Owe Hills and Taloja Jail Pond turn into picnic spots

Owe Hills and Taloja Jail Pond turn into picnic spots

Families have been crowding the hills at Owe, and children as young as 14, can be seen frolicking dangerously in the Taloja Jail pond. Kharghar / Navi Mumbai / Panvel: As the Kharghar police and forest department have been continuously requesting people not to visit the Pandavkada Waterfalls, for the many dangers posed, people have […]

Kharghar’s Vishwajyot High School issues leaving certificates to 17 students for non-payment of fees

Kharghar’s Vishwajyot High School issues leaving certificates to 17 students for non-payment of fees

Parents accuse school of exorbitant hike in fees and hurting children’s morale through such behaviour. Kharghar / Navi Mumbai: In a move that is being dubbed as highly unethical and uncalled for, the Vishwajyot High School has sent school leaving certificates to around 17 students through emails and post. The parents of all the students […]

Youngsters visiting Pandavkada waterfalls despite ban and section 144 in effect

Youngsters visiting Pandavkada waterfalls despite ban and section 144 in effect

Young boys and girls have been sneaking in during the early hours of the day, when there is no supervision. Kharghar / Navi Mumbai / Panvel: Even when the Kharghar police has warned monsoon revellers from visiting the Pandavkada Waterfalls, young boys and girls continue to visit the falls in the absence of supervision during […]

Don’t visit Pandavkada falls: Kharghar police warns monsoon revellers

Don’t visit Pandavkada falls: Kharghar police warns monsoon revellers

People have been prohibited from visiting the popular Pandavkada waterfalls in Kharghar, from 7 June to 30 September. Kharghar / Navi Mumbai / Panvel: With monsoons making their presence felt, filling up local water bodies and waterfalls big and small, the Kharghar police has sprung into action, banning visits to the Pandavkada waterfalls, and enforcing […]

Light showers continue in Navi Mumbai hinting at an early monsoon

Light showers continue in Navi Mumbai hinting at an early monsoon

Navi Mumbai received a pleasant amount of light showers, gusty winds, thunder and lightening, late into the evening on Tuesday. Kharghar / Navi Mumbai: Parts of the city of Navi Mumbai received light showers once again, on Tuesday evening, providing much needed comfort to the residents. The atmosphere, which had been very humid since days, […]

Navi Mumbai receives pre-monsoon showers

Navi Mumbai receives pre-monsoon showers

Several parts of the city remained clouded and received light pre-monsoon showers on Sunday and a day prior. Navi Mumbai: After weeks of hot days and nights, the month of June 2021 could bring in an early monsoon, as the city has been seeing cloudy skies along with light showers here and there. On Sunday, […]

Navi Mumbai ‘Mini Lockdown’ met with angry protests

Navi Mumbai ‘Mini Lockdown’ met with angry protests

Local shopkeepers in Kharghar, Kalamboli, Panvel, Seawoods and several other nodes protested angrily, even blocking police vans for ordering shutting down of all non-essential businesses. Navi Mumbai: There were crowded protests against the ‘Mini Lockdown’ in both NMMC and PMC areas, on 6th April, 2021, as angry shopkeepers decided to go vocal when the police […]

It was Diwali like always: Navi Mumbai citizens gave covid-19 fears a break

It was Diwali like always: Navi Mumbai citizens gave covid-19 fears a break

Irrespective of what the ongoing pandemic situation, the NMMC commissioner’s plea for self-discipline or the CM trusting responsible citizens this Diwali, most people in Navi Mumbai celebrated Diwali in more or less the same manner as every other year. Navi Mumbai: The fear, or even concern for covid-19 did not cast any shadow on the […]

Taloja Pollution: MPCB orders 4 polluting Taloja companies to shut down, issues notices to 4 others

Taloja Pollution: MPCB orders 4 polluting Taloja companies to shut down, issues notices to 4 others

The action comes in response to numerous complaints by Kharghar and Taloja residents concerning growing pollution in the area post lockdown period Kharghar/Taloja/Navi Mumbai/PMC: In response to numerous complaints made by Kharghar and Taloja residents and the relentless pursuit by local organisations, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) (regional office) has taken action on 8 […]