The plant, built under the Centre's AMRUT scheme, will not only enable the MIDC companies to avail potable water at subsidised rates but will also bring more revenue to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation.

Thane Feb 20 PTI Thane police have registered an FIR against Narcotics Control Bureaus former Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede for alleged forgery in connection with a licence which he had procured for a bar and hotel owned by him in Navi Mumbai an official said on Sunday District Collector Rajesh Narvekar had recently cancelled the licence claiming it was obtained by misrepresentation and fraud An FIR was registered against Wankhede on Saturday night at Kopri police station here for the offence of forgery following a complaint by state Excise officials Thane Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone V Dr Vinaykumar Rathod said Notably Maharashtra cabinet minister Nawab Malik in November last year claimed Wankhede owned a permit room and bar at Vashi in Navi Mumbai the licence for which was obtained in 1997 when he was a minor and that this was illegal Malik had also said that despite being in a government job Wankhede held a licence to operate the permit room which was against service rules Wankhede had then denied the ministers claims The state Excise department had subsequently issued a notice to Wankhede in connection with the bar licence obtained by him Following his response and examination of the matter the district collector recently concluded that Wankhede had obtained the licence on October 271997 when he was less than 18 years old as against the permissible age of 21 an official earlier said Malik had levelled a series of allegations against Wankhede after the latter led a raid on a cruise ship in October last year and claimed to have seized drugs onboard Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khans son Aryan Khan and some others were accused in the drugs-on-cruise case PTI COR GK GK

Thane Feb 18 PTI In light to the bird flu cases detected in Shahapur Thane District Collector Rajesh Narvekar on Friday assured that there was no cause for concern in other parts of the district in MaharashtraBird flu cases have been detected in Shahapur following the death of around 100 birds at a poultry farm in Vehloli village in the tehsil recentlySamples collected from the dead birds were sent to a Pune-based laboratory for testing and the results confirmed that they had died due to H5N1 avian influenza Chief Executive Officer CEO of the Thane Zilla Parishad Dr Bhausaheb Dangde had earlier saidSpeaking to reporters Narvekar said the district administration has issued a notification for culling of birds in the farms within one-km radius of the affected farmApart from bird flu cases reported from Shahapur no cases have been detected in any other part of the district he said assuring people there was no cause for panicMeanwhile at least 15600 broiler birds had been culled in Shahapur in compliance with the standard operating procedure till Friday morning the PRO of the Thane Zilla Parishad Pankaj Chavan saidApart from this 7962 layer birds 20 ducks 980 eggs litter feed etc have also been culled he said adding that the process of culling is underwayThe district administration is monitoring the situation closely to prevent the spread to other locations the official said PTI COR ARU ARU

Thane (Maharashtra) [India], February 18 (ANI): As many as 100 chickens were found dead at a poultry farm in Vehloli village of Shahapur tehsil in Thane district, said Thane District Magistrate and Collector Rajesh J Narvekar on Friday.

Thane Jan 28 PTI Thane collector Rajesh Narvekar on Friday asked the municipal corporations in the district to ensure that youngsters who lost one or both parents to COVID-19 are not deprived of educationPresiding over a meeting of the District Task Force he said civic corporations should reserve some funds for such youngsters who are in the age group of 18 to 23Their property rights too should be protected the collector saidNo orphaned child should have to discontinue education for want of funds he saidNarvekar also asked the civic bodies to make available shelter homes for street children PTI COR KRK KRK

Thane Oct 25 PTI Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Jayant Patil on Monday announced the setting up of a task force to solve the water woes of Thane district He held a meeting to review water projects in the district which was attended by guardian minister Eknath Shinde housing minister Jitendra Awhad collector Rajesh Narvekar and senior officials The task force will suggest solutions for supply of sufficient water to areas in Thane district and also follow up on pending water supply projects Patil who reviewed Bhatsa Mumri Nampada Pawale Kushivali Kalu Shahi projects during the meeting said He said rapid urbanisation of Thane and Palghar had put pressure on water supply and stock available in dams in the region was not sufficient The minister asked officials to make a plan to ensure water demand till 2050 is taken care of including starting work on Pinjal Damanganga Kalu Kondane Susri river projects PTI COR BNM BNM BNM