‘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…
NEW DELHI: A massive fire broke out in a flat on the sixth floor of Shabd Apartment in Delhi’s Dwarka on Tuesday. Eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and firefighting operations are currently underway. According to officials from the Delhi Fire Services, 2–3 people are feared to be trapped inside the flat. However,…
Pune: Organisers of the annual Ashadhi wari are anticipating a surge in the number of warkaris (devotees) joining this year’s palkhi processions of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and Sant Tukaram Maharaj owing to the early arrival of monsoon.The early onset of the monsoon has enabled warkaris, who are primarily farmers, to complete sowing ahead of schedule,…
Mumbai: The National Council for Teachers’ Education (NCTE) has withdrawn the recognition of close to 300 BEd colleges in the state.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…
Ashram to Badarpur: Why an 8km stretch takes 45 minutes when it should take 15; NHAI eyes signal-free stretch to ease traffic NEW DELHI: Travelling from Ashram to Badarpur and vice versa on Mathura Road in southeast Delhi is a frustrating daily ritual for thousands of motorists. With heavy traffic from Noida, Faridabad and Badarpur…
Pune: The state higher and technical education department has revised the eligibility criteria and duration of eight art diploma courses, aligning them with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.The updated courses include diplomas in applied art, drawing and painting, sculpture and modelling, and several specialisations in art and craft such as interior decoration, textile design…
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…
NEW DELHI: In India’s darkest corners, love stories have twisted into gruesome murder horrors. Behind closed doors, betrayal and extramarital affairs have ignited savage rage—leading to brutal strangulations, savage stabbing and chilling dismemberments.Husbands and wives have been hacked to pieces, their bodies chopped, burnt and scattered, as cold-blooded killers try to erase every trace of…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police’s cyber wing arrested two men from Ahilyanagar district on Monday, in connection with the alleged “digital arrest” of a 47-year-old Pune man who lost Rs 53 lakh to fraudsters.Police claimed the arrested duo from Bolhegaon in Ahilyanagar district — one’s a farmer while the other works at a finance company —…
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….
