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State's 1st automated test track at Tardeo RTO hits a roadblock

MUMBAI, April 18 -- The Tardeo Regional Transport Office (RTO), set to become the first in Maharashtra to get an Automated Driving Test Track (ADTT), is facing hurdles even before construction begins,... Read More


MMRDA rolls out 3 payout options for Mum 3.0 PAPs

Mumbai, April 18 -- For the first time, the government will give landowners a choice of compensation for acquired land. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority will offer three compensati... Read More


Auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers to read from textbooks for Marathi test

India, April 17 -- With the May 1 deadline for testing the Marathi proficiency of auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers drawing near, the state transport department is busy putting together a Standard Operat... Read More


West Asia conflict impacts redevelopment of CSMT

India, April 17 -- A vital construction component called gypsum, required for the Rs.2,450-crore Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) redevelopment project, is currently out of reach on account... Read More


Rs.2,450-cr CSMT revamp project hit as Iran war disrupts gypsum supply

MUMBAI, April 17 -- Gypsum supply for the Rs.2,450-crore Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) redevelopment project, is currently out of reach on account of the ongoing Iran-US-Israel war. The ... Read More


Auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers to read from textbooks for Marathi test

MUMBAI, April 17 -- With the May 1 deadline for testing the Marathi proficiency of auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers drawing near, the state transport department is busy putting together a Standard Opera... Read More


Make and break: Revamped Parel station makes way for new rail lines

India, April 15 -- Nearly a year after Parel railway station was remodelled to "redefine what a station can be" under the Amrit Bharat scheme, the Central Railway is now tearing down the very structur... Read More


Can't speak Marathi? Drivers set to lose licences from May 1

MUMBAI, April 15 -- From May 1, auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers and permit holders will have to prove they are fluent in Marathi if they want to hold onto their licences. The directive was announced by... Read More


From May, licences to be nixed if drivers can't speak Marathi

MUMBAI, April 15 -- From May 1, the state government will make it mandatory for auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers and permit holders to be proficient in Marathi if they want to hold on to their licences.... Read More


Make and break: Revamped Parel stn to make way for new rail lines

MUMBAI, April 15 -- Nearly a year after Parel railway station was remodelled to "redefine what a station can be" under the Amrit Bharat scheme, the Central Railway is now tearing down the very structu... Read More