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Bus services hit in Mumbai as BEST employees go on strike: What are their demands?
Maharashtra | Jun 19, 2026, 08:32 AM ISTAmong the key demands raised by the employees are the merger of BEST's budget with that of the BMC, a one-time settlement of pending legal dues of retired employees, and implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations for the 2016-2026 period.
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Mumbai: BEST CNG bus catches fire in Vikhroli area
Maharashtra | Aug 15, 2025, 08:28 PM ISTMumbai: The driver and conductor quickly sprang into action, using the onboard fire extinguisher to put out the flames before the city fire brigade could arrive. All passengers were safely evacuated from the bus before the fire team reached the scene, resulting in no injuries.
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Mumbai bus accident: 25-year-old motorist dies of head injury after colliding with BEST bus
Maharashtra | Dec 15, 2024, 11:34 AM ISTThe two-wheeler rider was rushed to a hospital after the accident but was declared dead. This is the third accident involving a BEST bus in less than a week in Mumbai.
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Mumbai: BEST takes 400 leased buses off roads after three fire incidents in a month
Maharashtra | Feb 23, 2023, 04:21 PM ISTThe transport body has said that it has decided to discontinue 400 leased buses service temporarily till the operator take necessary corrective measures to ensure that such incidents do not happen in future.
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Mumbai rains: Heavy downpour lash parts of city, transport services unaffected
India | Sep 24, 2022, 12:20 PM ISTMumbai rains: The India Meteorological Department has predicted partly cloudy skies in the morning and light to moderate rainfall in the city and its suburbs in the evening.
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60 BEST employees test COVID positive in Mumbai; city reports 10,860 single-day cases
India | Jan 05, 2022, 10:52 AM ISTMumbai has reported five-digit COVID-19 cases for the first time since April 7, 2021, when it had reported 10,428 cases and 23 fatalities during the second wave of the pandemic.
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Mumbai Unlock: BEST buses to resume local bus service from today
India | Jun 07, 2021, 07:00 AM ISTThe Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) on Sunday informed that the local bus service will resume in Mumbai from Monday onwards.
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BEST staff go on strike in Mumbai after 8 staffers die of COVID-19
India | May 18, 2020, 11:04 PM ISTBEST buses employees in Mumbai have called for a complete strike in the city today after at least 8 staff members have so far died due to coronavirus while serving the duty. The BEST union have over 28,000 staff who runs the biggest public road transport in the metropolitan, therefore, bus service is likely to be affected in Mumbai today.
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Mumbai: BEST workers accept '10-step' pay hike, agree to withdraw 9-day-long bus strike
India | Jan 16, 2019, 02:26 PM ISTAs per the BEST workers' union and BMC's previous submissions in court, a 'one-step' increase in pay for BEST workers amounts to around Rs 330 per month.
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Uddhav Thackeray agrees on merger of BEST, BMC budgets as bus strike continues in Mumbai
India | Jan 14, 2019, 07:59 AM ISTThe Sena had promised merger of the budgets during the civic poll campaign in 2017.
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Mumbai: BEST strike continues for 3rd day; administration asks bus staffers to vacate houses
India | Jan 10, 2019, 08:46 AM ISTBEST employees began the indefinite strike on Tuesday over various demands, including higher salaries and merger of the budget of the loss-making undertaking with that of the BMC.
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Mumbai: BEST employees begin indefinite strike; 25 lakh bus commuters likely to be affected
India | Jan 08, 2019, 12:02 PM ISTThe employees came forward for the strike after the BEST administration failed to come up with any concrete solution to resolve their long-pending demands.
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Mumbai: BEST bus strike called off after Uddhav Thackeray's intervention
India | Aug 07, 2017, 09:43 PM ISTThe BEST workers' union had decided to go ahead with the bus strike from midnight to press for their demands, including timely payment of salaries.
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BEST hikes bus fares from April 1 by 15 to 25 pc in Mumbai
India | Mar 31, 2013, 07:17 PM ISTMumbai. Mar 31 : Travel on BEST buses in Mumbai will become costlier from tomorrow (April 1). BEST today announced a hike in bus fare from 15 to 25 per cent.The minimum fare by ordinary