VIA-ET power summit in December end… and other news

VIA-ET power summit in December end
NAGPUR: In a bid to discuss and highlight opportunities in the power sector in Vidarbha and provide a platform for players in this field, …
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No funds for shoddy dividers
NAGPUR: The faulty road dividers on city roads may be causing death and injuries practically every day but it seems they are here to stay. …
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SC stays arrest, narco test of Dr Shukla
Justices SK Jain and BH Dattu of a division bench of the Supreme Court also stayed proceedings in the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court regarding the …
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Football all the way

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Professor Vijay Barse at Krida Vikas Sanstha, Nagpur (KVSN) trained kids from the slum. And today a group of kids living in the slums of India's metros are …
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City miniaturist comes up with three small wonders
NAGPUR: In the world of miniatures, Iqbal Ahmed is a big name. The Nagpurian, a Guinness world record holder for the world's smallest hand-crafted steam …
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Weekly chaos on Wardha Road Veggie market
NAGPUR: Come Saturday and part of Wardha road near erstwhile railway crossing turns into a chaotic circus. The road leading to Khamla from here sees an even …
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CAT says no to state govt… and other news

CAT says no to state govt
NAGPUR: In a major setback to the state government and governor SC Jamir, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Friday set aside its order to retain …
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BJP declares first list of 66 candidates
NAGPUR: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) declared its first list of 66 candidates on Saturday evening out of which 19 are from Vidarbha. …
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The hub at Nagpur
All three will converge on Nagpur, at one time in the night, to exchange mail and freight. This reminds me of those once much-enjoyed Dakota services that …
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Seven nominations filed on day two : Assembly polls
Nagpur, Sep 19 As many as seven nomination papers were filed today on the second day of opening of nominations in Nagpur division of East Vidarbha for the …
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Jaffer to lead Mumbai in Irani Cup
Wasim Jaffer will lead Mumbai in their Irani Cup match against Rest of India in Nagpur starting October 1. The 15-man squad has three other players with …
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Uncertainty over tests of 2… and other news

Uncertainty over tests of 2
NAGPUR: Even as swine flu statistics push Nagpur gradually up the national graph, comes the shocker that a batch of seven samples sent to the Pune-based …
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Yavatmal ZP outsources printing of exam papers, students to pay …
The work of printing the question papers has been given to a Nagpur-based printer. The ZP has said that the cost would be collected from students as exam …
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HC adjourns Yogita
NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on high-profile Yogita Thakre death case till October 1. …
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Pvt lab conducting illegal testing in city… and other news

Pvt lab conducting illegal testing in city
NAGPUR : While most swine flu patients at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) whose blood and swab samples are sent to the Pune-based …
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At Smriti cinema, some fond memories as film fest ends
NAGPUR: The first International Film Festival at Nagpur ended amid much fanfare on Thursday. Film maker Rajkumar Hirani, who hails from the city, …
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Modi is bad news for both, the BJP and India
The party's rout in the recent elections has weakened its ability to resist Nagpur's meddling or to preserve the fig leaf of functional autonomy, …
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HC directs to remove encroachments in Bezonbagh
Nagpur, Sep 17 (PTI) The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has directed district authorities to remove encroachments from Bezonbagh area here within …
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Special NMC drive after Diwali to recover property tax… and other news

Special NMC drive after Diwali to recover property tax
NAGPUR: To mop up more revenue, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation will embark on a special drive to recover property tax from over five lakh defaulting after …
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After Guinness, Gaikwad now figures in Limca records
NAGPUR: Prashant Gaikwad, the prolific percussionist from Nagpur, may be the world's toast now, given that his achievement of playing the tabla for 324 …
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Sehwag to return in October from shoulder surgery
Sehwag was selected in a Rest of India team on Wednesday that will play Mumbai for the Irani Trophy from Oct. 1-5 in Nagpur. He has been sidelined since …
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Two suspected Swine flu deaths in Nagpur
Nagpur, Sep 16 (PTI) Two suspected Swine flu deaths were reported today in the city, officials sources said. They were identified as Archana Bhiwapure (23) …
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Nagpur man celebrates birthday in crematorium
Nagpur, Sep. 16 (ANI): In a bizarre incident, a Nagpur-based man celebrated his 40th birthday in a crematorium. Surrounded with close friends and relatives, …
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Explore possibilities to set up more testing centres: HC
NAGPUR: The Bombay high court's Nagpur bench directed the state government to explore possibilities on whether swine flu testing centres could be set up …
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NMC action against towers may hit mobile services… and other news

NMC action against towers may hit mobile services
NAGPUR: Come Saturday and cell phones in city may stop ringing, if the Nagpur Municipal Corporation continues its tough stand against over 524 cell phone …
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Dacoits strike at Swarnajayanti express, leave one injured
NAGPUR: A band of armed dacoits stormed the general compartment of Swarnajayanti Express in the wee hours of Tuesday between Nagpur and Sonkhap. …
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Probe holds NMC staff responsible
NAGPUR: The officials of Nagpur Municipal Corporation's birth and death registration department may be in trouble. The one-man inquiry committee of headed …
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HC blasts NMC inactionon illegal hoardings
NAGPUR: Taking serious cognizance of Nagpur Municipal Corporation's failure in preventing illegal hoardings, cut-outs and banners cropping up on city roads, …
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UK investors look foropportunities in city
NAGPUR: A business delegation from UK arrived in the city on Tuesday to explore business opportunities taking forward the process of foreign investors now …
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Grab a deal, take off till Friday
IndiGo has a Mumbai-Nagpur-Kolkata flight for Wednesday listed for Rs 1854 (all-inclusive). Spice Jet has an offer of Rs 1554 for Mumbai-Bangalore flights. …
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MNS sings North Indian tune
Citing Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam's recent demand for 35 seats for north Indian candidates on Congress tickets in Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Nagpur, …
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UK built environment sector eyes India infrastructure projects …
The delegation will visit multimillion dollar MIHAN project in Nagpur and the Commonwealth Games village. Patricia Hewitt, Chair, UKIBC, said, …
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AI joins discount race, cuts domestic fares 20-46%

