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Mumbai: BEST staff threaten strike from Friday over pay, pensions, privatisation
June 17, 2026 6:56 pm
The strike call comes against the backdrop of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) holding back its Rs 1,000-crore annual grant for BEST after members raised issues related to rising accidents, fund utilisation, and unpaid dues.
Killed 9 days before he was to meet his prospective bride: Swiggy executive dies in Dadar BEST bus crash
June 09, 2026 7:59 am
Niyaz Ahmad, 28, was sole earner for his family in UP; relatives appeal for compensation from government and Swiggy
9-year-old boy killed after BEST bus hits bicycle in Malad East, driver arrested
May 31, 2026 2:30 pm
A senior BEST official said the undertaking was cooperating with the police investigation.
BEST conductor killed in four-bus pile-up near Amboli Naka in Mumbai
May 14, 2026 11:18 pm
According to officials, a tree had fallen on the road earlier in the afternoon, leading to heavy congestion and forcing three BEST buses to halt on the stretch.
BEST clears Rs 40.5 lakh in 7 accident claims at first committee meet in five years
February 26, 2026 7:20 pm
The seven accident cases had originally sought compensation totalling Rs 83 lakh.
Refresher training, review of records: BEST rolls out new safety directives
January 01, 2026 9:33 pm
Under the new directives, all electric bus drivers, including BEST on-roll and wet-lease operators, are required to undergo refresher training.
BEST bus accident: Previous driver left bus in drive mode instead of neutral: arrested driver to police
December 30, 2025 9:35 pm
According to police, when the drivers’ shift changed and Sawant took over, he pulled the hand brake to start the bus and pressed the accelerator assuming the vehicle was in neutral mode when the bus surged forward.
'An accident waiting to happen': Anger outside post-mortem room as families mourn 4 killed by BEST bus in Mumbai's Bhandup
December 30, 2025 6:53 pm
The victims of the Bhandup BEST bus accident: A nurse returning from her cousin's wedding, another going back home after her shift, a traffic warden, and a mother who had picked up her daughter from dance class.
BEST bus runs over pedestrians in Mumbai's Bhandup; 4 killed, 8 injured
December 30, 2025 12:40 am
Twelve persons who were seriously injured were rushed to MT Agarwal Hospital in Mulund and Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar.
After BJP MLC Prasad Lad steps in, newly appointed GM Sonia Sethi assures BEST employees will receive salaries on tenth of every month
October 06, 2025 3:35 pm
BJP MLC Prasad Lad also demanded that 3 per cent of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s budget should be allocated to BEST.
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Seventy years of BEST: Mumbai’s bus transport legacy on display
August 07, 2017 3:58 pm
A day after BEST completed its 70th anniversary, Mumbai's oldest transport service was hit by a strike called by employee unions.
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BEST employees call off strike
June 22, 2020 6:05 pm
BEST union workers call off 9-day-old strike. One of the terms agreed to was the appointment of a high court judge to negotiate terms.
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