Gang of 10 car-borne goons kidnap man in filmy style, recover Rs 1.75 cr ransom for his release
Nagpur: In a brazen incident, apparently first of its kind in the history of Nagpur crime, a gang of 10 car-borne desperadoes kidnapped a 45-year old man in filmy style and demanded a staggering ransom of Rs 5 crore or...
Spurious liquor worth Rs 2.52 lakh seized
Nagpur: Officials of State Excise and Police Department, in a joint action, raided dens in Umred and Kuhi areas and seized illegal and spurious liquor and other material worth Rs 2.52 lakh. The raids were carried out on Pardhi community...
Cops directed to ensure safety, security during New Year celebrations
Nagpur: Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Tuesday directed the District Administration and city police to enforce tight safety and security measures on the eve of New Year celebrations. “The authorities concerned must ensure that no untoward incident takes place during...
Sai Temple Trust election on Jan 3, 2016
Nagpur: Elections to the renowned Sai Temple Trust situated on Wardha Road will be held on Sunday, January 3, 2016. The members will exercise voting from 3 pm to 4 pm at a specially erected poll booth in the office...
Gavre panel sweeps NMC Teachers’ Association election
Rajesh Gavre-backed Shikshak Aghadi Panel pocketed 21 seats out of 25 total seats. The Lok Kranti Panel, backed by Ruling Party Leader Dayashankar Tiwari, had to be content with just 4 seats. Nagpur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling party in...
Pervert youth rapes girl with marriage promise, extorts Rs 1 lakh with blackmail threat
Nagpur: A lewd youth first established friendship with a 22-year old girl, lured her with marriage promise and later raped her frequently. The accused also clicked the girl in obscene poses. Armed with the vulgar photos, the pervert-minded accused threatened...
All Govt Presses to be under one roof and modernized: Gadkari
Nagpur: “All the three Government Presses located at different places in Nagpur would be brought under one roof and modernized with state-of-the-art technology. A committee headed by Divisional Commissioner will be set for the purpose and after it submits report...
State Govt bars babus from using ‘Google Translate’ tool for official documents
In August this year, a circular was issued for imposing sedition charges which had a faulty Marathi translation that left Fadnavis Government red faced. Eventually, the State Government admitted to the mistakes in the Marathi version and later withdrew the...
8th unit of 660 MW at KTPS starts commercial operations
The unit is Mahagenco’s first super-critical power generating set at KTPS which saves coal and is environment-friendly. Nagpur: Taking a stallion jump in power generation, the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (Mahagenco) has begun commercial operations of eighth 660 MW...
VTA thanks CM Fadnavis for excellent public portal of ‘Aaple Sarkar’
Nagpur: A delegation of Vidarbha Taxpayers Association (VTA) led by its president J. P. Sharma met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and handed over flower bouquet and submitted sincere gratitude on behalf of citizens of Maharashtra for enforcing ‘Right to Service’, which...
Woman crushed to death by truck in MIDC; lucky escape for hubby, two daughters
Nagpur: In a freak but tragic incident, a woman crushed to death while her husband and two daughters had a lucky escape as the Honda Activa they were riding met with a mishap in MIDC area on Sunday evening. The deceased,...
Earth bench caves in at WCL mine, lucky escape for crane operator
The third of its kind accident within two months has left WCL authorities baffled and rattled as well. Nagpur: The driver of a coal-loading vehicle and others had a narrow escape when the bench of earth caved in at Western Coalfield’s...
Transport Minister Raote meets woman conductor who was beaten, molested by four goons in bus
Nagpur: State Transport Minister Divakar Raote on Saturday visited Ganeshpeth Bus Stand and met the woman bus conductor Kalpana Lakde who was beaten and molested by four unauthorized passengers near Dighori the other day. The Minister directed the police to...
Triennial NMC Teachers’ Association election on Sunday
Nagpur: Political atmosphere in Nagpur Municipal Corporation has started turning hot despite prevailing of cold wave conditions in the city. The reason is: The crucial triennial election to NMC Teachers’ Association will take place on Sunday (December 27). Moves and...
CM flooded with 1500 grievances during his ‘Janata Darbar’ in city
Nagpur: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, during his ‘Janata Darbar’ in the city on Saturday, was flooded with a staggering 1500 complaints submitted by common people and delegations. During 3-hour meeting, held at Hyderbad House, Fadnavis listened to various grievances of...
Govt planning to provide farmers with 40 lakh energy-efficient farm pumps: Bawankule
Nagpur: In a move to save electricity, Maharashtra Government is contemplating to provide farmers with 40 lakh energy-efficient agriculture pumps in next four years. However, this decision would burden the state exchequer with additional Rs 16,000 crore. At present, farmers...
DU Professor Saibaba surrenders as directed by HC
Nagpur: Delhi University Professor G N Saibaba surrendered to police as directed by the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court after cancelling his regular bail application. Saibaba was arrested in May 2014 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for alleged...
Man knocked dead by car in hit-and-run incident near Saibaba Temple
Nagpur: In yet another hit-and-run incident, a rashly driven car knocked a middle aged man dead near Saibaba Mandir on Wardha Road on Friday night. The driver of the unidentified car is being searched by cops. The deceased, Ashok Hemraj Vanjari...
Group of hoodlums including Hotel LB employees clash with customers over bill dispute
Nagpur: A group of hoodlums including employees of posh Hotel LB, armed with lethal weapons, clashed with customers celebrating birthday parties over payment of bills on Christmas day. Two of the accused have been arrested and a search is on...
Indian of the year 2015 – undoubtedly the ‘COW’!
Nagpur: When the idea of crowning the cow as the ‘Personality of the Year’ was first proposed, it met with equal parts scorn and mockery, condescension and astonishment, excitement and amusement. After all, traditional wisdom mandates that lofty-sounding appellations be the...
City celebrates Christmas with traditional fervour, pomp and enthusiasm
Nagpur: The Christian community celebrated Christmas with traditional fervour, pomp and enthusiasm in the city Thursday. The festive spirit started with the Midnight Mass which was celebrated in churches across the city. It was accompanied by prayers and singing of...
