The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday said it would offer round-the-clock vaccination services at government colleges and hospitals from next week for the benefit of those unable to take the Covid shots at their convenience. Speaking after launching one such facility at the Directorate of Public health and Preventive Medicine here, medical and family welfare minister Ma Subramanian said vaccines would be provided round the clock at this centre and that those wishing to receive the jabs should bring proof of identity.
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Four people of a family were found charred in a haystack at a village near here in Dindigul district on Saturday, police said. The charred bodies of Murugesan, his wife and his two children were found by Fire and Rescue Services personnel after they put out a fire in the haystack at Vattakoundanvalasu village, located about 10 km from here, they said.
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On Ocassion of Madras Day, the Twitter handle posted a picture of Royapuram station, which is the oldest railway station currently operational in India and said that it was "still showcasing the vestiges of architectural splendour from a bygone era!"
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Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday greeted La Ganesan on his appointment as Governor of Manipur.
Stalin pointed out that the senior BJP leader from the state had a long political experience.
Purohit said he was delighted to know that Ganesan has been appointed as Governor of Manipur.
In a tweet, Stalin, also the DMK President, addressed Ganesan as an elder brother and recalled the BJP leader's affectionate ties with his late father and former chief minister M Karunanidhi.
The DMK Sunday announced MM Abdullah as its party candidate for the Rajya Sabha by-election happening on September 13.
The Greater Chennai Corporation said that as of August 21, 1,21,020 posters have been removed from Chennai.
North region- 32,675
Central region- 38, 305
South region- 50,040
The Greater Chennai Corporation Sunday started taking steps to vaccinate senior citizens over the age of 80, in Chennai.
"Senior citizens can contact 044- 25384520 and 044-46122300 to register their names for home vaccination. Shots will be given at their house itself,” the civic body said.
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundarrajan Sunday congradulated La Ganesan on his appointment as the Governor of Manipur.
On the occassion of Madras Day, here are pictures of the Chennai Egmore station building. Southern Railways released the pictures and said, "it's architecture stands testimony of fusion of strength of the fortress, glamour of a palace and sanctity of natives."
The pictures were posted by the Twitter handle of Southern Railway.
The Rashtrapathi Bhavan Sunday announced the appointment of senior BJP leader and former Rajya Sabdha MP La Ganesan as the Governor of Manipur with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has suspended seven advocates from practising before all courts and the tribunals in the state for their alleged anti-professional activities.
They cannot practice, either in their names or in any assumed names till the disposal of the disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Council, against them.
The penal action follows receipt of a complaint from the Kotturpuram Police here alleging that on February 24 and later on August 17, they had engaged in fisticuffs and exchanged blows at the station premises in connection with a dispute over laying a cement road.
Council chairman P S Amalraj, in a release, said the lawyers were suspended in the interest of the public and to maintain the dignity, decorum and to uphold the professional etiquette of the legal profession.
It was also of the opinion that severe action should be taken against them for violating the professional conduct and etiquette. (PTI)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Sunday extended his Madras Day wishes to the people of Chennai. Madras turns 382 years today.
"#SingaraChennai is home to many landmarks and specialities. The #DMK govt's vision to contribute to the development of #Chennai will continue," he said.
Women personnel of Railway Police reached out to the public Saturday by dancing at a Covid awareness campaign at Chennai Central station.
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday said it would offer round-the-clock vaccination services at government colleges and hospitals from next week for the benefit of those unable to take the Covid shots at their convenience.
Speaking after launching one such facility at the Directorate of Public health and Preventive Medicine here, medical and family welfare minister Ma Subramanian said vaccines would be provided round the clock at this centre and that those wishing to receive the jabs should bring proof of identity.
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The Regional Metereological Centre (RMC) has predicted thunderstorm with moderate rain is likely to occur at many places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area.
Thunderstorm and heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Cuddalore, Chennai, Kancheepuram, Vellore, Tirupattur, Ranipettai, Salem, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Thenkasi, Dindigul, Madurai and Delta districts, the department said.
To cater to the increased demand by passengers for extending of Metro Train Services during night hours, CMRL has decided to extend its Metro Train services from 05:30 am to 11:00 pm from tomorrow (23-08-2021), Monday for weekdays (Monday to Saturday).
The peak hour services will be from 08:00 am to 11:00 am in the morning and from 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm in the evening with existing 5-minute headway during Peak hours and 10-minute headway during Non-peak hours.
