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Dadar Electronic Interlocking signalling system Mumbai: In a significant step towards modernising Mumbai’s suburban railway network, Dadar railway station on Sunday successfully commissioned the electronic interlocking system with distributed architecture.Electronic interlocking is a computer-based signalling system that uses advanced electronic controls to manage train movements with greater precision and efficiency. This will also ensure commuter…

Apart from Tata Memorial Hospital, KEM is the only public health facility in the state that offers adult bone marrow transplants Mumbai: After a six-month hiatus, KEM Hospital has once again started autologous (self) adult bone marrow transplant (BMT) procedures. The transplants had stopped after several staff members, including the HoD, left the hospital last…

MUMBAI: For the welfare of motormen and train managers, the Mumbai Central division of Western Railway has put in place a well-established system of rest facilities, welfare measures, counselling support, medical awareness programmes and regular interaction with crew members and their families, Western Railway Chief Spokesperson Vineet Abhishek said on Sunday. Fully air-conditioned Integrated Crew…

Spain will be the ‘Country in Focus’ at the 17th KASHISH Pride Film Festival in Mumbai, June 3-7. The festival will showcase 13 Spanish LGBTQ+ short films, celebrating the nation’s progressive stance on rights and inclusivity. This collaboration also marks 70 years of diplomatic ties between India and Spain. The upcoming 17th edition of the…

MUMBAI: In a significant step towards modernising Mumbai’s suburban railway network, Dadar Railway Station on Sunday successfully commissioned the Electronic Interlocking system with distributed architecture. Electronic interlocking is a computer-based signalling system that uses advanced electronic controls to manage train movements with greater precision and efficiency. The new system is also expected to improve commuter…

MUMBAI: BMC commissioner Ashwini Bhide on Saturday directed civic officials to ensure that all municipal hospitals, clinics and healthcare facilities remain clean, encroachment-free and visually uniform, while also setting a May 31 deadline for completion of ongoing roadworks across the city.The BMC currently operates more than 500 healthcare facilities, including health centres, maternity homes, speciality…

MUMBAI: Aarika Sumit Srivastava, 14,, who was injured in the tree crash incident on May 10, was declared dead on Sunday morning, doctors at P D Hinduja Hospital said. The other injured girl, Harshita Kumar, who was travelling with her in the same autorickshaw, remains critical and is admitted to the ICU of the same…

Central Railway megablock today affects Mumbai local train services on Main and Harbour lines MUMBAI: Central Railway, Mumbai Division will operate megablock on its Main line between Thane and Kalyan to carry out various engineering and maintenance works today. On Main Line, the block is on Thane-Kalyan UP and Down fast lines from 10.40 am…

MUMBAI: The BMC on Saturday demolished illegal temporary structures and turf installations at the Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in Mulund, less than 24 hours after a site inspection led by Mumbai mayor Ritu Tawde and former MP Kirit Somaiyya.The action was carried out by the civic body’s T ward office following complaints of irregularities…

MUMBAI: A group of residents in Juhu has launched its own civic platform that functions as an “issue collector”, allowing citizens to flag and document local problems in real time.Residents who are part of the volunteer network can upload complaints ranging from garbage and sanitation issues to illegal pavement encroachments, political hoardings, water leakages, tree…