Nagpur, Mar 9 : Popular Indian seer Asaram Bapu played Holi with devotees at his ashram in Nagpur city on Monday.

Holi, which is celebrated to mark the triumph of good over evil, would be celebrated across the country on March 11.

Hundreds of devotees gathered to celebrate the festivities with the seer as he sprinkled colours on them.

Devotees and followers danced to music and enjoyed every bit of the occasion.

Nagpur, Mar 3 : In the wake of Tuesday's terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has asked New Zealand Cricket (NZC) to provide additional security to the Indian team.

Indian team is in a 47-days tour of New Zealand.

Addressing the reporters here, BCCI president Shashank Manohar said that he has asked the team's manager Niranjan Shah to take extra precautions regarding the player's safety and security.

Nagpur, Feb. 20 : Nagpur University students staged violent protest on Friday after five students belonging to a minority were reportedly denied admission to the institution.

The students protested against the cancellation of admission by saying that these students were earlier granted admission.

The protesters started the protest by shouting slogans against the college authorities, and went on a rampage damaging the property and college vehicles.

The students demanded the authorities to restore the admission of the five students but their pleas went unheeded.

New Delhi, Feb 18 : An ambitious programme of development of solar cities is being launched tomorrow in the country. Nagpur in Maharashtra will be the first solar city in the country.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy proposed to develop 60 such cities during the 11th Plan Period. At least one city in each state to a maximum of five cities in a State will be supported by the Ministry.

Nagpur, Feb. 8 : The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday reiterated its vow to construct the Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya, an issue that has been a flashpoint of tension between Hindus and Muslims for years, if the party is voted to power in the ensuing elections.

Nagpur, Feb 7 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that nobody could shake the party''s faith in Lord Ram, in honour of whom a grand temple will be built at Ayodhya.

Rajnath''s inaugural speech at the two-day BJP National Council meet left thousands of party men shouting the chants of ''Jai Shri Ram''.

He critisised the failure of Congress to resolve the Ram Janmabhoomi issue.

Rajnath assured that if the BJP comes to power, it would try to set up a fast-track court to resolve the issue and take other effective measures after keeping allies into confidence.