Akola: A 40-year-old in-charge headmaster of a private Urdu primary school in Akola, Abdul Jameer Abdul Bashir, allegedly died by suicide on the school premises, leaving behind a two-page suicide note in which he blamed the school’s chairman, a suspended headmaster, and another teacher for his death.Based on the note and a complaint lodged by…
Nagpur: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Nagpur Regional Unit under Mumbai Zonal Unit, this week busted a wildlife trafficking syndicate operating in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted a suspect in Srikakulam city and rescued four Malabar Giant Squirrels (Ratufa indica), one Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans), and fourteen…
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari urged the Centre to launch direct international flights from Nagpur to Dubai and Singapore NAGPUR: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday urged the Centre to start direct international flights from Nagpur to Dubai and Singapore, saying stronger global connectivity was essential for transforming the city into a major logistics, cargo and…
Nagpur/Akola/Wardha/Amravati: After revival, southwest monsoon gathered momentum across Vidarbha on Wednesday, bringing widespread rainfall, reviving rivers and streams, easing heat conditions and providing much-needed relief to farmers awaiting kharif sowing.According to IMD data, Buldhana recorded highest rainfall in the region with 95 mm rainfall, followed by Amravati (70 mm) and Wardha (21 mm). Chandrapur too…
Nagpur: Despite concerns over a possible El Nino impact, dams in Vidarbha are in a better position compared to state’s other regions. Dams in Nagpur division are filled over 30% of their capacity, almost on par with levels recorded last year. In Amravati division, reservoirs are at 37.64%, slightly higher than corresponding period last year.Overall,…
Nagpur: Panic gripped residents of Dighori on Narsala Road late Tuesday night after a major CNG leak was reported at a filling station, prompting evacuation and emergency intervention by fire department. No injuries, property damage were reported.According to officials, a CNG tanker carrying gas from Mouda reached the pump around 10pm for refilling the station’s…
Nagpur: Clearing a major hurdle for the proposed Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC)-style business district in Nagpur, the Maharashtra govt on Tuesday dismissed a decade-old appeal against demolition of unauthorised structures across the sprawling Kachipura tract in Ramdaspeth.In an order passed on June 23, additional chief secretary (urban development-I) Asim Kumar Gupta vacated an interim stay granted…
Nagpur: Kartik Gokhale emerged Nagpur topper in the Chartered Accountancy (CA) Intermediate examination results of which were declared on Wednesday. He scored 487 out of 600 marks in one of the country’s toughest professional examinations. Overall, 43 of the 361 candidates who appeared from Nagpur cleared the examination.The top performers from the city spoke to…
Nagpur: A day after the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections delivered a sweeping victory for the ruling Mahayuti alliance, Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal launched a sharp attack on the BJP, alleging that the outcome reflected the use of “power, money and pressure” rather than a free democratic contest.Reacting to the results of polls to 17…
Nagpur: The prolonged delay in reconstituting statutory development boards for Vidarbha, Marathwada and the rest of Maharashtra triggered a sharp political exchange in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. Congress MLA Sulabha Khodke questioned why the constitutionally mandated bodies have remained defunct for more than six years despite repeated assurances from successive govts.Raising the issue through…
