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TN reports 6,984 new COVID-19 infections, 18 deaths

10:29 pm April 13, 2021

Chennai: Tamil Nadu logged over 6,000 COVID-19 infections, including a returnee from the UAE, for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, while 18 fatalities pushed the toll to 12,945. The addition of 6,984 new infections took the caseload to 9.47 lakh, the health department said. The day also saw 3,289 people being discharged after recovery, […]

ED attaches over 3,800 acres of land in TN

8:55 pm January 25, 2021

New Delhi: The ED has attached 3,850 acres of land worth Rs 207 crore in various cities of Tamil Nadu as part of a money-laundering probe against a group of firms that allegedly cheated investors in the guise of land allotment, the central agency said on Monday. A total of 1,081 parcels of land, located […]

58 people injured during jallikattu

11:59 pm January 14, 2021

Madurai (TN): At least 58 people, including spectators, were injured at the annual jallikattu event held here on Thursday, police said. The bull taming sport was held on the occasion of harvest festival Pongal at Avaniyapuram and as many as 529 bulls were used. The injured included spectators and sportsmen, police said. The event, inaugurated […]

TN celebrates Pongal with fervour

11:40 am January 14, 2021

Chennai: The harvest festival Pongal was celebrated across Tamil Nadu on Thursday with fervour, with the famous jallikattu, the bull-taming sport, in Madurai adding spice to the festivities. People woke up early, dressed up in traditional attire and prepared the sweet dish Pongal to herald the auspicious Tamil month ‘Thai’ during which marriages are held […]

Four more UK returnees test positive for COVID-19

11:28 pm December 25, 2020

Chennai: Four more returnees to Tamil Nadu from UK have tested positive for coronavirus and their samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune for genomic analysis, a senior official said here on Friday. Of the four returnees, two belonged to Thanjavur and one each from here and Madurai,Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan said. Along with these […]

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