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Arpit Basu

Kolkata

Special Correspondent at The Times of India

Special Correspondent with the @IndiaToday Group’s fact check team.

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  • 1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Arpit Basu

    NewsHeerapura bus terminal: Locals fear traffic disasterJaipur: A significant traffic crisis looms as the state govt intends to shift the bus stand at the corner of the 200-Feet Bypass Crossing to the newly erected bus terminal in Heerapura. According to the plan, buses arriving from the Ajmer side would utilise the service roads and the underpass of the Bhankrota flyover to access this terminal.

  • 1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Arpit Basu

    NewsCity Newsjaipur NewsSirsi Rd widening from next wk, expect traffic delays for 6 monthsTrendingJaipur: Commuters using Sirsi Road should prepare for traffic slowdowns and brief snarls over the next six months, as Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) begins widening the stretch between Jharkhand Mod Tiraha and the 200-Feet (C-Scheme) Bypass next week. A senior JDA engineer confirmed the phased widening project, stating that the road will be divided into smaller sections to minimise disruption.

  • 1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Arpit Basu

    NewsPHED notifies four-fold increase in water tariff; consumers unlikely to feel the pinchJaipur: Despite the Public Health Engineering Department's (PHED) four-fold water tariff hike effective April 10, city residents will continue to pay 2017 rates. The state government will offset the difference by directly subsidizing PHED, shielding consumers from the steep increase. Officials said PHED's April 10 order notified the tariff modification for the amount consumers must pay.

  • 1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Arpit Basu

    Jaipur: Two Congress MLAs – Rafeek Khan and Amin Kagzi – plan to move Rajasthan High Court to challenge govt's decision to abandon the Metro extension project from Badi Chaupar to Transport Nagar. They asserted that the relocation of Narayan Singh Circle bus terminus to Transport Nagar by the BJP govt recently made it clear that the resolution to discontinue the Metro extension is politically influenced. The two MLAs said they are seeking legal counsel to challenge govt's decision.

  • 1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Arpit Basu

    Jaipur: With Ajmer Road witnessing massive traffic congestions every evening due to unauthorised parking on both flanks of the road, which lacks service lanes, Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) remains undecided about the financial implications of the dismantling of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor from this road. Residents of the area and commuters said the corridor's presence and JDA's delay have made their lives harder.

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