Nashik
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Trimbakeshwar Road Diverted Oct 30-31 for Kumbh Flag Hoisting
The usual Nashik-Trimbak road via Khambale and Pegalwadi Phata is off limits from 8 am on October 30 to 8 pm on October 31. These are the four detours to…
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Nashik’s Ambad Borewells Test 1,000x Over the Chromium Limit
A Nashik lab test found hexavalent chromium at 1,000 times the safe limit in Ambad borewell water. MPCB has shut nine units. What residents can do meanwhile.
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Nashik Kumbh Opens Oct 31: What the Flag Hoisting Means for You
Nashik’s Simhastha Kumbh opens Oct 31 with flag hoisting at Ramkund and Trimbakeshwar. Parking, crowd limits and closures residents should plan for.
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Nashik Tribal Students Walk 180 km to Mumbai Over Ashram Schools
Tribal students left Nashik on Sept 28 on foot for Raj Bhavan, Mumbai, seeking Minister Uike’s exit, an end to central kitchens and a probe into hostel deaths.
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Nashik Lost 55 Gangapur Road Trees to a Rs 10,000 Hoarding Deal
Police arrested six men, including an ad agency owner, for felling 55 median trees on Nashik’s Gangapur Road so hoardings would show. What the tree law says.
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Lasalgaon Onion Prices Double in a Month. Most Farmers Sold Early
Lasalgaon’s average onion rate rose from ₹2,180 to ₹4,500 a quintal in a month. Many Nashik farmers sold early, and retail relief may wait till November.
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Nashik Fights Dengue Door to Door While Swine Flu Kills Five
Over 300 NMC teams begin a 10-day door-to-door health survey in Nashik. Dengue is down on last year, but swine flu has killed five since January.
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Nashik Warns of Rs 10,000 Litter Fines. So Far It Averages Rs 213
Nashik’s civic body has published a steep new penalty schedule for littering, debris and plastic. Its own six-month record shows a much smaller fine.
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Nashik Bids to Unlock 600 MCFt Trapped in Gangapur Dam
Nashik’s civic body has floated a Rs 9.82-crore tender to blast rock inside Gangapur Dam and reach 600 MCFt of water the city cannot currently lift.
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Nashik’s Ambad Link Road Claims Another Life as Pothole Toll Grows
A pothole-linked crash on Nashik’s Ambad Link Road killed a 54-year-old resident this week, as NMC races to fill 3,000 potholes and officials face resignation calls.
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Nashik’s Earthquake Swarm: 64 Tremors, a New Fault Line, Advice to Stay Calm
Nashik district has logged 64 tremors since July, including a 4.3-magnitude quake. Seismologists explain the newly mapped fault line and what residents should watch for.
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Nashik’s Pothole Deaths Spark Resignation Calls as Toll Dispute Widens
Five confirmed pothole deaths in Nashik have triggered Shiv Sena and Congress protests demanding officials’ resignations, amid a dispute over the real toll.
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Nashik’s Kumbh Roadworks Leave Potholes That Turned Deadly
Four deaths on pothole-ridden Nashik roads have triggered fines, a minister’s ultimatum and a citizens’ march on NMC set for August 7.
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Nashik’s Kumbh Planners Bet on AI Cameras to Manage 12-Crore Crowd
Nashik’s Kumbh authority is building an AI system to track crowd density in real time, aiming to prevent the crush that has marred past Kumbh melas.
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Nashik Orders Godavari Encroachment Clearance Ahead of Simhastha Kumbh
Nashik’s divisional commissioner has ordered riverbed encroachments cleared and sewage plants finished before the Godavari hosts Simhastha Kumbh pilgrims.
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Nashik’s Kumbh-Ready Bridge Washed Away in First Big Monsoon Test
A bridge built for Nashik’s 2027 Simhastha Kumbh at Pimpalgaon Bahula was washed away in heavy rain, raising early questions about infrastructure quality.
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After Neo Metro Failure, Maharashtra Weighs Full Metro Rail for Nashik
Maharashtra has ordered a fresh mobility study for Nashik after the tyre-based Neo Metro was abandoned, with a 58-km conventional metro now on the table at an estimated ₹8,000 crore.
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Nashik Kumbh 2027: Four Months to Flag-Off, Infrastructure Race Is On
With Nashik’s Kumbh Mela flag-off just four months away, a massive infrastructure push is underway — but several key projects are still in early stages.