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Tamil Nadu news live: Chennai Metro rail operation hours extended as footfalls up
The steady decline in fresh Covid cases despite several relaxations in lockdown, including opening of offices, public transport, malls, and restaurants, has led public health officials and epidemiologists to conclude that Tamil Nadu is nearing the baseline for the deadly second wave of the epidemic curve.Tamil Nadu reported 3,367 cases and 64 deaths on Wednesday, taking the cumulative case tally to 25.06 lakh and toll to 33,196. More than 3,600 children in the state lost either both parents or one of them to Covid-19, Tamil Nadu State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (TNSCPCR) said. Take steps to evict 403 parties encroaching the Chitlapakkam lake, the Madras high court has told the Tamil Nadu government. Chennai Metro Rail Limited has extended its train timings and also increased peak hour services. Stay with us for all live updates from across Tamil Nadu.Read Less
Chennai Metro rail operation hours extended as footfalls up
Chennai Metro Rail Limited has extended its train timings and also increased peak hour services. From Thursday, metro trains will operate from 5.30am to 9pm, and peak hours will be from 8am to 11am and from 5pm to 8pm. Trains will be available every 10 minutes during non-peak hours and every five minutes during peak hours.
Police recover missing man’s body from well in Tamil Nadu
The body of a 33-yearold missing man was recovered from a well in Chengalpet on Wednesday. Police said the man was allegedly murdered by a seven-member gang over an illicit affair in the district.
Infographics: Tamil Nadu has 34,076 active Covid cases
Just 28,000 vaccinated in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday from 1.7 lakh on Monday
Tamil Nadu reported 3,367 cases and 64 deaths on Wednesday, taking the cumulative case tally to 25.06 lakh and toll to 33,196. After the state discharged 3,704 people from the registry, there were 34,076 people still seeking treatment for the viral infection. READ MORE
Tamil Nadu: Officials enthused yet cautious as cases decline despite relaxations
The steady decline in fresh Covid cases despite several relaxations in lockdown, including opening of offices, public transport, malls, and restaurants, has led public health officials and epidemiologists to conclude that Tamil Nadu is nearing the baseline for the deadly second wave of the epidemic curve. READ MORE
L Murugan’s induction into Union ministry could energise Tamil Nadu BJP
To strengthen the party in Tamil Nadu before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP on Wednesday inducted party state president L Murugan into the Union ministry as a minister of state. He was given the portfolio of information and broadcasting, and fisheries, animal husbandry and dairy. READ MORE
BJP spars with ex-minister of AIADMK over poll defeat, minority votes
On a day when several state BJP leaders slammed former AIADMK minister C Ve Shanmugam for his remarks that the saffron party was responsible for the AIADMK’s assembly poll debacle “as minorities voted against the alliance”, AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam and joint coordinator Edappadi K Palaniswami released a statement reiterating that the alliance formed for the assembly poll would continue and the party lost the election by just 3% votes. READ MORE
Sexual harassment: Trichy professor arrested
An associate professor accused of sexually harassing postgraduate Tamil literature students of Bishop Heber College in Trichy was arrested on Wednesday following a complaint from the fact-finding committee of the district administration which probed the incident. READ MORE