TNSTC bus damaged in stone pelting near Walajah in Ranipet
The Hindu
The front windshield of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus was damaged in Marudhalam village near Walajah town in Ranipet on Friday evening after miscreants pelted stones at on it, condemning the arrest of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss.
The windshield of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus was damaged in Marudhalam village near Walajah town in Ranipet on Friday evening after miscreants pelted stones at it, condemning the arrest of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss.
Police said that the bus, plying on route no 777 from Vellore to Tirutani, was returning to Vellore on the Marudhalam Koot Road near Walajah when a few unknown persons pelted stones at it. Around 30 commuters were travelling on the bus at the time of the incident, which happened around 5.30 p.m. However, no one was injured. Immediately, the Walajah police rushed to the spot and regulated the traffic. A case has been filed.
Meanwhile, PMK cadres in Arani, Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Tirupattur, Vellore, Sholinghur and Tiruvannamalai protested against the arrest of Mr. Anbumani Ramadoss. Police dispersed them.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists