Mumbai cops claim Indian Mujahideen ring cracked Sep 25, 2008
Mumbai's joint commissioner of police (crime) Rakesh Maria said the first breakthrough came from Afzal, who was arrested by the property cell in connection with the car thefts from Navi Mumbai. Afzal was arrested a week ago, Maria said, but he broke down only on Tuesday morning. (India Times, India)
A tale of 2 SEZs Sep 23, 2008
Engineers, armed with American technology, have already descended on the greenfield Navi Mumbai SEZ to build a 100-km compound wall and a network of water pipes ... Most of the 2,180-hectare plot for the Navi Mumbai SEZ was acquired almost 25 years ago by the state government , officials explained on Monday , a day after Pen villagers voted in a referendum on the Mumbai SEZ. There was a violent peasants' agitation under the leadership of D B Patil then as well, when the City and Industrial... (Times of India)
Mall Mania: Big brands plan pullout Sep 21, 2008
ETAM, the French lingerie brand, recently pulled out of Palm Beach Galleria mall in Navi Mumbai, together with six other retailers such as grocery chain Foodland Fresh and Manoranjan sarees. ETAM has so far closed four stores, all in malls, in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Surat and Ahmedabad. (India Times)
Bride search nails NRI extortionist Sep 20, 2008
NAVI MUMBAI: Never try to get married and make extortion calls at the same time ... Sheron, who recently made a Rs 10-crore extortion call from Canada to Navi Mumbai builder Nalin Shah, was arrested from the Delhi airport on Thursday ... Navi Mumbai police chief Ramrao Wagh told TOI on Friday, "The extortion call to Nalin Shah two weeks ago was traced to Canada . We started monitoring the number and realized that the caller was also calling up a particular marriage website in order to find a... (India Times, India)
Taj Hotels launches Gateway brand Sep 12, 2008
The ten new hotels have been signed up in key metros Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Jullunder, Mysore, Navi Mumbai, Raipur and Gondia. The Taj Group has aggressive plans for the brand and is open to owned hotels and management contracts. (Hindu)
Large Hadron Collider Goes Online Sep 11, 2008
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Accused in '93 blasts caught in Nepal Sep 7, 2008
KATHMANDU/MUMBAI : In a major shot in the arm for the Mumbai police, which had recently arrested 1993 blasts accused Karimullah Khan from Nalasopara in Navi Mumbai, the Nepal police on T 00004000 hursday arrested Riyaz Khatri alias Riyaz Abubakar Lone who had played a key role in the landing of RDX prior to the serial blasts. The 40-year-old absconder was caught along with another accomplice, Salim Abdul Ghani Gazi alias Ashfaq Ahmed, in a sensational midnight raid and immediately handed over to... (Times of India)
Soon, 11-storey parking lot in Mumbai Sep 6, 2008
MUMBAI: The ordeal of searching for a parking space in the busy areas of Vashi could substantially lighten once the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporations (NMMC) latest plans are completed ... Mistry said that when Cidco planned Navi Mumbai, it had estimated a certain volume of traffic for Vashi. (India Times, India)
RBI to accept advance income tax Aug 26, 2008
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank on Monday said that 965 branches of public and private sector banks would receive advance income tax in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai ... "Long queues and inconveniences can be avoided at the Reserve Bank of India counters if the assessees in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai utilise the services being made available at various designated branches of banks and deposit their income tax dues well in advance of the last date," the RBI release said. (India Times)
Power cuts may increase by two hours Aug 25, 2008
MUMBAI: Close on the heels of scrapping zero load-shedding in Navi Mumbai, Thane and Pune, sources in MSEDCL said a sudden drop in rainfall and a rise in the demand for electricity could force it to increase power cuts by two hours. In a repeat of emergency measures imposed in July, MSEDCL is likely to undertake load-shedding across all consumer categories throughout Maharashtra to cope with the rise in demand. (Times of India)
Latest terror email traced to Mumbai Aug 25, 2008
The IP address of the Gujarat email was traced to a Navi Mumbai flat where US national Ken Haywood was staying. Even in that case, the accused had taken advantage of a WiFi network since Haywoods computer did not have any password or security system installed in it. (India Times, India)
IBM To Invest $300M In Resilient Business Aug 21, 2008
In January, IBM launched a work recovery center in Navi Mumbai, India. It is geared to contact center operations, in financial services and business process outsourcing. (Investors Business Daily)
Terror mails sent through proxy servers Aug 20, 2008
