Buses to be operated within specific timings
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Government buses will not be operated on Sundays
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Government buses will not be operated on Sundays Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation will operate buses from Arapalayam and M.G.R. bus stands within stipulated timings from April 20, when night curfew between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. will be implemented.
According to a press release from the district administration, no government buses will be operated on Sundays when total lockdown will be imposed.
From Arapalayam bus stand, buses will be operated to Erode, Salem and Coimbatore upto 5 p.m., Kodaikanal until 5.45 p.m.; Tiruppur and Pollachi upto 6 p.m.; Karur, Cumbum and Palani until 7 p.m.; Theni, Dindigul and Periyakulam until 8 p.m.; and Nilakottai until 8.30 p.m.
Updated Apr 16, 2021 | 14:37 IST
Taking suo moto cognisance of the incident, the Tamil Nadu Human Rights Commission has asked TNSTC’s managing director (Coimbatore division) to submit a report within three weeks. Bus passenger slapped by conductor in Tamil Nadu [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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A vegetable vendor from Chithode had boarded a TNSTC bus to go to Erode on Sunday.
The vegetable vendor told the bus conductor that he does not have the exact change to pay the fare, following which the latter slapped the former.
Erode: In a shocking incident in Tamil Nadu, a government bus conductor allegedly slapped a 58-year-old passenger after the latter expressed his inability to give exact change for buying a travelling ticket. A video of the incident surfaced on social media and started making waves. The Tamil Nadu Human Rights Commission has now taken suo moto cognizance of the incident.
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More people come under vaccination cover
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Health officials conducted work place camps at various places in Tiruchi district
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Vaccination ‘festival’ is under way at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital in Tiruchi on Wednesday.
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Health officials conducted work place camps at various places in Tiruchi district
With the Health Department organising sector-specific camps in different parts of the district, vaccination coverage is going up steadily.
The average daily coverage of COVID-19 vaccination was hovering around just 3,000 till a week ago. It has gone up to about 5,000 over the last few days. A total of 6,576 persons were vaccinated on Monday. The count was 6,209 on Tuesday.
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