Standing Committee chairperson Shivani Dani Wakhare with budget bag NAGPUR: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) first Standing Committee budget in nearly four years was presented on Saturday with an outlay of Rs6,202.99 crore, up by about Rs336 crore from the municipal commissioner’s draft estimate, while continuing to rely heavily on grants from the Centre and…
Nagpur: A group of cotton farmers from Maharashtra has moved the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court, alleging that the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) sold thousands of cotton bales below the minimum sale price, causing financial losses to farmers as well as the public exchequer.The petition, argued by Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi president Prakash Ambedkar…
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court recently upheld Meta’s decision to permanently suspend an Instagram account of a city-based influencer accused of sharing sexually explicit content with a minor, observing online child sexual exploitation was emerging as “one of the most serious forms of cyber-enabled crime”.A division bench comprising Justices Anil Kilor and…
Nagpur: The Nagpur-Indore Vande Bharat Express has emerged as the most preferred premium train from the city, retaining the highest passenger patronage among four such services, according to data obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.Figures shared by the Central Railway’s Nagpur Division show the Nagpur-Indore Vande Bharat and the return train carried 1.11…
Nagpur: In a fresh crisis amid the partial opening of the Strait of Hormuz, shipping liners have nearly stopped taking fresh bookings of cargo from India. The development has affected Vidarbha’s rice exporters as the volumes have come down drastically.Adding to the crisis, the freight charge has increased by $500 a tonne in just over…
Nagpur: Nothing seems to have changed on the ground at Nagpur railway station, despite a strong intent in the railways brass to end the chaos with passengers continuing to suffer at the hands of the auto mafia. Here, the railway leadership’s intent collides with the institutional inertia of Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection…
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) effected a sudden reshuffle in its transport department, with an order issued late on Thursday night relieving transport manager Meghna Vasanakar of her additional charge. In a move that has sparked discussions within the civic body, the responsibility has been assigned to in charge additional commissioner Milind Meshram instead…
Nagpur: Jayesh Kulkarni rallied from a game down to prevail over Mumbai’s Arnav Kshirsagar (TST) 8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-9 and became the lone Nagpur paddler to enter the quarterfinals of the 1st Maharashtra State ranking table tennis tournament, which began at the Subhedar Hall on Friday. The five-day selection tournament is organised by the Nagpur…
Nagpur: Gadchiroli ranked among top 10 of the 112 districts in the country covered under central govt’s Aspirational District Programme in allocation of performance-based incentive funds, district collector Avishyant Panda said on Thursday.Panda was speaking at a review meeting held after three-day visit of Niti Aayog adviser Dadhich Indrodiya to the district and aspirational blocks…
Nagpur: Hundreds of electricity consumers, activists, trade union members and representatives of various political parties took out a massive march to Vidyut Bhavan on Katol Road on Thursday to protest what they termed the forceful installation of smart electricity meters by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL).The march was organised by the Smart Meter…
