City Lost 9.4 Trees Daily For 8 Months, NMC Says It Planted 71.6k Saplings
Nagpur: Once ranked among the country’s top three greenest cities, Nagpur is gradually losing its green cover. In eight months in 2023, the city has lost 2,013 trees, it means over 9 every day in just 214 days. In the last...
Sunil Kedar disqualified from Maharashtra Assembly
Nagpur: Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra minister Sunil Kedar has been disqualified from the state legislative Assembly following his conviction by a court for misappropriation of funds at the Nagpur District Central Cooperative Bank (NDCCB). A gazette order of the...
IAF chief visits Economic Explosives Limited plant in Nagpur
Nagpur: Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Friday visited the plant of defence supplier firm Economic Explosives Limited in Nagpur, an official release said. He arrived for a two-day visit to HQ Maintenance Command, Nagpur, earlier in the day. During...
Congress MLA Sunil Kedar Convicted, Sentenced to 5 Years Rigorous Imprisonment
Nagpur: In a significant development, Congress MLA and former minister Sunil Kedar has been handed a five-year rigorous imprisonment term and fined Rs 10 lakh after being found guilty in the Rs 150 crore Nagpur District Central Cooperative Bank (NDCCB)...
One JN1 case in Maha, govt says don’t panic
Amid rising Covid cases in the state attributed to the new sub-strain JN.1, Maharashtra Health Minister, Tanaji Sawant has advised people to not panic saying that the healthcare system of the state was fully prepared and geared to deal with...
With 1 in Maharashtra 20 cases of Covid JN.1 found in these 3 states
As many as 20 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been found across the country with 18 traced in Goa and one each in Kerala and Maharashtra, INSACOG data showed. The Centre has asked states and union territories to...
Suspended MPs can’t enter Parl lobby, gallery
After the suspension of 141 MPs -- 95 from Lok Sabha and 46 from Rajya Sabha -- the Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a circular for the suspended MPs, barring them from entering the Parliament chamber, lobby and galleries. "As a result,...
Maratha quota: Justice Shinde panel submits second report to CM
Nagpur: The second report of Justice (Retd.) The Sandip Shinde Committee set-up by Maharashtra Government against the backdrop of ongoing agitation of Maratha community for reservation was submitted on Monday. Justice (Retd.) Shinde submitted the report to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde...
6.2-magnitude earthquake kills 111 in China
At least 111 people were killed when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck an ethnic county in northwest China's Gansu and neighbouring Qinghai province on midnight Monday, the local earthquake relief headquarters said. According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, the...
Nagpur shivers at 12.8 degrees Celsius, records lowest temperature of season
Nagpur: The Second Capital of the State recorded its lowest minimum temperature of the season at 12.8 degrees Celsius on Friday morning. The minimum temperature dropped in other parts of Vidarbha as well. Gondia, with 12.2 degrees Celsius, recorded the lowest...
Terrorists attack police station in Pak, 2 cops killed
At least two policemen were killed and as many as injured after militants attacked a regional police headquarters in a former Taliban stronghold in northwest Pakistan on Friday, three days after terrorists killed 23 soldiers in the same region....
IndiGo pilot moves HC seeking permission to carry kirpan on plane
Nagpur: A pilot working with IndiGo, a private airline, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the Union government to allow him to carry a `kirpan' while flying. Kirpan is a short knife with a curved blade, worn,...
Uddhav Thackeray welcomes SC verdict on Article 370
Nagpur: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict upholding Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 and said, “We welcome this decision because we supported the removal of Article 370. We...
13 arrested in 44 raids by NIA in ISIS terror case
A total of 13 people were arrested in the ISIS terror conspiracy case from Maharashtra's Pune on Saturday following searches by the National Investigation Agency at 44 locations in Karnataka and Maharashtra. The anti-terror agency sleuths raided these locations in...
Maharashtra is not among top 5 states in crime rate: Fadnavis
Nagpur: Commenting on the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report about crime rate in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister of the State Devendra Fadnavis asserted that Maharashtra is not among top five states in the country in any...
Host of burning issues to dominate Winter Session in Nagpur
Nagpur: The Winter Session of the State Legislature is commencing in Nagpur from December 7. A;; the necessary preparations have been made by the government for this Session. The Opposition is all geared up and likely to be aggressive over...
Video: Truck carrying raw grains catches fire on Nagpur-Wardha Road near Jamtha
Nagpur: In an early morning incident, a truck carrying raw grains reportedly caught fire on Nagpur-Wardha Road near Jamtha Stadium at around 4 am on Tuesday. Following the fire call, the Fire and Emergency Department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) swung...
Battle for four states 2023: LEADS/RESULTS
Votes are being counted in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana in what is seen as a semi-final contest ahead of the general elections in less than six months.