Nagpur

After the tragic disappearance of Dobi Talao and Sanjay Nagar Talao, which were recently confirmed as extinct, a total of 11 lakes are currently visible on the map of the city, out of which, four more lakes are facing a severe ecological crisis and are on the brink of extinction.The NMC’s records currently list only 11 surviving lakes in city, including Gorewada, Ambazari, Futala, Sonegaon, Police Line Takli, Sakkardara, Pandhrabodi, Binaki Mangalwari, Naik, Lendi and Gandhisagar lake...

Twenty-six labourers, including nine women, were injured after a speeding pick-up jeep overturned near the Wardha River at Mowad village under the Narkhed Police Station limits on Monday morning. All the injured were first given preliminary treatment at a local hospital and later, shifted to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) in Nagpur. According to police, the labourers were travelling from Jarud in Amravati district to Belona in a pick-up jeep (MH-27-X-7739). The vehicle was being ..

The snake is an important link in maintaining the ecological balance of the world, and yet, they are also cursed to face people’s wrath every now and then. Before confirming if a serpent is venomous or not, fear often drives people to attack the reptile. Against this background, something praiseworthy happened in Washim where an a badly injured cobra was rushed to the hospital by villagers and a team of veterinarians performed a complex surgery to saved its life. The dramatic rescue followed a tragic ..

Dr Girish Gandhi, a social worker and the one who has been endeavoring to take Nagpur’s cultural and literary movement ahead, won the much-publicised Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh polls. He had contested for the post of President. The counting was held on Sunday and Gandhi secured a whopping 2,261 votes. Gandhi will take charge as 23rd President of Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh on April 1, 2026. The results for the remaining 22 Executive Committee members are expected to be declared by Monday night; as only 600 ..

GIRLS of the taekwondo team of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) had a horrified time when they were travelling by train from Bhubaneswar to their destination for attending a sports meet. Some boys attacked the girls and one girl suffered injuries. Though the attackers were arrested by Railway Protection Force, the girls could not come out of the shock. Manager of the team registered complaint with the RPF and got the attackers arrested...

With an aim to leverage the large open green spaces in city, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has hit upon an idea to leverage rocks to lay out a majestic and appealing urban recreational space for citizens to spend their quality time. The Garden Department, that is helming the project, has zeroed on Suyog Nagar park named after Mahatma Phule to lay out a dazzling landscape to enhance the drab outlay at the sprawling green space in South Nagpur area of city. Given the novel concept, the Department ..

   Staff Reporter : Barely a month after passengers were left stranded for hours on the Samruddhi Mahamarg without food and water, Nagpur-based Sanjay Travels has once again landed in controversy. This time one of its moving buses (MH4..

   Business Reporter :  Addressing the convocation ceremony at the Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Nagpur, on Saturday, Atul Jain, Managing Director of VIP Industries Limited, encouraged the graduating students to embrace oppo..

   Saoner Correspondent : A 51-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was killed on the spot after a speeding truck hit the three-wheeler at Malegaon village under Saoner Police Station limits, on Saturday. The accident triggered anger among vi..

   Business Reporter : Panic-gripped consumers further hiked the demand of LPG cylinders, on Saturday, creating a sense of confusion and chaos at various places. Even as the oil marketing companies and gas agencies were highlighting th..

   Staff Reporter : Continuing the ‘please all’ policy, the civic administration continued with tax free budget for the year 2026-27 even as it increased the outlay to Rs 5840.65 crore, an increase of Rs 300 crore over the..

They may not verbalise with clarity their earliest impressions of their daughter Alfiya’s raw talent in boxing, but now looking back on that time several years ago, their faces light up. Bagfuls of medals -- mostly Golds, some Silvers, and rarely Bronzes -- emerge on the centre table of the front room of the house where one can sense a different spark. And then flows story after story of how the little girl first wore the gloves as a childhood play and found her lifetime’s calling...

FOR many families in Nagpur, the summer months of April, May, and June usually mark the season of long-planned international vacations. This year, however, holiday plans to Europe, the United States, and Canada have been thrown into uncertainty as flight routes through the Gulf -- the main gateway connecting Nagpur to western destinations -- have been disrupted by escalating tensions in West Asia. More than 50 per cent of summer international travel bookings from Nagpur to these destinations have ..

Nagpur’s Parnavi Harde won DAIDA Foundation Global Best Thesis Award. Harde’s outstanding thesis was selected as the First Prize Winner of the DAIDA Foundation Global Urban Thesis Award (2025 Edition). There were participants from 24–29 countries and 44 global submissions were there. Representation was from multiple continents. The jury process was very rigorous...

