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Tamil Nadu doctor, who tested negative for coronavirus, dies of dengue

India | Apr 15, 2020, 09:49 PM IST

A 30-year-old doctor, who tested negative for coronavirus, died of dengue in a private hospital in Coimbatore. Jayamohan, was serving in the primary health centre in Tengumarhada, a tribal village, in Nilgiris district.

Tamil Nadu continues to top southern states in most COVID-19 patients

India | Apr 06, 2020, 09:37 PM IST

Tamil Nadu on Monday continued to top the southern states with the most number of COVID19 patients, with a bulk of them being returnees of the Tablighi Jamaat religious congregation in Delhi last month.

Srinivasan sought tribal boy's help to remove thorn from leg, says CM Palaniswami

India | Feb 08, 2020, 05:44 PM IST

A day after the Tamil Nadu Forest Minister expressed regret for making a tribal boy remove his slippers during a function, Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday said Dindigul C Srinivasan had asked the boy to remove a thorn piercing his leg, as he was unable to bend forward.

Tamil Nadu Forest Minister asks tribal boy to remove his footwear

UNACCEPTABLE! Tamil Nadu Forest Minister asks tribal boy to remove his sandals, caught on cam

India | Feb 06, 2020, 07:30 PM IST

In a shocking incident, Tamil Nadu Forest Minister Dindigul C. Sreenivasan on Thursday asked a tribal boy to remove his footwear in the Nilgiris district of the state. Sreenivasan had gone there to inaugurate the rejuvenation camp for captive elephants in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve when the incident was caught on camera.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Tamil Nadu Deputy CM says monitoring borders

India | Feb 03, 2020, 06:13 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Monday said hospitals and border areas were being closely monitored to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state.

India's second spaceport to be in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukdi: ISRO

India | Jan 03, 2020, 01:20 PM IST

India's second spaceport for launching small satellites would be located in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district, ISRO chief K. Sivan said on Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu anti-CAA protester's 'link' to Pak will be probed: Police

India | Jan 02, 2020, 01:19 PM IST

A probe would be carried out to ascertain whether the woman, Gayatri Khandhadai, has links to Pakistan-based "Bytes for All", Chennai Police Commissioner A K Viswanathan told reporters.

Now `kolams' appear in Tamil Nadu in support of CAA, NRC

India | Jan 03, 2020, 01:20 PM IST

After the DMK, Congress and VCK leaders drew anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and anti-National Register of Citizens (NRC) `kolams' outside their residences, it is now the turn of those who are in support of the new law to express their support through these pavement decorations.

Tamil Nadu tops good governance index among big states, trailed by Maharashtra and Karnataka

Tamil Nadu tops good governance index among big states, Puducherry best-governed UT

India | Jan 03, 2020, 01:21 PM IST

The Centre had released Good Governance Index ranking States and UTs in 10 sectors. Tamil Nadu topped the Good Governance Index followed by Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh among the ‘Big States’.

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Tamil Nadu tops GGI among big states, Maharashtra & Karnataka get 2nd, 3rd slot

Business | Jan 02, 2020, 01:20 PM IST

The southern state of Tamil Nadu has bagged the top position in the composite ranking for good governance index (GGI), followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka, according to data provided by the Personnel Ministry.

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Tamil Nadu CM defends support to CAA, says no Indian will be affected

India | Jan 03, 2020, 01:22 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami hit out at DMK for accusing the AIADMK of betraying Sri Lankan Tamils and sought to know why the opposition party did not get citizenship for them when it shared power at the Centre for over a decade in the past

DMK leaders protest against CAA in Tamil Nadu

India | Jan 02, 2020, 01:28 PM IST

The principal opposition in Tamil Nadu DMK on Tuesday staged protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) at district headquarters.

Chennai hotels in a soup due to water crisis

India | Jun 17, 2019, 09:37 PM IST

"It is a major crisis faced by the hotels in Chennai and also in other parts of the state. With rains failing, the prices of vegetables have gone up. Further with the severe water shortage, the hoteliers are facing a very touch situation," R.Srinivasan, Secretary, Tamil Nadu Hotels Association (TNHA), told IANS.

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