Tamil Nadu on Monday recorded an all-time high in new COVID-19 infections adding 20,952 cases to the caseload of 12,28,064 while 122 deaths pushed the toll to 14,468 so far
The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder and actor Kamal Haasan was defeated in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore (South) constituency at the end of the counting of votes polled in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday tendered his resignation to Governor Banwarilal Purohit, a day after assembly election results. Palaniswami's resignation was accepted, however, the governor requested him to continue till alternative arrangements are made, Raj Bhavan informed.
AIADMK lost to DMK in Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and thanked voters saying they have great responsibility as opposition now.
The DMK on Monday announced convening a meeting of the party's newly-elected MLAs on May 4.
It was a well-fought battle, defying predictions of a “clean sweep” and springing quite a few surprises in the process. Out of power for a decade, the DMK finally managed to dethrone its Dravidian rival by a comfortable margin. MK Stalin, who has been waiting in the sidelines for the last several years, is all set to swear-in as the eighth Chief Minister of the State
The DMK, led by its President M.K. Stalin, is leading in 121 of the state's 234 Assembly constituencies and if the trend continues, then it can form the government on its own.
Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Polls were held to 234 Assembly constituencies and byelection to the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat, where Congress party's Vijay Vasanth and BJP's Pon Radhakrishnan are the key candidates.
Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: The DMK had contested in 173 seats while alliance parties Congress (25), CPI, CPI-M, MDMK and VCK in six seats each, IUML, KMDK (3 each), MMK (2), All India Forward Bloc, Makkal Viduthalai Katchi, Athi Thamizhar Peravai and Tamizhaga Vazhuvurimai Katchi each contesting in one seat.
Counting of votes for assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry is all set to take place on May 2 (Sunday).
The tournament will open with a match between Dindigul Dragons and IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans in Tirunelveli.
The 16,665 cases on Wednesday took the cumulative tally to 11,30,167, a health department bulletin said. As many as 15,114 people were cured of the virus, taking the aggregate to 10,06,033, leaving 1,10,308 active cases
This includes 2,895 beds with oxygen lines in Chennai, which leads the table in terms of maximum number of infections.
Vedanta's Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin will produce oxygen to be used for treatment of Covid-19 patients.
Supreme Court starts hearing a plea seeking reopening of Vedanta's Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu for production of oxygen to be used for treatment of COVID patients. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta says produced oxygen should be given to the Centre for allocation to various states.
The decision was taken during an all-party meeting convened by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami, news agency PTI reported.
Oxygen allotment for Tamil Nadu under the national plan is 'inadequate' and 'wrong' and the diversion of oxygen could lead to a 'major crisis,' he said.
The State Level Bankers' Committee-Tamil Nadu (SLBC-TN) on Saturday issued a series of guidelines to its member banks in the state.
People from abroad and other states shall be allowed entry to Tamil Nadu only if they have registered in the portal http://eregister.tnega.org and information on registration should be produced to authorities on arrival.
The labourers were forced to work after one of their relatives could not repay Rs 27,000 she had borrowed from a person, the police said.
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