Tag: Tamil Nadu
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Free food will be home delivered for elderly amidst lockdown: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
After a hiatus, Amma Canteens resumed providing free food from June 19 when the lockdown -without several relaxations allowed previously- kicked in.
July 1, 2020 -
6 dead, 17 injured in massive explosion at Tamil Nadu’s NLC India power plant
In May, as many as eight workers were injured following an explosion at a boiler in one of the power plants of the NLC India Ltd.
July 1, 2020 -
Murder most Foul
Taking suo motu cognizance of the twin deaths due to police excesses, a Division Bench comprising Justices PN Prakash and B Pugalendhi directed the jurisdictional judicial magistrate to conduct an enquiry into the custodial deaths of the father and son who were lodged in Kovilpatti sub-jail in Thoothukudi district.
June 29, 2020 -
CBI to take over probe into custodial deaths of father and son in Tuticorin: TN CM Palaniswami
'The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court which has taken the matter, will be informed by the state government about this decision and its approval will be taken before transferring the case to the central investigative agency,' CM told reporters.
June 28, 2020 -
‘TN CM who blindly support police murders is prime accused’: Kamal Haasan on father-son’s custodial death
Jayaraj and his son Beniks who used to run a mobile phone shop were arrested by police on June 19 for keeping their mobile phone shop in Tuticorin open beyond permitted hours amid the coronavirus lockdown.
June 28, 2020 -
Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan call for justice in Tamil Nadu custodial death case
The cricketers have sought justice for the bereaved family of shopkeeper Jeyaraj and his son Fennix who were allegedly killed in police custody in Tamil Nadu.
June 27, 2020 -
Death of father and son in police custody triggers outrage in Tamil Nadu
DMK president MK Stalin said in a statement, 'The alleged brutal assault on the two men days ago by police was a result of the AIADMK government allowing them to take law into their own hands at a time when they have to ensure the safety of the public during the lockdown.'
June 27, 2020 -
West Bengal Trinamool MLA dies after testing positive for Coronavirus; Mamata offers condolences
Trinamool Congress MLA Tamonash Ghosh (60) had tested positive for novel Coronavirus in May and was admitted to a hospital ever since.
June 24, 2020 -
Tamil Nadu government imposes ‘complete lockdown’ in districts of Madurai till June 30
'Complete lockdown in the jurisdiction of Madurai Corporation limits, Paravai Town Panchayat and rural blocks of Madurai East, Madurai west and Thiruparankundram from June 23 to June 30,' the Government of Tamil Nadu said.
June 22, 2020 -
Delhi now has more COVID cases than Tamil Nadu, recovery rate improves
According to the coronavirus data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday, India’s tally has risen from 410,461 to 425,282, an increase of 3.6% following a daily increase of 14,821 in total cases.
June 22, 2020 -
U-turn by TN
A public interest litigation petition in the Madras High Court asserted that lockdown was not a solution to control the spread of Covid-19 and that the number of cases and fatalities due to the disease had gone up considerably notwithstanding successive lockdowns imposed throughout Tamil Nadu since 25 March.
June 18, 2020 -
Complete lockdown in Chennai, three other districts of Tamil Nadu from June 19
The lockdown will come in force from June 19 to June 30 with no exceptions on Sundays.
June 15, 2020 -
Top court takes note of COVID-19 cases among children in Tamil Nadu shelter home
A bench of justices L Nageswara Rao, Krishna Murari and S Ravindra Bhat also sought status report from different state governments on steps taken to protect children in shelter homes amid the pandemic.
June 11, 2020 -
DMK MLA J Anbazhagan dies of Coronavirus; first death of a politician in Tamil Nadu due to COVID-19
The 61-year-old DMK legislator was admitted to Dr Rela Institute & Medical Centre in Chennai on June 2 with acute respiratory distress syndrome and his COVID-19 test returned positive at the time of admission.
June 10, 2020 -
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry cancel class 10 public exams, to promote students as Coronavirus cases rise
Tamil Nadu is the second worst Coronavirus-hit state after Maharashtra with 33,229 cases and 286 deaths.
June 9, 2020 -
Southwest Monsoon advances further as conditions become favourable
Conditions are becoming favourable for the further advancement of Southwest Monsoon into some more parts of Central Arabian Sea, Goa and some parts of Konkan.
June 7, 2020 -
Without people’s help spread of Coronavirus can’t be controlled: Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami
He requested people to wash their hands with soap at regular intervals while at home and in office.
June 7, 2020