Nagpur

The sudden and very tragic death of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has left the region numb. As the news of the deadly plane crash came on Wednesday morning and later fatalities were confirmed, the people mourned passing away of a leader, admired for his discipline and loved for his straight talk. Remembering Ajitdada’s recent visit to the city during the party’s convention held in September last, the party workers recalled Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) President’s major contributions ..

The stage is set for choosing the new Mayor and the date is set on February 6. The special meet of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) House is going to be held at Suresh Bhat auditorium at 11 am, states a notification issued by Divisional Commissioner Vijayalaxmi Bidari. Alongside Mayor, the election of Deputy Mayor is also going to be held at the same meeting. Divisional Commissioner has nominated District Collector Dr Vipin Itankar to preside over the special meet. Collector will oversee the nomination ..

The Nuisance Detection Squad (NDS) of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) collected a whopping Rs 5.51 crore fine against 45,176 cases from citizens for various civic violations in the year 2025. Highest overall offences were recorded in Laxmi Nagar Zone, where 5,891 cases brought in fines of Rs 82,63,400. As per the data shared by NMC, from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, the NDS collected fines while acting against 30 different categories of offences, including littering, spitting, use of banned ..

While we strive for a Smart City image, the reality on the ground at Shree Gruhlaxmi Ambabai Square tells a story of administrative apathy and civic decline. Residents of Manav Seva Nagar, Seminary Hills, are currently grappling with a double-edged crisis: crumbling road infrastructure and an escalating garbage dumping problem that is directly impacting the health and dignity of local students. Some arterial roads connecting the square have deteriorated into a series of deep craters. This creates ..

  The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to modernise Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) under the PM SETU scheme to improve skills and generate employment opportunities. The scheme will be rolled out in ITIs located in three dist..

  Staff Reporter :  Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) started work on laying a new DP road in Seminary Hills area. The 700-metre road is going to provide direct connectivity from Seminary Hills to Ravi Nagar road, as it is being laid throu..

  Staff Reporter :  Panic gripped the busy Sitabuldi main market area on Sunday afternoon after a speeding car rammed into pedestrians and an auto-rickshaw, leaving three people injured, including a young woman. According to police, the dri..

  Staff Reporter :               Two eminent personalities of Vidarbha region, one the city based industrialist Satyanarayan Nuwal, and the other, General Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Gurudev Sewa Mandal, G..

On the eve of Republic Day, six police personnel from Nagpur have been awarded the President’s Police Medal and the President’s Prison and Correctional Services Medal. The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the honours for their dedicated service. The awardees include senior officers, Home Guards and a prison constable...

The Naag river has spent decades begging for dignity, but the administration seems determined to keep it throttled under layers of sewage, debris and now, a fast-spreading mat of Eichhornia. From Ambazari lake to its confluence with the Pili Nadi, the river resembles a forgotten drain rather than a central artery of Nagpur. This is not a natural disaster. It is a policy-induced collapse, enabled by public indifference and bureaucratic inertia. The nightmare of September 23 2023, when half of Nagpur ..

  Highest : number of women from Bharatiya Janata Party will be representing NMC for next five years. With Nagpur getting the Woman (General) category for Mayor’s post, BJP will be facing a daunting task. There are 54 women, a mix of..

  Staff Reporter : Khobragade stated that a subsequent Right to Information (RTI) application revealed that the Garden Superintendent had issued permission on December 13, 2022 to a private contractor, M/s Akshay Enterprises, only to trim t..

   Staff Reporter : District Planning Committee (DPC) at its meeting held on Friday finalised the annual plan outlay of Rs 730.27 crore for the next financial year 2026-27. The meeting was held at Niyojan Bhavan. Chandrashekhar Bawanku..

   Kalmeshwar Correspondent : A shocking murder case has come to light, where a 21-year-old woman was brutally stabbed to death inside an OYO lodge. Kalmeshwar Police have registered a murder case against her lover, who is currently ab..

Narendra Nagar underpass dug up for no rhyme or reason..

IMD begins AQI forecasting for 47 cities, including Nagpur..

Political hustle starts in BJP..

Post in Amravati reserved for General candidate..

Women to head three of Vidarbha’s four Municipal Corporations..

The excitement of the T20 International between India and New Zealand at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha on Wardha Road was overshadowed by traffic jams that paralysed city roads. Despite prior arrangements by the City Police, fans headed toward Jamtha were left frustrated due to traffic-jams. The situation on Wardha Road became worst post-match even for other road-users. While the match was scheduled for later in the day, the chaos began as early as 2 pm. Fearful of missing the ..

A 73-year-old man onboard the Delhi-Chennai IndiGo flight who had difficulty breathing later passed away mid-air, on Wednesday. The IndiGo flight 6E2579 made an emergency landing at Nagpur’s Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport at around 5.30 pm. A team of doctors and paramedics from the KIMS-Kingsway Hospitals, who were stationed at the airport, brought the man to the hospital in an ambulance but it was found that he had died mid-air. Uttamchand Jain, a resident of Chennai, was travelling ..

Young entrepreneur brothers Ajinkya and Vikram Gandhe from Nagpur have brought national recognition to the city by reaching the finals of the popular culinary reality show MasterChef India, airing on Sony TV. Their achievement has been appreciated by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, who congratulated the duo through a video message. Sons of noted educationists Mohan and Aparna Gandhe, the brothers carved their culinary journey without any formal training. Vikram, who is 31 years old, studied at B R A ..

Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited recorded a tightly concentrated, event-led passenger surge of 5,747 commuters against backdrop of T-20 match between India-New Zealand played at Jamtha stadium on Wardha Road. The commuters were routed through Khapri and New Airport Metro stations, the two stations positioned as primary drop-off points for match spectators, by 9 pm on January 21. Exit data up to 9 pm showed that 4,199 passengers got down at Khapri and 1,548 at New Airport, compared to 3,723 and ..

A cement road currently under construction by the Public Works Department (PWD) in Civil Lines area, opposite the Dr Vasantrao Deshpande Hall, has triggered strong resentment among local residents, who have called the project unnecessary and a clear misuse of public funds. Residents point out that the stretch is located in one of the city’s most well-developed areas, with no history of drainage problems and roads that are already in good condition. Routine maintenance has ensured that minor wear and ..

ALL ROADS will lead to Jamtha today. India’s preparation for the home T20 World Cup gets rolling from Nagpur when they take on New Zealand in first of the five T20 Internationals on Wednesday evening. The white ball will fly thick and fast to all parts of the stands. The crowd would go berserk when Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, captain Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and others dispatch the ball into the night sky. Batters would go hammer and tongd while bowlers would relish hearing the sound of ball ..