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Pranab covers Navi Mumbai for the Hindustan Times.

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Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation to repair potholes on Thane - Belapur road

In its decision to repair the Thane – Belapur road, the Navi Mumbai civic body will fill up all the potholes and also repair the divider where it is broken

The potholes on the Thane - Belapur road will be repaired by Navi Mumbai civic body. (BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 09, 2021 08:00 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

NMMC to develop waste composting unit in each slum in Navi Mumbai

There are 41 slums in the NMMC jurisdiction from Digha to CBD Belapur, an official said; according to plans, Navi Mumbai civic body will develop one or multiple waste composting units at each slum depending on its area and population

Garbage by a roadside. The Navi Mumbai civic body, NMMC, will develop a waste composting unit in each of its 41 slums. (RISHIKESH CHOUDHARY/HT FILE PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 08, 2021 04:54 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

Digha residents will not have any water issue from 2023, says Navi Mumbai civic official

The water crisis of the residents of Digha is going to be a thing of the past as the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to develop a 2 MLD elevated service reservoir in their area; NMMC has set aside a budget of ₹12Cr for the project

While Morbe Dam (in pic) caters to residents of Navi Mumbai, Digha doesn’t have its own reservoir, claim residents. Soon, NMMC will develop a reservoir for Digha residents. (BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT FILE PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 08, 2021 04:24 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

Man arrested by Koparkhairane police for cheating people of vehicles

A 31-year-old man from Uran has been arrested by Koparkhairane police for allegedly cheating several people by taking their vehicles on rent; police recover 11 vehicles collectively worth ₹1.36Cr from him

Some of the vehicles recovered by Koparkhairane police officials from the man arrested. (BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 07, 2021 05:49 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

Navi Mumbai crime branch arrests man wanted in more than 125 chain snatching cases

Police have recovered 88 grams of jewellery worth ₹2.68 lakh from a 40-year-old man who was allegedly involved in more than 125 chain snatching cases registered against him both in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai

A 40-year-old man with more than 125 chain snatching cases in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai has been arrested by the Navi Mumbai crime branch. The police have recovered 88 grams of jewellery worth Rs2.68 lakh from him. (HT FILE)

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Updated on Oct 04, 2021 07:57 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

Navi Mumbai crime branch arrest man for looting 35 shops, houses in 2021 alone

Navi Mumbai crime branch recover stolen goods worth ₹13.23 lakh from a 35-year-old man following his arrest for looting 35 shops and houses in 2021 alone

Bipin Kumar Singh (2nd from right), commissioner of police, Navi Mumbai, and his colleagues with the recovered items following the arrest of a 35-year-old man by the crime branch. (BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Oct 04, 2021 07:33 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

Police arrest 2 thieves for stealing homes after posing as watchmen in Navi Mumbai

NRI police in Navi Mumbai arrest 2 thieves; cash and jewellery collectively worth ₹14.28 lakh recovered from their possession

Police officials with the recovered stolen cash and valuables after the arrest of two thieves who looted houses posing as watchmen at APMC, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, on Saturday. (BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Oct 02, 2021 07:24 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

NMMT AC bus fare to be cheaper by 33% from next week

From next week, the Navi Mumbai commuters will be able to travel in the air-conditioned Volvo buses of NMMT at a cheaper rate; In an effort to popularise its services, the civic transport authority has decided to reduce the bus fare by 33%

NMMT has reduced its AC bus fares by 33%, bringing down minimum fare from <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15 to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10. This will come into effect from next week (BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Oct 02, 2021 06:29 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

24-year-old burglar from Kalwa in Thane arrested for molesting woman, stealing cash

A 24-year-old burglar from Kalwa in Thane has been arrested by the police on Friday for allegedly molesting a woman and stealing some cash and a mobile phone from her Turbhe house

A 24-year-old burglar from Kalwa in Thane was arrested for allegedly molesting a woman. (HT FILE)

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Published on Oct 01, 2021 06:40 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

120 tree fall incidents this monsoon compared to 512 last year, says Navi Mumbai civic body

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has claimed that the tree fall incidents this monsoon between June and September have decreased by more than 76% compared to the same period last year

Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation reported 120 tree fall incidents in the city this monsoon compared to 512 in 2020. (BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Oct 01, 2021 04:30 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

