Motormen

• Two killed in commuter rush after Mumbai train strike ended

  Two people died and six others were injured after they fell off overcrowded trains in Mumbai yesterday. The trains were running jam packed due to the back log created after the flash strike by over 400 motormen on Mumbai's Western Railway line last evening. Traffic was brought to a standstill during rush hour as the motormen went on a strike demand...

• Alert motormen save drunk man who strayed on to railway tracks

  Two alert motormen saved the life of a drunk man who had strayed onto the tracks by bringing their respective trains to a screeching halt, inches away from running over him at Masjid Bunder station. The man, who probably did not realise the magnitude of his adventure, escaped miraculously without a scratch.He had jumped down from platform number tw...

• Harassed motormen plan to strike in Mumbai

  Motormen of the Central Railway, who had worked during last week's hunger strike, plan to strike work. The motormen have alleged harassment by motormen who had struck work last week."We are subjected to criticism almost everyday. We are called traitors and are boycotted by those who were part of last week's hunger strike," said a motorman on condit...

• Railways should compensate Mumbaikars affected by strike: Court

  Taking a serious view of the motormen's strike that paralysed the city's suburban railnetwork for nearly two days, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday said the Railways should compensate commuters hit hard by the stir.The strike on May 3-4 by drivers of the suburban trains, used by seven million commuter's daily, affected normal life as only around ...

• With dabbawalas stranded, Mumbai office-goers went hungry

  Outside railway stations, the mid-morning rush of dabbawalas was missing on Tuesday, as the motormen's strike threw train services out of gear.

• Mumbai motormen strike: Who will foot Rs 100-cr loss?

  The railways are poorer by Rs 100 crore, thanks to the motormen's hunger strike which lasted 36 hours. Twenty motormen -- 10 each from the Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) -- have been held responsible for the loss by the railways.

• Mumbai train strike ends, motormen back at work

  It was a harrowing Tuesday for Mumbai - quiet offices, empty train stations, jam-packed roads.

• Court asks 'Has Strike Ended? Confirm by 11 am'

  After Mumbai motormen ended their strike, allowing local trains to return to their normal schedule, the Mumbai High Court has asked for a confirmation of whether this is a lasting arrangement.

• Mumbai trains head towards normal after motormen end strike

  Mumbai local trains are expected to get back to their normal schedules - after a meeting with the Home Minister RR Patil, hundreds of motormen have agreed to end their strike and go back to work.

• Mumbai Univ allows strike-harrowed students to complete exams

  Mumbai University students reaching late for their exams owing to the ongoing motormen strike were today allowed to appear for their papers and were given the full stipulated three hours to complete it.

• Motormen stir: Mumbai Congress seeks Sonia's intervention

  Mumbai Congress President Kripashankar Singh has sought the intervention of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to resolve the issue concerning motormen's strike in the metropolis.

• Chavan rules out immediate invocation of ESMA

  Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has said efforts were on to persuade the agitators to call off their stir.

• Mumbai train crisis: Now, Raj Thackeray's threat

  Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Raj Thackeray today warned motormen to call-off their strike else his party would oppose it "in their style".

• High Court to decide on strike this evening

  The Maharashtra government has taken Mumbai's motormen to court over their strike which has paralysed the city's local trains.

• Mumbai trains to resume normal service at 6 pm; motormen end strike

  Mumbai local trains are expected to get back to their normal schedules - after a meeting with the Home Minister RR Patil, hundreds of motormen have agreed to end their strike and go back to work. They've been demanding better pay and facilities.The decision comes at the end of a harrowing Tuesday for Mumbai with quiet offices, empty train stations,...