Palm Beach Rd murder solved, hubby arrested
Twenty days after a woman’s body, with her face burnt, was found near Sarsole creek along Palm Beach Road, cops arrested her second husband.
View ArticleOpen trench near Koparkhairane footpath danger to motorists
The pavement repair work, being carried out over the 500-m long nullah near Tilak International School in sector 4A, Koparkhairane, is a danger to motorists, especially bikers
View ArticleCidco adopts 2 villages to train youths for jobs
The City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) has adopted two villages — Gavan and Jasai — in the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) notified area to provide job-oriented training to youths...
View ArticlePadma Bhushan for Jahnu Barua’s film & social feats
Sanpada resident and 12-time national award winning filmmaker Jahnu Barua (62) has been honoured with Padma Bhushan, not only for arts and entertainment but also his social activities
View ArticleWaste disposal plan delayed till mid-Feb
The civic body’s plans to launch phase-wise collection and transportation of garbage from societies and markets will be delayed by a few more days.
View ArticleContractors among PAPs demand work for projects up to 10L, go on hunger strike
Contractors, who are among the PAPs in the Cidco gaothan areas, went on a relay hunger strike on Wednesday near Urban Haat chowk in Belapur
View ArticleGlass House plot development may begin with removal of debris
City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) has reportedly tabled the proposed plan to develop the plot that once housed the controversial Glass House after considering the residents’ demands
View Article300-odd cyber plaints pending since 3 months
In just past three months, investigation of 300-odd cases is pending with city’s cyber cell department. The statistics came to light when Vashi resident Ajay Marathe filed an RTI, seeking the number of...
View ArticleDrunk slum dweller hits puppy in Nerul, activists demand legal action
Animal activists have rescued a two-month-old stray puppy which was badly beaten up by a drunk slum dweller near Nerul Gymkhana
View ArticleArenja Circle will not be demolished: NMMC
The civic body will not demolish the Arenja Circle roundabout on Palm Beach Road. The circumference of the circle at the major traffic junction has been narrowed to help easy maneuvering of vehicles to...
View ArticleNo lights. Unfinished concretization & widening. But second toll is on at...
Yet another toll of at least Rs 30 has been imposed on motorists on the Sion-Panvel Highway but the project to improve the crucial road — the trigger for the toll — is not yet over. The deadline ended...
View ArticleCivic body to realign link road in Vashi
A stretch of few meters that serves as a link road from Sagar Vihar road in Vashi towards Noor Masjid and onwards will undergo repairs for correcting the alignment of a nullah that flows beneath.
View ArticleAiroli teen among 100 to watch R-Day parade from PM box
It was a dream come true for Kumaresh Ramesh who was invited for the Republic Day parade and was allowed to sit in the prime minister’s box.
View Article123 men fined a total of Rs 34,000 for travelling in ladies special trains
As many as 123 men were caught travelling illegally in ladies special trains in the past one week on Trans-Harbour route by Railway Protection Force’s (RPF) Mahila Shakti team.
View ArticleIn a first, NMMC swaps compost for red soil
The civic body’s plan to make innovative use of the city’s biodegradable waste was declared a resounding success when the engineering department decided to use compost instead of expensive red soil in...
View ArticleTraffic department study highlights issues faced by motorists
The eight traffic units—Vashi, APMC, Rabale, Mahape, Koparkhairane, Turbhe, CBD Belapur and Seawoods—have collated data on various traffic-related issues faced by the motorists in city on Thursday.
View ArticleRTI query uncovers Turbhe ‘land grab’
An RTI query by a 37-year-old man, Pinto Patil, reportedly uncovered that his uncle had illegally transferred a plot in Turbhe by forging lease documents.
View ArticlePost Kharghar toll waiver, Airoli locals demand exemption
Taking a cue from the toll exemption granted to residents in five nodes of Kharghar-Kamothe, Airoli residents are angry about having to pay toll at Airoli plaza even after 16 years.
View ArticleSix illegal party offices razed in Rabale MIDC
A Cidco team in Rabale MIDC, with the help of local police, razed six unauthorized structures on Thursday.
View ArticleCidco technical body to assess four firms that bid for airport
A committee of technical experts from City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) will evaluate the four companies that have bid for the around Rs 15,000-crore greenfield international airport...
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