Three terror mails were traced to Navi Mumbai, Riyadh and Waghodia, all of them sent from proxy servers. Officials believe that even Riyadh was a mask to hide the Indian footprint. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Ken Haywoods exit facilitated by US Embassy: Reports Aug 19, 2008
The Mumbai ATS, which was investigating his any possible role in the blasts threat mail that was sent from an email account IP address traced to Haywood's wi-fi computer connection, at his residence in Navi Mumbai, are also under the scanner as to how could he simple slip away when the investigations into the Ahmedabad blast are far from over ... Haywood underwent a lie-detector and brain-mapping test along with eight others from Navi Mumbai, including some residents of Sanpadas Gunina... (Zee News)
1 killed in Mumbai building collapse Aug 19, 2008
Noor-Iram's father Mohammed Sharafat Rasool, a priest at a mosque in Navi Mumbai, said, "She called out to me. I could hear her scream, 'abu, abu'. But we were too late." Sharafat said he could hear his daughter call out to him even when she was caught in the rubble. "The BMC's disaster management team took 45 minutes to reach the spot. Worse, it did not have 00004000 any tool to clear the rubble," alleged the victim's cousin, Asif Khan. (India Times, India)
Blasts: Haywood flees from India Aug 19, 2008
Haywood was living in Sanpada area of Navi Mumbai and his residence was raided by ATS officials on July 27. 04000 bsp. (India Times, India)
Terror email: American national, neighbour undergo lie-detector test Aug 14, 2008
Shaikh, chief executive officer in an MNC, was allotted a flat by his company on the 15th floor of Gunina apartment in Sanpada, Navi Mumbai ... The duo stays in Vasai and would visit their cousin's flat in Navi Mumbai to check on the interior work. (Times of India)
Ahmedabad blasts: More arrests likely Aug 8, 2008
The officials visited Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Nashik, Jalgaon and villages along NH 4 and 8. They also questioned car owners, CNG gas kit fitters and suppliers of rented cars. (Times of India)
Gold slips afresh on global sentiments Aug 7, 2008
However, this brisk purchases by retailers and jewellery fabricators, who enlarged their positions in the wake of forthcoming festive season, failed to check the falling trend, said another dealer in Navi Mumbai. And considering the present global scenario, prices may fall between Rs 11,500 and 11,800 in near future, he added. (India Times)
Forensic lab seeks US varsity help on terror mail Aug 7, 2008
The Kalina forensic laboratory is presently probing the contents of 10 computers seized from the Gunina building in the Sanpada area of Navi Mumbai in connection with an e-mail sent by an alleged terror group prior to the serial blasts on July 26. The e-mail was traced to an American national's internet protocol address in Sanpada and the police suspect someone used the unsecure wireless internet connection at his house to send the e-mail. (Times of India)
NIEians match wits at Samsung Olympic Games Quest 2008 Aug 6, 2008
It was a clash of the titans. In the biggest battle of wits, Apeejay School Navi-Mumbai touched glory at the first ever Samsung Olympic Games Quest 2008 presented by NIE-The Times of India. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Caught In A Net Aug 4, 2008
This case in Navi Mumbai demonstrates how much our legal system and legal systems across the world are struggling to keep up with the pace of technological innovation. It's time laws are rethought with the internet in mind to ensure that innocent people arent punished for crimes they didn't commit. (India Times, India)
Mumbai: BMC to review WiFi plan Aug 1, 2008
MUMBAI: The BMC is reviewing its plan to make the city WiFi-enabled after revelations that the Ahmedabad terror email was sent by hacking into the Internet Protocol address of a US national living in Navi Mumbai. The police believe that the hackers misused the WiFi of the American. (India Times, India)
* Police defuse 18 bombs near Indian market Jul 31, 2008
Authorities said four cars X two used in Saturdays Ahmadabad attack and the two found in Surat on Tuesday X were stolen this month from a Mumbai suburb, Navi Mumbai. Once we find the people who stole the cars, it will give us further clues about the blasts, Navi Mumbai police chief Ramrao Wagh said ... Police said they believe the bombers used Navi Mumbai as the headquarters to plan the attack because they believed their activities would likely go undetected in the nondescript suburb. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Police defuse another bomb in western India Jul 30, 2008
Authorities said four cars two used in Saturday's Ahmadabad attack and the two found in Surat were stolen earlier in July from a Mumbai suburb, Navi Mumbai. Police said they believe the bombers used Navi Mumbai as the headquarters to plan the attack because they thought their activities would likely go undetected in the nondescript suburb. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Modern promoters to sell stake Jul 29, 2008
