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Tamil Nadu extends Covid lockdown till Oct 31 with some relaxation

Number of flights landing at Chennai doubled to 100, hotels, tea shops allowed to run for 15 hours a day

Intensify measures to further cut Covid mortality rate: TN CM to collectors

District collectors should step up efforts to further decrease the Covid-19 mortality rate in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said on Tuesday

Palaniswami to be AIADMK CM candidate for Tamil Nadu Elections 2021: Report

Edappadi K Palaniswami will likely be the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (AIADMK's) candidate for the top post in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for 2021, sources said

National Investigation Agency offices to come up in Jharkhand, Manipur, TN

The Ministry of Home Affairs has sanctioned three additional branches for the anti-terror probe agency in Manipur, Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu govt must approach court against Farm Laws: MK Stalin

DMK president MK Stalin on Monday took part in a protest against Farm laws in Keezhambi village of Kanchipuram and requested the state government to approach the court against Acts

Govt's 'eSanjeevani' records 400,000 doctor-to-patient tele-consultations

The top performing states, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, have logged in 1,33,167 and 1,00,124 sessions, respectively

His melodious voice enthralled audience for decades: PM on SPB's death

Balasubrahmanyam, who held sway over millions of fans with his golden voice for over five decades, died at a Chennai hospital here where he was being treated for Covid-19 since last month

Singing legend S P Balasubrahmanyam dies at 74 after battling Covid-19

The singer won six National Awards and practically monopolised playback singing for more than 30 years in South India

670 electric buses, 241 charging stations sanctioned under FAME scheme

Government has sanctioned 670 electric buses for Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Chandigarh, and 241 charging stations in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat and Port Blair

CBI raids 3 locations in Tamil Nady's Vellore in 2019 cash for votes case

The CBI carried out searches at three locations in Tamil Nadu's Vellore in connection with the cash for votes case during the 2019 elections that had led to cancellation of polls in this constituency

TN schools to open from Oct 1 for class 10-12 students on voluntary basis

The government made it clear that assemblies, sports or other events that can lead to overcrowding must be strictly avoided

Ujjivan SFB makes foray into small CV financing for tier II, III cities

Ujjivan SFB said as part of the ''Raftaar Loans'' product mix, the customised offerings will be available across southern and eastern regions: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal

Reconstitute panel on Indian culture's evolution, Tamil Nadu CM tells PM

DMK president M K Stalin demanded that the panel should have representation from Scheduled Castes, minority communities and southern and north eastern states

PM to review status of Covid-19 response, management in 7 states on Sept 23

According to the Union Health Ministry, more than 63 per cent of the active cases of coronavirus in the country are concentrated in these seven States/UTs

Tamil Nadu identifies 961 hectares for country's second rocket launch port

At present, rockets are launched from Isro's spaceport at Sriharikotta. The Centre is setting up a second facility due to increase in the number of launches by Isro for domestic and global customers

Rangarajan panel calls for urban job guarantee scheme in Tamil Nadu

Wants state to increase capex by Rs 10,000 cr, set up fund to support construction labour

Blockchain policy by TN govt ensures access to services 'anywhere, anytime'

The blockchain facility would be a single platform that can be used for developing and deploying block chain applications for all departments and public sector enterprises within the state

Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: 5,569 fresh cases and 66 fatalities recorded

Tamil Nadu on Saturday registered 5,569 new coronavirus cases, taking the aggregate to 536,000, while the toll mounted to 8,751 with 66 more deaths

Tamil Nadu govt ties up with Coursera to skill 50,000 youth

Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC) has partnered with the online learning platform Coursera to train 50,000 unemployed youth.

New laws have beneficial provisions, will not hurt Tamil Nadu farmers: CM

Says the laws will iron out issues relating to contract farming and have provisions to fetch a better price for the cultivator