New Mpl Commissioner sets priorities, ‘zero pendency formula’ in NMC
Nagpur: Virendra Singh, who assumed charge as new Municipal Commissioner of Nagpur on Friday, asserted that he feels himself very lucky to work in this historic and ‘VVIP’ city of Nagpur. Talking to media persons soon after taking charge, Virendra Singh...
Virendra Singh takes charge as new NMC Chief albeit in ‘dark’!
Nagpur: Call it the grand entry in the dark or hope for the light of betterment, the new Civic Chief in Nagpur Virendra Singh assumed the office on Friday with this baggage of mixed thoughts. As Singh was taking charge...
नए मनपा आयुक्त वीरेंद्र सिंह ने कार्यभार संभाला, पदग्रहण के दौरान बिजली रही गुल
नागपुर: आज शुक्रवार मनपा मुख्यालय सिविल लाइन में नए मनपा आयुक्त वीरेंद्र सिंह ने प्रभारी आयुक्त आश्विन मुद्गल से पदभार ग्रहण किये। वीरेंद्र सिंह के आगमन होते ही मनपा मुख्यालय का बिजली गुल हो गया। पर्याप्त व्यवस्था न...
NMC gets Rs 52.57 cr as GST grant
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation on Wednesday received Rs 52.57 crore Goods and Services Tax (GST) grant for May. The NMC may get Rs 630.84 crore per annum as GST grant. The state’s urban development department issued the notification on Wednesday,...
Minimum wages to Aapli Bus employees soon: Bunty Kukde
Nagpur: The Chairman of NMC’s Transport Committee Bunty Kukde on Tuesday asserted that the civic body is committed to taking care of every aspect of service and health of employees working in Aapli Bus. “NMC will resolve every problem whether...
NMC’s shabby affairs: Recruitment scam files vanish into thin air!
Nagpur: At a time when vociferous demand is being made for reinstatement of 17 sacked employees of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), a scam pertaining to recruitment of these employees in 1997 itself has come to light. The recruitment was...
NMC rejects traffic police’s proposal to tow wrongly parked vehicles
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has declined the traffic police’s proposal to jointly appoint a private operator for towing away wrongly parked vehicles. Traffic police has been asked to continue its operation alone. The standing committee on Friday rejected the...
NMC’s Mangalwari Zone mocks at Swachh Bharat Abhiyan!
Nagpur: The speed and efficiency the Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s Mangalwari Zone and Kanak showed 48 hours before the visit of Swachh Survekshan team came to nought the moment the team returned back. Now, heaps of garbage could be seen across...
Adv Meshram alleges corruption in NMC over appointments on compassionate grounds
Nagpur: The Chairman of NMC’s Law Committee Adv Dharmapal Meshram has stoked a new controversy by alleging massive corruption in appointments done on compassionate grounds as recommended by Lad-Page Committee. The State Government had given its approval to bring back the...
3-storey buildings, other illegal constructions near Mayo demolished amid strong protests
Nagpur: The Enforcement Department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation on Monday bulldozed illegal constructions including encroachment on the compound wall of Mayo Hospital and 3-storey buildings amid vociferous protests by the offenders. Presence of police force helped the NMC team to...
Water creates intense heat in NMC’s General Body Meeting
Nagpur: As the notorious Nagpur summer making life of citizens miserable, water crisis in many parts of the city adding more woes. And this is April. What is stored in the month of May could well be imagined. The water...
NMC to organise musical programme, discourse of Satyapal Maharaj on Apr 20
Nagpur: A musical programme and discourse of Saptakhanjeriwadak Satyapal Maharaj is being organised by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to mark birth anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on April 20 at NMC premises. The programme will be...
NMC’s next GBM may witness sparks flying over crucial issues
Nagpur: The General Body Meeting (GBM) of Nagpur Municipal Corporation scheduled to be held on Friday, April 20, is likely to witness sparks flying between the ruling and opposition party as House debates an array of crucial issues. The issues...
NMC delays 24×7 water supply project for lack of funds
Nagpur: Even as Nagpur stares at emergent water crisis in the wake of rising summer heat, the ambitious 24x7 water supply project in the city seems to a far-fetched dream. Even Nagpur Municipal Corporation has admitted to having delayed the...
NMC observes National Fire Service Day to pay homage to brave firefighters
Nagpur: “We are proud of Fire Brigade personnel who save lives and property in the event of fire without caring for their own lives. We salute their bravery,” said Mayor Nanda Jichkar after inaugurating the National Fire Service Week at...
Green Buses turn ‘White Elephants’ for cash-starved NMC
Nagpur: The Green Buses of Nagpur Municipal Corporation are turning out to be ‘White Elephants” and ‘eating’ revenue of the cash-starved local body. The passengers seem to be turning a blind eye towards the air-conditioned Green Buses despite lowering of...
Fire Brigade revenue takes a hit as recession grips real estate sector
Nagpur: With recession gripping the real estate sector, the revenue of NMC’s Fire and Emergency Services Department has taken a hit. The services provided by Fire and Emergency Services Department are a source of revenue for cash-strapped Nagpur Municipal Corporation....
Now, NMC to keep watch on sanitation workers through GPS
Nagpur: Irked by the irregularities in attendance by its sanitation workers, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has decided to keep watch on them literally from the 'skies'. It has started implementing GPS (Global Positioning System)-enabled wrist watches to its sanitary...
‘Mini Mayor’ polls: BJP captures 9 Zones, BSP wins in Ashi Nagar Zone
Nagpur: As expected the elections to Chairpersons of 10 Zones of Nagpur Municipal Corporation turned out to be BJP show. The elections for Zone Chairmen, called ‘Mini Mayors,’ were conducted on Tuesday, April 10. Out of 10 zones, the Chairmen...
NMC undertakes anti-encroachment drive in Dhantoli, Ashi Nagar, Gandhibagh Zones
Nagpur: The Enforcement Department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation on Tuesday undertook anti-encroachment drive in Dhantoli, Ashi Nagar and Gandhibagh Zones. In Dhantoli Zone, the NMC squad demolished 600 sq mtr illegal construction done by Dr Wamanrao Chandankhede at his residence at...
NMC sleeps over NEERI’s action plan to rejuvenate Nag river
Nagpur: A few months back Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari had spoken about his ambitious plan of cleaning and beautifying city's Nag river. Introducing recreational activities like boating in Nag river, on the lines of Venice, was also the part...
