Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Monday informed that it would upgrade all 237 existing bus stops with accessibility features in a phased manner within three months. The upgradation, however, would be subject to technical and physical feasibility, as part of its commitment to creating a barrier-free public transport system for persons with disabilities,…
Shillong: Meghalaya’s Performance Grading Index (PGI) score rose from 401.62 in 2022-23 to 525.71 in 2025-26, moving the state from Akanshi-3 to Akanshi-1. The jump marks the first time Meghalaya has moved out of the lowest performance band under PGI 2.0, according to the Meghalaya School Performance Grading Index (MSPGI) 2025-26 released by education minister…
Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria with participants during the 6th WCFI Wheelchair Cricket Championship at Panjab University cricket ground on Saturday Chandigarh: Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria Saturday lauded wheelchair cricketers for their determination and resilience, saying the 6th WCFI Wheelchair Cricket Championship is not merely a sporting event…
Each volunteer was assigned six road stretches and equipped with measuring wheels to record street-level data at their convenient time Bengaluru: Weeks before the Supreme Court reaffirmed pedestrians’ right to safe footpaths and Karnataka launched its pavement reclamation drive in Bengaluru, Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) had already begun a city-wide effort to map arterial and…
Prayagraj: Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Prayagraj Division, Deepak Kumar on Saturday carried out inspection of Fatehpur railway station to review development works being executed under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme.During the inspection, he assessed passenger amenities, ticketing and parking arrangements, facilities for persons with disabilities, and measures to ensure smooth passenger movement. He also…
Ahmedabad: In collaboration with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA), a two-day capacity-building workshop on active mobility was organised in the city to promote the development of a safe, healthy, and people-centric road infrastructure.Bringing together urban mobility experts, govt officials, consultants, planners, architects, researchers, and students on…
Panaji: Forty-three-year-old Bhakti, who has had albinism and is partially blind since birth, lives in Raia, 3.5 hours away by bus from her home in distant Pernem. But she isn’t complaining. In fact, for the first time in her life, she has found meaningful work at Avo Betty’s Cafe.The cafe in Raia is almost entirely…
Footpaths at and around Jalahalli are in deplorable conditions Bengaluru: Jalahalli Cross moves thousands of vehicles every hour. But for pedestrians, one of the city’s busiest junctions offers little more than a choice between broken footpaths and moving traffic.A TOI walk across all four roads radiating from the junction found a striking pattern: pedestrian infrastructure…
A detailed bill recognising walking and cycling as rights has existed since 2021, but years of inaction have prevented its safeguards from reaching Karnataka’s streets. Bengaluru: More than four years before the Supreme Court observed that safe walking is part of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 21 and 19(1)(d), Karnataka had prepared a draft…
Kolkata: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has opened four more Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASKs) in the state to meet the rising demand for Aadhaar-related services, like enrolment and update. The new centres at Sonarpur, Chinsurah, Burdwan and Purulia have taken the number of ASKs in the state to 12.Plans are afoot to set…
