Devotee donates ornaments worth Rs 3 cr to Tirumala temple
An unidentified devotee donated a pair of varada-kati hastas, made of gold and studded with diamonds and rubies, to Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh on Friday. The ornaments weighed around 5.3 kg and worth about Rs 3...
Mortal remains of only 3 of 13 killed in copter crash identified
Out of the 13 people killed in the IAF helicopter crash near Coonoor on Wednesday, the mortal remains of only Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and Brig LS Lidder could be identified, officials said...
ST bus from Amravati arrives in Nagpur
Nagpur: A dozen of ST buses were operated since beginning of the limited services on the fourth day today and out of them three buses arrived from Bhandara and one from Amravati. The number of operation of buses is increasing...
India’s vaccine makers prepare to take on Omicron
As the Omicron variant of Sars-CoV-2 takes centrestage, vaccine makers in India are of the view that scaling up the existing vaccines to make them more effective is possible. Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila is making a DNA vaccine using the Omicron sequence,...
RS adjourned till 2 pm after din over 12 MPs
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm today amid demands by the Opposition MPs for the revocation of the suspension of the 12 MPs. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi says the MPs have to apologise. "We explained why they...
Omicron scare: Over 100 foreign returnees untraceable in Maha
Amid the Omicron scare, Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation chief Vijay Suryavanshi on Monday said 109 out of 295 recent foreign returnees to the township in Thane district were untraceable currently. He...
Omicron more infectious than Delta variant: Report
Singapore's ministry of health has said that early clinical observations globally suggest that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 may be more transmissible and have a higher risk of reinfection compared to the Delta and Beta variants of the virus. "This...
Maha to issue revised domestic air travel rules
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said revised guidelines for domestic air travel will be issued by the state government in the next couple of days, amid concerns over the 'Omicron' variant of coronavirus. Tope's comments came a...
Maha: RT-PCR not mandatory for fully vaccinated
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope now says that COVID-19 guidelines for international and domestic travellers coming to the state amid the Omicron emergence does NOT mandate RT-PCR test. "A fully-vaccinated local domestic passenger can travel without RT-PCR test," says State...
Maharashtra real estate developers to get FSI benefits on lose land in the road widening process
The State urban development department has declared that real estate developers who happen to lose any land in the road widening process would be eligible for Floor Space Index (FSI) on the entire land parcel. A notification issued on November 24...
Maharashtra govt announces reopening of schools for all classes from Dec 1
The Maharashtra government has decided to reopen schools for classes 1-4 in rural areas and classes 1-7 in urban areas from December 1, news agency ANI quoted state education minister Varsha Gaikwad as saying on Thursday. More details...
Cabinet approves Farm Laws Repeal Bill
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill to repeal the three farm laws, which triggered protests at Delhi borders by thousands of farmers, according to official sources. The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 was approved days after Prime Minister...
Prominent hotels, bars on Crime Branch’s radar, 7 face action in Nagpur
File Pic Nagpur: Cracking down on prominent hotels and bars organizing late parties with hookah and liquor, the vigilant Crime Branch of Nagpur Police recently, initiated a campaign against them. As a part of the drive, cops raided 20 hotels...
Video : चंद्रशेखर बावनकुळे यांचा उमेदवारी अर्ज दाखल
नागपूर : महाराष्ट्र विधान परिषदेच्या नागपूर स्थानिक स्वराज्य संस्था मतदार संघातून भाजप उमेदवार चंद्रशेखर बावनकुळे यांनी केंद्रीय मंत्री नितीन गडकरी, आणि देवेंद्र फडणवीस यांच्या उपस्थितीत उमेदवारी अर्ज दाखल केला. भाजपचे नागपूर विभागातील उमेदवार आणि माजी पालकमंत्री चंद्रशेखर बावनकुळे यांनी आज...
कोरोना – एक ही स्कूल की 288 छात्राएं संक्रमित
देश और दुनिया ने कोरोना का पहली और दूसरी लहर में खूब तबाही का मंजर देखा. हालांकि,अब मामलों में कमी के साथ थोड़ी राहत मिली है. हालात में सुधार को देखते हुए स्कूल और दफ्तर भी खोले जाने लगे हैं....
CIL sanctions Rs. 16 crores for treatment of a 2 year old kid of its coal miner
In what could be called a highly responsible corporate social behavior, Coal India Ltd (CIL) - coal behemoth and country’s largest corporate employer - has sanctioned Rs. 16 crores for treatment of a 2-year-old kid of its coal miner suffering...
Lady Forest Guard killed in tigress attack in TATR
Nagpur: A Lady Forest Guard was attacked by Maya tigress near Water Hole No. 97 in the Core Zone, Kolara Gate, Tadoba on Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Swati N Dhumane. As per the Forest Deparment, Dhumane, a...
Cheaper fuel soon as CNG pipeline reaches near Nagpur
Tenders floated for laying a pipeline network in the city. The last date for bidding is December 15 and the tender will be opened on December 20 Nagpur: With the efforts of Union Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari for supply of...
FM asks industry to start taking risks
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said there are clear signs of an uptick in the economy and the industry should now start taking risks and invest in capacity creation that will help cut reliance on imports. "I appeal to...
Maharashtra: Medium-intensity quake hits Ratnagiri
A medium-intensity quake of magnitude 4 hit Maharashtra's coastal Ratnagiri in the early hours of Monday, the National Centre for Seismology said. According to the NCS, the epicentre of the quake was in Ratnagiri district, some 350 km from...
Padma Vibhushan Babasaheb Purandare dies at 99 in Pune hospital
Padma Vibhushan Babasaheb Purandare died at 5 am on Monday morning at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune. He was 99 years old and on life support. The last rites will be performed at 10.30 am at Vaikunth crematorium in Pune. Babasaheb Purandare,...
