Elphinstone Stampede

Nearly two months after Elphinstone stampede, Indian Army begins work on three foot-over bridges in Mumbai

Engineers from the Indian Army have started work on three foot-over bridges (FOBs) at suburban stations in Mumbai after the Railways gave necessary approvals, a senior official said on Friday.

Central Railways finalises tender in 24 hours to build new foot over-bridge at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus

The Central Railways (CR) has managed to award a tender for the construction of a foot-over bridge (FOB) within 24 hours.

Bombay HC asks BMC, Railways to construct foot-over bridge at Byculla station, says common people cannot suffer

Bombay High Court on Friday said the Central Railways (CR) and the BMC should soon come up with a solution for the construction of a foot-over bridge (FOB) in Byculla

MNS, Congress clash over Mumbai hawkers' eviction turns violent; RAF called in to control situation

Mumbai Hawkers' Union's 'Rozi Roti Andolan' at Azad Maidan was disrupted as a violent scuffle broke out between Congress and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) party workers

Amid Congress-MNS tussle over hawkers' eviction in Mumbai, Raj Thackeray meets Devendra Fadnavis to discuss issue

MNS president Raj Thackeray on Thursday met Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to discuss the issue of illegal hawkers in Mumbai

Bombay HC cracks whip on illegal hawkers, restricts setting up stalls on foot-overbridges and within 150m of railway stations

Cracking the whip on illegal hawkers in the city, the Bombay High Court restricted hawking to designated zones only

Congress, Shiv Sena dub Western Railway probe report on Elphinstone stampede an 'eyewash'

Congress and ruling ally Shiv Sena have dubbed as mere "eyewash" the findings of a panel which probed the stampede at the Elphinstone Road station last month.

Elphinstone stampede: Piyush Goyal forms panel to probe delay in issuing tender for foot overbridge

Piyush Goyal formed a high-powered committee to look into 18-month delay in issuing a tender for a foot-over-bridge at Elphinstone Road station

Elphinstone Road stampede: Western Railway report blames rains and rumours, absolves authorities

A Western Railway report has pinned the blame for the Elphinstone Road stampede on rumours and rains, ruling out the issue of poor infrastructure or negligence on part of the railways staf.

After Raj Thackeray's rally against railways, MNS booked for not taking police permission

An offence was registered against organisers of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) rally in the city on Thursday for not taking a prior permission of the police.