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On 4 April 2013, a building collapsed on tribal land in Mumbra, a suburb of Thane in Maharashtra, India. [9] [10] It has been called the worst building collapse in the area.[vague] [11] [nb 3] Seventy-four people (18 children, 33 men and 23 women) were killed, while more than 100 survived.
The Mumbai Suburban Railway is an offshoot of the first passenger railway to be built by the British East India Company, and is also the oldest railway system in Asia.The first train was run by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (now Central Railway) between Bori Bunder (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and Thane, a distance of 34 km (21 mi), on 16 April 1853 at 15:35.
Thane city is situated entirely within Thane taluka, one of the seven talukas of Thane district. It serves as the headquarters of the district. It serves as the headquarters of the district. Thane city ranks as the 15th most populous city in India, with a population of 1,890,000 according to the 2011 census.
The sex-ratio of Thane Taluka is around 872 compared to 929 which is the state average of Maharashtra. [4] The literacy rate of Thane Taluka is 79.57% out of which 82.13% males are literate and 76.63% females are literate. The total area of Thane is 400.04 km 2 with population density of 9,467 per km 2. [5]
The railway viaduct near Thane in 1855 Railway map of India in 1871. In 1853, the first passenger train on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge ran for 34 kilometres (21 mi) between Bombay and Thane which had 14-carriages carrying 400 people, hauled by three steam locomotives: the Sahib, Sindh and Sultan.
Raymond Ltd is largest integrated manufacturer of fabric in the world based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. [3] It has over 60% market share in suiting in India. It is also India's biggest woolen fabric maker. [4]
1935 - Established in Lahore as The Paper Products Ltd (PPL) [4] 1950 - PPL goes public and is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. [1]1960 - Flexible laminate Plant – I commissioned at Thane
Brand Factory was a chain of retail stores operated by Future Group but ownedby reliance group Its head office was in Mumbai. Launched in September 2006, it had 100 stores across 50 cities in India as of December 2018. [ 1 ]