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Major schools, colleges in Chennai to turn ‘extension centres’ of govt hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients

Extension centres will have dedicated teams of doctors and nurses to provide treatment to COVID-19 patients and save their lives

70-year-old man held for raping his granddaughter

The All Women Police, Thiruvottiyur, on Saturday, arrested a 70-year-old man for allegedly raping his granddaughter.According to police, the victim is

T.N. deputes two officers to Bhubaneswar, Rourkela for oxygen supply logistics

Tamil Nadu has been allotted 100 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen per day from Kalinga Nagar and Rourkela.

Two held, six others booked for forcing three elderly Dalit men to fall at feet and apologise

The police in Villupuram district arrested two caste Hindus and booked a case against six others for making three elderly Dalit men fall at their

DMK questions Puducherry Chief Secretary for consulting BJP MLAs alone on COVID-19

Taking objection to the delay in cabinet formation, the petition said the infighting (between AINRC and BJP) for Deputy Chief Minister's post and ministerial berths are hampering government formation.

Governor donates ₹1 crore from his discretionary grant to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday donated ₹1 crore from his discretionary grant and, as his own contribution, one-month emoluments to

More donations made to Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund

Hatsun Agro Product Limited gives ₹3 crore

Stalin reviews Tamil Nadu’s cyclone preparedness

NDRF teams deployed in Madurai, Coimbatore and the Nilgiris districts

Palaniswami urges Prime Minister to increase supplies of medical oxygen, Remdesivir injections and vaccine doses to Tamil Nadu

Over 32,000 people infected daily in the State, says former Chief Minister

Tamil Nadu to adopt syndromic approach towards COVID-19 management

Exponential rise in case and sample loads prompts decision

Experts draw up dos and don’ts on COVID-19 management

Over a year into the pandemic, several doubts linger in the minds of people

More than 43.42 lakh families in Tamil Nadu collect ₹2,000 relief on day 1

Money distributed via fair price shops

Tamil Nadu records 33,658 fresh COVID-19 cases

Active case load goes past two lakh; 303 people succumb to the infection

Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation floats global tender for 5 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine

State plans to vaccinate around 3.6 crore people in 18-44 age group

Heritage cuts milk price by ₹4 a litre

Dealers have urged the companies not to reduce the procurement price

Man tags CMO on Twitter with complaint against police, help arrives in hours

Within a few hours of a man from Tiruvallur tagging Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's official Twitter handle complaining that a sub-inspector

Coronavirus | Vaccination for 18-45 age group in Tamil Nadu to start in two-three days: Health Minister

It will start in one of the locations in Chennai, says Ma. Subramanian

Coronavirus | Visitors, attenders prohibited in TN’s isolation wards

The Director of Public Health has said information desks may be set up for updating patients’ statuses to their relatives

Coronavirus | Efforts being taken to tap oxygen from all sources, says TN Minister

“We are hoping that oxygen production is resumed at Sterlite Copper plant in the next three days,” Minister Thangam Thennarasu said

Nursing students in Salem complain of lack of treatment facilities

The final-year students petitioned the Collector, stating that some of them had contracted COVID-19 while on duty, but were not being given proper treatment

Coronavirus | Ministers hold review meeting in Vellore

Ministers Duraimurugan and R. Gandhi took stock of the COVID-19 situation in the district, asked for steps to improve oxygen supply and appealed to people to get vaccinated

Three Dalit men forced to fall at feet of Panchayat, case booked under SC/ST Act

Though the incident took place on Wednesday, it came to light only after a video of the incident went viral on social media platforms.

Coronavirus | Oxygen Express brings in second consignment for TN

The Southern Railway has delivered its second consignment of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) to Tamil Nadu on Saturday. The Oxygen Express carrying a load

Rajiv Gandhi case convict donates ₹5,000 to fight COVID-19

R.P. Ravichandran, a convict in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, who is undergoing imprisonment for last 29 years, has

Coronavirus | Tamil Nadu Health Minister calls for judicious use of medical oxygen

Considering the present crisis, doctors must use medical oxygen prudently based on the requirement for each patient, the Minister said, while on a visit to Coimbatore

Coronavirus | Film and TV shooting activities to be suspended till May 31, says FEFSI

The Federation also appealed to artistes and voluntary organisations to come forward and donate for the welfare of industry workers

Goondas Act against those selling Remdesivir, oxygen cylinders at higher prices, says TN CM

CM M.K. Stalin said this was a serious offence during the pandemic

Temples supply food at hospitals

Around 8,000 packets of food cooked and packed in temples in the city were distributed at various hospitals on Friday. Attenders of patients and

T.S.Anbu is IG, south zone

Police Commissioner of Tirunelveli city and Inspector General (IG) of Police T.S.Anbu was shifted from the post and posted as IG, South zone. IG

Minister takes stock of COVID-19 situation in Kallakurichi

Minister for Higher Education K. Ponmudi on Friday directed the district administration to conduct door-to-door testing in the rural areas and also

Coronavirus | Tamil Nadu hospitals staring at oxygen shortage

With patients requiring oxygen on the rise and delay in supply, private hospitals are facing a crunch

Donations pour in from various quarters for CM’s Public Relief Fund

Contributions continued to pour in for the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund to battle COVID-19.SASTRA Deemed University Chancellor R. Sethuraman

Teenager loses control of tractor, drowns in well

A 19-year-old drowned after he drove a tractor into a 120-foot agricultural well in Tirupattur on Friday evening. According to the police, Sanjeevi,

Tamil Nadu government reshuffles IAS officers

The Tamil Nadu government on Friday transferred 13 IAS officers and transferred them to new posts. A G.O. issued by Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu

Syndromic approach for COVID-19 management in Tamil Nadu

Under this, active case search would be taken up through house-to-house visits and screening/triaging would be taken up at Interim COVID-19 Care Centres (ICCC).

Foreign medical graduates await nod for internship

They cleared the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination held last year

‘Demand for freeing temples from HR&CE dept. is nonsense’

Jaggi Vasudev is a publicity hound: Palanivel Thiagarajan

Coronavirus | State fixes rates for private ambulances

Govt. warns operators of stern action for over-charging

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