The Times Of India | Jan 03, 2018 , 12:21:20 IST

Live updates: Maharashtra bandh badly hits bus, train services

Violent protests by the Dalit community erupted across Maharashtra on Tuesday a day after the Bhima Koregaon battle anniversary in Pune. As the fresh fight over the 200-year-old battle continues, police are on alert for a bandh call across the state today, including Mumbai. Stay tuned with TOI for live updates.
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12:21 PM (IST)

Security enhanced outside Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi in the wake of Bhima Koregaon violence and subsequent protests in Maharashtra.

12:18 PM (IST)

Harbour line affected between Mankhurd and Kurla. Up and Down services stopped. Panvel, Belapur and Vashi train service shut till next announcement. People can commute via Trans Harbour service.

12:00 PM (IST)

Metro services between Asalfa and Ghatkopar Metro station stopped by protesters.

11:52 AM (IST)

Bhima Koregaon violence: Section 144 imposed in Thane; rail, road services hit

11:42 AM (IST)

Citizens find it difficult to book Ola and Uber cabs amid protests and rail roko at many places in Mumbai suburbs. Cab aggregators charge hefty amount for rides.

11:36 AM (IST)

Metro services between Ghatkopar and Airport Road station temporarily affected; running normal between Airport Road and Versova; expected to resume in the next 15 minutes.

11:35 AM (IST)

Protesters block Eastern Express Highway

11:26 AM (IST)

Most of the shopkeepers in Kalyan, Dombivli and Ulhasnagar have shut their shops.

11:15 AM (IST)

Maharashtra shutdown: Rail blockade in Palghar, Thane

Groups of Dalit activists jumped on the railway tracks, shouting slogans and waving flags to attempt a rail-blockade at Thane and Virar stations in Palghar, but were prevented by the security forces.

11:08 AM (IST)

Aurangabad: AIMIM, Sambhaji Brigade join the groups and parties supporting Maharashtra Bandh called against the Bhima Koregaon incident.

11:05 AM (IST)

Thin traffic in various parts of Thane, most of the busy streets in the main market area wore a deserted look.

11:03 AM (IST)

We appeal to all citizens to carry on with their daily routine. There will be peace in the city. Don't trust rumours being spread on the social media.

DCP Pravin Mundhe, Pune
10:55 AM (IST)

Bandh in Maharashtra: Heavy police deployment across Mumbai

10:43 AM (IST)

Auto rickshaws go off road, commuters stranded

10:40 AM (IST)

​ BEST operations hit

The BEST said it plans to ply with police escorts and install grilles on windscreens to prevent damage due to stone pelting as on Tuesday. Its operations have been hit at the following places:

Dindoshi depot

P L Lokhande Marg

Jija Mata Nagar Worli

Tulshetpada Bhandup West

Bandra colony

Sangharsh Nagar Chandivli

Khairani road Sakinaka

Akurdi road Kandivli

10:32 AM (IST)

Mofussils more affected than urban pockets

The shutdown evoked greater response in mofussil areas compared to urban pockets of Thane, Nagpur, Pune and other cities.

The coastal Konkan region reported a near-total shutdown, as also Dalit strongholds of Marathwada like Beed, Latur, Solapur, Jalgaon, Dhule, Ahmednagar, Nashik and Palghar.

10:29 AM (IST)

Protesters halt buses, auto rickshaws at Lal Bahadur Shastri Road in Thane, also deflate bus tyres.

10:26 AM (IST)

In Mumbai, colleges and schools opened as usual but schoolbuses stayed off roads as a precaution. One private school bus was stoned in Chembur but there were no injuries.

10:22 AM (IST)

CPI leader D Raja gives Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over increasing atrocities against dalits.

10:18 AM (IST)

Karnataka-Maharashtra bus services temporarily suspended

10:11 AM (IST)

Samajwadi Party MP Naresh Agrawal gives adjournment motion notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha on Bhima Koregaon violence.

10:06 AM (IST)

Several schools have stayed shut as a precaution. School buses aren't running too. Principals' association members said that in schools which are open today, attendance is only about 40%.

10:01 AM (IST)

Fearing damage, Thane municipal transport suspends operations of AC Volvo buses to Borivli, BKC and Andheri.

10:00 AM (IST)

All trains services running normal in Pune division, security in place to maintain the situation.

Divisional Security Commissioner D Vikas
09:57 AM (IST)

Aurangabad: Liquor shops closed

Aurangabad: All the liquor shops in the district to remain closed till further orders from the district collector. Last evening, Aurangabad district collector had issued directive to keep all the foreign as well as country-made liquor shops closed in the district.

