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Tamil Nadu news live: State reports 2,913 new Covid cases, 49 deaths
Tamil Nadu has intensified surveillance along border areas after news emerged that a 24-year-old pregnant woman who was the first case to test positive in Kerala was from a district bordering Tamil Nadu. State registered 3,039 new cases of Covid-19 and 69 deaths on Friday taking the total number of cases to 25.13 lakh and cumulative death toll to 33,322. Tamil Nadu health department, with fears of a third wave of Covid-19 still looming, is readying two oxygen storage plants each with a capacity of 140 tonnes-200 tonnes including an exclusive plant at Manaparai, Trichy. Stay with us for all live updates from across Tamil Nadu.Read Less
2,913 new Covid cases, 49 deaths and 3,321 recoveries recorded in Tamil Nadu today; active cases in the state are 32,767.
Terracotta container with designs found in Keeladi
A terracotta container, which has intricately designed bands around it, has been unearthed at the Keeladi archaeological site in Tamil Nadu. Read more
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) members staged protest in Chennai near Valluvar Kottam, over rising fuel prices across the country.
Pasumai Iyakkam workers collect plastic materials from forest near Yercaud
Members of an NGO named Pasumai Iyakkam (green movement) collected garbage and plastic materials lying in forest near Yercaud in Salem district on Saturday.
The number of active Covid-19 cases dropped below 1,600 in the Union territory of Puducherry on Saturday, after a span of more than three months. The territory reported 134 fresh Covid-19 cases even as 255 patients recovered, bringing down the active cases to 1,573. The active cases were less than 1,600 earlier on April 4 (1,592).
The government continues to ban certain activities, including inter-state public and private transport except Union territory of Puducherry, international air travel except the ones permitted by the Union home ministry, cinema theatres, all liquor bars, swimming pools, all social, political events where public would assemble, entertainment, sports and cultural events, schools and colleges and zoological parks.
TN government extends lockdown by one week ending 6am on July 19
‘Make Tamil must for local KV students’
DMK Rajya Sabha member Tiruchi Siva has urged the Centre to make Tamil compulsory for Class XI and XII students in Kendriya Vidyalayas in TN. He made this representation in a letter to the newly inducted Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Holding that National Green Tribunal (NGT) benches in Delhi and different regions stand on an equal footing, Madras high court has stayed an NGT southern bench order transferring a coal import case to Delhi saying it is a ‘pan India issue’.
Chennai: Penalty for cattle menace to be cut
Greater Chennai Corporation has planned to reduce the penalty it collects for cattle menace by onetenth from this month as statistics show that the problem is under check. In addition to this, small political parties and organistations made a representation to GCC recently, asking it reduce the penalty amount. Read full story
Zika: Tamil Nadu districts on alert, Centre rushes teams
Kerala was put on alert after 13 more samples tested positive for Zika virus on Friday. While the Centre rushed a team of experts to monitor the situation, Tamil Nadu has intensified surveillance along border areas after news emerged that a 24-year-old pregnant woman who was the first case to test positive in Kerala was from a district bordering Tamil Nadu
Only 20% of Tamil Nadu government schools have internet
Only one in five government schools in Tamil Nadu has internet facility. Of the 37,579 government schools in the state, only 6,746 schools (17.9%) have internet facility, says the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report for 2019-20 released last week.
To prevent drones from posing a risk to aircraft and for security, the DGCA has drawn up rules that bars people from flying drones without registering them and has also strengthened rules to penalise violators. Flying drones that weigh as low as 250g aat altitudes from 50ft to 200ft, even if it is to capture weddings, will need approval and an operator’s permit.
Tamil Nadu mulls turning ECR into focal point for water sports
The scenic East Coast Road will soon be in the limelight, with the state government planning to develop it into a hub for water sports, sailing and other similar activities. The move is part of efforts to make the most of the state’s coastline dotted with as many as 15 beaches including at Rameswaram, Tuticorin and Kanyakumari.
Tamil Nadu registers over 3,000 new cases, 69 deaths; 46,812 receive vaccine
Tamil Nadu registered 3,039 new cases of Covid-19 and 69 deaths on Friday taking the total number of cases to 25.13 lakh and cumulative death toll to 33,322. After discharging 3,411 cases from the state registry, TN had 33,224 patients under treatment.
Tamil Nadu to boost oxygen storage capacity
The state health department, with fears of a third wave of Covid-19 still looming, is readying two oxygen storage plants each with a capacity of 140 tonnes-200 tonnes including an exclusive plant at Manaparai, Trichy. In Chennai, oxygen will be stored in12 cryogenic containers bought from China an now at Chennai port.
‘Will take steps to promote natural farming’
Chief minister M K Stalin has said his government will take necessary steps to promote natural farming. He assured that measures will be taken to sustain traditional varieties of paddy.