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Lockdown guidelines for 4 Tamil Nadu districts including Chennai

India | June 15, 2020 20:50 IST

Chennai and adjoining Tiruvallur, Chengelpet and Kancheepuram districts will be under lockdown from June 19 to June 30 sans present relaxations. A full scale shutdown will be implemented on two Sundays, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami said on Monday. During the 12-day period, only essential services will be allowed with restrictions. The chief minister took the decision expert panel advised the government to cut down on relaxations to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Travellers from Chennai, Delhi to Karnataka will have to undergo 3-day institutional quarantine

Three days institutional quarantine for those coming to Karnataka from Chennai and Delhi:CM

India | June 15, 2020 17:06 IST

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday said those coming to the state from Chennai and Delhi will have to undergo three days of institutional quarantine followed by 11 days of home isolation.

Lockdown turned siblings into artists

News | June 14, 2020 22:08 IST

The lockdown period brought artistic skills of siblings. Brother and sister beatified walls of their house and decorated empty bottles with colours. House has been turned into canvas for siblings.

Chennai COVID-19 containment zones rise to 360. Check full list

June 14, 2020 7:26 IST

The containment zones in Chennai have risen to 360 amid the growing number of cases. The government has decided to increase the containment zones as the overall cases in the state of Tamil Nadu rage past 40,000.

AIADMK MLA from Tamil Nadu tests positive for coronavirus

India | June 13, 2020 20:55 IST

A ruling AIADMK MLA in Tamil Nadu has tested positive for coronavirus and is being treated at a private hospital in the city, a senior party functionary said here on Saturday.

DMK chief Stalin pays floral tribute to M Karunanidhi on his birth anniversary

News | June 03, 2020 11:21 IST

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief MK Stalin paid floral tribute to former Tamil Nadu chief minister and former DMK president M Karunanidhi on June 03 on his 97th birth anniversary.

Tamil Nadu govt allows industrial estates in Chennai to resume work

Business | May 24, 2020 13:18 IST

Further easing curbs, the Tamil Nadu government on Sunday allowed 17 industrial estates here to resume work from tomorrow with conditions, including confining the workforce to 25 per cent and implementing safety measures.

Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Salons, Beauty Parlours, Barber Shops

Tamil Nadu salons, beauty parlours to open from Sunday, Chennai has to wait

May 23, 2020 12:26 IST

After almost 2 months, barber shops and beauty parlours in all municipal areas barring areas falling under Greater Chennai Corporation can start functioning from May 24 onwards, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami informed on Saturday.

Former DMK leader VP Duraisamy joins BJP in Chennai

News | May 22, 2020 18:00 IST

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader VP Duraisamy joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He joined BJP in Chennai on May 22.

Tamil Nadu has done 3.37 lakh coronavirus tests, highest in India, says govt

India | May 18, 2020 22:22 IST

Tamil Nadu government asserted that the state has done 3,37 lakh tests so far, the highest number in the whole country.

Travel restrictions in 25 districts including Coimbatore, Salem in Tamil Nadu eased

India | May 17, 2020 20:08 IST

The state of Tamil Nadu has already extended the lockdown till May 31 amid the growing number of coronavirus cases. Latest reports suggest that travel restrictions will be eased in 25 districts across the state. These 25 districts include some of Tamil Nadu's most populated districts such as Coimbatore, Salem and the Nilgiris.

20 cancer patients cured of coronavirus in Chennai hospital

India | May 17, 2020 10:59 IST

Cancer per se is a deadly disease. And when coronavirus infects a cancer patient, then certainly it is all the more worrisome as the combine can be fatal. For the 20 cancer patients in the city-based Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital, the fight was a success.