Articles by Pradip Kumar Maitra
Amit Shah arrives in Nagpur to review assembly poll plan, Nitin Gadkari absent
Last week too when Prime Minister Modi was at Wardha to mark one year of the Vishwakarma Yojna, Gadkari remained absent
Updated on Sep 25, 2024 09:02 AM IST
BJP MP calls for ‘singeing’ Rahul’s tongue, booked
The development came two days after another Mahayuti leader, Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad, was booked for offering a reward a cash reward of ₹11 lakh to anyone who “chopped off” Gandhi’s tongue
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 08:40 AM IST
Was approached by opposition leader for prime ministership, says Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari said he told the opposition leader who approached him that he was raised with certain principles and convictions.
Updated on Sep 15, 2024 08:18 AM IST
Nagpur hit-and-run: Cops now say CCTV footage of bar missing
Nagpur police admit missing CCTV footage in a hit-and-run involving BJP chief Bawankule’s son. Two friends arrested; alcohol confirmed in their systems.
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 08:26 AM IST
Nagpur Audi hit-and-run: Sanket Bawankule and friends didn’t eat beef, say cops
Police confirmed Sanket Bawankule and friends did not eat beef before their car crash, countering claims by Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 09:45 AM IST
Nagpur Audi crash: Sanket Bawankule admitted he was in car, say cops
Police had booked Arjun Jitendra Hawre, Sanket’s 24-year-old friend who was allegedly driving the car, and Ronit Chintamwar, 27, who was in the car
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 09:25 AM IST
Audi owned by BJP leader Bawankule’s son hits vehicles in Nagpur; 2 booked
The Nagpur police booked Arjun Jitendra Hawre, who they said was driving the car, and his friend Ronit Chintamwar, who was sitting in the front passenger’s seat
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 09:03 AM IST
Pradip Kumar Maitra, Nagpur
FIR against Nitesh Rane in Nagpur for allegedly hurting religious sentiments
The case was registered under sections 196, 299, 302, 352, and 353 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 06:15 PM IST
Maharashtra elections: Mahayuti leaders close to finalising seat-sharing deal
People privy to the seat-sharing talks, requesting anonymity, said the BJP was likely to contest around 160 seats out of the total 288 constituencies in state
Updated on Sep 02, 2024 09:21 AM IST
Court reserves judgement on BrahMos engineer accused of espionage
The Bombay high court has reserved its judgement on a case involving Nishant Agrawal, former award-winning BrahMos Aerospace engineer accused of espionage, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a sessions court for leaking military secrets to Pakistan
Updated on Aug 23, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Akola ZP school teacher arrested for molesting minor students
The Akola district administration has dismissed the teacher from his job while two other school officials including the principal have been suspended
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 08:51 AM IST
School teacher in Akola held for allegedly sexually assaulting girl students
The accused, Pramod Sardar, had been sexually exploiting his students for four months, said police. The incident took place in the Balapur taluka
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 09:19 AM IST
Sharad Pawar slams PM Modi over ‘one nation, one election’
PM in his I-Day speech had pitched for ‘one nation one election’ and ECI on Friday announced three-phase polls in J&K and a single-round voting in Haryana.
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 05:09 AM IST
Former top cop Param Bir Singh was Antilia bomb scare mastermind: Anil Deshmukh
Senior NCP leader Anil Deshmukh accuses former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh of being behind the Antilia bomb scare and murder in Mumbai
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 08:45 AM IST
Fadnavis using Vaze for his own political gain: Anil Deshmukh
Deshmukh said that the allegations made against him by Vaze were also levelled by Param Bir Singh three years ago, and both had happened on Fadnavis’s instigation
Updated on Aug 05, 2024 07:26 AM IST
Anil Deshmukh: 130 raids against me, not even my 6-year-old granddaughter spared
In an interview to HT, the former home minister spoke about ED and other agencies raiding his various houses, and even broke down over the resulting trauma
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 09:14 AM IST
Anil Deshmukh dares Fadnavis to release “audiovisual evidence” against him
Deshmukh accused Fadnavis of asking him to write four false affidavits against Uddhav and Aadiyta Thackeray, Ajit Pawar and Anil Parab
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 08:55 AM IST
12 Maoists gunned down in encounter with police in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli
Senior police officers said that the exchange of fire between the Maoists and the C-60, the unit of the Maharashtra Police that specialises in anti-guerilla operations, lasted for over six and a half hours
Published on Jul 18, 2024 09:46 AM IST
7, including 3 city residents killed as two vehicles collide on Samruddhi E-way
A multi-utility vehicle (MUV) going from Nagpur to Mumbai and a car heading in the opposite direction collided head-on, resulting in the death of six persons on the spot
Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:24 AM IST
7 killed, 3 injured as two vehicles collide on Samruddhi Expressway near Jalna
Around 160 people have so far been killed on the Expressway in accidents since its first phase from Nagpur to Shirdi was inaugurated in December 2022 by PM Modi
Updated on Jun 29, 2024 04:18 PM IST
Driving driving accidents are culpable homicide not amounting to murder, says HC while refusing Nagpur businesswoman’s bail
Nagpur court rejects bail for businesswoman who killed two in drunk driving incident, ruling it as culpable homicide. No relief granted due to seriousness of offense.
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 07:38 AM IST
Top Gadchiroli Naxalite Giridhar, wife surrender in presence of Fadnavis
Giridhar joined the then Peoples War Group of CPI (ML) about 28 years ago and was appointed divisional secretary of the Gadchiroli Committee of CPI (Maoist) following the arrest of Narmada Akka four years ago near Chandrapur
Updated on Jun 23, 2024 06:46 AM IST
Young achiever lured online, shared top-secret data with Pak spies
Agrawal was a part of the core team dealing with handing over 70 to 80 missiles used for the armed forces. He was part of the top-secret projects of BrahMos.
Published on Jun 06, 2024 07:00 AM IST
Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections: BJP-led alliance falters in Vidarbha
Like Uttar Pradesh, it was a disappointment for the BJP and its alliance partners as the Mahayuti managed to win only 3 out of 10 Lok Sabha seats
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 10:09 PM IST
BJP-led Mahayuti stares at huge setback in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha
Union minister Nitin Gadkari is leading by around 48,650 votes in the Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency against his Congress rival, Vikas Thakre
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 01:57 PM IST
Former BrahMos engineer sentenced to life for spying
Former BrahMos engineer Nishant Agrawal sentenced to life for spying for Pakistan's ISI.
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 06:32 AM IST
Pradip Kumar Maitra, Nagpur
Woman who entered forest for firewood killed by tiger in Tadoba-Andheri reserve
Moharli’s range forest officer Santosh Thipe said the woman’s body has been sent for postmortem examination
Updated on May 29, 2024 03:23 PM IST
Mala Papalkar's inspiring journey: From dustbin to Maharashtra secretariat
Under the guidance of her mentor, Padma Shri awardee Shankarbaba Papalkar, Mala not only received his surname but also learned Braille and nurtured her talents.
Published on May 18, 2024 09:34 PM IST
Ex-MLA Sunil Kedar asks HC to stay jail sentence in cooperative bank fraud
Sunil Kedar was disqualified from the Maharashtra assembly after a special court convicted him in a cooperative bank fraud case in December 2023
Published on May 15, 2024 05:19 PM IST
3 Maoists, including 2 women, killed in encounter in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli
The security forces also recovered a significant cache of weapons from the encounter site, including an AK-47 rifle, a carbine and an INSAS rifle
Published on May 13, 2024 09:06 PM IST