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Demolition Of Mumbai's Century-Old Elphinstone Bridge Begins, Traffic Advisory Issued
Demolition of the more-than-century-old Elphinstone Road Over Bridge (ROB), a crucial east-west link in central Mumbai, began on Friday evening to facilitate its reconstruction.
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It's Prabhadevi Now, Not Elphinstone Station In Mumbai
The Western Railways on Wednesday renamed Elphinstone Road Station to Prabhadevi, on the Mumbai's suburban section. Doing away with the British era name, a notification said the new name will come to effect from the midnight of July 18.
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Mumbai's Elphinstone Road Station To Be Renamed As Prabhadevi
In another case of changing the British era names, the Western Railway on Tuesday renamed Elphinstone Road Station to Prabhadevi on Mumbai's suburban section.
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Railways Gives Compensation To 36 Elphinstone Bridge Stampede Victims
The Railway Claims Tribunal, Mumbai, today awarded compensation to 36 victims, which included 17 death and 19 injury cases, of the Elphinstone foot overbridge stampede, the railways said on Tuesday.
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New Elphinstone Foot Overbridge Opens For Public. All Details Here
Elphinstone foot overbridge at the Western Railways and two other foot overbridges at the Central line - Ambivali and Currey Road - were thrown open to public today. The three foot overbidges have been built by the Indian Army.
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To Avoid Incidents Like Elphinstone Stampede, Woman Home Guards Inducted
To avoid a tragedy like the Elphinstone Road stampede, which claimed 23 lives, Western Railway (WR) has roped in personnel of Maharashtra State Security Corporation (MSSC) and woman home guards for crowd management at suburban stations.
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Mumbai Congress Office Vandalised As MNS-Nirupam Feud Worsens
The feud between the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Mumbai Congress unit chief Sanjay Nirupam over the hawkers issue today took a violent turn after MNS workers allegedly vandalised the MRCC office in Mumbai.
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'Will Army Fill Potholes Too?' Mumbai Bridge-Building Plan Criticised
The Army will help build a new bridge at Mumbai's Elphinstone Road train station, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced today as union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal visited the site where 23 were killed in a rush hour stampede a month ago.
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Sachin Tendulkar Sanctions Rs 2 Crore From MP Fund For Mumbai Foot Overbridge Work
Cricket icon and Rajya Sabha member Sachin Tendulkar has sanctioned Rs 2 crore from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund for revamp of rail foot overbridges in Mumbai here in the backdrop of the Elphinstone Road station stampede.
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Congress, NCP Claim Maharashtra Government Colluded With MNS For Evicting Hawkers
The Congress and the NCP slammed the MNS for forcibly evicting illegal hawkers from a railway bridge and claimed that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is "hand-in-gloves" with the Raj Thackeray-led party.
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Woman Hurt As Tile Of Elphinstone Road Foot Overbridge Falls On Her Head
A woman passenger was injured at suburban Elphinstone Road railway station today when part of a tile of a Foot Overbridge (FoB) fell on her on head while she was entering the premises, an official said.
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Rain Blamed For Mumbai Stampede, But Rail Officials Not Off The Hook Yet
Rain and rumours have been blamed for the stampede at a Mumbai railway bridge that killed 23 people last month. But railway officials who took 18 months to call for bids to build the new foot over-bridge at Elphinstone station may not be off the hook yet.
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Rain To Blame For Mumbai Stampede That Killed 23, Says Railways
The stampede at a Mumbai railway bridge that left 23 dead last month has been blamed on rain and rumours by a safety committee of the railway ministry, which does not refer to any official negligence.
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Mumbai Stampede: Petitions Seek Action, Court Asks 'Why Wake Up After Tragedy?
Activists in Mumbai were pulled up by the high court for being casual about the safety of commuters and "waking up" to the "serious and sensitive" issue only after the Elphinstone Road station stampede killed 23 and injured many.
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Railways Evict Illegal Hawkers From Stations, Foot Overbridges
In a bid to prevent incidents like the Elphinstone station stampede that claimed 23 lives, the railway administration has undertaken a drive to evict illegal hawkers from the entry and exit points of the station as well as from the foot overbridges to ease commuter movement.