According to an IL&FS report, leveraging on its location attribute, proximity to Mumbai and Navi Mumbai and other large-scale infrastructure projects like airports, ports & special economic zones, the site is suitable for establishing FTWZ.. Company officials said the FTWZ policy has been evolved to provide much-needed infrastructure required for trading and storage activities relating to foreign trade. (India Times)
Nation reels under fresh threats Jul 28, 2008
In Navi Mumbai, police checked the documentation of thousands of tenants. A mail claiming responsibility for the attack has allegedly been traced to a flat in Navi Mumbai. (India Times)
Terrorists find India an easy target - International Herald Tribune Jul 28, 2008
The police in Mumbai traced the message back to the Internet address of an American citizen living in Navi Mumbai, a satellite city of India's commercial capital. They identified him as Kenneth Haywood, general manager of an executive training firm called Campbell White. (Nogales International, AZ)
Warning mail received prior to the blasts Jul 27, 2008
Police raid a Navi Mumbai flat in connection with the e-mail sent to television channels threatening more blasts across the country. Press Trust Of IndiaNew Delhi, July 27, 2008First Published: 02:17 IST(27/7/2008)Last Updated: 02:18 IST(27/7/2008). (Hindustan Times)
Now, more 'powerless' hours Jul 26, 2008
Pandey said that all the load shedding free cities would now have to face full load shedding including Pune, Baramati, Thane and Navi Mumbai. Significantly, in a bid to avoid wasteful consumption, MSEB has for the first time, decided to give no power supply to any neon lights and hoardings for next 15 days. (Times of India)
Man killed, 3 drown in picnic tragedies Jul 14, 2008
NAVI MUMBAI: Two picnics at separate places in Navi Mumbai turned tragic on Sunday with a man being killed and three youths meeting a watery grave. At a waterfall in Rabale's MIDC zone, a tempo owner-cum-NCP worker, Vishwas Namdeo Patil (35), was shot dead by an unidentified person at around 4 pm after Patil stopped him from bathing under the waterfall since he (Patil) was eating his meal along with his friends. (Times of India)
Delhi is country's busiest airport Jul 13, 2008
Mumbai was the only place where a new runway could have come up only at the proposed Navi Mumbai airport at least five years later. More India. (India Times, India)
Fitch assigns investment grade rating to many municipalities Jul 8, 2008
New Delhi, July 7 Municipalities of Greater Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan Dombivili, Mira-Bhyandhar, Pune, Thane, Ajmer, Indore, Bhopal and Jaipur are all investment grade , according to Fitch Ratings, a rating agency. An investment grade implies that these urban local bodies (ULBs) could carry out timely debt servicing and were in a position to meet financial commitments. (Hindu Business Line)
BMC among India's best, rated AA Jul 6, 2008
The Navi Mumbai civic body has got a similar grade ... The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), too, has got an AA rating, though it has a reasonable financial base ... A combined city development plan has been prepared for the Mumbai metropolitan region, which includes the Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli and Mira-Bhayandar municipal corporations. (India Times, India)
Mumbai: 'Serial molester' arrested Jul 1, 2008
Verma, a resident of Mahavir Co-operative Housing Society at Sector 6 in Ghansoli in Navi Mumbai, has been booked for molestation, outraging the modesty of women, blackmailing and threatening and has been remanded in police custody till July 11 ... "We have learnt that he has been arrested nine times by the officials of various police stations in Navi Mumbai and Thane. This is the first time that he has been arrested by the Mumbai police," said Maria ... "No sooner did her mother go to the... (Times of India)
Deal is beneficial Jun 30, 2008
S N Balakrishnan Navi Mumbai, June 26. Discuss this story with other readers. (India Times)
'If no agri-land is involved SEZ should'nt be opposed' Jun 29, 2008
Marathon Group is promoting its SEZs surrounding Mumbai with one industrial enclave already commissioned in Navi Mumbai last week. Shah said the land acquisition issues are 'overblown. (Economic Times)
Navi Mumbai may get higher FSI Jun 28, 2008
MUMBAI: The state government is contemplating a floor space index of 4 for villages (gaothans) on the periphery of Navi Mumbai. This means that buildings in Navi Mumbai can add more floors ... The guardian minister for Navi Mumbai, Ganesh Naik, made a case for higher FSI at a meeting in Mantralaya on Friday saying it facilitates better redevelopment of villages and regulates their integration with the urban areas. (India Times)
Reliance Infra looks at acquisitions Jun 22, 2008
If we get a good mine, we will look at it," he said. Reliance Infrastructure, till recently known as Reliance Energy, is in the business of power generation, transmission and distribution, besides road projects and the Mumbai Metro Rail project. "Today, I have nine infrastructure projects, three transmission projects and one Special Economic Zone in Navi Mumbai, which are under execution. Total value of these projects is Rs 16,000 crore," he said. Reliance Infrastructure has completed the 60 km... (India Times)
