NMC’s seven vehicles ‘seized’ for Oct 16 Gram Panchayat polls in Nagpur district
Nagpur: The District Administration in order to ensure hassle-free Gram Panchayat elections had sent letters to almost all government departments and requisitioned a fleet of official vehicles for transportation of men, material and other works during the polls. However, many...
Mayor reviews arrangements for Chhat Puja celebration at Ambazari Lake
Nagpur: The Mayor Nanda Jichkar on Wednesday visited Ambazari Lake and reviewed various arrangements being made by Nagpur Municipal Corporation for the upcoming Chhat Puja to be celebrated by North Indian community from October 24 to 27 this year. Chhat fast...
‘No Diwali gift’: Mayor rejects NMC employees’ demand on payment of DA arrears
Nagpur: Thousands of employees of Nagpur Municipal Corporation ‘expecting a Diwali gift’ in the form of payment of ‘Dearness Allowance’ (DA) arrears were left fuming when the Mayor Nanda Jichkar totally rejected their demand in this regard. On the other...
Khel Khel mein: NMC’s sloppy attitude leads to encroachment over playground, sports-lovers whine for space
Nagpur: NMC’s inaction in upholding the Public Utility Land near Gittikhadan Square in Mauja Boregaon, has landed it in the list of encroached government land with several others in the line. A playground in the area, has landed in a...
NMC’s ‘promptness’: Clears contractor’s bill for cement roads left incomplete!!
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) administration has again been found on wrong foot over his dismal style of working. A newly built cement road has not only mirrored the ugly face poorly laid network of cement roads but also...
AAP demands probe into pipeline burst
Nagpur: Sensing foul play in the bursting of pipeline at the elevated water tank in Hansapuri Khadan area recently, the city unit of Aam Admi Party (AAP) has demanded setting of an expert committee to investigate the incident threadbare. “It is...
Most important asset of a hospital- Doctor is what remains absent in NMC’s govt. Ayurvedic Hospital
Nagpur: The impoverished residents of Pardi’s Division 25 visited Congress Corporator, Purushottam Hazare demanding the presence of a doctor in area’s Ayurvedic Hospital. It is worth mentioning that the hospital does not have a doctor for past four months now. In...
Are NMC’s these two libraries “breeding ground” for all ills?
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s "ugly looking" building housing Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya Library and Usharani Mahila Library could be called as ‘breeding ground’ for all ills. Students could be found preparing for competitive exams on the basis of outdated...
NMC earns Rs 2.71 cr from advertisements
Nagpur: The cash-starved Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has “added peanuts” in its coffers in the form of Rs 2.71 crore earned from advertisements in the city. The earning for the NMC was till August 2017. This information was revealed in an...
Sandeep Jadhav blames NMC top echelons for carelessness in collecting revenue
Nagpur: Chairperson of NMC Standing Committee, Sandeep Jadhav was seen in a firm avatar at the committee meeting today when he declared that officials who are unable to meet targets assigned by him will undergo judicial probe. He has directed...
NMC to appoint 87 Ex-Servicemen in Nuisance Detection Squad
Nagpur: Nagpur Municipal Corporation has issued a notification for recruitment of EX-Servicemen in 87 posts. The corporation is appointing Nuisance Detection Squad (NDS) on contract basis to check nuisances in the jurisdiction of NMC. The selected Ex-Servicemen will be primarily...
Hush Hush: NMC hospital shut down for past two years. Reason? No one knows!
Nagpur: NMC hospital situated in ward number 15 of Friends Colony has been shut down for past two years without declaring an apt and justified reason for the same. The hospital which had more than two dozen beds was inaugurated...
NMC’s dream Orange City Street project in doldrums?
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) with much fanfare announced the Orange City Street Project in the constituency of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. But it seems, the ‘dream’ project has remained a distant dream. According to sources, at least 15 works...
NMC bosses squirm over fixation of rent for majestic Kavi Suresh Bhat Auditorium
Nagpur: The Second Capital City of Nagpur added a glorious feather on its cap when the President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the majestic Kavi Suresh Bhat Auditorium at a glittering function on September 22, 2017. But now a...
With its mix of infrastructure and culture, Nagpur has the potential to become the centre of development of the country, says President
President Kovind arriving at the stage amid high security Nagpur: President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Suresh Bhat Natya Sabhagrah at Nagpur on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that this is his first visit to Maharashtra after assuming...
Cash-starved NMC spends lakhs for President’s visit but leaves retired employees in the lurch
Nagpur: The cash-starved Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) that has “opened its coffers” to make sure the upcoming visit of President memorable one is leaving its retired employees in the lurch. At a time when the civic body which is not...
Dumping Yard, STP hazards: NMC plays with health of residents for Rs 15 crore gain!
Nagpur: The “great” Nagpur Municipal Corporation, no doubt, is a place where many ambitious, people-oriented schemes are proposed and approved as well. But many of schemes could well be termed eyewash as these schemes remain on papers only. Take the...
Encroachment Encroachment everywhere, NMC fails to do a thing!
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation seems to be unsuccessful in demolishing encroachments over its own land. After the encroachment over the Panchpawli market, it is the D.P. Road of Division 26 which is facing the same fate. As has been informed,...
Chaupati and Multi level parking to be constructed on the NMC and Gymkhana land
Nagpur: After consistent demands of the citizens, a Chaupati for street vendors and a multi level parking to overcome the traffic snarl in Dhantoli area may soon be constructed on the land acquired by Gymkhana and NMC in the area....
NMC fails to demolish encroachments over its own land
Nagpur:Senior Congress Corporator, Sandeep Sahare, raised the issue of encroachment over the Panchpawli market in the General Assembly held on Friday. He has alleged that due to the neglect over the issue and failure of Nagpur administration to remove...
In between squad debates, Jichkar appointed as Congress’ corporator
Nagpur: In between the ongoing dispute between the two congress fractions, Kishore Jichkar has finally been appointed as Congress’ corporator in the NMC. Although, congress leaders of the opposite congress fraction: Sandeep Sahare, Sanjay Mahakalkar and Manoj Sangole tried to...
