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Body cameras for railway ticket checkers, pilot project starts in Mumbai

Railway ticket checkers are being provided body cameras with the aim to ensure transparency in the process and prevent violent and unruly behaviour on board trains, officials said. As a pilot project, the Central Railway has procured 50 such body cameras and provided them to ticket checkers in the Mumbai Division. Procured at a cost of Rs 9,000 each, these body cameras can record about 20 hours of footage. Officials say that if the pilot project in Mumbai is successful, it will be replicated across the rail network. Body cameras were first worn by police in the United Kingdom in 2005 and have since been adopted by numerous police forces and law enforcement agencies worldwide. Several police forces in India also use body cameras. "The body cameras would help maintain transparency during ticket checking and prevent misbehavior and violent acts. The initiative would also help detect any discrepancy during ticket checking, particularly in the event of complaints, and would further ...

After Mumbai, Backstreet Boys set to perform in Gurugram's Airia Mall today

The 'OG' boy band also made quite a splash last night as they performed in Mumbai with fans unable to contain their excitement

Mumbai records 96 new Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 629

Mumbai on Thursday reported 96 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 11,63,086, while the death toll stood unchanged at 19,766, a civic official said. It was the fourth day in a row when the addition to the tally was below the 100-mark, with Wednesday seeing 67 cases and one death, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official pointed out. The recovery count increased by 135 in the last 24 hours to reach 11,42,691, leaving the city with an active caseload of 629. As per civic data, the recovery rate is 98.2 per cent, the overall growth rate of cases between April 27 and May 3 was 0.0073 per cent, while the caseload doubling time was 8,732 days. So far, 1,88,50,079 coronavirus tests have been conducted, including 1,610 in the last 24 hours, as per civic data.

Raut cries conspiracy to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra; says attempts on

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday alleged that there was a conspiracy to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra, and said those plotting it were trying to weaken the city at all levels by subjecting it to constant attacks. Talking to reporters here, he said his party will not let anyone harm Mumbai or turn it into a Union Territory. "Be is my party or past chief ministers of Maharashtra belonging to the Congress - from Vasantdada Patil to Vasantrao Naik - all tried to protect Mumbai," the Rajya Sabha member said. But attempts are on even today to make Mumbai a slave of capitalists, he alleged. "Even in the past, the industrialists were from Gujarat and now it can be noticed very prominently because those who are ruling are from that state," Raut said in an apparent reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. "There are constant attacks on Mumbai to weaken it economically, geographically and socially. This is a conspiracy to break Mumbai from

Dharavi wants to be redeveloped but with its residents' future secured

Questions over Adani Group's ability to pull it off but the developer says the concern is unwarranted

G20 disaster risk reduction working group meet to be held in Mumbai

The second meeting of the G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group will be held in Mumbai from May 23 to 25. More than 120 members will attend this meeting and on the sidelines of this meeting, representatives of the Working Group will visit BMC headquarters too, an official statement said here. This visit will cover inspection of the control room of the Disaster Management Department and a heritage-walk of the historic municipal building. On Tuesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal held a meeting at the headquarters of the civic body in Mumbai to review the preparations being made by the BMC and other agencies. The work done by Mumbai in the last few years in the field of disaster management has been recognised not only at the national level but also at the global level, the statement read. The scheduled meeting of Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group of the G-20 Council is an opportunity to highlight this achievement to the ...

Delhi pips Mumbai as most forgetful city in Uber Lost and Found Index

One commuter left behind a big screen television; some forgot brooms and children's strollers

Mumbai's prime real estate given away for Bullet Train, alleges Thackeray

The Sena-UBT chief attacked the state government for its series of advertisements splurging public money and said that no government in the state had resorted to so much publicity

Maharashtra records 425 fresh Covid-19 cases, including 105 in Mumbai

Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 425 COVID-19 cases, including 105 in Mumbai, which took the state's tally to 81,65,891, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,514, a health official said. The addition to the tally was a drop from the 489 cases detected on Saturday, which also saw one death, he pointed out. The recovery count increased by 499 in the last 24 hours to touch 80,13,372, leaving the state with 4,005 active cases. As per state health department data, the recovery rate was 98.13 per cent and the fatality rate was 1.81 per cent, while the overall number of coronavirus tests conducted was 8,69,94,604, including 12,076 in the last 24 hours. It said the dominant variant of COVID was Omicron XBB.1.16, with 1,112 cases, including 10 deaths, being reported due to it. Maharashtra coronavirus cases for the day: Fresh cases: 425; Fatality: 0; Active cases: 4,005; Tests: 12,076.

