The public transport system in Mumbai is in a complete mess. Local train accidents in Mumbai have increased by 8 per cent in the past one year. Adding to the woes, there has been no addition to the city's fleet of buses in 4 years. ...
09:10 AM, Jan 24, 2013
Mumbai: The cherry red buses operated by the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) once raised spirits of commuters on the citys roads. But over the years, that seems to have been replaced with a kind of dread, thanks to the long history of accidents involving them. At least 15 people have died since January this year, after being hit by BEST buses, and 417 have been injured, say statistics...
03:28 PM, Aug 02, 2012
Mumbai: A double decker bus overturned in the Bandra area of Mumbai on Friday, killing at least one person, who was crushed under it, and injuring several others. The man riding a bike was crushed to death after his vehicle came under the BEST bus. According to reports, the bus driver at first did not notice the bike at a turning. However, when the bus driver noticed it, he tried...
07:31 PM, Apr 06, 2012
Justice A K Tripathi passed the order while hearing a petition filed. ...
12:36 PM, Aug 01, 2009
BEST authorities will not use the sea link till toll tax is reduced. ...
07:50 AM, Jul 06, 2009
Open-deck buses to give panoramic view of the city to tourists. ...
06:30 PM, Jun 30, 2009
Rahul was shot dead by the Mumbai Police after hijacking a bus. ...
05:32 PM, Nov 22, 2008
Former police chief, rights activist defend police action on Monday. ...
09:25 PM, Oct 28, 2008
After three losses in a row, Kings XI Punjab finally got onto the IPL 5 table with a scrappy seven-wicket win over Pune Warriors, who looked inept as they were bowled out for 115 in 19 overs – the season's third-lowest total. Shaun Marsh scored a patient 64 off 54 balls in the chase but the win was set up by Dimitri Mascarenhas who took five Pune wickets to ensure...
08:32 PM, May 11, 2008
New Delhi: Spirit was willing but the flesh was weak. Perhaps it sounds biblical, but there can't be a better way to abridge India's state during the five days at Lord's that got construed as the 2000th Test in the history of cricket, which India lost. A rueful admission will be that India fought not one but many adversaries in their 100th Test against the colonial cousins. And they came...
12:56 PM, Feb 15, 2008
CNN-IBN has won the award for a second time in its second year in business. ...
11:58 PM, Nov 16, 2007
The BEST management has decided it's better to be safe than sorry. ...
10:50 PM, Jul 09, 2007
Andhra Pradesh government handed over the investigations into the Mecca Masjid blast case to CBI on Monday. ...
06:43 PM, Jun 11, 2007
Police investigations in Mecca Masjid blasts are full of loopholes. And their 'confidential reports' are more fiction than fact. ...
09:13 AM, Jun 10, 2007
The ripples of the Friday blast in Hyderabad were felt in different parts of India within hours of the tragic incident. ...
07:31 PM, May 18, 2007
CNN-IBN’s Ruksh Chatterjee reports from south Mumbai’s Colaba area on the BEST bus strike. ...
01:17 PM, Apr 19, 2007
BEST buses, one of Mumbai’s twin lifelines could be off the road starting 2300 hrs IST on Wednesday. ...
08:40 PM, Apr 18, 2007
Mumbaikars are particularly fond of this bus, which covers a long stretch of 44 kilometers in two-hours. ...
08:48 AM, Mar 31, 2007
Over last year, the Bombay High Court has passed repeated orders favouring disabled people in the city. ...
03:48 PM, Oct 26, 2006
Mumbai’s BEST has decided to install close circuit cameras in its entire fleet of over 3,000 buses. ...
07:31 PM, Aug 25, 2006
