18 April 2018

A Versova in Vasai: Beach clean-up gathers pace

While the Versova beach clean-up that has been underway for 130 weeks may have inspired many in the city to be a part of the drive, further north in Vasai, a similar clean-up drive has been taking shape for a year at the Bhuigaon beach with Hungarian national Zsuzsanna Ferrao (43) and her husband ...
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Mumbaikars go on a midnight 'twin cycle ride'

Homemaker Rupali Kale came all the way from Vasai to participate, along with her husband. “We both love cycling and we realised it's not tough to ride in tandem, in fact we have found it to be easier than riding single. For instance, at Peddar Road where it was an uphill incline, riding together made it ...
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NEET candidates allotted far-off centres, flummoxed

MUMBAI: A student from Virar has been allotted a centre at Kharghar for his NEET exam scheduled on May 6. Another student from Kandivli has got a centre at Nhava in Raigad. Several students are hassled over the far-off centres allotted to them for the national medical entrance test. Theyreceived their ...
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Major News and Events of 18 April 2018

The 19 stations include Mumbai Central (local), Jogeshwari, Kandivli, Mira Road, Bhayandar, Vasai Road, Nallasopara and Virar on the western railway; Bhandup, Mulund, Thane, Dombivli, Shahad, Neral, Kasara on the central railway; and GTB Nagar, Chembur, Govandi, Mankhurd on the harbour line ...
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Western Railways won't allow regular pass holders to board express trains

Western Railways have announced that it won't allow seasonal pass holders in long-distance trains anymore. The initiative was taken by the railways to provide safety to the commuters in express trains between Virar to Dahanu. The move came after the railways received complaints regarding ...
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Western Railways won't allow regular pass holders to board express trains

Western Railways have announced that it won't allow seasonal pass holders in long-distance trains anymore. The initiative was taken by the railways to provide safety to the commuters in express trains between Virar to Dahanu. The move came after the railways received complaints regarding ...
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WR stamps monthly pass to stop daily commuters from occupying reserved coaches on...

If caught travelling illegally in reserved coaches, local train pass holders will be fined a minimum of Rs250. However, various passenger associations such as Dahanu Vaitarna Pravasi Sangh (DVPS) and Dahanu Vaitarna Pravasi Sevabhavi Sanstha (DVPSS) have opposed the WR's move. “We are ...
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WR stamps monthly pass to stop daily commuters from occupying reserved coaches on express ...

The WR should add more coaches to the local trains to reduce overcrowding, he said. The two groups are likely to request divisional regional manager (DRM) of Mumbai to increase the frequency of local trains between Dahanu and Churchgate and to add more coaches in select express trains.
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Regular pass-holder won't be allowed to travel in long-distance trains: Western Railway

Mumbai: The western railway has taken a new initiative to provide safety to commuters travelling in express trains by issuing a circular stating the seasonal pass holder passenger cannot board the express trains between Virar to Dahanu. This new move comes after the railway authorities received ...
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