NMC poll bugle sounded, voting on Jan 15, counting of votes on Jan 16
Nagpur: The much-anticipated date for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has been announced by the State Election Commission on Monday, December 15. The voting for NMC will be held on January 15 and the counting of votes will be held...
NMC Elections 2025: Final Voter List Released; 24.83 Lakh Citizens Eligible to Vote
Nagpur: The ward-wise final voter list for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) General Elections 2025 was published on December 15, 2025. The Election Department of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation said the list has been released for public information in accordance...
Maharashtra Municipal Polls Imminent, Model Code Likely Soon
Nagpur: Political activity has intensified across Maharashtra as major developments unfold regarding elections to local self-governing bodies. The announcement of municipal corporation elections is expected at any moment, with parties in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and other key cities entering the...
Nagpur police gave clean chit to Tukaram Mundhe in Smart City funds case: Minister
Nagpur: IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe has been given a clean chit by Nagpur Police in connection with allegations related to his handling of affairs at the Nagpur Smart City Corporation during his tenure as Chief Executive Officer at the time...
Shinde, BJP leader Chavan meet in Nagpur to discuss civic poll strategy
Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and state BJP president Ravindra Chavan met on Thursday night in Nagpur to discuss the upcoming municipal corporation elections, including in Mumbai and Thane. The meeting between Shinde, who heads the Shiv Sena, and...
Massive lighting theft exposes security lapse at Nagpur’s Ram Jhula Bridge
Nagpur: In a glaring example of systemic negligence, a major theft has rocked the iconic Ram Jhula Cable-Stayed Overbridge, where as many as 22 high-value projectors and 66 LED lights from the state-of-the-art illumination system were stolen without anyone noticing...
Leopard strays into Nagpur’s Pardi area, injures six; captured
Nagpur: Panic gripped the Pardi area of Nagpur on Wednesday morning after a leopard strayed into the residential locality and injured at least half a dozen people before being captured following a high-risk rescue operation by the Forest Department. The incident...
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...
