Passengers claimed they were trapped inside the train for over an hour and did not receive any help from authorities even after calling the helpline repeatedly.
Farmers gathered at several national highways, key roads and some railway tracks in Punjab and Haryana on Friday morning as part of their nationwide protest against the Centre's new agri laws.
Police personnel in adequate strength were deployed across the state to maintain law and order, officials said.
The place of work turned into place of stay or a dormitory for the office goers and almost all the offices, especially those of state-run institutions that dominate the south Mumbai area, hosted employees for the night.
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Police said farmers have been allowed to hold peaceful protest at the Nirankari Ground in north Delhi.
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Besides pressing into service 3,000 additional buses, the government has issued two helplines -- 011-42400400 and 011-41400400 -- for people to register their complaints and suggestion in connection with the scheme.
Fare will be in the range of Rs 10 to around Rs 30-40
The end of the train which hit the wall suffered damage and a portion of the wall collapsed, suggesting that the collision was quite intense.
Sreedharan, who is also the principal adviser to the DMRC, said "no metro" in the world has extended free travel facility to women exclusively.
While incessant rain in the past 24 hours has wreaked havoc in parts of the northeast, triggering flash floods, the national capital experienced one of its hottest days.
Nobody bothered to articulate the upsides; instead, the four-year tour of duty and denial of life-long pensions got played up.
Job-seekers for government and related opportunities found that their future was at risk, points out Shreekant Sambrani.
10 central trade unions have called a nationwide shutdown against 'anti-worker policies' of the central government. Apart from being successful in Bengal, Kerala and NE states, the bandh has also got support from Cong leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.
Police used batons and teargas shells to disperse the violent mob, but denied firing at them.
The focus is now on having premium service to give passenger comfort and increasing train speeds.
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Officials also denied that security concern regarding construction of multi-level parking lot near the ATC tower was behind the idea to build control tower in Kalina
The two-day nationwide strike called by central trade unions to protest the Centre's alleged anti-worker policies evoked mixed response all over country on Tuesday.
Ten trade unions with a combined membership of 15 crore workers in public and private sector, including banks and insurance companies, are on a nationwide strike to protest against changes in the labour laws.
These commuter bikes, or Aam Aadmi bikes as they are called because of their affordable pricing, were all the rage in 2014.
The police lodged a suo motu case against unknown persons in connection with their involvement in the mishap, a police officer said.
MMOPL has already taken a decision to extend the fare slab of Rs 10 to Rs 40.
The metropolis has received heavy rains in the last 24 hours.
Investigators are looking into a possible terror attack as well as keeping an open mind to the motive of the subway blast, a Kremlin leader said.
The tragedy took place amid rain in the city around 10.40 am when the FOB was heavily crowded, a police official said.
An eyewitness said some people in a minibus and private cars were trapped.
The advertisements, put up across 35 stations by an organisation of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, advocating 'Matri Pitri Pujan Diwas' has left many commuters enraged, prompting Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to order the matter to be examined.
The national capital received heavy precipitation resulting in waterlogging on several roads and traffic jams at various intersections.
It is the highest rainfall of the season so far in 24 hours.
Photographs from the spot show a deep, long crack running along the divider.
The lawmakers seem as uninterested as those who use the railways.
Private weather agency Skymet said Mumbai is at 'serious risk of flooding' between July 3 and 5.
Prohibitory orders were imposed in Delhi and parts of Karnataka. Police kept tight vigil in Kerala. In Gujarat, 50 people were arrested for Thursday's violence.
Schools and colleges, closed since October 31, were shut on Saturday as well, while several universities postponed their exams.
Heavy rains lashing Mumbai since Sunday have thrown rail, air and road traffic out of gear, with several trains and flights being cancelled. With IMD forecast of heavy rains for Tuesday, the authorities declared a holiday in the city and adjoining regions, asking people to avoid stepping out of their houses.
Back in time, one of Gandhi's co-travellers, too, sat through the day at the Central station at Madras watching passengers pay bribes to procure their tickets.
The Supreme Court, however, said it will ask authorities like Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to augment public transport system to ensure people do not face difficulty.
The flood-ravaged city was on Saturday struggling to return to normalcy with partial restoration of telecommunication and train services.
the India Meteorological Department has forecast intermittent rain with heavy to very heavy showers in the city and suburbs and extremely heavy rain at isolated places in next 24 hours.
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