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Beware of strangers who come to your house bearing Diwali gifts or other gifts. A woman in Mumbai who opened the door to unknown persons carrying a gift box was murdered and robbed of cash and valuables worth Rs 4 lakh. The incident occurred at the Vasai residence of Maniben Bhanushali (50). The assailants have not been identified. Read more.........Now, killers come with gift boxes.

A woman was paraded in a semi-nude state through the streets of Papdi, near Vasai, on Monday as revenge for a police complaint filed against a local criminal by the woman’s husband ...

Commuters from Virar, Vasai, Bhayandar and other surrounding areas have decided not to travel by local trains on December 10, as a mark of protest against the Western Railway (WR) for not running Virar locals every five minutes, in spite of quadrupling the tracks between Borivli-Virar. The boycott has the backing of many political parties, social organisations and other fora.

81 MINORS RESCUED FROM MIRA ROAD

In a major police operation spanning five hours, 81 girls, most of them minors, were rescued from the Kashimira and Mira Road areas by the Thane rural police on Tuesday night.

Suburban train tickets will go up by 10% to 12% from the New Year as the railway authorities plan to levy an additional surcharge to expedite repayment of a World Bank loan for the Rs 3,125-crore Mumbai Urban Transport Project.

A second class card ticket from CST to Thane worth Rs 9 would cost Rs 10. Similarly, a ticket for Churchgate-Borivli or CST-Vashi would go up from Rs 10 to Rs 11. Season tickets are likely to get costlier by Rs 5 and Rs 10 for second class and first class, respectively.

Mumbai, January 17 This may sound like a dream come true for the over six million harried commuters of Mumbai’s suburban train network who are used to travelling in packed trains, with as many as 16 people jostling for one square metre of space during rush hours. The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has set into motion the process of inducting trains with 15 coaches on the Western Railway. For Detail Visit

The tourists wandered away, each on his individual journey of discovery, happy with the fact that they had launched in the fort where the Portuguese noblemen and women lived and ruled. MORE

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Stinking open nullahs, which are eyesore for the public

July 23, 2008

Residents staying around this nullah complained about the stink being generated from this nullah. Since it is also an eyesore and a reason of bad health of vasaiker as it is a hub for all kind of mosquitoes.

No one know when the authorities will cove these nullahs?

Are we not HUMANS? Powerless Vasai

Why the step-motherly treatment to all those people in the above regions who have to live with power cuts daily?

While Mumbai wastes power in all kinds of ways, people face the brunt of power shortage.

It was frustration over mounting power cuts that prompted the residents of the Vasai-Virar belt to stage a rail roko last week. Hardly 30 kms away from the Shanghai-dreaming Mumbai, the residents of these distant suburbs are going through punishing load shedding schedules, with the authorities struggling to supply the 30 MW that 2.5 lakh customers need. The areas are currently facing load shedding of over eight hours, with some areas going without power for up to 12 hours a day.

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Orkut brought death for Adnan .Young Adnan, who was kidnapped and then murdered by his friends, was a frequent Orkut visitor and met them on the site. This is not first of such incidents; one may remember the case of Kaushumbi who was also murdered by the guy she met on orkut. Read More