Navi Mumbai's News Options
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Bold MMRTA move faces opposition from auto unions
Private vehicles ferrying passengers near Turbhe and Jui Nagar railway station is a common sight. While plying of private vehicles for commercial purposes is illegal, infrastructural problems and the anti-passenger stance of the rickshaws forced the authorities to turn a blind eye to them.
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Cell Towers in Vashi building causes health scare
Cell tower sites consist of antennas and electronic equipment to send and receive mobile waves, which are essential in ensuring uninterrupted communication. However, they come bundled with health problems related to radiation. The risks increase even more in residential areas, where companies prefer to set up their communication at high rise buildings. The presence of one such tower has raised a storm in Alaknanda CHS Ltd, near PKC hospital, Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
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Navi Mumbai gets ready for a smooth Ganapati Farewell
It’s that time of the year, when the city’s favorite deity comes calling. Ganesh Chaturti is celebrated with much festive fervor all over Mumbai. After showering the devotees with the blessings, the majestic Ganpati will depart for his heavenly abode from Tuesday. The civic authorities are leaving no stone unturned in preparation for the immersions.
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CIDCO establishes a Rehab Policy to help project affected persons in Navi Mumbai
Whenever there are development projects taken up in India, the displaced inhabitants vent their anger at the authorities by staging strikes and dharnas. The same is the case with Navi Mumbai. The ambitious Navi Mumbai Airport is in doldrums over PAPs (project affected persons) strife and environmental issues. Taking note of the grievances of PAPs, CIDCO under the leadership of Mr. Sanjay Bhatia has come up with a 26 point rehabilitation policy.
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High realty prices in Navi Mumbai despite of a slump
Navi Mumbai, the city of the 21st century, is joining the high realty rates trend as seen in Mumbai. Two recent reports have highlighted the high property prices in Navi Mumbai, especially in the times when realty market is experiencing a big slack.
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Navi Mumbai airport plan faces a new challenge as Wildlife board refuses approval on account of ‘bird threat’
The ambitious Navi Mumbai airport project is in the news again with a new hurdle. An environment ministry’s wildlife specialist committee has refused to approve the airport project on the ground of ‘bird threat’. The proposed airport is in close proximity to Karnala bird sanctuary and this is the major concern of the Wildlife board.
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Animal rights activists from Navi Mumbai felicitated
Aditi Lahiri, Roshni Majumdar and Rinki Banerji have one thing in common – these three dynamic ladies have been selflessly working for the welfare of stray animals, and facing the perils of it.
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Rat race among realtors in Navi Mumabi, boon for investors
In the recent few years, Navi Mumbai has emerged as a hot realty sector with many housing projects coming up in the region. Even CIDCO is planning to develop affordable housing options in the city, to ease the housing pressure the region is witnessing.
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International bidders for the Belapur-Kharghar-Pendhar metro line
Hyundai Rotem, Balfour Betty and Nippon Signal, Siemens AG & Siemens India’ L&T Construction, Ansaldo STS’ CAF and CAF India’ OHL-Obrascon Huartelainsa’ Bombardier Transport’ CSR Nanjing Puzhen’ and Alstom India Ltd – these nine international firms have expressed their interest for providing stock-trains, communication, signals and tracks for the upcoming 11-km Belapur-Kharghar-Pendhar Metro rail line.
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RJIL teams up with NMMC for introducing 4G towers in the city
Navi Mumbai’s wait for 4G towers is soon to get over. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. (RJIL), formerly known as Infotel Broadband, has entered into a tie-up with Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to install ground based towers, to facilitate the launch of the eagerly awaited 4G services.
