BEST plans to hike fines for wet-lease operators over faulty buses
BEST currently fines operators ₹500 per day when its staff detects a technical defect, with the maximum penalty capped at ₹3,000 per bus
BEST currently fines operators ₹500 per day when its staff detects a technical defect, with the maximum penalty capped at ₹3,000 per bus
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Navi Mumbai, November 7, 2026: A 68-year-old labour leader and social activist from Vashi was allegedly cheated of Rs 20.50 lakh by cyber fraudsters who placed him under a fake 'digital arrest', threatened to implicate him in money laundering and terror funding cases, and forced ...
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Mumbai, November 7, 2026: Mumbai’s ambitious 418 million litres daily (MLD) Dharavi Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) has achieved 76 per cent completion, with the BMC targeting completion by May 2027 ahead of its scheduled commissioning in July 2027. Once operational, the facility wi...
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Navi Mumbai, November 7, 2026: Koparkhairane police have arrested a 27-year-old man, Miraj Shaikh, and recovered the country-made pistol allegedly used in the shooting of two sisters at their residence in Sector 1, Koparkhairane, on Thursday night. The weapon had allegedly change...
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Navi Mumbai, November 7, 2026: Koparkhairane police have booked a 32-year-old man and his 70-year-old father for abetment of suicide after the man's 28-year-old wife, allegedly subjected to prolonged physical and mental harassment by the duo over domestic issues, succumbed to her...
Local
Mumbai, November 7, 2026: Western Railway’s Mumbai Central division has recorded its highest-ever single-day revenue from ticket checking, collecting Rs 80.38 lakh on November 6 amid the festive rush. The collection surpassed its previous record of Rs 68.54 lakh, set on April 30 ...
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Navi Mumbai, November 7, 2026: A Kharghar-based family was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.60 crore by a gang promising to arrange flats at concessional rates under CIDCO's mass housing scheme. The accused allegedly used forged allotment letters, fake official seals and fabricated regi...
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Thane, November 7, 2026: In a major crackdown on interstate arms trafficking, Unit 1 of the Thane Police Crime Branch arrested five individuals and seized a cache of illegal firearms and ammunition worth ₹9,19,400. The operation was conducted near Saiket Service Road, close to th...
safety
Thane, November 7, 2026: In a swift operation, Mumbra Police have busted an alleged infant trafficking racket within 24 hours, arresting 10 accused and safely rescuing a 20-day-old baby boy who was allegedly taken away as part of a child-selling deal worth Rs 2.5 lakh. The case c...
