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Tamil Nadu news live: K Annamalai takes charge as BJP state president of TN unit
Fresh cases of Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu dropped further on Thursday, when the state reported 2,405 new cases compared to 2,458 on Wednesday. Sixteen children, who tested positive for Covid-19 infection in the last one week, are undergoing treatment at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IGMCRI) in Puducherry. The Centre has sanctioned Rs 800 crore to Tamil Nadu as part of Covid-19 relief package for managing second wave of the infection and preventing third wave, health minister Ma Subramanian said on Thursday. NEET exam will be conducted in at least four more districts — Chengalpattu, Virudhunagar, Dindigul and Tirupur — in TN this year in addition to the 14 districts in which the test was conducted last year for the convenience of TN students, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday. Stay with TOI for latest updates.Read Less
Stalin urges PM Modi to reconsider decision to hold NEET
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday urged prime minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the decision to hold competitive examinations, including National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission into medical and dental courses, as it may lead to Covid-19 spread.
Tamil Nadu state board Class XII results to be released on July 19
The Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE) on Friday announced that the results of 8.5 lakh Class XII students studying in state board will be declared at 11 am on July 19 (Monday).
IIT-Madras Avishkar Hyperloop team qualifies for European Hyperloop week
Forty IIT-Madras students worked from their homes to upgrade and manufacture a hyperloop pod prototype that has now qualified for the European Hyperloop Week to be held in Valencia, Spain, from July 19 to 25.
K Annamalai takes charge as BJP state president of Tamil Nadu unit
Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin to pay a courtesy visit to President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi on July 19
Power supply will be affected in several parts of Trichy on Saturday (July 17) due to maintenance work at two substations. Power supply will be suspended in Cantonment, Reynolds Road, Lawsons Road, Bharathidasan Road, Warners Road, Walajah Road, Vayalur Road, Kumaran Nagar, Vannarapettai, Puthur, Bhima Nagar, MGMGH, Palakkarai, Paruppukara Street, Marsignpet, Kooni Bazaar, Warehouse, Officers Colony and Bishop Heber College localities between 9.45am and 4pm due to maintenance work at the substation near the district court complex. Read full story
Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and sniffer dogs conducted searches at Coimbatore Junction Railway Station and railway parcel booking office on Friday morning after a man made a call to the city police stating that two persons were planning to plant bombs there. Read full story
The party has organized a roadshow along the western districts, covering Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode and Salem, to give a warm reception to the new state president.
K Annamalai will take charge in presence of his preceder L Murugan, who has been inducted in the cabinet as union minister of state for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairyg and I & B.
Newly appointed BJP state president K Annamalai will assume charge at party headquarters Kamalalayam in Chennai at about 1pm
A fetus of a five-month-old was retrieved from the garbage bin of the Tamil Nadu Express (New Delhi-MGR Chennai Central) at Basin Bridge yard on Wednesday afternoon. The train from New Delhi the Chennai Central in the wee hours of Wednesday and was moved to the yard for sanitisation. Around 1 pm, the cleaning staff noticed the fetus in the garbage bin in unreserved coach D-1, and subsequently alerted senior officials. On information, the railway police retrieved the fetus and sent it to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. A case has been registered.
In all, 597 police personnel in the city were awarded Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's constabulary medal on Thursday. As many as 208 personnel from law and order department, 196 from traffic, 74 from Armed Reserve and 168 from Central Crime Branch (CCB), Intelligence Section, Control room, were selected for the award.
Tamil Nadu gets Rs 800 crore from Centre to manage, prevent Covid waves
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 800 crore to Tamil Nadu as part of Covid-19 relief package for managing second wave of the infection and preventing third wave, health minister Ma Subramanian said on Thursday. Read full story
NEET exam centre in 4 more TN districts
NEET exam will be conducted in at least four more districts — Chengalpattu, Virudhunagar, Dindigul and Tirupur — in TN this year in addition to the 14 districts in which the test was conducted last year for the convenience of TN students, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday. TN health minister Ma Subramanian, who met the Union minister in New Delhi, handed over the recommendations of the Justice AK Rajan panel and sought exemption from NEET. The Centre has promised to consider our demand, Ma Subramanian said. Read full story
TN woman kills man to save herself from rape, cops set her free
A 21-year-old woman, who pushed a 40-year-old unidentified man to death to save herself from his attempt to sexually assault her in Minjur on Tuesday, was booked under Section 100 of the IPC (right of private defence of the body extends to causing death) and released without charge by police on Thursday. Read full story
Caravan tour, cruise ship beckon visitors
After being tied down to their homes for months due to the pandemic, domestic backpackers’ ‘revenge travel’ plan may get a boost as the state will soon unveil a tourism policy that includes caravan rides and cruise ships to help people escape from the humdrum of city life. Read full story
9% school kids in 3 TN districts addicted to intoxicants: Survey
A gaana song opens with a chillum being passed around by people smeared in ashes. The video plays on with the lyrics peppered with references to different types of intoxicants. Glimpses of joints being rolled flicker on the screen and the lyrics extol the “good effects” of smoking ganja. Songs like this are popular among adolescent children, many of whom fall prey to substance abuse, initially getting into it out of curiosity and because of peer pressure. Read full story
Have a special team to keep Marina clean, says HC
The Madras high court has suggested that Tamil Nadu government consider appointing a dedicated team headed by an IAS officer for proper upkeep of Marina beach. “The beach is not properly maintained and is often littered, and nobody cares about it,” a division bench of Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice T V Thamilselvi said on Thursday.
City cops arrest three ‘couriers’ who brought 114kg of ganja from AP
A Washermenpet police team monitoring the smuggling of ganja from Andhra Pradesh to Chennai on Wednesday arrested three men with114kg of the narcotic worth Rs 13 lakh near Thiruvottiyur. While Santhosh, Rajesh Rangoli Reddy and Suresh Siva Prasad, described as ‘couriers’ from Visakhapatnam, have been sent to jail, the police team has begun a hunt for Chinna, the ‘receiver’ believed to be one of the kingpins.
HC directs state to collect GPS maps of waterbodies
To create a repository on water bodies in Tamil Nadu so as to check future encroachments, the Madras high court on Thursday directed the state to collect GPS maps of water bodies along with drone photography and manual survey.