Nagpur

A day after late-night raids exposed illegal hookah parlours at three cafes in Gokulpeth, the City Police sealed all three establishments for 30 days. During the operation, police found 84 youngsters, including several girls, inside the parlours.The raids were carried out on May 11 within the jurisdiction of Ambazari Police Station as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal hookah parlours and tobacco-related activities in the city. At Soro Cafe, Bhange Complex, N B Road, Gokulpeth, police allegedly ..

By Simran Shrivastava : FDA order falls flat as restaurants continue serving analog paneer without informing customers   Food lovers in Nagpur may not really know what is being served on their plates. Despite clear directions from fo..

Almost 72 per cent of the voters in the rural Assembly constituencies have been successfully mapped by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the preparatory drive to Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll, currently underway in the district. However, the Booth Level Officers (BLO) in the city have succeeded in mapping only 55 per cent of the electors, informed Dr Rachna Indurkar, Deputy District Election Officer while speaking to The Hitavada. For the uninitiated, the ECI is yet to announce ..

Decks were cleared for the proposed airport in mineral rich Gadchiroli district, as Maharashtra Government has zeroed in on Chamorshi taluka on the banks of Wainganga river. Land in Mouza Mukhala, Pulkhal, Kaneri, is identified for acquisition for the ambitious project. Similarly, State also sanctioned an amount of Rs 104 crore for acquisition of about 311.81 Ha of private, forest and Government land. Meanwhile fast-tracking the decision making, Gadchiroli Collector has already transferred 31.38 Ha ..

A road rage ended in the murder of a 20-year-old youth in Dharampeth on Sunday midnight. Ambazari Police have detained two minors in connection with the case. The deceased has been identified as Tushar Sudhir Chute (20), a resident of Smruti Nagar in Dighori. Tushar was a second year student of Tulsiramji Gaikwad-Patil College of Engineering and Technology (TGPCET). According to police, the incident took place around 2 am on Monday. Tushar and two of his friends had gone out for a late-night stroll ..

 By Kaushik Bhattacharya : State houses India’s largest inter-connected population of tigers and leopards living close to dense human settlements n The increasing overlap between big cats and free-ranging dogs creates an ideal pathway for..

Besa-Pipla Nagar Panchayat is banking on a key infrastructure project aimed at decongesting road network in one of the faster growing suburbs by providing a shorter route connectivity for travelling from Besa to Beltarodi. On the back of rapid urbanisation, the current narrow main roads, particularly, from Beltarodi to Manish Nagar and T-junction at Besa, right now witness daily jams, particularly during peak, morning, afternoon and evening hours. For citizens, it becomes frustrating to negotiate ..

The news report, ‘Green nets at city squares: Relief measure or another half-planned civic experiment?’ published in CityLine on May11, rightly highlights both the necessity and poor execution of this initiative by the civic body. There is no doubt that such heat-relief measures are urgently needed in Nagpur. With temperatures crossing 45° C every summer, two-wheeler and four-wheeler commuters are forced to stop at traffic signals for 60 to 120 seconds in unbearable heat. Ironically, in today’s hi-tech ..

AS CLIMATE anxieties deepen and conventional conservation efforts continue to fall short, a quiet yet compelling environmental movement rooted in Buddhist philosophy is steadily taking shape on the outskirts of Nagpur.AtRamgiri in Kalmeshwar tehsil,‘Buddhavan’, developed by Vishwa Maitreya Buddhist Sangh (V MBS), has emerged as a rare example where ecological responsibility is woven directly into spiritual practice, transforming remembrance of the departed into an enduring act of environmental restoration. ..

MYSTERY shrouds death of two youths on railway track passing through Ujjwal Nagar area. The cops were alerted about presence of bodies of two persons, one youth in age group of 25-30 years and second around 25- year-old. A lineman was alerted by Control Room about two persons coming in front of a running train. As per information, police said, the two youths jumped in front of Delhi-bound train no 12625 Kerala Express at 9.30 pm on Saturday. Sonegaon Police were informed by Central Railway’s Nagpur ..

DR BABASAHEB Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur, has taken a significant step towards advanced low-visibility flight operations with the installation of a mid-point Runway Visual Range (RVR) systemon Saturday. With the latest installation, the airport now has RVR systems at both ends of the runway as well as at the mid-runway point, moving it closer to eligibility for CAT-II operations, subject to approval and operational certification from aviation authorities...

 By Aasawari Shenolikar :  I REMEMBER, not very longago,how excited the whole household would be whenever a new gadget was bought.We’dall gather around it, unwrap it, admireit, and then look for the booklet which told us howtooperate it. I..

