New Zealand expat in Bengaluru asks why India life feels harder
A New Zealand expat living in Bengaluru has sparked online discussion by asking why daily life in India feels more taxing than abroad. In a social media post, the woman listed the…
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Gurugram parents fume as rains trap kids in school buses for hours
A severe monsoon downpour on Monday paralysed Gurugram, with residents spending hours stuck in traffic. NDTV reports a resident vented on social media that an 8 km round trip to pick up…
Woman urges safer footpaths after falls, chain-snatching bid
A 70-plus doctor from Chennai has described how unsafe footpaths have become, after she and her husband suffered falls within a month. Writing in The Hindu, she said loose paver blocks, debris,…
GMDA to spend Rs 8.60 crore on 7 Gurugram road green belts
GMDA will spend over Rs 8.60 crore to develop, upgrade and maintain green areas along seven sector-dividing roads in Gurugram, with three tenders already floated. The landscaped stretches are designed to absorb…
Parliament panel flags lack of long-term urban strategy for 2047
A parliamentary standing committee has criticised the Union housing and urban affairs ministry for not preparing a unified long-term urban strategy for India's cities through 2047, especially given the government's Viksit Bharat…
CAG blames Bengaluru Metro miss on failed bus, road links
A Comptroller and Auditor General report tabled in Parliament on Monday says Bengaluru Metro did not hit projected ridership because it was never integrated with the city bus operator BMTC. Against a…
Bengaluru footpaths: viral video shows obstacles as katte removal sparks debate
A viral video on Instagram shows a man walking through Bengaluru, documenting footpaths blocked by poles, parked motorcycles, shops, and construction debris. He asks how wheelchair users and parents with strollers can…
Delhi-NCR floods again; Colombo, Ireland comparisons highlight infrastructure gap
Delhi's Safdarjung station recorded 77.1 mm of rain on August 7, taking the month's total to 204.1 mm. The downpour submerged roads across Delhi-NCR, stranding vehicles and slowing traffic to a crawl.…
Delhi-NCR gets 204.1 mm rain in a day, streets flooded
A 12-hour downpour dumped 204.1 mm of rain on Delhi by Friday night, nearly 90% of August's normal monthly rainfall, crippling life across the National Capital Region. Safdarjung weather station recorded 127…
Karnataka High Court seeks response on Hebbal tunnel project
The Karnataka High Court has sought the State government’s response to a PIL against the proposed 2.2-km, three-lane twin tunnel from Hebbal junction to KVAFSU, estimated to cost Rs 1,130 crore. The…
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