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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


a year after revamp, parts of parel station to be torn down

mumbai, April 15 -- Nearly a year after Parel railway station was remodelled under the Amrit Bharat scheme, the Central Railway is now tearing down the very structures it had built at a cost of Rs.19 ... Read More


CR to test non-AC closed door local to curb overcrowding

India, April 14 -- On Monday, the Central Railway's answer to overcrowding in Mumbai's local trains - a non-airconditioned train with closed doors - rolled into the Kurla car shed. After the deadly a... Read More