Three make terror threats, demand 70L from MLA, held
The Panvel city police has arrested three people, accused of allegedly threatening Panvel MLA Prashant Thakur and demanding Rs 70 lakh from him
View ArticleForeign artistes to perform Indian classical dances in Vashi
To commemorate World Dance Day, Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) Hospital in Vashi, in association with Mahagami Sangeet Academy in Aurangabad, will be hosting a dance festival promoting Indian classical...
View ArticleDark Panvel elevated road poses threat to motorists
Motorists are facing a great deal of inconvenience as the streetlights on the elevated road in Panvel have not been functioning since the past several months
View ArticleVashi RTO refuses to register 10 new autos
Vashi deputy (RTO) has refused to register 10 new autorickshaws, as they have not installed the mandatory speed governors, required under the amended Motor Vehicles Act, that limits the maximum speed...
View ArticleMore people, new attractions add to Raahgiri Day revelry
Eighty-year-old NRI colony resident Kesar Singh can’t wait to hit the streets early this Sunday morning to join the surging crowd taking part in Raahgiri Day
View ArticleTwo youths help constable catch chain-snatcher in Koparkhairane
A 20-year-old youth, Rajkumar Jaiswal, was arrested for allegedly snatching a 64-year-old woman’s gold chain last week. But this was not a routine arrest by the Koparkhairane police. This time, the...
View ArticleShoppers flock gadget stores for Akshaya Tritiya in Navi Mumbai
On Thursday, while some were out voting, others decided to take advantage of the holiday and indulged in a bit of retail therapy for Akshaya Tritiya. Electronic stores were crowded with customers...
View ArticlePotable water pipe bursts in Turbhe
A civic contractor-operated land excavator digging a road accidently punctured a potable water pipe in Turbhe on Friday
View ArticleBiker carrying fuel can hit by SUV in Ulwe, dead
A biker carrying a fuel-filled can was killed on Ulwe creek bridge due to severe burn injuries, after colliding with an SUV on Thursday, around 8pm near Reti Bundar
View ArticleGhansoli flat burgled as family goes to vote
Three tolas of gold jewellery and Rs 2 lakh was stolen from a flat in Gharonda complex in Ghansoli, while the entire family went to vote on Thursday
View ArticleFour-day conference to discuss ways to curb STDs at Kamothe
A four-day conference on sexually transmitted infections (STI) is being organized by MGM Institute of Health Sciences (MGMIHS) at Kamothe from April 27 to 30.
View ArticleNavi Mumbai youth held for sexual assault on minor
A 22-year-old youth,Vikas Dubey, was arrested for an alleged sexual assault of the 11-year-old son of a vegetable vendor in Koparkhairane on Thursday. Dubey works in a dairy, while the victim stays in...
View ArticleSet up monitoring committee: Bombay HC to Vashi hospital
The Bombay high court has directed Vashi-based Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) Hospital to implement its earlier order of setting up a three-member monitoring committee to govern and manage the hospital.
View ArticlePIL on use of dirty water to grow veggies along railway tracks in Navi Mumbai
Commuters travelling in local trains are used to the sight of vegetable farming along railway tracks. However, not many are aware of the quality of water used to grow these vegetables.
View Article100% third gender voter turnout in Airoli
All 16 third gender voters from Airoli assembly segment turned up for the Thursday general election for Thane constituency during their first-ever attempt to exercise franchise, the Election Commission...
View ArticleNavi Mumbai Municipal Corporation to install 13 signals in two months on...
Civic authorities, on the direction of the traffic police, have promised that they will install 13 signals in the next two months on Sion-Panvel highway, Thane-Belapur Road and Palm Beach Road among...
View ArticleMango traders using calcium carbide will face action: FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has instructed mango traders not to use calcium carbide for artificially ripening mangoes.
View ArticleDPS band, Ryan dance team to work the crowd on Raahgiri Day
The more the merrier, they say and Raahgiri Day is all for it! The number of participants joining this sports-meet-entertainment event had already risen to 5,000 in its third edition last Sunday.
View ArticleKharghar auto drivers go on strike
Auto drivers in Kharghar have gone on a strike from Saturday to protest the arrest of two union members
View Article2 Panvel forest officials held for attempt to murder, graft
After a two-month-long departmental inquiry, two officers from Panvel forest department were arrested on Saturday for allegedly threatening to kill a smuggler, if he didn’t pay a bribe of Rs 55 lakh
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