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Megha Pol

Megha Pol

I am a special correspondent with Hindustan Times and also the chief of bureau for Thane. I have worked in Thane for over a decade, covering social, civic, infrastructural, political and cultural issues.

Articles by Megha Pol

Deputy Lokayukta orders probe into seven bungalows in Yeoor

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Published on Nov 24, 2022 12:28 AM IST

Caught urinating, Thane civic commissioner imposes fine on two

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Published on Nov 11, 2022 12:48 AM IST

Awhad stops late-night screening of movie at Thane multiplex

Awhad stops late-night screening of movie at Thane multiplex

Published on Nov 08, 2022 12:42 AM IST

TMC demands ₹57 crore from MMRDA for EEH repair

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Published on Nov 08, 2022 12:39 AM IST

‘In 2024, BJP to become single-largest party in Maharashtra’

While the decision to contest the Loksabha and Vidhan Sabha elections together as an alliance is final, the decision on civic polls is not yet taken. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)

Published on Nov 05, 2022 07:44 PM IST

Thane city set to spend ₹100 crore on makeover

Thane city set to spend <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>100 crore on makeover

Published on Nov 04, 2022 12:42 AM IST

Demolition of Thane Civil Hospital: The many stories nestled inside the 86-year-old British-era structure

The ancient building will be demolished and a new hospital will be constructed in its place. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Oct 30, 2022 12:18 AM IST

Noise and air pollution exploded this Diwali in Thane

Gurgaon, India - Oct. 24, 2014: After Diwali celebration, the streets of Gurgaon continued to be filled up with the residue of crackers burnt on Diwali, in Gurgaon, India, on Friday, October 24, 2014. (Photo by Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Published on Oct 28, 2022 12:54 AM IST

DJs take over Diwali Pahat in Thane

After a pandemic-induced break of two years, crowds were back on the streets on Monday morning to participate in the celebrations, in choicest fineries. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

Published on Oct 25, 2022 12:52 AM IST

Good samaritans chase & nab chain snatchers

Three samaritans – (L-R) Atish More, Satyanarayan Thite and Nitin Keni – chased the two chain snatchers near Kachrali lake in Panchpakhadi and nabbed them as they tried to evade in a bike. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)

Published on Oct 18, 2022 12:09 AM IST

Mumbai: BJP decides to withdraw candidate from Andheri East assembly bypoll

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis (HT File Photo)

Updated on Oct 17, 2022 03:35 PM IST

Unstable man rescued by Thane residents reunited with family two months later

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Published on Oct 16, 2022 12:09 AM IST

Musical chairs: As factions fight, authorities sit tight

Musical chairs: As factions fight, authorities sit tight

Published on Oct 14, 2022 11:54 PM IST

TMC reluctant to take over highway from MMRDA

Thane, India - October 11, 2022: Several stretches on the 4.8-kilometre Eastern Express Highway are found in pathethic condition, near Jupiter Hospital, Majiwada, in Thane, Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

Published on Oct 13, 2022 12:08 AM IST

Won’t immerse idol till CM visits pandal, said Thane group. Shinde sends his son

Thane’s Navdurga Charitable Trust finally immersed the idol of Goddess Durga after a phone call from chief minister Eknath Shinde and a visit by his son and MP Shrikant Shinde at the pandal. (HT Photo/Praful Gangurde)

Published on Oct 06, 2022 08:09 PM IST

Thane, Navi Mumbai civic bodies get new commissioners

Thane Municipal Corporation’s new commissioner, Abhijit Bangar (left), is greeted by outgoing TMC chief Vipin Sharma in Thane on Friday. (PRAFUL GANGURDE/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sep 30, 2022 09:34 PM IST

Rashmi Thackeray visits Tembhi Naka Navratri pandal, Dighe memorial

Thane, India - September 29, 2022: Rashmi Thackeray, wife of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, performs aarti of Goddess Durga in CM Eknath Shinde's bastion accompanied by Shiv Sena workers at Tembhi Naka Navratri pandal, in Thane, Mumbai, India, on Thursday, September 29, 2022. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

