Sajana Nambiar
Sajana is a correspondent for Kalyan and has an experience of about four years covering civic and cultural issues for Thane edition of HT.
Articles by Sajana Nambiar
Man dies after getting second dose of vaccine: Family awaits post-mortem report
By Sajana Nambiar, Bhiwandi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 12:18 AM IST
A day after a 45-year-old private health care worker, Sukhdev Kirdat, died in Bhiwandi minutes after taking the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine, his family is awaiting the post-mortem report to know what caused his sudden death
45-year-old dies minutes after receiving second Covid-19 shot in Maharashtra
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 01:20 AM IST
The officials of Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC) claimed that the cause of death can be ascertained only after the post-mortem report is acquired
70-year-old woman’s throat slit at her Kalyan apartment
By Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 12:21 AM IST
A 70-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by an unknown person who slit her throat late Saturday evening
70-year-old woman murdered in her house in Kalyan, police hunt for clues
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 12:52 PM IST
- Police said the killer slit the elderly woman's throat with a sharp weapon.
Kalyan-Dombivli civic body appoints agency to study sewer lines in city limits
By Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 12:57 AM IST
In the wake of the demand to make the Ulhas and Waldhuni rivers pollution, the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has appointed a private agency to study all the sewer lines meeting the water bodies in KDMC limits
189 new Covid cases in Kalyan, Dombivli
By Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 12:48 AM IST
The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has managed to complete 99 per cent of the first dose of vaccination for health workers
‘1 year after Dombivli MIDC road turned pink, no drop in pollution’
By Sajana Nambiar, Dombivli
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 12:33 AM IST
A year after a road in Dombivli Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) turned pink, there is still no change in the pollution situation in this area, reveals a study by NGO Vanshakti
Kalyan-Dombivli civic body seals 17 buildings, brings in stricter curbs
By Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
PUBLISHED ON FEB 26, 2021 04:21 PM IST
At least 17 buildings in Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) limits have been sealed on Thursday
Bhiwandi building collapse: 5 months on, families still living in hope
By Sajana Nambiar, Bhiwandi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 21, 2021 12:53 AM IST
It has been more than five months since Shabbir Qureshi, 33, hugged his three-year-old-son Museb
Kalyan-Dombivli civic body conducts surprise checks at crowded places as Covid cases rise
By Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
PUBLISHED ON FEB 19, 2021 11:34 PM IST
In order to tackle the increasing number of Covid cases in the city, the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) chief has issued directives that any area with more than 25 Covid cases will be declared as containment zone and action will be taken if any event is held with more than 50 people and hotels operate with more than half the capacity
Bhiwandi building collapse victims’ kin to get ₹3 lakh compensation
By Sajana Nambiar, Bhiwandi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 18, 2021 01:04 AM IST
Chief minister (CM) Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday announced a compensation of ₹3 lakh from the CM Relief Fund to the families of victims of the Jilani building collapse
Kalyan civic body blames CoWIN glitches for slow vaccination
By Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
PUBLISHED ON FEB 18, 2021 12:03 AM IST
Civic officials said that staffers had to call up beneficiaries a number of times as the messages are not sent to them automatically through the app.
Entrepreneur from Maharashtra village buys helicopter worth ₹30 crore
PUBLISHED ON FEB 17, 2021 01:41 PM IST
Janardhan Bhoir bought the helicopter to avoid traffic snarls he would face during his business-related travels in the state and other parts of the country.
