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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

Published 3 days ago

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

Published 11 days ago

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

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

Published 39 days ago

Mumbai: BEST employees go on indefinite strike; public bus services affected

The BEST undertaking is yet to issue an official statement on the exact impact of the strike. (PTI photo)

Published 44 days ago

BEST employees on indefinite strike: Their demands and what it means for Mumbai

The strike commenced despite an ad-interim order passed by an industrial court restraining employees from stopping work

Updated 44 days ago

BMC holds back ₹1,000 cr aid to BEST, flags safety concerns

Mumbai, India - March 27, 2026: Commuter standing in an queue to board BEST bus at Gateway Of India Bus Stop at Colaba in Mumbai, India, on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Published 50 days ago

BEST bosses in overdrive, conduct checks incognito

BEST bosses in overdrive, conduct checks incognito

Published 51 days ago

Power outages leave Dadar, Wadala, Girgaon in darkness, again

Power outages leave Dadar, Wadala, Girgaon in darkness, again

Published 71 days ago

BEST plugs loopholes with manufacturers to hasten deliveries

BEST plugs loopholes with manufacturers to hasten deliveries

Published 102 days ago

BEST cancels tender to lease quarters at Altamount Road plot

BEST cancels tender to lease quarters at Altamount Road plot

Published 127 days ago

BEST rejects Narwekar’s demand to curtail bus routes before Gateway of India

Mumbai, India - March 27, 2026: Commuter standing in an queue to board BEST bus at Gateway Of India Bus Stop at Colaba in Mumbai, India, on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Published 127 days ago

Mumbai's BEST renting out prime commercial spaces below market rates, says panel

Mumbai, India - March 22, 2026: BEST Bhavan at Colaba BEST Depo, Colaba in Mumbai, India, on Sunday, March 22, 2026. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Updated 130 days ago

BEST seeks ₹5,000 crore from govt to pay retired employees, improve fiscal health

BEST seeks <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5,000 crore from govt to pay retired employees, improve fiscal health

Published 173 days ago

After Altamount Road, BEST to monetise Walkeshwar plot, BMC initiates amendment in land reservation

After Altamount Road, BEST to monetise Walkeshwar plot, BMC initiates amendment in land reservation

Published 205 days ago

Retired BEST staffer ‘begs’ for dues after promises go unmet

Retired BEST staffer ‘begs’ for dues after promises go unmet

Published 211 days ago

BEST, Metro, Railways announce special services to ring in 2026

BEST, Metro, Railways announce special services to ring in 2026

Published 215 days ago

Don’t depend on grants, tap non-fare revenue, Devendra Fadnavis tells BEST

Mumbai, India - Oct. 28, 2025: CM Devendra Fadnavis launched 157 BEST bus at Colaba Bus depo, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Published 277 days ago

Sonia Sethi appointed GM of BEST

Sonia Sethi appointed GM of BEST

Published 309 days ago

On 78th BEST foundation day, commuters seek rollback of wet lease model, fare hike

Members of over 20 different organisations including BEST employees’ unions participated in the protests, said Hussain Indorewala, an urban researcher and founding member of AMAB

Published 359 days ago

Fadnavis, Shinde name a GM each for BEST in latest tussle

Thane, India, November ,27, 2014:Dr.Ashwini Joshi new collector Thane -In a history of Thane Collectorate second time ladies IAS officer joined- ,India, November,27, 2014 (Photo By Praful Gangurde)

Published 360 days ago

Duel BEST GM orders spark fresh Fadnavis-Shinde tussle talk from Congress

Earlier in the year, speculations were rife about Eknath Shinde being disappointed over not being given the Maharashtra CM post.

Published 361 days ago

Kurla bus accident: Court orders police to return bus to wet-lease operator

Mumbai, India. Dec 10, 2024: Seven people dead, 20 injured as a BEST bus collided with several vehicles in the Kurla area of Mumbai. Mumbai, India. Dec 10, 2024. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Hindustan Times)

Published 414 days ago

BEST loans its excess drivers to wet-lease operators facing a shortage

Mumbai, India. Feb 25, 2025: Contract BEST Bus drivers and conductors staged a flash strike at the Wadala depot on Tuesday morning, Mumbai, India, February 25, 2025. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Hindustan Times)

Published 425 days ago

May 31 deadline for utilities too

May 31 deadline for utilities too

Published 514 days ago

BEST wet lease staffers go on strike over unpaid salaries

BEST wet lease staffers go on strike over unpaid salaries

Updated 561 days ago

Another batch of wet lease bus drivers stage flash strike over delayed salaries

Drivers employed by Olectra, a wet lease operator for the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking, launched a flash strike early Friday morning. Representative Image

Published 562 days ago

Halt privatisation of BEST services: Workers’ union to BMC

Halt privatisation of BEST services: Workers’ union to BMC

Updated 593 days ago

Fresh problem for BEST as wet lease operator’s drivers stop work

Fresh problem for BEST as wet lease operator’s drivers stop work

Updated 595 days ago

Mumbai: 10 of 12 fatal accidents of BEST's wet-leased e-buses in 2024-25 involve Olectra

Mumbai: 10 of 12 fatal accidents of BEST's wet-leased e-buses in 2024-25 involve Olectra

Updated 598 days ago

How Mumbai lawyer saved BEST bus driver's life from mob: ‘No regrets’

Seven people died, 42 were injured after a BEST bus rammed into pedestrians and several vehicles in Kurla area of Mumbai. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

Updated 599 days ago

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