Innocent, is he?

People might call him names, but relatives of Dr Ashok Jadeja — of the “triple your money” fame — who's now cooling his heels in jail, still hold him in high esteem. At the site of the demolition of his house at Makarba, his cousin sister was seen trying to convince people that the entire fault isn't his. She claims that it was the community leaders, who led him into this 'business'. "My cousin did not need to adopt such bad practices to make money. He was earning enough from his medical practice. Why should he do anything else?" she was telling people, many of whom were busy collecting residual items from under the debris. Well, the judiciary will surely decide that.

It’s no speedway for all

DRY run of special buses on the Bus Rapid Transit route are giving the drivers nightmarish experiences these days. But, this isn't an unexpected situation. Locals being locals, their habits die-hard; they prefer to take dangerous shortcuts to safer long cuts. Just at the beginning of the experimental road at the north end of Pirana Bridge, from where the dedicated corridor starts, a number of motorcycle riders — of all age groups — enter the lane to reach across the fenced corridor. It all would seem fun, but only till a speeding special bus approached. Because then, the biker has no place to escape, but to force the driver to apply brakes and hear abuses before being allowed to overtake the bus, and then go. Imposing heavy fine for entering the lane seems to be the only way out to keep people from such misadventures.

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