Nagpur /Raipur, Apr 22 : Rising mercury levels made life miserable for residents in different parts of the country as they grapple with a heat wave.

In Nagpur, the maximum temperature was recorded at 41 degree Celsius.

People quenched their thirst with sugarcane juice and butter milk or lassi made from curd and flavoured with salt or fruit juice.

The rising temperature has made difficult for residents to even walk on streets.

Nagpur, Apr. 6 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi has decided to forgo a campaign rally and hold a road show in Nagpur.

Vilas Muttemwar, the Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy, who is seeking his fourth term from Nagpur, revealed this change of plan.

On April 10, Gandhi will be on a brief tour to Vidarbha region and launch a campaign for Congress and NCP candidates.

The first candidate happens to be Union Civil Aviation Minister and senior NCP leader Praful Patel, who represents the Bhandara-Gondia constituency.

Nagpur, Mar 22 : Newly elected Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagawat has said that the RSS is capable of changing along with time, and would not deviate from its avowed goals.

Nagpur, Mar 21 : Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RRS) chief K S Sudarshan today announced his retirement from the post of party chief, paving way for Mohan Bhagwat''s elevation to the top post.

Sudarshan''s decision came as a three-day conclave of the RSS has begun here to chalk out the strategy for the upcoming general elections.

Kuppahalli Sitaramayya Sudarshan was nine when he first attended an RSS shakha. He was appointed as a pracharak in 1954.

Nagpur, Mar 21 : A three-day conclave of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has begun here and will chalk out strategy for the upcoming general elections.

The RSS said that it would support the front where it is respected.

"If you look at the national political fronts, RSS is welcomed in one of them, but we want that every front should do that, where there is respect for Hindutva. RSS has its presence in large numbers where it is respected. We request the people to vote and with what viewpoint they should do this. This will also be discussed," said Manmohan Vaide, publicity head of the RSS.

Nagpur, Mar 20 : Poor weather conditions and dry spell have hit orange yield by 60-80 percent in Nagpur

Also hit by infections, the orange trees bore few fruits this year.

Sporadic rainfall in the region ''upset'' the orange cart, even before the flowers began to sprout. Untimely fall off the trees has dashed the hopes of the orchard owners.