Ola, Uber drivers’ strike affects commuters in Chennai, rides get expensive
Jan 3, 2018Cab rides got more expensive in Chennai as app-based taxi drivers are on a strike on one-day on Wednesday.
For 10 days, drones took 30k photos of Xi route
Oct 12, 2019Well before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s convoy wound its way from Chennai airport to his hotel and later to Mamallapuram on Friday afternoon, police had 3D visual information on virtually every rock — if there was any — on the route. More than 30,000 high-resolution pictures, each at 14 megapixels, were shot from an altitude of 100m using several drones over 10 days.
Tamil Nadu: Speed detecting cameras remain on paper
Dec 22, 2021 The Tamil Nadu Transport Department has once again cancelled the tenders floated to install vehicle speed monitoring cameras along the Chengalpattu-Trichy national highway.
Motorists in Tamil Nadu can get learner's licence without visiting RTO
Apr 13, 2022 Motorists across Tamil Nadu can now get learner's licences (LLR) without visiting regional transport offices (RTOs). You can also renew your licence or change the address on it online through the Parivahan portal of the Union road transport ministry.
Dual dividers on Anna Salai leave motorists confused
Jul 22, 2019 A month since a new divider was constructed on Anna Salai in Saidapet, the old divider is yet to be removed. The dividers, placed parallelly on the congested arterial road, continue to create confusion among motorists.
Soft copies of new textbooks for TN board students might be released on May 23
May 13, 2018Online versions of the new textbooks for Tamil Nadu state board students might be out on May 23 -- a week before schools reopen.
78% of people who died in car accidents in Tamil Nadu didn’t wear seat belts
Nov 28, 2019More than half of people who escaped with injuries in car accidents in Tamil Nadu in 2018 were wearing seat belts, shows data from the Union government’s road accident report.
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