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Boy Dies In Elevator Under Repair In India
A boy died in an elevator accident in Maharashtra, India, after he entered an elevator that was undergoing repairs, Times Now reported on December 22. The boy entered the lift in...
Boy Dies After Falling Off Elevator In Zirakpur, India
An 18-year-old boy died after falling out of an open elevator at a warehouse in Zirakpur, India, The Tribune reported in November. The boy was working at the hardware shop while school...
Bhopal Set To Open India’s First World-Class Station
Habibganj railway station in Bhopal, which has been re-developed as the country’s first world-class station, complete with facilities equivalent to a modern airport, is to be dedicated on November 15...
7-Year-Old Girl Dies In Elevator Shaft Fall In Mumbai
"Shock due to multiple injuries" was the cause of death for a 7-year-old girl who fell down an elevator shaft in the Sion neighborhood of Mumbai, India, on November 5, Mid-Day reports....
Boy Hurt After Falling Through Escalator Gap In India
A child visiting a multistory textile showroom in Madurai, India, with his mother and aunt was hurt November 2 when he fell from the fifth floor after slipping through a...
Toshiba Johnson Elevators (India) To Supply 168 Elevators
Toshiba Johnson Elevators (India) won orders to supply 168 elevators at three flagship projects of RMZ Corp., Telangana Today reports. Toshiba Johnson will install, maintain and operate 63 elevators at Nexity...
Bengaluru FoB Lifts Bring Complaints from Pedestrians
Despite the availability of elevator-equipped foot-overbridges (FoBs) in Bengaluru, India, many pedestrians prefer to cross dangerous, busy roads at grade level, The Times of India reports. Several reasons for avoiding FoBs were...
GLE Expo Dhaka Pushed to November 2022
Virgo Communications and Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. have announced that the fourth edition of Global Lift and Escalator (GLE) Expo at International Convention City, Bashundhara in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has been pushed to November...
TKE Extends Partnership, Launches Education4future
TK Elevator (TKE) signed a new, three-year contract with SOS Children's Villages and renamed its associated youth job-training initiative Education4Future, the OEM announced. Beginning as SEED (Support, Educate, Elevate, Develop)...
Indian City to Use Ropeway for Public Transportation
Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh will be the first city in India to use ropeway services in public transportation, Construction Week Online reports. The project will cover a 5 km area between...
