Auto sales skid in September; post sharpest fall in nearly four yrs
Vehicle sales in India registered steepest monthly fall in nearly four years at 9.43 per cent in September with the upcoming festive season failing to boost sentiment of car and motorcycle buyers.
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Riding reckless, helmetless
The figures are alarming : 97.75 per cent of the 446 two-wheeler riders killed in road mishaps so far this year paid with their lives for not wearing a helmet.
Even worse, most of those killed wer
Protesters throw traffic out of gear
On Monday traffic in the city was thrown out of gear at two vital points, Anna Salai and SC Bose Road near the High Court, because of protests.
While the protests by Muslims at the US consulate near
1.75 crore vehicles crowd Tamil Nadu roads
In a little less than two decades, Tamil Nadu’s vehicle population has increased by 730%.
With several thousand vehicles being added per day, the number of vehicles in the state is inching towards 1
1,000 vehicles to join STC fleet
Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa will flag off 1000 new buses to significantly augment the fleet strength of the State Transport Corporation and improve the availability of seats for the travelling publ
Drive against fake number plates in city
Over 2,900 people who were sporting fake number plates have been caught during the special drive launched by the traffic police.
The traffic police had launched a drive against irregular number plate
Degree must for motor vehicle inspectors soon
After shortening the posting period of motor vehicles department officials, the government now plans to bring in more changes in the department, including raising the basic qualification for MV inspec
School vehicles report to be submitted soon
The much-awaited report of the six-member committee constituted by the state government following the Madras high court’s direction to frame regulations for governing the educational institution vehic
Panel for bus norms takes tips from states
The state government appointed six-member committee to devise new set of regulations for educational institution vehicles in the wake of Tambaram incident is going through the rulebooks of all souther
Red signal for errant drivers
Two days after the Mudichur tragedy that claimed the life of a girl, the Chennai city traffic police began a crackdown on auto rickshaws overloaded with school kids.
“There will be cancellation of p