One arrested, another escapes in chain snatching incident in Airoli

A 28-year-old man, who along with an accomplice allegedly snatched a gold chain from a woman in Airoli, has been arrested by a few locals and handed over to the police; his accomplice, however, managed to escape

In a chain snatching incident in Airoli on Friday morning, one person has been arrested while his accomplice is on the run. (HT FILE)

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Updated on Oct 01, 2021 04:10 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

Vashi residents complain of murky roads near NMMC’s ambitious project site

NMMC’s ambitious project of the first-ever Olympic size swimming pool in Vashi has created problems for residents; they complain of murky roads for the last few weeks due to the ongoing construction work

Murky roads near NMMC’s ambitious project site in Vashi. Vashi residents complain of muck on rainy days and dust on dry days. (BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 01, 2021 03:53 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

17 people stuck at Navi Mumbai’s Pandavkada Waterfall due to heavy rain, rescued

The forest department had banned entry to the Pandavkada Waterfall and Kharghar Hills in June earlier this year in view of the numerous accidents that took place in the past few years.

The visitors who were from Dharavi and Chembur had entered the waterfall by crossing a stream in the morning. However, due to incessant rains that stream got swollen by afternoon making it impossible for them to return to the city. (SOURCED.)

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Published on Sep 30, 2021 12:40 AM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan

Fire brigade rescue 17 revellers stuck at Pandavkada waterfalls in Kharghar

Seventeen revellers including nine women who went to Pandavkada waterfalls in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, were stuck in the hills as the water level of a stream rose due to heavy rainfall on Tuesday

Revellers stuck at Pandavkada waterfalls in Kharghar as water level in a stream rose on Tuesday. They were rescued by fire brigade officials later in the day. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Sep 29, 2021 07:24 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

17-year-old gym trainer dies in road accident on Vashi bridge

A 17-year-old gym trainer dies on Vashi Creek Bridge on Monday after his two-wheeler was hit by an unknown vehicle; he was on his way to gym in Turbhe when the accident occurred

A 17-year-old gym trainer dies in road accident after his two-wheeler is hit by an unknown vehicle on Vashi bridge. (HT FILE)

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Published on Sep 28, 2021 06:57 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

23-year-old accused of rape escapes from police jeep in Kalamboli

The Kalamboli police are on the lookout for a 23-year-old rape and POCSO accused from Osmanabad who allegedly ran away from a police jeep near the steel market on September 23

Kalamboli police are on the lookout for a 23-year-old man accused of rape of a minor girl. (HT FILE)

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Published on Sep 27, 2021 07:36 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

NMMC to take responsibility of maintaining streetlights on Sion-Panvel Highway in Navi Mumbai

The Navi Mumbai civic body, NMMC, has decided to take over the maintenance of streetlights on the busy highway in their jurisdiction (from Vashi toll naka to CBD Belapur) from the state PWD

Navi Mumbai civic body, NMMC, will take responsibility of maintaining streetlights in its jurisdiction on Sion-Panvel Highway. (BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Sep 25, 2021 05:56 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

NMMC to replace 25-year-old old electric poles with new ones across Navi Mumbai

In view of the multiple electric poles falling during the rainy season, the Navi Mumbai civic body, NMMC, has started replacing them with new poles

New electric poles lying to be erected across Navi Mumbai. The NMMC will replace 25-year-old electric poles with new ones. (BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Sep 25, 2021 05:27 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

Police constable in Navi Mumbai suspended for rape, goes into hiding

The Navi Mumbai Commissioner of Police, Bipin Kumar Singh, suspended a constable after a rape case was registered against the latter at Khandeshwar police station

Police constable in Navi Mumbai has been suspended for rape of 23-year-old woman. (HT FILE)

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Published on Sep 24, 2021 07:09 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

30-year-old woman killed as bike skids on Mumbai’s Vashi creek bridge

The deceased woman was travelling on a bike towards Panvel with her husband and two sons who were unhurt in the accident.