Covid-19: More than 78K vaccinated in Thane district
By Sajana Nambiar, Thane
UPDATED ON FEB 14, 2021 12:38 AM IST
More than 78,000 health and frontline workers in Thane district have got vaccinated so far
With 1 positive case over 7 days, Bhiwandi still cautious
By Sajana Nambiar, Bhiwandi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 13, 2021 12:52 AM IST
With only one Covid-19 positive case recorded over the last seven days in Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC), it is no less than a victory against the pandemic for the residents here
Residents demand cemetery to bury dead animals, birds in Kalyan-Dombivli
By Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
UPDATED ON FEB 13, 2021 12:31 AM IST
Animal lovers in the twin cities of Kalyan and Dombivli have demanded a cemetery for the burial of dead animals and birds in the city limits
500 Thane cops vaccinated; KDMC chief takes the shot
By Anamika Gharat and Sajana Nambiar, Thane
PUBLISHED ON FEB 09, 2021 11:54 PM IST
Around 500 cops from Thane commissionerate have been vaccinated in the second phase in the city
Poor response to post-Covid-19 rehab centre in Kalyan
By Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
PUBLISHED ON FEB 09, 2021 11:51 PM IST
The post-Covid rehabilitation centre (daycare facility for pulmonary physiotherapy) which was functional in Kalyan for around 45 days was closed due to poor response from Covid recovered patients
Thane couple suffers severe burns in fire due to LPG cylinder leak
By Sajana Nambiar, Thane
PUBLISHED ON FEB 07, 2021 11:23 PM IST
A Thane-based couple suffered severe burns in a fire at their flat on Saturday, around 11
Mumbai: Two brothers on motorcycle die in a hit-and-run in Vashi
By Sajana Nambiar, Navi Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON FEB 07, 2021 10:53 PM IST
Two brothers on a motorcycle died after a speeding car hit their vehicles on the Palm Beach Road in Vashi, on Sunday morning
Ulhasnagar hamlet students now have a roof over them
By Sajana Nambiar, Ulhasnagar
PUBLISHED ON FEB 07, 2021 01:26 AM IST
Thirty students from Ulhasnagar’s Ashele pada hamlet who were attending their daily classes in an open space have now found a new place to study with a roof above them
Pipeline work to discharge effluents into Kalyan creek to be ready by May 2022
By Sajana Nambiar, Ambernath
UPDATED ON FEB 07, 2021 01:21 AM IST
Work on the 17
Thane district collector urges people to get vaccinated
By Sajana Nambiar, Thane
PUBLISHED ON FEB 07, 2021 01:02 AM IST
The Thane district collector Rajesh Narvekar took his first dose of Covishield vaccine at the Thane civic hospital on Saturday
Wall of Humanity has no takers in Kalyan
By Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
PUBLISHED ON FEB 06, 2021 12:28 AM IST
A Wall of Humanity set up at the backside of the Acharya Atre auditorium in Kalyan (W) is of no use as it is not visible to anyone
60 Covid vaccination centres in Thane; KDMC aims to complete phase 2 by February 15
By Ankita G Menon & Sajana Nambiar, Thane/kalyan
PUBLISHED ON FEB 04, 2021 12:27 AM IST
Thane district will have around 60 Covid-19 vaccination centres starting from the end of this week, up from its current count of 46 centres
Bhiwandi godown collapse: Death toll reaches 2; Owners, firm booked for negligence
By Sajana Nambiar, Bhiwandi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 03, 2021 12:07 AM IST
Twenty-year-old Hrutik Patil, who suffered severe injuries in the Bhiwandi godown collapse on Monday, succumbed to his injuries at Jupiter Hospital in Thane the same night
33-year-old security guard killed, 7 hurt in godown collapse near Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON FEB 02, 2021 01:01 AM IST
A 33-year-old security guard died, while seven workers were injured after a portion of a ground-plus-one storey godown collapsed at Harihar compound in Dapode village, located on Bhiwandi’s Mankoli Road, on Monday around 10am
Godown collapses in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi; worker rescued, more feared trapped
PUBLISHED ON FEB 01, 2021 01:08 PM IST
A godown located at Harihar compound, Mankoli, in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, collapsed around 10
Maharashtra CM help sought over Kalyan park project affecting Waldhuni river
By Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
PUBLISHED ON JAN 31, 2021 01:25 AM IST
The city park project in Kalyan has hit a roadblock with an environmental activist from Ambernath writing to the Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to cancel the project as it encroaches on the Waldhuni river
Thane civic body tops Covid vaccination chart with 124% success rate
By Ankita Menon, Sajana Nambiar and Raina Shine, Thane/ Kalyan/ Navi Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 30, 2021 01:01 AM IST
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has completed 124 per cent vaccination till Friday, the highest across Thane district