Flex banners of various sizes, put up by political parties, businesses and educational institutions, line roads such as Thanisandra Main Road, Jakkur Main Road and KV Jairam Road Bengaluru: At a time when Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda is leading a crackdown on footpath encroachments and shifting street vendors off pavements, another hazard continues…
Residents said modifications were made to the structure over the years Thane: A 12-year-old boy was crushed to death, while his mother and his nine-year-old brother sustained head injuries after a portion of their nearly 30-year-old one-storey tenement collapsed on them in a chawl in Thane’s Azad Nagar on Friday.The mother, Urmila Jaiswar (35), and…
Akola: A major tragedy was averted after a dilapidated building collapsed near Kali Masjid in the city in the early hours of Thursday. While no casualties were reported as the structure was unoccupied at the time of the incident, several two-wheelers were crushed under the debris, causing substantial property damage.The incident occurred at around 3.35am,…
Potholes on the roads (Chandigarh – tricity story pics) Mohali: Given the potholed and waterlogged roads of Mohali, one might think it has been pouring for weeks. But no, the heavy infrastructure damage is the result of barely one hour of rainfall – twice in the last 48 hours – that too when the rainy…
Ludhiana: A Ludhiana resident has flagged what he termed a serious safety hazard along the busy Amritsar-Delhi railway corridor, alleging that garbage dumping near the Jassian railway bridge is triggering rodent activity that could threaten the structural stability of the track.In a complaint submitted to railway authorities and the municipal corporation on Tuesday, Harpreet Singh…
Hyderabad: The vital bridge across the Musi river connecting Gowliguda and Darulshifa has become an accident-prone stretch, with commuters blaming poor maintenance of the GHMC garbage transfer station on Imliban island. Two-wheeler riders say garbage and leachate spilling from trucks at the transfer station make the bridge dangerously slippery whenever it rains.People attending religious gatherings…
Vadodara: Heavy rain lashed the city on Monday night, disrupting normal life and causing flooding in several localities. Areas such as Sayajigunj, Dandia Bazaar, Raopura, Alkapuri and Sama Road witnessed inundated roads, leading to traffic congestion and distressed commuters.The intense rain also led to several trees being uprooted and falling across the city. In Shinor…
Cuttack: Hours of heavy rain brought Cuttack to a standstill on Saturday, with key roads and residential areas submerged due to severe waterlogging, once again exposing the city’s fragile drainage system and poor monsoon preparedness.Press Chowk, the underpass near the NH overbridge at Khannagar, Buxi Bazaar, Professor Pada, Friends Colony, Badambadi and Kesharpur were among…
Rising water level of the Indrayani River Pune: Ahead of the annual Ashadhi Wari procession, the Alandi Municipal Council has appealed to devotees, residents and warkaris not to enter the Indrayani river as its water levels have risen significantly and the river is flowing with strong currents.The advisory comes as thousands of devotees have started…
The plan was discussed at BEST committee meeting Mumbai: Heavy rainfall on Sunday led to waterlogging in several parts of Mumbai, prompting BEST to divert buses on 43 routes across the city. According to BEST officials, diversions were implemented in nine waterlogged locations, including parts of Chembur, Dadar, Byculla, Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and Vidyavihar, to…
