Central Railway upgrades passenger amenities across Mumbai division

Central Railway’s Mumbai Division has upgraded passenger amenities across several stations as part of its continued push to enhance commuter comfort, accessibility and safety. The improvements, carried out through October 2025, include new escalators, energy-efficient fittings, upgraded passenger information systems and innovative ticketing support. Passenger comfort upgrades Four new escalators have been commissioned, two each…

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Mumbai Diary: Sunday Dossier

Woof on the roof A pet dog takes the foot overbridge at Bandra Terminus. A proud moment for us! Sumedha Raikar Mhatre Sunday mid-day’s columnist Sumedha Raikar Mhatre has won the Laadli Media and Advertising Award for Gender Sensitivity 2025 for her compelling op-ed “Waste pickers script their future” (July 6, 2024) — a piece…

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PCMC to seal non-compliant RMC plants after MPCB flags major violations

The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is set to take action against ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants that have failed to implement mandatory pollution-control measures, following a detailed communication from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). The board has shared a list of 30 RMC units operating without adequate dust-suppression and emissions-control systems, and has instructed…

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A dignified farewell: Thane opens state`s first gas-furnace pet crematorium

Offering a dedicated space for dignified last rites of pet animals, Maharashtra’s first gas-based animal crematorium was inaugurated in Majiwada, Thane, on Saturday by Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik. 🗓️ १५ नोव्हेंबर २०२५ | 📍 ठाणे मुक्या प्राण्यांसाठी एक स्वतंत्र स्मशानभूमी असावी ही संकल्पना प्रथम मांडली होती. आज तिला मूर्त स्वरुपात आणले आहे याचे अत्यंत समाधान…

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Leopard attacks: Maharashtra deploys AI tracking, 200 cages in villages

Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik on Wednesday visited Pimperkhed village in Shirur taluka, where recent leopard attacks have claimed multiple lives. The incidents had sparked anger among residents, who accused the forest department of negligence and staged a roadblock protest. The protest was withdrawn after Pune District Collector Jitendra Dudi intervened. During his visit, Naik…

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Teachers fear CAS promotions may be delayed due to upcoming civic elections

Even as interviews for teacher promotions under the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) are underway across universities and affiliated degree colleges, teacher groups fear that the upcoming municipal elections may lead to their postponement. Raising this concern, the Maharashtra Union of Secular Teachers (MUST) has written to the chief electoral officer, requesting that CAS interviews be…

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Pune bridge tragedy: Girl loses mother on her birthday

A birthday celebration turned into a tragedy on Thursday when a Std X girl’s mother, grandparents, and a family friend’s five-year-old daughter died in a road accident near Navale Bridge. Swati Santosh Navalkar, 37, her parents, Shanta, 54, Dattatraya Dabhade, and her neighbour’s daughter, Mokshita Hemantkumar Reddy, were returning from Narayanpur Datt Temple when a…

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`Bihari identity in Mumbai changing from stigma to pride`

Bihar’s famous culinary offering is Litti Chokha, but for a while on Friday, one could be mistaken thinking it is laddoos. Sweets rained down by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), especially Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters. The Bihar Foundation is a diaspora cell of the Bihar government under the department of industries. The foundation’s Mumbai…

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Continuing Nursing Education sessions halted in Maharashtra

The Maharashtra Nursing Council (MNC) has temporarily withheld permissions to conduct Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) sessions across the state until the submission of an ongoing enquiry report regarding irregularities and authenticity issues in certain CNE sessions reportedly held at government hospitals. “We initiated an enquiry after receiving multiple complaints about unauthorised or bogus CNE sessions…

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