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Ministry of Home Affairs asks States to create second line of defence, amidst reports of police personnel contracting COVID-19

In a note to all Chief Secretaries/Director-Generals of Police, the MHA said police forces need to prepare an effective second line of defence to make up for the police personnel who may be rendered ineffective due to COVID-19

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The directive comes amidst reports of police personnel on frontline duty contracting the virus. Photograph used for representational purposes only

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Coronavirus | Tamil Nadu Cabinet eases lockdown norms in large parts of State

T. Ramakrishnan

Infrastructure sector, SEZs and IT firms allowed to restart.

A child thanking the district police for effective steps taken to combat novel coronavirus pandemic in Erode in Tamil Nadu on May 2, 2020.

To make room, asymptomatic patients to move out

Serena Josephine M.

Transfer to quarantine facilities will free up space for new admissions in hospitals

Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar inspecting the facilities for COVID-19 patients at the Kilpauk Medical College Hospital.

Firms welcome easing of curbs, but say more steps needed

Sanjay Vijayakumar

Denied permission to resume operations, jewellers to make representation to government

The directive comes amidst reports of police personnel on frontline duty contracting the virus. Photograph used for representational purposes only

Ministry of Home Affairs asks States to create second line of defence, amidst reports of police personnel contracting COVID-19

A child thanking the district police for effective steps taken to combat novel coronavirus pandemic in Erode in Tamil Nadu on May 2, 2020.

Coronavirus | Tamil Nadu Cabinet eases lockdown norms in large parts of State

Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar inspecting the facilities for COVID-19 patients at the Kilpauk Medical College Hospital.

To make room, asymptomatic patients to move out

Firms welcome easing of curbs, but say more steps needed

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Chennai continues to account for bulk of new cases

Koyambedu market emerges a hotspot

Chennai airport getting ready for post-lockdown operations

Sunitha Sekar Places floor markers in terminals to ensure physical distancing

The Tamil Nadu Hotels’ Association has sought several relief measures as it expects that it will two years before the restaurants recover from the economic impact of lockdown.

Enhance ESI subsidy of wages, hotel owners urge Centre

Special Correspondent ‘Scheme has provision for 25% of wages and it should be raised to 50%’

Coronavirus | Cuddalore MP in self-quarantine after coming in contact with infected person

Special Correspondent The throat swab samples of DMK’s T.R.V.S. Ramesh and two others have been lifted and results are awaited.

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A still from Jyothika’s ‘Ponmagal Vandhal’

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When Kamal Haasan wrote a mind-scrambling swan song in ‘Uttama Villain’

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Kamal Haasan says ‘Marudhanayagam’ will need younger lead actor, and has penned another mythological story

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Coronavirus | Cuddalore MP in self-quarantine after coming in contact with infected person

E-pass procurement, a major problem for labourers and employers in Madurai

Lockdown deepens sugarcane farmers crisis

Policeman’s timely intervention saves life of old man in Tirupattur

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Ministry of Home Affairs asks States to create second line of defence, amidst reports of police personnel contracting COVID-19

In a note to all Chief Secretaries/Director-Generals of Police, the MHA said police forces need to prepare an effective second line of defence to make up for the police personnel who may be rendered ineffective due to COVID-19

33 persons, including two children, test positive for COVID-19 in Villupuram on Sunday

This takes the total number of patients in the district to 78

Stalin alleges irregularities in Highways Department contracts

The DMK president said a petition filed in the Madras High Court, had brought to light irregularities in the tender issued for maintenance of roads

Willing teachers can work with district administration, says School Education Department

District collectors can utilise the services of teachers for enumeration, regulating civil supplies distribution, monitoring of social distancing in public places and creating awareness, the Department has said

Family of 4 vacates house in Karur as landlord demands advance

They lived under a tree, but police intervention helped them return

Coronavirus | Welfare association for the differently abled seeks financial assistance

Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently abled and Caregivers have called for protests across districts on May 7 as they had allegedly not received any response from the State government.

To make room, asymptomatic patients to move out

Transfer to quarantine facilities will free up space for new admissions in hospitals

Firms welcome easing of curbs, but say more steps needed

Denied permission to resume operations, jewellers to make representation to government

Chennai continues to account for bulk of new cases

Of 231 fresh cases, city’s share is 174; death of 76-year-old takes toll to 29; another 29 discharged

Koyambedu market emerges a hotspot

A spillover of the cluster is seen in at least six districts

Coronavirus | Pandemic jolts prudent Tamil Nadu’s calculations

With economic shutters pulled shut, the State faces a revenue shortfall of 80% amid mounting healthcare and welfare costs.

