RSS outfit starts ‘garbh sanskar’ to teach cultural values in womb
Samvardhinee Nyas, an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has started a campaign titled 'Garbha Sanskar' for pregnant women to teach babies culture and values in the womb, its national organising secretary Madhuri Marathe said on Monday. Along with gynaecologists, ayurvedic...
Nagpur’s new favorite: Charas, Ganja and MD
Nagpur: The drug menace in the city seems to be increasing rapidly, especially amongst the youngsters. Cannabis, opium and hash (charas) has gained massive popularity across Nagpur and MD is famous amongst the youth from wealthy backgrounds. On Friday, Nagpur Police...
Nagpur’s EEL provides Made in India fuze for Indian Navy’s anti-submarine rockets
Nagpur: In what is being seen as a major success for Make in India initiative in defence sector, Nagpur-based Economic Explosives Limited (EEL), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Solar Industries India Limited, delivered first consignment of a fully indigenous...
Summer blues: Nagpur’s ‘Heat Action Plan’ to be implemented in other cities across country
Nagpur: A single 'Heat Action Plan' is being prepared at the national level and it will be included in the current action plan to fight heatstroke. Interestingly, the 'Heat Action Plan' for the cities of the country has been...
Chamcham murder case: SC grants bail to co-accused Nisar Sheikh
Nagpur: The Supreme Court has allowed bail application of a co-accused in the murder case of a transgender reported in Nagpur in July 2019. The Division Bench of Justices Ravindra Bhatt and Dipankar Datta granted bail to accused Sheikh Nisar...
Man-animal conflict: 30 Chandrapur tigers to be relocated in State: Mungantiwar
Nagpur/Chandrapur: Maharashtra Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar has said that to curb the incidents of man-animal conflict in Chandrapur, 30 tigers will be relocated from the district to other parts of the State. Mungantiwar said that in the first phase, five tigers...
NVCC celebrates ‘Holi Milan’ and ‘Holika Dahan’ with fanfare
Nagpur: The leading body of traders of the region, Nag Vidarbha Chamber of Commerce (NVCC) celebrated ‘Holi Milan’ and ‘Holika Dahan’ with great fanfare. A large number of traders took part in the event. After seeking permission of the National Company...
Vidarbha Captain Disha Kasat makes WPL debut for RCB
Nagpur: Skipper of Vidarbha’s senior women’s team, talented top order batter Disha Kasat made her debut in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) against Delhi Capital on Sunday. It was the opening match for RCB as...
Two Nagpur traders arrested for duping 21 rice mill owners of Rs 1.56 crore
Nagpur: Three grain traders and their servants from Nagpur cheated 21 rice mill owners to the tune of Rs 1.56 crore. Shockingly, even after the death of the main accused, the co-accused continued buying rice from the mill owners....
Nagpur horror: 15-year old girl delivers baby after watching YouTube, kills newborn
Nagpur: In a horrific incident that shook Nagpur to the core, a 15-year-old girl delivered a baby girl at home with the help of YouTube videos and immediately killed the newborn. The girl had conceived the baby out of an...
Mahan Maharashtra, Mahan MIHAN-SEZ, and Mahan Maha Metro!
Nagpur: On the occasion of MIHAN-SEZ signing a Memorandum of Cooperation with Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) and Maha Metro on March 6 at 4.30 in the Maha Metro office, Dr Dipen Agrawal, President of Chamber of Associations of Maharashtra...
Rising heat: Schools to be held in morning session only from March 15 in Nagpur
Nagpur: Due to the higher than average temperature in February this year, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation and Zilla Parishad administration has also been alerted. Now, it has been decided to hold all rural and city schools in morning session only...
Green Vigil appeals to Nagpurians to celebrate eco-friendly Holi
Nagpur: Green Vigil Foundation, a city-based NGO working in the field of environment protection and sustainable development, conducted a Citizen Outreach Campaign at Children's Traffic Park here on Friday, encouraging citizens to celebrate an eco-friendly Holi. During the event, members of...
Kasba Peth defeat: Mischievous post on Gadkari goes viral, Nagpur cops launch probe
Nagpur: Though the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) performed well in Assembly elections in three North-Eastern states, the party lost by-poll in Kasba Peth Assembly seat in Pune. After this defeat, rumours are being spread in the name of Union Minister...
World’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier installed on the Vani-Warora Highway
Nagpur: An extraordinary accomplishment towards achieving #AatmanirbharBharat has been made with the development of the world's first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier, which has been installed on the Vani-Warora Highway. This Bamboo Crash Barrier, which has been christened Bahu Balli, underwent rigorous...
Pickup van ferrying grapes from Solapur to Gondia rams into Zero Point on Samruddhi Highway near Nagpur
Nagpur: A pickup van ferrying a consignment of grapes from Solapur to Gondia reportedly rammed into the Zero Point on Samruddhi Highway near Nagpur after the driver lost control of the vehicle. Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the incident. According...
Why is Maharashtra celebrating Holi on different dates?
Nagpur: The festival of colours is just round the corner, but there is still some confusion prevailing amongst the citizens. The two-day festival is celebrated on Purnima or the full moon night of the Phalguna month. The first day is the...
In one voice: Citizens strongly oppose 37% power tariff hike by MSEDCL
Nagpur: Citizens representing all sections of society in one voice strongly opposed the 37% power tariff hike proposed by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) for 2023-24. The MSEDCL on the other hand claimed that the proposed hike was...
Major move: Now, DMER Commissioner to purchase drugs, medical equipment in State
Nagpur: In a significant decision, Maharashtra Government has transferred the powers of drug, equipment purchases for GMCs to the Commissioner of Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER). From now onwards Haffkine Bio-pharmaceuticals Corporations Limited will not make the purchases....
Nagpur ZP presents Rs 40.69 crore Budget for 2023-24 amid noisy scenes
Nagpur: Rajkumar Kusumbe, Chairman of Finance Committee of Nagpur Zilla Parishad (ZP), presented a Budget of Rs 40.69 crore for the year 2023-24. The budget meeting witnessed stormy scenes with heated exchange of words between the Ruling and the...
NMC undertakes surveys, anti-measles vaccination drives in Nagpur
Nagpur: In the wake of the outbreak of measles in certain parts of Maharashtra including Nagpur, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation undertook surveys and conducted special vaccination drives for children. Following are details of drive: • Total 7 survey teams...
