Mumbai Motormen Strike

Thousands of commuters rushing to their offices in south Mumbai and other parts were left stranded as the train services were disrupted or delayed after a wire snapped near the Thakurli railway station here.

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...

The flash strike by over 100 motormen on Mumbai's Western Railway line, which disrupted suburban services for over an hour today, has been called off. The striking motormen went on a mass sick leave to press for better facilities and security. "The services will resume in 30 minutes," said Sharat Chandrayan, Chief Public Relation Officer of Western...

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...

The Trinamool leader had shouted and allegedly "hurled expletives" at Acharia in the Lok Sabha when a discussion on the Mumbai rail motormen's strike was on.

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

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.

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

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 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 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.

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.

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

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

Commuters in Mumbai, already besieged with problems because of the ensuing motormen strike on Tuesday morning, have a new issue to grapple with. As many as 1,000 odd cabs belonging to private taxi service Meru, have decided to not ply today.

Thousands of commuters rushing to their offices in south Mumbai and other parts were left stranded as the train services were disrupted or delayed after a wire snapped near the Thakurli railway station here.

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...

The flash strike by over 100 motormen on Mumbai's Western Railway line, which disrupted suburban services for over an hour today, has been called off. The striking motormen went on a mass sick leave to press for better facilities and security. "The services will resume in 30 minutes," said Sharat Chandrayan, Chief Public Relation Officer of Western...

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...

The Trinamool leader had shouted and allegedly "hurled expletives" at Acharia in the Lok Sabha when a discussion on the Mumbai rail motormen's strike was on.

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

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.

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

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 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 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.

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.

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

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

Commuters in Mumbai, already besieged with problems because of the ensuing motormen strike on Tuesday morning, have a new issue to grapple with. As many as 1,000 odd cabs belonging to private taxi service Meru, have decided to not ply today.