THANE: The Mumbra incident reignited long-standing demands for local trains to start from Diva, a move activists say could ease pressure on the overcrowded Thane-Diva corridor, which was second highest in commuter fall-related casualties last year.BJP MLC Niranjan Davkhare, among the first to reach Mumbra station, said commuters and activists requested him to push for…
MUMBAI: Haj 2025 has concluded without any untoward incidents and is hailed as one of the safest and most efficiently managed pilgrimages in recent years.This year over 1.6 million pilgrims from 171 countries performed Haj.According to a release, this because possible through efficient security efforts and the use of cutting-edge technologies in crowd management.At a…
THANE: The Mumbra incident reignited long-standing demands for local trains to start from Diva, a move activists say could ease pressure on the overcrowded Thane-Diva corridor, which was second highest in commuter fall-related casualties last year.BJP MLC Niranjan Davkhare, among the first to reach Mumbra station, said commuters and activists requested him to push for…
‘Gas chambers on rails’: Commuters recall nightmarish experience in overcrowded local trains during peak rush; call for urgent reforms MUMBAI: Commuters who travel along the Kalyan- Thane stretch, where 4 people died and 9 were injured after some of them fell off a moving local train on Monday, said overcrowding was a major issue which…
Mumbai: The National Council for Teachers’ Education (NCTE) has withdrawn the recognition of close to 300 BEd colleges in the state. Without this recognition, these colleges will not be able to admit students in the academic session 2025-26. According to the council, these colleges failed to submit their performance appraisal reports (PAR), which indicate the…
Mumbai: The Indian Railways has decided to introduce non-AC local trains with automatic door closure and enhanced ventilation features by Jan. The decision was taken after Monday morning’s tragedy at Mumbra station, where four commuters died and several were injured after falling from overcrowded trains.Railway officials said the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) will roll out…
Thane: Commuters falling off overcrowded local trains is a tragedy Mumbai sees every day. But in an incident without precedent even given this unfortunate reality, eight commuters fell off two local fast trains passing each other at Thane’s Mumbra station during the morning rush hour Monday. Four of them died and four others were injured….
Mumbai: Of the 26 lakh passengers who travel daily on the Central Railway (CR) Main line, nearly 11 lakh travel between Thane and Karjat or Kasara, highlighting the mounting burden on the suburban stretch.Kaustubh Shinde, an HR professional, said the chaos during rush hour was unbelievable on the CR. “I often can’t get off at…
Mumbai: Calling it “preposterous”, Bombay high court on Monday dismissed a drug trafficking case registered in 2021 against Dhruv Tahil, son of actor Dalip Tahil. The court held the law prohibits a merging of several minor aberrations over 18 months into one charge, a move that led to Tahil “being charged with an offence of…
Mumbai: In what is seen as a win for residents, an illegal religious structure (gurdwara) at the Joggers Park on Lokhandwala Back Road, Andheri (West) was demolished in the wee hours of Monday by those who had unauthorisedly built the structure in 2022. The action came following a legal battle waged by residents. The Chhatrapati…
