Nagpur

‘You have systematically misled us’ High Court raps NMC on installing Swami Vivekananda statue at Ambazari Lake dam

    Staff Reporter    The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court. on Wednesday, rapped the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) for misleading the court about the location of the Swami Vivekananda statue near Ambazari Lake..

Foreign Scholarships: High Court strikes down income criteria

    By Dheeraj Fartode   In a landmark decision, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has struck down Clause D(2) of the Government Resolution dated June 27, 2017, pertaining to the ‘Utpanna Maryada’ (In..

Demolition work on bridge at Ambazari LakeOverflow Point starts without prior notice

    Staff Reporter  With citizens convenience taken for granted by authorities in city, the pending work on demolition of low height bridge at Ambazari overflow point was started from Wednesday without any prior notice. The h..

9 quakes in 3 months NO MORE SAFE ZONE!

    Kaushik Bhattacharya   Nagpur district once again witnessed a light magnitude 2.4 earthquake on Wednesday afternoon which was not felt or reported by anyone in the district. The quake took place 5.6 km away from Kamp..

GUSTY WINDS SHOWERS HAIL STORM: A very unlikely picture in May

    Staff Reporter  High intensity rains lashed parts of city along with hail, thunderstorm and lightning, which provided relief from scorching summer heat to the people on Tuesday evening. Partly cloudy weather was prevailin..

Powerless: MPCB helpless in taking action against WMC for releasing sewage in Ambazari Lake

    By Kaushik Bhattacharya   Degrading water quality of iconic Ambazari Lake is an example of sheer apathy, ignorance, and poor management by the administration which is causing slow death of the lake. Maharashtra Pollu..

Man held for killing cousin over illicit relationship allegations

    Staff Reporter  A man was arrested by Khaparkheda Police for killing his cousin amid accusation of an illicit relationship between the deceased’s wife and the accused. Khaparkheda Police arrested Narendra Vaman Sawa..

U-TURN: NMC in a soup over misinformation regarding Swami Vivekananda statue’s location

    Staff Reporter  Already under fire for the floods on September 23, 2023, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) finds itself in deeper trouble following the Ambazari flood debacle, as the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High C..

Enjoy ‘Home Food’ for better health

Gone are the days when our mothers and grandmothers use to serve us daily a complete meal in a traditional thali. Served on a platter it usually comprised of pickle, salad/raita, papad, yoghurt/kadhi, lentils, sprouts, vegetables roti and rice with a spoonful of homemade ghee. Who has the time and patience to prepare and eat all these items now? To save time and energy most of the Indian families these days resort to eating one simple dish at a time. Our traditional khichdi-kadhi is gradually getting ..

Special trains serving ‘special’ problems to passengers

    Staff Reporter  Special trains being run by Indian Railways to clear the summer rush is sparing no trouble for the travellers in providing harrowing experience as horrific tales of absence of service and basic facilities ..

DLSA ensures education to 180 school dropouts

    By Vikas Vaidya   Everyone is aware of the yeoman’s work of resolving several pending court cases by District Legal Services Authority (DLSA). It is giving justice to needy people where judges and lawyers rende..

Banker’s house burgled, Rs 3.10 lakh cash stolen

    Staff Reporter  A THIEF broke into a senior bank manager’s house at Juni Mangalwari in Lakadganj area and made off with more than Rs 3.10 lakh cash. According to police, Kishor Madhukarrao Hedau (58), who is a Senio..

8 Tigers to be translocated from TATR to Sahyadri

    Staff Reporter  To promote conservation of tigers in the forests of Northern Western Ghats, the Maharashtra forest department is all set to translocate eight tigers -- three males and five females from Tadoba Andhari Tige..

The Nagpuri Street holds sway in Mahal

    Staff Reporter  Baatchitdotcom organised a unique street programme ‘The Nagpuri Street’ at Mahal Square on Sunday with an objective to raise awareness of the significance of the culture and tradition. The prog..

Trust Fintech on expansion spree Plans to double its workforce in 2-3 months

    By Niraj Chinchkhede  Hemant Chafale, the city-based entrepreneur who has mastered the art of the strategic pivot, is unlike his fast-moving peers. Hemant isn’t afraid to embrace a slow and steady approach, fosteri..

City sizzles at 43 degrees Celcius

     Staff Reporter  The merciless summer heat is breaking its own records daily in Vidarbha. Akola once again became the hottest place in Maharashtra on the second consecutive day. The maximum temperature of Akola on Su..

Tremors on third consecutive day

    By Kaushik Bhattacharya  “The recent alternate rains in hot weather, groundwater percolation through cracks, fissures in the strata and development of pore pressure may be a reason behind such back-to-back earthquak..

GOMAY DHOOP Nadepkaka Pandharipande’sproduct gets Indian patent

THE ‘Dhoop’ created out of Gomay (cowdung) has received Indian patent.This is the first such product that was created out of Gomay. The research was started by well-known Gandhian Economist from Pusad, N D Pandharipande, whowas fondlycalledas Nadepkaka. After Nadepkaka, his sons senior journalist Sopan and businessman Avinash, bothcontinuedtheresearch.In2018,they had applied for the patent for this product...

