Man duped of Rs 1.52 crore in bogus land deal in Sakkardara, one arrested
Nagpur: Sakkardara police arrested a fake NIT employee and are searching for two others for cheating a man to the tune of Rs 1.52 crore in a land deal. The arrested accused is Anil Ajabrao Thakre (55), resident of Plot...
Murder accused acquitted for lack of proof in Nagpur
Nagpur: Principal District & Sessions Judge S B Agrawal on Wednesday acquitted Sunil Balkrishna Raut in a murder case registered by Government Railway Police (GRP), as the prosecution failed to submit concrete evidence against him in the case. On May 13,...
MIDC asks EIL to conduct feasibility study for petrochemical complex in Vidarbha
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) on Wednesday issued a work order to Engineers India Limited (EIL) to conduct a techno-economic feasibility study for a petrochemical complex in Vidarbha, following a long pending demand for the project in the...
Dhamma Padayatra from Deekshabhoomi to Leh-Ladakh to promote Buddha’s message of ‘Equality and Peace’
Nagpur: In a bid to spread the message of equality, brotherhood, and peace preached by Tathagata Lord Gautama Buddha and to fulfill the resolve of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar to make India a Buddhist center, the Dhamma Padayatra is set to...
Woman RTO inspector in ACB’s net for accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe
Nagpur: In a significant action, the sleuths of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) have arrested a lady RTO Inspector for allegedly taking bribe at the Jamkandri border on Friday morning. The ACB Superintendent Rahul Maknikar confirmed the news to 'Nagpur Today' and...
Major boost to Nagpur’s public transport as State Govt funds 250 e-buses
Nagpur: In a significant development for public transportation in Nagpur city, the Maharashtra Government has released Rs 137 crore to procure 250 electric buses. Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis made the announcement at a recent function held in Nagpur. The Nagpur Municipal...
Convicted child rapist and murderer Vasant Dupare to be hanged in Nagpur Jail
Nagpur: In a significant development President Draupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of Vasant Sampat Dupare, convicted of raping and murdering a four-year-old girl in Wadi area of Nagpur. This development makes him the second convict to be executed...
Fatal tracks: 708 deaths in GRP’s Nagpur Division in 39 months since 2020: RTI
Nagpur: There is a steady increase in the number of deaths reported in Government Railway Police’s (GRP) Nagpur Division since the year 2020. In 39 months since January 1, 2020, as many as 708 persons have lost their lives, reveals...
Tricksters, including woman, dupe MP man of Rs 25 lakh, one held in Nagpur
Nagpur: Nandanvan Police arrested a trickster and booked two of his accomplices, including a woman, for allegedly duping a young man from Madhya Pradesh (MP) to the tune of Rs 25 lakh by promising huge returns in two days. The...
Two trucks collide on Mumbai-Nagpur Highway near Buldhana
Nagpur/Buldhana: A driver was injured critically in a collision between two trucks on Mumbai-Nagpur National Highway No. 6 on Friday morning. The mishap occurred near the Amsari turning in Nandura Taluka in Buldhana district. According to reports, the incident occurred...
Sachin Tendulkar reaches Nagpur, leaves for Tadoba with wife Anjali for jungle safari
Nagpur: Master Blaster and cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar arrived in Nagpur on Thursday. His wife Anjali Tendulkar accompanied him. It is known that Tendulkar visits the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Chandrapur every year with his family for jungle safari. On...
Anger on street: Fadnavis ‘greeted’ with black flags during North Belagavi rally
Belagavi: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was 'greeted' with black flags and t-shirts by Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) members on Thursday for campaigning against its candidate in Belagavi North constituency. The MES, hoping to win Belagavi south and rural constituencies...
ताडोबा जंगल सफारी के लिए उपराजधानी पहुंचे मास्टर ब्लास्टर
नागपुर: मास्टर ब्लास्टर सचिन तेंदुलकर गुरुवार को नागपुर एयरपोर्ट पहुंचे। उनके साथ उनकी पत्नी अंजलि तेंदुलकर भी मौजूद थीं। मालूम हो कि तेंदुलकर हर साल अपने परिवार के साथ चंद्रपुर स्थित ताडोबा-अंधारी टाइगर रिजर्व का दौरा करते हैं। इसी...
आईएमयू दिलाएगी विदर्भ के छात्रों के लिए कैरियर बनाने के अवसर: कमोडोर किशोर जोशी
नागपुर: अगले पांच वर्षों में समुद्री क्षेत्र में बड़ी संख्या में रोजगार के अवसर पैदा होंगे। इस अवसर को हकीकत में बदलने के लिए, भारतीय समुद्री विश्वविद्यालय के परीक्षा नियंत्रक, कमोडोर (सेवानिवृत्त) किशोर जोशी ने विदर्भ के छात्रों से...
Court refuses to protect Prince Tuli
Nagpur: The district and sessions judge, Shri Ladekar refused to grant interim anticipatory bail to Prince Tuli. After having created ruckus at the Central Provinces Club Nagpur and having barged and trespassed into the club forcefully, without being a member of...
Man loses Rs 6 lakh to cyber fraudster in work-from-home trick
Nagpur: In yet another incident of cyber fraud, a resident of Nandanvan area was duped of over Rs 6.02 lakh on the pretext of earning money through a work-from-home job. In his police complaint, the victim Durgesh Shriram Giripunje (40), a...
Six booked by MIDC police for duping two youths by promising jobs in MahaMetro
Nagpur: MIDC police have registered a case against a gang that duped young job-seekers by promising them employment in MahaMetro. The accused took a significant amount of money from two youths under the pretext of providing technician jobs, but later...
High Court extends stay on tree felling at Ajni Vann
Nagpur: In some relief for green crusaders, the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court on Wednesday extended its interim stay on the felling of trees in Ajni Vann area till next hearing, scheduled after vacations on June 9. A Division Bench...
POCSO Act not meant to punish minors in romantic relationships: Bombay HC
Mumbai: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was enacted not to punish minors in a consensual relationship and to brand them as criminals, the Bombay High Court has said while granting bail to a 23-year-old man who...
JEE Mains: Bombay HC refuses to order relaxation of 75% condition for IIT/NIT admissions
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to order the relaxation of the 75 percent minimum 12th Board standard score eligibility criteria for admission to IIT, NIT, IIIT and CFTI/GFTI through JEE Main and JEE Advance exams. A division...
Former Nagpur DCP Vinita Sahu conferred with ‘Stree Shakti Rashtriya Puraskars 2023’ by Maharashtra Governor
Nagpur: Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais presented the 'Stree Shakti Rashtriya Puraskars 2023' to IPS Vinita S, the former Nagpur Deputy Commissioner and incumbent Commandant SRPF, Pune, at a special function organized at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai, recently. Vinita S, along with 29...
