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A sliding ramp and a sliding walkway on a section of the pavement on Sixth Main Road in Nanganallur. | Photo Credit: T S ATUL SWAMINATHAN During the day, the ramps are visible. After sunset, the ramps are difficult to spot due to poor lighting. Even when trying to avoid a speeding motorist or a…
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Traffic congestion on Pammal-Kundrathur Road in the Anakaputhur region. | Photo Credit: Rajagopal J K Suburban areas from Pallavaram to Kundrathur, a stretch of about 8 kilometers, are linked by only one main road, Pammal-Anakaputhur-Kundrathur Road, running through Pammal and Anakaputhur and ending at the Kundrathur region. This stretch has been narrow for over four…
Sixth Avenue in Ashok Nagar following the rains in October 2026. Photo: special arrangement A tree near Sixth Avenue (near the entrance of GRT school) in Ashok Nagar fell on October 21. As luck would have it, it was a holiday for the school on account of the rains. This road comes under the purview of Ward 135 in…
The Congress on Saturday (Saturday 24, 2026) accused the Madhya Pradesh Government of shielding the liquor mafia after the Dewas district administration dismissed the claims made by residents of two villages that at least 10 people had died there due to consuming spurious liquor in the past few weeks. Residents of Chandana and Binjana villages…
A vehicle with illegal lights that was nabbed by the Motor Vehicles department in Kochi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Motor Vehicles department (MVD) imposed ₹1.84 lakh in fines and registered 122 cases during inspections held across Ernakulam district to penalise illegally altered vehicles, those causing noise pollution, and unauthorised parking. A total of…
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Voters cast their vote at a polling booth for the Agra Division Graduate and Teacher constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, in Mathura. File | Photo Credit: PTI Amid uproar, the Election Commission of India (ECI), on the recommendation of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday (October 24, 2026) declared the…
Dark clouds over the Kandula Obul Reddy Reservoir in Prakasam district on Saturday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS The cyclonic storm brewing over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. It is likely to be the second highest in terms of…
A day before Vijayadashami, Lekh Raj, 45, a debutant vlogger, eager to go viral, stood outside a plastered but unpainted temple in Bisrakh, a village in Greater Noida, some 30 kilometres from Delhi. He adjusted the phone on his selfie stick and rehearsed the script his teenage son had drafted. Around him, no festive crowds…
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Security personnel keeping vigil outside Jamia Millia Islamia. Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) on Saturday shifted all classes online and said the campus gates, libraries and canteens would remain closed until further notice to ensure “student safety” amid an ongoing protest demanding the restoration of student union elections. The decision followed a failed attempt by the…
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Persons with disabilities are disappointed that a government order for free travel in buses has still not been formulated. Since its announcement in the State Budget in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in August, 2026. While women with disabilities are automatically covered under the Vetri Payanam scheme where women and transpersons can travel in State…