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As of late 2025, BEST owned just 308 buses, 283 non-airconditioned and 25 airconditioned.

As BMC polls near, Mumbai’s BEST buses slip out of political focus

January 09, 2026 7:03 pm

In the 2017 BMC elections, political parties had promised to strengthen BEST. The Shiv Sena spoke of more buses, electric vehicles and better feeder routes.

Bombay High Court holds BJP candidate's nomination form for Vashi ward 17-A election valid, quashes 'patently illegal' rejection, vacates stay

January 09, 2026 2:06 pm

The returning officer had passed a decision based on a complaint by Kishor Patkar, the district chief of the Shiv Sena, that the BJP candidate, Nilesh Chhaburao Bhojane, carried out unauthorised construction.

EVM machines are being sealed at Ghatkopar Election office facility this Thursday morning ahead of the BMC polls on January 15 (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

BMC Elections 2026 Candidates List: Full list of 1,700 candidates contesting Mumbai civic polls

January 09, 2026 12:56 pm

BMC Elections 2026 Candidates List: A total of 1,700 candidates are contesting the civic elections. Of them, 879 are women and 821 are men.

BMC Election 2026: Full schedule, voting day and time, results date and other key details

January 08, 2026 3:35 pm

Here is everything you need to know about the BMC Election 2026, including the schedule, voting dates, results timeline, and other important details.

Maharashtra BMC Elections 2026 LIVE Updates: 12 suspended Congress councillors join BJP

January 09, 2026 2:33 pm

Maharashtra BMC Election 2026 Live News Updates: Get the latest on BMC election date in Maharashtra 2026, candidate lists, schedules and local body poll developments

Maharashtra Civic Body Polls 2026 Highlights: Congress releases manifesto, promises cleaner air and universal health cards

January 08, 2026 1:18 pm

Maharashtra Municipal Election 2026 Highlights: Mumbai Congress released their manifesto ahead of the BMC polls promising improve the city’s air quality and introduce universal health cards that would allow citizens to access free medicines.

A distressing scene of pollution in Mankhurd, Mumbai, where a waterbody between Lallubhai Compound and Sonapur is choked with floating waste. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Mumbai's garbage raises a stink

January 05, 2026 8:35 am

City continues to grapple with the crisis of waste management even as the country’s richest civic body is going to polls on January 15. Nayonika Bose explores the problems, challenges and the way ahead.

In 2009, the ward ranked the lowest in the human development index as per a report authored by the BMC. (Express Photo/Amit Chakravarty)

Ward in easternmost end of city, reflects inequalities within Mumbai

January 02, 2026 10:39 pm

In 2009, BMC report ranked the ward lowest in human development index.

BMC floats tender for tunnel linking upcoming desalination plant to Kandivali in Mumbai suburbs

Ahead of civic polls: BMC forms teams to monitor candidates’ expenditure

January 01, 2026 10:23 pm

Officials said the observing teams will comprise officers from the BMC’s assessment department, which is primarily involved in the collection of property tax in Mumbai.

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Over 15 per cent of suspected 11 lakh entries in the voters’ list found to be genuine duplicate entries

December 20, 2025 12:50 am

Confirming the figures, civic officials said the remaining entries were cases of similar first or last names or multiple persons having the same name.

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Make in India fire: BMC blames organisers of 'gross negligence'

February 24, 2016 3:34 pm

Mumbai, Feb 24 (ANI): The Mumbai Fire Brigade on Wednesday submitted an investigation report on a fire which occurred during the 'Make in India' programme last week to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in which it has accused the organizers of the event of 'gross negligence'. Pratap Rahangdale, Chief Fire Officer of Mumbai Fire Brigade, said that report was prepared by analyzing accounts of several witnesses and circumstantial evidence. He said that they have opened the report for the public. We studied circumstantial evidence and witness accounts. Rahangdale added that he was also one of the witnesses, as I was the first one to use extinguisher there. By studying all that we arrived at the chain of events leading to fire and prepared a final report.