PM Modi to review Covid situation with CMs of six States, one UT

9 dead, several injured in explosion at firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore

<p>At least nine people were killed and five others injured after an explosion in a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore on Friday. The injured persons have been taken to hospital, news agency Associated Press quoted police officer Pandiyan as saying. The police has also launched a probe to ascertain the cause of explosion, which […]</p>

Report: 2 killed, several feared trapped as boiler explodes at NLC India’s thermal plant in Tamil Nadu

<p>Two men were killed, 16 workers injured and many others feared trapped after a boiler exploded on Wednesday at the at NLC India Ltd’s thermal plant in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district, reports said. According to sources, the accident was reported from the fifth unit of the thermal power station-II when workers were in the process […]</p>

Lockdown in Chennai, 3 TN districts from 19 June

<p>The Tamil Nadu government on Monday, 15 June, announced the imposition of another lockdown in the state from 19 to 30 June in four districts including Chennai. This comes just days after the state government announced that there were no plans to announce another lockdown in the state. Mr. Palaniswami’s announcement followed recommendations by public […]</p>

Tamil Nadu cancels Class 10 public exams, all students promoted

<p>The class 10 board examination in Tamil Nadu are cancelled and students are promoted in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said on Tuesday. The exams for certain class 11 subjects, which could not be held earlier, were also cancelled. While 80% marks would be based on students performance in quarterly and […]</p>

Tamil Nadu: 20 killed as Ernakulam-bound KSRTC volvo collides with container lorry

<p>Twenty people, including five women, were killed, and more than 16 injured in head-on collision involving a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus and a container lorry at Avinashi near Coimbatore in the wee hours of Thursday. The accident took place around 3:15am when the Ernakulam-bound KSRTC Garuda Volvo air-bus from Bengaluru collided with […]</p>

21 tonnes of onions were seized by Election Flying Squad in Tamil Nadu

<p>Election flying squad officials on Sunday seized 21 tonnes of onion from a vehicle near Sirkazhi in the district. The seizure was effected during vehicle checks carried Out to monitor large scale movement of cash and other articles in the district ahead of the local body polls scheduled to be held on December 27 in […]</p>

Tamil Nadu: The death toll rose to 15 in wall collapse due to heavy rains in Coimbatore

<p>The death toll in Monday’s wall collapse incident rose to 15 as more people were feared trapped under the debris in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore, officials said, as heavy rains continued to lash several districts including Chennai. The compound wall collapsed on four houses at Nadur in Mettupalayam due to heavy rains. The heavy rain over […]</p>

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