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Iram Siddique
Iram is Principal Correspondent with The Indian Express and she covers Madhya Pradesh. She has been reporting on politics, governance and policy with a focus on environment and agriculture, caste atrocities and minority issues. Previously, Iram has reported extensively on urban transportation, especially Mumbai's rail network, and crime. She tweets at @scribbly_scribe
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Azad Maidan, again: Hum DekhengeSubscriber Only
February 16, 2020 02:47 IST
This was the second mass gathering witnessed by Mumbai after the August Kranti Maidan protest last December. While organisers of Saturday’s rally — ‘Alliance against CAA, NRC & NPR Mumbai’ — claimed that two lakh people were in attendance, the police pegged the figure at 70,000.
Sun, Feb 16, 2020
‘Conductor-less’ BEST services cause confusion at Mumbai bus depotsSubscriber Only
February 13, 2020 02:08 IST
Depots, including the CST bus depot from where thousands of commuters set off for various points in South Mumbai, saw crowding and jostling with BEST restricting entry into buses only from one door.
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
Railways to install CCTV cameras in accident-prone Mumbra to Kalwa stretchSubscriber Only
February 12, 2020 03:08 IST
“We are trying to ascertain as to what causes accidents on the stretch so that measures can be taken to curb fatalities,” Senior Divisional Security Commissioner for RPF (CR), KK Asharaf said.
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
AC local trains on transharbour corridor on weekends soonSubscriber Only
February 12, 2020 02:22 IST
“The second rake is likely to be used to run the same set of eight services, except that it will be operated during weekends,” said a CR official.
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
Mumbai: Five, including 2 juveniles, held for snatching phones from railway commutersSubscriber Only
February 11, 2020 01:14 IST
The police received their first clue from a resident of a nearby building, who spotted a few men perched on poles, and took photos of them as they were jumping the tracks to get out of the railway premises.
Tue, Feb 11, 2020
To raise non-fare revenues, Indian Railways runs health ATMs, provides quick diagnosticsSubscriber Only
February 10, 2020 04:35 IST
These Health ATMs have brought together “point of care devises” assembled with software to give out medical reports instantly.
Mon, Feb 10, 2020
At Mumbai station, a room to help drivers get back on trackSubscriber Only
February 10, 2020 04:30 IST
With soothing lights, candles and paintings, this is the new ‘tranquility room’, where every motorman is expected to meditate for a few minutes before piloting local trains through the heavily congested 120-km-long suburban network that extends from Churchgate to Dahanu.
Mon, Feb 10, 2020
Mumbai: BEST asks ex-employees to absorb interest cuts on gratuity duesSubscriber Only
February 10, 2020 02:35 IST
On Saturday, in a Lok Adalat hearing, which took place at an industrial court, the agency, citing its “precarious” financial position, appealed to 35 of its ex-employees with the offer.
Mon, Feb 10, 2020
Mumbai: 27-yr-old man held for cheating jobseekers by posing as a placement agentSubscriber Only
February 10, 2020 01:01 IST
Acting on a tip-off, police nabbed the man, identified as Abhiva Gupta, from Delhi after a bank account used in the fraud was traced to him.
Mon, Feb 10, 2020
Mumbai: BEST does away with 2nd conductor on double-deckersSubscriber Only
February 07, 2020 02:28 IST
The BEST runs a fleet of around 3,510 buses, including 315 procured on wet-lease, on which approximately 10,070 conductors are deployed in various shifts. In an attempt to rationalise its workforce the BEST decided to do away with conductors on certain routes.
Fri, Feb 07, 2020
Mumbai: Three struck by stones from track ballast after train runs over cattleSubscriber Only
February 07, 2020 02:22 IST
The Shatabdi Express, which does not have a halt at Umargam Road Station, was likely plying at more than 100 kmph when it hit the cattle, railway officials said.
Fri, Feb 07, 2020
Centre sanctions additional Rs 5,000 crore for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train projectSubscriber Only
February 06, 2020 05:18 IST
The EPR will include the equity from governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat as well as loan reimbursement from Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which is financing 80 percent of the project.
Thu, Feb 06, 2020CSTM-Panvel elevated corridor: MRVC wants to run Maglev trains with help of pvt bidderSubscriber Only
February 06, 2020 02:27 IST
MRVC has written to the state government and the Railway Board (RB) seeking an in-principal approval for the project, which envisages constructing a 55-km elevated line connecting CSTM and Panvel with an offshoot that will run till the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA).
