Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has no plans to remove the cycle ban around lakes. It was 2008. Venkateshwara Rao was working in an Information and Technology (IT) company. Hours and hours in front of the computer started to take a toll on his health. “I have to do something,” he thought. That something turned […]
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In 33 percent of accident cases, the driver was solely at fault shows a 2023 study conducted by the Civil Engineering department of R V College. The city has witnessed more than 100 accidents involving Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses till September this year. Commuters raise concern over careless driving. According to data from […]
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Experts say that instead of the currently scattered bicycle lanes across the city, a cohesive network of lanes is essential to create a cycling-friendly environment. The absence of a cycle lane network within the city has prompted the cycling community to advocate for the creation of dedicated cycle lanes and enhanced safety measures for cyclists. […]
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Kengeri circle has become a blind spot for traffic management, weak infrastructure results in rampant accidents. A total of 10 accidents have occurred in the past five months around Kengeri circle, killing two people and leaving four others with serious injuries,, according to data provided by the Kengeri traffic police. Manju, head constable at the […]
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The HN Halli Lake Road which was dug up in 2019 to lay pipes for water supply is still untarred. Residents of the H N Halli Lake Road in Ward 90 of Mahadevapura zone hope that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will keep its promise this time of fixing the road by mid-October. A […]
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India accounts for five lakh road accidents annually out of which 1.5 lakh people are killed and three lakh people are crippled, said Minister of Road and Transport, Nitin Gadkari. Bengaluru has more than 13,000 pending cases under the Motor Vehicles Act. Bhootharaj, First division Assistant (FDA) at the Court Of Small Causes said “Since […]
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Karnataka has the third highest number of road accident cases across the nation; hit and run cases constitute half of such cases in Bangalore. Karnataka recorded 34,647 road accident cases in 2021, the third highest across the nation. Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh stood first and second respectively. Raja Laxmi, a 33-year-old dance teacher lost […]
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Users are worried about the cracks, but they say the BBMP has not done anything to repair the flyover. A couple of joints on the HSR flyover have developed cracks causing traffic to slow down at those points. The wheels of several vehicles tend to get stuck in the cracks, causing consternation among users of […]
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Street lights on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway have not been working for the last three and a half years Street lights are not working on the 4.5-kilometer stretch of the National Highway (NH) 275 near Kumbalgudu because of the ongoing construction of the flyover. Dilip Bilton Limited Company has the tender for the Kumbalgudu flyover. The […]
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Government is planning to shut down the MSGP tech park because of several accidents caused due to lack of traffic police. In a recent incident involving a garbage truck, two people were killed. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) plans to shut down the Material Solutions for Green Planet (MSGP) tech park in Chighurenhalli. Parashuram, BBMP […]
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