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Power outages in SoBo lead short-staffed BEST to outsource cable maintenance

India, July 23 -- In what is perhaps a first for the BEST Undertaking, it is set to outsource the maintenance of its 80-year-old underground power cable network in Mumbai to a third party. BEST source... Read More


Power cuts prompt BEST to outsource cable maintenance

MUMBAI, July 23 -- In what is perhaps a first for the BEST Undertaking, it is set to outsource the maintenance of its 80-year-old underground power cable network in Mumbai to a third party. BEST sourc... Read More


94 buses under repair since April, BEST mulls penalty on wet-lease operators

India, July 22 -- Amid concerns over repeated accidents involving Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses leading to multiple deaths, the BEST committee on Tuesday discussed various as... Read More


BEST gets state nod to buy 5,000 self-owned AC e-buses

India, July 22 -- After a decade, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has received the state government's approval to procure 5,000 self-owned AC electric buses at an est... Read More


94 buses under repair since April; BEST mulls penalty on wet-lease operators

Mumbai, July 22 -- Amid concerns over repeated accidents involving Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses leading to multiple deaths, the BEST committee on Tuesday discussed various a... Read More


BEST gets state's nod to buy 5,000 self-owned AC e-buses

Mumbai, July 22 -- After a decade, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has received the state government's approval to procure 5,000 self-owned AC electric buses at a cos... Read More


Direct metro links to offices, homes lags as builders await MMRDA nod

MUMBAI, July 20 -- Even as Mumbai's metro network expands rapidly, seamless last-mile connectivity through dedicated foot overbridges (FOBs) linking stations to offices, malls and residential complexe... Read More


No toilets, no dignity: Rail crew demand washrooms at eight key suburban stations

India, July 19 -- A video of a motorman urinating in the open at Panvel station has done more than spark outrage over civic sense on social media. It has brought into focus a problem that railway unio... Read More


Railway staff demand washrooms at eight key suburban stations

MUMBAI, July 19 -- A video of a motorman urinating in the open at Panvel station has done more than spark outrage over civic sense on social media. It has brought into focus a problem that railway uni... Read More


WR seeks defence land in Kandivali for mega-rail terminus

India, July 17 -- The Union railway ministry is pushing hard to secure 65 acres of defence land in Kandivali east to build a mega rail terminus that would greatly enhance Mumbai's long-distance connec... Read More