TAMIL NADU

TN rolls out COVID-19 vaccination, govt doctor gets first vaccine shot

7:56 pm January 16, 2021

Madurai: Tamil Nadu on Saturday rolled out the COVID-19 vaccination drive at 166 sites across the state with a government doctor here becoming the first to be administered the shot. Chief Minister K Palaniswami said everyone, including him should get vaccinated, but priority, however, was only for frontline workers such as the doctors and health […]

Rahul Gandhi witnesses jallikattu in Tamil Nadu

2:08 pm January 14, 2021

Madurai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday witnessed the popular bull taming sport jallikattu at Avaniapuram here, with DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin joining him on the dais. Gandhi, who flew from Delhi to the southern city, was accompanied by senior party leaders KC Venugopal, TNCC chief KS Alagiri and Puducherry Chief Minister V […]

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 […]

Bird flu: FSSAI advises consumers not to eat undercooked chicken; says no need to panic

Domestic demand for soybean meal hit due to bird flu scare

10:27 pm January 13, 2021

Indore : The demand for soybean meal in the animal and bird feed industry has dropped due to the avian flu outbreak reported in different parts of the country, an official said here on Wednesday. The demand for domestic consumption of the protein-rich feed is likely to reduce by one lakh tonne in January,the official […]

CISF jawan shoots himself dead with service weapon in Rajasthan

8:31 pm January 12, 2021

Jaipur: A CISF jawan on Tuesday allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district, police said. ”B Ranjeet was posted at the 9th Reserve Battalion Camp of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF),” Mohammad Imran, SHO, Hanuman Nagar Police Station said. The jawan belonged to Tamil Nadu, he said. No suicide note was recovered, […]