#Road Safety

A Birthday, a Banner, a Death: Salem Road Crash Exposes TVK's Deadly Flex Culture

Flex banners erected for a TVK youth-wing leader's birthday narrowed a Salem road until a crash killed student Arun and left his mother in intensive care. Courts have banned unauthorised banners for years. The ruling party put them up anyway.

4 October 2026 · 2 min read

Tamil Nadu

No licence, no fear: TVK MLA drove a packed government bus at a scheme launch — probe ordered

A viral video showed a TVK legislator, identified as Mr. Kumar, driving a government bus carrying around 30 commuters during a scheme launch. Transport authorities have ordered a probe into whether he held a valid licence — and who cleared the stunt.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read

India

A funeral journey ends in a second tragedy: bus overturns on Ananthagiri ghat, at least three dead

A private bus carrying around 54 mourners to a funeral in Vikarabad district lost control on the Ananthagiri ghat road on Saturday morning and overturned, killing at least three and injuring several. Police said the brakes failed on the steep downhill stretch.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read