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Three women among eight injured as BEST bus rams into dumper truck in Mumbai
•The incident occurred on Wednesday morning when the bus (route no 22) was on its way to Pydhonie in south Mumbai from Marol
What’s my city bus doing on the airport runway?
Ivor Soans •Dear Uddhav Thackeray, may I point out that 20 brand new air-conditioned buses are not actually used by BEST on Mumbai’s roads.
BEST to scrap 535 old buses by year-end; 19 double-deckers will also be removed
•The move is in accordance with the Bombay High Court's directive to scrap buses that have been operational for 15 years or more
Mumbai's BEST bus service has just launched its official Twitter handle, suggestions and requests are already pouring in
Tech2 News Staff •It certainly looks the handle will be a great place for catching up on the latest updates from BEST.
Mumbai's BEST to reduce bus fares to boost ridership; minimum fares for non-AC rides reduced to Rs 5
•BEST, with a fleet of 3,337 buses, including 120 double-deckers, has so far failed to recover even its cost of operation, and its ridership over the years has fallen.
Mumbai's BMC presents Rs 30,692-crore budget for 2019-20, proposes Rs 44 crore as capital investment for BEST
•The Mumbai civic body on Monday earmarked Rs 4,151 crore for health and Rs 2,074 crore for primary education besides allocating funds for a number of infrastructure projects in its Rs 30,692-crore budget for 2019 -20.
BEST workers' union agrees to call off Mumbai bus strike, accepts management's '10-step increment plan'
Fp Staff •The Bombay High Court suggested that a retired high court judge be appointed as a mediator to resolve other concerns of the BEST employees.
BEST bus strike in Mumbai enters Day 9: No end to commuters' woes as workers reject '10-step increment plan'
•Over 32,000 BEST employees have been on strike since 8 January over their various demands, including pay hike, revision of pay grade for junior level employees, and merger of loss-making BEST's budget with that of the BMC.
BEST agrees to interim pay hike from Feb; Bombay HC tells workers' union to take final call on withdrawal of strike
•The Bombay High Court has directed the BEST workers' union to take a final decision on the withdrawal of its ongoing strike by Tuesday evening and inform the court on Wednesday
Mumbai BEST strike: Bombay HC to pass orders on Tuesday as Maharashtra govt, bus workers' union fail to resolve stir
•The Bombay High Court Monday said it would pass appropriate orders on Tuesday if the BEST workers' union and Maharashtra state authorities failed to end the deadlock