Virar-Vasai commuters stall train services, damage railway property
Frustrated by eight hours of load-shedding in Virar and a Sunday without water or power, delayed trains on Monday morning took public anger to boiling point.
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Two drown at Arnala
Two youngsters drowned at Arnala beach at Virar on Monday evening.
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Track conversion to bring relief to Virar commuters
Fifteen minutes is the expected reduction in travel time from Churchgate to Virar once the track conversion work is completed within the next two years. But this has to be adequately backed by the procurement of new rakes which will then ease the travel woes of the city.
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Van stuck in traffic jam looted
A robber armed with a hammer walked away with Rs 15 lakh in cash, which was to be deposited in a bank by two employees of a petrol pump, at Vasai on Monday. The daring daylight robbery was executed when the vehicle carrying the cash was stuck in a traffic jam.
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HDIL’s diversifying into power projects
Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL), the country's third-largest realtor, is eyeing the power sector as part of its diversification strategy.
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Bought railway pass from Virar? It could be a fake
The Vasai railway police on June 11 busted a gang of three, including a booking clerk at the Virar railway station, for allegedly selling bogus computerised monthly railway pass to commuters.
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Missionary teacher molested minor
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 21:13 IST A 14-year-old girl, studying in Std VIII of Saint Peters School, Vasai, was allegedly molested by a priest, who was also her teacher, on April 4. The girl was so scared and traumatised that she reported the incident to her parents only on Sunday.
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NMMC lobbies for a Vasai-Belapur route
Monday, April 07, 2008 03:32 IST The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is trying to commission water transport between the historic Vasai Fort and Belapur Fort.
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Mumbai looks for liquid relief
Commuters can collectively let out a sigh of relief. Mumbai's public transport system is about to grow fins, and hit the water.
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Builders booked for destroying mangroves
The Mira-Bhayander administration finally decided to get serious against large-scale mangrove destruction and illegal creek reclamation in areas under its jurisdiction.
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ASI and conservationists battle it out at Vasai fort
Monday, February 18, 2008 08:54 IST Raise an alarm over the alleged use of concrete in restoring prime structures.
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MMRDA may take up projects in Vasai, Virar
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has shown keen interests in developing urban projects in Vasai-Virar.
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Good thoughts migrate from one religion to another
Fr Francis D'Britto, who believes in the confluence of cultures in India, is a key force behind Harit Vasai, the NGO that has helped keep the builder mafia at bay.
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