Thu, Feb 06, 2020
Mumbai: Railway Pink Book boosts MUTP projects; work on overbridges, extensions likely to be hitSubscriber Only
February 06, 2020 01:35 IST
The Western Railway (WR) has been allocated Rs 7,042 crore, which is a 10.96 per cent increase from the previous year, while the Central Railway (CR) was given another Rs 4,399 crore, an increase of 2.16 per cent.
Thu, Feb 06, 2020Central Railway’s AC local: 68 tickets sold during morning peak hoursSubscriber Only
February 04, 2020 02:47 IST
On the first day of commercial service on Friday, only 158 tickets were sold. These included card tickets as well as weekly passes and season tickets. The train also threw CR’s timetable on Trans-Harbour line out of gear on Friday.
Tue, Feb 04, 2020
Mumbai: Nagpada’s anti-CAA protest enters Day 7Subscriber Only
February 03, 2020 03:40 IST
The boundary wall of the adjoining building was covered with posters of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr B R Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phule and Rani Laxmibai. Another poster with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, urging him to turn his attention towards “Mumbai Baug” created by women has also been put up.
Mon, Feb 03, 2020
Mumbai: IRSDC plan to improve access to Bandra TerminusSubscriber Only
February 03, 2020 03:33 IST
Bandra Terminus falls under A1 category station, catering to 63 originating and 65 terminating long-distance trains. Passengers, however, can access the terminus only through the congested pipeline road, passing through encroachment on the east side.
Mon, Feb 03, 2020
Mumbai Bagh demonstration called off, only to have more women join inSubscriber Only
February 02, 2020 08:59 IST
The women, on the lines of Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, had been occupying a section of Morland Road since January 26. The sit-in has come to be popularly known as the ‘Mumbai Bagh’ protest.
Sun, Feb 02, 2020
Mumbai commuters get a feel of CR’s first AC local on maiden runSubscriber Only
January 31, 2020 03:29 IST
Many passengers, who boarded the train without valid tickets, were allowed to experience the train’s swanky interiors on its inaugural run.
Fri, Jan 31, 2020
Mumbai: Women drivers to get preference in BEST electric busesSubscriber Only
January 30, 2020 02:43 IST
BEST on Wednesday gave nod to wet-leasing 140 AC single-decker buses and 160 AC mini buses under Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME 2) scheme of the central government, which will provide Rs 45 lakh for the mini buses and Rs 55 lakh for the single decker buses.
Thu, Jan 30, 2020
Transharbour Line: AC train on inaugural run on Jan 30, regular operations to begin next daySubscriber Only
January 29, 2020 02:27 IST
With the Western Railway (WR) already operating an AC service, the new train will be the first AC train on CR.
Wed, Jan 29, 2020
CR to upgrade waiting lounge, first one to come up at CSMTSubscriber Only
January 29, 2020 02:16 IST
Passengers will have to a pay a nominal charge of Rs 10 per hour to use the modernised waiting hall and additional charges will be levied if they want to purchase any items, such as the shower kit.
Wed, Jan 29, 2020
Shiv Bhojan scheme launched: Patients’ relatives at Mumbai hospitals hail Rs 10 thaliSubscriber Only
January 28, 2020 04:21 IST
The scheme is Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s pet project, which was launched as a pilot in at least 100 centres across the state. It is Maharashtra’s own version of Tamil Nadu’s Amma canteens that provide food to the poor and the needy at heavily subsidised rates.
Tue, Jan 28, 2020
Women stage protest at under-construction road in Mumbai CentralSubscriber Only
January 28, 2020 04:10 IST
With their children in tow and waving the Tricolour, the women called for “halla bol” on the National Register of Citizens and the CAA. Protesters occupied the road throughout the day as two benches were joined to form a makeshift stage.
Tue, Jan 28, 2020
Mumbai: Railways, IIT-B to start monitoring 4 British era bridges up for reconstructionSubscriber Only
January 28, 2020 02:22 IST
Six road overbridges (ROBs), over 100 years old, providing connectivity to arterial city roads, are to be taken up for reconstruction following an audit by IIT-B in which they were found to be unsafe.
Tue, Jan 28, 2020Journalism of Courage
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