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Representative image (AI) As the US government shutdown enters its third week, air traffic controllers are being forced to find second jobs to make ends meet. Many are now driving for Uber, delivering food or working in restaurants after their regular shifts.Deemed essential workers, thousands of air traffic controllers must continue working despite not being…
Ahead of Dhanteras and Diwali 2025, Delhi-NCR is experiencing heavy traffic and chaos. As the festivals approaches, the regions are seeing an unimaginable surge in traffic congestion. As per reports, on Friday, roads across Delhi, Noida, and Gurugram remained jammed from morning till evening. There were long queues of vehicles stretching for kilometres. It got…
Bengaluru officer slapping a motorcyclist during a routine traffic stop. BENGALURU: A head constable attached to the Madiwala traffic police station was suspended for assaulting a two-wheeler rider who was stopped for riding against one way near Silk Board Junction recently. The tainted head constable is identified as Mallikarjuna Teli.The senior officials had given oral…
Priyank Kharge’s bizarre justification for Bengaluru jams NEW DELHI: Karnataka minister of rural development and panchayat raj, Priyank Kharge while addressing the Mobility Symposium 2025, offered a surprising take on Bengaluru’s chronic traffic woes. He stated, “About 75.5 percent of Bengaluru’s population is part of the working population. We rank fourth globally. It’s a good…
DK Shivakumar (File Photo) BENGALURU: Why does Bengaluru’s traffic grab headlines while equally horrible congestion in Delhi or London barely raises eyebrows?This was the poser from DCM DK Shivakumar at a governance conference here on Wednesday. “In London, people spend three hours in traffic. In Delhi, it takes one-and-a-half hours to travel from the airport…
NEW DELHI: Heavy rains lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Tuesday morning, potentially affecting ongoing Durga Puja celebrations and Ramlila events across the city. The sudden downpour caused waterlogging in several areas, leading to traffic congestion and disruption of festive activities. Delhi Rain Chaos: Waterlogged Streets, Massive Traffic Jams Hit City After Sudden Change in Weather…
Mumbai experienced heavy overnight showers, leading to significant rainfall and widespread waterlogging, notably in the Andheri subway. Airlines like SpiceJet and IndiGo issued advisories, warning passengers of traffic congestion affecting airport travel. The rain is expected to intensify further, likely causing more disruptions to traffic and local train services. NEW DELHI: Mumbai woke up to…
NEW DELHI: A traffic police sub-inspector was assaulted by a group of men in north Delhi‘s Timarpur on Wednesday after he stopped them for a check near the Wazirabad flyover. A video, believed to be of the assault, being circulated online shows several men thrashing the officer, repeatedly pushing and hitting him as bystanders watch.Four…
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to Wipro founder Azim Premji requesting the IT giant to allow limited vehicular movement through its campus to help ease Bengaluru’s notorious traffic congestion on the Outer Ring Road. In a letter dated September 19, Siddaramaiah specifically targeted the severe traffic bottleneck at Iblur junction along the ORR corridor,…
Blaze in coastal road tunnel MUMBAI: A car caught fire inside the southbound coastal road tunnel between Marine Drive and Nepeansea road on Thursday morning, triggering dense smoke and also disrupting traffic.According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), the blaze was reported at 9.02 am when a Swift Dzire car caught fire when around 100–150…
