Urban News

Hyderabad Metro Adds 56 Trains Amid Bus Strike Chaos

As Hyderabad’s buses remained off the roads, the city’s metro rail network did something unusual: it stopped behaving like a…

1 week ago

Bus Strike Paralyzes Hyderabad As Fares Double Overnight

For the first time since October 2019, Hyderabad woke up to a city without buses. The visible relief — lighter…

1 week ago

Hyderabad Braces For 40°C Day With Evening Thunderstorms

Hyderabad will wake up to a searing 40-degree Celsius day on Thursday, but the evening could bring a violent reset.…

1 week ago

Kerala Simmers At 41 1°C With Mercury Still Rising

Palakkad touched 41.1 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Punalur followed at 39.8. Vellanikara at 39.3. By the India Meteorological Department’s own…

1 week ago

Mumbai Water Metro Tender Drops With 16 Routes

Mumbai’s commuters spend an average of three hours daily on roads and trains that stopped being fit for purpose a…

1 week ago

NHAI Revives Muvattupuzha Bypass With One Year Deadline

After months of stalemate, the National Highways Authority of India has revived bypass projects for Muvattupuzha and Kothamangalam — two…

1 week ago

Kochi Corporation Given Three Weeks To Fix Canal Hazard

For pedestrians navigating Convent Junction in Kochi, the hazard is not just vehicular. A 100-metre stretch of canal between the…

1 week ago

Summer Halts Power Flow From Kerala To Four TN Districts

The Thekkady Lake basin is now a cracked earth tableau. With summer temperatures scorching the Western Ghats, water flow from…

1 week ago

Muvattupuzha Canal Turns Toxic Near Anganwadi And Homes

In Muvattupuzha municipality’s ward 18, the Mannankadavu Canal has stopped being a waterbody. It is now an open drain carrying…

1 week ago

Kochi Revives Indigenous Pumps Amid Rising Sea Levels

For a city sitting barely 40 centimetres above the surrounding sea, even routine pre-monsoon showers now trigger a familiar crisis.…

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