09:54 AM (IST)

Bus services of Kolhapur Municipal Transport has been stopped in the backdrop of the bandh called by Ambedkarite outfits. Regular commutters to face inconvenience.

09:52 AM (IST)

Photos of the protests from Goregaon and Andheri

09:50 AM (IST)

Mobile internet services in Aurangabad city have been suspended since midnight.

09:47 AM (IST)

Protesters have forced shutdown of operations at the MSRTC depot outside Thane (west) station. Services for Bhiwandi, Borivali among others that operate from here have been suspended since last one hour.

09:45 AM (IST)

No practicals, lectures today at Abasaheb Garware College in Pune.

09:41 AM (IST)

The bandh has affected public transport in Pune city. Not much activity at bus stops like Swargate and Shivaji Nagar that see large crowds on normal days. No bus arrived from Baramati and Satara.

09:38 AM (IST)

Train services resume from Virar station: DCP, GRP, Western Railway.

09:36 AM (IST)

Situation normal in Ghatkopar and Goregaon.

Mumbai Police PRO
09:31 AM (IST)

Bus services towards Pune's Baramati and Satara suspended till further orders.

09:28 AM (IST)

Trains running uninterrupted on Central Railway from Thane

Following call for a state-wide bandh by RPI Bahujan Mahasangh, few protesters blocked the path of a slow train heading towards CSMT at Thane railway station around 7.50am. The path was cleared and services resumed within three minutes after the RPF and GRP staff pulled away the protestors from the tracks. Services are running uninterrupted on Central Railway from Thane, confirmed officials.

09:26 AM (IST)

Update: No trains between Virar and Nalasopara as protesters block tracks

09:22 AM (IST)

Seeing the protest at Mulund toll naka, many Thaneites who were heading towards office in their private vehicles returned home as they couldn't cross the naka.

09:12 AM (IST)

Mumbai Dabbawallas' Association decides not to run its delivery service today. Head of the association, Subhash Talekar, said means of transportation is too difficult to ensure timely delivery.

09:06 AM (IST)

Cops look to connect dots behind violence

The Pune rural police said they do not know who started the stone pelting or who instigated the local villagers to indulge in violence that led to clashes leaving one person dead and three others on Monday. They are investigating how trouble broke out in the otherwise peaceful villages of Koregaon Bhima, Vadhu and neighbouring areas. On Tuesday, the situation was tense and an uneasy calm prevailed in these villages.

09:04 AM (IST)

200-year-old battle is the centre of conflict

08:57 AM (IST)

Mumbai Police: Don't believe or spread rumors, continue with your routine activities. Police administration is geared up to deal with any untoward situation.

08:54 AM (IST)

Few protesters tried to disrupt railway services at Thane but were immediately cleared by RPF and GRP officials. Services are running uninterrupted on Central Railway as of now.

CPRO Central Railway
08:42 AM (IST)

Section 144 imposed in Thane till January 4 midnight.

08:39 AM (IST)

Protesters halt a train at Thane railway station over Bhima Koregaon violence.

08:27 AM (IST)

Stone pelting incidents reported from Chembur and Thane today morning.

08:24 AM (IST)

Won't run school buses in Mumbai today, can't risk students' safety and security. Will take a second decision at 11AM if we can run them in the second half, depending on the situation.

Anil Garg, School Bus Owners' Association
08:23 AM (IST)

Grandson of BR Ambedkar, Prakash Ambedkar, gave a call for Maharashtra bandh today

08:21 AM (IST)

Parents get early morning messages that schools would remain closed today as buses have refused to ply. Even school vans are not working.

08:13 AM (IST)

Alert for bandh in state today, top officers in Koregaon Bhima


Law and order situation in Maharashtra is peaceful, but stone pelting, rasta and rail roko andolans and damage to vehicles were reported in Pune, Aurangabad, Thane, Parbhani, Washim and Buldhana, additional director general of police (law and order) Bipin Bihari said on Tuesday.
Bihari told TOI, " On Tuesday, the law and order situation was fine.

08:11 AM (IST)

The 200-year-old battle

Ten lakh Dalits had turned up at Koregaon Bhima, near Pune, on Monday to mark 200 years of the clash in which the Mahar regiment, which signed up on the Raj's side against the "casteist" Peshwas, had put up a valiant fight. Top Dalit leaders from Maharashtra were present, as were Gujarat's new Dalit face Jignesh Mewani, AIMPLB member Maulana Azhari and activist Umar Khalid.

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