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VVCMC doubles water tax, increases property tax by 15%

India, March 21 -- The Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVMC) has raised property tax by 15% and doubled water tax in its Rs.4,208 crore budget for 2026-27, citing a revenue shortfall. Municip... Read More


Two 16-year-olds drown at Navapur beach in Virar while retrieving football; lifeguards absent

India, March 21 -- A carefree evening football game at Navapur beach in Virar turned fatal on Thursday, when two 16-year-olds ventured into the sea to retrieve their ball and were overpowered by stron... Read More


VVCMC doubles water tax, hikes property tax by 15% for 2026-27

MUMBAI, March 21 -- The Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVMC) has raised property tax by 15% and doubled water tax in its Rs.4,208 crore budget for 2026-27, citing a revenue shortfall. Municip... Read More


Two 16-year-olds drown at Virar beach while retrieving football; lifeguards absent

MUMBAI, March 21 -- A carefree evening football game at Navapur beach in Virar turned fatal on Thursday, when two 16-year-olds ventured into the sea to retrieve their ball and were overpowered by stro... Read More


Four held with hydroponic cannabis worth rRs.r64 cr

India, March 20 -- The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the customs department arrested four passengers, including a foreign national, at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in... Read More


Ahmedabad man held for supplying mule accounts in rRs.r76 lakh 'digital arrest' scam

India, March 19 -- Amid rising cases of "digital arrest" scams targeting senior citizens, the North Region Cyber Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from Gujarat for allegedly supplying mule bank a... Read More


Police complaint filed after call to boycott Muslims at film screening

India, March 19 -- A special screening of the controversial movie The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond in Nalasopara has triggered a police complaint after the organisers allegedly administered an oath cal... Read More


guj man held for giving mule accounts to frauds for Rs.76l 'digital arrest'

MUMBAI, March 19 -- Amid rising cases of "digital arrest" scams targeting senior citizens, the North Region Cyber Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from Gujarat for allegedly supplying mule bank ... Read More


Police complaint filed after call to boycott Muslims at film screening

MUMBAI, March 19 -- A special screening of the controversial movie The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond in Nalasopara has led to a police complaint after the organisers allegedly administered an oath calli... Read More


55-year-old woman duped of Rs.1.30 cr, promised flat in Bandra

India, March 18 -- The Bandra police have arrested a man for allegedly defrauding a 55-year-old polio-affected woman by luring her with the promise of a flat in an ongoing construction project in Band... Read More