‘Nagpur Today’ Impact: MRIDC Acts on Traffic Chaos
Nagpur – Ongoing flyover construction in the Satranjipura and Dahi Bazaar areas, overseen by the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (MRIDC), has been causing severe traffic congestion for several months. The situation had become increasingly chaotic, with commuters and...
Power tariff: Lower or higher? Confusion prevails as experts, CM differ on MERC’s order
Nagpur: Will electricity bills in Maharashtra reduce or rise? That question has left consumers confused after conflicting claims emerged over the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (MERC) latest order on power tariffs. While Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asserted that tariffs...
Concrete Block Turns Kalmeshwar-Katol Road Into Death Trap
Nagpur: In a shocking case of negligence, a contractor has turned the Kalmeshwar-Katol Road into a virtual death trap by carelessly placing a concrete block right in the middle of the road. The poorly lit stretch, already known for its...
Power game! Torrent set to break MSEDCL monopoly, to supply electricity in Nagpur soon
Nagpur: The power equation in Nagpur is about to change, quite literally! After years of monopoly by state-run MSEDCL, the city’s long-suffering electricity consumers may finally get to choose their power supplier. Torrent Power Limited (TPL), a major private player...
Nagpur Metro Phase 2 Expansion Set to Reach Kanhan as MahaMetro Clearance Nears
Nagpur — The Nagpur Metro Phase 2 project is gearing up for a crucial milestone with the proposed 1.3 km extension from Automotive Square to Kanhan village nearing final clearance from Maharashtra’s top administration. The plan, which includes a 500-metre...
Anti-Drug Awareness Rally held in Kamptee under ‘Operation Thunder’
Kamptee: As part of the ongoing anti-drug campaign "Operation Thunder" initiated by Nagpur City Police, a massive awareness rally was organised on June 21 in New Kamptee and Old Kamptee (Zone 5) to spread awareness against the menace of narcotics. The...
Air India’s flight from Delhi to Vietnam returns after technical snag
Air India on Thursday said its flight AI388 from Delhi to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam carrying 130 passengers returned to the national capital as a "precautionary measure" shortly after take-off. The flight on June 19 landed safely back...
Security Breach on Samruddhi Mahamarg: Robbery, Stone-Pelting Incidents Raise Alarm
Nagpur: Touted as a symbol of progress and modern infrastructure, the Samruddhi Mahamarg — Maharashtra’s flagship expressway connecting Nagpur to Mumbai — is now drawing fire not for its speed or scale, but for the shocking surge in criminal attacks...
Nagpur Tragedy: Two Teenagers Drown in Gorewada Lake During Outing With Friends
Nagpur – In a tragic incident that unfolded on Friday evening around 4:30 PM, two 18-year-old youths drowned in Gorewada Lake while out partying with friends. The deceased have been identified as Satish Ramraj Deshbhritar and Aniket Dhanraj Badge, both residents...
Poll push: NMC sets record Rs 20.21 crore aside for long-delayed civic elections
Nagpur: After over three years of functioning without an elected body, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has made its strongest move yet toward long-delayed civic elections — by allocating a record Rs 20.21 crore for the upcoming 2025-26 civic polls. This...
Sex Racket Busted at Tiger Fort Eco Resort: Politician Among 10 Arrested
Nagpur: A shocking revelation has rocked the Nagpur rural area as police busted a high-profile sex racket operating under the guise of a rave party at the Tiger Fort Eco Resort in Tengurdo, within the jurisdiction of Khapa police station....
Battle for NMC poll begins: 8-member panel formed to redraw ward boundaries
Nagpur: With the state government’s green signal for a four-member prabhag system, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has kickstarted preparations for the 2025 civic elections by forming an eight-member panel, headed by the Municipal Commissioner, to redraw ward boundaries. The...
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...
