School Bus Collides with Bike on Kolar Road: 1 Dead, 2 Injured in Bhopal

Ragavendran Ramesh • News Articles • Published on 17 Jul 2025

A fatal school bus collision on Kolar Road, Bhopal, has raised alarm over road safety in school zones. RagaDecode breaks down the July 16 tragedy, the victim’s story, and the urgent need for traffic reform.

Vehicles Run on Bhopal Railway Station Platform: Major Security Lapse Caught on Camera

Ragavendran Ramesh • Indian Railways • Published on 6 Jul 2025

Vehicles seen running on platforms at Bhopal Railway Station raise major safety concerns. Shocking videos go viral, prompting swift RPF investigation and public outrage.

World-Class Executive Lounge at Bhopal Junction Sets New Standards in Rail Travel

Ragavendran Ramesh • Indian Railways • Published on 5 Jul 2025

Experience world-class comfort at Bhopal Junction’s Executive Lounge with 200 seats, VIP recliners, Wi-Fi, showers & more—luxury meets railway travel.

Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, is a unique blend of scenic lakes, administrative power, historical depth, and fast-paced urban development, where daily headlines emerge from both heritage corridors and smart city dashboards. Known as the City of Lakes, Bhopal balances natural beauty with governance infrastructure, housing key institutions like the State Assembly, Raj Bhavan, and numerous directorates that make it the nerve center of decision-making in the state. Areas like TT Nagar, New Market, and MP Nagar bustle with political and business activity, while neighborhoods such as Kohefiza, Shahpura, and Kolar reflect a diverse urban sprawl with growing civic needs. The city frequently appears in the news for updates on crime reports, sanitation drives, metro rail progress, power outages, water supply alerts, and policy decisions made in the Mantralaya. Environmental concerns like encroachment around Upper Lake, AQI dips, and seasonal dengue outbreaks generate civic activism and municipal action. Educational institutions like MANIT, IIFM, Bhopal School of Social Sciences, and Barkatullah University make it a major academic hub, bringing in youth-driven debates on exam reforms, hostel infrastructure, and campus movements. Bhopal’s tragic legacy of the 1984 gas disaster still shapes parts of the public health narrative, with compensation cases, memorials, and environmental checks continuing to feature in district-level developments. Politically, the city sees frequent rallies, Cabinet announcements, and bureaucratic reshuffles, often impacting urban planning, welfare schemes, and law enforcement priorities. With the Bhopal Metro construction reshaping traffic patterns and urban zones, residents regularly navigate updates on diversions, project deadlines, and real estate booms near emerging transit corridors. The city’s rich heritage — including landmarks like Taj-ul-Masajid, Bharat Bhavan, and the old city markets — draws tourism and cultural focus, especially during festivals like Eid, Diwali, Navratri, and the Bhopal Literature Festival. From road mishaps near Raisen Road to civic body updates on drainage work, every detail plays a role in how the city evolves. Public transport improvements, Swachh Bharat rankings, new bus terminals, digital kiosks, and electric vehicle adoption are frequently discussed within the smart city agenda. Despite its rising infrastructure, Bhopal also grapples with slum rehabilitation, housing board controversies, waterlogging during monsoons, and delayed municipal services in outer zones like Ayodhya Nagar and Karond. The people of Bhopal — government workers, students, shopkeepers, artists, and IT professionals — represent a growing urban class deeply engaged in local governance, culture, and accountability. RagaDecode captures these voices and developments, curating consistent, ground-level reports that reflect the true pulse of Bhopal in transition.