Cops secure 162 sensitive polling centres with adequate bandobast
Representational Pic Nagpur: The 162 sensitive polling centres identified by the State Election Commission (SEC) are housed in 54 buildings spread across jurisdictions of eight police stations as sensitive ones. These sensitive polling centres would be under close vigil of...
Vote and strengthen democracy
Nagpur: Vote. Strengthen Democracy. The message is clear. Nagpur Today has appealed citizens, specifically all the first-time voters, to exercise their franchise in the February 21 Nagpur Municipal Corporation election to strengthen democracy. And the voters have a chance to...
SEC makes EPIC or 17 other photo ID cards must for voting in NMC poll
Representational Pic Nagpur: The State Election Commission (SEC) has made it mandatory for voters to produce Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) while casting their votes for Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) election on February 21. However, as an alternative for those...
Majhi Metro project on “right track” as various works go on in full swing
Nagpur: The ambitious Nagpur Metro Rail project seems to be running on ‘right track’ as various works such as at grade section of the project are going on in full swing. The sub-grade work was completed long back subsequently the...
Election machinery gears up for D-Day
Nagpur: All is set for D-Day. With the dust of noisy, high-profile campaigning settled down, the election machinery has put itself in top gear for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) poll to be held on February 21. The local body...
Cash withdrawal limit for savings accounts increased to Rs 50,000 per week
Representational Pic Nagpur: The Reserve Bank of India has now been decided to remove the restrictions on cash withdrawals from Savings Bank accounts (including accounts opened under PMJDY) in a two step process as under: It added that effective February 20,...
NMC poll: SEC identifies 162 polling centres as sensitive
Nagpur: The State Election Commission (SEC) has identified 162 polling centres spread across jurisdictions of eight police stations as sensitive ones. These sensitive polling centres would be under close vigil of police force. Necessary police bandobast would be in force...
BJP candidate’s ‘brazen act’ leaves Cong, BSP nominees fuming
Nagpur: As the campaigning for Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) election gained steam and reached the final phase, all the contesting candidates are flexing their muscles to win the race. However, a BJP candidate from Prabhag 31 by his ‘nasty’ act...
“COP” App launched to keep watch on code violators during NMC poll
Nagpur: The State Election Commission, in a move to act tough against code violators during NMC poll, has launched “COP” (Citizens On Patrol) mobile app. With this “COP” the citizens can keep a hawk eye on contesting candidates and political...
Bawankule undertakes whirlwind tour of East, South Nagpur, woos voters on development plank
Nagpur: Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule embarked on a whirlwind tour and covered entire East and South Nagpur areas for NMC poll campaigning. He addressed several public meetings and wooed voters to elect BJP and alliance candidates fighting the civic body...
Public holiday on Feb 21 for NMC polling
Nagpur: The State Election Commission has declared public holiday on the date of voting Nagpur Municipal Corporation on February 21. Election to nine other municipal corporations in State is also scheduled to take place on the day. Accordingly, public holiday...
Dry days on Feb 20, 21 and 23 for NMC poll
Nagpur: The State Excise Department issued a notification declaring dry days on February 20, February 21 (voting days) and February 23 (result day) of the civic elections. Collector Sachin Kurve’s office on February 16 issued the notification in this regard,...
The CM and his men (BJP leaders) are eyeing Mumbai and Pune when CM’s own city Nagpur is in shambles.”
Nagpur/Mumbai: In a scathing attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis alleging poor law and order situation in his home turf Nagpur, the Shiv Sena today said the city must be saved from the clutches of the BJP and wondered if...
Muslims will teach Congress a lesson in NMC poll, says AIMIM chief
File Pic Nagpur: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday addressed a public meeting in Tipu Sultan Chowk in Yeshodhara Nagar for his party’s candidates contesting Nagpur Municipal Corporation poll. The AIMIM chief came down heavily on...
Finally, Khadse appears before Zoting Committee probing land grab scam
Nagpur: Finally, former Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse on Tuesday appeared before the Dinkar Zoting Committee which is enquiring into allegations of land grab against him. In his half an hour presence, Khadse presented his side and also submitted affidavit. The...
SEC bans opinion, exit polls of local body elections
Nagpur: The State Election Commission (SEC), with the aim of conducting the local body elections in free and fair manner, has banned opinion and exit polls in media from the midnight of February 14 till the voting process is over...
Caught in Camera : Man in khakhi pees off in open teasing ‘swachh bharat’ drive
Nagpur: A traffic policeman was caught on camera peeing out in open, literally, mocking at Swachh Bharat. An alert Nagpurian sent Nagpur Today an image that exposed the perennial problem that stares the face of Nagpur city, a “Smart City”...
A youngster takes up cleanliness the fortress way!
Nagpur: Inspired by the words of Mahatma Gandhi “The clean person is not the one that runs away from dirt but who takes the time and effort to tidy-up a dirty environment,” a youngster has taken up the cleanliness the...
How Priya Sadhwani became a Hussain because of a wrong number??
Nagpur: Ever since I saw her name on facebook the strangeness of it intrigued me. Priya Sadhwani Hussain? I could tell it was a match between a Sindhi girl and a Muslim guy, an unusual combination to say the least! Remember...
Bawankule likens Khopde, Kumbhare as modern “Robin Hoods”
Nagpur: Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule the other day took the people by surprise. Inaugurating the election office of BJP in Prabhag 22, Bawankule left the party workers and leaders stunned by his speech. He called the East Nagpur MLA Krushna...
9 candidates give a ‘wealthy touch’ to NMC poll as ‘crorepatis’
Nagpur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress have taken a “wealthy lead” in the battle of NMC ballot. Seven candidates of BJP and two nominees of Congress are giving a wealthy touch to the election as crorepatis. On record, the...
