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Central Railway recovered Rs.140.8 crores from unauthorized travelers between April and August (Representative image) MUMBAI: Central Railway has intensified its ticket-checking operations across its network, recovering a staggering Rs.140.8 crores from unauthorised travellers between April and August.This performance marks a dramatic 40% surge in penalty earnings compared to the same period last year, underscoring the…

An IIT-B student died after being caught using a mobile phone during an exam (Representative image) MUMBAI: An IIT-Bombay professor has been accused in a case of abetment of suicide registered by Powai police on Saturday in connection with a student’s death on campus, in perhaps the first such instance of a faculty member being…

Central Railway will operate a daytime block on its 5th and 6th lines MUMBAI: A daytime block will be operated on the 5th and 6th lines of Central Railway between Thane and Kalyan for critical engineering and maintenance works.There will be no block on Western Railway suburban lines today.The four-hour block on CR will remain…

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis criticized Rahul Gandhi’s mimicry of Prime Minister Narendra Modi MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the mimicry of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Congress leader’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event in Indore, saying Gandhi should quit politics and become a…

MUMBAI: Some prominent mandals are celebrating their golden and diamond jubilee this year.Shri Ganesh Cha Chintamani, NerulNoted moortikar Raju Shinde says his heart broke when this Radha-Krishna style Ganesh left his workshop. It is the best among all 60-70 idols he has carved this season. Mandal president Sachin Kale says they chose this theme to…

Lalbaugcha Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal MUMBAI: The Lalbaugcha Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal has declared cash collections amounting to Rs 3.1 crore from devotee offerings as of Sept 19. Ganeshotsav began Sept 14.In addition its hundi where worshippers deposit bullion and other precious offerings netted 1.12 kg of gold and 19.75 kilos of silver by Saturday. Amid the…

The car was travelling from Marine Drive towards Haji Ali when the driver allegedly lost control due to overspeeding. MUMBAI: At least three people were killed and one critically injured after a BMW crashed on the Mumbai Coastal Road near Lotus Jetty on Sunday.The incident occured around 5.20am.According to police, the car was travelling from…

CCTV of BMW crash on Mumbai’s Coastal Road MUMBAI: A CCTV footage showed a speeding BMW crashing through the barrier on Mumbai’s Coastal Road and plunging off a bridge into an under-construction parking site early on Sunday, killing three students and critically injuring another.The luxury car was seen travelling at high speed before it fell…

Seeking justice, the father of a deceased IIT-Bombay student alleges that systemic torture and caste discrimination were catalysts for his son’s suicide MUMBAI: The father of IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode, who died by suicide on the institute campus, has sought justice for his son and accused those responsible of pushing him towards the extreme step…

MUMBAI: Two people, including an eight-year-old child, died and four others were injured after being electrocuted at a temporary drinking water stall near the entrance gate of a Ganeshotsav mandal in Kalachowki in the early hours of Sunday.The incident took place at Dattaram Lad Marg near the Mahaganpati Utsav Mandal. According to the BMC, a…