Metros, Mumbai, 1st Sep 2017, News & Stories from India

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Metros Mumbai 01 Sep 2017

Metros, Mumbai, 01 Sep 2017

A beam fell on Fire Brigade officer Prashant Gajbhar. He developed chest trauma and left limb numbness.

Three rescue workers injured during operation

The NDRF official, Mahesh Nalawade’s (35) right hand was injured during rescue operations

01 Sep 2017 2:28 AM

Rahul Gandhi to visit Maharashtra on September 8 for farmers’ cause

According to a Congress functionary, Mr Gandhi would be taking up the farmers’ issues across the country and not just Maharshatra.

01 Sep 2017 2:19 AM

Special TADA court convicts Siddique

Salem and others have already been convicted in the case, where Jain was shot dead outside his bungalow in suburban Juhu on March 7, 1995.

01 Sep 2017 2:17 AM

With acronyms varisty bring chaos for final year students

‘A’ or ‘RR’ doesn’t mean that you have flunked, don’t worry. ‘F’ means fail.

01 Sep 2017 2:13 AM

Fourth deadline missed, 33 results still pending

MU officially declared the results of Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS), Third Year Bachelor of Arts (TYBA) and all the six results of Law.

01 Sep 2017 2:11 AM

The CET cell said that they have already given five extensions, more is not possible.

HC wants marksheets in three days

The university informed the court that it had declared almost a majority of the results and only 33 results remained out of 477 .

01 Sep 2017 2:09 AM

Give me bail or death penalty: Rape accused

The DNA report of Shukla, who was arrested for his alleged rape of a 13-year-old student, has come out negative.

01 Sep 2017 2:06 AM

Demands to sack Chavan, Prakash grow in Congress

There is a growing feeling among Congress leaders from Vidarbha that Chavan is not giving them enough support to lead the party in the region.

01 Sep 2017 2:04 AM

Rescue personnel carry a survivor from the site after rescuing him on Thursday. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Injured recall ‘loud noise’ before shower of debris

It took the fire brigade and NDRF personnel hours before they could rescue him.

01 Sep 2017 2:01 AM

Sakina Chasmawala with her daughter Amutullah.

Pregnant mom, family killed, 9-year-old orphaned

According to Chasmawala’s relatives, the family was supposed to move to a new house at Dockyard after the Muslim festival of Muharram.

01 Sep 2017 1:58 AM

Officials said assisting the fire brigade team was part of the firewomen’s training. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

40 firewomen test skills at site

The rescue team was deployed at Bhendi Bazar on Tuesday after the six-storey building collapsed, killing more than 20 people.

01 Sep 2017 1:54 AM

Most of the 16,000 cessed buildings are in the city are in a dilapidated condition.

City’s 16,000 cessed buildings could prove death traps

Most of these buildings, which are mainly situated in south Mumbai are chawls with over four lakh families residing in them.

01 Sep 2017 1:50 AM

Rescue personnel uncover a body trapped in the debris on Thursday. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Residents refused rehab offer

Around 37 were injured, while around 5 to 6 — including workers of a ground-floor sweet shop — are suspected to be trapped beneath the debris.

01 Sep 2017 1:46 AM

The Metro services from Versova to Ghatkopar did not see any increase in the ridership.

Metro, monorail services unaffected by heavy rains

MMRDA officials said that the metro and monorail services can only be a supplement to the railway network.

01 Sep 2017 1:40 AM

More than 5,000 cattle rescued, kept safe for ID

A total of 5,700 animals were present in the abattoir, ahead of Bakri Id.

01 Sep 2017 1:34 AM

Power firm in dock for Ghatkopar wall collapse

A local corporator had allegedly alerted the occupants of the house about the shaky portion of the wall, that eventually collapsed on the fateful day.

01 Sep 2017 1:30 AM

Renowned doctor’s body found near Worli seaface

The doctor had abandoned his car and decided to walk a stretch of 10 minutes from near the Elphinstone Road railway station.

01 Sep 2017 1:28 AM

More than 72 hours after the Duranto Express derailed at Asangaon on Tuesday, the Titwala-Kasara section continues to be cut off from commuters.

Rail services continue to reel under deluge impact

Post derailment of the Duranto Express, the section experienced another mudslide due to heavy downpour in the ghats.

01 Sep 2017 1:23 AM

Trains stranded on Tuesday due to deluge.

30 lakh stranded in Central Railway trains with no info

Central Railway has no system for motormen, guard to talk to control room or passengers.

01 Sep 2017 1:18 AM

Fire brigade and NDRF personnel carry out search and rescue operations following the collapse of a building in south Mumbai’s Bhendi Bazaar on Thursday. At least 25 people were killed and 37 others injured when the five-storey residential building, which is over a 100 years old, collapsed. About 5-6 others are still feared trapped under the mounds of debris. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

25 die as building collapses in Mumbai’s Bhendi Bazar

37 hurt, 5-6 feared trapped in debris, locals blame Mhada.

01 Sep 2017 1:11 AM

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