Pranab covers Navi Mumbai for the Hindustan Times.
Articles by Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan
In a first, Navi Mumbai civic body to develop sports infrastructure under city flyovers
The civic body has already developed an open gym along with a jogging track under the flyover that connects Nerul, sector 21 with sector 46.
Updated on Sep 03, 2021 02:15 PM IST
Senior cop’s fake Facebook account unearthed in Maharashtra’s Raigad
District superintendent of police Ashok Dudhe learnt about it on Wednesday when one of his friends called him, asking him if he was in need of money. The police official then took to social media to alert his friends about the fraud, requested everyone not to entertain that bogus account
Published on Sep 02, 2021 03:12 PM IST
Navi Mumbai: 9-year-old dies of electrocution in Turbhe
Police said that Naved Javed Khan had come out of his house for some work when he accidentally touched the live wire attached to an electric pole
Published on Aug 31, 2021 11:05 PM IST
Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai
After good response, Navi Mumbai to add 100 more rental cycle stands
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has installed 100 stands across the city with a total of 700 cycles
Published on Aug 27, 2021 04:02 PM IST
Monkeys continue to meet with accidents on Mumbai-Goa highway
A monkey from the Karnala bird sanctuary suffered severe injuries after it was hit by a vehicle on the Mumbai- Goa highway on August 21.
Published on Aug 26, 2021 04:07 PM IST
Navi Mumbai: Body of Nepali woman claimed by family, last rites conducted
The body of a 22-year-old woman from Nepal, which remained unclaimed at Sion hospital for 17 days after succumbing to injuries in a train accident, has finally been claimed by her family
Published on Aug 24, 2021 10:23 PM IST
Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai: 15-year-old beaten to death in Kalamboli
A 15-year-old boy from Kharghar was beaten to death by unidentified people in Kalamboli in the early hours of Monday
Published on Aug 24, 2021 10:12 PM IST
Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai
Mumbai: Bus service launched from Kharghar rly stn to Tata Memorial Centre
The distance between the railway station and ACTREC is 6.2 km. However, auto drivers charge anything between ₹60 and ₹150 for ferrying passengers. With these buses in place, commuters can travel the same distance in ₹13
Published on Aug 20, 2021 01:01 PM IST
Car pile-up causes traffic jam on Sion-Panvel highway
According to the police, a car going towards Mumbai from Panvel side rammed into another car moving in the same direction around 9.45am. Both the cars then ended up hitting five other cars on the bridge
Updated on Jul 28, 2021 12:36 PM IST
116 revellers rescued from Kharghar hills in Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai
Entry to the Kharghar hills and Pandavkada waterfall, another popular tourist spot in the town, was banned in June in view of the numerous accidents that took place there in the recent past
Published on Jul 19, 2021 10:36 AM IST
8 wall painters injured in Navi Mumbai scaffolding collapse, contractor booked
Nerul police inspector said the contractor had not provided the painters with safety gears for doing the work and he was being booked for negligence.