‘Unlock laughter’s heart-healing potential’

LAUGHTER embodies the essence of life. Scientifically, it yields numerous positive effects on individuals. But emotionally it serves as a healing balm, providing a vital boost to stimulate happiness in life. To keep this essence alive, people, predominantly elderly, gather in groups in the morning for Laughter Yoga sessions, often referred to as laughter clubs. The participants practice different styles of laughter methods to reap in its many health and mental well-being benefits. In honour of this ..

Laugh out loud!

AMERICAN writer and philosopher Elbert Hubbard’s wise counsel -- “Don’t take life too seriously, you will never get out of it alive” -- is, perhaps, the most deliberately-neglected advice. Despite being gifted an in-built mechanism to follow the advice, humans are too inclined towards adopting the stress of living. Laughter, the intrinsic device fitted in each human body, can be a daily winner over stress, yet, the unfathomable romanticism with pressures and tensions somehow always pips it. The World ..

Laugh out loud!

AMERICAN writer and philosopher Elbert Hubbard’s wise counsel -- “Don’t take life too seriously, you will never get out of it alive” -- is, perhaps, the most deliberately-neglected advice. Despite being gifted an in-built mechanism to follow the advice, humans are too inclined towards adopting the stress of living. Laughter, the intrinsic device fitted in each human body, can be a daily winner over stress, yet, the unfathomable romanticism with pressures and tensions somehow always pips it. The World ..

IB, ATS probing linksof Pakistani migrant

THE Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) have launchedaparallelinvestigationinto the molestation case after finding that one ofthe accused persons was a migrant from Pakistan. The officials of both agencies are investigating the case fromthe terror angle as thehusbandofthe victimwoman is working for a central agency. The three residents of Amravati werearrestedbythepoliceon Friday for following a woman from Hotel Ashok up to her residence. The police investigations uncovered that ..

Unauthorised construction of Swami Vivekananda Memorial

    Staff Reporter  The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has taken serious note of the construction of Swami Vivekananda Memorial near Ambazari Lake, despite the absence of a development zone in the vicinity. The court a..

Don’t look at Savarkar from a specific ideological perspective: Dr Shevde

    Staff Reporter  “Even after India became free, the condition never changed for Swatantryaveer Savarkar. He spent major part of his life in prison before independence and after India’s freedom too. Those who ha..

Odisha-based inter-state ganja smuggling network exposed, 3 held

    Staff Reporter  In a major breakthrough, the Government Railway Police (GRP) have tracked down and dismantled an entire inter-state ganja smuggling network operating from a Naxal-affected area of Odisha to Delhi. The poli..

Woman’s casual dinner turns into nightmare Pakistani migrant among three arrested

    Staff Reporter  After arresting three residents of Amravati for stalking a woman from Hotel Ashok to her residence, the police uncovered shocking details in the case. One of the accused is a Pakistani migrant who was at t..

Action on Youth Congress office-bearers exposes factions within Congress party

     Staff Reporter  Against the tall claims made by Congress that it is united, the sudden action by its youth wing on 49 of its office-bearers of Vidarbha has brought to the fore factions within the unit. According to ..

Vehicle documents scam : Mumbai Police arrest 3 RTO officers of Amravati

     Staff Reporter  The inquiry into the vehicle verification scam related to Regional Transport Office, Nagpur Rural, is still on. On Wednesday, the team of Mumbai Crime branch that is conducting investigation into the..

Admissions to PG courseof Radiotherapy in GMCH

   Staff Reporter  Citing the inadequacy of essential equipment in the Department of Radiotherapy in Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), the Post Graduate Medical Education Board of National Medical Commission (NMC) ha..

Elephant that killed 3 in Bhamragad returnsto Chhattisgarh forests

    Staff Reporter  The male elephant that killed three persons in Bhamragad taluka of Gadchiroli district in last one week, has entered Chhattisgarh State after spreading panic among people of Maharashtra and Telangana. The ..

Dramatic scenes at High Court amid hearing on interfaith love marriage

   Staff Reporter  The premises of the High Court became the stage for a gripping spectacle on Tuesday following the hearing of an interfaith love marriage, which drew the attention of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) a..

Irregularities sensedin Nagpur rural RTO

     Staff Reporter  Sensing some irregularities in the office of Regional Transport Office, Nagpur rural, State Transport Department has sent a team of officials here to investigate the matter. The team is accompanying ..

49 Youth Cong office-bearers from Vidarbha get show cause notices

    Staff Reporter  Miffed over inaction during Lok Sabha elections, Indian Youth Congress has issued show cause notices to its 49 office-bearers from Vidarbha. It did not stop here as it has suspended two of its district pre..

