Why Mumbai trains fall prey to frequent breakdowns

Why Mumbai trains fall prey to frequent breakdowns Mumbai: Disruption in train services is fast becoming a norm in the Mumbai suburban rail network. Of late, glitch after glitch has tossed the daily travel schedule of many of the nearly 70 lakh suburban commuters askew. Yesterday gave a double testimony to this growing disturbance. There were technical problems on both Central and Western Railways, especially during morning and evening peak hours. The first incident took place near Vashi...
01:06 PM, May 03, 2012

MMRDA to link monorail, suburban railway stations

MMRDA to link monorail, suburban railway stations Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has decided to construct foot over bridges (FOB) to connect monorail stations with the suburban railway stations. "The FOB will help commuters, travelling towards Wadala and further, reach for monorail without being hassled by the vehicular traffic on roads," MMRDA Joint Project Director (PR) Dilip Kawathkar said on Friday. The first of such FOBs - 250 meters long and 4 meters wide -...
10:12 PM, Mar 30, 2012

Sleepless in Suburbia: the two faces of Gurgaon

Sleepless in Suburbia: the two faces of Gurgaon Gurgaon: Absence of security and basic infrastructure are some of the problems being faced by residents of Gurgaon. With names out of New York and names that sell well with the NRIs, Gurgaon is a little corner of America in the heartland of Haryana. A self sustaining and self contained community is what NRI Snehil Gambhir desired when he moved to 'The Laburnum' in Gurgaon two years back. "We tend...
08:55 AM, Sep 27, 2011

Major fire breaks out in Mumbai suburb

Major fire breaks out in Mumbai suburb Mumbai: A major fire broke out at the Apex Industrial Estate in suburban Kanjurmarg on Friday evening, injuring several, fire officials said. "Many workers at the industrial estate have suffered burn injuries, but we are yet to ascertain the exact number or names," Chief Fire Officer, Uday Tatkare said. A fire-fighter identified as Chandramani Rajaram faced breathing problems while dousing the fire and was rushed to a civic-run hospital in...
11:29 PM, Oct 01, 2010

Family of five commits suicide in Mumbai suburb

Family of five commits suicide in Mumbai suburb The incident happened at Link apartments in Mulund. ...
10:07 AM, Aug 06, 2008
Power cuts hit suburbs of Mumbai, Pune

Power cuts hit suburbs of Mumbai, Pune

CNN-IBN tells you what this would mean for the average person in the town. ...
02:49 AM, Jul 17, 2008
Sleepless in Suburbia: When crime comes closer home

Sleepless in Suburbia: When crime comes closer home

India's metros are fast becoming urban crime centres. ...
01:24 AM, Jun 29, 2008

From the glamour world, women find it tough in suburbs

From the glamour world, women find it tough in suburbs It's tough for single women professionals to find accommodation. ...
12:39 PM, Jun 27, 2008

Gurgaon's brand of urbanisation breeds hostility

Gurgaon's brand of urbanisation breeds hostility The population of Gurgaon has grown to over a million in the last six years. ...
01:43 PM, Jun 26, 2008

Salt Lake, a crime magnet for professional dacoits

Salt Lake, a crime magnet for professional dacoits Statistics show Salt Lake as a crime magnet for professional dacoits and criminals. ...
12:24 PM, Jun 25, 2008

Suburb lifestyle leaves small town cops stumped

Suburb lifestyle leaves small town cops stumped Rising crime in suburbs has put a huge question mark on the policing system. ...
11:58 AM, Jun 24, 2008

Crime growing by leaps and bounds in Navi Mumbai

Crime growing by leaps and bounds in Navi Mumbai While Mumbai has over 50,000 policemen, Navi Mumbai has just 2,300 policemen. ...
01:43 PM, Jun 23, 2008

Police shootout in upmarket London suburb

Police shootout in upmarket London suburb Dubai: West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for making physical contact with Australian pacer Brett Lee during his side's fifth and final one-dayer (ODI) at St Lucia. Roach was charged with a Level 2 offence, contrary to clause 2.2.4 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players or Team Officials, which relates to inappropriate and deliberate physical contact between players...
01:49 AM, May 07, 2008

Mumbai suburbs likely to pay 20% more for power

Mumbai suburbs likely to pay 20% more for power Melbourne: For Australia fast bowler Mike Whitney dismissing Sachin Tendulkar twice during the iconic batsman's debut tour Down Under in 1991-92 still remains to be the most happiest moment of his short 12-Test career. The bloke (Tendulkar) has more than 15,000 Test runs...to have Tendulkar on my list of Test wickets - I'm pretty happy about that, said Whitney, who claimed Tendulkar's wicket twice in that series, which Australia won...
10:26 PM, Apr 02, 2008

Mumbaikars may lose lakhs over forestland ruling

Mumbaikars may lose lakhs over forestland ruling Ahmedabad: Sachin Tendulkar, still in search of his elusive 100th international century is likely to play the last two one-dayers against West Indies, after being rested for the first three matches of the series. According to sources, the 38-year-old wants to play the remaining two matches of the series scheduled on December 8 and 11 in Indore and Chennai respectively. The Kris Srikkanth-led selection panel will meet on Monday to...
01:53 AM, Mar 27, 2008
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