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Similarly, a one-way ticket on all flights on the Mumbai-Nagpur-Mumbai sector will be available for Rs 3079. The airline is also offering a reduced fare of …
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UK trade delegation to visit Nagpur today
A trade delegation from the United Kingdom (UK), led by Minister for Trade, Investment and Business Lord Mervyn Davies, will visit Nagpur tomorrow to …
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Need to tap potential of wonder stem cells… and other news

Need to tap potential of wonder stem cells
Nerikar is the former blood transfusion officer, Nagpur Medical College, and the chief executive officer of the country's only stem cell bank. …
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NMC plans 10 civic police stations in city
NAGPUR: In a bid to check civic body related crimes like illegal constructions and encroachment, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation proposes to set up 10 …
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High Court pulled up Nagpur University vice-chancellor
NAGPUR: Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Monday pulled up Nagpur University vice-chancellor SN Pathan saying that procedure adopted by him while …
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Britain seeking stronger ties with India in defence technology
During his trip, Lord Mervyn Davies, will visit Nagpur, an emerging new aerospace hub, Mumbai and Delhi. Davies will visit Nagpur to support a delegation of …
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Myths defeat purpose
The former blood transfusion officer of Government Medical College, Nagpur, informed while a child had 100 per cent chances of retrieving specialised cells, …
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Saksham launches Audio Book Reader, making learning easier for …
The device, which has been invented by Nagpur-based Shri Shirish Darwhekar, has been developed keeping in mind the specific needs of the visually-challenged …
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Nirupam seeks seats for north Indians
NAGPUR: Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam has demanded that his party should field north Indian candidates from at least 35 of the 60 constituencies in Thane and …
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Health has neverbeen an issue
NAGPUR: Although Nagpur is fast becoming a health hub of not just Vidarbha but entire central India, public health has never been a priority for any of …
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Animation has potential in Vidarbha: Kulkarni
NAGPUR: Ashish Kulkarni is not new to the orange city. He was born and brought up here, and even held many posts in city-based and multi-national companies. …
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MLAs fail to spend funds on time
NAGPUR: Even though public representatives are always demanding more money for development of their constituencies, they do not utilize local area …
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EC gets complaints of 'defects' in electoral rolls in Maha… and other news

EC gets complaints of 'defects' in electoral rolls in Maha
Nagpur, Sep 10 The Election Commission today acknowledged complaints of faulty electoral rolls and "paid news" in newspapers in Maharashtra, …
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Youth, mom held for harassing 'secret' bride
NAGPUR: In a love-turned-bitter saga, Hudkeshwar police recently arrested a 50-year-old Nagpur university clerk and her college-going son, …
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Jaana tha Nagpur, landed in Kanpur
With the Assembly elections round the corner, helicopter pilots are gearing up to deal with highflying politicians, who hire their services for campaigning. …
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Constituency data not yet available… and other news

Constituency data not yet available
NAGPUR: Thousands of voters in the city still do not know the assembly constituencies as many wards fall in two constituencies. …
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NMC consultant's prediction fell far short
NAGPUR: All the blame for improper planning and skewed growth of the city's infrastructure till the year 2031 could well lie at the doors of a private …
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Mothers-in-law unite for positive image in India
It said the All India Mother-in-Law Protection Forum, with branches in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Nagpur, had accorded top priority to changing the public …
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Inquiry into alleged misuse of computers for tribal students
Yavatmal, Sep 9 A two-member inquiry team from the Accountants General Office of Nagpur has started its probe into the alleged misuse of computers provided …
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CEC to review poll preparedness in Vidarbha
Nagpur, Sep 9 (PTI) Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla will arrive here tomorrow to review preparations in Vidarbha and Marathwada region for the next …
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RBI delicenses Mahila Bank… and other news

RBI delicenses Mahila Bank
NAGPUR: After five years of its fate hanging in balance, RBI has scrapped the licence for Nagpur Mahila Nagari Sahakari Bank. It means that the institution …
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Tiger petting case set for burial
NAGPUR: It was as brazen a violation of rules as you would ever see. A Maharashtra minister entered a cage of tiger cubs at the Maharajbagh zoo in Nagpur …
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Zuri Group has Rs 800 cr expansion on menu
Plans are afoot to have properties in Ahmedabad, Chennai, Nagpur, Vizag and Kolkata. The group, which is a multinational conglomerate promoted by a …
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TTML to expand 'Photon' wireless broadband service in state
After Mumbai and Nagpur, TTML has launched Photon wireless broadband service in Nashik. The company is also planning to launch this service in all major …
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