The police have registered a case under sections 279 and 304a of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the husband who was driving the bike. (ANI)

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Published on Sep 24, 2021 04:54 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan

Luxury bus catches fire on Sion-Panvel highway, no injuries reported

Around 20 passengers had a narrow escape after a private luxury bus caught fire on Sion-Panvel highway near Kharghar toll naka in Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai on Friday morning, officials said

Some passengers had alighted at Panvel before the accident took place. (ANI)

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Published on Sep 24, 2021 04:42 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan

Navi Mumbai to get another mother-and-child hospital in Digha

Residents of Digha can heave a sigh of relief as Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation will develop a mother-and-child (MCH) hospital in their area; work to be completed by 2023

Navi Mumbai to get its sixth mother-and-child (MCH) hospital in Digha. The one in picture is the MCH in Turbhe. (BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Sep 23, 2021 08:10 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

NMMT reopens bus pass centres in Vashi, Belapur

After nearly a year and a half, Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) reopens bus pass centres in Vashi and Belapur on Thursday; daily commuters can purchase monthly, quarterly and yearly passes from here

NMMT reopens bus pass centres in Vashi and Belapur after 17 months. (BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Sep 23, 2021 08:07 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

FIR registered after Digha woman’s fake Instagram account opened

Rabale MIDC police have registered an FIR after unidentified people opened a fake Instagram account of a 32-year-old woman from Digha and uploaded some of her photos and videos without her consent

Rabale MIDC police register an FIR after a fake Instagram account of a woman from Digha circulated photos and videos. (HT FILE)

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Published on Sep 23, 2021 07:59 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

Man in Panvel dies after touching live electric wire

A 36-year-old man from Kanpoli village in Panvel dies after he touches a live electric wire while repairing his wheat-grinding machine

A man from Kanpoli village in Panvel comes in touch with a live electric wire and dies of electrocution (HT FILE)

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Published on Sep 22, 2021 06:55 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

Nere villagers of Panvel claim to have spotted leopard; Forest officials increase patrolling

Forest officials have increased patrolling in Nere village of Panvel after residents claimed to have spotted a leopard on Saturday; Villagers warned not to roam around unnecessarily

A leopard was sighted by Nere villagers in Panvel. Forest officials have increased patrolling in the jungle area. (For representational purposes only) (HT FILE PHOTO)

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Published on Sep 20, 2021 10:30 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

Police nab West Bengal man for kidnapping 4-year-old boy from Taloja

A 27-year-old man from West Bengal has been arrested from Bhiwandi on Friday for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old boy from Taloja. Police also claimed to have rescued the boy within five hours.

Majirul Haque from West Bengal (centre), 27 years, arrested by Police for kidnapping a four-year-old boy from Taloja, at DCP office, APMC, Navi Mumbai, on Saturday. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 18, 2021 11:41 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

Motorists face problems as resurfacing of flyovers not done before monsoon

With the work of asphalting on seven flyovers along the Sion-Panvel Highway not undertaken before the monsoon, almost all of them have developed craters and the motorists are facing a lot of issues

Motorists negotiate through potholes on Nerul flyover as resurfacing of flyovers on Sion-Panvel Highway not done before monsoon. (BACHCHAN KUMAR/HT)

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Updated on Sep 18, 2021 10:32 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

Man drowns during Ganesh idol immersion in Navi Mumbai, body found day after

According to the police, Manu Vijay Saroaj, along with a few friends and family members, had gone to the Gadhi river to immerse their Ganesh idol on Tuesday afternoon before he went missing

The body of Manu Vijay Saroaj was spotted floating in the water near the incident site on Wednesday. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on Sep 16, 2021 04:41 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan

Man booked for kidnapping, raping orchestra bar singer in Navi Mumbai

According to the police, the survivor worked at a bar at Panvel.

The accused has been booked under sections 376, 363 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). ((Representative image/HT Archive))

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Published on Sep 11, 2021 05:05 PM IST

ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Mumbai

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Pranab covers Navi Mumbai for the Hindustan Times.

