Goa Fire Aftermath: Who Will Check Nagpur’s Rooftops and Clubs-Police or Fire Department?
Nagpur: After the Goa nightclub tragedy, the debate over rooftop and club safety in Nagpur has intensified. In a recent media byte, Commissioner of Police Dr. Ravinder Kumar Singal - as reported by a local english daily - said that police will increase...
Winter Session Begins in Nagpur Amid Flight Crisis and Soaring Hotel Prices
Nagpur: The winter session of the state legislature finally kick-started in Nagpur on Monday, even as the city grappled with chilly weather and widespread travel disruptions. Several politicians faced delays in reaching Nagpur due to a major crisis involving IndiGo...
Nagpur turns into police camp ahead of Winter Session; 8,000 cops deployed for security
Nagpur: With the Maharashtra Legislature’s Winter Session scheduled to begin on December 8, Nagpur has effectively transformed into a high-security zone. Security has been intensified around the Chief Minister’s residence, branch offices of the Mantralaya, and the entire Vidhan Bhavan...
Nagpur suffocates under vehicle boom; traffic, pollution at breaking point
Nagpur: The Second Capital of Maharashtra is hurtling toward a traffic and environmental crisis, with vehicle registrations soaring at an alarming 11% every year, according to data released by the Regional Transport Office (RTO) in response to an RTI filed...
Behind the Price Spiral: Why Hotels and Flights Turn Costly During Nagpur’s Winter Session
Nagpur: As the winter session draws near, hotel rooms priced at fifty to seventy thousand rupees a night and Mumbai–Nagpur flights costing four to five times the usual fare have set off alarm across the city. The parallel rise in...
Railways to Roll Out OTP-Based Tatkal Booking for Select Trains from Dec 6
Nagpur: Indian Railways will implement a new OTP-based authentication system for Tatkal ticket bookings in following trains on Central Railway with effect from 06.12.2025. The new system will be applicable for Tatkal tickets booked through computerized PRS counters, authorized agents, and...
Maha local body polls: HC orders counting of votes on Dec 21, not Dec 3
Nagpur: In a significant intervention, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) to conduct counting of votes for all ongoing local body elections on December 21, instead of December 3....
Voting begins in 264 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats in Maharashtra
Voting was underway on Tuesday (December 2, 2025) across 264 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats in the first phase of the local body elections in Maharashtra, where 6,042 seats and 264 posts of Council Presidents are up for grabs. The polling...
Maharashtra Teachers Announce Statewide School Shutdown on Dec 5
Nagpur: Multiple teachers’ and non-teaching staff unions across Maharashtra have announced a statewide school shutdown on Friday, December 5, 2025, in protest against what they describe as the state government’s “unfair and negligent decisions.” The Maharashtra State Education Institutions Federation has...
Sealed Apple Watch box found empty after purchase at Croma store in Besa
Nagpur: In a disturbing incident at the Croma store in Jayanti Nagari on Besa–Pipla Road, customer Amit Thakre opened a freshly billed, sealed Apple Watch Series 9 pack — priced at Rs 24,500 — and discovered that the watch was...
Why Nagpur-Pune Vande Bharat Now Urgently Needs 16 Coaches
Nagpur: Demand for the Nagpur-Pune Vande Bharat Express has exploded, pushing the need to double its coach count from 8 to 16. The situation mirrors the Nagpur-Indore route, which recently had its Vande Bharat upgraded to 16 coaches after consistent...
Army Jawan Assaulted by Police at Nagpur Concert: What Happened?
Nagpur: A shocking incident of assault at a parliamentary cultural festival has left Nagpur residents stunned. On Sunday evening (November 16), a large crowd had gathered for singer Shreya Ghoshal's concert. What began as a minor scuffle during entry queuing...
Read How a Dandiya-Garba Dispute Led to a Silent Zone in Ramdaspeth
Nagpur: A festive-season dispute over Dandiya-Garba celebrations has resulted in parts of Ramdaspeth being officially declared a Silent Zone. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) issued the order after receiving directives from the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, acting...
Nagpur: Massive Fire Destroys Decoration Warehouse in Baghdadi Nagar
Nagpur: A massive fire broke out at the Rana Decoration warehouse located in Baghdadi Nagar, Mankapur, Nagpur, reducing goods worth lakhs of rupees to ashes. The preliminary cause is suspected to be a short circuit. Fire brigade teams rushed to the...
Veteran actor Dharmendra passes away
After being unwell for several days, Dharmendra breathed his last on November 24. He would have turned 90 on December 8. The movie legend had been treated at Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital and later taken home on November 12. Karan Johar confirmed the...
Maharashtra Records 397 Leopard Deaths in Three Years
Nagpur : Even as Maharashtra reports a rise in its leopard population, the past three years have revealed a grim counter-trend. From 2023 to 2025, a total of 397 leopards died, with forest officials citing road accidents, natural causes, and...
Samruddhi Expressway Becomes Maharashtra’s Deadliest Road: 254 Deaths in 291 Crashes
Nagpur: The Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg-better known as the Samruddhi Expressway—may be India’s longest operational expressway, but it has also earned a far grimmer distinction. According to data shared by the Upper Director General of Police (Traffic)...
Salil Deshmukh Quits NCP (Sharad Pawar Faction), Sparks Political Storm in Nagpur
Nagpur: Nagpur’s political scene rattled as Salil Deshmukh, son of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, resigns from Sharad Pawar’s NCP faction The dust of upcoming local body elections is still in the air, and Nagpur has already witnessed a major...
Nagpur Land Mafia Exposed; Fraud Over ₹50 Lakh Uncovered
Nagpur: A surge in property fraud has rattled the city as land mafias grow increasingly aggressive, using forged documents to deceive buyers of farmland, plots, and residential units. Nagpur Police Commissioner Ravinder Kumar Singal has warned citizens to exercise extreme...
Nagpur: Major Crackdown Under ‘Operation Thunder 2’; Lakadganj Police Seize Huge Stock of Illegal Medicines
Nagpur: In a decisive action under ‘Operation Thunder 2’, Lakadganj Police conducted a major raid and seized a large quantity of illegal medicines. A case has been registered under NDPS Act Sections 22(b), 8(c), 18(a), and 27 in Crime No....
Leopard Rescued from Residential Building in Nagpur’s Bhandewadi
Nagpur: A shocking incident unfolded in the densely populated Bhandewadi area of the city when a leopard entered a residential building and made its way to the second floor. The incident caused panic in the locality, with residents gathering below...