Metro Train services will be on Sundays and Government Public Holidays from 07:00 am to 10:00 pm with 10 minutes headway throughout the day.
Chennai turns 382 years as the city celebrates ‘Madras Day’ today. It was on August 22, 1639, that the village of Madrasapatnam was purchased by the East India Company from the Viceroy of the Vijayanagar empire.
The Greater Chennai Corporation announced a set of contests and other initiatives on the occasion of ‘Madras Day,’ In a statement, the corporation said that initiatives like mass cleaning, contests for school and college students, and artists have been planned.
An Indian fishing boat was damaged in the seas after a Sri Lankan vessel allegedly rammed into it on Saturday, an official in Chennai said.
The mechanised boat with six fishermen was involved in fishing between Katchatheevu and Neduntheevu when the incident happened, a Fisheries department official, quoting the fishers, said.
The damage was estimated to be around Rs two lakh. The fishermen demanded compensation from the government for the damaged boat. (PTI)
Tamil Nadu on Saturday saw new 1,652 cases of COVID-19 and 23 fatalities, the Health Department said. With these, the total number of the infected were 25,99,255 and deaths 34,686 till date, the department said.
Earlier in the day, the State Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian received medical equipment worth Rs 2.36 crore from a Foundation and they would be handed over to six government hospitals and nine primary healthcare centres, a press release said. (PTI)
Announcing extension of the Covid lockdown in the state for two more weeks, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said Saturday that the government has decided to resume physical classes in schools and colleges from September 1.
Schools will reopen on a rotational basis for students in classes IX-XII after a gap of nearly 18 months. Classes will be held following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The announcement comes a few days after the Tamil Nadu Public Health Department issued guidelines to be followed by schools when physical classes resume.
According to a statement issued by Stalin, the government will take a decision on resuming lower classes after September 15 based on the how the reopening of higher classes pan out.
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The Chennai Drinking Water Board Saturday removed water stagnated in the roads caused after the city received rainfall.
Filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj on Friday unveiled the teaser of his upcoming film which has been titled Mahaan.
The teaser opens with folk theatre artistes putting their make-up on as they prepare to tell a mythological tale involving characters with supernatural powers. Enter, Vikram on a motorbike. He’s carrying a prop behind his vehicle, which gives him an impression of a mythical character with multiple arms. The design also suggests that Vikram’s character has many strengths and qualities.
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The Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi Saturday said that the government is firm on reopening schools for students of class IX-XII on September 1. Poyyamozhi said that all arrangements were in place, and there is discussion to add more regulations apart from the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) issued by the Public Health Department.
Four people of a family were found charred in a haystack at a village near here in Dindigul district on Saturday, police said.
The charred bodies of Murugesan, his wife and his two children were found by Fire and Rescue Services personnel after they put out a fire in the haystack at Vattakoundanvalasu village, located about 10 km from here, they said.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's workout video at the gym goes viral.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Friday said that the Federalism of the country was being destroyed “due to the scant respect BJP has for states' rights and it is imperative that the opposition stands united at this hour.”
“The recent Parliament session has witnessed our unity. It must grow stronger & DMK supports the joint statement in toto,” he said.
The Social Welfare Department on Friday stopped a child marriage near Pollachi in the district. According to official sources, the marriage of a 14-year-old girl to her relative was to be solemnised at Thippampatti village near Pollachi. On information, the sources said, officials went to the village and stopped the marriage.The officials advised the parents to marry the girl off only after she turns 21 and took their statement in that regard in writing, they said. (PTI)
Holding that there cannot be any discrimination between the regularised and non-regularised married women government servants with regard to granting of maternity benefits, the Madras High Court has ordered notice to the state government on a PIL petition, on the issue.
The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P D Audikesavalu ordered the notice on Thursday, returnable by September 16. It directed the government advocate to get appropriate direction from the government with regard to granting maternity leave uniformly to the regularised, contractual and non-regularised married women servants.
The PIL from advocate C Rajaguru prayed for a direction to the Health and Family Welfare Department, Directorates of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS), Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPHS) and the office of the joint director of Health Services, Government District Headquarters Hospital Campus in Villupuram district to take immediate steps to identify the pending applications from the regularised, non-regularised married women government staff appointed under the emergency provisions, temporary and contract basis, who had completed one year of continuous service for their maternity benefits as per a GO of July 2020. (PTI)
BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan on Friday urged the Tamil Nadu government to expedite the project on the expansion of the Coimbatore city airport by convening a meeting of all stakeholders.
