Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

Type: Company
Name: Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Staff shortage: half of Regional Science Centre remains closed

Nearly half of the facilities $ precisely two out the four galleries $ at the Regional Science Centre here, which boasts of hundreds of experiments on various scientific principles, remains closed even after two weeks of its being thrown open to the ... [Published The Hindu - May 18 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Five killed, 7 injured as government bus rams lorry

The mangled remains of the Karnataka government bus that rammed the lorry, at Perumalpettai near Vaniyambadi on Thursday | ExpressFive persons including four passengers of a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation’s (KSRTC) bus were killed in a road ... [Published New Indian Express - May 17 2013]
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

With bus stand bypassed, woes of passengers go unabated

A group waits on the left side of the four-lane road opposite the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) depot here to board a bus to go to Coimbatore.Likewise, several commuters get down from a bus on the right side of the road near the Collectorate ... [Published The Hindu - May 13 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

It’s high time omnibuses moved out of Madurai

Who is to blame for the traffic congestion in the Shopping Complex bus stand? This simple question evokes different responses and accusations.The public blamed the traffic police for the poor regulation of vehicle movement. The Tamil Nadu State Transport ... [Published The Hindu - May 06 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

3 killed, 20 injured in head-on collision

Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, May 6 (UNI) Three people were killed and 20 injured in a collision between two Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) buses at Vedalai Village on the Madurai-Rameswaram highway, here this afternoon.Preliminary reports quoting ... [Published United News of India - May 06 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 3 reports

Sporadic violence continues in parts of TN over arrest of Ramadoss

Several parts of the State continued to witness violence on Thursday for the third day, as a fallout to the arrest of Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S. Ramadoss.An explosive device went off underneath a small bridge on the Mayilam road in Villupuram district. ... [Published The Hindu - May 03 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

HC backs disabled driver’s bid to hold job

The Madras High Court bench here on Wednesday directed the general manager of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) to allow a differently-abled driver to continue in service or provide alternative employment to him after a medical test.Petitioner ... [Published The Hindu - May 03 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

Sporadic incidents in delta region

Pattali Makkal Katchi founder leader S. Ramadoss was brought to the Tiruchi Central Prison at around 4 a.m. on Wednesday.Over 360 partymen who were arrested in Villupuram on Tuesday along with Dr. Ramadoss, PMK president G.K. Mani, A. Ganesh Kumar, MLA, ... [Published The Hindu - May 02 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

3,000 bus services cancelled

The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) in Villupuram scaled downed its operations on Wednesday after two buses were vandalised in the backdrop of the arrest of PMK leaders a day earlier.According to a senior official of TNSTC, of the 3,000 ... [Published New Indian Express - May 02 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 3 reports

700 persons arrested across State

At least 700 people were arrested across the State on Wednesday for staging protests to condemn the arrest of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) leader S. Ramadoss. Four buses were allegedly torched in Krishnagiri, Vellore and Kancheepuram districts in the last ... [Published The Hindu - May 01 2013]
First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Crane crushes 4-year-old playing on construction site

The four-year-old daughter of a migrant labourer couple from Andhra Pradesh was crushed to death by a hydraulic crane when she was playing in front of her shack at a construction site at Kayarambedu near Guduvancherry here on Monday. The child was alone ... [Published New Indian Express - Apr 30 2013]
First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Bus crew honoured for saving people trapped in burning building

Two drivers and two conductors of a private city bus and a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus were honoured by City Police Commissioner AA.K. Viswanathanon Friday for their rescue efforts and presence of mind in saving more than 50 lives ... [Published The Hindu - Apr 27 2013]

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"We advise the crew to go to the new bus stand InIn case of violation of this order, we take severe action against the crew" he said
CM Announces Aid Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday granted a solatium of ` "5 lakh to the family of Selvan, who was killed in stone pelting by anti-social elements. The CM expressed grief over the loss of life and directed the police to take severe action against those involved in the crime."
"Several thousand commuters travel by government buses from Tambaram and other areas of the city to Wallajahbad and Kancheepuram. We pay Rs. 32 for a single trip. The road has been in a miserable state for months together. We wonder how long we have to suffer this fate" said C Arun, a resident of Tambaram working in a private company in Kancheepuram
"We are suffering heavy losses due to the damage caused to buses and fall in passenger revenue. Of the four buses torched, one was a brand new vehicle worth Rs. 20 lakh. Bus services have been hit in Dharmapuri, Salem, Cuddalore and Villuppuram districts. We are trying to maximise operations to avoid inconvenience to commuters" State Transport Secretary Braj Kishore Prasad told The Hindu on Monday

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Staff shortage: half of Regional Science Centre... [Published The Hindu - May 18 2013]
Five killed, 7 injured as government bus rams l... [Published New Indian Express - May 17 2013]
Goondas Act, NSA slapped on PMK men [Published The Hindu - May 14 2013]
With bus stand bypassed, woes of passengers go ... [Published The Hindu - May 13 2013]
Panic in Hosur as elephants lay siege to town [Published New Indian Express - May 12 2013]
Helmets to save drivers from stones [Published New Indian Express - May 11 2013]
BMTC's midnight curfew strains commuters [Published Deccan Herald - May 10 2013]
Two years on, work on Oragadam grade separator ... [Published The Hindu - May 08 2013]
When buses become soft target, operators are hi... [Published The Hindu - May 08 2013]
PMK activists target ration shops [Published The Hindu - May 07 2013]
It’s high time omnibuses moved out of Madurai [Published The Hindu - May 06 2013]
3 killed, 20 injured in head-on collision [Published United News of India - May 06 2013]
Motion sick boy puts head out, hit by van [Published New Indian Express - May 06 2013]
Violence takes heavy toll on ECR tourism [Published New Indian Express - May 06 2013]
PDS outlet, MLA’s office set on fire [Published The Hindu - May 05 2013]
Now, Kumbakonam passengers can stay cool [Published The Hindu - May 05 2013]
PMK bandh brings Puducherry to halt [Published New Indian Express - May 04 2013]
Private buses, huts, liquor outlets burnt on day 4 [Published New Indian Express - May 04 2013]
One killed, 8 hurt in bus-lorry smash [Published Times of India - May 03 2013]
Violence continues in Tamil Nadu after the arre... [Published KeralaNext.com - May 03 2013]
HC backs disabled driver’s bid to hold job [Published The Hindu - May 03 2013]
On day three, slew of arson attacks in TN pockets [Published New Indian Express - May 03 2013]
Three injured as bomb hurled on private bus [Published New Indian Express - May 03 2013]
Fearing fury, buses keep off Kaduvetti [Published New Indian Express - May 03 2013]
Public stranded as night service halted [Published New Indian Express - May 03 2013]
Sporadic violence continues in parts of TN over... [Published The Hindu - May 03 2013]
Sporadic violence continues in parts of Tamil Nadu [Published The Hindu - May 03 2013]
Sporadic violence continues [Published The Hindu - May 02 2013]
Sporadic incidents in delta region [Published The Hindu - May 02 2013]
3,000 bus services cancelled [Published New Indian Express - May 02 2013]
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