Video: Bag contained “Detonators” not Gelatin sticks, clarifies Nagpur CP Kumar
Nagpur: Day after the sensational reports of a bag containing “Gelatin” was found at Nagpur Railway Station, Nagpur Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Tuesday has clarified that the bag contained “Detonators” and not gelatine sticks. “The bag contained 54 detonators. It...
Centre decides to re-examine sedition law
Two days after defending the country's colonial-era sedition law and asking the Supreme Court to dismiss the pleas challenging it, the government on Monday made an about-face, saying it has decided to re-examine and reconsider provisions of the law and...
First time in May, Nagpur reports 5 new Covid-19 cases
Nagpur: For the first time in May, Nagpur city reported as many as five new Covid cases in a single day on Sunday. Test count in the city also increased to 861. Daily tests increased possibly because all the government...
DGGI slaps Nagpur’s two driving schools with fines for evading Service Tax
Wazalwar Driving School has been fined Rs 52 lakh including penalty while Desai Driving School has been fined Rs 24.30 lakh including penalty Nagpur: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) Nagpur unit has slapped two driving schools in Nagpur...
Video: Youth flashes knife to threaten neighbours near Katol Naka Square, nabbed
Nagpur: Sensation prevailed in Katol Naka vicinity after a youth was spotted flashing knifes to threaten neighbours here, on Thursday night. Frightened by the incident, some locals subsequently alerted Police Control Room. Acting swiftly on the inputs, the squad of Gittikhadan...
Video: Star Bus catches fire at Samvidhan Square
Nagpur: Commuters plying between Kamptee-Nagpur road witnessed chaos at Samvidhan Square after a Star Bus reported caught fire here, on Thursday morning. Fortunately, no casualties reported in the incident. The portion of bus, however, completely gutted in the fire. Acting...
3,205 Covid cases in a day in mask-less India
Covid-19 tally. Single-day rise of 3,205 infections, 31 fatalities pushes India's Covid tally to 4,30,88,118 cases. There have been 5,23,920 deaths so far. The number of active Covid cases in India increase by 372 in 24-hour span to reach...
Weather Man predicts thunderstorm, rain in Vidarbha in next 3 days
Nagpur: The maximum temperature in Nagpur dropped by a degree in the last 24 hours as the city recorded 43.3 degrees Celsius on Monday, providing a little respite to citizens from the scorching heat. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), due...
Commercial LPG cylinder price hiked
The price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder has been hiked to Rs 2355.50 from Rs 2253 on Sunday. The price of 5kg LPG cylinder is priced at Rs 655 now....
Vidarbha burns, Chandrapur hottest with 46.4 deg C
Nagpur: Vidarbha region in Maharashtra is on the boil. Chandrapur became the first city of Vidarbha to breach the 46 degree Celsius mark on Friday, when it recorded a maximum temperature of 46.4 degree Celsius. The district was also the...
Sun rays burn Nagpurians as city records season’s hottest day @44.8 deg C
The scorching heat has reportedly claimed two lives in Nagpur in the last 24 hours Nagpur: Sun rays singed Nagpurians as the city recorded the season’s highest maximum temperature at 44.8 degree Celsius on Wednesday. The earlier highest was 43.6 degrees...
Nagpur police ranked 6th with 51.63% conviction rate in 2021 in State: Data
Overall, Maharashtra police recorded a low conviction rate at 55.36 percent in 2021, a slight dip from 58.95 per cent in 2020 Nagpur: It could aptly be termed an abysmal situation! Also a question mark on investigation style on the part...
Bad omen: Samruddhi Mahamarg opening put off again due to accident
An under construction arch at wildlife pass collapsed near Nagpur which left one labourer dead Nagpur: The much awaited Samruddhi Mahamarg inauguration has hit another roadblock as an under construction arch at wildlife pass collapsed in the wee hours of...
Nagpur HC slaps builder with Rs 1 lakh fine for submitting fake documents
The High Court allowed the petitioner partnership firm M/s Atasha Ashirvad Builders, Nagpur, to withdraw its writ petition and imposed the ‘exemplary costs’ of Rs 1 lakh on it. Nagpur: Striking a balance between ending controversy and fulfilling the need for...
No load-shedding for a week as MSEDCL manages to get more power
Nagpur: The great flip-flop continues exposing the mismanagement on the part of MSEDCL. After “assuring” there will be no load-shedding in Nagpur, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) bosses now say they managed to stave off fears...
Tough time: Streets deserted, coolers buzzing 24 hours as heatwave grips Nagpur
Nagpur: Streets deserted. Coolers making buzzing sounds 24 hours. Heads covered with scarves. These are some of the images of the sweltering day of the summer season in Nagpur. With no relief expected from scorching weather in near future,...
High Court Refuses Closure of Manoharbhai Patel Institute of Engineering and Technology
"Will Impact Students & Staff": Bombay High Court Refuses Closure Of Only Engineering College In Gondia District Of Maharashtra In a victory for the employees and students, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has refused to grant closure permission...
Any bid to foment communal tension will be dealt with firmly: Walse-Patil
The Minister's warning comes against the backdrop of the May 3 ultimatum by the MNS chief Raj Thackeray for removal of loudspeakers from all mosques in the State Nagpur: Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil on Tuesday warned that the Maha...
Active Covid cases in India rise to 11,860
With 1,247 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,30,45,527, while the active cases increased to 11,860, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to...
Nagpur will never see religious frenzy as communal harmony is impregnable: CP
Nagpur: Holding ‘Communal Harmony’ rooted in every single individual of the Second Capital of the State as a major deterrent to communal riots, Nagpur Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Monday said that no incident of communal violence could transpire...
Meaty taste buds: 90% people cherish non-veg in 16 states of India: Survey
West Bengal tops with 98.7 percent non-vegetarians. 97.8% in Tamil Nadu, 78.6% in Assam, 63.2% in Delhi, 55% in Uttar Pradesh and 26.8% in Rajasthan are non-vegetarians. Nagpur: Amid the ongoing heated debate over non-vegetarian and vegetarian people in the...
