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Tamil Nadu news live: State makes two vaccine doses must for industrial employees
It is now mandatory for employees as well as their family members to take both doses of Covid-19 vaccine to access workplaces or industries, the Tamil Nadu government has announced. Besides treating them as ‘high priority’ group, a new set of guidelines issued on Saturday said all workplaces and industries with more than 300 employees or 10,000sqft space should appoint a qualified health inspector, ‘at their own cost’, for monitoring and to coordinate/implement health activities on the premises. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:Read Less
Social media posts advocating ISIS ideology: NIA conducts searches in Tamil Nadu
The NIA has conducted searches at six locations in four districts of Tamil Nadu in a case related to Facebook posts by an extremist advocating the ideology of the Islamic State terror group and fundamentalist organisation Hizb-Ut-Tahrir, an official said on Sunday. The searches were carried out in Thanjavur, Madurai, Theni and Tirunelveli districts at the residences of arrested accused Abdullah and his associates, the official of the NIA said.
'Urban local body polls in Tamil Nadu by November-December'
Minister for municipal administration, urban and water supply K N Nehru has said that urban local body elections in the state will be conducted by November-December. He said this while interacting with reporters after reviewing Smart City projects and other works that are underway in Tuticorin and Tirunelveli on Saturday. Read more
It is now mandatory for employees as well as their family members to take both doses of Covid-19 vaccine to access workplaces or industries: Tamil Nadu government
Tamil Nadu to teach 3 lakh govt teachers computer basics for e-classes
In a major training initiative, the Tamil Nadu school education department will equip all three lakh teachers in government schools with basic functional computer skills to prepare them for online learning, teaching and assessment in the future. The training is expected to have a far-reaching impact as it would enable nearly 50 lakh students enrolled in government schools in the state to learn through online classes.
Chennai: 1 tmcft Krishna water realised until last week
The city's water position is comfortable. A few days ago, 1,000 million cubic feet (tmcft) was realised in Tamil Nadu after neighbouring Andhra Pradesh released the water from its Kandaleru reservoir. Read more
Actor Yashika Aannand injured in road accident near Chennai; friend dies
Actor and former Bigg Boss Tamil contestant Yashika Aannand suffered severe injuries and her friend, Vallichetti Bhavani, died when a sport utility vehicle they were travelling in fell into a roadside pit on the East Coast Road near Chennai on Saturday night. Read more
Two more persons succumbed to the viral infection raising the toll to 1,789 in Puducherry. (PTI)
Puducherry posted 104 fresh cases of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours ending 10am on Sunday raising the overall caseload to 1,20,331. (PTI)
Besides treating them as ‘high priority’ group, a new set of guidelines issued on Saturday said all workplaces and industries with more than 300 employees or 10,000sqft space should appoint a qualified health inspector, ‘at their own cost’, for monitoring and to coordinate/implement health activities on the premises.
It is now mandatory for employees as well as their family members to take both doses of Covid-19 vaccine to access workplaces or industries, the Tamil Nadu government has announced.
So far, 1.17 lakh patients have recovered in Puducherry registering a recovery rate of 97.8%, which is slightly higher than the national average of 97.4%.
Close to 10% of the population in the Union territory of Puducherry has tested positive for Covid-19 so far. The territory with a population of 12.48 lakh (as per 2011 census) has recorded 1.2 lakh cases since the pandemic began last year. The population is projected between 14 lakh and 16 lakh in 2021.
'Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit behaving like Sangh Parivar man'
After Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan released a picture of president of BJP's TN unit K Annamalai and senior state leaders' meeting with governor Banwarilal Purohit, the Congress and VCK have lashed out at the governor for showing discrimination against them. Read more
Hotel management courses open doors to myriad careers
From catering to tourism, menu engineering to revenue management, the list of opportunities in the hospitality industry are vast. Saturday’s webinar -- hosted by The Times of India as part of its Mission Admission series on career pathways for students at the threshold of college – took a deep-dive into the plethora of opportunities within the hotel and hospitality sector. Read more
CBSE syllabus cut by 30% for 2021-22
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students of Classes IX to XII will have a truncated syllabus, which is 30% less, for the 2021-22 academic year as well.
Hate speech case: Tamil Nadu police nab priest during escape bid
George Ponnaiah, the parish priest from Kanyakumari who was booked for his hate speech against a host of dignitaries including the Prime Minister, was nabbed by police on the Madurai-Chennai highway at Othakadai in the wee hours of Saturday. He was sent to Palayamkottai central prison in Tirunelveli under judicial custody for 15 days. Read more
Tamil Nadu: Disproportionate assets case filed against ex-AIADMK minister MR Vijayabaskar
Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC)'s Karur unit has registered a disproportionate assets case against former transport minister MR Vijayabaskar of the AIADMK, his wife Vijayalakshmi and brother R Sekar on July 21. Raids were conducted at 21 locations in Karur, Chennai and Chengalpet districts. Read more
Tamil Nadu makes two vaccine doses must for industrial employees
It is now mandatory for employees as well as their family members to take both doses of Covid-19 vaccine to access workplaces or industries, the Tamil Nadu government has announced. Read more
Seven zones in the city have less than 100 active Covid-19 cases, official statistics released by Greater Chennai Corporation on Saturday show.
A team from NIA conducted a search in the house belonging to Abdullah, who has been arrested in connection with his facebook post, a couple of months ago. The officials also conducted an inquiry with his wife Nasrin Taj, an arabic teacher. In a separate incident, NIA team conducted a search in the house belonging to an eatery owner Yousuf Aslam.