THANE: An argument over sharing footboard space aboard a running train led to an ugly fight between two commuters where one of them slashed the other on his face using a sharp razor, officials informed. The Thane railway police that registered a case against the attacker said the incident occurred aboard a slow Kalyan-bound local train late on Sunday.The duo was allegedly travelling unauthorised in the divyang coach of a slow local train towards Kalyan.The victim who works with a garment trader at Vashi had boarded the train at Thane and got into an argument with the accused over sharing footboard space. The duo started arguing and by the time the train reached Kalwa station, their fight turned ugly following which the accused fished out a sharp razor like object and slashed the victim on his face, informed Pandhari Kande, senior inspector at the Thane railway police. The police said the accused alighted and walked away at Kalwa station.We also published the following articles recentlyPatients leaving treatment midway rises at Kalwa hospital in ThaneChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa has seen a 33% increase in patients discontinuing treatment in the first seven months of this year compared to the same period last year. The hospital recorded 1,543 patients classified as discharged against medical advice (DAMA) from January to July 2023, with an average of 220 per month. The number of patients absconding from the hospital without informing the administration has also increased. Many patients have complained about staff not attending to them, potentially leading them to seek treatment elsewhere. Activists and political leaders have criticized the administrations handling of staff and infrastructure issues.Megablock on Harbour line today, local train commuters may face inconvenienceThe Central Railway will carry out a megablock on the Harbour line today for engineering and maintenance works. The block will be in effect from 11.10am to 4.10pm on the Kurla - Vashi Up and Down Harbour line. During this time, certain services will be cancelled, but special suburban trains will run on the Mumbai Kurla section. Harbour line services will still be available between Thane-Vashi/Nerul stations from 10am to 6pm. Passengers are advised to bear with the inconvenience caused by the maintenance block.Railways to run 5 special trains passing OdishaThe Railways will operate five special trains to manage the extra rush during Diwali and Chhat festival. Among them, one train will run via Bhubaneswar, while the rest will originate from various stations in Odisha. A Jan Sadharan unreserved special train will also start from Odisha. These trains will run on routes like Berhampur-Surat, Chennai Central-Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru-Bhubaneswar, Gomtinagar-Malatipatpur, and Chennai Central-Santragachi via Bhubaneswar. These special trains aim to alleviate the heavy demand of passengers during the festival season.

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