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The Page 3 of a decent newspaper (the regular paper, not the City Page 3) is a fair indication of the issues that the city is grappling in.

In Bangalore, the papers talk about the crumbling infrastructure and the ineffective goverance, as the city sit precariously on the edge of an abyss, very similar to the deep holes that dominate the city's non-existent roads. It is sad to see such a beautiful city run to seed on account of no governance and high corruption. No wonder wikipedia has this to say on the city - However, as a large and growing metropolis in the developing world, Bangalore continues to struggle with problems such as air pollution, traffic congestion, and crime.

In Delhi, blessed with sufficient funds and undoubtedly the best roads in the country, the papers continue to report the latest rape and suicide cases, day on day.....in a strange twist of justice, no woman - rich or poor, child or old - feels safe in a city where rapes occur, repeatedly, in broad daylight in some of the most crowded areas of town. Even as young kids getting 86% in their Boards commit suicide coz the cut-offs for a decent course in a respectable college are at least 90%.