HC rejects plea against revealing details COVID-19 positive patients

It is up to the legislature to create a statutory body to keep a watch over visual media, says court

Chennai airport getting ready for post-lockdown operations

Places floor markers in terminals to ensure physical distancing

Willing teachers can be roped in for non-medical duties: T.N. Education dept.

Many have expressed their wish to be part of COVID-19 workforce, says official

Enhance ESI subsidy of wages, hotel owners urge Centre

‘Scheme has provision for 25% of wages and it should be raised to 50%’

Raids conducted on illicit liquor makers in Vellore

Police seized 120 litres of contraband from two persons near Alleri Hills under Veppangkuppam and remanded them in custody.

Coronavirus | Tamil Nadu Cabinet eases lockdown norms in large parts of State

Infrastructure sector, SEZs and IT firms allowed to restart.

Wait for exams continues for class 10 students, teachers encourage them to revise

Teachers said that while schedules have been drawn up for revision, it is difficult to keep in touch with students in rural areas

Tamil Nadu has seen 3.66 lakh lockdown violations so far

A total of ₹3.67 crore has been collected as fines from violators, police said

Stalin demands ₹5000 for unorganised workers

The DMK president, in a statement, also asked the government to give special pay to medical staff, police and other government employees who were at the forefront in the battle against COVID-19

Four drown in a lake in Kancheepuram district

A woman and three children, drowned when they went to wash clothes at the Manimangalam lake on Saturday morning.According to police, the lake is

Man held for desecrating Ambedkar statue in Cuddalore

The Cuddalore police on Saturday arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly desecrating a statue of B.R. Ambedkar on Bharathi Road on May 1.Police

HC grants parole to prisoner who lost four-year-old son to snakebite

The Madras High Court on Friday directed the superintendent of the Central Prison at Puzhal near here to release a remand prisoner on parole for seven

T.N. places order for 4.5 lakh RT-PCR testing kits

State has one lakh kits in stock

Elephants, horses get much-needed care

Animal Husbandry Department provides mobile veterinary service

Government issues new guidelines for e-passes

Mandatory quarantine for ‘outsiders’

2.2 lakh tonnes of paddy procured during lockdown

₹415 crore paid to 29,000 farmers

Extended lockdown will help flatten the curve in Tamil Nadu: State Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar

Government will intensify preventive measures in containment areas: Health Minister

Ranipet reports one more COVID-19 positive case

Administration adopts stringent measures to curb surging crowd in public places

Exit strategy to be in tune with Centre’s plan

Expert panel hands in recommendations to State govt.

Cabinet may examine relief for rural areas

The Cabinet, scheduled to meet on Saturday morning, is likely to consider giving substantial relief on lockdown conditions to rural areas.The reason

Ramadoss wants home guards inducted into police force

PMK founder Dr. S. Ramadoss on Friday said that Tamil Nadu Home Guards personnel, who have been involved in implementing the lockdown measures, were

Puducherry launches website to facilitate return of stranded people

The territorial administration has launched a website for people belonging to the Union Territory stranded abroad and elsewhere in the country due to

16 people brought back from Gujarat, quarantined at Ambur

None of them showed any symptoms for COVID-19, says official

Coronavirus | Chennai remains Tamil Nadu’s hotspot with 176 new cases

State government appoints senior IAS officer J. Radhakrishnan as Special Nodal Officer to focus efforts on city; Tamil Nadu's COVID-19 count stands at 2,526.

Ranipet reports one more COVID-19 positive case

Administration adopts stringent measures to curb surging crowd in public places

SMS, e-mails deemed as demand notices under smart metering: TNERC proposal

Consequent on the implementation of Smart metering system by Tangedco for LT service connections, the consumption details are fed into its server automatically without any physical visit of the officials

Madras HC directs criminal courts to take steps to dispose alcohol items in court property rooms

The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) has directed all criminal courts in the State to take immediate steps for the disposal of alcohol items kept in

TN Chief Minister’s Relief Fund gets over ₹300 crore

The Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund in Tamil Nadu has received ₹145.48 crore in the last 10 days of April and the total contribution to the fund

Plants in Ooty Botanical Garden arranged to spread “Stay at home” message

With more than 35,000 potted plants in full bloom at the Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam, the Horticulture department has arranged some

Centre puts ₹2,000 crore tender, floated by Tamil Nadu Fibrenet Corporation, on hold

It has also called for an urgent report with regard to allegations levelled by Chennai-based anti-corruption movement Arappor Iyakkam

10 Myanmar nationals shifted to Puzhal prison

Ten Myanmar nationals who were lodged at an institutional quarantine facility near Tiruvarur, were shifted to Puzhal Central Prison in Chennai on

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