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State receives 6 lakh doses of Covishield

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Vaccine wastage would be reduced from May 1, says Health Minister

Keeping count: The Health Minister and the Health Secretary inspecting the vaccines on Tuesday. B. Jothi Ramalingam

Counting of votes may take over 24 hours

ECI guidelines on physical distancing at counting centres may cause delays

No consensus The Virudhunagar DEO holding talks with party candidates on the vote counting process.

Tourist spots shut; night curfew starts

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Flyovers, bridges closed for traffic; check-points set up on arterial roads in city

Stepping up checks: With the night curfew in force, the Kamarajar Salai

10,986 people test positive in State

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Active cases touch 79,804; Chennai logs 3,711 more infections; 48 persons die due to COVID-19

Keeping count: The Health Minister and the Health Secretary inspecting the vaccines on Tuesday. B. Jothi Ramalingam

State receives 6 lakh doses of Covishield

No consensus The Virudhunagar DEO holding talks with party candidates on the vote counting process.

Counting of votes may take over 24 hours

Stepping up checks: With the night curfew in force, the Kamarajar Salai

Tourist spots shut; night curfew starts

10,986 people test positive in State

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U.K. variant in 14 samples from community clusters

Taking a plunge: Kathirampatti check dam in Erode received surplus water due to heavy rain. M. GOVARTHAN

Thunderstorms may continue over western ghats, northwest districts

MNM leader Kamal Haasan talking to media on Tuesday

TN Assembly polls | MNM wants additional protection in counting centres

Special Correspondent Malfunctioning of CCTVs and the movement of containers near counting centres raises suspicion, Kamal Haasan contended

A drive-in RT-PCR testing centre has been set up near the New Bus Stand in Salem

Coronavirus | Salem Corporation sets up drive-in testing facility

Staff Reporter The facility has been set up at Salem’s new bus stand and will collect swabs for RT-PCR tests, officials said

TNCC President K S Alagiri. File

Don’t go in for a total lockdown, says Alagiri

Special Correspondent ‘It will cause immense hardship to 3.5 crore daily wage workers’

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Congress candidate for Srivilliputtur Assembly constituency, P.S.W. Madhava Rao. Photo: Special Arrangement

Madhava Rao, Congress candidate from Srivilliputhur in T.N. Assembly polls, dies of COVID-19

PTI Congress party secretary and Tamil Nadu incharge Sanjay Dutt tweeted saying he was deeply pained to learn about the demise of Rao due to COVID-19 complications

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami casting his vote for the assembly election at a polling booth in his native village Siluvampalayam near Edappadi town in Salem district in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, April 06, 2021.

Tamil Nadu Assembly elections | Close of poll from all constituencies

Special Correspondent TN Assembly poll turnout is now revised to 72.78%.

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A woman gets her swab sample taken to test for COVID-19 at a government hospital in Noida on April 15, 2021. The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million on April 17, 2021, amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in Brazil, India and France.

Vivekh’s observational skill and knowledge of current affairs in the State made him stand out from his peers

Top news of the day: Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops 3 million; 78.36% turnout till 5 p.m. in Bengal polls phase 5, and more

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10 of Vivekh’s most iconic comedy roles in Tamil cinema

The late actor Vivekh has given Tamil audience plenty of reasons to ROFL during a three-decade career. We recount a few in a tribute

How Vivekh’s brand of comedy stood out

Srinivasa Ramanujam

Despite popular predecessors in comedy, Vivekh still managed to create a unique identity for himself in Tamil cinema

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Down the years, Vivekh has helped many a leading star to blockbuster glory and sustained success

In pictures | Vivekh, Tamil cinema’s outstanding supporting actor

Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam casting his vote in Periyakulam in Theni district, Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday, April 06, 2021.

TN Assembly Polls | An election of firsts

Voters queued up at a polling booth in Tindivanam in Villupuram district on Tuesday.

Watch | Voters queued up at a polling booth in Villupuram

Poll point: Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaking at a public meeting in Tirukovilur in Villupuram district on Thursday.

Watch | Amit Shah campaigning in Tamil Nadu

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Some candidates for Divisional Accountant post in Highways department indulged in malpractices, AG’s office tells HC

HC rejects plea to let fishermen use banned nets

Thunderstorms may continue over western ghats, northwest districts

DMK MLA acquitted

Governor urges V-Cs to join fight against COVID-19

Anna varsity’s new exam pattern comes with its own set of challenges

Don’t go in for a total lockdown, says Alagiri

‘It will cause immense hardship to 3.5 crore daily wage workers’

Constitute expert body to keep rivers free from effluents: HC

‘A State that depends primarily on flowing water and rainwater must keep them pollution free’

Counting of votes may take over 24 hours

ECI guidelines on physical distancing at counting centres may cause delays

60,957 people vaccinated in 3,711 sessions

As many as 60,957 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Tuesday. On a day when 3,711 sessions of both Covaxin and Covishield were held, a total

