2,783 healthcare workers get immunised
Special CorrespondentThe State has the capacity to vaccinate 16,600 people a day but only 2,783 got the shot on January 16 — the most in Chennai (348) and the least in Perambalur (2).
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No adverse effect following vaccination: Health Minister
Special CorrespondentVijayabaskar terms the first day of immunisation ‘successful’
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Adequate stocks of vaccine for second dose on day 28 available, Health Secretary says
Special CorrespondentA total of 6.83 lakh health workers and frontline workers have registered for the vaccination drive till date
State records 610 cases; 2 districts see no infection
Special Correspondent17 districts report under 10 infections each; six more persons succumb to COVID-19; 775 discharged
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Stalin demands ₹30,000 per acre as relief
Special Correspondent DMK president M.K. Stalin on Saturday demanded relief for farmers and the general public who were affected by the ‘margazhi’ rain in the State. In a statement in Chennai, he said farmers should be given ₹30,000 per acre as crop damage. “The crop was ready for harvest but was completely destroyed in the rain. It has proved to be a double whammy for farmers, who had already borne the brunt of Cyclone Nivar,” he said. “The failure of the AIADMK government to deslit the drains resulted in flooding,”- 2hrs

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Tamil Nadu CM, Deputy CM flag off jallikattu at Alanganallur
P.A. Narayani Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami said that it was the AIADMK government that ensured the jallikattu events were held, despite facing several hurdles
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Tamil Nadu Assembly elections | AIADMK sees polls as contest between genuine and fake democracy
Special Correspondent Palaniswami and Panneerselvam termed their party as ‘movement for social change.’