Cops stop Vashi school PTA meeting as it was ‘too loud’
A parent-teachers meeting in Vashi was prematurely adjourned, when the cops took objection to the use of a loudspeaker.
View ArticleCity bikers top list of road mishap deaths
n the first six months of this year, bikers topped the list of deaths and injuries in road accidents in the city, primarily, because of their reluctance to strap on helmets. Of the 161 dead, 63 were...
View ArticleKids from Raigad Marathi school strive to learn English sans proper teacher
Around 26 students rock back and forth every Wednesday as they attempt to wrap their head around English phrases they have not heard before. The sound of students reciting English words and sentences...
View ArticlePrayers, fast and more to mark holy Shravan
Shravan, the holy month of Hindu calendar, which is synonymous with praying and fasting, began on Saturday
View ArticlePanvel depot approach is waterlogged: Commuters
The sprawling Panvel bus depot, one of the oldest in the region for long-distance travel, is struggling to keep up with the burgeoning demand of commuters
View Article‘Pets need love, toys to forget disabilities’
Having a dog or a cat as a pet can be fun, but having a disabled pet can be challenging. But for some pet owners in Navi Mumbai, it is a chance to shower them with unconditional love.
View ArticleGrampanchayat calls the cops after Kharghar CCTVs go dark
Kharghar grampanchayat, that had funded the installation of 13 CCTV cameras at vital junctions of the rapidly developing node, has refused to take responsibility to repair and maintain them.
View ArticlePanvel tops list of new voter enrolment during recent drive
After the Lok Sabha polls in April-May, the election machineries under Thane and Raigad collectorates launched a special drive of summary revision through camps and regular registration schemes for...
View ArticleNavi Mumbaikars welcome Thane taluka split proposal
Residents have a reason to rejoice as their city is going to get the status of taluka, breaking away from Thane
View ArticleVashi receives 128mm rainfall on Sunday, highest in Navi Mumbai
Rain belted down on the city after a hot Saturday. Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) officials said that the city received more rainfall when compared to City and Industrial Development...
View ArticleNMMC installs iron poles to stop bikes on Vashi footpath
: The civic body has installed iron poles on the footpath near Shivaji Chowk to stop bikers riding on pavements. The move comes on the back on repeated reports in TOI highlighting the traffic violation
View Article‘Civic chief, mayor to name roads’
With several roads coming up and even cutting across two or more nodes in the city, naming of roads have become a debatable issue among corporators.
View ArticlePre-paid autos to ply in Panvel from August 15
Panvel residents may finally get some respite from the auto menace prevailing in the node. The Panvel regional transport office (RTO) will start pre-paid autorickshaws from Panvel railway station and...
View ArticleSmall scale industry traders along T-B Road upset over power woes
Small scale industry traders are a harried lot when it comes to power supply. Even though the industrialists pay multiple levies to different agencies, the are deprived of basic facilities to run their...
View ArticleDug up roads irk citizens
Though the metro will roll earlier than its 2017 deadline, people residing close to the localities where the elevated tracks are being laid, are not a happy lot
View ArticleCidco to allocate 29 plots for ZP, civic-run free schools
Considering the rising costs of education that is pressing down upon the economically weaker section, lower income group and villages that abound in the city, the City and Industrial Development...
View Article3rd party audit for projects less than 10cr too
Unlike previously, the civic body has decided to get the third party audit done for its development projects, worth even less than Rs 10 crore, by an independent expert technical and financial panel.
View ArticleChembur teen, Nerul youth drown
In the past two days, in separate cases, two youths lost their lives after venturing into water despite not knowing how to swim.
View Article11-year-old city girl wins state TT title in Mumbai
Defending national champion in the cadet girls’ group, Swastika Ghosh (11), a trainee at Kharghar TT Academy, triumphed at the Maharashtra State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament held in Mumbai recently.
View ArticleUlwe to get its first STP worth 45cr
Ulwe node is set to accelerate its development graph by coming up with a sewage treatment plant (STP).
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