India today reported at least 2,338 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,58,087. The active cases also increased to 17,883, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of death due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,24,630 with 19 fatalities in the last 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total… Continue reading "India reports 2,338 fresh coronavirus cases"
Four kumkis were deployed to patrol around ‘O’ Valley area in Gudalur to prevent a wild elephant, which is believed to have attacked two persons, including a woman to death, from intruding into human settlements. Kumkis Srinivasan, Vijay, Shankar and Krishna brought from Theppakadu elephant camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) are guarding the neighbourhood day and night. A large… Continue reading "Four Kumkis deployed to tackle wild elephants in Gudalur"
Bypolls to three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats across six states will be held on June 23, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The three Lok Sabha seats are Azamgarh and Rampur in Uttar Pradesh vacated by Samajwadi Party leaders Akhilesh Yadav and Mohd Azam Khan respectively after winning the assembly polls and Sangrur in Punjab vacated by Bhagwant… Continue reading "Polls for three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats across six states to be held 23 June"
Stating that his regime did not stand against anyone’s beliefs, Chief Minister MK Stalin alleged that it was only the political rivals, who were not able to find any fault with his government’s performance, raking up religious matters to criticise the State government. Addressing party workers at the one-year achievement rally in Attur near Salem on Tuesday, Stalin said the… Continue reading "Center should reduce fuel price in proportion to hike: Stalin"
Veteran South Indian singer Sangeetha Sajith has sadly passed away. She was 46-years old. According to reports, the noted singer passed away on May 22 in Thiruvananthapuram at her sister’s residence. She was suffering from kidney related ailments, and was even undergoing treatment for the same. Sangeetha’s funeral will take place at the Shanthikavadam public crematorium in Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram on… Continue reading "Singer Sangeetha Sajith passes away"
India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 4,31,34,145 today with 2,323 fresh infections, while the number of active cases came down to 14,996, according to Union health ministry data. The number of deaths climbed to 5,24,348 with 25 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate… Continue reading "India reports 2,323 fresh coronavirus cases"
One case of SARS COV-2 Omicron Variant – BA.4 Sub Lineage has been reported In Tamil Nadu based on the initial whole genomic sequencing report. The officials from the State Public Health Laboratory, Chennai confirmed the same but the result from other laboratories under the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) is awaited. As per the current testing protocol, community… Continue reading "TN reports first case of SARS COV-2 Omicron Variant – BA.4"
Tirunelveli Assistant Director of Mines, Vinoth, was placed under suspension days after the tragic incident in the stone quarry at Adaimithippankulam. The rockslide in the quarry on Saturday night killed four, while others were rescued the next day. Rescue operation by the NDRF still continues to trace the body of a victim Rajendran. As many as 6 workers were trapped… Continue reading "Tirunelveli quarry incident: official suspended"
The Supreme Court of India will pass orders today on a plea seeking the release of AG Perarivalan, one of the life convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, who has been behind bars for 31 years. A favourable verdict will pave way for the release of other six convicts in the case including Nalini Sriharan and her husband Murugan,… Continue reading "SC to pass orders on plea seeking release of Perarivalan"
A delegation of all-party MPs from western Tamil Nadu led by DMK deputy Parliamentary party leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi will meet Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Textile Minister Piyush Goyal today and urge them to reduce yarn prices. A statement from the State government said that Chief Minister M K Stalin has advised a delegation of MPs from western… Continue reading "Yarn price: Kanimzohi led DMK MPs to meet Union Ministers today"