OUTSTATION TRAIN’S ENGINE FAILS, CENTRAL LINE AFFECTED
Party (BJP) in the state and at the Centre, said, “Parties ignore the real problems. The present situation in the country is pitiable.” Thackeray said the common man’s understanding of the Indian economy, after the Centre’s decision to demonetise ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes in 2016, was “comparable to blindfolded men trying to define an elephant in the room”.
The NCP chief, Sharad Pawar, who was also present on the occasion, said, “Cooperative banks are the pillar of the financial sector, as they are intrinsically inclusive and offer support to society’s marginalised sections, which find it difficult to access nationalised banks.”
Pawar also said all banks must run independent of government politics. BADLAPUR: Commuters on the Central line faced severe inconvenience after the engine of a Hyderabad-mumbai train failed between Ambernath and Badlapur stations. Commuters were stranded between the two stations towards the Up direction from noon to 1.15pm.
They were angry, as the disruption in services occurred for the second consecutive day. On Friday, Central Railway (CR) lines were hit for more than 12 hours, after a rail inspection vehicle derailed, forcing commuters to protest at Vasind station.
A CR official said that around four Badlapur -bound locals were stranded on Saturday, till the repair work was on, causing the disruption of services between .
AK Jain, senior public relations official, CR, said, “The engine of the Hyderabad-mumbai train had failed. So we brought an additional engine from Badlapur to pull the affected train off the tracks. Within an hour, the services were restored and the stranded locals resumed services.”
Commuters said CR must look into the frequent disruption of services. “Every other day, there is some technical glitch, affecting the locals,” said Bhairavi Vyas, 30, an Ambernath commuter.