Mumbai Rains: Downpour leads to traffic snarls, disrupts public transport; train with 700 onboard held up for hours due to flooding
Fp Staff • 6 years agoHeavy rains lashed Mumbai leading to traffic snarls, cancellation of several flights, and affected the movement of trains in the city.
16 killed in separate mishaps on Mumbai's suburban rail network on Thursday; highest number of fatalities in single day recorded so far
• 6 years agoAt least 16 people, including a woman, died Thursday in separate mishaps on Mumbai's suburban railway network, the Railway Police said Friday
Mumbai rains: Airport operations affected as city experiences heavy rainfall; waterlogging, traffic jams in suburbs
Fp Staff • 6 years agoLess than a week since Mumbai came to a standstill due to continuous rainfall, the Mumbai International Airport said it had briefly suspended operations due to heavy rains.
Urmila Matondkar gets police protection after clash at her Congress rally in Mumbai's Borivali
• 6 years agoUrmila Matondkar was granted police protection after a group of "BJP supporters" clashed with Congress workers during her poll campaign in north Mumbai
Dahi handi celebrations: Colourful festivities in Mumbai mark the birth of Lord Krishna
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe birth of Lord Krishna was rung in with religious fervour and gaiety in Maharashtra and it was followed Monday by colourful 'dahi handi' celebrations which saw enthusiastic participation by youngsters in Mumbai and other parts of the state
Western Railway provides segways to RPF personnel to enable stricter patrolling at Mumbai suburban stations
• 6 years agoWestern Railway provided segways to Railway Protection Force cops at railway stations, like Churchgate, Mumbai Central, Bandra Terminus, Andheri, Borivali
NCP proposes MNS as member of grand alliance to overthrow BJP; Congress rejects proposal
Fp Staff • 6 years agoAhead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has proposed Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) as a possible ally in the Congress-NCP grand alliance, to put up a strong front against the BJP. The Congress has reportedly rejected the proposal.
Woman in Mumbai has 'terrible experience' travelling with Uber, claims she sustained injuries due to driver's negligence
Fp Staff • 7 years agoAs the latest incident of grievance against popular taxi-service provider Uber, a customer in Mumbai took to Twitter on Friday to lodge a complaint about negligence by an Uber driver during her ride on 4 September.
50-year-old woman in Mumbai dies after slipping into gap between local train and platform at Borivali station
• 7 years agoAlka Patade, working with Bank of India, was on her way to office in Mumbai's BKC, when she slipped into the gap while trying to board a moving train.
After Elphinstone stampede, Western Railways inducts 232 trained security personnels to man 34 critical foot over-bridges in Mumbai
Ians • 7 years agoTaking lesson from the 29 September stampede that claimed 23 lives at Elphinstone Road station, the Western Railway in Mumbai inducted 232 trained security personnel to man 34 critical foot-over bridges and control crowds