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Demolition Of Mumbai's Century-Old Elphinstone Bridge Begins, Traffic Advisory Issued
Demolition of the more-than-century-old Elphinstone Road Over Bridge (ROB), a crucial east-west link in central Mumbai, began on Friday evening to facilitate its reconstruction.
-
It's Prabhadevi Now, Not Elphinstone Station In Mumbai
The Western Railways on Wednesday renamed Elphinstone Road Station to Prabhadevi, on the Mumbai's suburban section. Doing away with the British era name, a notification said the new name will come to effect from the midnight of July 18.
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Mumbai's Elphinstone Road Station To Be Renamed As Prabhadevi
In another case of changing the British era names, the Western Railway on Tuesday renamed Elphinstone Road Station to Prabhadevi on Mumbai's suburban section.
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Railways Gives Compensation To 36 Elphinstone Bridge Stampede Victims
The Railway Claims Tribunal, Mumbai, today awarded compensation to 36 victims, which included 17 death and 19 injury cases, of the Elphinstone foot overbridge stampede, the railways said on Tuesday.
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New Elphinstone Foot Overbridge Opens For Public. All Details Here
Elphinstone foot overbridge at the Western Railways and two other foot overbridges at the Central line - Ambivali and Currey Road - were thrown open to public today. The three foot overbidges have been built by the Indian Army.
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To Avoid Incidents Like Elphinstone Stampede, Woman Home Guards Inducted
To avoid a tragedy like the Elphinstone Road stampede, which claimed 23 lives, Western Railway (WR) has roped in personnel of Maharashtra State Security Corporation (MSSC) and woman home guards for crowd management at suburban stations.
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Mumbai Congress Office Vandalised As MNS-Nirupam Feud Worsens
The feud between the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Mumbai Congress unit chief Sanjay Nirupam over the hawkers issue today took a violent turn after MNS workers allegedly vandalised the MRCC office in Mumbai.
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'Will Army Fill Potholes Too?' Mumbai Bridge-Building Plan Criticised
The Army will help build a new bridge at Mumbai's Elphinstone Road train station, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced today as union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal visited the site where 23 were killed in a rush hour stampede a month ago.
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Sachin Tendulkar Sanctions Rs 2 Crore From MP Fund For Mumbai Foot Overbridge Work
Cricket icon and Rajya Sabha member Sachin Tendulkar has sanctioned Rs 2 crore from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund for revamp of rail foot overbridges in Mumbai here in the backdrop of the Elphinstone Road station stampede.
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Congress, NCP Claim Maharashtra Government Colluded With MNS For Evicting Hawkers
The Congress and the NCP slammed the MNS for forcibly evicting illegal hawkers from a railway bridge and claimed that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is "hand-in-gloves" with the Raj Thackeray-led party.
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Woman Hurt As Tile Of Elphinstone Road Foot Overbridge Falls On Her Head
A woman passenger was injured at suburban Elphinstone Road railway station today when part of a tile of a Foot Overbridge (FoB) fell on her on head while she was entering the premises, an official said.
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Rain Blamed For Mumbai Stampede, But Rail Officials Not Off The Hook Yet
Rain and rumours have been blamed for the stampede at a Mumbai railway bridge that killed 23 people last month. But railway officials who took 18 months to call for bids to build the new foot over-bridge at Elphinstone station may not be off the hook yet.
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Rain To Blame For Mumbai Stampede That Killed 23, Says Railways
The stampede at a Mumbai railway bridge that left 23 dead last month has been blamed on rain and rumours by a safety committee of the railway ministry, which does not refer to any official negligence.
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Mumbai Stampede: Petitions Seek Action, Court Asks 'Why Wake Up After Tragedy?
Activists in Mumbai were pulled up by the high court for being casual about the safety of commuters and "waking up" to the "serious and sensitive" issue only after the Elphinstone Road station stampede killed 23 and injured many.
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Railways Evict Illegal Hawkers From Stations, Foot Overbridges
In a bid to prevent incidents like the Elphinstone station stampede that claimed 23 lives, the railway administration has undertaken a drive to evict illegal hawkers from the entry and exit points of the station as well as from the foot overbridges to ease commuter movement.
