Potholes in Karnataka are the result of BJP's UP model: DK Shivakumar
1 year, 11 months ago

Potholes in Karnataka are the result of BJP's UP model: DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar on Friday alleged the pothole menace in Karnataka is the result of BJP’s Uttar Pradesh model governance. Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar The senior Congress leader took to social media and wrote, “People don’t understand that the potholes in roads across Karnataka are actually part of the BJP’s UP model of development. The Karnataka High Court recently directed the state government to register a First Investigation Report on complaints regarding accidents due to potholes. The court also reiterated that residents who meet with accidents due to potholes can file a complaint in the police station and the police department will investigate the matter.

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Andhra CM Repairs Pothole on Road with His Own Hands, Targets Jagan Mohan Reddy
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Andhra CM Repairs Pothole on Road with His Own Hands, Targets Jagan Mohan Reddy

ABP News  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has launched a mission to achieve pothole-free roads in the state. He personally repaired a pothole by filling it with mortar and also fixed a large pothole by dumping material onto it by a truck. Naidu has also tasked Roads and Buildings Minister BC Janardhan Reddy and officials to ensure that no pothole …

Pothole problem can’t be fixed in 15 days, say civic activists as BBMP starts to fill them
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pothole problem can’t be fixed in 15 days, say civic activists as BBMP starts to fill them

The Hindu  

Following a 15-day deadline set by Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar to fill potholes on city roads, senior civic officials, including special commissioners, are overseeing the exercise on the streets, even inviting the media and making it an event. In the last three days since Mr. Shivakumar asked senior officials to go to the streets and …

DKS warns officials of action if Bengaluru is not pothole-free
3 months, 2 weeks ago

DKS warns officials of action if Bengaluru is not pothole-free

The Hindu  

A week after setting a 15-day deadline to make the city’s streets pothole-free, Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. He warned officials of stringent action if there were any complaints of potholes by the end of the 15-day deadline he set on September 2. He stated that at the end of the 15 days, he would conduct city …

Potholes worsen traffic on flooded roads in Bengaluru city
4 months, 1 week ago

Potholes worsen traffic on flooded roads in Bengaluru city

The Hindu  

The pothole-riddled city roads added to the woes of the commuters on Monday, August 12, who were navigating through the inundated roads. Praful S., who commutes on the Outer Ring Road daily to the office, said, “My bike tyre fell into a pothole and I almost lost balance. However, somehow I managed to gain balance again.” He said even during …

After rain, potholes resurface on Bengaluru roads
7 months, 1 week ago

After rain, potholes resurface on Bengaluru roads

The Hindu  

After Bengaluru received a spate of rains recently after a long dry spell, familiar rain-related problems like potholes are back. Although the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike claims that it has been routinely filling potholes using cold-mix, many residents complain that many roads appear to have been unattended to. A resident of BTM Layout said that there were multiple ongoing civic …

‘Will hit the streets of Karnataka if Centre does not address our concerns’: Deputy CM Shivakumar
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Will hit the streets of Karnataka if Centre does not address our concerns’: Deputy CM Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Congress government's protest in Delhi alleging "injustice" to the State by the Centre in tax devolution and grants-in-aid, was not a show of strength, but the voice of the people of the State, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Wednesday. 7 crore people, they are giving tax every day, we are getting only 13 per cent, we …

Bengaluru potholes: Kiran Shaw asks BBMP to penalise ‘responsible’ for lapses
2 years ago

Bengaluru potholes: Kiran Shaw asks BBMP to penalise ‘responsible’ for lapses

Live Mint  

Smart city Bengaluru, which is known for traffic congestion, continues to witness potholes despite a slew of complaints and backlash from its citizens. A video has been surfaced on the internet showing potholes on a road with heavy traffic movement in Karnataka's capital city. Sahana, a Twitter user posted such video on the microblogging site in which Bengaluru traffic police …

Bengaluru: Nine road accidents due to potholes since Oct 2021
2 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru: Nine road accidents due to potholes since Oct 2021

Live Mint  

Potholes have continued to remain death traps for Bengaluru residents despite the slew of complaints by citizens. The daily said that nine people have lost their lives due to road accidents since October 2021. According to the CCTV footage of the accident, the motorist was trying to overtake the tractor when he slipped on a stretch of road that was …

