Navi Mumbai: An uncommon Lappet Moth, (Streblote siva), also known as the Jujube Lappet, was recorded for the first time in Raigad district, from Nagaon village, in Maharashtra. The moth was earlier first spotted in a seasonal salt-marsh, adjoining Nagaon beach during a nocturnal excursion to document the biodiversity of the area by Mumbai based…
Mumbai: BEST appears to have not have learned a lesson from the fatal bus tragedy of Dec 2024, just a little over a year ago, which left 9 dead and 40 injured. In the latest mishap at Bhandup, a full-time, experienced BEST driver lost control of a bus on Monday night, and 4 people lost…
Mumbai: A Mumbai lawyer on Tuesday approached the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC), urging it to take suo motu cognisance of a fatal accident involving a BEST bus and ensure an impartial inquiry into the tragedy.Four people were killed and nine others injured when a bus of the civic-run transport undertaking BEST crashed into…
Mumbai: For the past couple of years, Prashant Shinde (48) was a traffic warden in Ghatkopar. He was the only male victim of the Bhandup BEST bus accident.His brother, Rajesh, said Prashant was on his way back home when the bus struck him while he was standing in a queue to board another bus. He…
Navi Mumbai: The first tunnel breakthrough was achieved on Monday in the City and Industrial Development Corporation’s (Cidco) Augmentation of Hetawane Water Supply Scheme to Navi Mumbai at Shaft-4 in Wahal village under Package-1 of the project. The project was executed by Afcons Infrastructure, marking the first tunnel breakthrough in Cidco’s history across all its…
(Representative image generated by AI) MUMBAI: The proliferation of high-rise buildings across Mumbai has brought an unintended consequence for some residents—persistent flashing lights from aviation obstruction systems on adjacent towers that penetrate through curtains and disrupt sleep patterns.Aviation Obstruction Lights (AOL) are legally mandated under International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 14 regulations, which India…
Navi Mumbai: The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) team of Navi Mumbai crime branch have rescued a 16-year-old Bangladeshi girl and five women including two Bangladeshis from prostitution by raiding Navnath Inn lodge in Taloja MIDC area after sending a decoy customer on Dec 21.The police have arrested the lodge owner Vasant Shetty, manager Girish Shetty,…
Navi Mumbai: A canal inspector of the water conservation department-Karjat, Vijay Kakde (43), had committed suicide in the Tinvira dam in Alibaug. He was a resident of Pimplebhat village. The victim’s body was found floating in the dam water. The locals had informed the Poynad police. After retrieving the body, the police took the deceased…
MUMBAI: At least 4 people were killed and 14 others injured after a BEST bus driver lost control of the vehicle while taking a tight U-turn outside Bhandup (W) railway station and rammed pedestrians on the footpath late Monday, police said. The incident comes a year after the Kurla bus crash which claimed nine lives.Monday’s…
Navi Mumbai: Political activity intensified across Navi Mumbai ahead of the upcoming general elections, being held after a gap of 10.5 years, with aspiring candidates demanding that the Navi Mumbai police remain especially vigilant, increase security, and maintain law and order during the election process. For the last six to seven years, many aspiring candidates…
