It’s extremely disturbing that thousands of precious lives are lost on the Mumbai Suburban network every year. Especially since causes and solutions are well-known.
The govt will allow all people, include those working in non-essential sectors, to board the local trains if they are vaccinated and have completed the 14 days post-inoculation period.
While the Mumbai local train service resumed from 15 June, only essential service providers are allowed to use it. Others mostly have to depend on buses now.
The Niti Aayog has asked the Railways to ensure that all suburban trains have automatic doors in an attempt to curb deaths that occur due to overcrowding.
Mumbai Dabbawala Association, a body representing the city’s famous tiffin carriers, is planning to approach the Uddhav Thackeray govt with their demands.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
I am not sure how it makes mathematical sense. If 7 people die on an average daily in Mumbai train system then how come death of 4 people is a newsworthy. If anything, we should be relieved that the death toll that day was less than the average.
I am not sure how it makes mathematical sense. If 7 people die on an average daily in Mumbai train system then how come death of 4 people is a newsworthy. If anything, we should be relieved that the death toll that day was less than the average.