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  Bassein Fort, Historical Monuments of India, Bassein India Tours, Sightseeing in Western India, History of Bassein, ...
Built by Bahadur Shah, Sultan of Gujarat, it was initially one of a chain of forts intended to guard the coast against the Portuguese and the pirates.
Vasai is located at a distance of 55-km from Mumbai.
By road, it is 77-km along the Mumbai -Ahmedabad highway.
www.indiantravelportal.com /maharashtra/forts/bassein-fort.html   (588 words)

  
 Vasai Beach
Vasai beach is in the Thane district adjoining Mumbai metropolis.
Proper Vasai village is 5 to 6 kms.
to the north of Vasai lies Nalasopara village, the earlier capital of Konkan.
www.konkandarshan.com /tourist/t_b_vasai.htm   (124 words)

  
 Vasai-Virar, India
The city is located on the north bank of Vasai Creek, part of the estuary of the Ulhas River.
Trade shifted to Vasai, which traded in horses, fish, salt, timber, and quarried basalt and granite, and was a shipbuilding center.
Vasai came under the control of the Sultans of Gujarat in the 15th century.
www.creekin.net /c4280-n85-vasai-virar-india.html   (481 words)

  
 Konkan Region   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Vasai Road is about 1 hour 15 minutes from Churchgate by a slow Western Railway local train.
Kaman is about 20 km from Vasai Road and it takes about 35 minutes to reach by bus.
Buses from Vasai Road to Bhiwandi halt at Kaman.
kpy2.tripod.com /sahyadri/konkan/konkan.html   (996 words)

  
 Tungeshwar album | Bhnsoutings | Fotki.com
Vasai Road is about 1 hour 15 minutes from Churchgate by a slow Western Railway local train.
Tungareshwar Phata is about 15km from Vasai Road and about 60 km from Mumbai.
This baba is trying to build a road to the top, and every monsoon there are many trees who fall prey to his road development work.
public.fotki.com /bhnsoutings/tungeshwar   (492 words)

  
 Thaneweb.com - Thane Basics - Explore Thane District
Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Thane-Belapur, Badlapur, Mira Road, Tarapur and Murbad in Thane district.
The modes of transport in Thane district are roads, railways and waterways.
Vasai on the Western railway is the taluka headquarters.
www.thaneweb.com /thane_basics/explore_thane_district.htm   (1532 words)

  
 BAÇAIM, BASSEIN, VASAI . A PORTUGUESE CITY FORTRESS IN INDIA
Of all the Portuguese forts still existing in India, Baçaim (today Vasai) is one of the most imposing.
Today Baçaim is a tangle of ruins, the Portuguese buildings inside the fort are in ruins, although there are enough standing walls to give a good idea of the floor plans of these structures.
Vasai (Bassein) is located in Thane District, 70 km north of Mumbai.(Bombay).
www.colonialvoyage.com /bacaimvasaiphotos.html   (656 words)

  
 AN EARNEST FUNDS APPEAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF DAR-e-MEHER at Vasai, India
AN EARNEST APPEAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PIOUS DAR-e-MEHER at Valiv, Vasai
There are more than 250 families in Vasai, Nallasopara and Virar.
Parsi settlement is expected to enhance considerably in the near future also with view of the purchase of lands by Bombay Parsi Panchayet, and Postwalla Gandhy Charities along with our trust to provide affordable housing to the community in village Valiv about 5 kms.
tenets.zoroastrianism.com /vasai33.html   (563 words)

  
 The journey started for me at Pune at 0745 hrs on the Pragati Express to Mumbai
The sounds and smells of the road vehicles that are almost within touching distance of the train, dilute the pleasure of a YP drawing the train, albeit slowly over a long bridge.
At many wayside stops, the rash traffic on the road poses a bigger danger to the railfan who must be on the ground for the rare low angle picture.
We were suggested to walk 1 Km or so to a minor road, then to catch a rickshaw to take us to the highway (eight kms away) and then flag down a bus or a truck which would eventually take us to Gandhidham, some 96 Kms away.
members.tripod.com /steelwheel/Wankaner/Trip.htm   (12684 words)

  
 Protestors lathi-charged following rail agitation
Protesters, demanding improvement in suburban trains services and launching of new shuttle trains, were lathi-charged at Vasai and tear gas was used at Nalla Sopara, some commuters alleged.
The protests were held at Vasai Road, Naigaon, Mira Road and Nallasopra from 0800 hours, he said.
At Vasai Road, former Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ram Naik joined the agitation, Kumar said.
www.rediff.com /news/2005/dec/10rail.htm   (676 words)

