CM announces new colony for journos in Nagpur!

Nagpur: The young and going Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has one long nursed wish - That Nagpur should have a press club. And his dream came true on Saturday as he dedicated PWD's Swati Bungalow near Maharajbagh here for the...

Nagpur slum women sexually exploited by micro finance companies alleges BJP MLA Mane

Nagpur: Millind Mane, Nagpur North MLA of ruling BJP party pointed through a calling attention in the House that Micro finance companies are exploiting Nagpur basti women, through their usurious 'small loans' with huge interest components. He said groups of women...

Govt to set up creches for working women

File pic   Nagpur: On the last day of the Maharashtra Assembly many opposition MLAs raised the issue of babies and children of working women being ill treated in private Creche or day care centers where they are kept when mothers...

Energy minister suspends 3 Mahatransco officials for transformer blast in Wardha

Nagpur: As many as three officials from Mahatransco has been suspended by State Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule for their callousness which led to a blast in a transformer at Wardha substation leading to the death of a worker. The three...

Cong MLA Nitesh Rane compares journos with pick pockets

Nagpur: Close on the heels of the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis sharing his good vibes with journalists and even announcing a separate Patrakar Colony in Nagpur, here comes a bad one from Congress MLA Nitesh Rane who posed questions on...

Jankar withdraws appeal filed in High Court to stay the decision of JMFC

Nagpur: Animal Husbandry Minister Mahadevrao Jankar on December 16, 2016, had decided to withdraw his appeal to quash the Election Commission notice and stay order of the JMFC Court. It could be mentioned here that a video of Jankar allegedly pressurizing...

Cong demands debate on deaths post demonetisation, creates ruckus in State Assembly

Nagpur: Congress leader Sharad Ranpise demanded a discussion on the deaths after demonetisation in the state assembly on Friday. Presenting the adjournment motion in the House, Ranpise demanded a debate on the issue. Supporting the motion Bhai Jagtap of Congress...

Anganwadi workers to be paid through Adhar card, says Pankaja Munde

Nagpur: Woman and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde, while replying to a question on payment of salaries to Anganwadi workers in Murtizapur in Akola District informed the House that a decision has been taken to hence forth pay Anganwadi workers...

Javed Akhtar, Shaina NC meet Fadnavis over different issues

Nagpur: Famed lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar and BJP spokesperson Shaina NC had met the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, separately in Vidhan Bhawan premises on Friday here. Both the dignitaries had their pertaining issues which they discussed with Fadnavis, in the...

BJP MLA Mallikarjun Reddy demands Rs 500 bonus for state’s paddy growers

Nagpur: With the bumper arrival of paddy crops this season, the rates have slipped this year as compared to what the farmers got during the last season. Sensing the considerable loss to the farmers, BJP MLA Mallikarjun Reddy has demanded...

Pankaja Munde makes tall claims on malnourishment and infant mortality

Nagpur: While reiterating the stand of the Government on the issue of malnourishment and children dying of malnourishment in different parts of the state, Minister of Rural Development, Women and Child Welfare Pankaja Munde said that this is really an...

Kavi Suresh Bhatt auditorium will be pride of the city says C.M.

Nagpur: C.M. Fadnavis made an inspection of the ambitious project of the NMC being built in the vacant grounds of Reshim Bag in the heart of the city - the Suresh Bhatt auditorium. 35 crores has already been spent on the...

Muslims march to Assembly today with their demands

Nagpur: On the heels of the Maratha morcha held in Nagpur yesterday, a Muslim morcha was held today repeating demands for 5% reservation for Muslims and also registering protest over Allahbad High Court's recent decision stating that Triple talaq was...

MIHAN issues – Maharashtra Ministers clueless

Nagpur: Prakash Gajbhiye, MLC of NCP raised the issue of MIHAN in the house during question hour on December 15, 2016. He raised the following queries: Development projects undertaken in MIHAN; number of youth from Vidarbha who have got employment in...

Mahadev Jankar’s issue raises temperature once again in Assembly

Nagpur: The issue of Senior Cabinet Minister for Cattle and Dairy Development of Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (National Social Party) Mahadev Jankar once again heated up in the Assembly. The Winter Session of Legislative Assembly started as usual on December 15, 2016,...

How the Nagpur Maratha Morcha was sabotaged

Nagpur: The much anticipated and much discussed Maratha-Kunbi Mukh Kranti Morcha in which lakhs were supposed to participate saw less than even 30,000 finally march towards the Vidhan Sabha from various points of the city. Congress Maratha leaders absent What was more...

Video: Chief Minister assures to look into the demands of Maratha-Kunbi community

Nagpur oranges may taste as bitter business due to demonetisation

Nagpur: After suffering a bad orange crop season last year, orange growers from Nagpur are once again on the verge of facing another major setback, thanks to demonetisation drive banning old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000. As...

Video : Legality of demonitization questionable, says Chidambaram

Rane warns govt. on Maratha reservation; act or face consequences

Congress Leader Narayan Rane (File Pic)   Nagpur: Nagpur is going to witness one of the biggest 'Maratha morchas' of the state tommorow when people of Maratha and Kunbi communities will jointly take two morchas to Vidhan Bhawan simultaneously to increase...