The expansion would boost the economy of the western districts of the State, but there was no mention of the project in the budget presented last week, she told reporters here after meeting the stakeholders, including farmers and residents. (PTI)
People in Coimbatore offer prayers at Sri Ayyappa Temple on the festival of Onam, Due to COVID19 restrictions, devotees are not allowed to enter the temple premises. (ANI)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday greeted people and extended his wishes on the occasion of Onam and called it a festival of love and kindness
Former finance minister O Panneerselvam on Friday released a 39-page document to counter current Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan’s white paper on the state’s economy, arguing that the priority of the AIADMK government was people’s welfare.
In his white paper, released to the public on Monday, Thiaga Rajan had alleged financial mismanagement by two successive AIADMK governments. In Monday’s document, Panneerselvam has argued that the white paper skips key facts – such as the decision of the previous governments to not increase electricity charges, bus fares and property tax.
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Amateur Weatherman Pradeep John tweeted the weather updates for the day and said that Puzhal records 76 mm rainfall since 7:30 am.
The Chennai Regional Meterological Centre has said that thunderstorm and heavy rains are expected over isolated areas in Chennai, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Vellore, Tirupattur, Tiruvallur, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Madurai, Sivagangai and Salem districts of Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu on Friday logged 1,667 COVID-19 infections, pushing the overall caseload to 25,97,603, while 24 deaths took the toll to 34,663. Recoveries eclipsed new cases with 1,887 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 25,43,319, leaving 19,621 active infections, a health department bulletin said.
A total of 1,63,177 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 4,05,91,577.
Coimbatore reported the most number of cases (199) , Chennai 185, Erode 158 and Chengalpet 102. (PTI)
Even as Tamil Nadu has been receiving intermittent rainfall over the past few days, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfalls accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in parts of the state and neighbouring Puducherry for the next five days.
According to the RMC, Chennai is likely to experience overcast skies for the next 48 hours, with light to moderate showers expected in parts of the city. The RMC has also forecast thunderstorms and heavy spells in certain areas.
August 21, Saturday: Thunderstorm and heavy rains are expected over isolated areas in Chennai, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Vellore, Tirupattur, Tiruvallur, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Madurai, Sivagangai and Salem districts of Tamil Nadu.Thunderstorm with light to moderate rainfall is likely across the rest of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Puducherry and Karaikal.
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Alleging discrepancy between records and the stock on hand, Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji on Friday claimed that about 2.38 lakh tonnes of coal, meant to fuel the thermal power plant in North Chennai, has gone missing. Expressing shock over the purported irregularities, the Minister who inspected the North Chennai Thermal Power Station (NCTPS) at Ennore here, said the inconsistency came to light during an inspection by senior officials.
“The discrepancy between the record and the stock came to light during inspection by a three-member team, which includes director of generation and director of distribution on August 6 and 9 respectively. During the stock verification, the officials found that 2.38 lakh tonnes of coal worth Rs 85 crore was not in reserve,” the Minister told reporters.
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The DMK government’s first 100 days have been a little sweet, more bitter and spicy mix, said BJP leader K Annamalai. He said this as he welcomed Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan and other BJP functionaries who reached Thoothukudi Friday to take part in the event at Tirunelveli to observe the death anniversary of freedom fighter Ondiveeran.
Addressing the media at the airport, Annamalai said the tradition of Tamil Nadu has been to give an elected party six months before commenting on their governance. “I said a bit of sweet because they [DMK] coordinated with the central government in the Covid-19 pandemic and did a commendable job in controlling the spread of the second wave. Bitter is because they haven’t fulfilled their poll promises, they are talking about a lot of unwanted things like calling the Centre as Union government… they have targeted BJP cadres, many members of the party’s IT-wing and other leaders who are doing a great service to the party were arrested in many places. These are the reasons for calling their 100-day governance more bitter and a mix of too much spice,” he said.
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Veteran Tamil film actor and action choreographer Judo Rathinam’s (92) residence was looted on Wednesday. According to the reports, cash worth Rs 20,000, ½ kg silverware, 15 silk sarees, two Rolex watches have been stolen. Rathinam, who had worked as stunt choreographer in more than 1,000 film in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, is currently residing in Gudiyatham in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu. He had worked closely with top stars like MG Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, NTR, Ram Kumar, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan.Due to his old-age, he had been staying at Kudiyatham. On August 16, he had left his place to participate in a felicitation function in Chennai. Noticing this, some unidentified miscreants had entered Rathinam’s house and robbed the items. On Thursday, Rathinam’s neighbours had noticed that the entrance door has been left ajar and had informed Rathinam’s another daughter residing in the nearby town. They had then visited the house and later informed the police. The cops have registered a case and a hunt is on to nab the perpetrators
Filmmaker Selvaraghavan on Thursday surprised his fans on social media by revealing that he lied about the budget of his cult movie Aayirathil Oruvan ahead of release to create hype about it ahead of its release.
