SC reserves verdict on Futala Lake status – whether wetland or man-made tank!

Nagpur: The decades-old dispute over the ecological and legal status of Nagpur’s iconic Futala Lake entered its final stage on Monday, with the Supreme Court reserving its judgment after a day-long hearing. At stake is whether Futala qualifies as a...

Heavy rains in Vidarbha claim 8 lives in five days

Nagpur: Torrential rains continued to lash Vidarbha for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, triggering floods and lightning strikes across the region. In the past five days, at least eight people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents reported from...

Vendor attempts immolation during anti-encroachment drive at Nagpur Rly Station

Nagpur: High drama prevailed on Station Road in Nagpur on Tuesday when a street vendor threatened to immolate himself, upset at being evicted in the anti-encroachment drive. The anti-encroachment squad of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) undertook a drive to decongest the...

Senior State Badminton Championship: Ritika-Deep pair enters final

Nagpur: Star shuttler Ritika Thaker of Nagpur with Deep Rambhiya of Thane made it to the final of the Maharashtra State Senior Championships being held at the Divisional Sports Complex in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. The third seeded Nagpur-Thane pair got a...

SC Collegium recommends names of 4 Nagpur lawyers as judges of Bombay HC

Nagpur: The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended names of four Nagpur lawyers for elevation as judges of the Bombay High Court. They will be inducted as additional judges of the Bombay HC after the Central Government clears their appointments...

Bangladeshi man held in Nagpur for procuring Indian passports with fake documents

Nagpur: Gittikhadan Police in Nagpur arrested a 41-year-old Bangladeshi national for allegedly obtaining Indian passports using forged documents in an attempt to secure Indian citizenship. The accused has been identified as Joyson Chaudhary alias Sunil Chaudhary Barua, a resident of New...

Green menace: Peepal trees grow on walls of Sitabuldi Flyover, threaten vital link

Nagpur: At a time when Nagpur takes pride in being counted among the country’s fastest growing cities, one of its busiest flyovers tells a very different story, of neglect and administrative apathy. The Sitabuldi Flyover, a key artery connecting the city’s...

Stray dog menace in Nagpur: Boy attacked savagely in Amrapali Nagar

Nagpur: The growing menace of stray dogs in Nagpur has once again raised serious safety concerns after a shocking incident in Hudkeshwar area’s Amrapali Nagar on Sunday. A pack of stray dogs attacked a young boy, biting him 12 to...

Legal tussle: Nagpur bus ban reaches High Court, operators challenge police order

Nagpur: The simmering conflict between private bus operators and city authorities has now reached the courtroom. Aggrieved over a sweeping ban imposed by the Nagpur Police on private buses entering the city’s Inner Ring Road, a group of operators has...

Nagpur Man Booked for Defaming Minister Bawankule on Social Media

Nagpur: Police have booked a 42-year-old man for allegedly posting objectionable and defamatory comments on social media against Revenue Minister and Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule. The accused, identified as Kishore Charandas Meshram, a resident of Wathoda, was booked following a complaint...

Land Mafia Cheats Nagpur Businessman of ₹3 Crore by Selling Government Land

Nagpur:  In a shocking case of fraud, members of a land mafia gang duped a businessman of more than ₹3.02 crore by selling him government-owned land in Nagpur. The complaint was filed by Shahnawaz Alam Hakim Ansari at Wathoda Police Station....

Nagpur Traffic Police Ban Entry of Private Travel Buses into City from Today; Strict Action Announced

Nagpur:  To tackle worsening traffic congestion, the Nagpur Traffic Police have imposed a ban on the entry of private travel buses into the city starting Wednesday, August 20. Bus operators were earlier given a deadline, which has now expired, and...

Green Signal for Nagpur’s Third Ring Road and “New Nagpur” City Project

Nagpur: In a major push towards transforming Nagpur into a global city, the Maharashtra Cabinet Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has approved the construction of a third ring road along with the development of an all-new planned...

Pagaria Group Signs ₹9,146 Crore MoU with Maharashtra Government; 3,550 Jobs to be Created

Nagpur: The Maharashtra Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth ₹9,146 crore with Nagpur-based industrialists Ujjwal Pagaria and Ankit Pagaria. The two major projects under this MoU are expected to generate more than 3,550 jobs in Vidarbha, particularly...

Nagpur News Today: Civic Developments, Crime Crackdowns & Horoscope Updates

Nagpur city is buzzing with major civic, legal, and crime updates today. From power cuts and stalled projects to a sex racket bust and AI-powered crime-solving, here are the highlights:

• Civic Updates:
  • Omkar Nagar Square plot vacated; NMC set to...

Nagpur’s Hudkeshwar Raid: Police Bust Prostitution Racket Under ‘Operation Shakti’; Two Arrested

One woman rescued during the raid Nagpur: In a major action under Operation Shakti, the Nagpur Police Crime Branch busted a prostitution racket in Hudkeshwar area on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house opposite Shivshankar Temple in Sant...

Video: नागपुर रेलवे स्टेशन पर आत्मदहन की कोशिश, पुलिसकर्मी ने बचाई जान

नागपुर : नागपुर रेलवे स्टेशन के सामने मंगलवार को उस समय हड़कंप मच गया जब नगर निगम (NMC) की अतिक्रमण विरोधी कार्रवाई के दौरान एक ठेला धारक ने खुद को आग लगाने की कोशिश की। मौके पर मौजूद पुलिसकर्मियों ने...

Nagpur’s Sushil Ghodeswar sworn in as Bombay HC Addl Judge

Mumbai/Nagpur: Three advocates were sworn in as Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday, August 19. Chief Justice Alok Aradhe administered the oath to Sushil Ghodeswar, Ajit Kadethankar, and Aarti Sathe. With their appointment, the strength of the Bombay...

गोंदिया: दूध का उचित दाम दो , नहीं तो देशव्यापी आंदोलन-सांसद पडोले की चेतावनी

गोंदिया: दूध का उचित दाम दो , नहीं तो देशव्यापी आंदोलन-सांसद पडोले की चेतावनी हम तब तक चुप नहीं बैठेंगे जब तक दूध उत्पादक किसानों को उनका हक नहीं मिलता ,संसद परिसर में गूंजा दुग्ध उत्पादक किसानों का मुद्दा देशभर...

ओंकार नगर चौक पर नगर निगम की ज़मीन पर बिल्डर का कब्ज़ा; नोटिस जारी करने की तैयारी

नागपुर। ओंकार नगर चौक स्थित रिंग रोड से सटी एक नगर निगम (एनएमसी) की ज़मीन पर नए अतिक्रमण का मामला सामने आया है। जानकारी के अनुसार, एक बिल्डर जो आवासीय-सह-वाणिज्यिक परियोजना विकसित कर रहा है, ने इस प्लॉट पर अवैध...