In view of the heavy rainfall warning in some districts in the state, schools in Thirupathur and Thiruvannamalai will remain closed on Tuesday, the district administration said.
In the first case, the police seized over six quintals of ganja patti which was being illegally transported in a truck from Odisha in between the bags of cottonseed.
Apart from Sundargarh, the districts which recorded TPR in excess of 10% are Khordha (20.23), Sambalpur (19.11), Cuttack (13.15), Puri (11.42), Mayurbhanj (11.35) and Jharsuguda (10.58), the health officials said.
1784 salt-water crocodiles were counted this year along the water-bodies of Bhitarkanika river system and Mahanadi deltaic region while the census figure recorded last year stood at 1768, said Divisional Forest Officer, Rajnagar Mangrove (wildlife) Forest Division, J.D.Pati.
The state currently has 1,821 active COVID-19 cases while 10,42,701 patients including 258 on Sunday recovering from the disease.
"Three trekkers are dead while 10 of them have been rescued. The dead are lying somewhere at around 15000 feet. ITBP team is reaching to the spot today to search the bodies," said ITBP.
As per SDRF's statement, from the Sunderdhunga Glacier region, four people have been rescued while one is still missing. Five bodies have also been recovered from the region.
The state has conducted over 1.90 crore sample tests, including 60,722 on Wednesday, for COVID-19, and the overall positivity rate now stands at 5.35 per cent.
Health department officials said that special care was taken in vaccinating people of the nine districts of Tamil Nadu that share borders with Kerala
"We are waiting for the statement of the victim. She is under treatment. As soon as she gathers consciousness, we will record her statement. It will help us to identify the accused," DSP, Gaya (Sadar) said.
