A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has refused to entertain the plea of the Tamil Nadu government to pass a gag order against Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and his colleagues from making any public statements on the Mullaperiyar dam. It also did not entertain Kerala government’s plea seeking direction to reduce the water level in the dam from 136 feet to 120 feet.
Road traffic injuries and deaths are a hidden epidemic in the cities of Uttar Pradesh. With one exception they have among the highest road accident fatalities in India. Despite this, road safety is yet to be a political priority in UP.
