Streets

CJ Streets: Social media buzz on street harassment

At CJ we asked our viewers if they face any street harassment. Here are some of the comments from viewers about harassment they face on the roads. ...

CJ streets: Reports from all over India

CJs spread across the country sent us pictures and videos about the condition of their streets. ...

BJP stages protest over water scarcity in Delhi

New Delhi: Delhi BJP on Friday took to streets to protest against scarcity of water in various parts of the city during summer and blamed poor water management by Congress government for the situation. BJP activists led by Delhi unit chief Vijay Goel held a demonstration near ITO with police using water cannons and lathicharge to disperse them. "The crisis is so acute and the common people are in such...  

West Bengal: Mamata renames streets in Kolkata

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday renamed seventeen streets in the metropolis after legendary personalities from the world of industry, arts, music and others. The streets were given new names after RP Goenka, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ram Manohar Lohia, Uttam Kumar, Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Saheb, Debabrata Biswas as also Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Ramkrishna Paramahansa and others. "It is a great honour for all of us to rename...  

Google Maps shows North Korean gulags, streets

Google Inc.'s map with more details of North Korea has gone live. Google Maps shows details of North Korea, including streets, parks, monuments and train stops in the capital of Pyongyang. ...  

Delhi: Shelters for homeless inadequate

Despite the Delhi High Court's order directing the government to build one shelter per one lakh population, the capital still has only 150 temporary and permanent shelters that can house a mere 7500 homeless people of the city. With over three lakh homeless people in Delhi, the existing shelters are not only inadequate, they are also in poor conditions. ...  

Watch: Homeless women in Delhi on fighting cold, abuse

CNN-IBN's a campaign to help the homeless during the bitter North India cold focuses on the over 10,000 homeless women on Delhi streets who only have 5 shelters to rely on across the city. The women are not only battling with the cold, but also with repeated sexual and social abuse. ...

Watch: Homeless women in Delhi on fighting cold, abuse

CNN-IBN's a campaign to help the homeless during the bitter North India cold focuses on the over 10,000 homeless women on Delhi streets who only have 5 shelters to rely on across the city. The women are not only battling with the cold, but also with repeated sexual and social abuse. ...

Watch: Homeless women in Delhi on fighting cold, abuse

CNN-IBN's a campaign to help the homeless during the bitter North India cold focuses on the over 10,000 homeless women on Delhi streets who only have 5 shelters to rely on across the city. The women are not only battling with the cold, but also with repeated sexual and social abuse. ...

World class streets in Chennai to be a reality?

CHENNAI: There is not a soul in the city who does not curse his or her fate when using the city roads. If the bumpy rides on the pothole-filled city roads are not enough, the huge pile up of vehicles due to poor regulation at the junctions and poor planning of roads and pavements add to their woes.But now, there is some light at the end of the tunnel. The...  

'Wall Street's impact on India is limited'

New Delhi: With fears of the world heading towards another financial crisis written all over global markets, the Indian market is not likely to be any safe from the carnage. However, in an interview with CNBC-TV18, portfolio manager, PN Vijay says that Friday maybe the 'last tough day' for investors. "I see some resolution, going forward from Fridays mayhem," he says. Vijay further says that right now no one is...  

Google, Microsoft sued over map technology

Wilmington: Google Inc and Microsoft Corp were sued for infringing a Louisiana company's patent with their map websites, which let users navigate street-level views of towns and cities. Transcenic Inc asked a Delaware District court to prevent Google and Microsoft from continuing to infringe its patent and asked the court to award it damages. Lake Charles, Louisiana-based Transcenic said in court documents that Google's Streetview and Google Earth and Microsoft's...  

CJ: Hyd streets nightmare for pedestrians

Mehadipatnam is a busy locality of Hyderabad, but, it's a nightmare for pedestrians says CJ Kanthi Kannan. ...