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Mumbai, April 9: In a surprising turn, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport committee has proposed reviving three abandoned double decker buses currently lying in a deteriorated state under the JJ Flyover. As per a Mid Day report, the discussion comes as BEST marks 100 years of bus operations in the city. Concern Over Neglect And Safety Raising the issue, committee member Ajay Singh flagged the poor condition of the buses, calling them a source of concern. He noted that the vehicles, ...Read More >
Mumbai: Facing Rising financial pressure, Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has formally sought Rs 4,000 crore from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), hoping the proposal will be cleared in the upcoming civic budget. The funds are aimed at addressing two critical priorities, clearing long-pending gratuity dues of retired employees and expanding the bus fleet. BEST currently operates a fleet of 2,760 buses across Mumbai. Gratuity Payments and Fleet ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to Sanjay More, the driver of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus that rammed into pedestrians and multiple vehicles in Kurla West on the night of December 9, 2024, killing seven people and injuring 42 others. The court granted More bail primarily because he had already spent about 15 months in custody while the trial was unlikely to conclude soon. The incident occurred around 9:30 pm when More, driving a 12-metre-long O ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 23 (PTI) Mumbai BJP vice-president and former corporator Ravi Raja on Thursday asserted the party-led Mahayuti coalition will win the city civic polls due to its focus on development and claimed the Congress clout has considerably diminished and it has become a regional player. Raja, a former Leader of Opposition in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) who joined the BJP in 2024 after spending over 40 years in the Congress, noted development is clearly visible in Mumbai and ...Read More >
Mumbai: With local body elections looming across Maharashtra, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, who heads the urban development department, has announced Diwali bonuses for municipal employees in Mumbai, Thane, and Navi Mumbai. Although these ex gratia payments are a routine annual affair, this year Shinde has taken direct ownership of the announcement, a move that's being seen as an attempt to score political points ahead of the polls. The bonus amount will be up to ₹31,000 for employees of ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 6 (PTI) A man was killed and four other persons were injured when a speeding tempo traveller crashed into a BEST bus and two other vehicles in Mumbai's Dadar area, police said on Monday. The incident occurred around 11.30 pm on Sunday, when the wet-lease bus of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking was going towards Pratiksha Nagar from Worli bus depot, they said. According to the officials, the driver of the tempo traveller lost control over the wheels, ...Read More >
The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall in the city and suburbs over the next three days. Mumbai woke to overcast skies and light showers, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation reporting significant rainfall and normal traffic conditions amid tidal changes. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in Mumbai and its suburbs on Saturday, issuing an orange alert for the metropolis. The al ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The heavens opened up over the city on Saturday night and Sunday, with several areas logging over 100 mm of rainfall. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, the overall rainfall recorded at the Santacruz observatory this year stood at 3,077 mm on Sunday evening, 772.6 mm more than the city's seasonal average. IMD placed the city and its neighbouring districts of Palghar, Thane, and Raigad on red alert on Sunday. With the rain's intensity expected to subside, the alert ...Read More >
According to BMC, the incident was reported by the A ward control room at 11.30 am after a pipe leak resulted in the bursting of a 600-mm water pipeline on the Madam Cama Road. Mumbai witnessed a major pipeline leakage on Friday at Churchgate's Madam Cama Road, opposite the Mantralaya building, on Friday that resulted in traffic disruption and suspension of water supply in the area. The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) announced diversion of several bus routes due to the forma ...Read More >
The Shiv Sena-UBT-Maharashtra Navnirman Sena panel has lost all 21 seats in the election to the BEST Employees Cooperative Credit Society Ltd, a platform where the two parties came together, sparking buzz about a pan-Maharashtra alliance. IMAGE: Estranged cousins Uddhav and Raj Thackeray shared the stage in Mumbai last month. Photograph: Sahil Salvi for Rediff.com Suhas Samant, president of the BEST Kamgar Sena (aligned with the Sena-UBT), told PTI on Wednesday that the "defeat of all its 21 c ...Read More >
