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A one-km stretch on 80 Ft Road that leads to the CM’s residence is being developed at a cost of Rs 9.82 cr. But the pothole-ridden
New BEL Road is crying out for some
TLC - Tar, Levelling and Concrete
Residents and regular commuters of the New BEL Road would love for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to shower some attention on this stretch. Instead, the 80 Ft road, that connects MS Ramaiah Hospital Junction and Ashwath Nagar Junction, is getting all the tender, loving care (TLC). The 80 Ft Road which leads to the Chief Minister
BS Yediyurappa’s residence – Davalagiri in Dollar’s Colony, was asphalted last in 2019 and is now being concretised again. But commuters who use New BEL Road say the craters and potholes on this stretch have not been attended to and are a risk to regular users.
He was hospitalised for a few days and passed away on Tuesday night
Tributes started pouring in from entire generations of book lovers as news of the passing away of T.S. Shanbhag, the owner of erstwhile legendary Premier Book Shop, came out on Wednesday.
Balakrishna V., his financial advisor,told
The Hindu that he turned 84 on May 2. “He was suffering from an infection and then got COVID-19. He was hospitalised for a few days and passed away on Tuesday night,” he said. He is survived by his wife and daughter s family.
Started in 1971, the bookshop eventually closed down in 2009, the reason being an exponential increase in the rent on Church Street.
State of ‘smart roads’ has residents and motorists worried
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BSCL officials promise that work will be completed in six months
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BSCL officials promise that work will be completed in six months
Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa’s inspection of a few roads developed by Bengaluru Smart City Ltd. (BSCL) on Saturday did little to convince residents and motorists that projects will be completed any time soon. Activists and residents pointed out that he only inspected roads where work had been completed while many thoroughfares in the Central Business District remain dug up, with work progressing at a snail’s pace.
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Ajit Vikram Singh, founder of Delhiâs iconic Fact and Fiction, which shut down five years ago eloquently described in this piece how we feel when bookstores close: ââ¦we see a deluge of nostalgia flooding our social media timelines. The feeling of heartbrokenness remains for a few days, like a waterlogged road in Delhi during the monsoon, and then it clears away. While we may not know when the pandemic will endâ¦the future of bookshops.
Ajit Vikram Singh, founder of Delhiâs iconic Fact and Fiction, which shut down five years ago eloquently described in this piece how we feel when bookstores close: ââ¦we see a deluge of nostalgia flooding our social media timelines. The feeling of heartbrokenness remains for a few days, like a waterlogged road in Delhi during the monsoon, and then it clears away. While we may not know when the pandemic will endâ¦the future of bookshops will e