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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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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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'Phool' And 'Pul' (Bridge) Mix-Up Triggered Mumbai Stampede, Says Survivor
The deadly stampede that killed 23 people and left over 30 injured in Mumbai on Friday may have been triggered by the most unfortunate of mix-ups. A flower vendor's cry of "phool gir gaya (flowers have fallen)" being mistaken as "pul gir gaya (the bridge has fallen)" might have caused the panic on a bridge linking two suburban train stations, a sur...
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Overbridge's Structural Strength Not A Factor In Mumbai Stampede: Minister
Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha ruled out the structural strength of the foot overbridge connecting Mumbai's Parel-Elphinstone Road stations being a factor in yesterday's stampede, but later said his remarks were being 'distorted'
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An Elphinstone Station Commuter's Blog
Mumbai, my city of birth, my city of work. The city around which my life revolves. But it is this very janmabhoomi and karmabhoomi of millions of Indians which has been let down by our politicians.
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After Deadly Elphinstone Stampede, Tender Floated For Additional Foot Overbridge
The railways today floated a tender for an additional foot-over-bridge (FOB) at Elphinstone station in Mumbai where 22 people were killed during a stampede on the existing decades-old bridge, senior officials said.
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Elphinstone Railway Station Stampede: Rains, Loud Thud And Thousands On 6-8-Feet Overbridge, Says Witnesses
It was raining cats and dogs this morning and Manish Mishra was in the safety of his home near the city's Elphinstone Road railway station when he suddenly heard a loud thud.
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A Letter, 100 Tweets Had Warned About Mumbai Bridge Where 22 Were Killed
A city that will soon have a bullet train doesn't even have a safe railway bridge, commented angry residents in Mumbai after a stampede left 22 dead and over 30 wounded this morning.
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi Calls Mumbai Stampede Man-Made Disaster
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today expressed shock and anguish over the death of 22 persons in a stampede in Mumbai and said the "man-made" disaster could have been avoided by taking care of the safety aspect.
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'When A Mob Panics, You Can't Think': Survivor On Mumbai Stampede
A Mumbai commuter who survived the stampede that killed 22 this morning, describes how she kept herself calm amid "panic and chaos and an insane crowd" on a railway bridge at Elphinstone station after just a 20-minute rain. When she somehow managed to come out, she saw bodies.
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Video: The Stampede On Elphinstone Bridge In Mumbai, 22 dead
Extremely disturbing visuals after a stampede that killed 22 people at a bridge connecting two busy train stations in Mumbai showed a pile of bodies on the narrow stairs and people hanging precariously onto a railing.
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Mumbai Stampede After 4 Trains Came At Same Time, Says Official: 10 Facts
22 people have been killed and over 30 seriously injured in a stampede that broke out in Mumbai this morning during peak office hours on a bridge linking two suburban train stations. The incident took place at around 10:30 am on the foot over-bridge linking Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban stations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took note of the...
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22 Dead, Many Injured In Stampede Near Mumbai's Elphinstone Station
Twenty-two were killed and over 30 seriously injured in a rush-hour stampede in Mumbai this morning, when a crowd tried to leave a narrow railway bridge connecting two stations after heavy rain. Heart-wrenching visuals showed a crush of bodies on the bridge, straining against the railing. Screams were heard from those trying to escape the weight of...
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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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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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'Phool' And 'Pul' (Bridge) Mix-Up Triggered Mumbai Stampede, Says Survivor
The deadly stampede that killed 23 people and left over 30 injured in Mumbai on Friday may have been triggered by the most unfortunate of mix-ups. A flower vendor's cry of "phool gir gaya (flowers have fallen)" being mistaken as "pul gir gaya (the bridge has fallen)" might have caused the panic on a bridge linking two suburban train stations, a sur...
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Overbridge's Structural Strength Not A Factor In Mumbai Stampede: Minister
Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha ruled out the structural strength of the foot overbridge connecting Mumbai's Parel-Elphinstone Road stations being a factor in yesterday's stampede, but later said his remarks were being 'distorted'
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An Elphinstone Station Commuter's Blog
Mumbai, my city of birth, my city of work. The city around which my life revolves. But it is this very janmabhoomi and karmabhoomi of millions of Indians which has been let down by our politicians.
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After Deadly Elphinstone Stampede, Tender Floated For Additional Foot Overbridge
The railways today floated a tender for an additional foot-over-bridge (FOB) at Elphinstone station in Mumbai where 22 people were killed during a stampede on the existing decades-old bridge, senior officials said.
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Elphinstone Railway Station Stampede: Rains, Loud Thud And Thousands On 6-8-Feet Overbridge, Says Witnesses
It was raining cats and dogs this morning and Manish Mishra was in the safety of his home near the city's Elphinstone Road railway station when he suddenly heard a loud thud.
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A Letter, 100 Tweets Had Warned About Mumbai Bridge Where 22 Were Killed
A city that will soon have a bullet train doesn't even have a safe railway bridge, commented angry residents in Mumbai after a stampede left 22 dead and over 30 wounded this morning.
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi Calls Mumbai Stampede Man-Made Disaster
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today expressed shock and anguish over the death of 22 persons in a stampede in Mumbai and said the "man-made" disaster could have been avoided by taking care of the safety aspect.
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'When A Mob Panics, You Can't Think': Survivor On Mumbai Stampede
A Mumbai commuter who survived the stampede that killed 22 this morning, describes how she kept herself calm amid "panic and chaos and an insane crowd" on a railway bridge at Elphinstone station after just a 20-minute rain. When she somehow managed to come out, she saw bodies.
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Video: The Stampede On Elphinstone Bridge In Mumbai, 22 dead
Extremely disturbing visuals after a stampede that killed 22 people at a bridge connecting two busy train stations in Mumbai showed a pile of bodies on the narrow stairs and people hanging precariously onto a railing.
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Mumbai Stampede After 4 Trains Came At Same Time, Says Official: 10 Facts
22 people have been killed and over 30 seriously injured in a stampede that broke out in Mumbai this morning during peak office hours on a bridge linking two suburban train stations. The incident took place at around 10:30 am on the foot over-bridge linking Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban stations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took note of the...
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22 Dead, Many Injured In Stampede Near Mumbai's Elphinstone Station
Twenty-two were killed and over 30 seriously injured in a rush-hour stampede in Mumbai this morning, when a crowd tried to leave a narrow railway bridge connecting two stations after heavy rain. Heart-wrenching visuals showed a crush of bodies on the bridge, straining against the railing. Screams were heard from those trying to escape the weight of...
