Nitasha Natu

Reporting @timesofindia| Write on #cybersecurity #roadsafety #humanrights | @irp_media fellow| @laadli_pf awardee| @MSF_southasia fellow|

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India’s population grew by about 30% in this period, while the number of women inmates surged by 162%. In our long-form piece, @SharmilaGanesan and I look at the reasons for this trend, and the way ahead, including alternatives to incarceration.

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More than 2500 bike-borne deliverymen working for food delivery apps and quick commerce platforms have been issued challans over the past week by the Mumbai Traffic Police for various traffic violations, including signal jumping and wrong-side riding

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A routine police drive to rehabilitate beggars took an extraordinary turn when a disoriented pavement dweller turned out to be a medical student separated from family during a #mentalhealth crisis. Cops traced his kin, culminating in an emotional reunion

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Nearly 12000 unaccompanied minors were found on Railways in Mumbai between 2021 & April 2026. Silver lining: 99% were reunited with their families. Read on to find our why kids from all over the country travel to Mumbai & how can their safety be ensured

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[Bhaumik Gowande @bhaumikgowande]

Less than 8% of driving licence holders in Delhi-NCR are women and only 11% of drivers in India are women. Manipur tops at 34%

At city level Mumbai leads with 36% women holding driving license. In all major cities of Bengaluru chennai and kolkata its still less btwn 15-20% (state est). Pune is estimated to be 30%

Progressive culture and safety shapes women’s mobility

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Only 19% of two-wheeler riders and 4% pillions wore helmets i #Maharashtra, shows study by @JohnsHopkinsSPH over 3 years. Use of child restraint in cars for minors under the age of 12 was a shocking 0%
@SaferRoadsSquad @saferoadsmumbai
@RoadsOfMumbai

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Odd-even parking rule at Vikhroli Parksite

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Mumbai traffic police issues one-way road restrictions in Ghatkopar to ease congestion

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Mumbai traffic police issue parking restrictions in Sakinaka

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#Mumbai #trafficupdate:
Parking curbs imposed in Bhandup-Mulund belt to ease congestion
https://t.co/WdSbU7frUY

[Bhavika Jain @bhavikajTOI]

BMC announces 10% water cuts in Mumbai starting May 15.

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Pathetic

[Richa Pinto @richapintoi]

A “creative” act at Pali Naka salon has landed it in trouble

After a live banyan tree outside its premises was allegedly painted, the BMC has written to the police seeking action. The civic body has flagged that decorative paint can choke a tree by blocking its natural respiration, causing long-term damage and even threatening its survival.

[Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday]

BLUNDER! Two local trains on the same track on Central Railway at #Mumbai CSMT.

A Central Railway spokesperson confirmed the incident and said they are investigating the matter.

A train coming from Badlapur was taken on PF 5 instead of PF 4 which was occupied by another local.

The local trains have been backed and now movement is restarting.

The PF 5 to 8 were blocked and movement was stopped from 3.18pm

Now the backing is complete and the movement is starting.

There was a signal between these two local trains. CSMT Internal Home for Suburban Platforms was in red condition hence the Motorman stopped the train.

Also the distance between the two trains was more than 130 meters.

[Smruti 🇮🇳 @smrutibombay]

First, @mybmc gives no pavements in most of suburban #Mumbai.
If, by chance it has, a corporate grabs it-to prevent hawkers.
What about pedestrians? How can a corporate take over, do what it wants, block?
This is #Runwal Chakala, near metro stn, Andheri-Kurla Rd @walkingproject

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When a #metro station exit opens into a pillar! @MMRDAOfficial, are pedestrians supposed to fly over this structure to get on to the pavement after exiting Goregaon East metro station?

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Cannot agree more.. this is the coolest show ever

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@Sarit64 For some reason, X is not letting me send the link. You can try this

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An act of kindness by the kin of a 33-year-old, who died in a road crash, saved 4 lives, including that of a child. But the organ donations wouldn't have been possible without the traffic department's green corridors that helped make the transfers by road at the earliest

[Bhaumik Gowande @bhaumikgowande]

After 30 years of planning, Navi Mumbai Airport opened in 2025 without NO REAL RAPID TRANSIT LINK. The nearest rail station is 3.2 km away with commuter trains every 60 minutes, the other station is 8.3km away, crowds heavily, and both require unreliable shuttle buses to access.

No cabs were ready to take any trips

In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, transport has become a massive struggle by design. Bad planning is now a norm.

[Richa Pinto @richapintoi]

Borewell blunder hits Mumbai’s underground Metro:

A junior overseer in the BMC’s A ward has been suspended after allegedly turning a blind eye to an illegal borewell on a state government plot — a lapse that ended up damaging a stretch of the underground Mumbai Metro Line 3 tunnel near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. https://t.co/TcDIIh7LaY