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Long-delayed Jogeshwari Terminus to open in six months

India, June 16 -- After multiple delays, Jogeshwari Terminus, the city's latest end point for long-distance trains, is set to open in January 2027. On Monday, at a meeting between the Western Railway ... Read More


BEST begins replacing cables to end SoBo power woes

India, June 16 -- Following a series of power outages in several residential neighbourhoods in South Mumbai earlier this month, the BEST undertaking is attempting to resolve the issue by replacing ele... Read More


BEST replacing cables to end SoBo outages

MUMBAI, June 16 -- Following a series of power outages in several residential neighbourhoods in South Mumbai earlier this month, the BEST undertaking is attempting to resolve the issue by replacing el... Read More


Long-delayed Jogeshwari Terminus to open in 6 months

MUMBAI, June 16 -- After multiple delays, Jogeshwari Terminus, the city's latest end point for long-distance trains, is set to open in January 2027. On Monday, at a meeting between the Western Railway... Read More


Untrained, overworked, underpaid: Why wet-lease drivers are behind most recent bus accidents

India, June 15 -- Out of the 907 accidents involving Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses over the past 10 months, wet lease buses were behind an overwhelming 887 accidents while on... Read More


Tired wet-lease drivers to blame for BEST accidents?

Mumbai, June 15 -- Out of the 907 accidents involving Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses over the past 10 months, wet lease buses were behind an overwhelming 887 of them while onl... Read More


BEST bosses in overdrive, conduct checks incognito

India, June 12 -- The BEST's answer to keeping tabs on drivers of its wet-lease buses is simple: observe them undercover. In the aftermath of Monday's accident at Dadar, in which suspected driver err... Read More


In a first, railways pump oxygen into nullah to clear lethal gases and aid manual cleaning

India, June 12 -- In a first-of-its-kind operation during its annual pre-monsoon cleaning, the railway authorities pumped oxygen into a 250-metre-long Dadar-Dharavi (DD) nullah to enable conservancy w... Read More


BEST bosses in overdrive, conduct checks incognito after Dadar crash

MUMBAI, June 12 -- The BEST's answer to keeping tabs on drivers of its wet-lease buses is simple: observe them undercover. In the aftermath of Monday's accident at Dadar, in which suspected driver err... Read More


Railway body bans 15 imposter e-catering websites

India, June 11 -- As many as 15 e-catering websites have been banned after the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) came across fake portals that were posing as its official partner... Read More