Proshun Chakraborty

Nagpur

Assistant Editor at The Times of India

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Shiv Sena (UBT) slams Eknath Shinde for ‘stepmotherly’ treatment of Nagpur

2 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Proshun Chakraborty

Nagpur: The Shiv Sena (UBT) has intensified its attacks on the rival Shiv Sena faction ahead of the upcoming local body polls in Maharashtra.
NMC removes illegal billboards across city

2 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Proshun Chakraborty

Nagpur: Despite the potential to generate crores in revenue from hoardings and advertisements, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) continues to falter in effectively regulating and monetising this segment. In a glaring instance of administrative apathy, the skysign department recently found that 281 out of 385 hoardings across the city were still active and have collectively defaulted on mandatory civic body fees amounting to a staggering Rs3.94 crore.
NMC seeks 240 more e-buses, begins scrapping old fleet

2 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Proshun Chakraborty

Nagpur: In a major push for sustainable public transport, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) submitted a proposal to Maharashtra govt seeking 240 additional electric buses under the PM e-Bus Sewa Scheme. This move coincides with civic body's phased scrapping of 237 old diesel-run buses procured over a decade ago under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
NMC OKs Rs6.9Cr Project, Modern Dog Shelter To Come Up In Wathoda

2 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Proshun Chakraborty

News City News nagpur News NMC OKs Rs6.9Cr Project, Modern Dog Shelter To Come Up In Wathoda Trending Nagpur: After years of neglect and mounting criticism from animal welfare groups, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) finally greenlit a major overhaul of its animal care infrastructure by approving a Rs6.89 crore project for a modern dog shelter in Wathoda.The decision comes in response to repeated complaints about poor state of the existing shelter, which long struggled with inadequate...
Paper Plans, Pavement Chaos: NMC Yet To Demarcate 43 Hawking Zones

2 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Proshun Chakraborty

NewsPaper Plans, Pavement Chaos: NMC Yet To Demarcate 43 Hawking ZonesNagpur: More than four years after the Covid-19 pandemic forced thousands into street vending for survival, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) failed to legally accommodate even a fraction of the city's street vendors. Out of an estimated 50,000 hawkers in Nagpur, only 1,225 were issued official licences.
Bombed-Out Tar Roads: 5 Agencies, Nobody Guilty

3 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Proshun Chakraborty

Nagpur: Taxpayers in Nagpur are being short-changed on the most basic civic promise — smooth and safe roads. A fractured system of road ownership between multiple agencies, combined with poor maintenance and lack of coordination, has left most of the city's tar roads cratered and crumbling.
NMC approves Rs8.79cr for city’s first adventure park

3 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Proshun Chakraborty

TrendingNagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has given the nod for an Adventure Park at Lata Mangeshkar Garden, located in Surya Nagar. With an estimated investment of Rs8.79 crore, this is a first-of-its-kind project undertaken by the civic body in a garden owned by it.The plan comes with the dual goal of promoting outdoor recreation while enhancing the aesthetic appeal of Nagpur under the smart city initiatives.
Book HSRP appointment before June 16, else risk denial of key services

3 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Proshun Chakraborty

Nagpur: Despite repeated directives from the Maharashtra transport commissioner, a majority of vehicle owners in Nagpur are yet to install High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) on vehicles registered before April 1, 2019. Now, the state transport department has warned that vehicle owners who have not fitted the HSRP plates will be denied key services after June 16. Vehicle owners who have booked appointment for HSRP fitment before this date have been exempted.
Open plots a major concern as NMC deploys mosquito breeding checkers

4 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Proshun Chakraborty

NewsCity Newsnagpur NewsOpen plots a major concern as NMC deploys mosquito breeding checkersTrendingNagpur: With nearly 1.13 lakh open plots spread across 10 zones, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has stepped up its monsoon disease prevention drive, deploying 100 temporary breeding checkers to identify and eliminate mosquito breeding grounds.
Contractors Give Two Hoots To Civic Chiefs’ Road Digging Ban

4 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Proshun Chakraborty

Nagpur: Days after municipal commissioner and administrator Abhijeet Chaudhari issued a strict diktat banning all road excavation from June 1 and mandating full restoration of dug-up roads by May 31, violations continue to be glaringly visible across Nagpur. On Monday, TOI found fresh excavation underway near the busy Old Katol Road square in Mangalwari zone, where a private telecom company was laying underground cables. The digging was in direct defiance of the civic chief's May 27 order.