311 tons of ‘Nirmalya’ collected, 1.64 lakh idols immersed during 10-day Ganesh festival in city
Nagpur: The Orange City produced a staggering 311 tons of ‘Nirmalya’ and other puja material that was being used in the 10-day Ganesh festival by thousands of households and mandals. The same huge quantity was collected...
NMC Health Dept lands in soup for gobbling up salaries of adhoc docs, no benefits offered!
Nagpur: More skeletons tumble out of the notorious act of NMC’s Health Department appointing doctors on ad-hoc basis without due permission, and then offering them pay as per sixth pay commission. Moreover, it was learnt that these 12 doctors who were...
NMC fails to protect lakes from idol immersion; Sonegaon, Ambazari only winning bets
Nagpur: Nagpur Municipal Corporation which was apparently confident to protect water bodies from idol immersion, clearly failed to do so. Post Ganesh Visarjan in the city all the major city lakes, barring Sonegaon and Ambazari, were fully messed up with the...
“I’ll not let down expectations of citizens and party,” Shingane
Nagpur: NMC Corporator from Prabhag No. 8(B) Gorewada, Bhushan Shingane, who was unanimously elected NIT Trustee from Nagpur Municipal Corporation, formally took over the charge of his new post on Sept 28, 2015 in the cabin of NIT Trustee. At the...
NMC gears up for immersion of Ganesh idols in a big way
Nagpur: The heavy-hearted chants of “Ganpati Bappa Morya, Pudhchya Varshi Lavkar Ya” have started to reverberate in the city of Nagpur. The ecstatic 10-day Ganesh festivity has reached the culmination days with devotees commencing immersion of Vighnaharta idols from Saturday....
NMC pays tributes to Bar Rajabhau Khobragade, Adv Meshram
Nagpur: Deputy Mayor Munna Pokulwar and other dignitaries on Friday paid rich tributes to one of the pioneering figures of Republican Party of India late Bar Rajabhau Khobragade and former Deputy Mayor late Adv Sakharam Meshram...
NMC pays rich tributes to Bar Wankhede, Pt Bachharaj Vyas
Nagpur: The first Mayor of Nagpur Bar Sheshrao Wankhede and for President of Jansangh Pandit Bachharaj Vyas were paid rich tributes by Nagpur Municipal Corporation on their birth anniversaries today. Deputy Mayor Munna Pokulwar and Chairman of Standing Committee Ramesh Singare...
RTI activist exposes NMC claims on cleanliness threadbare
Nagpur: An RTI activist in the city has ripped apart the claims of Nagpur Municipal Corporation on cleanliness and the Swachha Nagpur campaign. In a letter sent to Municipal Commissioner Shravan Hardikar, the RTI activist (TRAP Group) Ankita Kamlesh Shah drew...
NMC school celebrates Bar Sheshrao Wankhede’s 101st birth anniversary, social gathering
Nagpur: Bar Sheshrao Wankhede Vidyaniketan, Ramdaspeth on Thursday celebrated the 101st birth anniversary of city’s first Mayor Bar Sheshrao Wankhede and school’s social gathering. The chief guest of the function was Mayor Pravin Datke while Education Committee Chairman Gopal Bohre,...
Town Hall witnesses stormy NMC general meeting on Wednesday
Nagpur: The Town Hall, Mahal on Wednesday witnessed a terrific uproar during the general meeting of NMC over the issue of corruption of various types. As soon as the proceedings of the house started, the Opposition...
NMC must draft sub-laws for monitoring marriage halls, lawns: Meher
Nagpur: Keeping in mind the large number of wedding halls and lawns in city but no existence of norms and sub-laws to monitor their activities, the Chairman of NMC’s Medical Services and Health Committee Devendra Meher has directed the concerned...
Electrify all street-lights before Ganesh Visarjan: Mayor
Nagpur: Taking a serious view of Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule's instructions, Mayor Pravin Datke called for a meeting of officials concerned on Tuesday afternoon and directed them to repair and electrify all street-lights before Ganesh Visarjan. Present...
ACB nets NMC’s Sanitary Inspector while accepting Rs 6000 bribe from 3 workers
Nagpur: In a major trap, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Nagpur Unit, on Tuesday nabbed a Sanitary Inspector of Nagpur Municipal Corporation red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs 6000 from three sanitary workers. The accused Sanjay Laxmanrao Nagrale (53), resident of Chandramani...
Top NMC boss performs ‘Arti’ of Lord Ganesh
Nagpur: With 10-Day celebrations of Ganeshotsav at its peak the Municipal Commissioner Shravan Hardikar too cherished the divine ambience by performing “Arti” of Lord Ganesh in the premises of NMC on Monday. Senior Corporator Girish Deshmukh and others were present...
Enraged by slow space of work, Mayor reviews progress of Maskasath, Dahibazaar railway bridges
Nagpur: Mayor Pravin Datke, enraged by the hardships being faced by citizens due to slow speed of progress in the construction of Maskasath and Dahibazaar Railway bridges, personally visited both the placesand reviewed the work. While explaining the reasons for...
NMC to update electoral rolls from Oct 8 to Nov 7
Contractors hesitate to take works due to NMC’s fund crunch
- No body is ready to take Mokshdham work, and other works too
- NMC losing credibility due to poor financial condition
NMC must gear up for fight against dengue: Shingare
Nagpur: " Delhi is gripped by dengue which is a matter of concern for all. The recently occurred rainfall in the city has caused water-logging in the open spaces. As a result, the growth in dengue mosquito larvae cannot be...
New NIT trustee: BJP corporators intensify their lobbying for the position
Nagpur: The vacant position of a trustee to Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT), caused by resignation of NIT trustee Dr Ravindra Bhoyar, is to be filled up soon, and some senior BJP corporator is likely to be appointed to the position...
NMC special team conducts surprise visit of meat shops
Nagpur: A special team of Nagpur Municpal Corporation (NMC) conducted surprise inspection visit to the slaughter houses and shops in the city on Thursday. According to information, in view of the festival on September 17 there was a ban on sale...
NMC to hold contest on “Mulgi Vachva Jag Vachva” for Ganesh Mandals
Nagpur: Under the campaign “Mulgi Vachva Jag Vachva” (Save Girl Save World), the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has organized a competition. The NMC has appealed different Ganesh Mandals to participate in the competition and give a boost to the campaign....
