Life cannot be this cheap Though there is little scope for widening the roads, Bangalore has been adding almost 4 lakh vehicles a year, at the rate of nearly 900 vehicles per day.
Death stalks this stretch The 60-km stretch of national highway 4 from Bangalore to Tumkur passing through Nelamangala is one of the notorious roads for mishaps and accident-related injuries and deaths in South India.
NH: The killing fields Belgaum district tops the list for most fatal road accidents among six districts of north Karnataka.
Long arm of the law stops short! Cubbon Park traffic inspector N Arun Kumar was run over and killed by a black Scorpio near Cubbon road junction on March 18, 2006. On that fateful night, he along with his colleagues was checking vehicles for drunken driving.
The power game in Karnataka is headed for a climax. In October, the credibility of JD(S) will be put to test when it has to hand over power to BJP. Will the JD(S) do so? If yes, will B S Yediyurappa become the chief minister?
Deccan Herald invited readers to send in their predictions. Many argued that JD(S) would hand over the baton to BJP, but it would still be advantageous to JD(S) in the new dispensation.
Others were sure that BJP won’t gain power but will win public sympathy.
