#Transport

Opinion: A free ride that leads nowhere is only a renamed bus

Free travel for women is a right worth funding. But a renamed scheme that counts rides without publishing jobs, income, savings or safety outcomes is branding, not governance.

7 October 2026 · 2 min read

Tamil Nadu

Eighty-four lakh free rides a day, one question unanswered: what does the free bus earn women?

The TVK government has expanded free bus travel to 84 lakh women a day at about Rs 6,000 crore a year. The rides are real. What is missing is any measure of jobs, income or savings they create.

7 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

A Chennai Metro train at Koyambedu. Phase II trains will connect with the existing network at Vadapalani.

Tamil Nadu

Metro Phase II opens October 11 with old fares: Poonamallee to Vadapalani for ₹40, and a ₹50 cap across the network

The first Phase II stretch will run non-stop from Porur to Vadapalani while six stations are still being built. Separately, the State is preparing to hand the MRTS to Chennai Metro Rail by December.

30 September 2026 · 3 min read