He Loves to Hate Jun 20, 2008
This is just one of the incendiary statements he has made while commenting on a case where two young men have been arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad for allegedly planting crude bombs in auditoriums in Navi Mumbai and Thane recently. Thackeray is not pleased that Hindus are, in his view, capable of planting only "low-intensity duds". (India Times, India)
Parents of ill vegan girl may face police Jun 11, 2008
Jayaram, Navi Mumbai, India ... Jayaram, Navi Mumbai, India. (Times Online)
Actor dies in E-way car mishap Jun 10, 2008
NAVI MUMBAI: Theatre and film actor Vihang Nayak was killed in an accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway early on Monday morning ... 3 km from the starting point of the Expressway in Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai. (Times of India)
Reliance staff, contractor booked for IPCL blast Jun 8, 2008
NAVI MUMBAI: The Nago-thane police have booked five top Reliance officials and the contractor under section 304 (A) of the Indian Penal Code for causing death due to negligence at the chemical explosion in the Reliance-owned Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited (IPCL) plant on Friday. Among those booked is the Nagothane president of Reliance Industries Limited, S R Yadwadkar, who heads IPCL. Others booked include the vice president (technical), plant manager, plant supervisor, safety... (Times of India)
Rlys invites EoI for equity engine Jun 7, 2008
The connec 00004000 tivity project is planned as an important freight link for RILs 35,000-acre Navi Mumbai SEZ. This will be one of the first rail links to pass through 8 km of backwaters in the Arabian Sea. The Dighi-Indapur project cost is estimated at Rs 550 crore for the 42-km stretch. (India Times)
Three more held for attack on editor's house Jun 7, 2008
The workers who attacked Ketkar's residence are believed to be from Navi Mumbai, Mumbai and Kalyan. The party's local office-bearers were questioned, but they denied their involvement in the protest against an editorial in the newspaper on Maharashtra government's decision to erect a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji in Mumbai. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Cops assaulted me: Mumbai teenager Jun 2, 2008
NAVI MUMBAI: A 17-year-old girl, profusely bleeding from a head injury, came to the magistrate's court at Belapur CBD on Saturday and appealed to the judge for 'insaaf' (justice). Noorie Shaikh told judge V Gawane that she had been beaten up by a woman police constable and another policeman at Turbhe police station where she had gone to give food to her brother who is in the lock-up for robbery. (India Times, India)
Bomb defused in Navi Mumbai Jun 1, 2008
Mumbai police is on high alert ahead of today (Sunday, June 1) match, after a bomb scare in Navi Mumbai took place on Saturday (May 31). A live bomb was found in an auditorium in the Vashi area of Navi Mumbai on Saturday evening ... RP Shinde, DCP Navi Mumbai said, "The motive seems to be to create panic in a crowded place. We will boost security for the Indian Premier League final match and frisk everyone at the entrance.". (Times Now.tv)
Salman goes all out to promote TV show May 27, 2008
And like his other colleagues who are now to be seen more on the cricket field than in the studios, Salman, too, will be seen during the finals of the ongoing IPL. According to sources, Sallu (who is currently shooting in Australia for Main Aur Mrs Khanna) will even do a dhamakedaar performance during the IPL finals scheduled to take place at the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai on June 1. Taking into account the number of people who will be watching the finals live and on TV, Salman surely seems... (Sify)
After apology, man let off for 'touching' woman on flight May 20, 2008
The man, who works with a firm in Navi Mumbai, was not available for comments. When the woman complained about the harassment to the cabin crew, they moved the man to another seat. (India Times, India -- Community News)
New Indian league is a quick hit May 8, 2008
"We live in India, where womanhood is worshipped," said Siddharam Mehetre, a politician in Maharashtra State, where Mumbai and Navi Mumbai are located, the Press Trust of India reported. Police officers were on the lookout here at Sunday's match to see if obscenity laws were being violated. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Mumbai's 2nd airport faces turbulence Apr 21, 2008
In March, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) refused permission to Navi Mumbai international airport ... The airport is being built on 1142 hectares of land near Navi Mumbai of which 56% is already under the possession of the Airport Authority of India. (Economic Times)
Azhar's car hit by speeding bus Apr 14, 2008
