Transportation

Southern Railway has announced that 58 electric trains will be canceled on the Chennai Central – Arakkonam route tomorrow due to maintenance work. A press release issued by Southern Railway said:- Due to maintenance work at Pattabram and Ambattur railway stations on Chennai Central – Arakkonam route.8 trains will be canceled today (Saturday) and 58 […]

Fortunately, 180 people including passengers and crew on board survived due to the skill of the pilot. The plane, which was about to take off from Chennai’s Meenambakkam International Airport to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, suddenly experienced mechanical failure while approaching the runway. There were a total of 180 people including passengers and flight crew in

A passenger train was running from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh to Balasa last night. A passenger train from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh was going to Balasa last night. The train was stopping for a signal on the track between Alamanta – Gangadapally. Then, on the same track, another passenger train sped from Visakhapatnam towards Odisha’s

When approaching Katpadi, there was a sudden smoke near the wheel of the common coach of the West Coast Express train. Due to this, the train was stopped midway. Sudden smoke in the train: West Coast Express train from Chennai Railway Station to Mangalore, Karnataka at 1.25 pm yesterday,departed from Chennai railway station and proceeded

13 omnibuses were impounded for not paying road tax. A large number of people visit their hometowns during Ayudha Puja, Vijayadashami festival and weekends. Action has been taken by the Transport Corporation to run special buses for their convenience.However, a large number of people also travel in omni buses. Complaints have been raised that omni

A college student was injured when a truck collided with a motorcycle. Arun (age 18), who is studying in the second year of a private college operating in Villapakkam next to Thimiri in Ranipet district, yesterday he went to the college on a motorcycle from Sipkot area. Then a lorry carrying granite hit him and

A textile shop employee was killed when a cargo auto collided with a motorcycle near Panavaram. Babu (age 40) belongs to Kuppukalmedu village next to Panavaram. He used to work in a textile shop in Arcot. He went to work from home on a motorcycle yesterday morning. While going to a place called Melveeranam, an

A passenger on an Indigo flight from Delhi to Chennai suddenly tried to open the emergency door in mid-air. The passengers on the plane got scared after knowing this. They screamed and shouted. When the staff came to know about this, they stopped him. After the plane landed, the man was taken away and police

It has been reported that the Tamil Nadu government is planning to take over the Chennai Beach- Velachery flying train service. The Integrated Transport Group has called for a tender to select a company to prepare a business plan report. It has also been decided to prepare a business plan report for acquisition of all

Every year during Diwali and Pongal festivals, train ticket booking starts 120 days in advance for the convenience of the public. Accordingly, the next year the Bogi festival starts on 14th January (Sunday), Pongal is celebrated on 15th January, Mattuppongal is celebrated on 16th and Pongal is celebrated on 17th. In this situation, ticket booking