State bends, Rao unmoved
The reconciliation talks between the state transport officials and the Sharad Rao-led Mumbai Autorickshawmen’s Union failed to yield results on Thursday, as the former refused to relent even as author
Passengers to have say in fare plan for CST-Pavel high-speed corridor
In a bid to gauge the spending capacity of Mumbaikars for its ambitious CST-Panvel high-speed railway corridor project, the railways has decided to conduct a “willingness to pay” survey comprising 5,
‘Won’t promote violence during rickshaw strike’
Autorickshaw union leader Sharad Rao on Tuesday called on all auto drivers in the state to go on an indefinite strike from April 16, and said that they will not promote violence but will retaliate whe
Toy train cancellation sparks protests
Infuriated over cancellations of the popular toy train services between Neral and Matheran, irate tourists resorted to a rail roko on Monday morning.
Coupon system to be made obsolete by March 2013
Despite its high popularity with commuters, the coupon system for suburban railway tickets will be phased out by March 2013, as the railway board wants to promote the card operated Automatic Ticket Ve
'Who insulted Parliament - Kejriwal or MPs?'
In a move to support his key aide Arvind Kejriwal who has been facing political backlash for his comments on parliamentarians, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Sunday kickstarted a voting campa
Transport hub near Thane soon
The Thane Municipal Corporation has drawn up plans to build a multi-mode transport hub comprising a railway station, Metro station and a bus station on government land between Mulund and Thane.
Hoax caller keeps cops on toes
The entire police administration went into tizzy on Wednesday afternoon, as frantic searches were conducted at suburban railway stations when an unidentified caller threatened about a blast in a Boriv
Woman run over by train, 2 kids with her survive
In a tragic incident, a woman was run over by a speeding train between Tilak Nagar and Chembur stations on Tuesday morning, while two children accompanying her — aged three and one-and-a-half years —e
Get e-meters to declare autos ‘fit’
In a bid to ensure that mechanical meters are being replaced with e-meters in Mumbai, the state transport department said that fitness certificates would not be granted to autorickshaw drivers if they