Annasaheb Misal out, Abhijit Bangar in as new NMMC Commissioner

Annasaheb Misal out, Abhijit Bangar in as new commissioner of NMMC

Navi Mumbai: It looks like the monsoons don’t bring good tides for NMMC commissioners. During last monsoons, Annasaheb Misal had replaced Ramaswamy N, and this time around, Annasaheb Misal got replaced by Abhijit Bangar, in what seems to be a hasty decision. To recall a bit, Annasaheb Misal was already once told to leave office […]

Navi Mumbai Rains: Raigad issued red alert for Wednesday

Navi Mumbai Rains: Raigad issued red alert for Wednesday

Raigad / PMC / Navi Mumbai: Following some heavy rain at several places in Mumbai and surrounding areas, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), has assured of rains in the following days too, especially on Wednesday. The IMD has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar area predicting heavy to very heavy rain. Raigad […]

Kharghar waterfalls, streams and ponds in good flow

Kharghar waterfalls, streams and ponds in good flow

The monsoons are here and like always water is flowing freely from small and big waterfalls in Kharghar, along with the streams and ponds Kharghar / Raigad / Navi Mumbai: The Kharghar waterfalls, namely Pandavkada waterfalls and Driving Range waterfalls, have started flowing with the amount of rain received a few days earlier. Apart from […]

Navi Mumbai: Over 1 lakh citizens screened for covid-19 infection in a week’s time

Navi Mumbai: Over 1 lakh citizens screened for covid-19 infection in a week’s time

Navi Mumbai: In the last week, around 103959 citizens have been screened in a door-to-door screening activity in the city. During the screening 37841 houses in Navi Mumbai were visited in Chinchpada Airoli (Sector 1 to 9), Rabadegaon, Sector 12 Khairane-Bonkodegaon, Sector 19 Koparkhairanegaon, Sector 11 Juhugaon Vashi, Vashigaon, Turbhe Store, Sector 21 Turbhe, Sector […]

Kharghar police book revellers at Pandavkada waterfalls and other places

Kharghar police book revellers at Pandavkada waterfalls and other places

Breaking the lockdown, ignoring social distancing norms were some of the reasons the police had to book many monsoon revellers at Kharghar Kharghar / Navi Mumbai: The Kharghar police has sprung into action to penalize anyone who takes the lockdown lightly. On Sunday, they took action many local residents who had ventured out to have […]

Monsoon revelers at Kharghar prefer to stay home amid covid-19 fears

A majority of monsoon revellers in Kharghar prefer to stay home amid COVID-19 fears

Though the rains have started, residents have no plans to visit waterfalls, dams or other picnic spots in Kharghar or anywhere else in Navi Mumbai Kharghar / Navi Mumbai: Monsoon has set in and Kharghar has turned into the green natural haven that it turns into every year, during the rainy season. The dry and […]

Navi Mumbai Rains Parts of Thane and Raigad receive heavy rains since two days

Navi Mumbai Rains: Parts of Thane and Raigad receive heavy rains since two days

Navi Mumbai: There has been heavy rainfall in Navi Mumbai since the last two days, along with Thane, Mumbai, and other Konkan areas. The Navi Mumbai Muncipal Corporation (NMMC), informed that till Tuesday, Navi Mumbai had received 794.94 mm rainfall in a time span of 24 hours, with Belapur receiving 45.70 mm, Nerul – 49.30, […]

All Navi Mumbai Dahi Handi celebrations likely to be cancelled amid Covid-19 spike

All Navi Mumbai Dahi Handi celebrations likely to be cancelled amid Covid-19 spike

Navi Mumbai: There is a high probability that the Gokulashtami festival, or the Dahi Handi, that falls on 12th August, will be cancelled amid growing Covid-19 cases in Navi Mumbai. Many local mandals have already decided not to go with the celebrations like every year. The Dahi Handi celebrations are carried out with great fervor […]

Navi Mumbai Lockdown: Rules to be followed at a local community level

Navi Mumbai Lockdown: Rules to be followed at a local community level

Navi Mumbai: As COVID-19 cases have spiked in the city, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has locked the city down for another 10 days, from 3rd July to 13th July. Following is a short list of lockdown rules and regulations to be followed at a local community level: All non-essential shops and establishments to […]