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BEST wet-lease fleet faces fresh scrutiny after Dadar accident

India, June 9 -- The fatal Dadar bus accident on Monday has put the spotlight back on BEST's wet-lease operations, with authorities probing the driver's claim that the electric bus suffered a brake fa... Read More


More than 950 BEST bus mishaps in 3 years

India, June 9 -- In three years, from January 2023 and December 2025, there have been 958 major accidents involving BEST buses, resulting in 77 deaths and 217 injuries, according to data with the BEST... Read More


More than 950 BEST bus mishaps in 3 years

MUMBAI, June 9 -- In three years, from January 2023 and December 2025, there have been 958 major accidents involving BEST buses, resulting in 77 deaths and 217 injuries, according to data with the BES... Read More


BEST's wet-lease fleet faces scrutiny yet again

MUMBAI, June 9 -- The fatal Dadar bus accident on Monday has put the spotlight back on BEST's wet-lease operations, with authorities probing the driver's claim that the electric bus suffered a brake f... Read More


BEST committee members lock horns with its premium bus service Chalo

India, June 8 -- Nearly five years after the BEST undertaking launched its premium bus service through a private operator called Chalo, BEST Committee members are seeking a careful examination of its ... Read More


Operator of Chalo buses minting money at BEST's cost: Committee members

MUMBAI, June 8 -- Nearly five years after the BEST undertaking launched its premium bus service through a private operator called Chalo, BEST Committee members are seeking a careful examination of its... Read More


Public transport Fridays: MMRDA launches first-of-its-kind drive to get BKC workforce off roads

India, June 7 -- Can one of India's busiest business districts persuade its workforce to leave their cars at home? The city is about to find out. In a first-of-its-kind experiment, Bandra Kurla Comple... Read More


Fadnavis rules out sale of BEST depots, pushes global-standard redevelopment plan

India, June 6 -- Amid persistent opposition allegations and public concerns that valuable BEST land could be sold for redevelopment projects, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday issued his firs... Read More


Fadnavis rules out sale of BEST depots

MUMBAI, June 6 -- Amid persistent opposition allegations and public concerns that valuable BEST land could be sold for redevelopment projects, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday issued his fir... Read More


Fortnight after demolition, 50% of Garib Nagar barricaded

India, June 5 -- A fortnight after nearly 500 slum tenements were razed in Garib Nagar in Bandra East, the Western Railway (WR) has finished erecting a fence around 50% of the 5,200-square metre railw... Read More