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Coronavirus | Night curfew, Sunday lockdown in Tamil Nadu from April 20

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On all days including Sundays, weddings can be conducted with a maximum of 100 persons.

A patient being taken a blood test at Chennai Corporation's COVID-19 screening centre in Ambattur, Chennai on April 18, 2021.

50% capacity for commercial establishments

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On Sundays, hotels and restaurants can only provide takeaway service

Home-bound: Migrant workers queuing up at the Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Central Railway Station in Chennai on Sunday.

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

Special Correspondent

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

Hire Goods Association, an umbrella of service providers for weddings and festivals petitioned the administration for easing of restrictions to enable their livelihoods, in Krishnagiri on Monday

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

The performers demanded that the government restrict timings of temple festivals but allow their conduct

A patient being taken a blood test at Chennai Corporation's COVID-19 screening centre in Ambattur, Chennai on April 18, 2021.

Coronavirus | Night curfew, Sunday lockdown in Tamil Nadu from April 20

Home-bound: Migrant workers queuing up at the Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Central Railway Station in Chennai on Sunday.

50% capacity for commercial establishments

Hire Goods Association, an umbrella of service providers for weddings and festivals petitioned the administration for easing of restrictions to enable their livelihoods, in Krishnagiri on Monday

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

The performers demanded that the government restrict timings of temple festivals but allow their conduct

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

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Lessons learnt in 2020 help T.N. industries

Chennai: 27/09/2020, For City: Nurseing care in King Institute Covid 19 Hospital, Guindy. Photo: M. Karunakaran

No quarantine, stay for govt. doctors

Daily cases surge past the 10,000-mark

Special Correspondent 10,723 more people contract the infection; 42 die; Chennai records a new high with 3,304 cases

C. Vijayabaskar

Centre assures T.N. of sufficient supply of Remdesivir, vaccines

S. Vijay Kumar More youth turning up with breathlessness, says Minister

Rose garden, Ooty. The department of horticulture has imposed restrictions on visitors to the gardens and parks in the Nilgiris.

Tourism sector hit in the Nilgiris

Rohan Premkumar Visitors reduce by over 70% due to COVID-19 fears

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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

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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

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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

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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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IIT-Madras filed 184 patents in 2020

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

HC orders notice to DMK MLAs on plea by privileges panel

Tamil Nadu becomes fourth State to report over a million cases

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

State may not exceed grain production target

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

50% capacity for commercial establishments

On Sundays, hotels and restaurants can only provide takeaway service

Lessons learnt in 2020 help T.N. industries

However, MSMEs that are yet to come out of debts worry about further losses

No quarantine, stay for govt. doctors

They are being sent home right after COVID-19 duty, increasing transmission risk

Villupuram MP wants PMGKP scheme extended

Pay dues to the families of the deceased health workers, says Ravikumar

Daily cases surge past the 10,000-mark

10,723 more people contract the infection; 42 die; Chennai records a new high with 3,304 cases

Election Commission’s nod to AIADMK

The Election Commission has permitted the AIADMK to put up stalls for supplying ‘kabasura kudineer’ (a herbal concoction that can help boost

Decision to postpone Class 12 exams, a relief for schools, teachers

The government’s decision to postpone the Class 12 Stateboard exams has brought much relief to teachers, parents and students who had expressed

Centre assures T.N. of sufficient supply of Remdesivir, vaccines

More youth turning up with breathlessness, says Minister

Coronavirus | Night curfew, Sunday lockdown in Tamil Nadu from April 20

On all days including Sundays, weddings can be conducted with a maximum of 100 persons.

Tourism sector hit in the Nilgiris

Visitors reduce by over 70% due to COVID-19 fears

Three killed in fire accident at cracker shop near Vellore in Tamil Nadu

Vellore District Collector A. Shanmuga Sundaram and Superintendent of Police S. Selvakumar visited the spot and held enquiry

DMK president Stalin writes to Modi for universal vaccination for COIVID-19

Stalin said the Prime Minister should intervene immediately and direct the Ministries concerned to supply adequate Covaxin and Covishield vaccines.

National Fire Services Week observed

Over 20 Fire and Rescue Services personnel on Sunday took out a 200-km cycle rally from Villupuram to Tiruchy to mark the National Fire Services

Woman who swapped ATM card, withdrew ₹5.65 lakhs nabbed

She had purchased 108 sovereigns of gold jewellery and a motorcycle with the cash, police said.

Prestigious fellowship for T.N. professor

M. Lakshmanan, Professor of Eminence, Department of Non-linear Dynamics, School of Physics, Bharathidasan University, has been selected for the

A song that’s now a Dalit anthem

Karnan director enamoured of ‘Poraadada, Vaalenthada’

Musician P. Vasanth Kumar no more

He carried his scholarship with aplomb and rare humility

HC comes to the aid of conservancy workers

Don’t disengage their services for three months, says court, highlighting their role in fight against second wave of COVID-19

HC junks PIL plea against cafeterias, shops in walkways of malls

Court slams petitioner for vague, sweeping allegations

COVID-19 cases higher than last year’s peak, says Corpn.

It plans to increase the number of screening centres

Doctors insist on timely care in the case of children

Over 2,000 children aged 0 to 12 years have tested positive in the last 10 days; rapid surge in family clusters

State’s daily tally breaches 9,000-mark

9,344 test positive and 39 die; State tests over 1 lakh samples; 5 districts account for over 50% of cases

Fitness test for police jobs put off

The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) has postponed the certificate verification, physical measurement test, endurance test

Actor Vivekh cremated with police honours

His daughter Thejasvini performed the last rites

Coronavirus | Southern Railway to penalise commuters not wearing face masks on trains

Commuters can be charged up to ₹500 for not wearing masks at railway stations and on trains

PM Modi, T.N. CM, leaders condole actor Vivekh’s death

The 59-year-old actor died early on Saturday morning, after suffering a massive heart attack on Friday

Tamil actor Vivekh passes away, condolences pour in

He was taken to SIMS hospital in Vadapalani on April 16 morning after he suffered a massive heart attack

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