Nagpur: In sharp condemnation, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday likened the police action on Jamia Millia Islamia campus in Delhi with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He also said the students are like “yuva bombs” and called upon the Centre to refrain from handling the students in this manner. Thackeray’s statement came after many […]
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Sena-NCP-Congress government will last full term: Sharad Pawar
Nagpur: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar asserted on Friday that the proposed Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government will be formed soon and serve its full five-year term. While speaking with media persons, he dismissed the possibility of holding mid-term elections in the state, which is now under President’s Rule. “The three parties sincerely want to form […]
Gadkari confirms ‘Not returning’ to state politics, says political impasse in Mah to resolve soon
Nagpur: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has ruled out any possibility of his returning to state politics and said the political impasse in Maharashtra would be soon resolved, here on Thursday. “I am in Delhi… There is no question of my returning to state politics. The political crisis in the state will be resolved soon,” Gadkari […]
Haldiram outlet to re-open after lizard found in sambar
Nagpur: Three days after the FDA shut down an outlet of the Haldiram chain after a lizard was found in a bowl of sambar, it has been now cleared for reopening, an official said on Thursday. “After the incident, we raided the premises and sealed it as it was found to be flouting various norms. […]
Ratan Tata pays courtesy visit to RSS chief
Nagpur (Maharashtra): For the second time in over two years, renowned industrialist Ratan N. Tata called on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat at the RSS headquarters, sources said here. The meeting on Wednesday was described as a “courtesy” call by the 81-year old Tata. This was his second visit to the RSS headquarters […]
World’s smallest woman votes in Nagpur
Nagpur: Heads turned when the world’s tiniest woman, actress and Guinness World Record holder Jyoti Amge – who stands just 63 cm tall – turned up to vote at a polling station in Nagpur on Thursday. Sporting a red-and-checks sleeveless dress, the 25-year-old woman at 2 feet, 1 inch, patiently stood in the queue and exercised […]
‘Rejected’ stamp against Gadkari’s name in Nagpur
Nagpur: There was a minor flutter when a stamp ‘REJECTED’ was noticed against the name of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari outside a polling station here. The bold stamp was seen on the list of candidates put up at the New Indian English School polling station. Gadkari, who hails from Nagpur, is also the BJP candidate […]
Blast outside polling booth in Maoist-infested Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra
Nagpur: A blast took place outside a polling station in Maoist-infested Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on Thursday afternoon, official sources said. No casualty was reported. The explosion occurred outside the Vaghzari polling booth in the Etapalli sub-division where a few people were queued for exercising their franchise for the Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha seat. The blast was […]
Nagpur cop who ‘showered’ cash on schoolgirls, shunted out
Nagpur : A Nagpur policeman who allegedly ‘showered’ cash on a group of young schoolgirls has been shunted out of his beat duty and a probe initiated, an official said here on Monday. The incident happened on January 26, when the group of Class 6 girls of the Zilla Parishad School, Nand village, were presenting […]
RSS swipes at BJP over soldier deaths, temple delay
Nagpur : Taking a swipe at the BJP-led government at the Centre, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday wondered why soldiers were dying on the country’s borders though there is no war and on the delays in constructing the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Speaking at the silver jubilee of the Prahaar Samaaj Jagruti Sanstha here […]