A first person account of the train-walk-bike-taxi journey on Wednesday to the office, which is usually covered in an hour, took five-long but enlightening hours, as the city observed a bandh called against violence on the anniversary of a battle fought 200 years ago.
Kerala has recorded 24 cases including two foreign nationals.
Train services on the central railway were disrupted on Thursday morning after angry commuters began their 'jan andolan,' protesting the continued delay in restoration of normal services after the July 26 deluge.
Gurpreet Singh scored thrice to beat Bhopal XI in the semis of the 44th Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament.
A few weeks ago, they had seized a train in neighbouring Jharkhand but caused no harm to the passengers.\n
Heavy to very heavy rains are expected in many parts of Mumbai in the next 24 hours.
'Right now, politics is operating in a state of suspended animation. That works to Modi's advantage.'
District Magistrate Rachna Patil told PTI on Friday, "We are looking after the matter."
He said these will include two special trains each for Mumbai and Howrah and one for Delhi on the auspicious bathing days of 'makar sankranti' and 'mauni amavasya' falling on January 14 and 19.
This is the second rail accident in the state in four days.
Maoists blasted a portion of a railway track between Ismailpur and Rafiganj section in Bihar, leading to derailment of a pilot engine running ahead of the Bhubaneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express.
'Give cash assistance of Rs 75 per person per day and an android phone and you will see the economy reviving.'
Over 14 lakh (1.4 million) Indian Railways employees may proceed on indefinite strike in the last week of February next to press for their 10 demands, including the formation of Sixth Pay Commission.
Video clips of two youths being stripped and whipped with belts at a railway platform and beaten again on a local train for allegedly stealing a mobile phone have gone viral with railway police launching an inquiry.
Incessant rains continued to lash Mumbai city and neighbouring districts on Saturday, throwing normal life out of gear even as weathermen predicted heavy showers across the state for Sunday.
Nearly 250 army and paramilitary personnel along with locals were involved in rescue operations, which are likely to stretch for another 24 hours due to heavy rains and breaches on roads.
Army XI, Bangalore, and South Central Railway, Secunderabad, entered the quarterfinals of the Bombay Gold Cup Hockey
"I remember the evil grin on Kasab's face. Armed with an assault rifle, he was walking towards the suburban platform," he said.
Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force jawans were combing the tracks to look for more explosives.
An 18-year-old drowned last evening when he went for a swim in Mitha river at Saki Naka in Northeast Mumbai, while a woman sustained minor injuries today when the balcony of a building collapsed at Vakola.
The report said that the food served on board the premium train was "satisfactory".
Three important trains - Howrah-New Delhi express, Jammu Tawi express and Dehradun express were diverted due to the blast.
The four, including two women, were seated in S-8 and S-9 coaches, which are non-AC, and other passengers claimed that they died due to excessive heat.
With water receding in most parts of this rain-battered city and its suburbs, the focus is now on clearing the various areas of the waste and muck left behind.
In just 10 days, the city received 864.5 mm rain, which is nearly equal to what it gets in an entire month.
The former beat South Central Railway while the bankmen accounted for Pakistan International Airlines.
In another match in the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Hockey Tournament, Indian Airlines beat Punjab Sind Bank 2-0.
All long distance trains from Mumbai remain cancelled: CR
Central Railway will run special trains from December 19 to December 30.
The Assistant Commercial Manager, Sonepur division, East Central Railway, N K Singh said Choudhury was in the AC first class coach of the 2553 Barauni-New Delhi Vaishali Express.
Superintendent of Police M S Bhatia said around hundred ultras surrounded the station and asked railway employees and passengers to vacate the place. They then exploded dynamites.
Uttar Pradesh XI and South Central Railway (Secunderabad) edged out All India Customs and Corps of Signals in the Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament.
In other matches on the opening day of the Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament, Indian Navy routed BHA Colts 6-1 while RCF beat Maharashtra XI 4-2.
The rails at the spot where the Bangalore Express derailed in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh on Friday night were found broken into two pieces, General Manager, South Central Railways, S N Singla said.
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