Patchwork roads

Sandhya Vedullapalli, a civic activist, finds it doubly taxing: she has to navigate not only through the dug-up stretches of Anna Nagar’s 9th Main Street but also through civic red tape. “First…

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‘We are not asking for a city like London or Paris, all we want is clean water, decent roads’

Senior advocate R. Pandu addressing a convention of citizens in Ballari on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A public convention was organised by the Ballari Nagarika Horata Samithi (BNHS)…

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Schools reopen in Hyderabad after 49-day summer vacation; day begins with tearful goodbyes, anxious glances and jammed roads

Schools across Hyderabad reopened on Thursday (June 12, 2025) after the summer vacation. | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR Hyderabad witnessed a lively transformation on Thursday (June 12, 2025) morning as…

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