Panvel schoolgirl wins junior tennis title
Panvel girl Akanksha Nitture, capitalized on the home crowd support to claim the girl’s title at the Vazirani All India Junior Open Talent Series Tennis Tournament on Sunday
View ArticleBaggage scanner at Panvel station breaks down
The baggage scanner at Panvel station has been lying defunct for the past month and the railway authorities have not tried to get it replaced or repaired yet
View ArticleFood traders must register, obtain licence, food and drugs administration says
The Food and Drugs Administration, Konkan Division, has appealed to all traders dealing in food articles, to register their business with the FDA or face penal action
View ArticleNCP, Sena hold bases, Thane seat still up in the air
The Thane Parliamentary constituency has thrown up an interesting voting pattern in the six assembly segments. Three of them, represented by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs, averaged around 10%...
View ArticleUnofficial power cuts plague Navi Mumbai
Most people in the city had to spend a sleepless Sunday night as the power went off around 3am. Their ordeal continued till 7am on Monday and many felt uneasy to start a hectic first day of the week.
View ArticleForeigners promote Indian dances to the youngsters in Vashi
Artur Przybylski, a 25-year-old Polish national has been an exponent of Kathak since 2008.
View ArticleJaywalking persists as residents ignore fancy Thane-Belapur Road skywalks
Pedestrians continue to jaywalk across the 6-lane Thane-Belapur (T-B) Road, risking their lives against speeding vehicles, particularly at locations where skywalks are in place. For instance, the...
View ArticleOnion truck topples off Turbhe flyover
The driver of a speeding container trailer lost control while climbing down the Turbhe flyover on the Sion-Panvel highway, as he may have dozed off.
View ArticleNavi Mumbai Builders hope Akshaya Tritiya can boost sales
Property developers and real estate agents in Navi Mumbai are hoping that by next weekend many of the newly-proposed under construction homes and townships will be booked.
View ArticleTrees cut for hoardings, birds at risk, says Navi Mumbai activist
Several branches near treetops were hacked without any proper permission in sector 17, Vashi, exposing bird nests to the elements, said an activist.
View ArticleAuditor appointed for Belapur housing society
The City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) has appointed an auditor to probe allegations made by an NGO against The Great Eastern Summit ‘A’ Premises Cooperative Society for collection of...
View ArticleIgnored rubbish pile making life miserable, say Navi Mumbai residents
A pile of garbage, which is lying unattended for over four months, has angered citizens of sector 16, Koparkhairane.
View ArticleAttendance scanner at Turbhe ward office vandalized by staffers, say officials
Several senior civic officials have alleged that some junior staffers have damaged attendance scanners to avoid being pulled up for coming in late often.
View ArticleDehrang dam water level falls, sparks fear
Water level in Dehrang dam has touched an alarming low and this might lead to a serious drinking water crisis in Panvel in the next few days
View ArticleNavi Mumbai schools get guidebooks on bus safety
The Vashi RTO handed over a comprehensive booklet detailing every aspect of School Bus Policy, 2011, to 180 representatives from private aided and unaided schools tomorrow.
View ArticleDigha man held for sexually assaulting teenage daughter
The Rabale police has arrested a 40-year-old man from a Digha slum for allegedly sexually assaulting his 17-year-old daughter on multiple occasions in the past nine months. The accused was arrested on...
View ArticleCops set to celebrate 54th Maharashtra Day in Navi Mumbai
City cops have been taking part in parade rehearsals at the Navi Mumbai Sports Association (NMSA) parade ground since the past few days, in a run up to the Maharashtra Day on May 1
View ArticleMan mowed down by train in Turbhe
A commuter, while crossing the railway track between two platforms at Turbhe railway station, was hit by a moving train and killed on the spot on Tuesday
View ArticleCancer survivor to make a fitness plea
Seawoods resident Radha Srinivasan, a cancer survivor, wants to initiate a fitness regime for women in Navi Mumbai, urging them to prioritize their own health
View Article‘Indelible ink’ washed away in 15 hours
Tall claims made by the Election Commission (EC) about curbing bogus voting through ‘indelible ink’ fell flat. The ink did not even last 15 hours, even though the EC claimed that it would last for 15...
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