Published on Jul 14, 2021 03:47 PM IST
Pune woman killed after car hits trailer on expressway
A 30-year-old woman from Pune died after her car rammed into a stationary trailer on Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Monday
Published on Jul 13, 2021 01:07 AM IST
Man dies as truck hits his bike in Maharashtra’s Raigad
The truck driver fled the scene and the police are looking for him. The vehicle had hit another biker a little earlier; that biker sustained injuries too
Published on Jul 08, 2021 01:37 PM IST
Three of a family killed in accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Three members of a family, including a three-and-a-half-year-old boy, died in a three-vehicle pile-up on Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Thursday evening
Published on Jul 02, 2021 12:02 AM IST
Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai
Mumbai: 27-year-old run over by train
A 27-year-old woman died and two other persons were run over by a train on the trans-harbour line at Pawane MIDC on Tuesday
Published on Jun 30, 2021 12:34 AM IST
Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai: 18-year-old drowns at Pandavkada waterfall, body fished out
An 18-year-old student from Govandi drowned at Pandavkada waterfall in Kharghar on Tuesday evening
Published on Jun 24, 2021 12:20 AM IST
Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai
Mumbai: Retired cop shoots at his two sons after fight; one dies
A 68-year-old retired assistant sub-inspector (ASI) with the Mumbai police allegedly shot three rounds of bullets at his two sons from his licensed revolver at their Airoli residence on Monday evening
Published on Jun 15, 2021 01:12 AM IST
Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai
60-year-old runs over 9-month-old while reversing car, booked
The police have booked a 60-year-old man for running over a nine-month-old boy crawling in the parking lot of a building at Rabale on May 30
Published on Jun 09, 2021 12:33 AM IST
Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai
Mumbai: Day 1 of reopening of non-essential shops sees confusion
On the first day of reopening of non-essential shops in the city, confusion mounted over which shops, with respect to the side of the road, were allowed to open
Published on Jun 02, 2021 12:28 AM IST
Mehul R Thakkar and Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Mumbai
Traffic snarls on Sion-Panvel highway after easing lockdown
Following the relaxations announced by the state government in some regions where the Covid situation has improved, non-essential shops have been allowed to open from 7am to 2pm on weekdays in both Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) and Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) regions
Published on Jun 02, 2021 12:00 AM IST
Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai
Four dead, six injured in separate accidents in Raigad
Four people including two women died and six others were injured in different accidents caused by Cyclone Tauktae in Raigad district on Monday
Published on May 18, 2021 12:28 AM IST
Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai
Biker dies as electric pole falls on him; 122 tree falling cases in Navi Mumbai
A 35-year-old biker died after an electric pole fell on him on Palm Beach road at Sanpada late on Sunday evening
Published on May 18, 2021 12:28 AM IST
Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai
After killing wife, man tries to jump off Covid centre building
A 40-year-old man from Panvel who allegedly killed his wife on Saturday, was rescued by police and fire brigade officers after he tried to jump off the 15th floor of a Covid care centre on Wednesday
Published on Apr 29, 2021 01:00 AM IST
Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai
79,698 citizens in Navi Mumbai fined for flouting norms within a month
The police along with the local civic bodies from Navi Mumbai penalised 79,698 people between March 15 and April 15 for violating Covid-19 norms
Published on Apr 19, 2021 12:37 AM IST
Despite lockdown, 26 birds given treatment at Navi Mumbai’s Karnala sanctuary
Despite the lockdown imposed by the state government, the forest officers are taking care of the 26 birds undergoing treatment at the Karnala Bird Sanctuary, near Panvel
Published on Apr 19, 2021 12:32 AM IST
Navi Mumbai cops arrest lawyer for kidnapping client for ₹3-cr ransom
The Kharghar police arrested a 36-year-old lawyer for allegedly kidnapping one of his clients and demanding a ransom of ₹3 crore in the first week of April
Updated on Apr 16, 2021 01:05 AM IST
Drugs case: One accused held from Raj
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday arrested from Kota in Rajasthan, Danish Merchant alias Danish Chikna, a south Mumbai resident, wanted in a drugs case, and allegedly recovered 200gm of hashish from him
Published on Apr 03, 2021 01:25 AM IST
Manish K Pathak and Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Mumbai
Antilia security scare: Vaze’s ex-colleagues, south Mumbai club owner quizzed
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the Antilia security scare case and the related murder of Thane trader Mansukh Hiran, questioned prime suspect Sachin Vaze’s former colleagues, including crime branch officer Prakash Ovhal, who reportedly purchased a Mitsubishi Outlander from the suspended Mumbai Police officer
Updated on Apr 03, 2021 12:53 AM IST
Manish K Pathak & Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan
Navi Mumbai: Pet dog attacks three-year-old girl, owner booked
Vashi police booked a 36-year-old woman after her dog allegedly attacked and injured a three-year-old girl on Monday.
Published on Apr 01, 2021 12:29 AM IST
Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai
Three killed as car crashes into auto on Karjat-Neral road near Mumbai
Three people died after a car collided with an auto ricksaw on Karjat-Neral road on Monday
Published on Mar 30, 2021 12:44 AM IST