“The actual budget of #aayirathiloruvan was Rs 18 crore. But we decided to announce it as a Rs 32 crore film to hype it as a mega budget film. What stupidity! Even though the film managed to collect the actual budget it was regarded as average. Learnt not to lie whatever the odds are! (sic),” he wrote on his Twitter page.
The union territory of Puducherry added 97 fresh coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours taking the overall tally to 1,22,773, a senior Health department official said on Friday. The new cases were identified at the end of the examination of 5,024 samples and the cases were spread over Puducherry (59), Karaikal (17), Mahe (17) and Yanam (four).
Director of Health and Family Welfare Services G Sriramulu said no fresh fatality was reported from any of the four regions - Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam - during the last 24 hours ending 10 AM on Friday and the death toll remained at 1,806. The number of active cases stood at 963 with 179 patients in hospitals and remaining 784 in home isolation.
As many as 105 patients recovered and were discharged during the last 24 hours, he said, adding the overall recoveries climbed to 1,20,004. Sriramulu said the Department has so far tested 16.01 lakh samples and found 13.58 lakh of them to be negative. The test positivity rate was 1.93 per cent while fatality and recovery rates were 1.47 per cent and 97.74 per cent respectively.
The Health department Director said 38,071 healthcare workers and 22,997 frontline workers have been inoculated so far against the virus. The Department has so far vaccinated 5.53 lakh people including those coming under the category of senior citizens or those above 45 years with comorbidities. In all, 7.76 lakh people including those who have received the second dose have been vaccinated so far, the Director said. (PTI)
Madras High Court judge Justice N Kirubakaran Thursday said the presence of the Supreme Court only in New Delhi was an injustice to those who didn’t live in and around the national capital, and urged the apex court to reconsider setting up regional benches across the country.
Justice Kirubakaran, one of the senior-most judges of the Madras High Court, retires from service on Friday. His remarks were made in a speech he delivered on Thursday at a farewell event held for him.
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Congress-backed CPI MLA of Tamil Nadu's Thalli constituency T Ramachandran met former Karnataka chief minister and leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Friday.
Ahead of Madras Day celebrations on August 22, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has kickstarted the festivities with drawing and photography contests today and Saturday. The theme of the contests is ‘Singara Chennai’ and participants can submit their entries on https://chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/online-services/comp/# till 5 pm on Saturday.
In a statement, the GCC Thursday said in a bid to celebrate the historically-significant day benefiting the public, initiatives like mass cleaning, contests for school and college students, and artists have been planned. The state ministers are also expected to participate in tree plantation and beautification at slum areas in the city. They would also launch the drive to vaccinate people aged above 80 years at their doorstep. Meanwhile, the corporation’s buildings will flaunt a new look on the day and bus lanes and other streets will be decked up with kolam and trees.
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A total of 1,15,866 posters have been removed across Chennai by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) till Thursday as a part of the civic body’s poster removal campaign.
Here are the details:
North Chennai - 31,044
Central Chennai - 36,089
South Chennai - 48,733
P Rajagopal, founder of the Saravana Bhavan chain of restaurants, went to jail in 2019 for the 2001 murder of an employee whose wife he was intent on marrying. Extract from a retelling of the sensational murder, by The Indian Express National Editor Nirupama Subramanian.
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Here is the break up of rainfall received in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Puducherry and Karaikal as of August 20 till dawn.
Kelambakkam (Chengalpattu) 5 cm
Thirupporur (Chengalpattu) - 4 cm
Tambaram (Chengalpattu), Uthiramerur (Kancheepuram) - 3 cm
Ambur (Tirupattur), Vandavasi (Tiruvannamalai), Chinnakalar (Coimbatore) - 2 cm
Kalavai AWS (Ranipet), Chittampatti (Madurai), Maduranthagam (Chengalpattu), Vadapudupattu (Tirupattur), Sriperumbudur (Kancheepuram), Sholayar (Coimbatore), DGP Office (Chennai), Kaveripakkam (Ranipet), Chennai Ap (Chennai), Mettupatti (Madurai), Alandur (Chennai), Cheyyar (Tiruvannamalai), MGR Nagar (Chennai), Chengalpattu (Chengalpattu), Uthukottai (Tiruvallur), Sholinganallur (Chennai), Vellore (Vellore), R.K.Pet (Tiruvallur) and Kancheepuram (Kancheepuram) - 1 cm
Citing the Official Languages Act, the Madras High Court has directed the Centre to give reply in English if the representation is made in the said language, saying it was the “duty” of the union government to do so.
