AC bus services set to resume in Tamil Nadu after nearly 11 months, senior citizens barred
According to the Standard Operating Procedures, transport corporations should provide QR code panels to enable contact less payment from commuters and also offer monthly passes for city AC services
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An AC bus seen stationed at Gandhi Irvin road near Chennai Egmore railway station (File Photo | EPS)
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CHENNAI: After nearly 11 months, air conditioned services on private and government buses are set to resume in Tamil Nadu. The state government issued the order for this on Thursday.
A total of 702 government AC buses will recommence operations gradually in the next few days, said official sources. This includes economic AC buses operated by six divisions of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) and AC deluxe and sleeper services of the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC).
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MADURAI: Pointing out how in a majority of road accident death cases, the responsibility is fixed on the driver of the bigger vehicle even when it is the victim who violated the rules and contributed to the accident, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court observed that such a mentality should be reviewed.
Justice K Murali Shankar made the observation earlier this month while partly allowing an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC)- Pudukkottai division against a motor accident tribunal s order dated June 30, 2015 directing it to pay Rs 6.6 lakh as compensation to the victim s family.
Nallur Vayal residents oppose name change to locality
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They submit petition at the weekly grievances redress meeting
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They submit petition at the weekly grievances redress meeting Residents of Nallur Vayal, a village in Madhvarayapuram panchayat, petitioned the Coimbatore district administration at the weekly grievances redress meeting on Monday opposing the area being referred to as Karunya Nagar.
M. Devarajan, who heads the Nallur Vayal Pathugappu Kuzhu, said be it the police, nationalised banks, post office or the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, all Central and State government establishments referred to the area as Karunya Nagar. The post office using Karunya Nagar to refer to Nallur Vayal had led to a situation where their voter identity card, ration card and other government documents showed them to be residents of the Nagar and not Nallur Vayal. The residents had been protesting the misrepresentation and had now come together to
Updated Feb 05, 2021 | 15:36 IST
The commuters said that the TNSTC had planned a bus to Vellore every 30 minutes during the Covid-19 lockdown. It was also said that more buses operated during the festive season till last February. Representational Image | Photo Credit: PTI
Chennai: Travel has been difficult for the commuters who are travelling from Chennai to northern districts of Tamil Nadu like Vellore. This is due to the shortage of busses causing the passengers to wait for more than three hours to catch their busses, especially during weekend and festival times.
Not only that, but several busses have also been cancelled, thanks to the shortage of workforce and the delay in the induction of new buses. Reports suggest that more than a 1000 buses have been cancelled. However, no word about the same has come in from the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) officials.
TNSTC staff observe hunger strike
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TNSTC employees staging a protest at Vannarpettai in Palayamkottai on Saturday.
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Urging the government to start wage settlement talks without further delay, the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) workers observed a fast here on Saturday. The protestors, led by A. Dharman of DMK-backed Thozhilaalar Munnetra Sangam, observed the fast in front of TNSTC’s Tamirabharani Depot in Vannarpet. The protestors said the State Government, which was settling arrears to be given to the retired employees, should start the wage settlement talks immediately. CITU’s district treasurer M. Perumal inaugurated the hunger strike in which AITUC’s N. Ulaganathan, HMS’s P. Subramanian and others spoke.