Abandoned Ramjhula, instead of bridging the gap, pushing citizens into terrible difficulties
Nagpur News: The half constructed and abandoned Ramjhula over bridge at Nagpur Railway Station has been “swinging” the citizens haphazardly, literally. The deserted Ramjhula, instead of bridging the gap, widening it and has been pushing the citizens to face problems...
NMC’s sanitation workers hit streets, protest against the sweeper machine scam, injustice
Nagpur News: The Nagpur Mahanagar Palika Aiwajdar (Sanitation Workers) Kamgar Sangathana staged vociferous protests in front of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Headquarters in Civil Lines. The protest was targeted at the alleged sweeper machine scam and the protesters demanded stringent actions against...
Mayor Sole inspects housing complexes being constructed under the JNNURM for urban poor
Nagpur News: The Slum Rehabilitation Authority, on behalf of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), is implementing housing complex schemes under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission’s (JNNURM) BSUP Project. The scheme is being implemented in Pandharabodi, Zingabai Takli, Vanjra, Pachjhopda, Adivasi Gondtoli, Indiramata Nagar...
NMC ‘misuses’ Rs 250 crore meant for paying hiked salaries to teaching, non-teaching staff
Nagpur News: A crucial topic is taking rounds and rounds these days in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). A staggering Rs 250 crore, meant for distribution among the NMC teaching and non-teaching employees as increase in wages since the year...
NMC officers make merry, Mayor brands self leaving development hanging in Nagpur
Nagpur News: Mayor Anil Sole is full with campaigns these days, thanks to the top NMC bosses who have worked out the best way to get off scot free without getting heavily from him. Sources in the civic body believe Sole...
Murky Affair : Property tax chief Hastak spared big fish for self gains; NMC remained ignorant
Nagpur News: The target set by the Chairman of Standing Committee Avinash Thakre for recovery of Property Tax for the fiscal 2013-2014 looks to be a distant dream. Target itself is going to misfire and the reasons, it appears, are ominous....
NMC overlooks massive misuse of TDR in Nagpur; Builders brazenly violate rules
Nagpur News: Stark irregularities have cropped up in the practice of issuing Transfer of Development Rights, commonly called TDR, by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT). Congress corporator Prafulla Gudadhe Patil raised the issue in the NMC’s last...
Mid day Meal Scam : Is School Headmistress been made Scapegoat ?
Nagpur News: School children of Bhola High School on thursday demonstrated in front of corporator Sandip Sahare's house alleging that school headmistress was made scapegoat over burial of foodgrains under the ground. Around 150 students also marched to Pachpaoli police station...
Encroachments in Laxmi Nagar Zone removed
Nagpur News: The Enforcement Department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), in an anti-encroachment drive removed 70 residential huts near Jaitala Bazaar which were based on the NMC land handed over by the Defence Department in the Laxmi Nagar Zone. Similarly,...
NMC deputy commissioner Siddiqui’s wings clipped again; relieved from additional duty
Nagpur News: In yet another vital move, NMC administration has cut short the responsibilities of its deputy commissioner Rizwan Siddiqui owing to the alleged ignorance over the tasks assigned to him. The order to this effect would be issued in a...
Unauthorized signature episode in NMC turns dramatic as top boss Hemant Pawar snubbed
Nagpur News: The dubious episode of signatures put up by the unauthorized contract IT Office Pravin Deshmukh in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) over RTI queries in NMC has been witnessing twists and turns, albeit, murkier. The episode is also...
Scrap disposal scam hits NMC, scrap sold above the limit, at very low cost
The fresh scam pertains to sale of Traffic Department’s scrap. A total of 8000 kilograms of scrap was sold when the order was to sell only 6000 kilograms of scrap and that too at very low cost. Nagpur News: The Nagpur Municipal...
NMC Chief shocked to find poor education quality in local body schools
Nagpur News: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Commissioner Shyam Wardhane and Chairperson of Education Committee Chetana Tank, as a part of “Mission Parivartan” (Mission Change), paid a surprise inspection visit to NMC’s Haji Abdul Majjid Leader Urdu High School ,...
Datke bats for Mayor, warns Thakre to withdraw charges or face the court
The war of words between Ruling Party Leader in NMC Pravin Datke and the Opposition Leader Vikas Thakre is the fallout of the fare hike by Star Bus without discussion in the General Body Meeting of the NMC Nagpur News: The...
NMC to start “Mission Rabies”
6000 stray and domestic dogs would be administered the anti-rabies vaccination from September 1 to September 15 Nagpur News: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is now launching “Mission Rabies” on the auspices of Worldwide Veterinary Services and Dog Trust and with cooperation...
Two top NMC bosses feel heat over signatures put by unauthorized IT Officer
The contract IT Officer Pravin Deshmukh had signed the documents in place of Estate Officer D D Jambhulkar. The reply and the documents, pertaining to an RTI query, are utterly short of information the RTI activist had sought. The outraged...
‘Star’ war in NMC: Parties play blame game over bus fare hike while citizens suffer
Nagpur News: Even as the fired up vegetable prices have made life difficult for the citizens, the unfair hike in Star bus fares has only added to the woes of commuters in Nagpur. Every day the people are being squeezed...
NMC’s contract IT Officer jumps his powers, signs off documents despite no authority
Nagpur News: In a development that may prove very costly for the NMC, an official on contract basis, is on signature spree in place of the competent authorities. According to rules, no contract official has powers to sign on any...
Twists and turns: Vikas Thakre dares Mayor to rule firmly or exchange his seat with him
The unusual wordings by the Opposition Leader were in connection with the issue of minimum wages to temporary cleaning workers and the Mayor’s flip flop on the issue. When the half a dozen Corporators were blowing hot and...
NMC’s massive awareness drive to kill the deadly Dengue, Malaria diseases on 23rd
Nagpur News: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), after considering its rightful duty to protect the citizens from diseases like Dengue, Malaria, and other epidemical diseases, has decided to kill the killer diseases themselves with a heavy hand. The NMC is...
NMC’s headless 42 schools issue creates a flutter, forces bosses go on weak defence
“The absence of regular Headmasters forces other senior teachers of to take the responsibility of Headmasters. This additional charge not only over burdens the teachers who cannot devote their full time to their basic duty of teaching but also shows...