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Western Railway rejigs timings of trains from Jan 1, launches Virar-Surat shuttle

MUMBAI, Jan. 2 -- The new year has brought good news for commuters on the Western Railway (WR). Starting January 1, the punctuality of 45 long-distance trains originating or passing through Mumbai wil... Read More


Wet lease buses behind 86% accidents in 3 years

Mumbai, Jan. 2 -- Buses operated by the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking have been involved in 958 accidents between January 2023 and December 2025, leading to the deat... Read More


Driver who ran over 4 had been suspended once: BEST

MUMBAI, Jan. 1 -- Santosh Sawant, the BEST driver arrested for the Bhandup bus accident, which killed four people and injured 14, has a couple of blemishes on his record, as revealed by BEST sources. ... Read More


Bhandup bus driver was earlier censured and suspended for minor collision: BEST

India, Dec. 31 -- Santosh Sawant, the BEST driver arrested for the Bhandup bus accident, which killed four people and injured 14, has a couple of blemishes on his record, as revealed by BEST sources. ... Read More


BEST appoints committee to investigate Bhandup accident

MUMBAI, Dec. 31 -- BEST has set up a committee, following directions by general manager Sonia Sethi, to investigate Monday's accident and submit a report. A BEST spokesperson said that they will provi... Read More


MMR RTOs' interceptor vehicles' drive penalise 3,200 traffic violators of rRs.r33L

India, Dec. 29 -- In an enforcement drive conducted by the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) using newly procured interceptor vehicles, 3,233 motorists have been penalised for traffic violations betwe... Read More


3k traffic violators fined Rs.33L in RTOs' enforcement drive

MUMBAI, Dec. 29 -- In an enforcement drive conducted by the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) using newly procured interceptor vehicles, 3,233 people have been penalised for traffic rules' violations ... Read More


Slum colonies on rail land halt projects from gaining speed

India, Dec. 27 -- While the Mumbaikar's fight for space inside local trains is well documented, coincidentally, the Indian Railways itself is similarly constrained to expand its existing infrastructur... Read More


New ATVMs with thermal printers to end smudged tickets

India, Dec. 25 -- Following frequent complaints from commuters about erasable ink on tickets issued by automatic ticket vending machines (ATVMs), Western Railway (WR) has decided to procure new machin... Read More


No more faded tickets: ATVMs with thermal printers soon

Mumbai, Dec. 25 -- Following frequent complaints from commuters about erasable ink on tickets issued by automatic ticket vending machines (ATVMs), Western Railway (WR) has decided to procure new machi... Read More