Sydney's wettest August in 27 years has tipped the city's recent climate into uncharted territory. Analysing the complete weather history at Observatory Hill dating back to 1858 reveals rainfall during the past six years has been the highest on record. Since January 2020, the city has collected more than 9,300 millimetres -- beating the old record of 9,120mm from 1985 to 1990. Considering heavy rain will continue this week and more than four months remain in 2025, the record total will surge ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 20 (PTI) A day after facing monsoon fury, Mumbai saw respite from torrential rains on Wednesday as the metropolis slowly limped back to normalcy with its lifeline - local trains -- springing back to life, and schools and offices opening for regular functioning. Intermittent showers lashed Mumbai overnight, but the rain intensity reduced as the day progressed, putting life back on track, a day after heavy rains battered the financial capital, submerging roads, rail tracks and leading ...Read More >
MUMBAI: In a jolt to the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the MNS, their panel has lost all 21 seats in the election to the BEST Employees Cooperative Credit Society Ltd, a platform where the two parties came together amid a buzz about a pan-Maharashtra alliance. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accused the Sena (UBT)-MNS of politicising the credit society polls around the "Thackeray brand". The defeat prompted the BJP to mock the "Thackeray brand", saying it has turned to 'zero'. Sena (UBT) le ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 20 (PTI) In a jolt to the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the MNS, their panel has lost all 21 seats in the election to the BEST Employees Cooperative Credit Society Ltd, a platform where the two parties came together amid a buzz about a pan-Maharashtra alliance. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accused the Sena (UBT)-MNS of politicising the credit society polls around the "Thackeray brand". The defeat prompted the BJP to mock the "Thackeray brand", saying it has turned to 'zero'. ...Read More >
The injured woman was rushed to a hospital, where she was declared dead. (Representational) Mumbai: A 75-year-old woman was crushed to death after she got trapped between the rear wheel of an electric BEST bus and a parked car in the upscale Malabar Hill area of south Mumbai on Tuesday, police said. The accident occurred opposite the state-owned Sahyadri Guest House around 9.10 am when the bus from Mumbai Central depot was heading towards the Kamla Nehru Park, an official said. He said the v ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 11 (PTI) The three terror suspects arrested by the Tamil Nadu ATS in the past few days were apprehended after months-long operations and after coordinating with police in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, TN DGP Shankar Jiwal said on Friday. Abubacker Siddique, Mohammed Ali and Sadiq alias Tailor Raja were arrested after nearly three decades on the run and the police were constantly pursuing them, he told a press conference here. The operations were titled 'Aram' and 'Agazhi'. Also Re ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): At least 91 people have lost their lives across Himachal Pradesh in the ongoing monsoon season since June 20, with 55 deaths attributed to rain-related disasters such as flash floods, landslides, lightning, and cloudbursts, and 36 deaths reported in road accidents, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). The SDMA's cumulative damage report as of July 10, 2025, highlights a grim picture of destruction, recording 364 injuries, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) INOX Clean Energy has confidentially filed draft papers with markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 6,000 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO), according to industry sources familiar with the development. This could potentially become the largest Indian IPO in the clean energy and renewables sector. Also Read | BEST Bus Accident: 8 Injured As Speeding Bus Rams Into Stationary Truck in Mumbai's Goregaon (Watch Video). With a proposed equity dilution of over 10 per ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) Eight persons, including six passengers, were injured when a BEST bus crashed into a stationary truck in Mumbai's Goregaon area on Friday morning, an official said. The injured persons, including the bus driver and conductor, were rushed to a hospital, he said. Also Read | Beed: Declared 'Dead' at Hospital, Newborn Comes Back to Life and Starts Crying Moments Before Burial, Doctors Suspect Lazarus Syndrome Behind Rare Incident. The accident, involving a wet-leased bus of ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) Eight persons, including six passengers, were injured when a BEST bus crashed into a stationary truck in Mumbai's Goregaon area on Friday morning, an official said. The injured persons, including the bus driver and conductor, were rushed to a hospital, he said. The accident, involving a wet-leased bus of the public transporter BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport), took place in front of the Vanrai police station in the western suburb around 6.30 am, he said. ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), considered the richest civic body in the country, tabled its budget of Rs 74,427 crore for 2025-26 at its headquarters in Mumbai on Tuesday. The additional municipal commissioners presented the budget to BMC commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, the state-appointed administrator. BMC is currently run by an administrator since the term of the corporators ended on March 7, 2022. This is the third year of the budget being presented to the administrator ...Read More >
