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TN records 2,405 COVID-19 cases, 49 fatalities

11:47 pm July 15, 2021

Chennai: Tamil Nadu on Thursday registered 2,405 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the tally to 25,28,806. As many as 49 people succumbed to the viral infection, pushing the toll to 33,606. According to a government bulletin, Coimbatore clocked 256 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, while Thanjavur 163, followed by Erode with 159 new […]

1971 war Victory Flame reaches Tirunelveli

10:31 pm July 11, 2021

Chennai: The Victory Flame, symbolising India’s triumph over Pakistan in 1971 war, reached the Indian Naval Station (INS) Kattabomman near Tirunelveli on Sunday with a ceremonial guard of honour held to mark the occasion. Station Commander Captain Aashish K Sharma along with defence personnel, civil administration and veterans received the flame, an official release said […]

CBI arrests ex-railway official for receiving bribe

11:23 pm July 5, 2021

New Delhi: The CBI arrested a former principal chief mechanical engineer of the railways on Monday for allegedly receiving Rs 50 lakh, a portion of the Rs 5.89 crore bribe money collected on his behalf by the director of a Chennai-based company for various tenders awarded during the last two years of his service, officials […]

Bus, Metro Rail services to resume in Chennai; TN govt eases more curbs

8:52 pm June 20, 2021

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced more relaxations in lockdown norms for 27 districts and bus services are all set to resume in four districts including Chennai from Monday, after a gap of 42 days. Dispensing with the e-registration requirement in Chennai and three other nearby districts, the government said people could travel in auto rickshaws and […]

Oxygen tanker in train leaks in Odisha

10:57 pm June 9, 2021

Bhawanipatna (Odisha): A liquid oxygen– laden tanker attached to a special train to Chennai developed a leakage in Odisha’s Kalahandi district on Wednesday, a railway official said. The train with 10 oxygen-filled tankers was going to the inland container depot at Tondiarpet in Chennai from Jharsuguda in Odisha, the official said. The station master of […]

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