State receives 6 lakh doses of Covishield

Vaccine wastage would be reduced from May 1, says Health Minister

Act now to arrest spread, says VCK chief

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) founder Thol. Thirumavalavan on Tuesday said the Chief Secretary, as the head of the “caretaker government”, must

IT, telecom firms exempted from night curfew

Units manufacturing drugs and pharmaceuticals also included in the list

Southern Railway keeps 299 isolation coaches ready for patients

They are equipped with paramedical staff and can accommodate over 4,500 people who require quarantine facilities

Chief Secy. meets religious leaders

Precautions to be taken in places of worship discussed

Tourist spots shut; night curfew starts

Flyovers, bridges closed for traffic; check-points set up on arterial roads in city

10,986 people test positive in State

Active cases touch 79,804; Chennai logs 3,711 more infections; 48 persons die due to COVID-19

U.K. variant in 14 samples from community clusters

They include 8 samples from Thanjavur school cluster

Employees of Tamil Nadu’s Salem Steel Plant protest demanding wage revision

Over 150 employees of the Plant belonging to different Trade Unions joined in the protests.

Coronavirus | TN Chief Secretary chairs meetings with religious leaders

The meeting was to discuss steps to be taken in places of worship to contain the spread of the virus

Coronavirus | Salem Corporation sets up drive-in testing facility

The facility has been set up at Salem’s new bus stand and will collect swabs for RT-PCR tests, officials said

TN Assembly polls | MNM wants additional protection in counting centres

Malfunctioning of CCTVs and the movement of containers near counting centres raises suspicion, Kamal Haasan contended

Coronavirus | Check-posts set up on Cuddalore border to screen those entering district

The temperature of those entering the district is checked, and rapid tests will also be conducted at border points, officials said

Congress, Left parties seek relief for workers

‘Restart cash transfer, food distribution’

‘Allow textile units to run without curbs’

Staff need to reach home and office at nights, says association

Alagiri warns Modi government over second wave

‘It it fails to save lives of people, it will have to face severe consequences’

CM undergoes surgery at private hospital

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami underwent surgery at a private hospital in Chennai on Monday.Sources confirmed that he underwent a hernia

IIT-Madras filed 184 patents in 2020

Nine of them pertain to inventions related to the pandemic

Chennai hospital performs liver transplant on 3-year-old girl

The surgery was done without blood transfusion

HC orders notice to DMK MLAs on plea by privileges panel

‘Proceedings can be continued even after expiry of current Assembly’

Tamil Nadu becomes fourth State to report over a million cases

Active cases triple to 75,116 in two weeks

Open special counters to vaccinate the differently abled, HC tells State

‘Buildings must have facilities like ramps and elevators’

State may not exceed grain production target

Officials cite the adverse impact of two cyclones last year and unseasonal rain in February

State’s tally goes past 10 lakh

10,941 people test positive; 44 patients die; Chennai records 3,347 fresh cases

Tasmac reintroduces token system, to shut outlets by 9 p.m.

Each token to have timings, managers told to monitor stock

Inquiry launched into deaths of two patients

They were admitted to Govt. Medical College Hospital

Board exam schedule to be out 15 days in advance

The Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE) in Tamil Nadu has said that Class 12 students would be intimated about the fresh schedule for their

Doctors want insurance term extended

Life cover for COVID-19 care workers ends on April 23

Youth killed by relative

A daily wage worker of a fish market, Thiruselvam (29) of Anna Nagar here, was allegedly killed another worker and his relative reportedly due to

India wants Sri Lanka to hold early election to provincial councils: Jaishankar

India supports the call of international community for the Sri Lankan government to fulfill its commitments on devolution of political authority

TN man Sivasubramanian Ramann to head SIDBI

Sivasubramanian Ramann took charge on Monday; the appointment is for a period of three years

Folk artistes in Salem demand relief measures in view of increased restrictions

Artistes, orchestra performers and wedding-related service providers asked for an easing in restrictions, or for compensation to be provided to them

Ease restrictions to enable revival of business, say service providers for weddings, functions

The Tamil Nadu Hire Goods Owners Association has said weddings should be allowed with 50% of the venue’s capacity, as this would generate employment in lighting, pandal, stage decorations and other services

Coronavirus | ₹51.79 lakh collected in fines for non-compliance with safety rules, in Villupuram range

Cases were booked against those not wearing masks and not adhering to physical distancing norms

Sunday lockdown, night curfew in Tamil Nadu

Beaches, tourist spots will be out of bounds from tomorrow

Vivekh’s death politicised: BJP’s Murugan

The death of actor Vivekh is being politicised by linking it with COVID-19 vaccination, said BJP State president L. Murugan in Palladam on Sunday. He

Liquor shops to remain shut on Sundays

Liquor shops across the State will remain shut on Sundays when a total lockdown will be in force. A source from the Tamil Nadu State Marketing

CPI(M): stop appropriation of Tamils’ lands in Lanka

CPI(M) State secretary K. Balakrishnan on Sunday sought the Central government’s intervention to stop efforts of Sri Lankan government organisations

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