Gross irregularities in crematoriums allege Totwani
Gudhade Patil raises issue of issue of recipts after giving cow-dung cakes
Gudhade Patil and Prakash Totwani Nagpur: Senior BJP Corporator Prakash Totwani raised the issue of how the poor relatives of the deceased are being looted by...NMC-OCW 48-hr shutdown at Pench-II WTP to start on July 21
Water Supply to remain affected in areas only for 24- hours Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) & The Orange City Water (OCW) has now planned to take up 48-hours repair and maintenance work at Pench-II water treatment plant (WTP) between...
Abolish Regional Quota system demands Dr Shrihari Aney
Injustice meted out to students seeking admissions into Medical Colleges through CAP. Nagpur: While following the Supreme Court’s directives, the State Government’s Medical Education and Research Directorate admit students into Medical Colleges through Central Admission Process. However Former Advocate General Dr...
NMC-OCW plans 48-hr shutdown at Pench-II WTP on July 21 and 22
Water Supply to remain affected in areas only for 24- hours New Trimurti Nagar ESR will also be commissioned after Interconnection work Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) & The Orange City Water (OCW) has now planned to take up 48-hours...
Nearly 25 tigers from Jan to March are reported dead in Central India
Central India forests including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Nagpur: Nagpur is known as the Tiger Capital of India. Good revenue is being generated through Tiger tourism in the Tiger Capital. Two months ago, a 3-year-old female tiger was found...
Secy of Holkar Ashram Shala assaults news channels scribes, cameramen; alleges trespassing!
Nagpur: The Secretary of Ahilya Devi Holkar Ashram Shala Shrikrishana Ramdas Mate and his son Mukesh has allegedly assaulted the cameramen and reporters of Maharashtra-1 and IBN Lokmat news channel on Monday. The scribes had reportedly gone to cover the...
No norms infringed by Hotel Ashok in their constructions says NMC
Star Category Hotels registered with State and Central Government’s Tourism Department are granted 2.5 times more FSI under the MRTP Act. Nagpur: Prima-facie, it appeared that the owners of Ashok Hotel situated in Aath Rashta Square, Laxminagar had illegally constructed...
Opposition moves no-confidence motion against Maha Assembly Speaker
Haribhau Bagde (File Pic) Mumbai/Nagpur: The Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday moved a no-confidence motion against Speaker Haribhau Bagde for disallowing a debate on the rape of a 15-year-old girl at Kopardi village in Ahmednagar district. The signatories...
Rains revisit: Heavy downpour drenches city
Nagpur: Following a brief rest of few days, monsoon has again gone active in city. Heavy rainfall drenched city on Sunday night. Favourable conditions for rains formed after 8.30 pm and it rained heavily for about half-an-hour. The atmosphere became...
NMC laps on State “opportunity,” appoints consultant for AMRUT scheme sans tenders
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) which leaves no stone unturned to create a mess got another ‘opportunity’ when the State Government provided the civic body a deadline of mere 15 days for preparing detailed project report for water supply...
MIHAN – Too many slips between the cup and the lip
FedEx copied Indian Night air mail service 30 years later (Representational Pic) Nagpur: Old time Nagpurians will remember a sight we saw daily at 12 midnight that filed us with pride. We took all our outstation guests to look at...
NMC hikes its market charges as per Ready-Reckoner rates
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has hiked the charges of shops/ottas/spaces in its markets based on Ready Reckoner (RR) rates. The Standing Committee, in its meeting held on Thursday, cleared a proposal in this respect. The hike will be...
Need change in approach to save the ecosystem, says Dr. Chaturvedi
Nagpur: Dr. Ashok S. Juwarkar Memorial Lecture was organized at CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur in the NEERI Auditorium on July 14, 2016. Professor and Head of Post Graduate Department of Botany, RTM Nagpur University Dr. Alka Chaturvedi...
Infrastructure Improvement Project by SNDL takes off on a modest note
Bhoomipujan of first task under the planned initiative was done by MLA Sudhakarrao Deshmukh. First task would be conversion of approximate 5 KM overhead HT+LT lines into underground cable. Consumers from West Nagpur areas such as Borgaon, Dinshaw Factory, and Gittikhadan...
‘Owl’ at Giripeth fails to do what ‘dog’ does in Dharampeth!
Nagpur: Before we come down to our matter of concern let's recall an adage that goes - “A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke.” In literal terms it can be interpreted...
Ashadi Ekadashi celebrations at Dhapewada
Nagpur: Today July 15, 2016 is being observed by Hindu brethren as Ashadi Ekadashi. This is one of the most revered festivals observed by Maharashtrians. In Western Maharashtra, at Pandharpur one can observe nearly 1.5 to 2.5 lakh Varkaris who assemble to...
Cash-strapped NMC to hold special camp for license renewal, now
Nagpur: Faced with the treacherous financial condition, mainly due to its folly of neglecting revenue generation resources, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is now holding a special camp for renewal of licenses for its shops, otas (platforms) and spread over in...
Kohale distributes cheques to beneficiaries from CM’s Relief Fund
Nagpur: South Nagpur MLA Sudhakar Kohale on Thursday distributed medical assistance cheques to poor and middle class beneficiaries granted from the Chief Minister’s Medical Relief Fund. South Nagpur’s Sunanda Bhaskar Mirashe, aged 53, who had met with an accident, was...
Wasankar’s bail plea rejected
File Pic Nagpur: The MPID court on Wednesday rejected the bail application of Prashant Wasankar, accused of running various Ponzi schemes under umbrella of 'Wasankar Wealth Management Limited' to allegedly dupe thousands of depositors. This is for fourth time that...
Middlemen, Vendors on indefinite strike to protest recent Mah Government’s rules
Vegetable prices may soar-up more Nagpur: The indefinite strike called by adtiya assocations in 305 agricultural produce market committees (APMCs) across Maharashtra ended on the first day itself following an assurance by the minister of State for agriculture and marketing,...
MIHAN critical – though two Docs desparately trying life savers
Nagpur: "Keep about 100 acres for Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd in MIHAN. It is interested in coming here" says C.M. Devendra Fadnavis in a board meeting of MIHAN. If true, this would be great news for Nagpur and MIHAN - but...