NAVI MUMBAI: Former India cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin escaped with minor injuries after his car was dashed by a speeding ST bus at the Belapur end of Palm Beach Road early on Sunday morning ... Azhar and his troupe left Navi Mumbai after his driver gave a mandatory statement of the incident to the police. (Times of India)
Maruti plans stores to push sales Apr 7, 2008
Bajaj Auto has opened a series of company-owned brand showrooms under the name 'Pro-Biking' in cities like Pune, Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Navi Mumbai, that display its high-end, performance bikes. Bajaj has designed the indoor for a test-ride, where riders can put the bike through all kinds of driving conditions and check out parameters such as acceleration, 00004000 time, power, torque, top speed, that are not possible in case of a normal road test. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
RIL may invest in semiconductor units Apr 4, 2008
Reliance Industries is still to decide the location but it is likely to be at Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad, Mysore or Ha 00004000 ryana. "Reliance would decide the final location of the plant after negotiations for incentives from the respective State Governments," the statement added. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
RIL to float SPV for semiconductor foray: Sources Apr 4, 2008
Chairman, said, We'll invest about 6000 crores in the photovoltaci facility over three years (Moneycontrol.com)
* Reliance Industries plans LCD and chip investments Apr 4, 2008
The companys chip-manufacturing site may be located in Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad, Mysore or Haryana, and may employ 4,000 people, the government said ... Videocon Industries, Indias largest consumer electronics maker, plans to spend 80 billion rupees on setting up the LCD manufacturing site in Navi Mumbai. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Mumbai losing out on flights Mar 29, 2008
The environmental question mark over the Navi Mumbai airport is certainly not good news for Mumbai. Domestic airlines are yet to agree on Mumbai airport's demand for fewer flights to Delhi on bigger twin aisle planes and help free slots. (India Times, India)
Govt plans new model for airport projects Mar 22, 2008
It could be applied in all proposed new airports to be built at Navi Mumbai, Greater Noida, Pune and Goa. Get personalised news stories on mobile. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Raj Thackeray unfazed, MNS man speaks for migrants Feb 22, 2008
NAVI MUMBAI: "Not a single north Indian working in the 3800 small-scale industrial units in Navi Mumbai has been affected by the recent incidents. It is mainly because as an industrial head I know how badly business will suffer if the migrant work force starts fleeing out of fear." ... But Gopi also has another identity he is the Navi Mumbai president of the MNS. ... The 48-year-old Gopi further reasoned: "Of the over 2 lakh workers employed in the 3800 industrial units of MIDC, nearly 60%... (India Times, India)
Blast at theatre screening Jodhaa Akbar Feb 21, 2008
Navi Mumbai commissioner of police Ramrao Wagh said, "It wasn't a loud explosion, which was why there was no commotion in the hall.". Get personalised news stories on mobile. (Times of India)
Anil pips Mukesh, bags bridge project Feb 21, 2008
The Rs 6,000 crore Sewri-Nhava Sheva trans-harbour link will vastly help improve commuting and connectivity between the congested Mumbai metropolis and the spreading urban sprawl of the Navi Mumbai, Panvel and JNPT regions. The transharbour link would also be one of the five longest bridges in Asia. (India Times, India)
Raj's men play saviour to migrants Feb 17, 2008
NAVI MUMBAI/MUMBAI: The Navi Mumbai unit of the MNS has ensured that not a single person from the migrant labour workforce there feels threatened into leaving the satellite township following the anti-north Indian ruckus created by party chief Raj Thackeray. The MNSs Navi Mumbai unit president K R Gopi told TOI on Saturday that he had made sure that not a single one of the 1 ... 2 lakh north Indians working in the small-scale industrial units in Navi Mumbai was affected by the violence and... (India Times, India)
Optimistic Outlook for India's Corporate Real Estate Sector Feb 13, 2008
He comments that hot spots to watch include eastern suburbs such as Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Kanjurmarg and Navi Mumbai which are focal points of IT park developments. Furthermore, Mr. Agrawal confirmed that over 9. (PR Newswire)
AMRI adds to holdings in India Feb 11, 2008
AMRI also has plants in the nearby cities of Hyderabad and Navi Mumbai. Andrea Schulz, AMRI's director of business planning, said the purchase was less than $2 million. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Khairat village comes under one-child-one-laptop scheme Feb 11, 2008
AROUND TWO hours away to the east is Navi Mumbai and another two hours farther east towards Pune is Khairat-Dhangarwada village, in Raigad district, in the western state of Maharashtra. The landscape changes from Mumbai s high-rise buildings as one drives towards the village. (Merinews)
