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Why build an unwanted structure and waste money: Vashi residents ask NMMC

Navi Mumbai / Vashi: Residents of Vashi have been angered by the construction of an unwanted structure inside a civic garden in the locality. They claim that it is unwanted and merely being developed for the sake of money. On Wednesday, several residents of Vashi carried out a protest march against a concrete structure coming […]

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Citizens of Navi Mumbai, Thane and Bhiwandi rally against and in favour of CAA

Navi Mumbai / Mumbai: Citizens from Navi Mumbai, Thane and Bhiwandi came out in a protest rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Saturday. In Nerul (East), around 400 citizens staged a peaceful demonstration against the CAA, while in Vashi around 600 people, mostly BJP members, supporters and other citizens held a rally supporting […]

Uran’s Panje wetlands once again under debris

Uran’s Panje wetlands once again under debris

Navi Mumbai / Uran: The wetlands in Panje area of Uran are once again being exploited for dumping of debris. The wetlands is said to be one of the last surviving eco-sensitive areas in MMR region. Locals and environment activists informed the local authorities about the situation and how the wetlands were being used again […]

Sanpada youth assaulted for feeding stray dogs

Sanpada youth assaulted for feeding stray dogs

Navi Mumbai / Sanpada: A group of people threatened and later assaulted a Sanpada based youth for feeding stray dogs living around the locality. The incident has enraged many animal activists and dog lovers. The youth, Vedaunsh Pradeep, aged 31, is a singer and guitar tutor by profession and dog lover. He has been regularly […]

Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation fines 14,000 hawkers for encroachment

Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation fines 14,000 hawkers for encroachment

Navi Mumbai / Vashi: In the last fortnight or so, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has fined some 14,000 hawkers for encroachment and misuse of marginal space. In the drive organized in all the wards the corporation has been able to collect around Rs 14.17 lakhs, a huge amount altogether. The drive came under municipal commissioner […]

FIR lodged against Panvel circus for cruelty against animals

FIR lodged against Panvel circus for cruelty against animals

Navi Mumbai / Panvel: The Kamothe police filed an FIR against a Panvel based circus, for cruelty against animals. They were found to be illegally using animals like camels, dogs, horses and emus for daily performances. A police complaint was made by alert members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India and Animal […]

Navi Mumbai International Airport’s 2020 deadline likely to extend as PAPs refuse to relocate again

Navi Mumbai International Airport’s 2020 deadline likely to extend as PAPs refuse to relocate again

Earlier talks with CIDCO and the December 15 deadline to relocate seems to have failed to convince villagers of ten villages marked for the Greenfield international airport Navi Mumbai / Ulwe: The Navi Mumbai International Airport is likely to fail to meet the deadline as the project affected people (PAP) of the 10 remaining villages […]

10 remaining Navi Mumbai airport villagers to relocate before December 15

Villagers of 10 remaining Navi Mumbai airport villages to relocate before December 15

Navi Mumbai / Ulwe: The 10 remaining villages in Ulwe marked for the Navi Mumbai International Airport that still remain occupied have been given an extension till December 15, 2019. Also, the Navi Mumbai International Airport (Pvt) Ltd (NMIAL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) will have to complete the project by the end of 2021. […]

PM Modi to address rally at Kharghar on 16th October

PM Modi to address rally at Kharghar on 16th October

Kharghar / Panvel: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing a huge rally at Kharghar on 16th October, 2019. Preparations have already been made for the mega political event to be held on a ground near Central Park. If things go as planned then PM Modi will be arriving on a helicopter on the ground […]

The hills that stand tall and proud in Kharghar!

The hills that stand tall and proud in Kharghar!

Well, anyone who has been to Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, can tell that the mountainous terrain is one thing that separates it from the rest of the nodes. The hills have been standing tall since before anyone moved in and will stay till they are allowed to! Here they were standing magnificently on one cloudy day! […]