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Crash Averted at Mumbai Airport as Air India and Air India Express Aircraft Come Face-to-Face on Runway

Crash Averted at Mumbai Airport as Air India and Air India Express Aircraft Come Face-to-Face on Runway

The Air India flight AI 816 bound for Delhi was on the takeoff run when the ATC asked the crew to abort as another Air India Express aircraft was still on the runway. The airline said the crew took immediate action and averted a potential disaster. Air India and Air India Express aircraft operations at […]

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Rs 7,000-Crore Mumbai-Pune Expressway Missing Link Partly Shut Just 9 Weeks After Opening

Rs 7,000-Crore Mumbai-Pune Expressway Missing Link Partly Shut Just 9 Weeks After Opening

The newly-opened Mumbai-Pune Motorway Missing Link has hit a major snag in the monsoon just nine weeks after its inauguration with a rain-induced landslip resulting in a partial shutdown of the corridor. The disruption has pushed traffic back on to the old Mumbai-Pune Highway and thrown up fresh questions on the readiness of one of

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Mumbai Schools and Colleges Closed as IMD Issues Orange Alert Amid Relentless Monsoon Rain

Mumbai Schools Closed as IMD Issues Orange Alert

The city is getting a break from the downpour, but officials are warning more heavy rain could return later in the day. The ferocity of Monday’s monsoon across India brought deaths, landslides, flash floods and major transport disruption. A rain-hit Mumbai morning as the city remains under an IMD orange alert and educational institutions stay

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Pune–Mumbai Expressway and Old Highway Shut After Patan Village Landslide Amid Heavy Rain

Mumbai Heavy Rain Shuts Pune-Mumbai Expressway Routes

A family was reported trapped in the landslip impact area and rescue operations were underway at the site. Both major road links are down, causing serious delays and safety concerns for commuters across the corridor. Heavy rain and a landslide near Patan village close to Lohgad Fort forced traffic restrictions on the Pune–Mumbai Motorway and

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Mumbai Chawl Collapse Kills 6, Including 5 Children, in Mankhurd Heavy Rain Tragedy

Mumbai Chawl Collapse Kills 6, Including 5 Children, in Mankhurd Heavy Rain Tragedy

The incident happened around 8.30 pm when part of a G3 chawl collapsed trapping some residents under the debris. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh to each family of the deceased victims. Rescue workers search through debris after a three-storey chawl collapsed in Mumbai’s Mankhurd area during heavy rain. Image Credit:

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Pune Heavy Rain Damage: Compound Wall Collapse in Katraj Damages 14 Vehicles

Pune Heavy Rain Damage: Compound Wall Collapse in Katraj Damages 14 Vehicles

The wall fell on a parking shed inside the society and crushed two and four-wheelers parked below. Officials of the fire brigade said the collapse was caused due to incessant rains and only property damage was caused. Damaged vehicles lie under debris after a residential society’s compound wall collapsed onto a parking shed in Pune’s

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