A 55-year-old man, who was among the several persons injured in the BEST bus accident in Kurla area here, died on Monday morning, taking the death toll to eight, a civic official said. The electric bus, hired by the civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking on wet-lease basis, ploughed into a crowd and fatally knocked down seven persons and injured 42 others on a crowded road in Kurla area on December 9. Several vehicles were also damaged in the incident. One of ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out searches at 17 locations across four states in connection with its ongoing investigation into a case linked to the recovery of AK-47 assault rifle and ammunition in Bihar. The raids began in the early hours of the day at locations across four states, including Bihar. NIA officials conducted search operations at the residences of suspects linked to the case, which is connected to the Fakuli Pol ...Read More >
Mumbai, December 18: Medical tests of the driver involved in the Kurla BEST bus accident, which claimed eight lives, have indicated he did not have any mental disorder and was not drunk at the time of the incident, police said on Wednesday. The electric bus, hired on a wet-lease basis by the civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking and driven by Sanjay More, ploughed into a crowd in Mumbai's Kurla area on December 9. The accident claimed eight lives and left more ...Read More >
In a tragic incident, a motorcyclist was fatally run over by a BEST electric bus at Shivaji Nagar junction in Govandi, days after a similar accident killed seven in Kurla. Victim Dikshit Vinod Rajput was declared dead at Rajawadi Hospital. The driver Vinod Aabaji Rankhambe has been arrested. In a heartbreaking turn of events, a motorcyclist was tragically killed by an electric bus operated by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) corporation in Govandi. The incident occurred at ...Read More >
The victim was first hit by a speeding motorcycle and then run over by the bus near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), they said. The pedestrian came under the rear wheel of the BEST bus and died on the spot. (Representational) Mumbai: A 55-year-old man hailing from Kerala died after being run over by a bus operated by BEST in south Mumbai on Wednesday evening, officials said, in second fatal accident involving a vehicle of the Mumbai civic transport body in three days. The vic ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 15 (PTI) Days after a BEST bus mowed down seven persons in Kurla, a motorcyclist got run over by an electric bus of the transport body in the Govandi area here, police said on Sunday. The accident occurred at the Shivaji Nager junction in Govandi late on Saturday night, an official said. Also Read | CAT 2024 Results: IIM Calcutta Likely To Release CAT 2024 Results Today at iimcat.ac.in, Check Details Here. The bus was heading towards the Kurla bus depot from Shivaji Nagar when the ...Read More >
Mumbai BEST Bus accidents: 3 fatal crashes in 1 week - Govandi rider killed. (Representative/Getty Images) Mumbai: After the tragic incident in which a state-run BEST bus lost control and killed seven people, another accident occurred on Saturday at midnight. A 25-year-old biker died after being struck by a BEST bus in Govandi, Mumbai. This marks the third deadly accident involving BEST buses within just one week. The victim has been identified as Vindo Dikshit who was travelling on a bike suf ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 12 (PTI) Police apprehended a 20-year-old man on Thursday, a day after his motorcycle rammed into a pedestrian that resulted in the latter falling down and being run over by a civic transport bus in Mumbai, officials said. The accident occurred around 4.30 pm on Wednesday near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai. The deceased, identified as Hasenar Anduhi, hailing from Kasaragod district in Kerala was first hit by the motorcycle and then run over by the ...Read More >
Mumbai: A tragic bus accident in Mumbai's Kurla area on Monday night resulted in seven deaths and left 42 others injured. Disturbing CCTV footage from inside the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) electric bus has surfaced, showing chaotic scenes as the driver, Sanjay More, attempted to flee after the vehicle veered out of control. Notably, earlier a preliminary report from the Regional Transport Office (RTO) confirmed that there was no technical fault with the bus, suggesting th ...Read More >
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