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Australia to pay controversial US prisons operator $4.6m for 52 days of transition work on Nauru

MTC, which has been accused of ‘gross negligence’ that allegedly led to gang rape, will be paid during same period as previous contractor Canstruct

The Guardian - AU

Anne-Louise Sarks puts women centrestage in her first Melbourne Theatre Company season as artistic director

The first season from Anne-Louise Sarks features plays about a bohemian art museum founder, the way the legal system fails women, and two sisters seeking revenge.

ABC News

The ‘egregious’ history of likely new Nauru operator includes allegations of gang rape and murder in its US prisons

A Guardian investigation reveals the firm has been accused of ‘gross negligence’ that allegedly led to gang rape, murder and mistaken solitary confinement in its US facilities

The Guardian - AU

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Canstruct loses lucrative Nauru offshore processing contract to US prisons operator with controversial record

Management and Training Corporation is set to take over running Australia’s immigration regime on the island

The Guardian - AU

Banaras Locomotive Works to provide support for Myanmar’s facility for electric locomotives

LUCKNOW: Following request of Myanmar’s delegation from ministry of transport communications (MTC) which visited Varanasi based Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) to witness the manufacturing facilities and capabilities for locomotive design and development, the BLW has assured to help military junta led government to develop facilities for design and training for…

The Times of India

Not possible to ply 100% low-floor buses in Tamil Nadu: MTC tells Madras HC

Seeks clarification on July 5 order that all buses should be in conformity with harmonised guidelines for barrier-free environment for persons with disabilities

The Hindu

Hitting the brakes on retirement benefits

Retired transport employees of Tamil Nadu find themselves in a position, after years of hard labor, they are now forced to wait indefinitely for receiving their terminal dues. Many futures are in jeopardy thanks to this situation caused by a measure of chronic financial mismanagement, increasing the retirement age, increasing fuel…

The Hindu

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T.N. govt. must procure buses in conformity with PWD Act, rules and harmonised guidelines: Madras HC

MTC will get 242 low floor buses out of 642 diesel buses and another 100 electric low floor buses out of 500 electric buses, says Transport Secretary

The Hindu

Mum spent three months in hospital after crossing road by Aldi

Ruby Flanagan said that she has “blocked out” a lot of the incident

Liverpool Echo

Chennai: Commuters want more AC buses added to MTC fleet

CHENNAI: With mercury levels on the rise, commuters demand more air-conditioned buses for the city.

The Times of India

Malabar Tourism Expo in Kozhikode on June 11

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The Hindu

‘Enormous amount of public money’ spent exiting youth jail contract – minister

Prisons minister Victoria Atkins said work had been done to close ‘loopholes’.

The Independent UK

Prison firm made £11m in year Ofsted raised alarm about safety at youth jail

Exclusive: MTC profits across UK operations soared before early termination of £50m contract to run Rainsbrook facility near Rugby

The Guardian - UK

Chennai: 436 share autos booked for route violation

CHENNAI: Following a complaint from Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), the state transport department has booked 436 share autos in and around the city for permit violationsm and operating on bus routes.

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MTC installs panic buttons in 500 Chennai buses

CHENNAI: Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), Chennai, has kickstarted installation of panic buttons in 500 buses to improve safety of women passengers. The project is using funds from the Nirbhaya corpus.

ABC News

The show must go on: How Australia’s performing arts sector has survived two years of COVID

After two years of cancellations and billions of dollars lost, we take stock of the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on Australia’s performing arts and the challenges ahead.

Reason

Mormon Missionary Training, Insufficiently Feminine Haircuts, and the First Amendment

From Markowski v. BYU, decided yesterday by Judge Jill Parrish (D. Utah): The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("the Church") is a religious organization with its headquarters in Utah. One of the Church's "most recognized characteristics" is its missionary program. Church members, typically under the age of twenty-five,…

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