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bravestmumbairnrnPast few days were like an unending nightmare which has finally come to end as of now.After the longest terror night mare that Mumbai had experienced which lasted for 59 hours Mumbai is back to normal. Crowded CST station, crowded local trains, crowded bu read more »
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Sebastian D'Souza, a picture editor at the Mumbai Mirror, whose offices are just opposite the city's Chhatrapati Shivaji station, heard the gunfire erupt and ran towards the terminus. read more »
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After brief technical success of bandra skywalk, MMRDA will be constructing 1.4 km skywalk connecting east and west sides of kalyan. This project is put forward to MMRDA by kalyan dombivali municipal council to reduce the congestion at kalyan railway station. Lets hope this 84 crore skywalk gets utilized unlike deserted bandra skywalk. read more »
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MUMBAI: In a new twist to the death of a Bihar boy, Railway police on Saturday released footage of Closed Circuit TV to claim that it was a case of
accidental death and not due to attacks by MNS activists during agitation against north-Indians last week.
"Based on the footage received by CCTV, Pawan Kumar died in a railway accident at Andheri station in the morning," GRP Commissioner A K Sh read more »
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CM Vilasrao Deshmukh has invited Switzerland-based Jungfrau Railways to operate its services in Maharashtra.

Deshmukh, who is on a European tour, invited Jungfrau Railways CEO Urs Kessler during a meeting.

“You can operate trains at hill stations like Mahabaleshwar and Matheran,” Deshmukh told Kessler. read more »
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19,000 cops on the roads, 23 sniffer dogs at stations, and police vans patrolling streets like never before, to caution against unidentified objects...How a sick hoax email put Mumbai on the edge. read more »
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Western Railway (WR) season ticket sales in some of Mumbai's extended suburbs have shot through the roof, indicating the dizzying pace at which population is growing beyond the BMC limits.

A comparison of statistics for the April-July periods in 2007 and 2008 has revealed that four of the seven stations between Borivli and Virar in the western suburbs - Naigaon, Mira Road, Dahisar and Nalasop read more »
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Two girls in Mumbai are leading students and residents of slums to host shows on a radio station started by the Mumbai University. read more »
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The pot of gold which Indian Railways was sitting on for decades can at last be opened.

The state government on Wednesday paved the way for development of a 11-acre plot adjoining the Bandra (east) suburban station by granting a floor space index (FSI) of 4, which means that the built-up portion can go up to 44 acres of space.

The ultimate beneficiary will be Mumbaikars, as the Rs4,000-cror read more »
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rnदादर म्हणजे मुंबईचं हार्ट लोकेशन. सेंट्रल आणि वेस्टर्न या दोन्ही लाईन्स इथे जोडल्या जातातच शिवाय दादर हे मुख्य टमिर्नस देखील आहे. त्यामुळे अर्थातच त्याच्याकडे मुंबईतलं सगळ्यात महत्त्वाचं स्टेशन म्हणून पाहिलं जातं. पण दुदेर्वाने दादर स्टेशन जितकं महत्त्वाचं, तितक्याच तिथल्या अडचणीही प्र read more »
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Visit the beautiful State of Himachal Pradesh, "Deva Bhoomi" since the time of Rigveda. Answer the call of Himalayas, beautiful destinations and beautiful heritage. Shimla, Manali, Kullu, Dharmashala (in Himachal Pradesh) are some of the most popular hill stations in India. read more »
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Bandra terminus, Andheri and Borivili stations will in six months boast of state-of-the-art facilities that can easily replace a hotel for the long-distance day traveller. These stations will have one-storey structures which will have deluxe toilets, plush bathroom, a lounge, and locker facility. read more »
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Nearly 1,800 people have lost their lives while travelling by local trains in the city in the first six months of 2008. Despite this, little is being done to make the commute safer for lakhs of passengers, report Sandeep Ashar and Dayanand Kamath

Mumbai’s suburban trains ferry more than 64 lakh commuters daily. But the alarming rise in the number of deaths on railway tracks have earned this li read more »
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A new Bollywood film "Mumbai Meri Jaan" puts the spotlight on the serial bombings that rocked Mumbai's commuter train network in July 2006, exploring the broader human tragedy and its effect on the city's residents. Movie opens in cinemas in August, depicts the death and devastation caused by the attacks, through the eyes of a female journalist, a witness to the carnage. read more »
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Western Railway has selected Dadar and Virar stations to install the first set of escalators at railway stations in the city, according to the promise made by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad in his budget speech.

Prasad had promised escalators at Mumbai's railway stations for the ease of commuters.

A senior Railway officer said, "Dadar was chosen as it handles the maximum number of commuter read more »
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