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Central Railway introduces 14 new AC local train services in Mumbai
The new services replaced existing non-AC services. With this, the number of AC services on the CR's main line rose to 80 from 66
16 April,2025 09:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
All 26/11 conspirators must face death penalty, says officer who caught Kasab
Retired police officer Hemant Bavdhankar, whose team captured Ajmal Kasab during the 26/11 attacks, says all conspirators must be tried in Indian courts and given the death penalty to bring justice to victims and martyrs
10 April,2025 05:37 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Central Railway: Six additional unreserved Summer special train services
Central Railway will operate six additional unreserved Summer Special train services in April to accommodate increased passenger demand
08 April,2025 06:45 PM IST | Central Railway | mid-day online correspondent
Western Railway to operate two summer special trains from April 10 to June 27
Tran No 09029 Bandra Terminus–Banaras Superfast Special will operate every Thursday at 4.30 am. It will reach its destination at 6.30 am the next day
03 April,2025 07:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: One year on, Mulund residents still waiting for vital FOB to be rebuilt
Pedestrians bemoan absence of east-west connector, ask authorities to expedite work
29 March,2025 03:45 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Mumbai stations go dark to commemorate Earth Hour 2025
Organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Earth Hour is a global movement involving people and communities to take action on environmental issues and protect the planet. It is followed annually on March 22
22 March,2025 11:01 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
NGO demands release of locked Shivaji statue from railway custody
Watchdog Foundation urges CM to act, threatens legal action. The appeal includes a copy of a 1999 Andheri Metropolitan Court order, where a similar case saw two Shivaji statues lying in police custody. The statue at Wadi Bunder is currently covered in green cloth and barricaded inside a temporary shed at the far end of a goods platform
20 March,2025 07:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
'Urge CM to install statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj locked at Wadi Bunder'
A life-size statue of the 17th century Maratha warrior has been lying locked at a shed near Sandhurst Road for the past few years owing to lack of permissions. It was originally meant to be installed in front of Platform 18 at CSMT, near the P D’Mello Road entrance
19 March,2025 09:46 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Why a ready Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue is lying locked in Wadi Bunder
As Mumbai-South MP Arvind Sawant kicks up a furore demanding Shivaji statue at CSMT, railway guidelines say statues are disallowed on station premises. The Railways, however, cited two regulations that prohibit the installation of statues on station premises. The first, an Indian Railways circular from the 1970s
19 March,2025 09:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
BMC launches drive for unrestricted pedestrian movement at crowded spots
As part of the initiative, regular actions along with special campaigns are being carried out to clear areas of illegal hawkers, unauthorised constructions, and other obstructions hindering pedestrian movement, an official statement said
18 March,2025 05:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent