Nagpurians sway to soulful tunes of Amit Trivedi on Day-3 of Khasdar Sankrutik Mahotsav
Nagpur: The Day-3 of Khasdar Sanskrutik Mahotsav saw Nagpurians swaying to the masterful and beautiful tunes of National Award-winning composer Amit Trivedi as he performed some of his best hit songs at Ishwar Deshmukh College of Physical Education here...
Funding stalled, schools operating from open spaces, dilapidated buildings!
Buildings of 88 schools in district in dangerous condition Rs 11.73 crore demanded for reconstruction, repairs Nagpur: On 24 July 1917, Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj had enacted a law to make primary education free and compulsory for all. This was implemented with...
NMC Property tax dept in action mode
89 out of 105 name change cases in Lakshmi Nagar zone resolved Nagpur: The Property Tax Department of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation has started a zone-wise campaign to settle pending name change cases under the Municipal Corporation's jurisdiction. Deputy...
26/11 Hero has an orange city connection!
Nagpur (Soumyajit Thakur): Praveen Kumar Teotia is known for his bravery, determination, and ‘never-say-die spirit’. During the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, he was instrumental in saving innumerable lives despite sustaining severe and life threatening injures. Today he is an elite...
Goon arrested for ruckus in Chariot Bar in Dharampeth, demanding Rs 1 lakh extortion
Nagpur: Sitabuldi police arrested a criminal and are searching for two others for assaulting and demanding Rs 1 lakh extortion from Manager of Dharampeth-based Chariot Bar and Restaurant in the midnight of Friday-Saturday. The arrested accused has been identified as...
ED seizes unaccounted Betel nuts worth Rs 11.5 crore in Nagpur
ED seizes Rs 16.5 lakh cash, Betel nuts worth crores from 17 raids in Nagpur, Mumbai Nagpur: The Enforcement Directorate has seized unaccounted betel nuts of 289.57 MTs valued at roughly Rs 11.5 Crore under PMLA at Nagpur....
Over 2 dozen students of Madangopal Agrawal school complain stomach-ache after having toffee in Nagpur
Nagpur: In a suspected case of food poisoning, around 17 students of Ramdaspeth based Madangopal Agrawal Highschool were rushed to Lata Mangeshkar Hospital after they all complained of stomach-ache after having mango bite toffee at the school. Speaking to Nagpur Today,...
Welcome Move: NMC starts to close median gap at Mate Square
Nagpur: In a bid to reduce accidents at Mate Square, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has started to close the median gap here, on Saturday. Notably, locals have raised objections on this gap, from where bikers and motorists often squeeze their...
RTMNU sends ‘blackmailer’ Dhawankar on compulsory leave in extortion case
Nagpur: Acting tough, the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) has sent the ‘blackmailer’ Prof Dharmesh Dhawankar of Mass Communications Department on compulsory leave in the case of alleged extortion from seven heads of departments of the university. He...
Days after tigress’s body, four tiger cubs with bite injuries found dead in Tadoba buffer
Nagpur: A couple of days after decomposed carcass of a tigress (T75) was discovered in Sheoni range under buffer zone of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), four tiger cubs, two males and two female, (all aged between 3-4 months) were...
HC quashes NIT land allotment to Shri Santaji Jagnade Maharaj Smarak Samiti
Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court has quashed a 2017 GR of the Urban Development Department (UDD) related to allotment of Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) land in Manewada to Shri Santaji Jagnade Maharaj Smarak Samiti and ordered the...
Safety First: 10 feet wall around Dy CM Fadanvis’s Devgiri bungalow in Nagpur
Nagpur: Following the directives of Nagpur Police, Public Works Department (PWD) has started to erect a 10 feet wall around Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis’s Devgiri bungalow in Civil Lines here, on Saturday. In the wake of the Winter Session in...
Six MBBS interns of Nagpur GMCH booked for ragging
Nagpur: Ajni Police on Friday booked six interns of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Nagpur for ragging a junior, said a police official. The accused students have been identified as Dr Om...
NMC steps up Measles vaccination of kids up to 5 years of age
Nagpur: Taking a cue from the spurt in measles cases in Mumbai, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Health machinery has stepped-up vaccination of children up to 5 years of age as cases of measles have been reported with identification...
Outer Ring Road may be an option to Samruddhi Mahamarg? Report
Administration is sweating hard as the Prime Minister himself is coming to open first phase of Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway Nagpur: After much delay and postponing of several dates, now finally the first phase of prestigious Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Mahamarg will be inaugurated by...
Drunken brawl leads to murder of labourer near Bhilgaon
Nagpur: Following a minor brawl after consuming liquor, a criminal murdered a labourer at Khairi, Bhilgaon under Yashodhara Nagar Police Station jurisdiction. The brick kiln worker was brutally found murdered in the Hanuman Mandir Sabhagruha near Bhilgaon Gram Panchayat Office on...
Narcotics trade in Nagpur jail: Five accused sent to police custody till Dec 5
Nagpur: The court of Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) on Thursday remanded five persons, including two prison constables, arrested for supplying ‘Ganja’ (Marijuana) to the inmates of Nagpur Central Jail, to police custody till December 5. Facing charges under Sections 420,...
Stalled development to begin again as Nagpur Smart City refloats Rs 165 cr tenders
Nagpur: Pushing aside the setback suffered in initial stages of implementation, Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation Limited (NSSCDCL) has now floated tenders worth Rs. 165 crore for rolling out civic facilities in Smart City area. The Special Purpose...
Grand Khasdar Sanskrutik Mahotsav begins today (Dec 2) in Nagpur
Nagpur: The sixth edition of annual Khasdar Sanskrutik Mahotsav will commence in Nagpur on Friday, December 2, at Ishwar Deshmukh College of Physical Education. The programme will begin at 6 pm. This grand cultural festival conceptualised by Nitin Gadkari, Union...
Woman, her toddler killed, husband injured, as trailer truck hits bike on Nagpur-Bhandara Highway
Nagpur: In a ghastly mishap, a woman and her toddler died while her husband sustained serious injuries after a trailer truck dashed their bike on Nagpur-Bhandara Highway here, on Thursday. According to police sources, the couple along with their child...
Betel Nuts: After CBI, ED raids traders in Nagpur
Nagpur: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided the premises of four businessmen selling betel nuts in connection with the money laundering, according to sources. The news has sent ripples in betel-nut traders in Nagpur and Central India. After the arrest of...
