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A 25-year-old man was arrested by the Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) police in Palghar district on Tuesday for an alleged murder. An unidentified man fatally wounded Mohammad Saddam Hussain Yunus Mansuri on Chandansar road on August 5, said a police official. The man got into a quarrel with Mansuri’s…

The Reserve Bank of India announced on Monday that it has fined Bassein Catholic Co-operative Bank, Vasai, Rs 49 lakh for failing to follow prudential guidelines. The RBI said in a statement that the penalty was levied for failing to follow its instructions on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning, and Other Related Matters’ (IRAC norms).

The outbreak of bird flu in Vasai has raised concerns among poultry traders. Last week large numbers of chicken died in different parts of the city.

Local officials say more than 60 people were rescued after a fire broke out at a 12-story building in VasaiCity, Maharashtra’s Palghar district, on Friday afternoon. The fire was quickly put out, and no one was hurt, according to the authorities. Around 3.30 p.m., a fire broke out in the eighth-floor corridor, presumably due to a short circuit, according to a fire department officer.

On Thursday, the Shore Guard rescued a labourer, Rafique Shaikh (30), after the barge on which he had fallen asleep, the Hiradevi, hit rocky surfaces after its anchor broke, around 3 nautical miles (about 5.4 kilometres) off the Arnalapada lighthouse, near the Bhuigaon coast in Vasai.

An official claimed on Saturday that three males were nabbed in Vasai, Maharashtra’s Palghar district, for allegedly gang-rapping a 17-year-old orphan girl.