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
Wall of Humanity has no takers in 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
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
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
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
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
After civic body’s inaction, AAP build crematorium wall in Kalyan
UPDATED ON JAN 30, 2021 12:55 AM IST
After giving 10 days to the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) to build the wall of a crematorium at Vitthalwadi in Kalyan (E), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members have themselves started the construction as the civic body failed to do so
Notices to jeans washing units in Ambernath for violating environment norms
PUBLISHED ON JAN 30, 2021 12:32 AM IST
In a joint drive against jeans washing units causing pollution in Waldhuni river, the Ambernath Municipal Council (AMC) and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) served notices to five jeans washing units located at different places in Ambernath on Wednesday
Kalyan station premises to get a new look in 3 years under SATIS
PUBLISHED ON JAN 29, 2021 05:08 PM IST
If all goes as per plans for the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), the Kalyan station premises will wear a decongested look with better traffic management, parking facilities and flyovers in the next three years
CM Uddhav Thackeray inaugurates Patripool RoB, SATIS and smart city integrated command centre in Kalyan
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 12:17 AM IST
Maharastra state chief minister (CM) Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated the new Patripool rail overbridge (RoB) via video conference and used the event to stress the importance of wearing face masks to stay protected against Covid-19
Only 1 Covid death in 24 days in Bhiwandi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 01:56 AM IST
The Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC) has recorded just a single Covid death in the last 24 days while the daily case count has reduced drastically
Commuters’ woes to end on Jan 25 as Kalyan’s Patripool ROB is ready to be opened
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:02 AM IST
The news of its opening has created a buzz in the city with the photos of the new, aesthetically and technically-advanced bridge going viral since Thursday night
SC accepts intervention petition by Kalyan-Dombivli citizens on 18 villages
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:15 AM IST
On March 14, 2020, the state government, in a notification, had decided to remove the 18 villages out of the 27 villages from KDMC and form a separate civic body, while the remaining 9 villages shall remain in KDMC
Got vaccinated so I can work without fear: Kalyan hospital ward boy
By Sajana Nambiar & Ankita Menon
UPDATED ON JAN 17, 2021 12:56 AM IST
VASANT GOVINDRAO KULKARNI, WARD BOY
Forty-five-year old Vasant Govindrao Kulkarni, a ward boy at Rukminibai civic hospital, Kalyan, was infected with the virus in August and was admitted for 12 days
Technical glitches mark vaccination drive across Thane district
By Sajana Nambiar, Ankita Menon & G Mohiuddin Jeddy
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 12:41 AM IST
The Thane Municipal Corporation and Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation authorities had to individually call all the beneficiaries on Friday night to inform about the vaccination process and allot time slots accordingly due to the issues faced by the CoWIN portal
Navi Mumbai: Plea to form panel to check air quality in Kharghar-Taloja belt
UPDATED ON JAN 17, 2021 12:31 AM IST
The giant pair of lungs are made up of a white filter medium. A pair of fans are fixed at the back of the billboard, which suck in the air
Maharashtra: 79% voting turnout for elections of 12,711 village panchayats
By Surendra P Gangan & Sajana Nambiar
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 01:12 AM IST
Termed as a litmus test for the ruling parties as well as the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a year after the changed political equations in the state, polls for more than half of the state’s village panchayats were held on Friday
Maharashtra govt strikes out one vaccination centre in Kalyan-Dombivli
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 12:34 AM IST
Out of the four vaccination centres that were planned to conduct the Covid vaccination in Kalyan-Dombivli on Saturday, only three will have the vaccination programme as one was cancelled by the Maharashtra state government
Gram panchayat polls see 80.23% turnout in Thane district
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 12:30 AM IST
The Covid-19 pandemic failed to dampen the spirit of the voters who turned out in huge number at the 146 gram panchayats in Thane district to cast their on Friday
Kalyan Dombivli civic body to carry out Covid vaccination drive in four centres; gets 6,000 doses
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 12:50 AM IST
Following recommendations of representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) to conduct vaccination drive at a larger space during last week’s dry run, the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has now finalised four centres for the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination which is slated to take place on January 16.
Bird flu: Two pond herons found dead in Kalyan, near Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 13, 2021 01:00 AM IST
Two Indian pond herons were found dead at Gauripada in Kalyan (West) on Tuesday afternoon, near Guru Atman Circle
Kalyan civic body shortlisted for the final round of Covid-19 innovation award
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2021 12:41 AM IST
The Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) is the only municipal corporation in Maharashtra to be shortlisted for the final round of Covid-19 innovation award under the smart city mission of the Central government.
Covid-19 vaccine dry run: KDMC gears up with 2 centres in Kalyan, Dombivli
PUBLISHED ON JAN 08, 2021 01:59 AM IST
MNS workers vandalise Torrent Power offices in Bhiwandi
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 02:12 AM IST
A video of the incident went viral on social media as onlookers kept watching the entire act
Kalyan-Dombivli sees no Covid-19 death for a week: Maharashtra govt data
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 12:57 AM IST
Six arrested for creating ruckus in election office in Bhiwandi ahead of gram panchayat polls
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 12:51 AM IST
Six people including a Shiv Sena candidate were arrested for creating a ruckus in the election office and causing obstacles in election work at Nimbavli gram panchayat on Tuesday.
Kalyan water pipeline fault hits supply for 45L people
PUBLISHED ON JAN 03, 2021 12:40 AM IST
Power failures led to a water pipeline burst on Saturday; repair works carried out, normalcy restored
‘Wall of Humanity’ set up to help needy in Kalyan
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Sajana Nambiar
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2021 04:24 PM IST
This idea of the Wall of Humanity was supported by the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) when Sachin Raut, 28, founder of the NGO Helping Hands approached the civic commissioner Vijay Suryavanshi to help provide a wall in KDMC vicinity
3-year-old falls into trench near Mumbai, dies
UPDATED ON JAN 02, 2021 12:53 AM IST
According to the police, the girl and her five-year-old friend, were playing near the trench when they fell into the pit after losing balance