The proposal to start direct local trains from Churchgate and Virar to Dahanu Road is not feasible at present, the Western Railway (WR) told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday.
 
The WR made the statement in an affidavit filed in response to a public interest litigation demanding prompt action towards starting the services. The PIL has been filed by Vasai-Virar corporator Rajkumar Chorghe before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Roshan Dalvi.

The Lopes family from Vasai can heave a huge sigh of relief as their two sons Brian and Brenjoy, who were on board the wrecked Costa Concordia ship that hit the rocks off the Tuscan coast, will finally return home today.

However, the brothers have a harrowing tale to recount, as their rescue from the capsized ship was not smooth sailing. Brian (30), who worked in the housekeeping department aboard the giant cruise liner, was on the top deck when the ship hit the rocks and was able to escape within minutes.

In what may set a precedent for the contestants in the upcoming city civic polls, the Konkan divisional commissioner has debarred for the next three years nearly 24 candidates from Thane, Kalyan Dombivali and Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporations for failing to submit their election expenditure details.

The Bhayander police have recovered 170 gm gold ornaments that were stolen from real estate agent Rajendra Shah, who was murdered on December 29. The accused had sold the jewellery a day after the murder.