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Shashank Rao

Shashank Rao

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Mumbai metro pillar collapse: Consultant ignored 150 notices, MMRDA let it slide

On Saturday, a 6-foot slab from the Metro 4 construction site fell on an auto and a car in Mulund, killing one person.

Updated on Feb 18, 2026 07:31 IST

Kanjurmarg residents flag broken roads, footpaths at Metro 4, 6 intersection

Mumbai, India. Feb 16, 2026 - Photo of the Gandhi Nagar area in Kanjurmarg, highlighting the poor condition of Metro construction, the absence of footpaths, and the lack of barricades around the site. Mumbai, India. Feb 16, 2026. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Updated on Feb 18, 2026 01:08 IST

Mumbai metro pillar collapse: 5 arrested, ₹5 crore fine imposed on contractor

A portion of a Metro rail track pillar in north-east Mumbai's Mulund West collapsed on Wednesday.

Updated on Feb 15, 2026 01:05 IST

Metro slab collapse kills 1 in Mulund; 5 held

iMumbai, India - February 14, 2026: A portion of a Metro rail track pillar in north-east Mumbai’s Mulund West collapsed on Wednesday. At least 3 persons could be injured in the incident. The track, from which a slab fell, was under construction. The incident reportedly occurred along LBS Marg in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, February 14, 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Feb 15, 2026 24:24 IST

No helmet, no toll crossing: State launches drive to curb road accident deaths

Kalyan, India- April 30, 2025: Accident site where a 16-year-old college student who was allegedly riding a two-wheeler on the wrong side of the road died after a speeding state transport bus rammed into his vehicle, in Kalyan, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (HT Photo).

Updated on Feb 13, 2026 04:01 IST

Special TC team to comb AC locals on Harbour line

Special TC team to comb AC locals on Harbour line

Updated on Feb 13, 2026 24:24 IST

Commuters beyond Thane at risk due to insufficient, delayed local services

Soham Kathare, an HSC student, fell from a crowded local train between Mumbra and Kalwa, where he was headed to an exam centre on Tuesday.

Updated on Feb 12, 2026 24:36 IST

Overcrowded AC locals delay Western Line trains, peak-hour services hit

Mumbai, India - October 03, 2022: Scores of commuters stranded at the Borivali station as they had a harrowing time on Monday morning, the first day of revised air-conditioned local services on the Western line. Commuters struggle to board the packed AC local train on Monday at 7.45am from Borivali station. It was only after the police intervened and asked a few commuters to alight did the train move. (HT Photo) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Feb 9, 2026 22:38 IST

BEST seeks ₹5,000 crore from govt to pay retired employees, improve fiscal health

BEST seeks <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5,000 crore from govt to pay retired employees, improve fiscal health

Updated on Feb 9, 2026 22:30 IST

‘Fun Run’ to address road accidents draws flak

File photo of an accident after a trailer truck rammed into at least 20 vehicles on the Mumbai Pune Expressway last year.

Updated on Feb 9, 2026 03:22 IST

Bandra rail bridge to be rebuilt, major Harbour Line shutdown expected

Bandra rail bridge to be rebuilt, major Harbour Line shutdown expected

Updated on Feb 7, 2026 24:38 IST

Oberoi Reality bags Bandra East railway plot for ₹5,400 crore

Mumbai, India - March 21, 2025: Slum encroachment near the Bandra ststion east side in Mumbai, India, on Friday, March 21, 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Feb 6, 2026 01:36 IST

Right turn, wrong choice? Traffic tweak divides residents

Right turn, wrong choice? Traffic tweak divides residents

Updated on Feb 6, 2026 24:38 IST

Mumbai-Ahmd bullet train tunneling work stuck as TBMs yet to arrive from China

Representative photo.

Updated on Feb 4, 2026 02:52 IST

New Mumbai-Pune bullet train will bring travel time down to 48 minutes

New Mumbai-Pune bullet train will bring travel time down to 48 minutes

Updated on Feb 2, 2026 23:36 IST

Mumbai to get first bacterial plant at Lower Parel

Mumbai to get first bacterial plant at Lower Parel.

Updated on Jan 31, 2026 23:36 IST

CSMT redevelopment: 85-day mega block from February 1 to disrupt Central Railway services

CSMT redevelopment: 85-day mega block from February 1 to disrupt Central Railway services

Updated on Jan 31, 2026 22:24 IST

CR plagued by alleged fight, fire, on Friday, several trains delayed

CR plagued by alleged fight, fire, on Friday, several trains delayed.

Updated on Jan 31, 2026 24:00 IST

4 more locals on WR from February 1

Image for representation (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jan 30, 2026 24:18 IST

Breathalyser test mandatory for MSRTC drivers after minister finds booze bottles at Parel Depot

Pratap Sarnaik (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jan 28, 2026 24:34 IST

Breathalyser tests for MSRTC drivers

Alcohol tests have been made mandatory for drivers of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) following a surprise inspection of driver rest rooms at Parel Depot by state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik. (Ravindra Joshi/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 27, 2026 23:30 IST

Diva ROB delay sparks protest threat from commuters

Thane, India - December -28, 2025: The long-pending Diva ROB project is finally set to be completed. The land survey has been concluded, marking a major milestone for the project that began in 2019.. ,in Thane ,in Mumbai, India, on, Sunday, December -28, 2025. ( Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 25, 2026 01:06 IST

Teacher stabbed to death at Malad station after altercation

Teacher stabbed to death at Malad station after altercation

Updated on Jan 25, 2026 24:58 IST

Four months on, megablock dates for Elphinstone Bridge remain undecided

Mumbai, India. Jan 23, 2026 - The 112-year-old Elphinstone Bridge was closed to vehicle traffic on September 12, 2025. Its approach roads were demolished over the past 6 months, leaving only a 132-metre stretch that runs above the railway tracks.MMRDA and the Railway took the special Megablock to demolish the stretch. Mumbai, India. Jan 23, 2026. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Updated on Jan 24, 2026 02:24 IST

Surveys for planning crowd control measures at rly stations on the anvil

Recommendations to enhance passenger convenience and safety will be formulated based on survey findings (HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 23, 2026 24:24 IST

20 new BEST buses lying idle since a fortnight

The buses are lying idle inside BEST’s Shivaji Nagar bus depot (Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jan 22, 2026 01:10 IST

Metro 6 likely to begin operations without Kanjurmarg depot

iMumbai, India - January 20, 2026: A view of the Metro carshade constraction work on the estern express Highway at Kangurmarg in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, January 20, 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jan 21, 2026 02:20 IST

Over 100 locals to be cancelled on Wed due to incomplete Kandivali car shed work

Over 100 locals to be cancelled on Wed due to incomplete Kandivali car shed work

Updated on Jan 21, 2026 01:46 IST

Western Railway’s 6th line finally completed, more local train services on the anvil

Western Railway’s 6th line finally completed, more local train services on the anvil

Updated on Jan 20, 2026 24:18 IST

5,800 commuters caught ticketless in 12 hours

Navi Mumbai, India - December 31, 2021: Central Railway cancels AC local train services on the Trans-Harbour line due to poor response from commuters, at Seawoods, in Navi Mumbai, India, on Friday, December 31, 2021. (Photo by Bachchan Kumar/ HT PHOTO) (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jan 20, 2026 24:12 IST

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