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Watch: Bihar national highway resembles the moon's surface; Prashant Kishor reacts
Trendingdesk •The road has reportedly been in a dilapidated condition since 2015. Tenders have also been floated multiple times to repair it, but all contractors are now missing after having left the work unfinished
New traffic fines: Outraged Twitterati lampoon Modi govt, joke collections may surpass GST revenue
•Many Indians have ridiculed a sharp increase in traffic fines this week, lampooning the poor state of roads and joking that the revenue from the fines would soon exceed that from taxes
After video of Bengaluru artist 'moonwalking' on road goes viral, BBMP fills potholes and fixes roads
Fp Staff •After a quirky video of a man walking on the streets of Bengaluru wearing a spacesuit on the road went viral on social media, the BBMP has fixed the roads.
Man in spacesuit 'moonwalks' on crater-like potholes in Bengaluru; video goes viral on social media, Twitterati slams BBMP
Fp Staff •Artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy, credited for coming up with the concept of recreating the lunar surface in Bengaluru, shared a video of the 'moonwalk' on social media on Monday to raise awareness about the situation of the roads.
NHAI engineer assault case: Maharashtra MLA Nitesh Rane, 17 others sent to judicial custody till 23 July
•A court in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra Tuesday remanded MLA Nitesh Rane and 17 of his supporters in judicial custody till July 23 in connection with last week's assault on a deputy engineer of the NHAI over potholes
In defence of the Bengaluru non-voter: Polling through WhatsApp, fewer potholes would've ensured record-shattering turnout
Srinivasaprasad •'To the number of those who voted, add those who wanted to but couldn’t, and the actual turnout would've been 97.64 percent,' a Bengaluru citizen's group said.
SC expresses concern over deaths in pothole-related accidents, asks its road safety committee to submit report within 2 weeks
•Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over deaths in accident caused by potholes on roads across the country.
Potholes in Mumbai: Woman sustains head injuries after falling off scooter in Tardeo, condition stable says doctor
Fp Staff •A 35-year-old woman landed in the hospital in Mumbai after she fell off her bike due to potholes and sustained multiple head injuries, after allegedly hitting a pothole outside Tardeo police station on Wednesday.
Congress workers count and fill potholes in Mumbai's Bandra, accuse BMC of not being prepared for monsoon
•Congress workers on Saturday counted and filled potholes in suburban Bandra as part of its campaign.
Congress workers in Mumbai fill potholes, accuse civic body of lack of preparedness for monsoon
•Congress workers on Saturday counted and filled potholes in suburban Bandra as part of its campaign, titled "Aao Potholes Giney"