Railway fracture hits Harbour services
A fracture in the railway tracks at Sanpada on Monday morning disrupted harbour line services in the Down direction. While the repairs took over an hour, as many as three trains travelling towards...
View ArticleWhen e-books killed the library star
Before the concept of reading on your handheld device came into being, children spent hours at bookstores, reading classics, old favourites and recent best sellers
View ArticleFadnavis announces Rs50Cr grant for renovating Raigad fort to boost tourism
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that a grant of Rs 50 crore has been passed by the state to renovate the historic Raigad Fort in an attempt to boost tourism.
View ArticleResidents pay more to enjoy king of fruits
Residents wanting to buy Konkan alphonso mangoes have to pay anywhere from Rs500 to Rs 1,500 per dozen (as per size and quality).
View Article‘Rebel contestants can change party fortunes’
Tuesday, being the final day of filing of nomination, witnessed huge rush at all 10 returning offices in eight nodes across the city for April 22 civic polls
View ArticleNow, sons, daughters-in-law, wives also join the poll fray
Family ties in politics have spilled over to civil polls, too. The delimitation of wards (from 89 to 111) have splintered the voter base of many senior corporators, leading some of them to field family...
View Article206 trees to be cut for one-time devpt in Belapur
Residents of sector 15 were in for a shock after numerous trees were hacked in the area on Wednesday. Besides, trees were also reportedly cut down just a kilometer away near the Cidco guest house
View ArticleRapes, molestations on the rise but chain snatching cases have seen a...
The data given by Navi Mumbai police commissionerate reveals that there has been a sharp increase in crime against women in 2014 as compared to the previous year
View Article‘Locals hacking mangroves for firewood’
Mangroves along Patni Road in sectors 19 and 20 in Airoli are being illegally cut by some slumdwellers who are using it as firewood, said residents
View ArticleOver 40 Sena rebels to strike out on their own
Over 40 disgruntled Shiv Sainiks have filed nominations as independents, in defiance of party wishes
View Article‘Inter-state bus stand on S-P highway illegal’
The PWD has made no provision for inter-state bus stands on the renovated Sion-Panvel highway, said commuters
View ArticleIt’s all in the family for hopefuls in poll fight
With a rise in the number of wards , including those reserved for women, several corporators have roped in their better halves to fight the civic polls, with Sena leading the way.
View ArticleVashi tops crime charts in 2014, most unsafe for women in zone-I
Vashi tops the number of crimes among the nodes in zone-I. The area recorded 539 crimes in 2014.
View ArticleMove over election managers, image builders are here to profile entrants
Mass appeal and social media presence can make or unmake a candidate, insist brand-building agencies which are currently busy convincing poll contestants to undergo image makeovers.
View ArticleFour cheat youth of Rs 8L
Four men allegedly cheated B S Ram (29), from Secunderabad, of Rs 8 lakh, by offering him gold at 40% discount.
View ArticleA new police chowkie on pavement?
Residents of Koparkhairane were in for a surprise as they found a new police chowkie being constructed on the pavement near D-Mart.
View ArticleRuptured gas pipeline hits Vashi's commercial hub
Mahanagar gas line damaged due to accident during road digging in Vashi.
View ArticleGas pipe rupture brings Vashi to a standstill
The commercial hub of sector 17, Vashi came to a halt for nearly 45 minutes on Friday when an inflammable gas pipeline was accidentally ruptured by a JCB
View ArticleCitizens to celebrate New Year as per their traditions
City residents are gearing up to celebrate the new year as per their own customs and rituals. According to Hindu calendar, people from the north, south and eastwill usher in their new years either on...
View ArticleCivic body’s expenses to solve infra issues not reflective of end product:...
Residents are unhappy with the services provided by NMMC despite an increase in their budgets
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