‘NMMC must float e-tenders for projects above Rs 3L’
The state government has pushed aside appeals by corporators and directed the civic body to e-tender projects that cost more than Rs 3 lakh
View ArticleRPI wants alliance with BJP for civic polls
Even though the date for Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections is yet to be announced, Republican Party of India head Ramdas Athavle has hinted at an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party
View ArticleLucky escape for 21 as bus rams into tree
A mini bus going towards Ratnagiri on the Mumbai-Goa highway crashed into a tree near Dasgaon village in Mahad taluka on Wednesday
View Article25-year-old mango tree charred while burning trash in Vashi garden
A 25-year-old mango tree was charred when a pile of garbage was set ablaze at Tata Garden in sector 9, Vashi on Tuesday
View Article‘Illegal shrines to be razed in 30 days’
The recent High Court order directing the state and civic bodies to demolish all illegal religious structures has prompted Cidco and NMMC to dig into their records books
View ArticleFive men assault contractor, booked for attempt to murder
A building contractor, Shavji Patel (42), has lodged a complaint at Kharghar police station, alleging that a Javed Shaikh, along with four others, assaulted him on Tuesday
View ArticleCivic body to recover repair cost of garden from firm
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar garden at Airoli, once a popular hangout for the locals, now looks deserted, as it is full of construction material
View ArticleYet another taxi driver conned by ‘forex agents’
A 36-year-old taxi driver from Mumbai, Manwar Shaikh, was allegedly conned of Rs 3 lakh by the same forex agents who were arrested for cheating a Kamothe taxi driver a few days ago
View ArticleNMMT fare hike on the cards again?
The transport body is mulling a fare hike after the civic election, sources said. Currently, the NMMT is struggling to break into the black as it has been making a loss of Rs 8.22 lakh a day
View Article7-yr-old girl killed, 2 hurt in hit-and-run
A seven-year-old girl, Vidhini Rupesh Lokhande, died after she was hit by a speeding SUV while she was crossing the old Mumbai-Pune highway near Bhingari village bus stop on Wednesday
View ArticleFirst-of-its-kind women only civic gym to come up at Kukshet village in Nerul
Kukshet village in Nerul is all set to get its first women only gym
View ArticleRs 40L uncovered in tainted Alibaug official case
Unaccounted cash and passbooks of six bank accounts were discovered in the home of tainted deputy executive engineer Prahlad Birajdar on Thursday, cops said
View Article14-yr-old Panvel boy picked for national football tournament
Fourteen-year-old Nakul Shelke is the only player from the city to be selected in the under-15 Maharashtra contingent
View ArticleDrive against plastic bags flagged off in Airoli, other wards to follow
Traders, hawkers and shopkeepers have been warned by zonal municipal commissioners not to use plastic bags below 50 microns, as the civic body has revived its drive against them
View ArticleCidco makes an online move to weed out corruption
Corrupt practices within the City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) can now be brought to the notice of higher officials at the click of a mouse
View ArticleEverest conqueror shunned by village
Rahul Yelange of Bhogaon Budruk village in Raigad district had climbed Mount Everest in May 2012 as part of Pune’s first civilian expedition to the world’s tallest mountain.
View ArticleCidco takes leaf out of NMMC’s book, installs water meters to curb misuse
At Present, It Charges Flat Rate For Usage
View ArticleTimely transplant helps Navi Mumbai woman fend off kidney disorder and conceive
hetna (28), was diagnosed with a rare renal disorder when she visited the doctor during a routine fertility check up. Blood tests said that her creatinine levels were high and her kidneys were small...
View Article‘Put up boards for free coupons so motorists don’t end up paying toll’
Motorists, coming from Taloja industrial area, have demanded boards which will tell them from where to collect free coupons to be used on the Sion-Panvel highway
View ArticleBelapur fort revamp plan gets a nudge
Hopes of restoration shine bright for the fast-crumbling, over 400-year-old Belapur fort, which was built by the Sindhis and is situated at some distance from Palm Beach Road
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