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The newly formed Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) on Wednesday presented its first budget-of Rs 810 crore-with the emphasis 'Destination Vasai'. The focus is on restoring and maintaining churches, forts, lakes, and tourist and picnic spots. The VVMC (formed after the merger of four municipal councils-Virar, Nalasopara, Navghar-Manikpur and Vasai-in July 2009) has not imposed new taxes. The funds for undertaking projects will come from existing taxes, including property tax, local body...

The men's and women's winners in the Rs 15-lakh prize-money inaugural Vasai-Virar Mayor's Marathon on September 18 would pocket Rs one lakh and Rs 51,000 respectively. "In the first year we are inviting athletes from all over the state, as well as from Vasai-Virar region which has produced some top runners in the past, including Olympian Anand Menezes, to take part. We will try and expand it later," said Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation's Mayor Rajiv Patil. The second and third place...

One of the Mumbai 7/11 blast victims, Parag Sawant, recovered miraculously nearly after five years of coma life. He was in coma for nearly five years due to severe brain injuries and now regained his consciousness after several brain surgeries. Parag was travelling on a Virar-bound local train July 11, 2006, returning home after work when a bomb went off. It was one in a series of seven train blasts that rocked Mumbai that day killing nearly 200 people and injuring close to a thousand. Parag...

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Engineering students protest fee hike : Nearly 6,500 students of an engineering college in Vasai boycotted classes and locked the campus gates to protest against a fee hike on Monday. The Manickpur police were called in to calm the protesters down. This is the second time in the past one week that students of Bhausaheb Vartak Engineering College have stayed away from classes. They say they will continue to disrupt teaching schedules until the fee hike is withdrawn. “We paid Rs 48,850 during our admission, and now the management is asking us to pay Rs 12,000 more. We will not accept this,” said ...

The Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC)  had moved the court challenging the Maharashtra government's decision to exclude 29 villages from the municipality on May 31, 2011.Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) was formed in July 2009 wide a notification by the state government. Four municipal councils Virar, Nalasopara, Vasai and Navghar Manikpur and 59 villages were merged to form the civic corporation.The Vasai Janandolan Samiti, an organisation formed to fight against the inclusion of villages in the VVMC had led massive morchas, forcing the government to withdraw 29 villages from ...

MLA vivek Pandit's Vasai Jan andolan samiti arranged iftaar party on Jumatul vida (26th Aug 2011) at sai nagar Ground Vasai and invited all the muslims of vasai. Vivek Pandit himself was present there.

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Vasai, also called Bassein, lies about 48 kms north of Mumbai just across the Ulhas River.  The fort in the old city was the headquarter of the Portuguese in the north, next in importance to Goa.  The coastal land-fort of Vasai was surrounded by sea on three sides and to the landside it had a moat which was filled by sea-water.  Its 4.5kms long strong stone wall had 11 bastions.  The fort had two gates – the westward land-gate.  There was also a small citadel in the fort.  Well – equipped with water-tanks, store-houses, armoury, etc., the fort also had fields for growing grains ...

New train service started: A new service between Panvel and Vasai was flagged on from Saturday, July 02, 2011 . Train No. 69168 will depart Vasai Road at 12.10pm and reach Panvel at 1.45pm, while on its return journey, Train No. 69167 will depart from Panvel at 2.30pm and reach Vasai road at 4.05pm

65 unauthorised buildings razed down in Vasant Nagri - The Times of India...Man who raped Vasai minor arrested in UP - The Times of India...'Don't raze flats, levy penalty' appeals residents - The Times of India...Zilla Parishad declares 21 schools in vasai illegal - Mumbai Mirror...New train service started between Panvel and Vasai - Mumbai Mirror...

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The Education Department of Thane Zilla Parishad has declared around 49 private schools in the district - including 21 in Vasai - illegal.According to officials the schools did not have the requisite permission to conduct examinations. An official from the department said majority of the schools had permission to only function till Std VII, and for further approvals they had to approach the Zilla Parishad. The schools failed to do so, which rendered them illegal. Read More Mayor warns plastic manufacturers of stern action Concerned about the growing use of plastic bags below 50 microns in ...

The Central Railway plans to introduce one DMU service between Diva-Vasai Road and one MEMU service between Panvel-Vasai Road from next month. 71093 will depart Vasai Road at 09.50 hrs and reach Diva at 10.50 hrs, while on its return journey, 71094 will depart from Diva at 11.30 hrs and reach Vasai road at 12.30 hrs. The trains will halt at Juchandra, Kaman, Kharbao, Bhiwandi Road and Kopar in both directions. The train will run with eight coaches, including six general second class and two general second-class-cum-guard’s brake van. 6918 will depart Vasai Road at 12.10 hrs and reach Panvel ...