  
 Vasai fort visit & Bouldering at Navghar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
This was adhoc planned trip due to cancellation of our proposed activity on 31st dec. We were 8 including our Manali friend Bhola, who was on vacation to Mumbai.
Between Dahisar and Mira road I bashed another car, got some dent on the bonut, luckily not the major one.
One has to take left turn from the Vasai ST depot to reach the place.
www.bhramanti.com /vasai.html   (258 words)

  
 mesn.org - Railways - Angry commuters derail WR services ( mesn news )
The agitation pulled over 7,000 railway pass-holders onto the tracks near Mira Road, Naigaon, Vasai and Nallasopara stations where trains were stopped even as 85 protesters were detained by the police.
Protesters were also rounded up from Vasai and Mira Road and detained in railway station lockups till late evening.
Then trains started running between Churchgate and Vasai Road till 10.45 am, after which the services were again disrupted, only to get restart at 2.30 pm.
mesn.org /articles/index.php?art/id:560   (561 words)

  
 Welcome to Bellevision Global   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Then were there brought unto him little Children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
The Ashram is located in the heart of Vasai Fort (Qilla) at a distance of about 7 Kms from Vasai Road(West) Railway Station (Western Railway), near to Mumbai.
The Gujarati and Jain community well-wishers are great inspiration to this institution in creating difference in the lives of the children.
www.bellevision.com /archivesindetail.asp?arcindtl=383   (510 words)

  
 Crackdown on "Bangladeshis" in Vasai region
Mumbai, November 22: Police relaunched their campaign to flush out illegal Bangladeshi immigrants by arresting 182 suspected Bangladeshi nationals in a large-scale combing operation in Vasai division covering Mira Road, Bhayander, Vasai and Nalasopara tehsils.
The raids were ordered by Vasai division's deputy superintendent of police Ravindra Sengaonkar and conducted by inspectors Bhalchandra Kale, P Niphade, S V Nimbhorkar and Y J Mirza of Mira Road, Bhayander, Vasai and Nalasopara police stations respectively.
A special squad has been formed for the purpose, because police want to ensure not a single Bangladeshi national is left behind in Vasai division, Sengaonkar asserted.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19981123/32750034.html   (305 words)

  
 Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper - India
Former federal minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ram Naik joined the protests at the Vasai Road station.
The blockade at the Vasai and Naigaon stations had been cleared by late morning.
Borivli to Mira Road constitutes nearly 25% of the average daily traffic on the city’s Western line - which would mean close to 800,000 people.
www.gulf-times.com /site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=64054&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22   (597 words)

  
 Indian-Music.com - Singers - Mokashi Kshipra Avinash
Achieved second prize in “Samuh gayan Competition” arranged by Youngsters - Vasai Taluka Kala-krida Mahotsav-2003 held at Vasai Road (w).
Achieved Consolation prize in the "Sugam Sangeet singing Competition" arranged by “Shivchaya Mitra Mandal” in 2004 held at Vasai Road (w).
Achieved second prize "Sugam Sangeet singing competition" arranged by Sai Mitra Mandal 2005 held at Vasai Road (w).
www.indian-music.com /Singers/KshipraMokashi   (240 words)

  
 The Hindu News Update Service
The protests were held at Vasai Road, Naigaon, Mira Road after 0800 hours, he said.
Fifteen suburban trains were affected and six long-distance trains delayed as a result of the protests, he said.
At Vasai Road, former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Ram Naik, joined the agitation.
www.hindu.com /thehindu/holnus/002200512101219.htm   (194 words)

  
 Khaleej Times Online - 30 killed in road mishap
According to the Thane police control room, at least 30 persons were killed, and nearly 12 are in a serious condition.
Besides commuters from Mira Road, there are thousands of others from near-by residential localities including Bhayander and Vasai Road, who have to travel daily to Thane and other extended suburbs like Kalyan and Ambernath.
The main Ghodbunder road and other arteries linking Kashimira to Thane is also usually badly maintained, and several accidents take place here.
www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2006/May/subcontinent_May78.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=   (457 words)

  
 Welcome to Railway Junction :: Travelogues ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The morning of April 18, 2005 was nothing less than special for me. That day, I was to make my first journey on a Rajdhani Express train.
Our tickets were booked from Vasai Road to Trivandrum Central with the boarding point at Panvel.
We had to travel by road to our destination which was two hours away from Trivandrum.
www.trainweb.org /binaiks/Travel_Apr05_dn_Raj.htm   (1643 words)

  
 Mumbai bounces back to normal
As the rains held, life in Mumbai became near normal on Wednesday with people reporting to work on resumption of intra-city road and rail services even as some low lying areas remained waterlogged and medical teams fanned out to prevent outbreak of epidemics.
On the Central Railway route (main line), the suburban train services were extended beyond Kalyan upto Karjat since early morning and were expected to be restored upto Pune by evening, Central Railway officials said.
On Western Railway, suburban trains were plying only upto Vasai Road as the services between Virar and Vasai were stopped on Tuesday night owing to flooding.
in.rediff.com /news/2005/aug/03rain4.htm   (514 words)

