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Malls, museums, towers likely at 23 BEST depots

MUMBAI, July 8 -- The BEST plans to give 23 of is 27 bus depots, a land bank of 132 acres, to private entities on long-term lease, a proposal that could see museums, residential towers, sports facilit... Read More


Rains bring trains to a halt, do-gooders feed stranded passengers

India, July 7 -- Local communities, rail passenger organisations, gurudwaras and NGOs came to the aid of stranded passengers on long-distance trains, providing food, water, tea and snacks, as relentle... Read More


Do-gooders feed stranded commuters as rains hinder trains

MUMBAI, July 7 -- Local communities, rail passenger organisations, gurudwaras and NGOs came to the aid of stranded passengers on long-distance trains, providing food, water, tea and snacks, as relentl... Read More


Largest tunnelling machine begins work on 6-km bullet train tube

India, July 6 -- The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project crossed a construction milestone on Sunday with the country's largest railway Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) commencing excavation from Vikhroli... Read More


Largest rail TBM starts Mumbai Bullet train tunnel work

India, July 6 -- The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project crossed a major construction milestone on Sunday with the country's largest railway Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) commencing excavation from Vi... Read More


Largest tunnelling machine begins work on 6-km bullet train tube

MUMBAI, July 6 -- The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project crossed a construction milestone on Sunday with the country's largest railway Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) commencing excavation from Vikhrol... Read More


BEST awaits BMC nod to fix 1,200 cable fault spots

Mumbai, July 4 -- Under fire over recurring power outages in south Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has identified nearly 1,200 locations where underground pow... Read More


On WR, ticket checkers turn clean-up cops

India, July 1 -- On a busy morning at Borivali railway station, ticket checking (TCs) staff are on the lookout for commuters - not those without tickets but those who spit and litter on railway premis... Read More


Transport department to crack down on vehicles without HSRP

India, July 1 -- Vehicle owners who failed to install High-Security Registration Plates (HSRPs) by the June 30 deadline will face a statewide enforcement drive from Tuesday, with the transport departm... Read More


General public can now apply for job of handling ATVMs: Western Railway

India, July 1 -- In a first, the railways will allow the general public to apply for the job of operating Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) at railway stations, a post hitherto open only to re... Read More