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Cart puller stabbed in leg, robbed by duo on cycle track in Chandigarh
As the victim collapsed to the ground, the robbers forcibly took his wallet containing PAN card, Aadhaar card, voter card, and other documents, along with ₹5,000 in cash
Published on Feb 14, 2025 09:16 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Navi Mumbai to get 40km cycle track
On February 28, former Intel India country head, Avtar Saini, 68, was hit by a speeding cab in the morning when he was cycling along Palm Beach Road. He was later declared dead by the doctors. His death triggered outrage among cycling enthusiasts who rued lack of dedicated cycle tracks in Navi Mumbai
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 08:20 AM IST
PMC begins dismantling cycle track, to relocate BRTS bus stops on Swargate to Hadapsar route
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in India is removing the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) bus stops and cycle track on the Swargate to Hadapsar route to ease traffic congestion. Locals have long been demanding that the road be widened, and the PMC is finally taking measures to address their concerns. The PMC has started relocating the bus stops to the side of the road and dismantling the cycle track, which is not being used by cyclists and is contributing to worsening traffic conditions.
Updated on Sep 05, 2023 12:08 AM IST
Siddharth Gadkari
Two-wheeler riders account for 50% deaths on Ludhiana roads
As per traffic experts, the main reason behind the high number of two-wheeler riders dying in road accidents lack of enforcement and non-compliance of traffic rules, including speed limit and wearing helmets
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 11:18 PM IST
Gurjot Singh, Ludhiana
GMDA proposes 1% cess on property transfers to fund ₹845 crore SPR project
Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has proposed imposing a 1% user charge in the form of duty on property transfers in sectors along the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) to fund the project. The SPR project has been delayed due to funding issues, but GMDA said that the entire tendering process has been completed and the high-powered committee chaired by the chief minister will allot the contract soon. The cost of the project is INR8.45bn ($115m) and different modes of funding will be used. The authority said that 37 developing sectors are along the SPR and an estimated INR3.25bn can be collected in three years.
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 12:13 AM IST