Planning commission plans 2 more lines between Virar, Dahanu to de-congest Mumbai rail traffic

Dahanu commuters, your wait time for a local train is set to go down from four hours to a mere four minutes in the future. The authorities have planned a major expansion of the Western Railway (WR) beyond Virar, to tackle the bottleneck towards Dahanu. Not only will they build two additional tracks, but ...
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Ex-hockey skipper Viren Rasquinha and cricketer Jemimah Rodriques bond over lunch

Rasquinha takes a keen interest in the cricket journey of Rodrigues, who arrives at The Nutcracker, Bandra, straight from a practice session and will head out to Vasai for an outreach programme post the interview. That Rodrigues first started as an under-17 hockey player for Maharashtra serves as a ...
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Raj Thackeray to begin Maharashtra tour

Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray will start his Maharashtra tour from May 1. He will address the first rally in Vasai on Tuesday. Later, he will travel to the Konkan, western Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha. Earlier, at a rally in Mumbai, Mr Thackeray had indicated that he would target the central ...
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Thieves held, items worth Rs 1.49 Lakh seized

A Palghar police officer said, “A case was registered and soon after, the Vasai unit of crime branch started investigating. The accused were nabbed after a tip-off was received from the informants.” The accused have been remanded to police custody for further investigation. The police found that the duo ...
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Vasai-Nallasopara: Two held for 'burglaries'

The Palghar crime branch on Monday arrested two men who were allegedly involved in six cases of burglaries in Vasai-Nallasopara belt in the past few months. Due to the rise in the number of cases of burglaries in the summer, when a lot of residents are away on vacations, the Palghar police had ...
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Raj Thackeray to begin Maharashtra tour on May 1

... a State-wide tour from May 1 to overcome his party's shortcomings. In the first leg of the tour, from May 1 to 5, Mr. Thackeray will be travelling to Palghar and Thane. According to party sources, Mr. Thackeray will be addressing only one public rally in his tour which will be in Vasai on Tuesday evening.
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Extra bus, local train services for Shab-e-Baraat

The WR will also be running two special slow services between Churchgate and Virar. The service from Churchgate will depart at 2.35 a.m. on Wednesday and the other will leave from Virar at 1.42 a.m.. Suhail Khandwani, trustee, Mahim and Haji Ali dargahs, said they have appealed to youngsters ...
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One Year Of RERA In Charts: Here's Where Maharashtra Stands

Mumbai and its extended suburbs—including Thane, Navi Mumbai, Panvel, Vasai-Virar, Karjat, Badlapur, Mira-Bhayander, Ambarnath and Kalyan-Dombivali—contribute the highest proportion of RERA-compliant projects. That's expected because the region is India's second largest real estate market.
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Ferries from Thane, Navi Mumbai to South Mumbai soon?

While the first proposed phase is between Kalyan-Thane-Vasai, a feasibility study of the second phase (Thane-Mumbai) was presented to the state government last week, which has in turn, given a go-ahead for the DPR. The ferry service is likely to cut vehicular traffic by 20% and lead to 42% reduction ...
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Fiona Fernandez: Seeing red

"I was recuperating from a fierce sunstroke that I got while picking chikoos in Dahanu. But more importantly, haven't you heard? Delhi's iconic Red Fort, aapro Lal Killa, is now going to be looked after by some very rich corporate group. Poor Shah Jahan; would he have imagined such days would dawn…
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Did Brand Factory's Made For Mumbai Twitter campaign fall flat?

It read out 'There are few in this world who can get into the most crowded train like a star, be it Virar or Badlapur Fast! Those people are #MadeForMumbai. #Retweet this with #MadeForMumbai if you are one of them.'There are few in this world who can get into the most crowded train like a star, be it ...
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