In its decision to repair the Thane – Belapur road, the Navi Mumbai civic body will fill up all the potholes and also repair the divider where it is broken

There are 41 slums in the NMMC jurisdiction from Digha to CBD Belapur, an official said; according to plans, Navi Mumbai civic body will develop one or multiple waste composting units at each slum depending on its area and population

The water crisis of the residents of Digha is going to be a thing of the past as the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to develop a 2 MLD elevated service reservoir in their area; NMMC has set aside a budget of ₹12Cr for the project

A 31-year-old man from Uran has been arrested by Koparkhairane police for allegedly cheating several people by taking their vehicles on rent; police recover 11 vehicles collectively worth ₹1.36Cr from him

Police have recovered 88 grams of jewellery worth ₹2.68 lakh from a 40-year-old man who was allegedly involved in more than 125 chain snatching cases registered against him both in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai

Navi Mumbai crime branch recover stolen goods worth ₹13.23 lakh from a 35-year-old man following his arrest for looting 35 shops and houses in 2021 alone

NRI police in Navi Mumbai arrest 2 thieves; cash and jewellery collectively worth ₹14.28 lakh recovered from their possession

From next week, the Navi Mumbai commuters will be able to travel in the air-conditioned Volvo buses of NMMT at a cheaper rate; In an effort to popularise its services, the civic transport authority has decided to reduce the bus fare by 33%

A 24-year-old burglar from Kalwa in Thane has been arrested by the police on Friday for allegedly molesting a woman and stealing some cash and a mobile phone from her Turbhe house

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has claimed that the tree fall incidents this monsoon between June and September have decreased by more than 76% compared to the same period last year

A 28-year-old man, who along with an accomplice allegedly snatched a gold chain from a woman in Airoli, has been arrested by a few locals and handed over to the police; his accomplice, however, managed to escape

NMMC’s ambitious project of the first-ever Olympic size swimming pool in Vashi has created problems for residents; they complain of murky roads for the last few weeks due to the ongoing construction work

The forest department had banned entry to the Pandavkada Waterfall and Kharghar Hills in June earlier this year in view of the numerous accidents that took place in the past few years.

Seventeen revellers including nine women who went to Pandavkada waterfalls in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, were stuck in the hills as the water level of a stream rose due to heavy rainfall on Tuesday

A 17-year-old gym trainer dies on Vashi Creek Bridge on Monday after his two-wheeler was hit by an unknown vehicle; he was on his way to gym in Turbhe when the accident occurred

The Kalamboli police are on the lookout for a 23-year-old rape and POCSO accused from Osmanabad who allegedly ran away from a police jeep near the steel market on September 23

The Navi Mumbai civic body, NMMC, has decided to take over the maintenance of streetlights on the busy highway in their jurisdiction (from Vashi toll naka to CBD Belapur) from the state PWD

In view of the multiple electric poles falling during the rainy season, the Navi Mumbai civic body, NMMC, has started replacing them with new poles

The Navi Mumbai Commissioner of Police, Bipin Kumar Singh, suspended a constable after a rape case was registered against the latter at Khandeshwar police station

The deceased woman was travelling on a bike towards Panvel with her husband and two sons who were unhurt in the accident.

Around 20 passengers had a narrow escape after a private luxury bus caught fire on Sion-Panvel highway near Kharghar toll naka in Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai on Friday morning, officials said

Residents of Digha can heave a sigh of relief as Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation will develop a mother-and-child (MCH) hospital in their area; work to be completed by 2023

After nearly a year and a half, Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) reopens bus pass centres in Vashi and Belapur on Thursday; daily commuters can purchase monthly, quarterly and yearly passes from here

Rabale MIDC police have registered an FIR after unidentified people opened a fake Instagram account of a 32-year-old woman from Digha and uploaded some of her photos and videos without her consent

A 36-year-old man from Kanpoli village in Panvel dies after he touches a live electric wire while repairing his wheat-grinding machine

Forest officials have increased patrolling in Nere village of Panvel after residents claimed to have spotted a leopard on Saturday; Villagers warned not to roam around unnecessarily

A 27-year-old man from West Bengal has been arrested from Bhiwandi on Friday for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old boy from Taloja. Police also claimed to have rescued the boy within five hours.

With the work of asphalting on seven flyovers along the Sion-Panvel Highway not undertaken before the monsoon, almost all of them have developed craters and the motorists are facing a lot of issues

According to the police, Manu Vijay Saroaj, along with a few friends and family members, had gone to the Gadhi river to immerse their Ganesh idol on Tuesday afternoon before he went missing

According to the police, the survivor worked at a bar at Panvel.

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