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TN urges Centre to allow humanitarian aid from state to Sri Lanka

The resolution, piloted by Stalin, was unanimously passed by the House, including the opposition AIADMK and the BJP

Tamil Nadu reports 54 new Covid-19 cases, active tally crosses 500-mark

Tamil Nadu on Friday recorded 54 new COVID-19 infections, pushing the total caseload in the state to 34,53,883. The death toll remained unchanged at 38,025 with nil fatalities being recorded in the last 24 hours, the health department said. Among those tested positive include 28 men and 26 women. Recoveries increased to 34,15,351 with 35 more people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, leaving 507 active infections, a medical bulletin said. Tamil Nadu on March 23 had reported over 500 active infections with 505 people being under isolation then. The state capital accounted for the majority of new coronavirus infections with 35 while eight other districts registered new cases. Chengalpet reported 10 cases, Coimbatore, Kancheepuram recorded two each, while Kanyakumari, Nilgiris, Tiruchirappalli, Vellore, and Villupuram reported one case each. The state capital leads among districts with 337 active infections and 7,51,692 cases, overall. A total of 20,069 samples were tested i

IIT Madras reports 171 Covid cases so far: Tamil Nadu Health Secretary

"Total 171 Covid19 cases detected in IIT-Madras campus till now," Radhakrishnan said in a briefing yesterday

Covid-19: Tamil Nadu opts for door-to-door campaign to beat vax reluctance

Tamil Nadu state government is of the view that instead of forcing people to get vaccinated or giving anyone sops, it will now focus on creating awareness.

The Concurrent List is a hindrance to good federalism

There is a structural reason for why the Centre-State problem is perennial: the Indian constitution isn't genuinely federal

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu logs 73 new infections, zero fatalities

Recoveries reached 34,15,316 with 32 more people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, leaving 488 active infections, a bulletin said

Centre should remove cess, surcharges on fuel: TN FM Palanivel Rajan

He was responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call on Wednesday to states to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel "in the spirit of cooperative federalism"

Tangedco to double power production, upgrade distribution by 2030 in TN

The Tangedco, according to the minister, will double up the power production by 2030 as well as upgrade the distribution system for an uninterrupted power supply

11 persons electrocuted during temple chariot procession in Tamil Nadu

The temple car was negotiating a turn and faced some obstacle before being reversed when it came in to contact with the overhead line, police and eyewitnesses said

Covid-19: Tamil Nadu reports 72 new cases, zero fatalities in last 24 hours

Recoveries reached 34,15,250 with 30 more people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, leaving 404 active infections, a medical bulletin said

Karunanidhi's b'day to be celebrated as govt function: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

Making a statement in the state Assembly, Stalin, Karunanidhi's son, listed out the various pro-people initiatives of his late father in various sectors, including women empowerment and social welfare

Transfer custodial death case to CBI says Panneerselvam to MK Stalin

He also asked Chief Minister M.K.Stalin to pay Rs.50 lakh to the family of Vignesh as compensation and a government job to a family member

Gear up, Stalin tells officials amid concerns over one more Covid wave

Of the 6.33 crore eligible population, 74.75 per cent of them have received two doses, 91.5 per cent the first dose and 41.66 per cent the booster dose, he said

Frequent power disruption over coal shortage in TN now affecting MSMEs

With Tamil Nadu facing unprecedented power disruptions, primarily due to the shortage of coal and other distribution issues, the functioning of small and medium companies in the state are affected.

Tamil Nadu records 52 fresh cases of Covid-19, zero fatalities

Tamil Nadu on Sunday recorded 52 new Covid-19 infections, including three overseas returnees, taking the total caseload to 34,53,552.

Be cautious of attempts to divide Tamils over caste, religion: Stalin

While religion and related things were matters of personal choice, but "we all should be one as Tamils," he said at an Iftaar function here

Local train derails in Tamil Nadu capital, no casualty reported

A local train derailed at the Beach station on Sunday but there was no casualty, Railway sources said.

Covid: Tamil Nadu sees upward trend in new cases continues, adds 53 cases

Tamil Nadu continued to see an uptick in daily Covid-19 cases, as 53 infections were added afresh on Saturday, pushing the caseload to 34,53,500. However, the toll remained unchanged at 38,025 with nil fatalities being reported in the last 24 hours, a medical bulletin said. Recoveries grew to 34,15,165 with 29 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, leaving 310 active infections. Chennai accounted for highest number of new coronavirus cases at 36, followed by Chengalpet 4, Kancheepuram 3 while Coimbatore, Tiruvallur and Tiruvarur recorded two each. Cuddalore, Kanyakumari, Sivagangai reported one case each. The State capital leads among districts with 7,51,430 cases. A total of 18,214 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 6.60 crore, the bulletin said.

Tamil Nadu takes stringent measures to tackle rising Covid cases

The health department has issued a circular making masks mandatory and violators will be charged with a fine of Rs 500

Supply 72,000 tonne of coal per day to TN: Stalin urges Modi

Stalin said provision of sufficient coal from Talcher mines in Odisha is vital for the thermal power units in Tamil Nadu