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The PIN system was introduced on 15 August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar, an additional secretary in the Government of India's Ministry of Communications. [1] [2] [3] The system was introduced to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses, similar place names, and different languages used by the public.
Andheri east and west are key areas in Mumbai, with several film studios and TV news channels. [2] Andheri West has the head office of PVR INOX. [3] Andheri was the founding point of the local ice cream brand Pastonji. [4]
Thane. Thane (Marathi: [ˈʈʰaːɳeː]; previously known as Thana, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the state of Maharashtra in India and on the northeastern side of Mumbai. It is an immediate neighbour of Mumbai city proper, and a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
This is a major junction in the Central Railway of Mumbai. One end of the Asia's one time third largest Parsik tunnel (1.3 km) built during the British Rule (1916) in India ends at Diva. The east part of Diva station is Sabe and west is Diva. It provides access to north, Western Railway and towards Panvel, Roha and further towards Konkan ...
Thane district (Pronunciation: , previously named Taana or Thana) is a district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India.At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the country, with 11,060,148 inhabitants; [1] however, in August 2014 the district was split into two with the creation of a new Palghar district, leaving the reduced Thane district with a 2011 census population of ...
Titwala (Titvala) ( Pronounced: / t ɪ t ˈ v ɑː l ə / ⓘ) is a town near Kalyan in the Indian state of Maharashtra, Located in Thane District.Titwala is famous for the Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple, where lakhs of devotees visit this temple to take auspicious blessings of Lord Ganesha during the auspicious days of Ganesh Chaturthi and Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi.
The housing density is lower than the Thane City as the area is further from the railway station, but it is the most expensive area on Ghodbunder Road and one of the five most expensive places in Thane City. [citation needed] The official residence of Thane Municipal Commissioner is in Patlipada.
Sandhurst Road (station code: SNRD) is a railway station serving Dongri area of South Mumbai, India, on the Central and Harbour Lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. [2] It is the third stop from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Named after Lord Sandhurst, the Governor of Bombay between 1895 and 1900, the station was built using funds from ...