RTO finds 277 vehicles violating fitness rule, collects Rs 19 lakh fine
A total of 277 vehicles have been found to have violated vehicles fitness rules, out of the 936 checked by the Vashi deputy RTO, during the vehicle fitness drive carried out for commercial vehicles...
View ArticleAiroli youngsters lose their playground to encroachers
Youngsters in Airoli node have complained that the playground adjacent to Premdaan at sector 18, owned by City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco), has been encroached upon by shanties.
View ArticlePrice rise doesn’t deter customers, as Ganpati idols start arriving in stalls
With less than a month to go before Ganesh Chaturthi, idol sellers have already set up stalls all over Navi Mumbai.
View Article‘Bunty’ reveals details of 15 thefts during probe
The Navi Mumbai zone-1 police have literally hit a jackpot with the recent arrests of a couple, Aslam Shaikh (37) and Sonali Jatap (18).
View ArticleBuilder booked for cheating home buyers of Rs 50 lakh
The Khandeshwar police booked a New Panvel-based builder on Tuesday, for cheating several home buyers by accepting money to build cheap homes for them but not delivering.
View Article2 villages at risk due to Ghadi flooding
The situation in Umroli and Motni villages in Panvel remains critical due to flooding of Ghadi river, after heavy downpour over the last three days
View ArticleSilver win for shooter at Commonwealth Games
Ace shooter Ayonika Paul (21), a final year BE electronics student at Panvel-based Pillai Institute of Information Technology (PIIT), has made her mark at Glasgow Commonwealth Games with silver medal...
View ArticleWaterlogging persists in city nodes despite civic measures
Incessant rainfall during the past few days has shifted the focus back on waterlogging woes across city nodes.
View ArticleHeavy July rains wash away water shortage fear as dam levels rise
Heavy showers in July brought smiles on the faces of citizens, who were dejected after the low rainfall in June.
View ArticleRectify power supply system: Ghansoli locals
Fed up with the frequent loadsheddings in their area, Ghansoli villagers visited the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) office on Thursday
View ArticleThe poor man’s fruit is not so affordable right now
Once touted as the poor man’s fruit, the elaichi banana is now being retailed between Rs 6-7 apiece. Previously, the fruit (also called butter banana) stock would come in from Vasai and Bassein but now...
View ArticleCorporators question need for ticket counter in Vashi garden
Corporators asked the administration to justify inclusion of a ticket counter in the redevelopment plan for Veer Savarkar Garden during the standing committee meeting on Thursday
View Article‘Doctor did not check victim of snakebite’
A non-cognizable complaint (NC) has been lodged against a doctor of a primary health centre (PHC) in Uran taluka, as she reportedly did not properly examine a girl bitten by a snake on Wednesday night
View ArticleLaptops stolen from cars in Vashi, APMC
In two separate incidents on Wednesday in Vashi and APMC, thieves broke open windows of parked cars and fled with laptops and cash, collectively worth Rs 72,000.
View ArticleSoon, civic survey on illegal religious structures in Navi Mumbai
The encroachment department of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is conducting a survey on illegal religious structures that have mushroomed across city nodes over the years
View ArticleCivic meeting to prepare for Ganpati fest
Civic chief Abasaheb Jarhad conducted the first meeting with heads of departments and ward officers on Friday to discuss preparations for the upcoming Ganesh festival
View ArticleCidco’s housing project booklets sold within 1 hour of launch
Swapnapurti, the housing project of City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco), received an overwhelming response when it was launched on Friday at Raigad Bhavan in Belapur
View ArticleTrack deaths frequent as still no safety wall on Trans-Harbour line
The City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco), a stakeholder of the railways, responsible for the maintenance of the Trans-Harbour rail corridor, is yet to implement a proposal of years to...
View ArticleIndustrial workers upset with battered MIDC roads
Considered to be one of the biggest industrial zones in the country, the Thane-Belapur industrial corridor has over 3,000 industry units, but basic facilities are inadequate, allege owners
View ArticleTop shuttlers to fight it out at badminton tournament
India’s top notch shuttlers will fight it out at the upcoming 28th Thane District Badminton Championship that will be hosted by the Navi Mumbai Sports Association (NMSA)
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