Nagpur

Counting of votes for the elections of Maharashtra Legislative Counci began on Tuesday and continued till late in the night. The last reports that came in suggest that sitting MLC and Shiv Sena candidate from the Mahayuti, Kiran Sarnaik was leading in the Amravati Division Teachers’ Constituency. Sarnaik took a commanding lead at the end of the first round of counting in Amravati. He secured 3,903 first-preference votes, ahead of his nearest rival and rebel Shiv Sena candidate Shrikant Deshpande by ..

  Staff Reporter : No loss of life and property reported n 2.3 magnitude and 3.0 magnitude quakes felt in Umred taluka  Two back-to-back tremors felt in Nagpur district triggered panic among citizens on Tuesday afternoon. According to..

 Ganja plants seized by the police from the farm.   Staff Reporter :  Nagpur Rural Police arrested a caretaker for growing ganja (Marijuana) on farmland in Gangaji Dareli area under Kalmeshwar Police Station limits. Police seized nine..

 Chef Vishnu Manohar busy preparing chiwda at mass level in Yavatmal.  By Dinesh Gandhe YAVATMAL, You know Diwali is round the corner when households start emitting the aroma of a freshly fried chiwda. And with the mass productio..

The Public Works Department (PWD) has initiated preparations to widen Old Kamptee Road from the Inner Ring Road junction to Kamptee, converting the existing two-way road into a four-lane concrete corridor to ease traffic congestion and improve connectivity between Kamptee and the city. The move comes after the department issued a tender for the renovation of the road leading towards Kamptee from Kalamana market. The proposed expansion of Old Kamptee Road is expected to provide relief to thousands ..

 Staff Reporter :  For disability the victim would get paid between Rs 2.5 to 4 lakhs Maharashtra Government has finalised its policy to award compensation in cases of custodial deaths. In case of death due to negligence or excessive u..

The 700-km journey between Pune and Nagpur has become the toughest festive commute in Maharashtra, and the suffering repeats every year during Diwali. Thousands of Vidarbha residents working or studying in Pune are unable to get confirmed seats for both going to Nagpur and returning to Pune, because there are not enough trains on the Pune-Nagpur route. Despite 70 trains on Pune- Amravati-Nagpur route including 66 Diwali specials, tickets are unavailable. From November 5 to 10, Pune to Nagpur and Nagpur ..

Putting a tight leash on cost escalation, Public Works Department (PWD) has withdrawn the powers vested with Regional Officers for condoning additional cost for sub-items in the sanctioned projects, especially those relating to road works. The move comes post objection raised by the Finance Department at repeated cost overruns proposals, which said needs to be done away with as there is need to bring in financial discipline...

Investigation into the counterfeit currency notes seizure case revealed that the accused was attempting ‘manifestation’ by printing the counterfeit notes at his rented house. He believed that keeping bundles of cash around him would attract more wealth. His attempt to turn his belief into reality ended with the police seizing the fake notes from his house in Wathoda. The accused, Pushpam Krishna Bandane, was arrested on Sunday night. A local court remanded him to police custody until October 30. Police ..

    Staff Reporter :   Bollywood songs transcend language barriers and unite listeners across regions, acting as a shared cultural heartbeat in India. These songs reflects everyday struggles, celebrations, love stories, and collective aspi..

In yet another glaring instance of civic apathy at Police Line Takli Lake, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) complete lack of post-plantation maintenance has left over half of 150 freshly-planted Bakul saplings to withere within barely a month of being planted around the lake. Coming hot on the heels of reports highlighting the weed-choked water body and an abandoned, foul-smelling artificial immersion tank, the dying green belt along the lake’s perimeter also exposes the civic body’s hollow ..

 By LP Joshi :  READER’S RESPONSE  Apropos to Nilesh Mankar’s article (Guest Column, Nagpur CityLine, October 15) that rightly highlighted the urgent need for micro-water management to tackle water scarcity. While co..

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Nagpur Division, has seized 219.4 kg of spices worth Rs 77.12 lakh during its Diwali food safety drive across Nagpur, with inspections covering Kalamna, Itwari, Wadi and Nagpur Rural. The drive has flagged unhygienic processing, improper storage and labelling violations. “The inspections have uncovered violations under Schedule IV hygiene requirements, including food products stored directly on the ground, poor packaging, incorrect labelling and a general lack ..

