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Fire at incense sticks manufacturing unit in Nagpur, nobody injured

A fire broke out in an incense sticks manufacturing unit located in Yashodhra Nagar area of Nagpur city on Friday, an official said. Nobody was reported injured in the blaze that erupted around 12.20 pm, Nagpur Municipal Corporation's chief fire officer Rajendra Uchake said in a statement. Five water tenders and as many tankers of the water works department were rushed to the spot for firefighting, he said. It is a ground plus single-storey tin shed structure, where raw material of incense sticks, which is highly combustible, was stored.

GMR group wins right to run Nagpur Airport as SC upholds Bombay HC decision

MIHAN had moved SC following Bombay High Court's refusal to annul the bidding process of Nagpur airport which was won by GMR in 2018

Loudspeaker row: Over 7,000 cops deployed in Nagpur, CrPC notices to 900

Over 7,000 policemen have been deployed in Nagpur city amid the loudspeaker row triggered by Raj Thackeray, who has told authorities to get them removed atop mosques by May 4 or face the consequences.

Godrej Properties buys 58-acre land in Nagpur to develop housing project

Realty firm Godrej Properties Ltd on Thursday said it has acquired a 58-acre land parcel in Nagpur to develop a residential project as part of its strategy to expand business. The company, which is part of Godrej group, did not disclose the value of this land deal. The development on this land will comprise primarily of plotted residential units, the company said in a regulatory filing. The project will offer an estimated saleable area of 1.5 million square feet. "We are happy to add this new project in Nagpur to our portfolio. This fits with our strategy of strengthening our presence in key residential markets across the country," Mohit Malhotra, MD & CEO, Godrej Properties, said. The project has good connectivity to Nagpur Airport and the Nagpur - Hyderabad highway with well-established social infrastructure in the vicinity, the company said. "Nagpur has many prominent infrastructure projects like the Metro Rail project, IT and manufacturing facilities in MIHAN SEZ and Airport

CBI searches EPFO offices in Nagpur over irregularities, seizes documents

The Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) anti-corruption branch in Nagpur and the EPFO's vigilance team from Mumbai started the searches on Tuesday morning in the EPFO offices

IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Nagpur due to 'technical snag'

An IndiGo Nagpur-Lucknow flight returned to the origin after take-off following a suspected momentary technical snag, said the airline on Monday.

Suspected tech snag forces Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight to return to Nagpur

An IndiGo statement said its flight 6E-7074, operating from Nagpur to Lucknow, "returned to origin after take-off following a suspected momentary technical snag"

Money laundering case: Lawyer who filed pleas against Fadnavis arrested

They said the two were taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and are expected to be produced before a court on Friday

GAIL to connect Srinagar to gas grid; Mumbai-Nagpur line by May 2023

GAIL will by May 2023 complete a 700-km pipeline from Mumbai to Nagpur, enabling the flow of gas to central India

MPCB asks thermal power station in Nagpur to stop dumping ash slurry

This comes amid complaints by local residents that it is causing pollution

Covid-19 pandemic: Nagpur registers 2,086 new cases and 1 death

The eastern Maharashtra district had registered 1,461 new coronavirus patients on Wednesday

Covid-19 pandemic: Nagpur sees 1,461 cases, 497 patients recover

On Tuesday, the district had recorded 799 infections

Maharashtra: Gadchiroli shivers at 7.4 degrees Celsius, Nagpur 7.6

The entire Vidarbha region of Maharashtra was reeling under severe cold with Gadchiroli seeing a dip in temperature to 7.4 degrees Celsius and Nagpur to 7.6 degrees on Tuesday

Nagpur coldest in Vidarbha, clocks season's lowest minimum temperature

Residents of Nagpur on Monday woke up to the coldest morning of the present winter season, with a minimum temperature of 7.8 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the Vidarbha region, the RMC here said

AAP preparing to contest all 151 seats in Nagpur civic polls

The Aam Aadmi Party is preparing to contest all 151 seats in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation polls scheduled for next year, its Maharashtra convener Ranga Rachure said on Friday. He and AAP MLA from Delhi Vishesh Ravi led a 'tiranga march' through the city's six Assembly seats during the day. "AAP is preparing to contest all 151 seats in Nagpur Municipal corporation, with the focus being on water, education, roads and health. Some 60 to 70 candidates are ready and we are working towards getting more candidates who will be honest and good in their respective fields," Rachure told PTI. The BJP rules the NMC at present.

Former CJI Sharad Bobde visits RSS founder Hedgewar's ancestral home

Former Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde visited the ancestral home of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) founder Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in Nagpur on Tuesday.As per sources, Bobde visited Dr Hedgewar's (1925-1940) house to see how it was being restored."The former CJI also met RSS leader Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi at Sangh's headquarters in the city later in the day," added the sources.Former CJI Bobde belongs to Nagpur and has been living in the city since his retirement earlier this year.

GMR group unveils plans to modernise Nagpur Airport after HC ruling

Infrastructure major GMR group on Friday unveiled its plans to modernise and develop Nagpur Airport following a ruling by the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court.

GMR group can operate Nagpur airport as it wins privatisation case

Bombay High Court sets aside Mihan's order canceling contract

Even in India's sunny cities, rooftop solar systems come under a cloud

Inconsistent regulatory policies, high costs, patchy implementation of subsidy scheme and lack of awareness are some of the hurdles

230 resident doctors at Nagpur govt medical college on mass leave

A total of 230 resident doctors demanded they be relieved from Covid-19 duties at a time when the number of cases is falling so that they can focus on post-graduation