Latest Nagpur News & Updates

Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Wednesday mounted a sharp attack on the MahaYuti government in the wake of the death of two youths due to an alleged drug overdose at a live music concert in Goregaon, warning that the state would have to pay a “heavy price” if the growing drug menace was not curbed.The controversy erupted after two young students died from a suspected drug overdose during a live music concert held at the Nesco Centre. …

Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Minister of Transport Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday announced that from May 1, Maharashtra Day, it will be mandatory for licensed rickshaw and taxi drivers to know Marathi.​ A licence inspection campaign will be conducted through 59 regional and sub-regional offices of the Motor Transport Department, and it will be verified whether the concerned drivers can read and write Marathi. ​The licences of drivers who do not know Marathi will be cancelled, he added.​Minister Sar…

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Praful Hinge had no clue he was carrying a stress fracture. It was only in March 2023, after being selected for a stint at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai, that physio Naveen Babu PK broke the news to him – a severe L4 fracture on the left side of his lumbar spine.Six to eight months of rehab followed, and for Hinge, a young fast bowler from Nagpur, it felt like staring at the end of the road. Fast forward to nearly three years later, and Hinge was steaming in at th…

Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) Debutant pacers Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain announced themselves on the grand stage by picking eight wickets collectively as Sunrisers Hyderabad ended IPL 2026 table topper Rajasthan Royals winning juggernaut with a thumping 53-run win at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday.On a pitch where the odd ball was stopping, captain Ishan Kishan hammered eight fours and six sixes in his blistering 44-ball 91 as SRH posted a towering 216/6. Anything full and wid…

New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a major interstate ganja trafficking network, seizing 210 kilograms of contraband valued at approximately Rs 20 crore and arresting four individuals in Nagpur.According to an official release, the operation was carried out on Saturday (April 11) based on specific intelligence inputs. NCB’s Mumbai Zonal Unit intercepted two accused, identified as P. Kumar and R. Kumar, who were travelling in a truck bearing a West Bengal r…

Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Actor Ranveer Singh offered tribute to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar during his visit to the Hedgewar Smruti Mandir in Reshimbagh, Nagpur. After this, the ‘Dhurandhar’ actor also had a meeting with RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, and the two reportedly had a fruitful conversation.Ranveer was seen wearing an all-white kurta-pyjama for his meeting with Bhagwat.The ‘Lootera’ actor arrived in Nagpur from Mumbai on Friday afternoon and went straigh…

Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) In a major push towards road safety, the Maharashtra Police has made it mandatory for all police officers and personnel to wear helmets while riding two-wheelers. The directive has been issued by the Director General of Police (DGP) to all commissionerates and district police units across the state. The decision follows a recent high-level meeting held in Nagpur, where the DGP stressed that law enforcers must lead by example. He stated that if police personnel fail to fol…

Gandhinagar/Nagpur, April 10 (IANS) A Gujarat Police sniffer dog has won a national gold medal after a gap of 16 years, emerging as the top performer in the tracking category at the 69th All India Police Duty Meet (AIPDM) held in Nagpur in Maharashtra, officials said on Friday.‘Check’, a male dog from the Gujarat Police, secured the gold medal in tracking and also won a bronze medal in the overall tracking category at the 2025–26 championship held during March and April 2026.The national-l…

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday urged faster decision‑making, adoption of modern technologies and sustainable practices to reduce construction costs and enhance efficiency.The Minister highlighted the importance of completing key prerequisites such as land acquisition and statutory clearances in advance to ensure smooth execution of infrastructure projects, according to the official statement.He noted that delays caused by pendi…

Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday inaugurated the first phase of Metro Line 9 on the 4.7 km stretch from Dahisar East to Kashigaon, featuring four new stations. He stated that this connectivity will significantly reduce travel time between Mumbai and Mira-Bhayandar.The government release said that Metro Line 9 is linked to Metro Line 7 (Red Line), providing a direct link to the Western Express Highway and Andheri East. Travel time that previously took…