Navi Mumbai Cyclothon 2021 postponed as covid-19 cases spike

Navi Mumbai Cyclothon 2021 postponed as covid-19 cases spike

The NMMC has postponed the cyclothon dates twice – 21 February and now 28 February, 2021, as a precaution amid rising cases of covid-19. Navi Mumbai: The much anticipated “Navi Mumbai Cyclothon 2021” by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), has been cancelled citing rising covid-19 cases in the city. The large scale event was […]

Rs 50000 fine on marriage events violating covid-19 norms: NMMC

Rs. 50000 fine on marriage events violating covid-19 norms: NMMC

The NMMC has strictly ordered not to accommodate more than 50 people at marriage events and social gatherings. Navi Mumbai: In the wake of the growing number of covid-19 cases in the city, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has issued a circular outlining the guidelines to be followed at marriage functions and other social […]

Belapur crocodile rescued by Wildlife Welfare Association, sent for medical examination

Belapur crocodile rescued by Wildlife Welfare Association, sent for medical examination

The crocodile, a female measuring 6.43 meters and weighing 35.4 kg, has been sent for medical fitness tests and will be rehabilitated soon. Belapur / Navi Mumbai: The patient and painstaking efforts of the volunteers of Wildlife Welfare Association (WWA) and the help given by the Thane Range Forest department officials, finally helped rescue the […]

Crocodile spotted in marshes behind NMMC headquarters at Belapur

Crocodile spotted in marshes behind NMMC headquarters at Belapur

Navi Mumbai: A video shared by a local fisherman shows an adult crocodile lazing around in the marshes has been seen in the marshy pond area behind the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) head-office building in Belapur. The short clip has gone viral with local residents, environmentalists, nature lovers and the administration department, all having […]

Major fire at Taloja MIDC chemical unit engulfs three units, doused after 7 hours

Major fire at Taloja MIDC chemical unit engulfs three units, doused after 7 hours

Around 14 fire engines battled to bring the fire under control and stop it from spreading to neighbouring chemical units. Taloja / PCMC / Navi Mumbai: A major fire broke out at a chemical factory in the industrial area of Taloja MIDC on Tuesday morning. More than fourteen fire engines were pressed into action for […]

Navi Mumbai needs dog parks: City pet dog parents urge

Navi Mumbai needs dog parks: City pet dog parents urge

With the number of pets increasing every month, Navi Mumbai pet dog parents demand dog parks in prime nodes of the city, more than ever, now that one is coming up in Vashi. Navi Mumbai: Pet parents in the city are very excited to have got their first ever “Pet Corner” and the news that […]

Next Stop NMMC's Upcycled Art Toilet Bus

Next stop: NMMC’s Upcycled Art Toilet Bus

NMMT transforms two defunct and scrap buses into portable unisex toilets, with art written all over them Navi Mumbai / CBD-Belapur: Well, thanks to the NMMC, citizens of Navi Mumbai will now be able to relieve themselves while admiring “Art”! Yes, you heard it right! Two defunct NMMT buses have been transformed into, what they […]

12 weeks, 5.5 tonnes of trash: Navi Mumbai eco-warriors successfully clean city mangroves

12 weeks, 5.5 tonnes of trash: Navi Mumbai eco-warriors successfully clean city mangroves

Navi Mumbai: In the last 12 weeks, a Navi Mumbai based environment organization has been able to clean mangroves in the city and clear out more than 5.5 tonnes of dry waste, from the mangroves around the TS Chanakya and Seawoods Estate area. The cleanliness drive had been jointly undertaken by the locals and the […]

Navi Mumbai Navratri festivities stand cancelled amid Covid-19 fears

Navi Mumbai Navratri festivities stand cancelled amid Covid-19 fears

One of the most grandly celebrated festivals of Navi Mumbai, Navratri, begins today, without any of it’s pomp and gaiety, amid Covid-19 fears. Navi Mumbai: The year 2020 will most likely be remembered for the year of humble celebrations as fears of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has kept all celebrations, big or small, at bay. […]

NMMC Commissioner unveils ‘Mahatma Gandhi Chasma and Charkha’ murals to mark Gandhi Jayanti celebrations

NMMC Commissioner unveils ‘Mahatma Gandhi Chasma and Charkha’ murals to mark Gandhi Jayanti celebrations

The murals, made of waste, were installed to mark Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti and the inaugural ceremony of Swachh Survekshan, 2021.    Navi Mumbai / CBD-Belapur: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), marked Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations, 2020, in great style, by unveiling two unique murals dedicated to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The murals, “Mahatma […]