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Shashank Rao

Shashank Rao

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After FDA crackdown, railways begin their own inspection, seal food stall at Thane station

After FDA crackdown, railways begin their own inspection, seal food stall at Thane station

Updated on Jul 31, 2026 03:05 IST

WR to rebuild Bandra-Khar flyover in half the time to fast-track sixth rail line

WR to rebuild Bandra-Khar flyover in half the time to fast-track sixth rail line

Updated on Jul 31, 2026 03:05 IST

BEST collects ₹16.5 cr in penalties from wet-lease cos in 2 yrs

BEST collects <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>16.5 cr in penalties from wet-lease cos in 2 yrs

Updated on Jul 30, 2026 03:12 IST

Retiring rooms at Mumbai Central to make way for budget hotel

Retiring rooms at Mumbai Central to make way for budget hotel

Updated on Jul 29, 2026 03:14 IST

City to get India’s first travelator skywalk linking Metro, Monorail and local trains

City to get India’s first travelator skywalk linking Metro, Monorail and local trains

Updated on Jul 27, 2026 03:06 IST

Kandivali mega rail terminus plan derailed as Defence Ministry rejects land transfer

Kandivali mega rail terminus plan derailed as Defence Ministry rejects land transfer

Updated on Jul 27, 2026 02:31 IST

Irate commuters demand a rain contingency plan on Virar-Dahanu rail corridor

Palghar: Trains run on waterlogged railway tracks after heavy rainfall, in Palghar, Maharashtra, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (PTI Photo) (PTI07_08_2026_000183B) (PTI)

Updated on Jul 25, 2026 02:33 IST

Power outages in SoBo lead short-staffed BEST to outsource cable maintenance

Photo for representation (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 23, 2026 02:57 IST

94 buses under repair since April, BEST mulls penalty on wet-lease operators

Representational image (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 22, 2026 03:20 IST

BEST gets state nod to buy 5,000 self-owned AC e-buses

BEST gets state nod to buy 5,000 self-owned AC e-buses

Updated on Jul 22, 2026 03:19 IST

Senior killed, 10 hurt as BEST bus rams into divider at Mankhurd

Mumbai, India. July 20, 2026 - A 65-year-old man lost his life, and 10 others were injured after a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus rammed into the Mankhurd flyover divider on the Sion-Panvel Highway on Monday morning. Mumbai, India. July 20, 2026. (Photo by HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Updated on Jul 21, 2026 02:59 IST

No toilets, no dignity: Rail crew demand washrooms at eight key suburban stations

Updated on Jul 19, 2026 03:19 IST

WR seeks defence land in Kandivali for mega-rail terminus

WR seeks defence land in Kandivali for mega-rail terminus

Updated on Jul 17, 2026 03:24 IST

WR spending ₹10 crore on plugging 27 trespassing hotspots

Mumbai, India. Apr 17, 2025: School Students and pedestrians were crossing the railway track near Mahim Railway Station after Western Railway closed the foot overbridge (FOB) for repair. Mumbai, India. Apr 17, 2025. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jul 16, 2026 02:48 IST

Mumbai set to get its first underground railway station at Byculla

Mumbai, India - April 23, 2022: The 160-year-old heritage structure of the Byculla Railway Station gets an uplift after restoration and renovation work and is expected to be inaugurated on April 29, in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 15, 2026 02:54 IST

‘Unsafe buses are being put back on the roads’: Ruling and opposition members slam BEST’s wet-lease buses

Updated on Jul 13, 2026 03:22 IST

4 injured as BEST bus rams into 14 vehicles in Andheri

The BEST bus ploughed into at least 14 vehicles, including nine autorickshaws, four private cars and a goods tempo, before coming to a halt. (Satish Bate/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jul 11, 2026 03:23 IST

Rains bring trains to a halt, do-gooders feed stranded passengers

Rains bring trains to a halt, do-gooders feed stranded passengers

Updated on Jul 7, 2026 03:43 IST

Largest tunnelling machine begins work on 6-km bullet train tube

The 13.6-metre diameter Mixshield TBM will construct a 6-km single-tube tunnel carrying both the up and down Bullet Train tracks.

Updated on Jul 6, 2026 03:14 IST

BEST identifies 1,200 cable fault spots, awaits BMC nod to dig roads

Unlike asphalt roads, concrete roads are more difficult to excavate and require multiple approvals before repair work can begin, officials said. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jul 4, 2026 03:08 IST

On Western Railway, ticket checkers turn clean-up cops

Mumbai, India - Jan. 7, 2015 : Man spitting at Bandra station, in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. (Photo by Vidya Subramanian/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jul 1, 2026 05:58 IST

Transport department to crack down on vehicles without HSRP

Transport department to crack down on vehicles without HSRP

Updated on Jun 30, 2026 23:14 IST

General public can now apply for job of handling ATVMs: Western Railway

General public can now apply for job of handling ATVMs: Western Railway

Updated on Jun 30, 2026 22:40 IST

WR to begin survey for rail tunnel till Churchgate

Picture for representation (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 29, 2026 24:32 IST

Plug security gaps at stations, say rail passengers associations

A group of passenger associations first tabled a charter of demands to the railways nearly seven years ago when a huge spike in commuter numbers was recorded

Updated on Jun 26, 2026 09:34 IST

WR to deploy ‘pushers’ to speed up boarding in AC locals

WR to deploy ‘pushers’ to speed up boarding in AC locals

Updated on Jun 25, 2026 01:46 IST

Commuters face delays as heavy rain disrupts train services in Mumbai

The southwest monsoon arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 24, 2026 03:43 IST

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

Olectra pulls out of deal, costs BEST 1,400 e-buses (HT Archive)

Updated on Jun 23, 2026 23:44 IST

BEST strike called off but not all buses back on roads

BEST strike called off but not all buses back on roads

Updated on Jun 23, 2026 01:04 IST

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

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

Updated on Jun 23, 2026 01:02 IST

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