TAMIL NADU

About 18-19 COVID vaccine candidates in pipeline: Harsh Vardhan

Second dry run of COVID inoculation conducted, Vardhan says vaccines to be made available in next few days

10:47 pm January 8, 2021

New Delhi: The second mock drill on COVID-19 vaccination was conducted on Friday in 736 districts across 33 states and union territories with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, who oversaw the dry run in Tamil Nadu, saying inoculating the country’s entire population would soon become a reality. He said vaccines would be made available in the next few days and those […]

Heavy rains lash Chennai, neigbouring districts surplus from reservoirs let out

8:21 pm January 5, 2021

Chennai: Heavy rains lashed Chennai and its suburbs on Tuesday, inundating houses in some low lying areas and affecting normal life, while authorities released surplus water from the city reservoirs, including Chembarambakkam. The incessant rains, which returned to the city after a break of several weeks, led to water logging in many roads and motorists and office-goers […]

TN govt declares ‘Thai Poosam’ a public holiday

7:49 pm January 5, 2021

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday said he has ordered public holiday for ‘Thai Poosam,’ a festival dedicated to worship of Lord Muruga. Palaniswami said during his tour of several districts, people made representations, urging him to declare Thai Poosam a public holiday and they pointed to the annual spiritual event being […]

Govt school teacher suspended for sending lewd messages to women teachers: Official

Instant loan app fraud cases under ED scanner

7:38 pm January 4, 2021

New Delhi: The ED has brought under its scanner the alleged fraud cases of instant loan sanction through mobile applications, reported recently from Telangana and Tamil Nadu, as part of its money-laundering probe in an online betting scam pegged at over Rs 1,100 crore, official sources said on Monday. At least five people, including a software engineer, have reportedly ended […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Masks, Hand Sanitizers and Vaccines May be Protective but Insufficient

6:34 pm January 4, 2021

Chennai :India(NewsVoir)• What if we shift our focus away from protective care to preventive care? We may become self-sufficient at last The Governments in several countries have made it clear that failure to wear face masks will result in the public being faced with hefty fines. The concept that a mask can prevent the spread […]