‘Why is NMMC expecting revenue from only 54 mobile towers?’
The civic town planning department’s records may show 98 mobile towers in Vashi but the ward office expects to earn annual revenue from only 54 of them in the form of taxes.
View ArticleIB issues terror warning, more cops on streets
Security arrangements have been beefed up in the city for Republic Day after the Intelligence Bureau (IB) issued an alert of a terror threat in Mumbai
View ArticleSwimming coach, 2 students, among 5 to be feted on Monday
A swimming coach and his two students are among the five sportspersons from the city, who have been included in the list of five achievers from Thane district who will be presented with an award this...
View ArticleNavi Mumbai gears up to celebrate Republic Day
As many as 12 platoons, including five from schools, will take part in the grand parade to be held at Navi Mumbai Sports Association (NMSA) ground in Vashi on the 65th Republic Day
View Article‘Use compactors, not open trucks, to carry waste’
Residents and contract workers are visibly disgruntled over unhygienic removal of garbage from streets in the City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) administered areas of Kalamboli, New...
View ArticleLocal cable operators under scanner for ‘illegal’ connections
The state government has decided to crack down on cable operators across the city, Mumbai and its suburbs, as there they believe that there is an alleged disparity in the number of cable connections...
View ArticleBurglars tunnel into jewellery store in Kamothe, steal cash, gold, silver...
On Saturday, when the manager of Dharamraj Jewellers in Kamothe pulled up the store’s shutter, his heart sank. The safe was open, the display cases were bare and there was dust everywhere.
View Article‘We may boycott civic polls if devpt works don’t gain pace’
Residents of sector 11, Koparkhairane, the ward of mayor Sagar Naik, may boycott the upcoming civic elections as they believe that development work has come to a standstill in their area
View ArticleNo takers for hi-tech waste recycling machine
The Kharghar grampanchayat’s decision to install hi-tech machines to convert manure from waste to reduce the volume of garbage and improve the green zone in the area has hit a roadblock
View Article10 months on, 2 held for hacking Uran man into pieces
Two men were arrested 10 months after cops discovered, what looked like, cut human thighs wrapped in a bed sheet, at a creek in Uran
View ArticleThane doc comes up with one-stop app for dentists
Dentists or dentistry students no longer need to run from pillar to post for jobs or professional consultation
View ArticleMake Kharghar HSC exam centre: Students
Students have asked the education department to start holding HSC exams in Kharghar as well. Students are forced to travel to Kalamboli or Panvel to take tests
View ArticleStop setting dry grass on fire in wooded areas: Forest department to Uran...
Forest officials in Uran and other parts of Raigad district have ordered villagers to not set dry grass on fire as flames can spread to forests zones, which will harm healthy trees and wildlife
View ArticleThane doctor comes up with one-stop app for dentists
Dentists or dentistry students no longer need to run from pillar to post for jobs or professional consultation.
View Article200 discarded flags ‘rescued’ from Navi Mumbai bins
Barely a few hours after distributing flags to citizens on the 66th Republic Day, many of the tricolours were seen discarded on roads, footpaths and bins.
View Article4 more villages to turn ‘no liquor zone'
Following the footsteps of Kharghar grampanchayat, Wahal grampanchayat has also passed a resolution declaring Morave, Bamandongri, Jawali and Wahal villages as ‘No Liquor Zone’.
View ArticleVashi engineer takes own life
A 22-year-old engineer, Ajay Jhujare, took his own life at his Vashi residence on Tuesday.
View ArticleHybrid buses soon on streets’
Proposal for for eco-friendly hybrid buses will be approved in the upcoming meeting, said chairman of the committee, Ganesh Mhatre. Under the JNNURM scheme, NMMT has to ply hybrid buses and bear 30% of...
View ArticleRoad concretization at 19 junctions underway
The civic body has undertaken concretization work of road stretches at 19 traffic junctions under its jurisdiction.
View ArticleWoman hangs self, hubby arrested
A 24-year-old woman, Sonal Dande, allegedly hanged herself from the ceiling fan at her Koparkhairane residence on Monday.
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