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Shashank Manohar Defers Decision To Step Down As ICC Chairman
Shashank Manohar, a two-time former BCCI president, had last week resigned from his post as ICC chairman citing personal reasons, abruptly ending his two-year tenure in a mere eight months.
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BMC Election: Kalbadevi Building Goes Missing From The Rolls
It's almost like Malji Velji on Dr Vigas Street in Kalbadevi never even existed. None of the 15-20 residents of the building could find his/her name in the voters' lists of ward 222 yesterday.
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Mumbai's Black And Yellow Taxis Will Soon Be The Hottest Wheels In Town
Looks like black-and-yellow cabs have won the day. Mumbaikars may not be too fond of them, but these traditional taxis are soon going to be in huge demand in the city.
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Baby Born On CST Train Delights Rush-Hour Commuters
A local train was delayed during early morning rush hour at Thane station, but the reason for it had commuters cheering and clapping instead. Early yesterday morning, a woman gave birth to a boy on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) bound local train which had arrived at Thane station.
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Alert Engineer Saves The Day, And Lives Of Commuters In Mumbai
23-year-old rail enthusiast spots loose fishplate at Kurla station, alerts officials.
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New Flaw Identified In The New Fleet Of Mumbai Locals
Small openings in the motor coach of new trains led to glitches during rains. They had to be sealed with masking tape
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First-Person Account Of Accident On Mumbai-Pune Expressway
A little help proved costly when the occupants of a white Innova decided to fix the flat tyre of a Swift car, which was parked dangerously in the right lane of the accident-prone Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Panvel.
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Mumbai: Union Minister Suresh Prabhu Takes A Train Down Memory Lane
A day after spontaneously taking a train to CST, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu decided to take a local into nostalgia. The minister travelled in the local between Khar and Vile Parle, the same route he used to take years ago during his college days. This time though, instead of interacting with commuters inside the coach, he stood rather close to ...
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Commuters Take Suresh Prabhu For A Ride Through Mumbai's Railway Woes
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is no stranger to receiving complaints from rail commuters. He was treated to a fortune's worth of the same by hassled local train travellers, who complained about everything from the poor condition of the rakes to filthy urinals and toilets. Prabhu boarded a train from Currey Road station - where he was present...
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Mumbai's Lifeline Western, Central Railways Respond To Water Crisis
Just a few days ago, Relief and Rehabilitation minister Eknath Khadse came under severe fire after 10,000 litres of water were used to prepare a temporary helipad in Latur so he could review the drought situation there. But believe it or not, the same quantity of water was being used to wash just a single 12-car local train in Mumbai. Thankfully, t...
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Mumbai: Central Railway Wants To Sell Last DC Local Ride For Rs 10,000
This weekend, Central Railway will chuck its obsolete DC trains and ride the gravy train instead. As the Harbour line finally bids goodbye (and good riddance) to its 1,500-volt Direct Current (DC) system, you can witness the end of an era that had begun on this very line in 1925. For the princely sum of Rs 10,000, that is.
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Mumbai: Before Battling Heat, AC Local To Face Rodent Test
Mumbaikars, get ready to battle this heat in the city's first air-conditioned local train, which left Chennai on Friday to reach Mumbai today or tomorrow. But the railways may not launch it right way. The Central Railway authorities have a list of month-long tasks they have planned for the 12-car train, which will be parked in the Kurla car shed as...
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Indian Railways Doesn't Want You To Spit On Country's Honour
Our national emblem might say 'Satyamev Jayate' (Truth alone triumphs), but the truth can't win against spit. The Western Railway will soon introduce new wastebaskets conspicuously missing the national emblem that normally appears in the centre of the Indian Railways logo.
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Autorickshaw Strike Hits Mumbai Hard
Over a million commuters, office-goers and students were hit badly as around 20,000 autorickshaws went off the roads today in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai to press for their demands of banning radio taxis and having a social welfare scheme.
