Road safety calendar released by Janakrosh
To promote road safety among masses and to make citizens aware about traffic signs, Janakrosh, a local NGO working in the field of road safety, released a calendar for the year 2025, on the occasion of the new year. The calendar...
Bloody roads: Year 2024, 327 accidents, 345 deaths: A grim reality in Nagpur
Nagpur: The Second Capital of Maharashtra is witnessing an alarming rise in road accidents, making its streets increasingly perilous. In 2024, a staggering 345 lives (292 males and 53 females) were lost in 327 fatal road accidents in Nagpur, marking...
Rs 12 cr Tadoba safari booking scam: ED raids Thakur brothers in Chandrapur
Nagpur: In a major operation against one of the region’s biggest wildlife tourism scams, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted pre-dawn raids on Wednesday at multiple properties linked to Rohit and Abhishek Thakur, directors of Wild Connectivity Solutions (WCS) in Chandrapur....
Suicide pact: Nagpur couple’s chilling six-month preparation for drastic step revealed
Nagpur: In a tragic revelation, police investigations into the suicide pact of Jeril (56) and Anee Moncriff (45) in Martin Nagar of Nagpur have unveiled a meticulously planned act spanning six months. The couple’s farewell message and actions in the...
‘Baldness virus’: Mysterious mass hair loss in 3 villages of Buldhana sparks panic
Nagpur/Buldhana: Several residents of three villages in Maharashtra's Buldhana district have turned bald within a week after mass hair loss over the past few days. Health officials suspect that water pollution due to fertilisers was behind the mass hair loss....
Fadnavis’s return as CM bolsters Nagpur’s stalled civic projects
Nagpur: The civic infrastructure development in Nagpur has seen a dramatic resurgence with the return of Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra’s Chief Minister. The city, which had endured stalled projects under the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, is now witnessing an...
Train accident in Nagpur? No, it is mock drill at Ajni Yard
Nagpur: A full-scale mock drill simulating a train accident was conducted at Ajni Yard in Nagpur under the guidance of Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Administration) P S Khairkar and Divisional Safety Officer SK Jaiswalon Tuesday at 4 pm. This exercise was...
Nasty trend: Gang of thieves targeting wedding homes in Nagpur
Nagpur: A gang of thieves has been actively targeting homes in Nagpur during wedding festivities, particularly on the day of the reception. After successfully looting a house in Mangaldeep Nagar, the gang has struck again in Mahatma Gandhi Nagar-2, leaving...
Taking off: Expansion of Nagpur Airport gains momentum as land acquisition starts
Hurghada International Airport (HRG/HEGN) in Egypt Nagpur: The expansion of Nagpur Airport has gained significant momentum following the receipt of 786 hectares of land from the Maharashtra Airport Development Company. This crucial development has prompted Nagpur District Collector Dr. Vipin...
Nagpur records ‘poor’ air quality across city on Jan 7
Nagpur: The air quality of Nagpur city deteriorated to ‘poor’ level on Tuesday, January 7, as all the four Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) in the city reported the Air Quality Index (AQI) above 200 mark. Under the National...
High Court grants 28-day furlough to Arun Gawli lodged in Nagpur Jail
Nagpur: Underworld don Arun Gulab Gawli has been granted furlough by the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court. The court’s decision came after Gawli filed a petition requesting his release on furlough, which had earlier been rejected by the...
Suicide pact: Couple celebrates 26th marriage anniversary, ends life in Nagpur
Nagpur: A chilling tragedy unfolded early Tuesday in the Martin Nagar area of Nagpur when a couple, after celebrating their 26th marriage anniversary, took their own lives in a coordinated suicide pact. The couple, 57-year-old Jeril Damson Oscar Moncriff and his...
Rising crimes, zero action: No dedicated Women’s Police Station in Maharashtra, a shame!!
Nagpur: Despite the alarming increase in cases of misconduct and harassment against women in Maharashtra, the State remains indifferent to setting up women’s police stations. Ironically, the land of Rajmata Jijabai and Savitribai Phule does not have a single dedicated...
Midas Hospital performs first deceased Donor Liver Transplant Surgery
Nagpur: Midas Hospital, a leading healthcare brand in gastroenterology, has now become the trusted destination for the Liver Transplant Surgery in Central India Region. Midas Hospital is proud to announce a significant milestone in its healthcare journey; the successful...
B.Ed. degree scam in Nagpur: Headmaster arrested, lady teacher absconds
Nagpur: A lady teacher accused of duping the government by securing a job using a fake B.Ed. degree and the headmaster who aided her have been booked by Nagpur police. While the teacher, Gauri Goswami, remains on the run, the...
Take note: High Security Registration Plates must for your vehicles before Mar 31
Nagpur: For the old vehicles registered before April 1, 2019, the Maharashtra Transport Commissioner's Office has set a deadline of March 31, 2025, for affixing High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) and appointed three agencies, after a long-drawn-out tendering process, to...
‘Uddhav has no standing to criticize Modi’: Sharp rebuke from Bawankule
Nagpur: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his journey from a small tea stall and, through immense hardship and perseverance, rose to the position of the nation's Prime Minister. Comparing his life journey, Uddhav Thackeray cannot match even a fraction of...
Assembly polls: Delhi to vote on February 5, result on Feb 8
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday announced that voting for the Delhi Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on February 5, with results to be declared on February 8. The term of the 70-member...
NMC urges city hospitals to follow Covid screening protocols for HMPV
Nagpur: In light of the rising cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Health Department has instructed public and private hospitals in the city to adopt Covid-like patient screening protocols. The move comes as HMPV shares similarities...
Nagging problem: NMC Boss surveys land for Sitabuldi hawkers’ relocation
Nagpur: To address the nagging problem of removing hawkers from Sitabuldi Main Road, Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Dr Abhijeet Chaudhari on Monday inspected some land parcels in Sitabuldi area itself. Pursuant to clamp down by the civic body on the...
Nagpur’s Ritika Thaker wins twin silver in badminton
Nagpur: Star international shuttler Ritika Thaker from Nagpur won two silver medals at the All India Public Sector Badminton tournament which concluded at the KBA Stadium at Bengaluru, the other day. After helping her team Airports Authority of India (AAI)...
