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rRs.r50 lakh transaction leads police to close aide for plotting Vasai businessman's murder

India, Aug. 3 -- It was a Rs.50 lakh transaction, not the bullets fired at him, that cracked open the alleged conspiracy to kill Vasai businessman Mohansingh Laxmansingh Parmar over a Rs.32 crore debt... Read More


7 years on, VVCMC yet to implement NEERI-IIT suggestions to prevent flooding

India, Aug. 3 -- For six days from July 4 to July 9, torrential rains disrupted the lives of the residents of Vasai, Nalasopara and Virar. Roads, shops and buildings were all flooded by several feet o... Read More


Fishing trip turns fatal: 17-year-old drowns in Nalasopara lake despite ban

India, Aug. 3 -- A fishing outing took a fatal turn after a 17-year-old boy drowned while trying to catch fish in Nagla Lake in Nalasopara East on Sunday afternoon, despite a prohibition on entering w... Read More


Pedestrian falls into open slush-covered drain in Nalasopara

India, Aug. 3 -- A man was rescued after he fell into an open, mud-filled drain in Nalasopara East on Saturday, a mishap that raised fresh concerns over unsafe road conditions in parts of the Vasai-Vi... Read More


17-year-old drowns while fishing in lake

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- A fishing outing took a fatal turn after a 17-year-old boy drowned while trying to catch fish in Nagla Lake in Nalasopara East on Sunday afternoon, despite a prohibition on entering ... Read More


Rs.50L transaction leads police to close aide who planned to murder Vasai businessman

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- It was a Rs.50 lakh transaction, not the bullets fired at him, that exposed the alleged conspiracy to kill Vasai businessman Mohansingh Laxmansingh Parmar, with police naming his tru... Read More


7 years on, Vasai-Virar civic body yet to act on NEERI-IIT flood plan

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- For six days from July 4 to July 9, torrential rains disrupted the lives of the residents of Vasai, Nalasopara and Virar. Roads, shops and buildings were all submerged under several ... Read More


Pedestrian rescued after falling into slush-covered drain

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- A man was rescued after he fell into an open, mud-filled drain in Nalasopara East on Saturday, a mishap that raised fresh concerns over unsafe road conditions in parts of the Vasai-V... Read More


School logo on T-shirt helps cops crack missing child case

India, Aug. 1 -- An eight-year-old boy with special needs, who wandered nearly 1.5 km away from his home in Jogeshwari East on Thursday, was reunited with his family within two hours after a police co... Read More


Two booked for bid to kidnap, assault jeweller over loan dispute

India, Aug. 1 -- A 47-year-old Zaveri Bazaar jeweller has alleged that two men assaulted him and attempted to kidnap him in Bandra after he demanded repayment of a Rs.35 lakh loan he had extended to o... Read More