‘No money for quality children’s education’
Thanks to the ever-increasing petrol prices along with decreasing patronage for the auto-rickshaws after the arrival of illegally operated ‘Ape’ share autos and Tata magic vans, D. Sathya, wife of a c
No mercy from auto drivers
The middle class and the common man are the worst hit from the hike in petrol prices.
They allege that auto drivers are fleecing them and that it is high time the government intervenes in the matter
Election dept site gets voter-friendly
In a bid to woo voters in the state, the election department has given a facelift to its website with user-friendly features, including video offerings.
‘Stand up and vote. You are 18,’ says the hom
Nod for stadium stands soon
The 12,000 empty chairs sealed by the corporation in M.A. Chidambaram stadium, Chennai, might soon get a reprieve from the state government as the urban development department is said to have given a
No sun film, no safety: Women
The sun control films and tinted glasses that were seen by the court as one of the reasons for perpetrators of crime manage to get away with impunity, also provide a safety cover to a section of soci
4,000 apply for voter ID cards
The election department has evoked a decent response from aspiring voters in Pudukottai constituency where bypolls are round the corner, as it has received 4,000 applications seeking inclusion of name
MTC conductors under GPS scanner
Soon conductors of 3,500 MTC buses would be brought under GPS radar with the state government planning to fit GPS equipment in the hand-held ticket-issuing devices (e-ticketing) to be issued to them,
Srirangam to get modern bus depot
Srirangam, the island town which is the chief minister’s constituency, is all set to become the ‘Koyambedu of the South’ with the state government planning to develop a modern depot that would serve a
Transport dept study to help identify mini bus routes
Mini buses in Chennai are unlikely to ply on all the routes suggested by the Anna University as the transport department has decided to put on hold the recommendations made by varsity experts.
Inste
New RTOs likely to come up in state
Chennai suburbs Ponneri and Minjur are all set to get new RTO offices.
The state government is likely to announce in the Assembly on Tuesday about setting up of seven new road transport offices (RTO