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The BEST drivers and conductors have been given sensitisation training after complaints of their behaviour.

Helpline to be promoted in 3,000 BEST buses

The helpline number, which was launched five years ago, is only displayed on their official website.

05 Dec 2017 1:34 AM

BEST to pay Rs 86000 to injured victim

The tribunal, while deciding the petition, relied upon the case’s police FIR and panchanama.

04 Dec 2017 1:57 AM

File image of a BEST bus plying on a road in the city.

Congress leaders oppose BEST fare hike

Congress leader Ravi Raju demanded BMC shell out Rs 150 crore for BEST.

23 Nov 2017 2:58 AM

The tax was suggested by BEST a year ago.

SoBo residents to receive property tax exemption

TDLR was a tax collected by the undertaking for almost three years from island city residents.

22 Nov 2017 2:09 AM

Parties play blame game over assets

The state transport corporation has already started it and hence there is nothing wrong if BEST goes that way.

19 Nov 2017 6:14 AM

BEST plans to use its assets to fight financial crisis.

Depot land may help solve financial crisis

The undertaking plans to commercially exploit its assets in the city and the same will be decided soon.

19 Nov 2017 1:39 AM

Referring to the ways being proposed by the BEST undertaking to reduce losses as well as cost, the affidavit said that it was contemplating on “hiring of buses from outside contractors”.

BMC to rent pvt buses to reduce BEST losses

BMC tells HC it has initiated process of inviting bids.

19 Nov 2017 1:25 AM

The drivers were found to be fainting quite often during work hours due to being dehydrated.

BEST to keep drivers, conductors hydrated

Will provide glucose, energy drinks for on duty staff.

12 Nov 2017 1:59 AM

Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray inaugurated the eco-friendly bus service at Wadala depot. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Mumbai goes green, introduces electric buses to cut down fuel cost, pollution

4 buses were added to the eco-friendly fleet which are to run on routes around CSTM and Churchgate Station.

11 Nov 2017 11:07 AM

Suburbs may also get emission-free buses

Mumbai is the second city in the state to where electric buses run after Nagpur.

11 Nov 2017 1:36 AM

Sources said that around 65 per cent of the operational cost including fuel would be reduced due to emission free-buses.

Expenditure a concern for loss-making undertaking

The undertaking reportedly made a loss of around Rs 400 crore in the last financial year.

11 Nov 2017 1:34 AM

An electric bus can run for 40 hours after being charged. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Four BEST buses on power trip

New electric buses ply on SoBo routes, two more to arrive next month.

11 Nov 2017 1:32 AM

A grab of the video shows some BEST women employees clutching Rs 500 notes in their teeth.

BEST staff faces music for dirty dancing

11 get notice for dancing with Rs 500 in their mouth.

09 Nov 2017 1:58 AM

The deceased was found dead with his hands and legs tied and marks around his neck, indicating that he had been strangled to death. (Representational Image)

BEST bus driver held for sand trader murder

The murder is linked to a monetary dispute between the constable and the trader.

04 Nov 2017 2:17 AM

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will submit the first draft of its plan related to the Integrated Ticketing System (ITS) in November.

MMRDA to submit first draft of its plan for ITS this month

Officials are looking into the Quick Response (QR) system and smart cards in order to make it user-friendly.

03 Nov 2017 1:19 AM

The BEST is already six months behind schedule in introducing the upgraded ticketing system.

BEST holds back Integrated Ticketing System

The delay means the capacity of BEST’s ticket-generating machines has reduced to 50 to 60 per cent.

03 Nov 2017 1:17 AM

In 2004-05, the BEST undertaking had 3,400 buses in its fleet and would ply 45 lakh commuters daily.

Big hurdle: Decreasing commuters

Today, the number of passengers has come down to less than 30 lakh.

27 Oct 2017 12:54 AM

The merger implies that all financial liabilities of the undertaking will be borne by the civic body.

BMC to help revive BEST

Proposal to merge financial budgets passed unanimously in the civic house.

27 Oct 2017 12:51 AM

BEST had never taken such persistent measures.

BEST earns Rs 21 lakh from ticketless travellers in past 4 months alone

The BEST has aggressively targeted ticketless travellers and collected Rs 22 lakh from such commuters from January to April.

14 Oct 2017 3:34 AM

The proposal is expected to bring down operational cost by Rs 228 crore in 2018-19.

BEST may go for wet lease buses

The move to procure 600 buses was earlier opposed by the BEST committee.

11 Oct 2017 2:39 AM

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