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Time of India
3 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Angry commuters force their way into AC local in Dombivli after train is cancelled
Thane: A day after the Mumbra tragedy and after railways said they would introduce more AC and non-AC locals with closed doors, a number of angry passengers forcibly entered an AC local at 9.03 am at Dombivli railway station following the cancellation of their regular 8.59 am train. Overcrowding of the AC train resulted in many passengers hanging onto the footboard, preventing the train from moving forward as the doors could not shut. Railway Protection Force (RPF) and railway police then stepped in and helped some passengers get inside and took some others off the train, thus allowing it to a video of the incident that went viral on Tuesday, the passengers who boarded the AC train looked visibly upset over the cancellation of their train and could be seen refusing to exit despite requests made by two RPF personnel. Additional police personnel had to be called in to convince some of them to step off so the train could proceed. The train was halted for a few minutes because of the commuters' action, delaying services. A railway official from Dombivli station stated, "Due to cancellation of a local train arriving from Kalyan at 8:59 am, passengers entered the AC train that arrived at 9:03 am." An eyewitness said passengers were upset that a day after the incident in Mumbra that claimed four lives, a local train was cancelled during morning peak hours. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Pinga-Pinga e HBP? Tome isso 1x ao dia se tem mais de 40 anos Portal Saúde do Homem Clique aqui Undo Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary Dipesh Mhatre criticised Central Railway in a video posted on social media, stating, "Many lives were lost in the train accident, but the railway administration is still fast asleep. Every morning, while leaving home, everyone has one question on their minds — will our loved ones return? Only five months have gone by in 2025, and so far, nearly 100 passengers have died after falling off trains. " — Pradeep Gupta
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
UBT alleges KDMC plans to up property tax by 300
Kalyan: Opposing the appointment of a private agency for Rs 85 crore a year for a new garbage collection project in Kalyan-Dombivli, Shiv Sena (UBT) alleged that the civic body is set to unilaterally raise the solid waste management fee collected through property taxes by Rs 300 per residential property irrespective of its size. Dipesh Mhatre, the party's Kalyan district president, told reporters that Rs 1,200 crore is set to be spent on the project over the next decade and that burden will be passed on to citizens through a hike in property taxes. Sena (UBT) also alleged that under the project, garbage will be collected but not scientifically processed, and questioned the success of past initiatives. It warned that it will take to the streets if Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) raises the property taxes. KDMC had last week awarded the garbage collection contract for seven wards to a private agency for 10 years as part of an initiative that has been modelled after the "Chennai pattern" of urban sanitation, which has earned national recognition. The project was inaugurated by deputy CM Eknath Shinde. KDMC had said it will make payments to the agency based on the quality of work and other parameters and that the annual expenditure is expected to touch Rs 85 crore. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Brother's Day wishes , messages and quotes !
