Over 300 MTNL phones down in K’khairane for three days
Over 300 landline connections of MTNL have been down for the past three days after a vehicle rammed into and damaged the main distribution pillar, near the fuel pump in sector 4, Koparkhairane, on...
View ArticleAbout 100 Panvel auto drivers fined in 30-day drive
The Panvel RTO team fined as many as 102 auto drivers in the past month in a drive to crack down on the rickshaw menace
View ArticleCivic water department issues notices to defaulters
The water department of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has issued notices to over 200 defaulters from each of the eight wards to pay their bills or face disconnection
View ArticleStay fit, eat right to keep away the sniffles
Although the weather is still quite hot, the mercury level is slowly but surely sliding downwards. There is a lot to look forward to during the cooler months, but winter arrives with its share of...
View ArticleRaahgiri regulars to be seen at mayor marathon
Raahgiri participants will be participating in large numbers in Navi Mumbai Mayor Marathon, to be held on December 21.
View Article‘Book school founder for not reporting abuse’
Even as Kharghar cops continue with their search for the third accused involved in the sexual abuse of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in a school van, questions abound over the contradictory...
View ArticleCops ask NMMC to block illegal turn on T-B Road
A sharp right turn on the busy Thane-Belapur Road in Rabale, which motorists have to take as a section of the concrete divider has been cut off, has become a cause of concern for the traffic police
View ArticleRadio Mirchi to spice up Raahgiri this Sunday
The 5th week of Raahgiri-II will include a plethora of activities with Radio Mirchi offering a RJ workshop at the other side of main stage, near T S Chanakya signal
View ArticleFirefighters, kin living in ‘risky’ Vashi bldg
Three firemen in Vashi have been risking their lives and that of their families by residing in a dilapidated building, which was declared risky over a decade ago.
View ArticleMarkets warm up to winter veggies
Its that time of the year when the year's best produce has hit the market.
View ArticleThe selfie effect? Cosmetic procedures rise manifold
These are times when people are obsessed with clicking the perfect selfie or having the right profile picture in a social networking site. However, this trend translates into big business for cosmetic...
View ArticleScribes, Mathadis benefit in Cidco housing lottery draw
City and Industrial Development Corporation’s (Cidco) ambitious Swapnapurti housing scheme lottery draw, using a fully computerized system on Saturday, decided the fate of lucky winners
View ArticleSuicides among men surge by 29% in city within one year
Data from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) revealed that the number of men committing suicides within the Navi Mumbai police commissionerate has gone up by almost 29% in the one-year period...
View ArticleGet rid of ‘unfair’ toll policy, demand locals
Several citizens groups and activists staged a peaceful protest in Belapur on Saturday to demand the scrapping of the current Kharghar-Kamothe toll collection policy and implement a “uniform system” to...
View ArticleNMMC to take a call on garbage disposal contract soon
Citizens may soon get respite from their garbage woes, as Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is likely to approve a garbage collection and disposal contract of Rs 1,700 per ton, with the...
View Article‘Illegally parked chemical tankers in Airoli pose safety issue’
Airoli residents have complained of inflammable chemical tankers which are illegally parked in internal roads of the market and residential areas in sector 19 on weekends, only to reappear on the next.
View ArticleThefts show decline, detection rises by 5%
There has been a marginal decrease in the number of house-break thefts (HBTs) registered at various police stations this year, compared to the same period last year, from January to October
View ArticlePanvel ACP to take up Kharghar minor abuse case
The sexual abuse case of the three-and-half-year old Kharghar schoolgirl has now been transferred to the assistant commissioner of police of Panvel division. TOI has been following this case and also...
View ArticleCrime branch should take over Kharghar girl abuse case: NGO
An NGO has demanded that the Kharghar schoolgirl abuse case be transferred to the Mumbai crime branch or the CID
View ArticlePolitical activist held for extorting bizman of Rs 2crore
A local political party activist was arrested on Friday for allegedly demanding a Vashi-based business man Dinesh Rathod (35) pay him Rs 2 crore to get rape charges against him dismissed
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