   Staff Reporter : The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) has revoked the suspension of three officials, including former Deputy Director (Education) Ulhas Narad, in connection with the alleged ‘Shalarth ID’ scam. T..

   By Kabir Mahajan : Earlier, seniority was limited upto corporate world but now it has extended to encroachment. Nowadays, people who have encroached a portion of land first, get the benefit to earn ‘extra’. While the Nag..

Crores of rupees that were spent on green gyms across the city have been sent down the drain, as several green gym facilities have fallen into disrepair. The project included Rs 13 crore from funds meant for Project Affected People (PAPs) of mining projects, apart from extra allocations through funds of various Members of Parliament (Mps) and Legislators. The issue had earlier come under scrutiny of the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court after questions were raised over the diversion of welfare ..

The Social Security Wing (SSB) of the Crime Branch has uncovered an inter-state sex racket that was allegedly being run through a website in Nagpur. During the operation, police rescued two young women and booked the alleged mastermind, identified as Raj, a resident of Jharkhand. According to police officials, Raj had created a website to arrange prostitution services and had shared a mobile number for customers to get in touch. After receiving calls, he would allegedly chat with customers and fix ..

Office-bearers of the Bharatiya Janata Party city unit are set to undergo an intensive discussion in the party’s core ideology. A residential camp has been organised for two-day beginning on May 9 and concluding on May 10. Approximately 170 office-bearers are expected to participate in the camp. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Nagpur’s Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule will guide various sessions in the camp. The camp, being held at the Ambrosia ..

Bharatiya Janata Party State President Ravindra Chavan has appointed Dr Upendra Kothekar as State Vice President. Since he has been handling the responsibility of the party as Vidarbha Organisational Secretary since long, he will continue taking care of Vidarbha. Dr Kothekar is considered as an important pillar of BJP in Vidarbha. A soft-spoken Dr Kothekar has been serving the party for the last four decades. A silent, but effective worker, Dr Kothekar always played a vital role when it came to party’s ..

 By Simran Shrivastava : Blue rock pigeons slipping into exhaust ducts, sparrows hiding beneath tin shades and parakeets crowding narrow concrete cavities have become a common sight across the city this summer as relentless heat pushes birds int..

At a time when much of life is experienced through screens, maps and short videos, 28-year-old Soham Verma chose a slower route one measured not in notifications, but in kilometres, conversations and observations. Currently on a cycling journey across India, Soham is travelling through cities, towns and highways to better understand the people and systems that shape everyday life across the country. His journey, which began in Jammu, has, so far, taken him through Pathankot, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Delhi ..

Editor of ‘The Hitavada’ Vijay Phanshikar, in his article in ‘Footloose in Nagpur’ dated May 7, has raised a very pertinent issue of license to mess up with public interest. Any civic planning becomes foolproof when it is scrutinised and modified at various levels by domain experts. In case of Indian Railways, the preliminary planning is done at the Divisional Railway Manager’s Office (DRM), assessed and reviewed at the General Manager’s Office (GM) and then finally ratified by the Railway Board. ..

The Nagpur Chapter of the Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (ISNT) celebrated ISNT Day with great enthusiasm at the Materials Engineering Centre, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, VNIT Nagpur. The event brought together ISNT members and professionals from the field of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), fostering knowledge exchange and professional interaction. The programme was attended by key office-bearers of the chapter, including Chairman - Jeevan Ghime; Secretary - Parag Pathak, and ..

Maharashtra’s School Education Department has made it mandatory for every teacher in the State to complete a minimum of 50 clock hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training annually. This is being done in accordance with the National Education Policy 2020. The objective of the training is to continuously enhance the knowledge and skills of teachers, encourage adoption of innovations and modern pedagogical methods, and foster the concept of life-long learning. The professional development ..

Buoyed by an encouraging scenario in the international market, cotton brought to the market yard of Hinganghat’s Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) fetched an impressive price of Rs 10,070 per quintal, on Wednesday. This price is believed to be the highest in last three years. On May 6, total 3,987 quintals of cotton was purchased that had reached the APMC in 200 big and small vehicles. Notably, Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), Central Government’s cotton procurement agency, has increased ..

Deep inside the forests of Sironcha in Gadchiroli district, scientists have uncovered a striking explosion of butterfly life that is now altering the biodiversity map of Vidarbha. A year-long scientific survey in the Sironcha Forest Division documented 137 butterfly species, including 15 species never before recorded in the region. The discovery has drawn attention to the dense tropical landscapes of Sironcha near the Maharashtra-Telangana border, where moist and dry deciduous forests continue to ..