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Commuters face delays as heavy rain disrupts train services in Mumbai

India, June 24 -- Heavy rain and waterlogging triggered disruptions on Mumbai Suburban Railway's Trans-Harbour line, leaving thousands of commuters stranded between Thane and Navi Mumbai. The soil and... Read More


Olectra pulls out of deal, costs BEST 1,400 e-buses

India, June 24 -- Olectra Greentech, one of BEST's wet-lease operators, will no longer supply 1,414 electric buses after pulling out of a 2022 contract under which it was to deliver a fleet of 2,100 b... Read More


Olectra exits BEST deal, with 1,414 e-buses undelivered

MUMBAI, June 24 -- Olectra Greentech, one of BEST's wet-lease operators, will no longer supply 1,414 electric buses after pulling out of a 2022 contract under which it was to deliver a fleet of 2,100 ... Read More


Special red-coloured nano-tech coating is Western Railways' solution for paan stains

MUMBAI, June 24 -- In a novel attempt to tackle one of Mumbai's most persistent eyesores -- stubborn paan stains -- Western Railway (WR) has begun testing a special chemical coating at Matunga Road st... Read More


WR's solution for paan stains: Spl red-coloured nano-tech coating

MUMBAI, June 24 -- In a novel attempt to tackle one of Mumbai's most persistent eyesores -- stubborn paan stains -- Western Railway (WR) has begun testing a special chemical coating at Matunga Road st... Read More


BEST strike called off but not all buses back on roads

India, June 23 -- A day after the BEST strike was called off, 15% to 20% of the buses were still off the roads. Union leaders explained that it was normal practice for staffers to not join work immedi... Read More


WR trials anti-paan stain red coating at Matunga Road to tackle spit menace

India, June 23 -- In a novel attempt to tackle one of Mumbai's most persistent eyesores- stubborn paan stains - the Western Railway (WR) has begun testing a special chemical coating at Matunga Road st... Read More


Matunga railway staff oppose relocation to Air India colony for DRP

India, June 23 -- Around 40-50 families living in a decades-old railway staff colony in Matunga West were in for a rude shock on June 11, when they received notices asking them to vacate their buildin... Read More


Rail staff oppose relocation from leafy Matunga quarters for DRP

Mumbai, June 23 -- Around 40-50 families living in a decades-old railway staff colony in Matunga West were in for a rude shock on June 11, when they received notices asking them to vacate their buildi... Read More


15%-20% of BEST buses remain off roads after strike

MUMBAI, June 23 -- A day after the BEST strike, which started on Friday, was called off, 15% to 20% of the buses were still off the roads. Union leaders explained that it was normal practice for staff... Read More