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Shashank Manohar Defers Decision To Step Down As ICC Chairman
Shashank Manohar, a two-time former BCCI president, had last week resigned from his post as ICC chairman citing personal reasons, abruptly ending his two-year tenure in a mere eight months.
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BMC Election: Kalbadevi Building Goes Missing From The Rolls
It's almost like Malji Velji on Dr Vigas Street in Kalbadevi never even existed. None of the 15-20 residents of the building could find his/her name in the voters' lists of ward 222 yesterday.
-
Mumbai's Black And Yellow Taxis Will Soon Be The Hottest Wheels In Town
Looks like black-and-yellow cabs have won the day. Mumbaikars may not be too fond of them, but these traditional taxis are soon going to be in huge demand in the city.
-
Baby Born On CST Train Delights Rush-Hour Commuters
A local train was delayed during early morning rush hour at Thane station, but the reason for it had commuters cheering and clapping instead. Early yesterday morning, a woman gave birth to a boy on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) bound local train which had arrived at Thane station.
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Alert Engineer Saves The Day, And Lives Of Commuters In Mumbai
23-year-old rail enthusiast spots loose fishplate at Kurla station, alerts officials.
-
New Flaw Identified In The New Fleet Of Mumbai Locals
Small openings in the motor coach of new trains led to glitches during rains. They had to be sealed with masking tape
-
First-Person Account Of Accident On Mumbai-Pune Expressway
A little help proved costly when the occupants of a white Innova decided to fix the flat tyre of a Swift car, which was parked dangerously in the right lane of the accident-prone Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Panvel.
-
Mumbai: Union Minister Suresh Prabhu Takes A Train Down Memory Lane
A day after spontaneously taking a train to CST, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu decided to take a local into nostalgia. The minister travelled in the local between Khar and Vile Parle, the same route he used to take years ago during his college days. This time though, instead of interacting with commuters inside the coach, he stood rather close to ...
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Commuters Take Suresh Prabhu For A Ride Through Mumbai's Railway Woes
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is no stranger to receiving complaints from rail commuters. He was treated to a fortune's worth of the same by hassled local train travellers, who complained about everything from the poor condition of the rakes to filthy urinals and toilets. Prabhu boarded a train from Currey Road station - where he was present...
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Mumbai's Lifeline Western, Central Railways Respond To Water Crisis
Just a few days ago, Relief and Rehabilitation minister Eknath Khadse came under severe fire after 10,000 litres of water were used to prepare a temporary helipad in Latur so he could review the drought situation there. But believe it or not, the same quantity of water was being used to wash just a single 12-car local train in Mumbai. Thankfully, t...
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Mumbai: Central Railway Wants To Sell Last DC Local Ride For Rs 10,000
This weekend, Central Railway will chuck its obsolete DC trains and ride the gravy train instead. As the Harbour line finally bids goodbye (and good riddance) to its 1,500-volt Direct Current (DC) system, you can witness the end of an era that had begun on this very line in 1925. For the princely sum of Rs 10,000, that is.
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Mumbai: Before Battling Heat, AC Local To Face Rodent Test
Mumbaikars, get ready to battle this heat in the city's first air-conditioned local train, which left Chennai on Friday to reach Mumbai today or tomorrow. But the railways may not launch it right way. The Central Railway authorities have a list of month-long tasks they have planned for the 12-car train, which will be parked in the Kurla car shed as...
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Indian Railways Doesn't Want You To Spit On Country's Honour
Our national emblem might say 'Satyamev Jayate' (Truth alone triumphs), but the truth can't win against spit. The Western Railway will soon introduce new wastebaskets conspicuously missing the national emblem that normally appears in the centre of the Indian Railways logo.
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Autorickshaw Strike Hits Mumbai Hard
Over a million commuters, office-goers and students were hit badly as around 20,000 autorickshaws went off the roads today in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai to press for their demands of banning radio taxis and having a social welfare scheme.