Bengaluru potholes claim 44-year-old's life, Siddaramaiah reacts to civic apathy
2 years, 4 months ago

Bengaluru potholes claim 44-year-old's life, Siddaramaiah reacts to civic apathy

Hindustan Times  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, responsible for civic amenities and infrastructural assets in the Karnataka capital, has come under fire for civic apathy once more, after another pothole-related death was recorded on Tuesday. Bengaluru's potholes, infamous for having claimed several lives in the past, have struck again by taking a 44-year-old man's life as he was on his way to …

Shocking! Potholes in Bihar's National Highway resemble small swimming pools
2 years, 6 months ago

Shocking! Potholes in Bihar's National Highway resemble small swimming pools

India TV News  

Highlights The highway has more than 100 big potholes in a stretch of over 20 km of road Local residents claim that the road was used by the administrative officers yet was never repaired The road was given the status of a national highway in 2001 The Bihar government has time and again claimed that roads in the state are …

'We Personally Feel You Have Not Done Anything': Karnataka High Court On BBMP's Claim Of Filling Up All Bengaluru Potholes
2 years, 10 months ago

'We Personally Feel You Have Not Done Anything': Karnataka High Court On BBMP's Claim Of Filling Up All Bengaluru Potholes

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday took strong exception to the oral claim made by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike that it has filled up all the potholes across the city. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj orally observed, "We personally feel that you have not done anything.Don't say anything which we ourselves feel …

AAP celebrates ‘pothole habba’; traffic police step in to make roads better
3 years, 2 months ago

AAP celebrates ‘pothole habba’; traffic police step in to make roads better

The Hindu  

Members of the Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday ‘celebrated’ what they called a ‘pothole habba’ across the city’s 198 wards to highlight an issue that has been a sore point among citizens for long. AAP Karnataka convenor Prithvi Reddy said, “Around ₹20,000 crore of our tax money has gone into this. Meanwhile, the traffic police who often bear the brunt …

Pothole Filling on Bengaluru Roads on a War Footing After Respite from Rains: K'taka CM
3 years, 2 months ago

Pothole Filling on Bengaluru Roads on a War Footing After Respite from Rains: K'taka CM

News 18  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the work on filling the potholes on the city roads will be taken up on a “war footing” once there is some respite from rains. Bommai said that the government was preparing a “Master Plan” for drainage and sewage water separation in the city, in coordination with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and …

Uttarakhand: BJP Govt Starts Pothole Work, Congress Says 'Another Way of Corruption'
3 years, 2 months ago

Uttarakhand: BJP Govt Starts Pothole Work, Congress Says 'Another Way of Corruption'

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party -led Uttarakhand government has issued strict instructions to the concerned authorities to ensure six thousand kilometres of roads in the state are pothole-free within one and a half months. The Congress party has also questioned the BJP government’s campaign, saying that they had merely invented another way to carry out corruption. Uttarakhand PWD minister Satpal Maharaj …

Bengaluru Residents Protest Potholes by Planting Paddy Saplings, Offer 'Boat Rides'
3 years, 3 months ago

Bengaluru Residents Protest Potholes by Planting Paddy Saplings, Offer 'Boat Rides'

News 18  

In an attempt to draw the attention of authorities towards the poor condition of roads and potholes, residents of Bengaluru’s Anjanpura have planted paddy saplings in the potholes filled with water. Conducted by the Changemakers of Kanakapura Road Association along with local residents, the protest also involved them bringing in a boat and offering rides for Rs 20, according to …

Bengaluru’s BBMP said no potholes on 74 roads. Court ordered survey finds 437
3 years, 9 months ago

Bengaluru’s BBMP said no potholes on 74 roads. Court ordered survey finds 437

Hindustan Times  

A crackdown by the Karnataka high court following the death of a 19-year-old medical student, and hearings of Public Interest Litigations have revealed that there are at least 5,435 potholes, bad roads or bad footpaths in Bengaluru. A report by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority has revealed that there are at least 5,435 potholes, bad roads or patchy footpaths …

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