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Maha: CR makes special arrangements for comfortable & hassle-free travel for Maha Kumbh

Mumbai, Feb 16 (UNI) The Central Railway has introduced comprehensive arrangements, including special train services, enhanced passenger amenities and extensive crowd management strategies across its network in a bid to ensure a seamless and convenient travel experience for devotees travelling to Prayagraj for Maha Kumbh 2025.
To accommodate the surge in passengers, the CR has scheduled 42 special train services for Maha Kumbh.
CR has implemented enhanced passenger facilities and crowd management measures at many stations such as 'May I Help You’ booths to assist passengers, additional ticket counters, dedicated holding areas at major stations for waiting passengers, controlled access to escalators and lifts to prevent overcrowding, unidirectional movement on FOBs using dividers to streamline passenger flow and real-time crowd management through coordinated CCTV monitoring and announcements, said a press release.
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Bombay High Court grants bail to 2011 Mumbai blasts accused

10 Feb 2026 | 5:28 PM

Mumbai, Feb 10 (UNI) The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to an accused in the 2011 Mumbai triple blasts case while agreeing with the defence contention of prolonged incarceration and delayed trial as reasons for the relief.
While granting bail to accused Nadim Akhtar Shaikh, 14 years after he was arrested in the 2011 Mumbai triple blasts case, the division bench of Justices Ajey S Gadkari and Shyam C Chandak directed him to furnish a bond of Rs 1 lakh with one or more sureties of the same amount.

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Aaditya Thackeray slams BJP proposal of Congestion Tax for Mumbai

10 Feb 2026 | 2:38 PM

Mumbai Feb 10 (UNI) Sena UBT leader, Aditya Thackeray on Tuesday slammed BJP proposal to impose a 'congestion tax' on single-occupant vehicles in Mumbai's high-traffic zones, saying the ruling party only think of looting people and not giving anything back for the city.
In a social media post reacting on BJP corporator Makarand Narwekar's proposal, UBT leader called it an attempt to "loot" Mumbai, questioning if citizens would be compensated for broken roads, reduced BEST buses, and worsening air quality.

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PWD Dy Engineer arrested for accepting ₹8 lakh bribe in ACB trap

10 Feb 2026 | 1:35 PM

Nashik, Feb 10 (UNI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday arrested a deputy engineer of the PWD for demanding a bribe of ₹8 lakh.

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Sunetra Pawar assumes charge as Maharashtra’s first woman Deputy CM

10 Feb 2026 | 12:43 PM

Mumbai Feb 10 (UNI) Sunetra Pawar on Tuesday officially assumed charge of her office at Mantralaya in Mumbai as the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, becoming the first woman to hold this position. She was sworn in on January 31, following the tragic death of her husband, Ajit Pawar, in a plane crash on January 28.

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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat to visit Jain ‘Kumbh Mela’ at Namokar Tirth today

10 Feb 2026 | 9:15 AM

Nashik, Feb 10 (UNI) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat will attend the International Panchkalyanak and Mahamastakabhishek festival at the Namokar pilgrimage site in Malsane village of Chandwad taluka on Tuesday.

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