Opinion
Why a city budget should be readable by the person who pays the fare
A resident should be able to find the bus line, the drain line and the school line without a briefing.
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Politics
Municipal budget sets aside a corridor fund for flood-prone wards
Eight neighbourhoods that waterlogged twice last monsoon are first in line for drain widening.
Sports
Rivals share the points after a rain-hit derby decided in added time
A late equaliser left both dressing rooms arguing about the same slippery corner.
Business
Textile mills in the west add a night shift for winter orders
Export houses asked for earlier delivery of plain weaves used in coats and school uniforms.
Technology
A public library lends tablets for evening coding classes
The tablets stay in the building. Learners take home a printed exercise, not the device.
Sports
Women’s hockey team books a semi-final with a late short-corner
The winner came with four minutes left, after the side had spent the third quarter defending a one-goal lead.
Entertainment
Streaming charts put a regional soundtrack ahead of two national releases
The album was recorded with a live choir in a hall that usually hosts weddings.
World
Grain ships resume a shortened route after inspectors clear the channel
Vessels will travel in daylight only until a second sweep of the lower reach is finished.
Entertainment
Festival lineup lands with a hometown premiere and a surprise closer
Organisers kept the final slot blank until this morning’s press call.