Monsoon cleaning is a sham: Leena Garad

Monsoon cleaning is a sham: Corporator Leena Garad

The Kharghar Forum, led by Leena Garad, slammed the contractors entrusted with the job of cleaning of nullahs in Kharghar. Kharghar / Raigad / Navi Mumbai: Local corporator Leena Garad recently inspected work carried out by contractors in ward nos. 4, 5 and 6 located in sectors 19, 12 and 10 respectively, as part of […]

Navi Mumbai citizens are celebrating Navratri humbly this year too

Navi Mumbai citizens are celebrating Navratri humbly this year too

With a ban on dandiya and garba in Navi Mumbai due to the pandemic, citizens are keeping Navratri festivities to the basics – humble home celebrations. Navi Mumbai: Navratri celebrations in the city have been at their humblest, just like last year, owing to the covid-19 pandemic. The nine-day festivity commenced on Thursday, 7th October, […]

These are your lungs, just 10 days in Kharghar

These are your lungs, in just 10 days in Kharghar

The giant lungs billboard installation at Kharghar has shockingly turned black in just a matter of 10 days and is getting darker by the day. Kharghar / Panvel / Navi Mumbai: The “Billboard That Breathes” or replica of giant lungs, installed at sector 7, Kharghar, by the environmental organisation Waatavaran, has further deteriorated in colour, […]

PCMC begins taking charge of CIDCO utility plots

PCMC begins taking charge of public utility plots from CIDCO

Navi Mumbai / Panvel / PCMC: The Panvel City Municipal Corporation has asked CIDCO to hand over public utility plots. The plots that spread across Kharghar, Kalamboli and Panvel, include gardens, playgrounds and daily bazaar plots and will be taken on a lease for a period of 60 years. Apparently, the PCMC will be charged […]

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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 […]

PCMC plans drive to confine stray pigs

Panvel City Municipal Corporation plans drive to confine stray pigs

Panvel / Navi Mumbai / PCMC: The Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has pulled up their sleeves to tackle all stray problems affecting the residents in their region. Recently, they initiated a drive against the feeding of pigeons at public places and now they are coming up with a plan to confine all stray pigs […]

PCMC tells residents to stop feeding pigeons in public and residential areas

PCMC prohibits residents from feeding pigeons in public areas

Panvel / Navi Mumbai: Pigeon lovers in the area were in for a surprise as the Panvel civic commissioner, Ganesh Deshmukh, recently issued a notice telling them not to feed pigeons in public and residential areas, failing which, they would be penalized under section 294 of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act. The notice came after raised […]

Janardan Bhagat Shikshan Prasarak Sanstha’s Food Fest 2019 at Bhagubai Changu Thakur College of Law

Janardan Bhagat Shikshan Prasarak Sanstha’s Food Fest 2019 at Bhagubai Changu Thakur College of Law

Khanda Colony / Panvel / PCMC: The Janardan Bhagat Shikshan Prasarak Sanstha organized “Food Fest 2019” at Bhagubai Changu Thakur College of Law in Khanda Colony, Panvel. The event was inaugurated by the chief guest of the event, Shakuntala Ramsheth Thakur, Director, Thakur Infra-project Pvt. Ltd. and Varsha Prashant Thakur, Member, Janardan Bhagat Shikshan Prasarak […]