GONDIA: A prospective groom, his father and brother were booked by police after they cancelled the marriage at the eleventh hour citing 'non-payment of dowry'. The complaint was filed by the bride - an educated girl of Bhadanga village in Goregaon tehsil. In her complaint she said that Pramodkumar Bisen (29) refused to marry her because her parents couldn't fulfil their demand of Rs5 lakh dowry.According...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Gondia

Two fake cops dupe old woman

GONDIA: A 70-year-old woman Prabhavati Janewar was duped by two fake policemen of 35 gramsPrabhavati, a resident Railtoli, was heading home when two persons came near her and told her to put her gold bangles in her purse as thieves are quite active in the area. In the garb of helping the woman put her bangles in the purse the duo cunningly stole the jewellery. The old woman realized the folly after...

Source : Times Of India | 6 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Gondia

Truck driver killed in accident

GONDIA: A driver was killed and three others seriously injured after two trucks collided head-on near village Tikayatpur in Gondia tehsil on Saturday.Gurudas Vaidya, a resident of village Bothali, was driving a loaded truck coming from Tiroda to Gondia when it collided with another truck. Vaidya died on the spot while conductor of his truck, driver of the second truck Jitendra Lanjewar and his helper...

Source : Times Of India | 24 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Gondia

Seven held for killing deer

GONDIA: Forest officials have arrested seven persons for killing a deer and distributing its meat in anear Timezari village in Kurhadi forest in Goregaon range on Friday. Two more involved in the crime are absconding. The arrested persons are: Suraj Ilpate, Jagdish Raut, Zanaklal Baghele, Lokchandra Shendre, Anushesh Sonawane, Jitendra Tembhurnikar andOn Thursday a deer accidentally veered into the...

Source : Times Of India | 39 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Gondia

Teacher booked for molesting student

GONDIA: Police, on Thursday, booked a teacher for allegedly molesting a student in Navegaon Bandh. The victim a student ofstation. An offence was registered against the accused after the victim narrated her plight before a vigilance committee set up by the district administration. However, the teacher is absconding.Copyright © 2013 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint right...

Source : Times Of India | 61 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Gondia

Trucks crush 2 students

GONDIA: Two students, including a 16-year-old girl, were crushed by two speeding trucks on Gondia-Kohmara highway on Wednesday, almost the same time within a distance of 5km.Sangita Ambadare of village Gankhera was going to school along with her friends when a speeding truck (MH 34/M 6928) coming from behind hit her near Hirdamali. Sangita died on the spot.In another accident, 5-year-old student Atul...

Source : Times Of India | 63 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Gondia

Bopche movesprivilege motion

GONDIA: MLA from Goregaon-Tiroda assembly constituency Khushal Bopche on Tuesday moved a breach of privilege motion in the state assembly for ignoring him in the medical camp organized by the state government at sub-district hospital on February 22.A medical camp was organized under the auspices of Gondia district health department. On such an important occasion, Bopche's name was not printed on i...

Source : Times Of India | 64 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Gondia

Gondia talathi in Anti-Corruption Bureau net

his associate Mukund Damahe, resident of village Barbaspura, were caught red-handed by the(ACB) sleuths on Thursday. The two had demanded Rs6000 from a person seeking to make changes in the revenue records.Sources informed that Mukit Abdul (34), resident of New Laxmi Nagar Gondia, had purchased a property which he wanted to get registered in the revenue records to obtain 7/12 certificate. When Tiwari...

Source : Times Of India | 69 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Gondia

Gondia forest officials raid saw mill, seal two machines

threader machine and seized two trucks laden with illegally cut trees on Tuesday.ACF (Vigilance) PD Masram said, "During patrolling we noticed smoke coming out of the chimney of the steel plant which has closed otherwise. Sensing something fishy we raided the premises and found work was going on at good pace and two trucks, loaded with illegally logs (supposed to be used as fuel), were there.""A h...

Source : Times Of India | 69 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Gondia

Soyabean tanker topples near Saundad

Gondia: A tanker carrying soyabean oil from Amravati to Kolkata toppled on NH-6 near Kalimati, Saundad, in Gondia district on Sunday morning. Tanker driverThe tanker turned turtle while negotiating a turn on a nullah. As the tanker toppled soyabean oil started over flowing. Seeing this, villagers of Kalimati made a beeline at the spot with buckets and vessels and took all the oil. By the time Duggipar...

Source : Times Of India | 73 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Gondia