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Mumbai cop damages businessman's car

2015-02-14T00:49:00.001-08:00

A constable, who was recently promoted and made a sub-inspector at Pant Nagar Police Station, Ghatkopar, Mumbai, allegedly damaged the car of a Kandivali-based businessman and made an attempt to cover up the crime by misusing his power. The officer has now gone on casual leave. According to businessman Bharat Saraf, on Tuesday he was driving on the Marol-Maroshi Road, from Aarey Road towards

Day after Ashok Chavan's promise, 16 skywalks nixed

2015-02-14T00:49:00.000-08:00

Mumbai: The authorities have been quick on the feet to cancel 16 skywalks in the city just a day after chief minister Ashok Chavan said the government would review unfeasible skywalks. The skywalks are being cancelled due to local resistance, though they are techno-economically feasible, said an official at the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) —

Crackdown on drunk driving; 40 detained

2015-02-14T00:48:00.002-08:00

Traffic police drive comes ahead of civic polls, in wake of increasing complaints In a major crackdown on drunken driving ahead of the civic polls, the traffic wing of the Navi Mumbai Police has arrested 40 persons for driving the vehicle under the influence of alcohol. The drive which began since Monday evening will continue till April 12, the day counting of votes for the Navi Mumbai

Mumbai’s Little-Used Sea Highway

2015-02-14T00:48:00.001-08:00

India’s first sea highway was thrown open to motorists in July amid much brouhaha, expectations and swelling pride — “engineering marvel,” “dream ride” and “landmark” were some words used to describe the Bandra-Worli Sealink. Eight months later, with four additional lanes but surprisingly little traffic, the euphoria is muted. Analysts wonder if there is a need for the new lanes when the

Highway mishap claims four lives

2015-02-14T00:48:00.000-08:00

PUNE: Four people, including a truck driver and a cleaner, were killed and seven injured in an accident involving two trucks, a tanker and a tourist car. The incident took place at Tathawade on the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass, about 15 kms from Pune, at 1.45 am on Wednesday. Three passengers and the driver of the tourist car, which was heading towards Pune, were injured in the mishap. They were

Police seek survey on Sion-Panvel road

2011-03-15T00:19:00.001-07:00

MUMBAI: Navi Mumbai police commissioner Javed Ahmed has sought a joint traffic police-PWD survey of the Rs 1,250-crore Sion Panvel highway widening project. Work is scheduled to start in April and is to last at least three years. The police want to create a diversion map to facilitate the easy flow of vehicles headed for Pune and Goa, besides ensuring the routine flow of intra-Mumbai traffic. The

McDonald's mascot, Ronald 'drives home' road safety tips to Mumbaikars

2011-02-01T22:17:00.000-08:00

Through an OOH campaign, the red-and-yellow mascot gave safety tips to drivers and riders during the Safety Week, with messages such as "I am wearing a seat belt - I 'm lovin' it".Looking at the rampant rash driving and flouting of traffic rules, the Mumbai Traffic Police recently launched a road Safety Week in the island city. Popular quick service restaurant, McDonald's came on-board to

Rally to protest barricade near Taj hotel today Read more: Rally to protest barricade near Taj hotel today

2011-02-01T22:14:00.000-08:00

MUMBAI: Fed up with the traffic restrictions near the Taj hotel in Colaba, more than 400 families and 50 shopkeepers will take out a rally to Azad Maidan on Tuesday to protest against the "forcible takeover of public roads". Two roads in the vicinity have been blocked since US President Barack Obama's visit to the city, and that reportedly has been creating massive traffic jams and affecting

Jaywalkers rule the roads

2011-01-24T22:55:00.002-08:00

MUMBAI: Almost every Mumbaikar is guilty of jaywalking, but the offence was not reflected in the Road Safety Fortnight campaign conducted by the traffic police. During the 15 days of the initiative, which concluded recently, the traffic police hauled up more than 88,000 motorists for offences that ranged from drunk driving to speeding. But no pedestrian was pulled up for jaywalking or asked to

Traffic cop arrested on rape charge in Mumbai

2011-01-24T22:55:00.001-08:00

Officers from the Kurla police station arrested a traffic constable on Monday for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl.“Ganesh Tarpe, 22, attached to the Colaba Traffic Division in South Mumbai has been booked for kidnapping, rape and criminal intimidation,” senior inspector Vijay Bagve said.“Tarpe will be produced before the Kurla metropolitan magistrate’s court on Tuesday,” the

Cops fear chaos as Pedder Rd flyover work looms Read more: Cops fear chaos as Pedder Rd flyover work looms

2011-01-23T23:56:00.001-08:00

MUMBAI: The traffic police are gearing up for one of their worst nightmares. The job entails managing the diversion of 60% of Mumbai's traffic for the approximately two years it will take for the Pedder Road flyover to be constructed. The police fear that the arterial route will have to be closed for at least three years for work to proceed on the %4.4-km bridge between Lala Lajpat Rai College

Mumbai on the edge: BEST driver, traffic cop fall prey to road rage

2011-01-20T21:21:00.000-08:00

Two government servants became victims of road rage in two separate incidents that took place on Tuesday and Wednesday.In the first incident was reported from Powai on Tuesday morning when a BEST bus driver was allegedly assaulted by a biker and suffered injuries to his head.The complainant, Mangesh Shetye, 25, was plying on route number 489 when the accused reportedly overtook the bus and

