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Dear Mr. Prime Minister

I am a typical mouse from Mumbai. In the local train compartment which has capacity of 100 persons, I travel with 500 more mouse. Mouse at least squeak but we don't even do that.

Today I heard your speech. In which you said 'NO BODY WOULD BE SPARED'. I would like to remind you that fourteen years has passed since serial bomb read more »
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The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) is set to provide commuters with a “jerk-free” ride on the city’s suburban trains — in 2010.

MRVC signed an agreement with Germany’s Siemens Transportation Systems on Wednesday for procuring high-speed, bolster-less bogies, which will help suburban commuters travel without vertical shock.

A senior Indian Railway Traffic Service official said, “Sin read more »
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rn'इंडिया टुडे' साप्ताहिकाच्या राज्यांच्या वार्षिक सर्वेक्षणात पायाभूत सेवा, आरोग्य, शिक्षण क्षेत्रात गुजरात, महाराष्ट्र, मध्य प्रदेश या मोठ्या राज्यांनाही मागे टाकत पश्चिम विभागात गोवा राज्याने पहिला क्रमांक पटकावला आहे. 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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इथे हिरव्या हिरव्या रंगाच्या झाडांची दाटी नसली तरी हिरवाईने नटलेले डोंगर मात्र आहेत... त्यांच्या पायथ्याशी कुठे शेते तर कुठे नुसतेच गवत पण त्यांचा रंग मात्र एकच, हिरवा! या मार्गाने प्रवास करणारे तसे तुरळकच... मात्र या मार्गावरील हिरवाई पाहिली की हा प्रवास संपूच नये असे वाटते... हा प्रवास अगदी जवळचा आहे... आणि तो म्हणजे दिवा - वसई रेल्वेमार्ग. 'पुश अँड पुल' डीएमयू गाडीच्या या प्रवासाने तुम्ही एक read more »
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Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil has issued a diktat to all IAS officers to adopt car pools to cut down on travel expenses.

Chairing a meeting attended by top officials and police officers to devise means to control expenses on fuel and travel, which are expected to soar owing to last week’s price hike, he said, "Reduce fuel bill by 5%. Avoid uncessary meetings and travel. Three-to-four office read more »
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Travel advisories issued by the US government to its globe-trotting citizens are usually concerned with terrorist attacks or the outbreak of a deadly virus. However, this time around it's the monsoon in Mumbai and the BMC's handling of it that have got Uncle Sam worked up.

American citizens in Mumbai have been asked to follow "commonsense precautions", like avoiding low-lying areas that ap read more »
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Two automated ticket booking systems on the city's suburban railways are expected to be integrated soon to allow commuters to use just one smart card to travel on all public modes of transport in the financial capital. Currently commuters on the suburban railways use the Automated Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM) or the 'Go Mumbai' smart card to purchase unreserved tickets. read more »
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In order to target the upwardly mobile commuter and boost its revenue flow, the BEST Undertaking has added the Volvo to its fleet. The first 15 luxury air-conditioned coaches will roll out by the end of June.

For this high-end outing, BEST has tied up with a Mumbai travel operator for the free supply of 75 Volvos in the next few months. In exchange, the firm will sell advertising space on the read more »
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Dear friends,rnMaharashtra has very good network of railways,which is not only economical but comfortable and ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY,rnyet I hardly find Maharashtrians who travel in Maharashtra,rnthey travel all over,but hardly know their own state,just speaking in marathi is not enough,we must spend some cash for our own people,rnIf you travel by railway with circular ticket for sleeperr read more »
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Five new-age trains recently introduced by the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) to make travel more comfortable for the city's harassed train commuters have been vandalised and defaced by miscreant commuters.

Here's what uncaring Mumbaikars have done to the trains:

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A 31-year-old woman who was robbed of her mobile phone on April 16 while travelling in a BEST bus, snatched it back from the thieves in the same bus a week later on Wednesday.

The courageous IT professional’s regret, however, was that nobody stepped forward to help her nab the two thieves who wre read more »
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The Central Railway (CR) on Thursday launched the 'GO Mumbai' smartcard, a first-of-its-kind travel card which works like a pre-paid telephone card, and can be used for travel on the main line of CR, its Harbour line and BEST buses.

The smartcard, similar to London's Oyster Card, is pre-loaded with credit (in multiples of Rs 50 upto a maximum Rs 2,000).

Commuters have to flash the card read more »
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Ever traveled a fare distance out of Mumbai, and come across ruins spread across small hills or in villages with oddly familiar and historical names. Well, there are many such places all over India, all having links to the glorious past. One such place is Bagwada – the name may not sound familiar but it used to be called Arjungad. read more »
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