Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till June 30 with 'certain relaxations'

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami on Sunday announced the extension of the COVID-19 lockdown till June 30 with some relaxations in the restrictions like the operation of state transport buses.

May 31, 2020

DMK MP RS Bharathi arrested for 'casteist' slurs against judges from Dalit community

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Rajya Sabha MP, RS Bharathi, was arrested by Chennai Police under SC/ST Act for his alleged hate speech against judges of the Dalit community.

May 23, 2020

Raghava Lawrence urges fans not to punish people in need for the mistakes of a few after Tasmac shop opens

Raghava Lawrence has urged people not to stop helping the people who are in need during the lockdown over Coronavirus outbreak.

May 20, 2020

Sea of migrants gather at Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore for Shramik special trains

WATCH | Sea of migrants gather with no physical distancing at Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore for Shramik special trains

According to the reports, the migrants were spotted without wearing masks and were not abiding by social distancing norms while queuing up for the passes.

May 20, 2020

IPS Officer K Annamalai resigned from his post on Tuesday

Ex-IPS officer K Annamalai announces his entry to politics, to contest next election from Tamil Nadu

Former IPS officer, K Annamalai, known as the 'Singham' of Karnataka, has said that he will contest the next Tamil Nadu assembly election to be held in April-May 2021

May 18, 2020

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till May 31 as India awaits Lockdown 4.0 guidelines

CM Palaniswami said based on the views expressed by a medical expert committee, district collectors and senior ministers, the lockdown has been extended till the midnight of May 31.

May 17, 2020

Bakery in Chennai puts out an advertisement which read

Chennai bakery owner arrested over controversial advertisement: 'Made by Jains, no Muslim staff'

Bakery owner of 'Jain bakeries and confectionaries' in Chennai's Mahalakshmi Street in T Nagar, has been arrested for an advertisement of his store which read "Made by Jains on orders, No Muslim staffs".

May 10, 2020

Three industrial accidents within 24 hours hold crucial lesson for factories looking to resume operations

Three back-to-back industrial accidents were reported from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu on Thursday as factories resumed operations post lifting of lockdown curbs.

May 7, 2020

Caught on camera: Boiler explodes at NLC plant in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore, 7 injured

A boiler explosion has been reported at Neyveli Lignite Corporation in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore. Around seven people have been injured in the incident.

May 7, 2020

Raghava Lawrence's timely response helps a Coronavirus-infected pregnant woman deliver healthy baby

Raghava Lawrence has thanked Tamil Nadu Health Minister, C Vijayabaskar, for responding to his request which helped Coronavirus-infected pregnant woman deliver baby.

May 2, 2020

Migrant workers swarm Chennai streets as demands to go home rise | Watch

Stranded migrant labourers gathered in few parts of Chennai as they demanded help from the government to make arrangements for them to go back to their native states.

May 2, 2020

Centre identifies 130 districts as coronavirus red zones: Check out the state-wise list of hotspots

All the 733 districts of the country have been categorised under red, orange and green zones by the Union Health Ministry as part of a lockdown exit strategy.

May 1, 2020

In Tamil Nadu, a disgraceful act: Miscreants desecrate Dr Ambedkar's statue in Cuddalore, create ruckus

The statue, which is on Bharathi Road in Cuddalore, was covered with a garland of footwear and a poster with derogatory words was attached to the statue.

May 1, 2020

Coronavirus couple, wife had multiple affairs, was 'fake'. Channel ran WhatsApp forward

The social media has been abuzz with the story of a couple who is being labeled as the super spreader of Covid-19 after it was reported that the girl allegedly had multiple partners.

Apr 27, 2020

Tamil Nadu reports 66 new cases, 1 death; tally mounts to 1,821

One patient succumbed to the dreaded virus on Saturday, taking the state's death toll to 23.

Apr 25, 2020

Suriya to pay heavy price for planning Jyothika's Ponmagal Vandhal digital premiere; his movies to be banned?

The theatre owners association had decided to ban Suriya's movies and the films made by his production house following his decision to have digital premiere of his wife's movie Ponmagal Vandhal before its theatrical release.

Apr 25, 2020

Tiruppur Police gets creative while punishing Covid-19 lockdown violators. Watch crazy viral video

The Tiruppur Police have now decided to act strictly against the lockdown violators and teach them a lesson.

Apr 24, 2020

After corona helmet, now corona auto: Chennai artists resort to unique innovations to spread awareness

Artists in Tamil Nadu are trying out novel ways to tell people about the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 23, 2020

Chhattisgarh buys COVID-19 testing kit for ₹300, TN for ₹600, AP for ₹700; what's the angle?

With the number of COVID-19 cases surging in Tamil Nadu, the state government has now come under the radar for the procurement of rapid testing kits from a China-based company at a much higher price than a few other states.

Apr 18, 2020

Coronavirus hotspots in India: Six major metros in the list, Tamil Nadu tops with 22 districts

All the major metros including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad are part of the list of hotspots notified by the Health Ministry. Tamil Nadu tops the list with 22 districts in the hot spots while Rajasthan and Maharashtra are second on the list with 11 each.

Apr 16, 2020

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