State Cabinet formally approves lands for IIM, AIIMS, Govt Engineering College in Nagpur
Nagpur: In the significant decisions concerning Nagpur city, the State Cabinet on Tuesday formally approved allotment of lands for setting up three prestigious institutions – Indian Institute of Management (IIM), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Government Engineering...
Close aide of Guardian Minister gets cement road contract slyly?
Nagpur: With the construction of network of cement roads going on in amazing speed across the city and the cost of the project running in crores, the Standing Committee of Nagpur Municipal Corporation underwent ‘tactical pressures’ over the issue of...
Students of Electrical Engineering, GNIT visit the Science Expo
Nagpur: Department of Electrical Engineering, GNIT, Nagpur recently visited the SCIENCE EXPO organized by Raman Science Centre, Nagpur. Various experiements and Lab demos were explained to the students which gave them an insight of the research world. The students appreciated...
Hubby, brother-in-law dupe woman of Rs 4.68 lakh
Nagpur: A woman has lodged a complaint against husband and brother-in-law for duping her to the tune of Rs 4.68 lakh. According to police, the complainant Namrata Ayyer, resident of Rai Industry Apartment, had given Rs 4.68 lakh to her husband...
Lewd relative rapes 9-yr old girl in Imamwada area, goes absconding
Nagpur: Crossing all the limits of decency, a pervert youth raped a 9-year old girl, his own relative. After obnoxious act, the accused youth went absconding and is being hunted by the cops. The lewd accused has been identified as Amar...
Green Initiative at Nagpur Mahotsav
Nagpur: Nagpur Municipal Corporation and Green Vigil Foundation have put up an environment awareness stall at Nagpur Mahotsav being organized at Yashwant Stadium Nagpur. The main aim of the effort is to educate citizens on environmental issues and to show...
Rain, high-velocity winds hit power supply in many areas
Nagpur: The untimely rain and high velocity winds on Sunday disrupted power supply in several areas. Dozens of trees got uprooted and crashing on HT lines and overhead lines causing interruption in power supply due to damage to the...
No tax on PPF, only interest on 60% EPF withdrawal will be taxed, clarifies Centre
NewDelhi/Nagpur: After a huge uproar and the confusion over a proposal in Budget 2016 to tax 10% of employee provident fund withdrawals, the Finance Ministry has issued a clarification. Explaining the proposal, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said contributions to the...
Disappointing Budget for gold industry, jewellers to go on strike
Nagpur: Varied reactions to Union Budget continues to pour in with two more prominent businessmen expressing divergent views. Rajesh Rokde A jeweller Rajesh Rokde says, “The Budget has disappointed the gold industry as 1 per cent excise duty has been imposed...
Beware Riders#Helmet rule bounces back in Nagpur!
File Photo Nagpur: Before you set out for a ride on your two-wheeler on Tuesday, do not forget to carry your helmet along or else be ready to face the fire! Hitting back after a short break, the Traffic Department...
1 dead in Dongargarh mandir ropeway mishap
Dongargarh/Nagpur: 68-year old woman was killed and 3 others injured when the rope-way trolley they were travelling in crashed while landing in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district. The ropeway ferries pilgrims to the Bamleshwari temple atop a hill from the base. At least...
Fashion show at Umang 2k16 sets the ramp on fire
Girls with Cowboy Theme Nagpur: A fashion-show cum Walk-and-Dance event was organized by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Engineering & Research (of Meghe Group of Institutions, Nagpur) as part of their College Fest “Umang 2k16”. The ramp show of Umang 2k16...
Big Boost For Job Scheme MGNREGA ‘You Mocked Us’, Says Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: The BJP-led government has once again bumped up the allocation for the rural jobs guarantee scheme MGNREGA, once described by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "living proof of the Congress party's failure". In Budget 2016, the MGNREGA scheme or...
Science Rally taken out by Raman Science Centre
Science Rally held on February 29, 2016 on National Science Day. Nagpur: Science Rally started from the centre and gone through Ganeshpeth, Model Mill Chouk, Ram Cooler Chouk, Mahal Cement Road, Shivaji Chouk, Tilak Putla, Gandhi Sagar, Subhash Road and came...
IMA Nagpur holds a Health Checkup Camp at Wadner (Hinganghat)
Nagpur: Indian Medical Association, Nagpur in association with Sanjivan Socio Medical Foundation Nagpur and Swargiya Ramdasji Legha Gramin Seva Trust Daroda organized a Health Checkup Camp at Rural Hospital Wadner, Hinganghat, District Wardha. The response to the Health Checkup Camp was...
Union Budget evokes mixed reactions from traders, business community and politicos
Nagpur: No soon had the dust and din over the budget announcements died down that the voices of dissent rose up, from Nagpur and elsewhere too. Let us listen to what Nagpurians are saying: Former Indian Army Officer and present President...
Petrol price cut by Rs 3.02 but diesel to be costlier by Rs 1.47
Nagpur: Petrol price has been reduced by Rs 3.02 a litre while that of diesel increased by Rs 1.47 a litre, according to a press statement issued by oil companies on Monday. State-owned fuel retailers Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum...
CM orders appointment of 1100 doctors at PHCs directly to overcome shortage
Hitherto the appointments were made through Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) only. Nagpur: Taking the shortage of doctors at Public Health Centres (PHCs) seriously the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered appointment of 1100 doctors directly. Following the orders, the State...
Novel gesture by City Yuvak Congress
Nagpur: The Nagpur Loksabha Yuvak Congress on Monday organized a camp in which various important certificates were prepared for poor people such as PAN card, Passports, ‘Molkarin’ card, Aadhar cards, Senior Citizen Card, Ration Cards etc in memory of Vijiyabai...
Mahagenco may reap profit of Rs 421 crore if it buys coal from WCL: Bawankule
Mahagenco, WCL to jointly set up four coal washeries for supplying coal of highest quality to electricity generating plants in Vidarbha. Nagpur: Mahagenco and Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) have decided to jointly set up four coal washeries in Maharashtra to supply...
Citizens scramble as sudden rains hit many areas of Nagpur late in the afternoon
Nagpur: Even as people were still pondering over the Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, they were caught in the sudden showers accompanied by thunder in many parts of the city on February 29, 2016. It was predicted...
