Nagpur: A two-member expert team from Belgium has evinced keen interest in further developing the Nagpur railway station into a world-class terminal.After visiting Nagpur station, the team has agreed to draft a master plan to be prepared within six months.Technical director Marc De Vreese and architect Eric Kellens of Euro Station, a Belgian government-owned company, who have extensive expertise in...

Source : Zeenews | 9 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Nagpur

VNIT molestation probe crawls on

will be over one and half months since alleged molestation case rocked the prestigious Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology () but the college is yet to complete its departmental enquiry. As a result, o action has been taken against assistant professorThe teacher had allegedly molested a second semester student from Chemical Engineering Department in his official chambers on April 3. An FIR...

Source : Times Of India | 1 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Nagpur

Missing RTE bills 'found', says local education department

Schools in the city that have been waiting for a long time to receive reimbursements for free admissions given under the Right To Education Act (RTE) now have a reason to smile. Their 'missing'bills have now been traced in the education department's headquarters in Pune, thus kick-starting the reimbursement process. TOI had reported last month on how these crucial bills of schools from Nagpur district...

Source : Times Of India | 1 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Nagpur

NMC special squad nabs 12 fake doctors

an intensified drive against quacks, special teams of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation's health department nabbed more than 12who were practicing alternative systems of medicine without authentic certificates in various parts of the city.health officer Dr Savita Meshram said after receiving many complaints from citizens against quacks, special teams were formed to nab the fake doctors.The NMC team...

Source : Times Of India | 1 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Nagpur

Fraudster booked for assaulting cop

named in several cheating cases in Kerala and Rajasthan, was booked for trying to run over his car on constables who had come to serve a warrant at Nav Jeevan colony residence, on Friday.station arrived at his doorstep. When the cops tried to nab him, Ninawe scuffled with them before getting into the car. He immediately started the car and tried to run over the cops before fleeing.The cops, sensing...

Source : Times Of India | 1 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Nagpur

Belgian team feels Nagpur is fit to become world class station

is enough potential for the railways to develop Nagpur as a world class station, said the two-member Belgium team of experts on Friday, adding that a master plan for Nagpur will be prepared in six months., a Belgian government-owned company, having extensive expertise in transforming historical railway stations into modern international terminals, told reporters there was enough scope to develop Nagpur...

Source : Times Of India | 1 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Nagpur

Thakre demands mayor's resignation over poor water supply

Expressing concern over deteriorating water supply system of Nagpur city, where country's first 24X7 projects has been launched, leader of opposition inon Friday demanded mayor Anil Sole's resignation for failing to ensure even a pot of potable water for families in many localities in the city.(OCW), which has been appointed to implement city's 24X7 water supply project. He said after taking over the...

Source : Times Of India | 1 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Nagpur

No action against 'tainted' woman forester for TP violations

forest department seems to be reluctant to take action against 'tainted' woman forester who issued bogus transit pass for truckload ofdivision officials detained a truck at Kardha forest check-post was carrying 2,894 bundles of sawn timber worth over Rs10 lakh. The wood was being transported from Mangal Timber Mart, Nagpur, to Kolkata.The transport of material was in violation of Section 66 of Bombay...

Source : Times Of India | 1 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Nagpur

Stage set for daylong machan census today

Over 1,500 volunteers and forest department staff will take part in the daylong annual waterhole (machan) estimation exercise of herbivores and carnivores beginning Saturday morning, the(NTCA) withdrew the pugmark and waterhole methods of estimating wild animals in 2007, the wildlife wing has been doing it since 2011 by involving keen and serious volunteers and students to spread awareness about w...

Source : Times Of India | 1 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Nagpur

Unsafe to rely on dying declaration if not free of doubt: HC

Giving respite to a man accused of burning his pregnant wife to death over suspicion of, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has held that the lady's dying declaration was not free of doubt and, therefore, unsafe to rely upon."There cannot be any dispute on the proposition of law that dying declarations can be basis for conviction and there is no need of corroboration, but those must be free from...

Source : Times Of India | 1 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Nagpur