Drowning in NIT’s Swimming pool : 18 hours of CCTV footage missing

    Staff Reporter  In the case of drowning of an engineer at the NIT swimming pool, the police investigation has revealed that the CCTV footage of the swimming pool was missing between 3 am and 9 pm on April 23. There is spe..

BOMB THREAT : Nagpur airport among six others which received email

    Staff Reporter   Nagpur’s Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport is among others that received an email of bomb threat on Monday morning. At the end of the day though nothing serious was found, the airport..

Dinner of nightmares: Three men follow woman home for four kms after harassing her

     Staff Reporter  A casual dinner at a hotel turned into a nightmare for a woman as a group of three men chased her to her residence late at night. Sadar Police have registered a case of molestation and launched a hun..

Goons brutally murder youth over enmity with elder brother

    Staff Reporter   FOUR goons brutally killed a youth with sharp-edged weapons over an enmity with his elder brother in Pardi area Sunday night. Identified as Rohan Devilalji Dange (24), the deceased was a resident of..

Former NEERI Director Dr R Kumar suspended

    Staff Reporter  Dr Rakesh Kumar, the former Director of CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur has been suspended from service, three days before his superannuation ecently. Dr Kum..

From small office to IPO, Nitin Sachdeva makes it big at national stage

    By Niraj Chinchkhede   A distinguished entrepreneur with extensive experience in management consulting, agile coaching, and corporate leadership, Nitin Sachdeva has recently made a splash on the national scene with a..

The SilentTakeover : NMC-constructed cycling track on Wardha Road, now encroached by food stalls

    By Dheeraj Fartode  While the government invests crores of rupees of taxpayers in beautifying the city, maintenance often falls short. The Enforcement Department of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is allowing encro..

Three employees dupe Spacewood of Rs 1.19 crore

    Staff Reporter  A major fraud case has surfaced involving the head of the department and two managers at Spacewood in MIDC, resulting in a misappropriation of Rs 1.19 crore. The MIDC Police have booked Vinay Nilkanth Ghar..

Elephant attack : 2 out of 3 injured women succumb

     Staff Reporter   A wild male elephant that came from Telangana to Gadchiroli district a few days ago, wreaked havoc in Bhamragad taluka as it killed three persons in last four days. On Thursday, the tusker atta..

Hudkeshwar Police crack mystery, book girl for property dealer’s murder

     Special Correspondent  AFTER a lot of hue and cry, Hudkeshwar Police succeeded in cracking the mystery behind the death of 55-year-old property dealer Ravindra Pandit Kudwe by registering a case of murder against a ..

Father-son duo killed as car plunges into river near Kalmeshwar

     Kalmeshwar Correspondent   In a tragic incident, a man and his son lost their lives while another sustained serious injuries when their car veered off the road and plunged into a river after hitting a roadside ..

Implementation of GunthewariAct in NMRDAstill on paper

    Staff Reporter  After taking decision to implement the amended Maharashtra Gunthewari Act 2021 in Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA) it was brought into force from January 2024. But the actual implem..

PTR becoming good butterfly habitat

    Staff Reporter  The Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) which is known as the land of Mowgli, has now recorded a total of 60 new species of butterfly including some rare ones in the country. Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) conduct..

LS Polls: Over 50% voting in Vid

The Five Lok Sabha constituencies in Vidarbha region which went to polls in the second phase of general elections on Friday saw over 50 per cent voting in the region. The results announced were of counting till 5 pm. As the final results are yet to come, the tally will improve, it is expected. AMRAVATI: DESPITE all out efforts and awareness from District Administration, the voting percentage of Amravati Lok Sabha Constituency where election were conducted on Friday remained below expectation. Till ..

‘Fill up Form 6, 7, 8’ Collector Dr Vipin Itankar’s appeal to voters to rectify the issue by next polls

“Some voters in the recently-held Lok Sabha elections were deprived of their right to vote. Names of some people remained in the electoral list despite their demise. To avoid these issues in coming elections, people should fill up Form number 6, form number 7 and form number 8,” appealed District Collector and District Returning Officer Dr Vipin Itankar. He was speaking to mediapersons at Collectorate premises on Friday. Because of some reasons, people failed to follow the procedure and they found ..

Wedded to the idea of a Strong Democracy

undated One’s day of wedding is undoubtedly one of the most memorable days of one’s life. Given us Indian’s love for weddings and associated celebrations we move the earth to see that the day on which we take the holy vows for ‘janam janam ka rishta’ is perfect to the T. So on Friday, April 26, which was a very auspicious day as many marriages was scheduled on this day, a most heartwarming fact came to light - that young voters also revere one more of their ‘rishta’ with equal amount of emotion. The ..

HC rejects quashing of FIR against Moon, Pasha for defaming RSS

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled against quashing the First Information Report (FIR) filed against Janardan Moon and Javed Pasha for defaming the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and misleading society. Vinay Joshi and Justice Vrushali Joshi dismissed the petition and stated that a prima facie case exists. The police will soon file a chargesheet against Moon and Pasha, with the trial scheduled to take place in the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court. Moon and ..