Maharashtra has now become the first state in India to put a ban on the sale of loose cigarettes. Navi Mumbai / Maharashtra: The Maharashtra state government has taken a calculated step towards bringing down the percentage of cigarette smokers by banning the sale of loose cigarettes and beedis throughout the state. It’s a move […]
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Onion and vegetable prices skyrocket in Navi Mumbai as supplies dip at APMC
Kharghar pet dog owners making best use of the monsoons at isolated spots
Kharghar receives a new spell of rains
Thunder and lightning continued overnight with cloudy skies in the morning followed by a fair amount of rain during the evening on Wednesday Navi Mumbai / Kharghar / PMC: The weather of Kharghar turned cool as dark clouds covered the skies and rains, accompanied by lightning and thunder, visited the entire Panvel region during the […]
Navi Mumbai gets another spell of rains and thunder
Navi Mumbai: In the last two days, Navi Mumbai has had a much needed spell of rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning. It was the same scenario in several parts of Thane and Mumbai where intense spells indulged the citizens. The city is still reeling under the grip of the pandemic and most of the […]
All three lines of Navi Mumbai Metro to be completed by end of 2024
CIDCO has come up with new deadlines for the completion of it’s delayed Navi Mumbai Metro project Navi Mumbai: The Covid-19 pandemic had pushed back work on many infrastructure projects in the city, including the Navi Mumbai International Airport and the Navi Mumbai Metro, the most ambitious projects of the development authority – City and […]
Ex-army personnel to ensure Navi Mumbai citizens follow Covid-19 social distancing norms
NAVI Mumbai: The civic body has come up with a unique way of monitoring social distancing norms in the city. Abhijit Bangar, commissioner, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) informed that the corporation will be roping in ex-army personnel to form a squad to keep an eye on the behaviour of the citizens, on a day […]
Dandiya & Garba events unlikely this Navratri in Navi Mumbai
The Maharashtra Government is yet to issue official guidelines for Navratri celebrations, but many Dandiya organisers around Navi Mumbai say that they may not be hosting the annual Dandiya and Garba event this Navratri Navi Mumbai: Citizens are yet to get over the obvious dull Ganesh Utsav celebrations and here comes yet another festival that […]
Uran & Seawoods’ so-called wetlands were salt pans: CIDCO
Putting an abrupt end to all the ‘save the wetlands’ campaign that Navi Mumbai citizens and environmentalists have been rallying since years, CIDCO has simply refused to accept those sites as wetlands, saying they were once salt pans and farm lands Navi Mumbai: The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO) recently wrote […]
Malls reopen, retailers happy but what about preventive measures
Although malls in Navi Mumbai reopened on Wednesday, sending a wave of joy amongst mall owners and retailers, concerns about safety against COVID-19 still remain among citizens Navi Mumbai: Finally, malls in Navi Mumbai were thrown open on Wednesday, 2nd September, 2020. The decision came after months of deliberation and the recent failed reopening stint […]