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MUMBAI: In a major crackdown on ticketless travel, Central Railway (CR) conducted a fortress check at Thane and caught 3,092 passengers for unauthorised and ticketless travel on Monday. This is the highest number of cases registered in a single day on suburban network across Indian Railway. The last highest was at Andheri, where 2,693 passengers were caught and a cumulative fine of Rs 7.14 lakh was...

MUMBAI: The Western Railway (WR) is planning to run two special trains, including a Vande Bharat Express, between Mumbai and Ahmedabad ahead of the India-Pakistan cricket World Cup match in Ahmedabad on October 14.This is the first time that the WR will run an inter-city train for a sports event.A fully air-conditioned train will depart from Mumbai around 10pm on October 13. "It will reach around 6am,"...

MUMBAI: A sessions court in Mumbai on Tuesday sentenced artist Chintan Upadhyay to life imprisonment days after he was held guilty of criminal conspiracy along with abetment of the December 2015 murder of his estranged wife Hema Upadhyay.Chintan Upadhyay found guilty in Hema Upadhyay, Haresh Bhambhani Case | Full details of the caseHe was also fined Rs 25,000. Along with Chintan, three co-accused —...

MUMBAI: A petty argument over taking over the parcel outside a restaurant and bar in Chembur led to a physical fight between two friends and a 22 year old youth. The duo beat up the youth to death and have been arrested. The deceased has been identified as Anil Dharam Randive, a resident of Chembur camp who used to work in a decorator's office. The two accused are Rithik Bajaj (23) and Harshad Valhotra...

MUMBAI: More than 200 citizens signed up a petition by Aamchi Mumbai Aamchi BEST near Andheri West bus station for voicing their protest against bad frequency of buses and long waits at some of the bus stops in the Maharashra capital on Monday.A few citizens also took the mike and expressed their frustration waiting for buses and demanded that BEST should procure more buses at the earliest. The BEST...

MUMBAI : Actor Shah Rukh Khan’s security has been upgraded to Y-plus category.Shah Rukh previously had only two police constables, but now he will have six personal security officer in three shifts round the clock and five armed guards at his residence. (see graphic)TOI has a copy of the letter, dated October 5, issued by the state home department to senior police officers and departments, including...

MUMBAI: Wait time at some of the bus stops in Mumbai has now increased from 45 minutes, a fortnight ago, to over an hour in the past few days, a section of commuters told TOI on Sunday.This is primarily due to the BEST fleet shrinking while no new buses have arrived as per the schedule, sources said.Aamchi Mumbai Aamchi BEST announced on Sunday it will be organising a protest and signature campaign for...

MUMBAI: In what will come as a huge relief to women train commuters, who comprise at least 25% of those travelling by trains, Central Railway announced setting up of women's 'powder rooms', which includes four highly sanitised toilets, at seven busy stations - Ghatkopar, Kanjurmarg, Mulund, Thane, Mankhurd, Chembur and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus."...On our railway premises, it will be a hygienic and...

NAVI MUMBAI: Police have arrested a 39-year-old man from Navi Mumabi for the alleged sexual harassment of two teenage girls, police said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Sandeep Sonawane, normally works as an autorickshaw driver but was operating a friend's taxi at the time of the alleged incident, which occurred around 12.15pm on Friday, polie said.The incident unfolded while the taxi,...

Mumbai may be one of the best addresses for sickly newborns or extremely premature babies who weigh around 1kg at birth. While 12 newborns aged one to three days were among the 24 who died in a 24-hour span in the state-run Nanded hospital last week, even the city's public hospitals - often poorly equipped as compared to private sector hospitals - boast of a survivor rate of 90%."In most civic body-run...