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Tamil Nadu news live: Cauvery delta region witnesses protests over Mekedatu
The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced extending lockdown by two weeks ending 6am on July 31. In an official statement, chief minister M K Stalin said that certain activities, remained prohibited, including inter-state public and private transport except Union territory of Puducherry, international air travel except the purposes permitted by the Union home ministry, cinema theatres, all liquor bars, swimming pools, all social, political gatherings, entertainment, sports and cultural events, schools and colleges and zoological parks. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:Read Less
TN's Cauvery delta region witnesses protests over Mekedatu
The Cauvery delta region in Tamil Nadu on Saturday witnessed protests by farmers and agricultural workers outfits condemning efforts by Karnataka to build the Mekedatu dam. Protesters raised slogans against the initiative to build a reservoir across Cauvery river at Mekedatu in Karnataka and they condemned the permission given by the Central government to the neighbouring state to prepare a Detailed Project Report.
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai clarifies on his 'will control media in 6 months' remark
After his 'will control media in 6 months' remark snowballed into a controversy, Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai on Saturday gave a clarification, stating that people run fake news, comment on leaders and misrepresent central government's policies in new media space.
Coimbatore: Dip in incidents of elephants straying into human settlements, finds study
The Periyanaickenpalayam forest range in Coimbatore has reported the highest number of wild elephant straying incidents in the district, according to a study by the forest department. Read more
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin will visit Delhi tomorrow. (ANI)
This is a niche tourism segment we are looking at. We will encourage tea and rubber estate stays.
Tourism secretary B Chandra Mohan
The state government is also working on a master plan to work out details of the locations and a structured plan to promote the new segment.
Tourists will soon be able to stay at bungalows inside tea or rubber estates in the state, enjoy a trek and learn to process tea leaves or latex as Tamil Nadu tourism is exploring ways to promote estate tourism as part of its measures to offer innovative experiences.
Health minister Ma Subramanian and principal secretary of the department J Radhakrishnan inspecting a spot near Porur lake in Kulathuvancheri village in Chennai
Greater Chennai corporation debris kills Miyawaki forest
A 2,000sqft Miyawaki forest set up by residents and students of the Perungudi corporation higher secondary school is at risk of being destroyesd as Greater Chennai Corporation officials have begun dumping construction debris near the trees. Read more
The study, done by Dr Prabhdeep Kaur and P Ganeshkumar of NIE, shows that mask compliance in slum areas had improved to 41% from 21% in March this year. Similarly, mask compliance in non-slum areas improved to 47% from 21% in March this year.
Mask compliance has improved in Chennai, according to a study conducted by the National Institute of Epidemiology.
Lockdown spurs more minor marriages in Coimbatore district
The district has seen an increasing number of child marriages during the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown to contain the contagion. As per the data available with the social welfare department, 21 minor girls were married off so far this year, compared to just three in 2020.
Fresh cases of Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu dropped to 2,312 on Friday compared t0 2,405 on Thursday and 2,458 on Wednesday. The state registered 46 deaths, pushing the cumulative death toll to 33,652. With this the case tally in Tamil Nadu touched 25.31 lakh covid cases. After discharging 2,986 people from the state registry, there were 29,230 people still under treatment for the viral infection.
Tourist spots reopened with 50% capacity in Puducherry
The Puducherry government has reopened its tourist spots with 50% capacity following Covid-19 appropriate behaviour norms from July 16 after the rate of incidence of the infection started coming down in the territory. Read more
In an official statement, chief minister M K Stalin said that certain activities, remained prohibited, including inter-state public and private transport except Union territory of Puducherry, international air travel except the purposes permitted by the Union home ministry, cinema theatres, all liquor bars, swimming pools, all social, political gatherings, entertainment, sports and cultural events, schools and colleges and zoological parks.
Tambaram-Trichy highway to do away with blackspots, get safer
In a bid to cut down on accidents along the Tambaram-Trichy highway (NH-45), the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has sanctioned `105 crore for constructing bridges, vehicle underpasses, additional lighting facilities and improving road alignment. Read more
Exempt us from giving medical seats for all-India quota: Tamil Nadu
Besides exemption from NEET, Tamil Nadu has also sought the Centre’s nod to free itself from allocating UG, PG and super-speciality medical seats in state-run institutions to All India Quota (AIQ), health minister Ma Subramanian has said. If the request is accepted, more than 1,700 more medical seats, including 500 MBBS seats, will be available for TN students, he said. But the decision may also deny TN students the option of getting into government medical colleges of other states. Read more
Centre should not support Karnataka's dam plan: Tamil Nadu delegation
Tamil Nadu water resources minister S Duraimurugan on Friday quoted Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat as saying that Karnataka government cannot build Mekedatu dam since it had not fulfilled the rules for preparation of detailed project report. Read more
Tamil Nadu: ‘Semen’ becomes ‘semman’, rapist almost escapes
A typographical error of ‘semen’ being recorded as ‘semman’ (which means red sand in Tamil) almost allowed a rape accused to go scot-free, before the Madras high court stepped in and reversed his acquittal by a lower court. Read more
The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced extending lockdown by two weeks ending 6am on July 31.