State forest department to finally file chargesheet against HOCL chemical plant in Panvel

State forest department to finally file chargesheet in HOCL chemical plant leak case

Navi Mumbai / PMC / Panvel: The state forest department seems to have come out of their slumber. 6 months after a chemical leak at the HOCL chemical plant at Panvel, that killed 31 monkeys, the department is filing a chargesheet against the company. In December, 2018, the carcasses of 31 monkeys (Bonnet macaque) and […]

Navi Mumbai’s Odia community donates 12,000 packaged drinking water bottles to cyclone-hit Odisha

Navi Mumbai’s Odia community donates 12,000 packaged drinking water bottles to cyclone-hit Odisha

Navi Mumbai: The Odia community in the city has reached out to extend help to the areas in Odisha that hve been hit by cyclone Fani, by collecting and transporting over 12,000 packaged drinking water bottles and food items. As we talk, more donations are pouring in. The city has come together in such a […]

Police arrest two Pune based bookies from Kharghar, for placing bets on IPL match

Police arrest two Pune based bookies from Kharghar, for placing bets on IPL match

Navi Mumbai / Kharghar: Two Pune based bookies were arrested in Kharghar by a crime branch central unit team on Sunday. The duo were placing bets on the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab. Officials informed that they acted based on a major tip off about such an activity underway at […]

Illegal bullock cart race busted, seven held for cruelty

Illegal bullock cart race busted, seven held for cruelty

Navi Mumbai / Panvel: The Panvel police arrested seven people accused of cruelty against animals by participating in illegal bullock cart races held in Panvel. Police officials informed that the police busted an illegal bullock cart race that was being held in Shiravli village in the Panvel taluka.  As the cops arrived, people ran away […]

Debris dumping killing Kamothe creek mangroves

Debris dumping killing Kamothe creek mangroves

Navi Mumbai / Kamothe / PCMC: Mangroves along the Kamothe creek are being killed every passing day by both, the debris mafia and private contractors alike. Moreover, there have been evidences of what residents believe, a sly effort to turn the area into a huge dumping yard. The surprising part – authorities don’t know anything […]

NMMC tells contractor to use high-pressure jet sprays to wash public loos

NMMC tells contractor to use high-pressure jet sprays to wash public loos

Navi Mumbai / Turbhe: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has taken a great leap in sanitation by introducing high-pressure jet sprays to clean public toilets. The corporation recently directed the civic contractor in charge of the cleanliness and maintenance of public toilets in the city to implement it immediately. As a result, a mobile […]

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Six polling stations in Maval region to be totally run by women

Navi Mumbai / Maval: In a one of a kind incident, six out of the 2,504 polling stations in Maval, will be managed by women. The decision of the Election Commission to do so comes as an example and their first attempt at empowering women in the state. Also read: Election commission appoints over 14,000 […]

Election commission appoints over 14,000 staff to monitor April 29 polls in Maval

Election commission appoints over 14,000 staff to monitor April 29 polls in Maval

Navi Mumbai: The Election Commission has appointed over 14, 488 polling staff for the upcoming election on 29th April. The staff will be monitoring 2,504 Maval parliamentary constituency which happens to be the largest one in the state. It surpasses all other regions with regard to the number of polling booths and comes second when […]