Delimitation with GIS will cause confusion: Navi Mumbai corporators
Delimitation of civic wards for the civic elections by the state Election Commission using GIS has made corporators nervous.
View Article2 lakh homes checked in 13 days for mosquito-breeding spots
Corporators are wary of civic claims of inspecting more than 2 lakh houses for mosquito-breeding spots in 13 days. They have also questioned the authenticity of dengue tests held at the civic hospital,
View ArticleFamily is comfort zone of many sexual offenders, say experts
The alarming number of cases involving sexual abuse against children is reason enough for worry on the occasion of World Day for Prevention of Abuse and Violence against Children today.
View ArticleNow, Navi Mumbai kids to fine parents for jumping lights, illegal parking
After recording a rise in traffic violations, the senior police inspector of Kalamboli traffic unit decided to try a unique initiative to change the attitude of motorists. Traffic cop Pradeep Giridhar...
View Article‘Dump next to oil pipeline is an accident in waiting’
Residents of an Uran society claim that they have been sandwiched between a dump and an underground pipeline
View ArticleSilver for Vashi girl at international Taekwondo event
Eleven-year-old Vashi girl Ishee Pardeshi won a silver medal on Sunday at the 6th Commonwealth Taekwondo Championship held at Edinburg, Scotland
View ArticleKharghar locals ask for plots to develop parks
After pursuing City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) for years to remind them of their promise to provide playgrounds for the node, Kharghar residents have offered to develop the same on...
View ArticleCity planners seek green ways for Vashi Mini Seashore makeover
A team of retired urban planners and architects expressed concern over residents spraying harmful insecticides in the Mini Seashore area to counter the mosquito menace.
View ArticleGreens scoff at civic claim of 5,000 trees planted in Navi Mumbai
Environmentalists have scoffed at the civic body’s claim that it has been planting three new trees for every one cut
View ArticleSoon, it may cost more to keep a dog at home in Navi Mumbai
Dog owners may have to shell out more money soon, as the civic body plans to increase the licence fee for keeping pets
View ArticleFour men held with crystal meth in Nerul
Four men were arrested in Nerul on Wednesday for possession of crystal met
View ArticleUpdate No. of dengue cases within 2 hours: NMMC to hospitals
The civic body has warned private hospitals, if they don’t update the health department with confirmed dengue cases, they will face action
View ArticleSignals off on Thane -Belapur Road, cops control traffic
Faced with heavy vehicular rush due to partial closure of Vashi bridge since Tuesday and the ensuing traffic diversions, the cops have turned off all signals on Thane-Belapur Road to manually control...
View ArticleWoman cooks up kidnap tale to hide affair from parents
A 22-year-old Koparkhairane woman, who is pursuing MSc (Computers), allegedly cooked up a kidnapping story as she was afraid that her parents would find out about her affair with a man she had met on a...
View ArticleNavi Mumbai Municipal Corporation ‘miscounts’ 28 computer teachers
An RTI activist who had sought information on the details of teachers enrolled in municipal schools was surprised to find serious anomalies in the RTI reply filed by the education department of Navi...
View ArticleElements razed to build Kapurbawadi flyover to be resstored
Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation has finally agreed to restore basic civic amenities that were damaged during the construction period of Mumbai-arm of Kapurbawadi flyover.
View ArticleStructures razed to build Kapurbawadi flyover to be restored
Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation has finally agreed to restore basic civic amenities that were damaged during the construction period of Mumbai-arm of Kapurbawadi flyover.
View ArticleSkin donations up, but yet to meet the need
With 7-8 million burn cases in India every year (of which 80% are women and children), and 1,000 people dying of burns every year in Mumbai, skin harvesting and preservation is the need of the hour.
View ArticleSewri-Mahul creek among top 10 threatened bird, biodiversity areas
The Sewri-Mahul creek features in a list of 10 threatened important bird and biodiversity areas (IBAs).
View ArticlePatient’s kin attack doctor, Vashi hosp staff go on 6-hour strike
More than 50 doctors of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) hospital in Vashi, along with support staff, stayed away from the OPD for more than six hours on Friday morning.
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