Soon, CNG buses in Mumbai and Pune

Thursday 10 September '09

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) would soon start CNG-run buses in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and in Pune with an aim to curb pollution on its part.

A longer monorail route, all the way to Badlapur

Saturday 5 September '09

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority plans to extend the proposed Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan monorail corridor up to Badlapur.

A longer monorail route, all the way to Badlapur

Thursday 3 September '09

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority plans to extend the proposed Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan monorail corridor up to Badlapur.

CR basks in Kaminey glory, eyes some more

Tuesday 1 September '09

The Central Railway is basking in the glory of the success of Kaminey at the box office as a couple of sequences of the film were shot at Wadi Bunder Yard near Sandhurst Road.

Guidelines for registration of imported bikes

Friday 28 August '09

Coming down heavily on owners of imported bikes, the state government has issued guidelines for registration of these bikes in order to curb tax evasion.

Soon, a bomb detection squad for railways

Friday 21 August '09

In a bid to avert bomb blasts, the railways has decided to form its own Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad.

US experts to train rly cops

Thursday 20 August '09

US security experts will train Mumbai’s Railway Police Force men and boost their expertise as part of counter-terror co-operation between the two countries, officials said today.

State transport body to refurbish its AC fleet

Tuesday 18 August '09

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation has decided to refurbish its AC buses by the end of monsoon after receiving several complaints from commuters about unclean upholstery.

Move to save commuters’ time, add comfort

Tuesday 18 August '09

In a bid to avoid passenger rush at booking counters, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation has decided to introduce electronic ticketing system soon.

Demolition of Masjid Bunder Bridge a hard task: rail officials

Friday 14 August '09

The demolition of the 141-year-old road-over-bridge between Masjid and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus will be a tedious task, say railway officials.

Rlys ropes in Dharmendra for film against trespassing

Thursday 13 August '09

The Western Railway (WR) has roped in film stars to act in a documentary on trespassing...

In slums at centre of Buta son case, big worry: loans 'we never took'

Monday 3 August '09

The municipal workers lament that their plight, which is at the root of the alleged scam by Buta's son, has been ignored amid the frenzy over the latest political scandal.

BEST of both worlds

Thursday 30 July '09

Commuters are going to bear the brunt of the tussle between the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport and other municipal transport units in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region...

CR may raise bridges to avoid razing them

Wednesday 29 July '09

In a bid to avoid traffic snarls, the Central Railway is looking at the possibility of raising the height of the bridges that need to be razed in order to convert 1500 KV Direct Current to 25,000 KV Alternate Current instead of demolishing them.

A victim

Tuesday 28 July '09

Orphaned in the Gateway blast, she has three siblings to look after....

Explosion, accident, broken marriage...

Tuesday 28 July '09

The blows never seem to end for the Yadav siblings. The latest to hit them: the man who was supposed to marry Savita, the eldest, has changed his mind.

CST CONSTABLE: ‘Still suffering because he shot me, keep myself updated on case everyday’

Thursday 23 July '09

From his room at Parikh Khadi in Kurla, constable Adhikarao Kale (39) keeps himself updated on the progress of the trial of Ajmal Kasab who, he alleges, had shot him in the stomach at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.

After 26/11, CR to upgrade dog squad

Tuesday 21 July '09

The Central Railway is upgrading its dog squad by inducting nine more dogs in service...

Fresh cloud over Navi Mumbai Metro

Saturday 18 July '09

The first Metro project of Navi Mumbai appears to have run into a fresh roadblock, long before work has begun.

Development body, railways eye same plot for projects

Friday 17 July '09

The Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority plans to build a gas-based power plant at Thakurli near Kalyan.

‘We pay a tax of Rs 150 cr, govt should end this step-motherly treatment’

Wednesday 8 July '09

Since Day 1, our demand has been to reduce the toll for BEST buses. The MSRDC initially said it will charge Rs 5,000 a bus everyday.

Rail budget: City hopes for approval of 3 crucial projects, keep old promises

Friday 3 July '09

Mumbai, which accounts for more than 50 per cent of country’s train passengers, expects three of its major projects to be approved in the railway budget to be presented on Friday.

CR’s Go Mumbai smart card scheme gets poor response

Friday 26 June '09

The railways’ efforts to popularise the GO Mumbai card scheme seems to be proving futile.

Navi Mumbai transport body plans new features for buses

Friday 26 June '09

Taking a cue from the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport is planning to add new features to its buses.

Six years later, daughter of 2003 Gateway blast victims meets fate in same area

Friday 12 June '09

A story of loss followed by hope, brought to readers by The Indian Express, took a tragic turn early on Thursday morning when Rajeshri Michael D’Souza...