Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport
Major power outage across Mumbai due to grid failure
Suburban local train services, operating only for essential workers at present, were affected from 10 am, sources said
Mumbai welcomes BEST cut in fares
The BEST decided to slash fares of its regular as well as AC buses recently.
BEST approves reduction of Mumbai bus fares
The minimum AC bus fare has been brought down from Rs 20 to Rs 6 while the maximum fare has been kept at Rs 25.
BEST omits ‘wet lease’ topic from discussion
Before the strike, the workers unions had approached the industrial court and brought stay on the wet lease scheme
Unions must try to end logjam: Court
HC directs unions, state government to hold discussions and resolve issue.
Plea questions Oshiwara-Sobo AC bus closure
In the previous affadivit, BEST had stated route- wise losses.
AC buses not a fundamental right: BEST
The court has said that the decision to close down AC buses was taken after considering that they were a major loss-making service.