Published on Sep 30, 2022 12:35 AM IST

Bal Thackeray aide Champa Singh Thapa switches over to Shinde faction

Champa Singh Thapa, personal assistant of Shiv Sena supremo Late Balasaheb Thackeray joins Eknath Shinde-led faction in the presence of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde (Praful Gangurde)

Updated on Sep 26, 2022 11:50 PM IST

Shinde and Thackeray factions fight over banner at public library in Thane

Police control the situation after a scuffle broke out between the Shinde and Thackeray factions over a banner at a public library in Thane on Tuesday. (PRAFUL GANGURDE/HT PHOTO)

Published on Sep 20, 2022 10:06 PM IST

Ajit Pawar writes to CM Shinde for repair of Mumbai-Nashik Highway

PHOTO CAPTION: Leader of the opposition, Ajit Pawar, has written to CM Eknath Shinde for repair of Mumbai-Nashik Highway to avoid traffic snarls like the one in the photo. (PRAFUL GANGURDE/HT PHOTO)

Published on Sep 20, 2022 09:59 PM IST

Mumbai-Nashik highway reports heavy traffic jam; motorists urged to use trains

Huge traffic jams were reported from Western Express Highway due to Heavy rain in Mumbai. (HT Photo by Vijay Bate)

Updated on Sep 16, 2022 07:52 PM IST

Nightmarish Wednesday for motorists on Ghodbunder Road in Thane

Vehicles stuck on Ghodbunder Road in Thane on Wednesday, throwing the regular routines of many motorists in disarray. (PRAFUL GANGURDE/HT PHOTO)

Published on Sep 15, 2022 06:45 PM IST

55-year-old woman dies as old Peepal tree falls in heavy rain

Rajshree Walawalkar, 55, who died and four others injured after a Peepal tree collapsed on a Kolbad Mitra Mandal's Ganpati pandal on Friday night due to heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, at Kolbad, in Thane, Mumbai, India, on Saturday. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)

Published on Sep 10, 2022 10:55 PM IST

55-year-old woman dies after tree falls on Ganesh pandal in Thane

Four people were injured after the tree fell on the Ganesh pandal and he condition of a 30-year-old man is serious. (Praful Gangurde/HT photos)

Published on Sep 10, 2022 11:13 AM IST

RTI activist files plea against former Thane civic commissioner

As per the PIL, 50 plots were allotted for TMC’s Rent A Cycle initiative, a Public Bicycle Sharing System (PBSS) under Public Private Partnership (PPP) model wherein the agency also was given exclusive advertising rights on bicycle docking stations for 15 years (HT Photo)

Published on Aug 27, 2022 11:57 PM IST

Honest Thane auto driver returns wallet with cash, documents to owner

Honest Thane auto driver Sunil Salunke (left) with the police constable Santosh Prabhakar Rodekar, whose wallet was found in his auto and which he returned. (PRAFUL GANGURDE/HT PHOTO)

Published on Aug 20, 2022 09:19 PM IST

4 years and counting, Thane residents still waiting for resurfacing of Gaondevi Maidan

The Gaondevi Maidan that was dug up by the Thane Municipal Corporation for construction of an underground parking facility. Four years on, the residents are still waiting for resurfacing of the ground. (PRAFUL GANGURDE/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Aug 20, 2022 09:11 PM IST

Sena vs Sena battle gets a festive twist

The previous year, it had also restricted the height of Ganpati idols to 4 feet (ft) for public mandals and to 2 ft for household idols. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

Published on Aug 17, 2022 12:40 AM IST

From Ganpati to dahi-handi, political battle for Mumbai gets a festive twist

Workers make idols of Lord Ganesha for the upcoming Ganeshotsav festival at a workshop in Parel, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Aug 17, 2022 02:41 PM IST

Locals flag safety concerns on skywalk nearly two km from CM Shinde’s residence

The skywalk near Viviana Mall in Thane Praful Gangurde/HT Photo

Published on Aug 16, 2022 12:38 AM IST

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