Low Turnout at VPTL Matches Raises Questions About Venue Choice
Nagpur– As the Vidarbha Premier T20 League (VPTL) continues its run at the Vidarbha Cricket Association’s (VCA) international stadium in Jamtha, one thing is visibly missing—the crowd. Despite featuring exciting local talent and the support of Vidarbha’s cricketing ecosystem, several matches...
Nagpur on fire, city roasts at 44.2°C, hottest in June
Nagpur: The much-anticipated monsoon seems to have lost its way, leaving Nagpur and the rest of Vidarbha to roast under a relentless sun. On Monday, Nagpur recorded a searing 44.2 degrees Celsius, making it not just the hottest city in...
After 7 crashes, PWD plans LED-lit height barriers at Gowari Flyover
Nagpur: Seven accidents later, the Public Works Department (PWD) is finally set to act. The department is now planning to install LED-equipped height barriers on the Shaheed Gowari Flyover -- popularly known as the Sitabuldi Flyover -- after repeated collisions...
Sudden spike in mercury turns Nagpur, Vidarbha into a scorching oven again
Nagpur: After a brief spell of cooler days, the mercury is once again surging across Nagpur and the Vidarbha region, turning the region into a virtual oven. Despite the early onset of the southwest monsoon over Vidarbha on May 26,...
Nagpur cops rescue 238 cattle in Kamptee godown raid ahead of Eid al-Adha
Nagpur: In a significant follow-up to its ongoing crackdown ahead of Eid al-Adha, the Nagpur City Police rescued 238 bovines from a godown in Gandhi Nagar, Kamptee, where they were allegedly held in extremely cruel and unhygienic conditions for illegal...
PM Modi inaugurates world’s highest railway bridge over Chenab River in J&K
New Delhi: : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after the tragic Pahalgam terror attack, inaugurated the Chenab Bridge, the world’s highest railway arch bridge, as part of the Udhampur-Banihal railway project, which is...
राज्य सरकारचा मोठा निर्णय; 903 रखडलेल्या योजना रद्द, विकासाला नवे वळण
मुंबई : मुख्यमंत्री देवेंद्र फडणवीस यांच्या नेतृत्वाखालील राज्य सरकारने विकासाच्या दिशेने निर्णायक वाटचाल करत एक महत्त्वपूर्ण निर्णय घेतला आहे. गेली अनेक वर्षे विविध कारणांमुळे ठप्प पडलेल्या ९०३ विकास योजनांची प्रशासकीय मंजुरी रद्द करण्यात आली आहे. तीन वर्षांहून अधिक काळ रखडलेल्या योजना...
Nameless in death: Over 90 unclaimed bodies found across Nagpur in just 5 months
Nagpur: In a haunting reminder of growing urban apathy, Nagpur has recorded over 96 unclaimed and unidentified dead bodies across the city in just five months — a stark indicator of society’s increasing disconnect with its most vulnerable. Discovered near government...
Centre To Hold Mock COVID-19 Drills Today
The Centre will conduct facility-level mock drills on June 5 to check the preparedness of hospitals to tackle COVID-19 as the number of active cases crossed 4,000 in the country, according to official sources in the ministry of health and...
PWD out, MSIDC in: Major shake-up in Vidhan Bhavan expansion project in Nagpur
Nagpur: In a dramatic turn in the Vidhan Bhavan expansion project, the Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC) has officially replaced the Public Works Department (PWD) as the nodal agency -- marking an unprecedented shift in how sensitive legislative infrastructure...
Variety Square in a frame: Of chaos, care, and a catnap in the crowd in Nagpur!!
Nagpur: A single frame from Sitabuldi’s Variety Square in Nagpur on a cloudy Monday tells a tale that’s as much about the city’s pulse as it is about its people. Captured during the late morning rush hour, the image mirrors...
Covid Cases Up 272% In A Week
Doctors have said that a combination of mild but infectious variants of COVID-19, lower testing rates and the current viral season are behind the sudden rise in cases -- from just 35 on April 28 to over 3,700 within a...
Sindoor Controversy Exposes BJP-RSS Tensions Ahead of Bihar, Bengal Polls
Operation Sindoor, India's recent military response to the Pahalgam terror attack, has not only stirred nationalistic sentiments but also ignited a series of political and cultural debates. The alleged plan by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to distribute sindoor (vermilion)...
Proud moment: Justice A.S. Chandurkar of Nagpur takes oath as Supreme Court Judge
Nagpur: In a historic moment for the legal community of Nagpur, Justice Atul S. Chandurkar was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on Friday, becoming the eighth jurist from the city to reach the apex...
‘India set to be primary engine of growth in 2025, 2026’
India is expected to be the primary engine of global economic growth in 2025 and 2026, according to a report of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Chief Economists Outlook. The report, based on a survey of leading economists, cites India's...
Nagpur Police Crack Down on Illegal Vape and Hookah Trade in Massive Operation ‘Mission AXE’
Nagpur: In a significant escalation of its anti-drug campaign Operation Thunder, the Nagpur Police launched an intensive sub-operation titled ‘Mission AXE’, aimed at dismantling the illegal sale of e-cigarettes and hookah-related products...
Nagpur reports 7 COVID-19 cases in May; 5 recover, 2 in home isolation
Nagpur: While several parts of Maharashtra are witnessing a slow resurgence of COVID-19 cases, the situation in Nagpur remains largely under control. Only seven positive cases have been reported in the city so far in May, with five patients already...
Nitin Gadkari at 68: From RSS Volunteer to India’s Infrastructure Visionary
Nagpur – Union Minister Nitin Gadkari turned 68 today, marking yet another milestone in an extraordinary journey that began as a grassroots worker with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and transformed into one of India's most powerful and respected political leaders....
Four Naxals killed in encounter in Gadchiroli district
Nagpur: In a joint operation, police's special commando unit C-60 and the CRPF killed four Naxals in an encounter along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border in Gadchiroli district on Friday, a senior official said. The official, in a statement, informed that based on...
Chaos on roads: Nagpur records 40% spike in traffic violations in 2 years despite crackdowns
Nagpur: Despite record fines, intensified surveillance, and countless awareness drives, Nagpur’s roads are slipping into anarchy. Traffic violations in the city have surged by a staggering 40% in just two years, exposing an alarming collapse in civic road behaviour and...
Sitabuldi Encroachment to Face Stern Action: NMC Warns Shopkeepers
Nagpur: In a decisive move to tackle encroachment and improve traffic flow, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), in coordination with Nagpur Police, conducted an anti-encroachment drive on Sitabuldi Main Road. The civic body has issued a clear warning to shopkeepers:...
