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Inside BEST's driver school, where every lesson begins with a crash
August 10, 2026 4:49 pm
Mumbai's BEST marked its 79th Foundation Day on Friday. A pedestrian died under one of its buses the same afternoon. At its Dindoshi training centre in the city's western suburbs, recruits now watch CCTV footage of the undertaking's own crashes before they touch a wheel. The Indian Express spent two days inside the school.
BEST Foundation Day turns sour as bus runs over 56-year-old BMC worker
August 07, 2026 7:48 pm
The accident took place around 2.30 pm when the bus operated by wet-lease operator Mateshwari was plying on route 512 from the Nerul bus station to Mulund Check Naka bus station.
To rely less on wet-lease model, BEST approves Rs 28,000-crore 'Kayapalat' plan
August 04, 2026 7:43 pm
The redevelopment plan includes commercial and mixed-use projects, public parking facilities, employee housing, digital command centres, electric bus charging infrastructure and modern workshops.
Third BEST bus accident in a week leaves six injured in Mumbai's Powai
July 23, 2026 6:23 pm
The Powai accident comes just two days after a fatal bus crash in Mumbai’s Mankhurd claimed the life of a 62-year-old farmer and left 10 others injured
BEST bus loses control in Mumbai’s Bhandup, hits parked vehicles; one injured
July 08, 2026 8:44 pm
A 63-year-old pedestrian was injured after a BEST bus allegedly lost control and reversed into him in Mumbai's Bhandup area, also damaging parked vehicles. The incident adds to a string of recent bus mishaps in the city.
Maharashtra Speaker joins all-party MLAs in House to raise power crisis in Mumbai
June 30, 2026 6:52 pm
IRDAI approves foreign stakes just months after India opened doors to 100% insurance FDI
1,414 vehicles short: Evey Trans pulls out of mega e-bus contract with BEST
June 24, 2026 8:49 pm
The contractor has halted deliveries of the remaining 1,414 buses, citing pending subsidy payments, while BEST blames the impasse on missing bank guarantees.
Mumbai’s lifeline is back as BEST strike called off
June 22, 2026 1:00 pm
Govt accepts key demands: Announces interim wage hike, clearance of gratuity dues
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
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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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