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Potholes appear on GG flyover, promise fails rain check

Bhopal, July 2 -- The newly inaugurated Ambedkar Bridge - commonly known as the GG Flyover - is already showing signs of structural distress, raising serious concerns about construction quality and of... Read More


Bhopal's road divide: Smooth arterials, crumbling inner streets

Bhopal, June 30 -- Bhopal's gleaming arterial roads are often held up as symbols of urban progress. But venture off the main routes, and a different story unfolds - one of civic neglect, daily frustra... Read More


Scapegoats on the street: How Bhopal's roads are sidelining the poor

Bhopal, June 25 -- E-rickshaws are the latest to be blamed for the state capital's traffic mess. But this isn't new. The city has long held the poor responsible for its chaos - and in doing so, quietl... Read More


BMC looks the other way as open defecation continues

Bhopal, June 22 -- When Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mission in 2014, it was hailed as a national effort to end open defecation and restore dignity through sanitation. By 20... Read More


Loop of loss: Encroachment drives bleed civic funds

Bhopal, June 20 -- How long can a public institution keep throwing away taxpayer money? Decades, it seems, judging by the futility of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation's ongoing anti-encroachment drive... Read More


Over 2 million battle for medical seats as NEET highlights grim reality

Bhopal, June 17 -- More than 2 million students appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) this year, chasing a limited number of medical seats that remain stubbornly out of reach ... Read More


Questions linger in honeymoon homicide investigation

Bhopal, June 16 -- A week after Raja's body was recovered from a 250-foot gorge near Meghalaya's Wei Sawdong waterfall, police arrested Sonam, her alleged lover Raj Kushwaha, and two other men. But tr... Read More