  
 The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Travel
Vajreshwari lies in Thane district of Maharashtra, 31 km from Vasai Road station.
The state transport bus from Vasai Road to Vajreshwari charges Rs 18.
But in Vasai, one belief is that the goddess came to be called Vajreshwari after she swallowed Indra's vajra (thunderbolt), which he had hurled at the sage Vashishtha.
www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20031102/spectrum/travel.htm   (807 words)

  
 Mumbai Mirror
This assurance was given by Uttam Khobaragade, Managing Director, MSRTC, to a delegation led by Michael Furtado, President of the Vasai Congress (I) unit on December 1, at a meeting at the MSRTC's head office at Mumbai Central.
Services help not only residents commuting to work to Mumbai from the area but local fisherwomen, vegetable-sellers and milk vendors use the buses to transport their produce in the area.
Harit Vasai, a community organisation in the area will hold dharnas between December 11 and 13 opposite the bus terminus near Vasai Road station to protest against the proposal to stop the bus services.
www.mumbaimirror.com /nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=2&articleid=1262005224369531262005224217953&pubyear=2005&pubday=7&pubmth=12   (641 words)

  
 [IRFCA] Indian Railways Photo Gallery - AC Locos at Vasai Road   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Gallery Individuals' Albums Vivek Manvi's Images AC Locos at Vasai Road
Sign of changing times: A Ludhiana WAG-7 # 27625 at the Vasai Road yard.
Erode WAG-7 # 27471with a container rake at Vasai Road.
www.irfca.org /gallery/Members/VivekManvi/ACVasaiVivek   (490 words)

  
 Metroblogging Mumbai: India's Piece of the Renaissance in Ruin.
Vasai as we know it now is the site of the ruins of the Portuguese citadel of Bassein.
Bassien is one of those places which I have failed to express in words, pictures and thought.
If you're interested take a train to Vasai Road and bassein is just a short rickshaw ride away.
mumbai.metblogs.com /archives/2006/04/indias_piece_of_the_renaissanc.phtml   (871 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation
A considerable number of those injured and killed in the blasts live in the North Mumbai constituency that extends from Jogeshwari to the western suburbs of Vasai and Virar.
His voters are angry that the man they elected to Parliament has neither the time nor the sensitivity to console the bereaved families.
According to government figures, among those who died in the blasts, 76 lived in Vasai, Mira Road, Bhayander, Nalla Sopara and Virar.
www.telegraphindia.com /1060716/asp/nation/story_6485153.asp   (447 words)

  
 ACES ENTERPRISE
ACES ENTERPRISE, a partnership Firm, was incorporated in 1972 at Vasai Road, western suburbs of Mumbai, India.
During the initial period, the company was engaged in the field of manufacturing value added entertainment electronic gadgets.
With this experience, we are sure to enter the Global market and compete in the most qualified product ranges.
www.acesenterprise.com /index.html   (405 words)

  
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 Rediff On The NeT: Value Travel Finder: Festivals, Tours and Cruises   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Rs 1,400 -- Vasai Road (Bombay) to Madgaon (Goa) by second ac.
Rs 900 -- Vasai Road (Bombay) to Madgaon (Goa) by third ac.
Sawantwadi, Maharashtra is hardly 90 minutes away from Mapusa, Goa by road and there are up and running bus services between Sawantwadi and Panaji by Kadamba Transport Services and the State Road Transport Corporation.
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 Talkingworld : Ennui, Vasai and Me!, Satishchandran M blogs on sulekha, blogs, Satishchandran M blog from india
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Seeing off Banerjee and Kulkarni, hitting the usual Vasai bus queue I had before my eyes ennui emerging like the haggard face of a sickening old wench.
Laying her in the bed sans everything but the whispering payals on her oily ankles I struggled to flee her nakedness.
satishchandran-m.sulekha.com /blog/post/2007/05/ennui-vasai-and-me.htm   (534 words)

  
 Akoli/Ganeshpuri, Amboli, Aundha/Nagnath, Bhatye, Bhimashankar, Bordi in Maharashtra
Nearest railhead is Thane on central Railway and Vasai Road on Western Railway.
State transport buses ply from Thane, Kalyan and Vasai to Akoli
by road from Aundha, is famous for the Sach Khand Shri Hazur Sahib Gurudwara where Guru Gobind Singh's ashes are buried.
www.travelmasti.com /domestic/maharashtra/othercities.htm   (416 words)

  
 Matunga Road Information
Matunga Road is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.
This station is called Matunga on the Central line and Matunga Road on the Western line.
View a list of authors or edit this article.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Matunga_Road   (74 words)

  
 Welcome to Railway Junction :: Travelogues ::
Here the Vasai Road bound DMU was readying for its 1400 departure as train number 1648.
The next station was Navade road, which was crossed at 1414.
We reached Kalamboli Goods yard by 1416 hrs where a WAG7 welcomed me. There a Kalyan WDS6 and twin Kalyan WDM2s led by 17492 was waiting for duties there.
www.trainweb.org /binaiks/RFan_Jun05_167.htm   (752 words)

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