The Crime Branch has seized Mephedrone (MD) drug worth Rs 1.40 crore from a flat in Narendra Nagar in Nagpur city. Five persons were arrested in the raid at the flat, while notorious drug supplier Vishal alias Phalli Gupta (24) was later traced and caught in Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu. Total value of the seized drugs, vehicles, cash and other items is Rs 1.54 crore. The operation was conducted by Unit 5 of the Crime Branch led by Senior Police Inspector Vinayak Golhe under the guidance of DCP Detection ..

With mental health helplines in Nagpur failing to connect, people seeking urgent psychiatric help across the city find themselves with nowhere to turn. Several attempts to contact two major public health institutions in the city revealed problems with the listed numbers, which raises questions over availability of timely support during a crisis. Regional Mental Hospital (RMH) said its contact number, which had earlier been disconnected by the service provider, had been restored...

Scholarship dues of over Rs 600 crore payable to colleges by the State Government are reportedly awaiting disbursement, leaving professional educational institutions grappling with severe financial crisis. Highly placed sources indicate that although the State OBC Welfare Department has processed release of the amount, colleges are waiting for funds to reach their accounts. The pending amount also includes dues from the previous academic year, adding to financial burden of institutions running professional ..

A monument’s significance lies not merely in its height or grandeur, but in the history, faith and emotions it represents. International sculptor Naresh Kumar Kumawat, of Pilani, Rajasthan, who combines traditional Indian craftsmanship with modern technology, believes that monumental art must preserve cultural heritage. Among his prominent works are the Statue of Belief, depicting Lord Shiva in Nathdwara, Rajasthan, and statues of Mahatma Gandhi installed in more than 30 countries. His latest creation, ..

Small gardens, grassy patches and water bodies across Nagpur are providing habitats across the city for the Western Golden Dartlet (Ischnura rubilio), a tiny apple-green damselfly that offers a glimpse into Nagpur’s urban biodiversity. According to observations by Dr Sharyu V Ghonmode, Professor, Department of Zoology, Shivaji Science College, Congress Nagar, the damselfly highlights the importance of small green spaces in supporting wildlife. Ponds, garden water bodies, drainage channels, seasonal ..

  Rs 37 lakh in suspected counterfeit notes found at Kharbi house; tenant Pushpam Bandane absconding   RS 37 LAKH FAKE CURRENCY SEIZURE CASE Staff Reporter : THE Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has launched a parallel investi..

   By Sayli Watkar :  An invasive shrub that poses a challenge to forest management and wildlife conservation is being put to a different use in a buffer village of Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR), where a women’s self-help group has b..

   Staff Reporter : “Generation WOW consisting of Gen Z and Gen Alpha, has access to an enormous amount of information, but the challenge is to convert it into knowledge and wisdom,” said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on..

  By Dheeraj :  Fartode Already under fire over controversial drunk-driving checks, the Nagpur traffic police are in deeper trouble now. Home Guards were caught doing the work meant only for police officers. On Thursday night, Home Guards a..

ALREADY under fire over controversial drunk-driving checks, the Nagpur traffic police are in deeper trouble now. Home Guards were caught doing the work meant only for police officers. On Thursday night, Home Guards armed with breathalysers stopped drivers near Airport TPoint on Wardha Road. They directly tested motorists for alcohol during the routine check. This shows that the traffic police are breaking the rules of the Motor Vehicles Act, which states that only a police officer can conduct a breath ..

Farmers at Metaumri village in Hingna tehsil strongly opposed the land measurement process initiated for the Third Outer Ring Road project on Thursday, alleging that the exercise had begun without the authorities announcing the criteria for compensation. According to Shetkari Sangharsh Samiti, farmers expressed resentment over the commencement of the measurement process despite assurances that the compensation criteria would be announced before the exercise was undertaken...

“The young generation are not problems waiting to be solved, but possibilities waiting to be discovered,” said Karnail Singh Cheema, visionary leader and institution builder, at the inauguration of the ninth edition of the International Principals’ Educational Conference (IPEC 2026) at Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Nagpur on Thursday. Organised by The South Public School, (TSPS) Nagpur, the three-day conference brought together principals and educational leaders from India and abroad to deliberate ..