Towards smoother road to BIAL Taking the first step towards a smoother passage, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will on January 16 begin building an underpass using pre-cast box structures on T Chowdaiah Road near Kaveri junction. The Palike had proposed seven such underpasses to ease traffic movement to Devanahalli.
Auto fare: RTA meet on Jan 17 The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) will meet on January 17 to consider the demand of autorickshaw unions for a revision in minimum auto fares.
Officials caught red-handed Lokayukta police on Monday caught a BBMP official and assistant manager, Karnataka State Beverages Corporation Limited (KSBCL) for accepting bribe.
LIFT DEATHS
Police 'wrap up' Peenya case It seems like the police have washed their hands off the Peenya case where two employees of Life Line Feeds India Pvt Ltd were crushed to death after the lift gave way on Sunday.
CRIME BEAT
Boy drowns in lake Gurudutt (14) who had gone to take bath in a lake near Hebbal met a watery grave on Saturday.
There is a proposal to set up a commission for reorganisation of states. Is it desirable to have smaller states? Deccan Herald had invited its readers to comment on the topic. While some of the readers believe that it is good to have smaller states as it would help the government machinery to function effectively, others opine that the division of states would affect the already diminishing national unity and could only add troubles to the country.