Mumbai: Property registration down 10%; stamp duty collection at 10-yr high

Registration of properties in the Mumbai municipal region fell 10 per cent this month to 10,514 units on higher base effect, according to Knight Frank India. In April 2022, 11,743 properties were registered in Mumbai city, which is an area under the jurisdiction of Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC). "Mumbai city (area under BMC jurisdiction) saw property sales registration of 10,514 units in April 2023, adding over Rs 900 crore to the state exchequer, registering its highest ever revenue collection for the month of April in the last 10 years," Knight Frank said in a statement. The growth in revenues was on account of an increased stamp duty rate and surge in higher-value property transactions, the consultant said. Of the total properties registered, 83 per cent were residential while 17 per cent were non-residential properties. "The decline was largely led by two reasons, firstly a base effect as April 2022 observed a spillover of registrations from the previous months, with 17

Properties registration in Mumbai set to fall in this month: Knight Frank

Registration of properties in the Mumbai municipal region is set to fall this month as 9,867 units have been registered so far against 11,743 units in April last year, according to Knight Frank India. Till 12 noon on Friday (April 28), 9,867 properties have been registered. The registration process will continue till late evening, after that there is a holiday for the next two days. The numbers are expected to rise and may cross 10,000 units this month. In April 2022, 11,743 properties were registered in Mumbai City, which is an area under the jurisdiction of Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC). "The decline was largely led by two reasons, firstly a base effect as April 2022 observed a spillover of registrations from the previous months, with 17 per cent of properties registered in April 2022 were filled in March 2022. Secondly, a seasonality impact as in the last 8 out of 10 years, the month of April witnessed a dip in registrations against the March of that year," Knight Frank sai

Mumbai sees 135 Covid-19 cases; man with comorbidities lone fatality

Mumbai on Thursday reported 135 COVID-19 cases and one death, which took the tally and the toll to 11,62,457 and 19,763, respectively, a civic official said. The addition to the tally was a drop from the 185 reported on Wednesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official added. The lone death from the infection was of a 64-year-old man with comorbidities like diabetes and chronic kidney disease, the official informed. The recovery count increased by 206 in the last 24 hours to touch 11,41,580, leaving the metropolis with an active caseload of 1,114, he said. So far, 1,88,40,698 coronavirus tests have been conducted, including 1,559 in the last 24 hours, the official said. As per BMC data, the recovery rate is 98.2 per cent, the overall growth rate of cases between April 20 and 26 is 0.0144 per cent, while the caseload doubling time stands at 4,900 days.

Air Force plane carrying 246 Indians evacuated from Sudan lands in Mumbai

An Indian Air Force aircraft with 246 Indians evacuated from war-torn Sudan landed in Mumbai on Thursday. The plane, which took off from Jeddah around 11 am IST, landed here around 3.30 pm, an official said. Our efforts to swiftly send Indians back home from Jeddah is paying. 246 Indians will be in Mumbai soon, travelling by IAF C17 Globemaster. Happy to see them off at Jeddah airport, tweeted Union minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan minutes before the plane left for Mumbai. Under 'Operation Kaveri', India has been taking its citizens in buses from conflict zones of Khartoum and other troubled areas to Port Sudan from where they are being taken to the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah in Indian Air Force's heavy-lift transport aircraft and Indian Navy's ships. The distance between Khartoum and Port Sudan is around 850 km and the travel time by bus varies from 12 hours to 18 hours considering the prevailing situation and whether the vehicles are operating during the d

Ease of Moving Index: Here is how people commute in various Indian cities

Agartala has the best walking infrastructure, but overall the condition of footpaths in the country has deteriorated in the last four years

Mumbai records 191 new Covid-19 cases, one fatality in last 24 hours

Mumbai on Tuesday reported 191 new COVID-19 cases, a sharp rise from 59 infections recorded a day before, and one fatality, the city civic body said. With the new additions, the overall number of cases in the metropolis rose to 11,62,137 and the death toll to 19,762. A total of 11,41,140 patients have recovered from the infection in Mumbai so far, including 219 in the last 24 hours, leaving the city with 1,235 active cases, it stated. As per the bulletin, 2,168 swab samples were tested during the day, taking the total number of tests conducted so far in Mumbai to 1,88,37,294. Mumbai's case recovery rate stands at 98.2 per cent, while the overall growth rate of cases from April 18 to 24 stood at 0.0150 per cent. The case doubling rate is 4,603 days, it said.

Pune tops ease of moving index, Mumbai and Coimbatore follow: Report

Aizawl top performer in clean mobility and Kolkata has the highest adoption of shared

Sunteck Realty sales bookings jump 23% at Rs 1,602 crore in FY23

The firm's sales bookings stood at Rs 537 crore in the fourth quarter of the last financial year (Q4 FY23), up 36 per cent on QoQ basis

Road to Ultra return to India after five years in Mumbai on April 14

Road to Ultra was warmly welcomed by Indian music lovers after 5 years. Artists like KSHMR, Afrojack, and James Hype among others lined up for the show

Yash Chopra's wife and playback singer Pamela Chopra dies at 74

Pamela Chopra, playback singer, writer and late filmmaker Yash Chopra's wife, died on Thursday at a Mumbai hospital. She was 74. Pamela Chopra breathed her last at Lilavati hospital where she was admitted after being diagnosed with pneumonia. She is survived by her sons, filmmaker Aditya Chopra and actor Uday Chopra. "She passed away today early morning due to pneumonia with ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome). She had been admitted to the hospital for 15 days in the ICU," Dr Prahlad Prabhudesai told PTI. Yash Raj Films said in a statement that the last rites took place at 11 am. "With heavy hearts, the Chopra family would like to inform that Pamela Chopra, 74, passed away this morning... We are grateful for your prayers and the family would like to request for privacy in this moment of deep sadness and reflection," the statement read Pamela Chopra married Yash Chopra in 1970 and remained an important influence in his career. She sang many songs for his films, including "Su

Mumbai's humble eatery where Tim Cook had his vada pav moment

Swati Snacks was started by a single mother in 1963 with 4 items of 4 annas each on menu