Ghansoli mandal restores Dahi Handi plans but with riders
When almost all big mandals have cancelled their Dahi Handi programmes, the Ghansoli mandal has decided to restore its celebration plans at the last moment
View ArticleDo not trek without expert guidance: Experts
rekking trips form an integral part of adventure activities built around monsoon
View ArticleResidents demand sports icons at Mayor Marathon
Residents and young athletes have requested the authorities to invite sports icons to encourage participants at the silver jubilee year of the Thane Mayor Marathon slated on August 24
View ArticleMahape traffic constable rewarded for saving man’s life
Friday was a special day in constable Sandeep Dhavale’s (36) life. He was applauded on to a stage and saluted by his seniors. The constable attached to the Mahape traffic unit has been awarded by the...
View ArticleNMMC to build wall around Indira Nagar nullah
To prevent loss of life and property due to the flooding of Indira Nagar nullah, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has decided passed a proposal to build a safety wall
View ArticleSome navi Mumbai mandals to abstain from Dahi Handi festivities this year
Major Dahi Handi mandals in Navi Mumbai are unmoved and have scrapped their plans to celebrate the festival this year
View ArticleSalt workers to take on Cidco for compensation
Over 1,000 project-affected salt pan workers from the city have threatened to take out a morcha and stage a strike in front of the town planning body from August 20
View ArticleFrom joy rides to high-street outlets, Ghansoli’s Central Park to have it all
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is set to develop a theme-based Central Park in Savali village, Ghansoli
View ArticleMotorists unfazed by CCTVs on Thane-Belapur Road
The city traffic police have mounted banners on signal poles along the Thane-Belapur Road to draw the motorists’ attention towards the CCTV cameras and asking them to obey traffic rules
View ArticleSurvey to find residents’ local body choice
A Kharghar-based organization, Maza Bharat Samajik Sanstha, has stated that it will conduct a survey to find residents’ preference on the form of local governing body their node should have
View ArticleSnarls mar Navi Mumbai's Dahi Handi celebrations
The Dahi Handi cheer was dampened when celebrations caused snarls across the city.
View ArticleNavi Mumbai roads dug for Ganpati pandals despite order
The pavements and roads are being encroached upon, once again, by Ganpati pandals, complain activists
View ArticleMarried woman killed by 2nd lover in Navi Mumbai
A 34-year-old woman who had gone missing last November is now found to have been murdered.
View ArticleNo sign of MRI, CT scan in civic hospitals
The civic administration has still not decided on setting up vital facilities such as MRI and CT scan in Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) hospitals
View ArticleActivists, locals irked over corporator’s ‘stray’ comment
Animal rights activists and local residents are enraged over a statement made by Mumbai corporator Manoj Jamsutkar, who said that Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) should start eliminating stray...
View Article25-year-old painter drowns in Uran pond
A 25-year-old painter, Ganesh Das, drowned in Vimla Talao, Uran city on Monday afternoon. Das had gone there to swim with three others
View ArticleDahi Handi funds donated to the needy
Major Dahi Handi organizers, who scrapped their celebrations after the death of a child govinda in Sanpada and the Bombay high court order, are donating the collected funds for social causes
View Article‘Clean’ acts of 14 corporators yield dividends, help wards win prizes
Fourteen corporators were declared by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) as winners of the first round of Sant Gadge Baba Cleanliness Drive, 2013-14
View ArticleWoman idol maker dies in hit-&-run
A woman riding pillion on a two-wheeler with her male colleague was killed on the spot after their bike was hit by a speeding truck on the Sion-Panvel highway on Tuesday.
View Article600 footballers wait for 3 hours to start event
Over 600 young footballers, aged below 14, had to wait for almost three hours outside Father Agnel Sports Complex to kick-off their matches.
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