Mumbai businessmen arrested for assaulting traffic constable

2011-01-20T00:45:00.001-08:00

Mumbai: Two businessmen were on Wednesday arrested for allegedly assaulting a traffic police constable following an argument during a traffic jam in suburban Andheri, police said.The accused Mahesh and Yogesh Jhunjhunwala, brothers, were charged with interfering with the duty of a public servant and assaulting him, they said.According to police, the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when

McDonald’s India join hands with Mumbai Police

2011-01-19T08:48:00.001-08:00

This is an extension of the traffic safety week held annually in the month of JanuaryMcDonald’s India, leaders in food retail has joined hands with the Mumbai Police to create awareness on traffic safety rules. McDonald’s as a socially responsible corporate will hold a 15-day road safety awareness programme starting January second week onwards to promote the traffic safety initiative by Mumbai

Mumbai will honour oldest driving licence holders

2011-01-05T22:01:00.000-08:00

MUMBAI: They've seen the city gain dizzying height from their windscreens, watched towers rise from their rearview mirrors and heard the din of honking cars grow around them. Mumbai's oldest driving licence holders, whose wallets have housed the yellowing paper for more than six decades, will be felicitated on January 16 as part of the Western India Automobile Association (WIAA) and Mumbai

Mumbai-Pune Expressway may become free of jams

2011-01-03T22:00:00.001-08:00

Traffic jams on the Mumbai-Pune expressway may become a thing of the past, as commuters will soon be warned about accidents and other disruptions on a real-time basis before they enter the expressway.“The highway police will install electronic display unit boards connected to the centralised highway control room so that they can be updated with real-time information. This will ensure commuters

Deepal abused on busy Mumbai street

2011-01-02T19:50:00.000-08:00

Deepal Shaw recently went through quite a nightmarish incident where she was attacked by a drunk man while driving back home .It wasn't very late in the night and the road also had quite a lot of traffic when Deepal went through this horrifying incident.She confirms, "It's true that the incident was a complete nightmare and it's rather unfortunate that it happened. I was on my way back from an

Night traffic on New Year needs change: minister

2011-01-02T08:36:00.001-08:00

Mumbai Minister of State for Home Satej Patil took a round of the city on the night of December 31, interacted with police personnel as well as citizens, and found a lot of traffic congestion. He has now decided to curb the movement of goods vehicles, which are usually allowed into the city roads only at night, from next new year’s eve onward.He said, “I found that goods vehicles were adding to

Commuters in Mumbai to get welcome relief

2011-01-02T08:35:00.000-08:00

Mumbai: The face of Mumbai is all set to change from 2011 onwards as a slew of ongoing transport projects like the metro and monorail will be completed whilst new ones will be launched giving a huge relief to commuters.People are already getting tired of putting up with huge traffic snarls caused by hectic construction activity even as the existing lifeline of Mumbai — the suburban rail system

Mumbai: Drunk biker assaults traffic cop

2011-01-01T23:52:00.000-08:00

Mumbai: Sub-inspector, traffic, Maruti Namdev Zende sustained injuries when he was attacked by a motorist while on duty at 12.05 am on Saturday morning at Chembur. The incident occurred as the traffic police conducted their routine nakabandi duty at Ashish cinema junction in Chembur.Zende, 54, tried to stop a motorbike as it was speeding recklessly. After ignoring Zende's instruction to pull

BEST's worst months

2011-01-01T23:51:00.000-08:00

Breakdowns, maintenance issues, customer complaints plagued authorities from September to November last yearA recent traffic police survey has left the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST) authorities scrambling for some answers.According to the three-month long survey conducted by the Mumbai traffic cops that concluded last November, 800 out of BEST's fleet of 4,700 buses have

Zip on Eastern Freeway from July next year

2010-10-29T20:26:00.002-07:00

MUMBAI: Mumbai residents will get some relief from traffic snarls by next July when several major arterial road projects, including the Eastern Freeway, will be ready.The major Eastern Freeway, linking Colaba and Ghatkopar, will cut the 90-minute journey to 35 to 40 minutes.Those who are travelling to the international airport can hope to not get stuck in traffic jams as there will be a two-km

Churchgate to remain shut at night

2010-10-29T20:26:00.001-07:00

Churchgate station will remain partially shut for 44 days during nights and early mornings as the railways have taken up work on building a roof on the extended station platform. For that period, Marine Lines will be the night rail terminus on Western Railway (WR). The work will continue from October 28 to December 23. The renovated station, seeing about 18 lakh passengers every day, will be

Mumbai sea link may close for few hours during Obama's visit

2010-10-27T03:29:00.000-07:00

Mumbai: The already stuttering income of Mumbai Entry Point Limited (MEPL), the toll-collecting agency for the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, might suffer even more on November 6. The sea link could be closed for a few hours that day for the convoy of the visiting US President.However, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) refused to confirm the closure and informed that they had

Lung diseases second biggest killer by 2010

2010-10-17T00:54:00.000-07:00

Mumbai: A report says that by 2020, lung diseases will become the second biggest killer globally. A new study finds that nearly half of Mumbai's traffic cops have severely damaged lungs.A 100 million Indians suffer from some sort of respiratory diseases. Inhaling heavy traffic fumes everyday; these traffic policemen are perhaps the worst hit by rising air pollution levels.And to raise awareness