Developmental works atop Kondaveedu Fort resumed on Tuesday with the Roads and Buildings Department taking up laying of final stretch of ghat road extending to a length of 0.75 km at a cost of ₹11.8 crore. The ghat road will lead directly to the temples and guest houses atop the hill. Further, a road extending … Read more
Notwithstanding the recent spate of drunk driving accidents in the city, several liquor shops continue to cater to customers from permit rooms. The stretch of road from Santoshnagar crossroads to Gurramguda on one side and Sagar Ring Road to Uppal bisecting the former have become notorious. There are at least 10 liquor shops and quite … Read more
Ten persons were killed and eight others suffered injuries in two road accidents in Guntur district on Sunday. The injured were admitted to the Government General Hospital (GGH) in Guntur, and the condition of two of them was stated to be critical. Guntur (Urban) Superintendent of Police P.H.D. Ramakrishna said that six persons, who included … Read more
Crossy Road Castle, the follow up to very popular Crossy Road game that came out in 2014, has been released as an Apple Arcade exclusive title. It is available on iOS (iPhone, iPod touch), iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS (Apple TV) devices. The multiplayer mode can be played on a single device or across multiple devices. … Read more
National highways, which constitute less than 2% of total road network in the country, witnessed 30% of total road accident deaths in year 2018. The total loss incurred due to these fatal accidents on National Highways, according to an estimation, is coming close to 1% of the Gross Domestic Product of the country, which translates … Read more
“When will I be able to go out?” Confined to the dimly lit corridors and a life behind iron grills, most of the 158 inmates at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) at Erragadda who have partially or fully recovered do not leave any opportunity to pose the question to doctors, nurses and other staff. … Read more
The World Bank has stressed the need for launching State Road Safety Incentives programme on national mission mode for implementation and enforcement of road safety measures to reduce fatalities in road accidents that would go a long way in achieving ‘Vision Zero’, seeking to reduce road fatalities to zero. Pedestrians at risk It said that … Read more
Taking cognizance of the efforts put up by over 300 people from nine villages in Anantagiri mandal in Visakha Agency to build a 15-km road, the authorities concerned have now jumped into action. A report was published in The Hindu on February 12 under the headline ‘The ‘mountain men and women’ of Visakha agency’, which … Read more
No road cutting permissions after May 15, regulation of street vending zones, installation CCTV cameras and delegation of powers to zonal commissioners for the road maintenance works are some of the decisions taken during the meeting chaired by Additional DGP Jitender and GHMC Commissioner Lokesh Kumar on ‘Safe City Project’ on Tuesday. Mr. Jitender said … Read more