Justices N Kirubakaran and M Duraisamy, responding to a PIL filed by Madurai CPI-M MP Su Venkatesan said that according to the Constitution, every person was entitled to give representation in any language used in the Union or the state.
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A 51-year-old DMK functionary was allegedly hacked to death in Anna Nagar on Wednesday night. The police said four people have surrendered in connection with the incident, and two others have been arrested.
The deceased, identified as Sampath Kumar, was a resident of TP Chathiram. He was involved in supplying water cans in the locality.
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The Ambasamudram judicial magistrate court Thursday acquitted Tamil director Bala in a defamation case filed against him 10 years ago for the portrayal of the Sorimuthu Iyyanaar temple and Singampatti zamindar in his movie Avan Ivan.
Starring actors Vishal and Arya, Avan Ivan released in 2011. The plot revolves around the relationship of two brothers.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Wednesday informed the state assembly that the Union government had given its approval for the phase II project of the Metro Rail.
“We received information yesterday that the Union government had given its permission for the phase II project,” Stalin said.
The chief minister also said that the Union government approval came after he insisted on it when he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. “When I met the Prime Minister in Delhi, I had spoken about the metro project to him in detail. It was the pressure that made us get permission from the Union government yesterday,” Stalin said.
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The families who were allotted flats of the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board at Kesava Pillai (KP) park in Pulianthope have been raising complaints about stability and quality of construction for the past few days.
Leaky ceilings, damaged staircases, cracks on the doors, faulty lifts, broken water pipes are among the many difficulties the residents claimed they are facing because of the alleged substandard structures constructed within the city limits.
Following complaints, Minister for Rural Industries and Slum Clearance Board Thamo Anbarasan and Minister Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department P K Sekar Babu made an inspection Wednesday.
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Trichy-based on-demand product development & manufacturing startup designed a camera car -a life-size replica of a vintage camera, for a camera museum in Singapore. (ANI)
The opposition AIADMK on Thursday charged its rival, the ruling DMK with indulging in “corruption, collection and vendetta” and accused it of trying to cover-up its alleged non-performance in covid management by targeting its leaders.
An AIADMK delegation led by its top leaders O Panneerselvam, the Coordinator and joint coordinator K Palaniswami met Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit and presented a memorandum against the government. A party release said the memorandum detailed the ruling DMK’s “misuse of government machinery” and its “corruption, collection and vendetta.”
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In a rare case, a Chennai man diagnosed with COVID-19 and resultant lung complications spent about 109 days on ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation) and ventilator support and recovered without having to undergo a lung transplant, the city hospital which treated him said on Thursday.
Fifty six year-old Mudijja stepped out of the hospital as a healthy man Thursday. “He became a living miracle, as none in the country has ever recovered without a lung transplant after spending over 9 weeks with ECMO support. Further, the treatment and care at the hospital were such that Mr Mudijja did not require a lung transplant, even after 9 weeks of ECMO support,” Rela Hospital, a multi-speciality quaternary care hospital at Chrompet, here, claimed.
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The HR & CE department has directed officials to strictly adhere to Chief Minister M K Stalin’s assurance that no serving priests were relieved from temples in the wake of new appointments and to accommodate those exceeding the upper age limit on daily wages.
Following Stalin’s statement in the Assembly on August 17 that those working in the temples will not be relieved, in the wake of appointment of persons from all castes in the temples in the state, HR&CE Commissioner J Kumaragurubaran warned of disciplinary action against the officials for noncompliance, if any.
None of the serving temple priests were eased out of their jobs to accommodate fresh appointees belonging to all castes and if the contrary was demonstrated with proof, appropriate action would be taken, Stalin had told the state Assembly on Tuesday following allegations from some sections in this regard.
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Tamil Nadu recorded 1,702 positive cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, bringing the state tally to 25,95,935. Among these, Chennai reported 193 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,42,010. The state recorded 29 deaths on Thursday, putting the state toll at 34,639. A total of 1,892 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 25,41,432.
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