road from Mental Hospital Square to Mankapur Sports Complex Square on Chhindwara...
Major fire destroys 70-80 acre of wheat crop in Parshioni Mauda tehsil
Representational Pic Kandri (Kanhan): A major fire broke out in a 150-acre farm coming under Parshioni Mauda Tehsil and destroyed about 70-80 acre of standing wheat crop worth lakhs. A motorcycle parked nearby was also destroyed in the fire. Fire...
Unfair and Unjust – When Mumbai places can remain open till 4 a.m. why curfew of 11 p.m. for Nagpurians??
Nagpur: I have been part of this scene too often in our 'young city' of Nagpur. We are at Futala lake front, or the Nescafe Illusions - Natural Ice cream joints at Ambazari road (the latest hot spot of city), the...
Gudhi Padwa heralds new era: Traffic Police go ‘cashless’
Nagpur: This year’s Gudhi Padwa has heralded a new era for Traffic Branch of City Police. The Department has taken a giant stride towards ‘cashless’ system. In the system, the traffic violators now will have to pay their challan fines in...
High security of Nagpur jail “breached” as rare Civet cat intrudes its garden, slyly
Nagpur: On Monday the March 27, the high security of Nagpur Central Prison was “breached” by a rare intruder. The sneak-in triggered curious sensation rather than a panic, for a change. It all happened when the jail personnel spotted a...
Standing Committee chief Jadhav assumes post of NIT Trustee
Nagpur: The Chairman of Standing Committee Sandeep Jadhav on Monday assumed the post of NIT Trustee in a small function held at NIT Headquarters. Mayor Nanda Jichkar presided over the function. At the outset, City BJP President and South Nagpur MLA...
Beware: Purchase of property on Gudhi Padwa in haste could cost you dear; precaution is buzz word
Nagpur: Almost all newspapers in the city are flooded with advertisements put up by real estate developers who are leaving no stone unturned to woo property buyers. Big and small real-estate players are resorting to home festival bonanza with discounts...
Vendors mock at FDA diktat banning serving of ‘nashta’ in newspapers
Nagpur: The FDA diktat banning serving of snacks on newspaper or magazine papers is being mocked at by vendors across the city with disdain. In other words, the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) is not implementing its order strictly. The...
State grants Rs 30 crore more for Tajbagh development
Nagpur: The State Government this year has granted Rs 30 crore for development and beautification of city's famous Tajbagh dargah of Hajrat Baba Tajuddin. Following the directive of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, the State Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar has approved...
Toilets to be constructed with CRS fund for Open Defecation Free district: Bawankule
Nagpur: Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday said that funds from Corporate Social Responsibility will be made available for construction of toilets for those families tah have no such facility. The move is aimed at making Nagpur district Open Defecation...
Rumours of bomb in a car parked near RSS HQ press panic button
Nagpur: Rumours of a bomb planted in a brand new car parked near RSS Headquarters pressed the panic button and sent the cops in a tizzy on Saturday afternoon. The Bomb Squad of city police got into the action and...
Bhandewadi dumping yard blaze continues despite NMC’s efforts
Nagpur: Even as the Nagpur Municipal Corporation has pushed fire and emergency services into action to contain the raging fire in Bhandewadi dumping yard, it failed to douse it completely. Though the staffers tried drawing out water from the NMC's Sewage...
‘White Paper’ on cash-strapped NMC demanded
Nagpur: With the financial condition of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) dwindling each passing day, a NCP leader has demanded the local body should come out with a White Paper on the present status. In a letter submitted to the Municipal Commissioner...
Youth Congress asks citizens not to pay exorbitant bills of SNDL
Nagpur: SNDL which has created a mess in power supply on Saturday faced a “Hallabol” protest staged by Nagpur Loksabha Yuvak Congress. The protest was directed towards exorbitant hike in electricity bills being trust on consumers residing in Shivaji Nagar,...
Blow to Rashtrabhasha Sabha as SC upholds High Court order
Nagpur: Delivering a hammering blow, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere in the orders passed by Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court against Maharashtra Rashtrabhasha Sabha and directing the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) to recover additional premium and...
IMA and MARD withdraw strike but many Residents still not confident about resuming work
Nagpur: The scene of the Residents and practising Doctors who went on strike some days ago is rather confusing as of now. (Difference between the two is 'Residents' are those who have obtained M.B.B.S. but are still working towards their...
‘One Step Towards Cleanliness’: 5 Tehsils of district become Open Defecation Free
Nagpur: With the people according an overwhelming response to “Ek Paool Swachhate Kade” (One Step Towards Cleanliness), five tehsils – Kalmeshwar, Ramtek, Mauda, Kamptee and Umred – have become Open Defecation Free (ODF) tehsils in the district. A total of...
