After hefty power bills, citizens set to face heavy water bills
Nagpur: The aggrieved lot citizens already reeling under the burden on huge power bills has been hit by another significant hike now. After the electricity department, now its the NMC who has put more load in the people's pockets by...
Heavy police force deployed to clear temporary sheds in Jaripatka
NAGPUR: Tension prevailed in Jaripatka area on Friday evening when heavy police force and para-military was deployed while the administration demolished the temporary sheds erected by a few families on the plots they claimed belonged to them. Hundreds of residents...
Nagpur: NMC Commissioner limits monthly expenditure of zones
Nagpur: Commissioner Virendra Singh on Thursday sent shock waves from top to bottom in the administration of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) by making it mandatory to create and maintain record of all sanctioned projects and their cost. As...
23 shops of NMC cleared for Kelibagh Road widening
Nagpur: High Court had passed orders in regards to Nagpur’s Kelibagh road widening wherein, the road will be broadened up to 80fts. NMC has started this work on a priority basis and it is being done at a very fast...
This time, Gabbar is back to save Futala lake, thanks to NMC!
Nagpur: Gabbar Singh, the iconic villainous character from film Sholay played by Amjad Khan, is still remembered and reverred among movie buffs, albeit for the purpose which was surely not his domain. Known to have sent the chills down the...
Rs 6000 cr for Nagpur’s Metro rail, but no funds for city buses
Nagpur: Even as the city's red bus services are struggling for financial revival and gradually speeding towards closure from August 1, in wake of piling dues and bank loans, the public representatives are paying little heed towards the problem. On...
Is NMC Chief sparing encroachments by ruling party leaders?
Nagpur: At a time when Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is bragging about its anti-encroachment drive targetting small time shopkeepers and religious structures, it has certainly ignored the big fish in the net. Ruling party leaders in NMC seem to have...
City Bus Closure : Instead of bailing it out, NMC looks to shift fleet to Nagpur Metro
Nagpur: In view of NMC’s decision to shut down services of about 35 aapli buses, it has now come to the fore that the civic body is now looking forward to merge their buses with the Nagpur metro rail services....
PFC forays into financing of sewage treatment plants, funds Nagpur waste water project
New Delhi: State-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has forayed into sewage treatment finance segment by extending Rs 192.79 crore assistance to Nagpur Waste Water Management, a Vishvaraj Group firm. The funds will be used for establishment of sewage treatment plant...
Shopkeepers protest NMC’s demolition drive in Kelibagh road, action postponed
Nagpur: Kelibagh road on Mahal turned a centre of mess up on Monday when the NMC's anti-encroachment squad arrived there to demolish the shops obstructing the road-widening works in the area. However the NMC officials went to intiate action with...
NMC’s lethargy keeps city roads in darkness in Nagpur
Nagpur : Residents of Nagpur are facing severe inconvenience in the night as street lights on many roads are found off since last many days. Continuous rains have resulted in big potholes on badly constructed roads that get...
State Info Commissioner orders probe against NMC deputy chief for erring on RTI
Nagpur: Expressing its dissatisfaction over failure of Nagpur civic body to provide requisite information under Right to Information act to an activist, the State Information Commissioner has ordered NMC deputy commissioner to compensate the applicant with Rs 1000 and provide...
Boon of Ban : NMC to repair potholes from seized plastic
Nagpur: Even as the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is exercising ban on use of plastic in full force, it would be putting up the seized plastic products to good use. NMC has devised a way to dispose off...
Residents oppose commercialization of Telangkhedi garden
NAGPUR: Strongly opposing commercialization of Telangkhedi garden, the local residents have appealed to the administration of Dr Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth and also the Chief Minister to stop the ongoing construction work at the garden. They also threatened to approach...
NMC in a fix over razing buildings falling on flight landing path
Nagpur: Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) officials appear to have been in a jinx over removing illegal building and mobile towers around Nagpur airport. The callous attitude of civic officials have eventually led Mihan India Limited (MIL), the authority responsible for...
NMC to sell parking again, set to launch scheme on 25 roads
Nagpur: Even as the citizens struggle to park their vehicles on busy stretches of Nagpur including Dharampeth, Ramdaspeth, Sadar and Mahal areas, Nagpur Municipal Corporation is once again back with pay and park scheme. However it was still...
NMC distributes uniforms, books to students on day one
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) distributed school uniforms and books to students on the first day of the new academic session after schools re-opened on Tuesday after summer vacations. Nagpur Teachers’ Constituency MLC N G Ganar was the chief guest...
Mpl Commr Virendra Singh to shopkeepers “Remove encroachments or face music “
NAGPUR: Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has urged shopkeepers, traders to remove their encroachments from footpath and public places, otherwise stern action will be taken against them. Virendra Singh, Municipal Commissioner, during an interaction with mediapersons, virtually issued ultimatum to encroachers to...
Civic run, state govt schools to reopen Tuesday
Nagpur: Even as few private and other CBSE schools have reopened last week, this week its time for the State government run and affiliated private and aided schools to get back to work after a long summer vacation. The schools...
Nagpur secured 55th rank in Swachh Survekshan 2018
Nagpur: In a bid to achieve better sanitation level, Nagpur secured 55th rank in Swachh Survekshan 2018. Amid 485 cities covered by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in its third swachh survekshan, Nagpur secured 55th rank with 2834.94...
Municipal commissioner Virendra Singh orders removal of footpath encroachments
Nagpur: Municipal commissioner Virendra Singh, who recently inspected the road between Aath Rasta Chowk and Orange City Hospital Road under Laxmi Nagar zone, expressed concern over hurdles faced by pedestrians on footpaths. “All types of encroachments should be removed urgently,”...