Mumbai: Commuter Kamlesh Samdhani appreciates the fact that he can travel at one-fourth the cost of a kaali-peeli taxi in south Mumbai if he takes a bus. But the catch is the long waiting time at stops. So, what’s gone wrong with BEST? Citizen activist Rishi Agarwal, director, Mumbai Sustainability Centre, blamed the decline on…
Mumbai: Deccan Queen, one of Central Railway’s most prestigious and popular trains, turned 95 on Sunday. Introduced between Mumbai and Pune, the two premier cities of Maharashtra, on June 1, 1930, Deccan Queen was a major landmark in the history of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, the forerunner of Central Railway. This was the first…
Mumbai: Swathes of cottage industries across the 600-acre spread of Dharavi are opposing the ongoing eligibility survey for commercial and residential resettlement. Residents and workshop owners–approximately 15,000 in number –are still holding out, reluctant to allow surveyors inside or provide documentary proof of ownership, fearing they will be displaced or their claims for more rehab…
Mumbai: Ten Nepal nationals were arrested at the city airport in the past week, throwing up a pattern in immigration that begins with an illegal border crossing in Bihar. All 10 were trying to fly to Gulf countries on forged papers. Police said they allegedly paid Rs 2.5 lakh each to agents back home. Two…
Mumbai: This vacation turned out to be a stressful one. The daughter-in-law of a retired police officer was cheated of Rs 1.6 lakh after paying for hotel booking and air tickets for a trip to to Pattaya-Bangkok. She had done the bookings for herself and her husband through a website which turned out to be…
Mumbai: An RPF constable’s swift action saved the life of a passenger who slipped into the platform-train while attempting to board a moving train at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT).On May 30, as Train No 12201 DN LTT-Kochuveli Garibrath Express was departing from platform number 4 at LTT, a passenger attempting to board the moving train…
Mumbai: The Mahayuti govt has reduced the compensation it used to give farmers for crop losses due to unseasonal rains and other natural calamities. It has done this by rolling back an order hiking the compensation which was issued in January 2024 before the Lok Sabha and assembly polls in the state, reports Priyanka Kakodkar….
Mumbai: MSRTC chairman Pratap Sarnaik on Sunday announced that to woo passengers during the off-season, a 15% discount will be offered on ticket prices for passengers booking in advance for long-distance travel. The scheme will be implemented from July and will benefit many commuters, especially those travelling by e-Shivneri buses from Mumbai to Pune, he…
Mumbai: Banned wildlife animals were seized from an international flyer at the city airport on Sunday, and the passenger who had arrived from Bangkok was arrested. Animals of rare species — the Spider Tailed Horned Viper, Asian Leaf Turtle, and Indonesian Pit Viper — have been found, said Customs officials at the international terminal of…
Mumbai: Mumbai guardian Minister Ashish Shelar on Saturday chaired a joint coordination meeting at the Western Railway headquarters at Churchgate. It was attended by senior officials from both Central and Western Railways, BMC, Mumbai Police, Railway Police, MHADA, SRA, and other key departments. He took stock of the drain-cleaning and monsoon preparedness measures carried out…