The escalating geopolitical tensions between the United States-Israel and Iran have sent shockwaves through the global energy market, the tremors of which are now being felt acutely on the streets of the city. As maritime supply routes face uncertainty and international fuel prices skyrocket, a critical shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has paralysed local commerce. What began as a distant conflict has rapidly transformed into a domestic struggle for survival, leaving gas agencies unable to ..

The city’s transition towards sustainable urban mobility reached a significant milestone as the 100 EKA electric buses have joined the Aapli Bus fleet. According to data from the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Transport Department, this green initiative began on July 14, 2025, with an initial rollout of 15 high-capacity buses, each bus offers a seating capacity for 41 passengers and a standing capacity for an additional 24 commuters. While the city enjoys the 100 operational Eka buses, the full ..

A woman was killed and a teenage girl was seriously injured after a Gaur attacked them in Pendhari village of Saoner tehsil on Wednesday afternoon. The incident has created fear among villagers and led to protests against the Forest Department. The deceased woman has been identified as Reshma Vikesh Dhurve (29), a resident of Pendhari. She is survived by four-year-old daughter and two-year-old son. The injured girl is identified as Nisha Keshav Iwanati (16), originally from Boria in Chhindwara district ..

Maharashtra Government is mulling over setting up separate AYUSH university in Maharashtra. The region has not yet decided. But it is giving serious thought to it, considering the rising number of Ayurved, Unani and Homoeopathy colleges. At present Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik has around 1,000 colleges offering Medical, Dental, Ayurvedic, Homoeopathy, Unani, Physiotherapy, Nursing and other courses. Also, over 200 colleges are providing Ayurved, Homoeopathy and Unani courses. ..

Five Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers have died on-duty under the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), and saddest part is, kin of not a single deceased has received any compensation till date. The This is what an RTI filed with NMC’s Health Department has revealed. The finding comes despite a Maharashtra State Government decision of August 2024 that promises Rs 10 lakh to families of ASHA workers who die on duty and Rs 5 lakh in cases of permanent disability...

Nagpur’s primary healthcare infrastructure witnessed an upsurge in public trust, recording a total footfall of over 9 lakh patients, between April 2025 and February 2026. Specifically, the Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHC) treated 9,09,846 citizens, while the Urban Health and Wellness Centres (UHWC), known as Ayushman Aarogyam Mandir, served 8,11,174 residents. This data underscores the critical role of localised medical facilities in decentralising healthcare in the orange city...

South Central Zone and Cultural Centre (SCZCC), under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, will be organising a ‘Kala Mahotsav’ on March 13 and March 14, from 6.30 pm onwards at the SCZCC premises. Mayor Neeta Thakre has been invited to inaugurate the festival. Notably, Padma Shri Dr Bharati Bandhu and renowned actor Dr Nitish Bharadwaj will be performing at the event. On March 13, ‘Kabir Gayan’ will be performed by Dr Bharti Bandhu, a renowned singer from Chhattisgarh. He is known for popularisin..

Industrial units, restaurants, hotels, eateries and other commercial category consumers across the city are facing severe shortage of LPG for the past couple of days. Many industrialists, restaurant and hotel owners on Tuesday told The Hitavada that they are running from pillar to post to get an LPG refill. The worst-affected are the consumers running small eateries, tea stalls, roadside dhabas and restaurants, many of whom are left with no other option but to shut down their businesses in a day or ..

A 2 MW solar power plant constructed under the Nagpur Metro Rail Project at the Hingna and MIHAN depots in Nagpur has remained idle because the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has not granted operational clearance despite the facility being fully ready since March 2025 and the net-metering application pending since April 2024. The project, built at an estimated public investment of about Rs 7.5 crore based on MahaMetro’s installation cost of around Rs 3.75 crore ..

A separate policy will have to be brought regarding free holding of plots on lease in the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) area, said MLA Pravin Datke in the Legislative Assembly through a point of interest. Minister Madhuri Misal assured that a decision will be taken to free hold the lands of Nagpur Improvement Trust during the session itself. MLA Pravin Datke raised this issue in the Legislative Assembly during Budget session of State Legislature. Datke said that about 9,000 plots have been given ..

With prediction of a harsh summer this year, citizens are gearing up to beat the heat and despite advances in technology, the earthen pots still rule the roost in households. No doubt, each of the household has a fridge, yet a sip from the earthen pot is enough to quench the thirst. Seasonal sellers of earthen water pots have begun setting up roadside stalls across the city in areas including Dhantoli, Sitabuldi, Khamla, Dharampeth and Ramdaspeth and elsewhere as summer temperatures have reached 40 ..