A health worker administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a drive-in vaccination centre, at MGM Hospital, in Chennai. (PTI)Chennai, Hyderabad Coronavirus News June 16, 17 Highlights: Tamil Nadu recorded 9,118 positive cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, bringing the state tally to 23,97,864. Among these, Coimbatore reported 1,227 cases while Chennai reported 559 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,27,835. The state recorded 210 deaths on Thursday, putting the state toll at 30,548. A total of 166 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities. As many as 22,720 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 22,66,793.
V Pugazhendhi, the spokesperson of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), was among those expelled from the party this week over anti-party activities. The decision was taken at a meeting of newly elected MLAs in Chennai on Monday. Earlier, Pugazhendhi was shown the door for joining TTV Dhinakaran’s Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) after J Jayalalithaa’s death in 2016. He returned to the AIADMK in early 2020 after a fallout with Dhinakaran.
Speaking to IndianExpress.com, Pugazhendhi explains his relationship with former chief minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami (EPS) and former deputy CM O Pannerselvam (OPS), how the party is functioning following its loss in the Assembly elections, and whether he would now join hands with Sasikala.
Tamil Nadu recorded 9,118 positive cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, bringing the state tally to 23,97,864. Among these, Coimbatore reported 1,227 cases while Chennai reported 559 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,27,835. The state recorded 210 deaths on Thursday, putting the state toll at 30,548. A total of 166 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities. As many as 22,720 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 22,66,793.
Actor-cinematographer Shaman Mithru passed away in Chennai on Thursday due to Covid-19 complications. He was 43.
Shaman, who worked on several projects as a Director of Photography (DOP), made his acting debut with 2019 film Thorati.
Shaman Mithru is survived by his wife and five-year-old daughter.
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The cyber crime wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) Tuesday arrested Krithiga, the administrator of the YouTube channels run by Madan Kumar, who has been booked by the police for uploading obscene content and is absconding.
Krithiga, Madan’s wife, was arrested in Salem and brought to their residence in Vengaivasal in Chennai. Several gadgets, including mobile phones and laptops, were recovered from their house.
Based on a complaint filed by Abishek Ravi, a resident of Vadapalani, the cybercrime wing had registered a case against Madan and Krithiga under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act and Indian Penal Code.
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The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology is inviting people to take part in a quiz to celebrate World Crocodile Day which is observed on June 17 every year. The quiz, which is being held from 11 am to 5 pm today is open to people of all age groups and will test participants on their knowledge of crocodiles.
The quiz can be accessed through a Google forms link and the top five will receive goodies from the centre.
A total of 22,52,361 people have been vaccinated in Chennai till date, with 27,004 people inoculated on Wednesday alone, according to the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC).
Fuel prices have been touching record highs in India this year, especially last month. Petrol—the key auto fuel— has either crossed or inched closer to Rs 100 per litre mark across most cities including Mumbai, Jaipur, Bhopal and Hyderabad.
In Chennai, petrol is priced at Rs. 97.91 per litre while diesel costs Rs. 92.04 per litre.
In Hyderabad, petrol is priced at Rs. 100.46 per litre and diesel at Rs. 95.28 per litre.
The Tamil Nadu Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) arrested self-styled spiritual guru Siva Shankar Baba in Delhi on Wednesday following sexual abuse complaints by students of his school at Kelambakkam near Chennai.
The Mamallapuram All Women Police Station (AWPS) had registered three cases against him under various sections of the IPC, Pocso Act and Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Women Harassment Act and these were transferred to the CB-CID a few days ago.
Baba, meanwhile, snubbed a Tamil Nadu Commission for Protection of Child Rights (TNCPCR) hearing citing he had suffered a heart attack and was reportedly in Dehradun.
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The Madras High Court on Wednesday refused advance bail to former AIADMK Minister M Manikandan, who apprehended arrest following registration of a sexual abuse complaint from a Malaysia-based woman, now settled in Chennai. Dismissing the application from Manikandan, Justice Abdul Quddhose pointed to the gravity of the alleged offences and the personality involved and said while the probe is in a preliminary stage, there is no merit in the petition seeking anticipatory bail.
The judge said that in the present case major offences were alleged to have been committed by the former minister which are grave in nature and there is also prima facie satisfaction about the registration of FIR. The custodial interrogation is necessary to elicit information from the petitioner. If granted bail, there is every possibility of him escaping from the rigours of investigation by using his influence, the court said.
The alleged offences (sections 376-rape and 313 IPC causing miscarriage) are serious in nature and when the accused wields a wide influence, the custodial and effective interrogation of the accused is of tremendous advantage in getting information and also materials which would have been concealed,it said.
Liberty of the individual is desirable, but also desirable is the need to detect, investigate and prosecute those guilty of any offence in the interest of the public at large, the court added. (PTI)
At least six Maoists, including two women, were killed in an exchange of fire with a Greyhound special forces unit in Visakhapatnam district on Wednesday morning, Andhra Pradesh Police said. Among those killed was a senior Maoist leader, police said in a statement.
The encounter took place in the Theegalametta forest in Koyyuru mandal in Mampa police station area. Combing and search operations in the area were on, police said.
An AK-47 rifle, an SLR, a carbine, three .303 rifles, and a countrymade revolver were recovered from the scene of the encounter, police said.
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About 80 per cent of the desilting works to make the water from Mettur reach the tail-end areas have been completed in the Cauvery delta districts, said Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters at Thennalakudi village near Sirkazhi, the Minister said a total of 647 desiltation works had been taken up at a cost of Rs 68 crore in the districts.
"Nearly 80 per cent of the works have been completed and the remaining work will be completed within two days," he said. The Minister expressed hope that Cauvery water released from Mettur would reach the tail-end areas. Earlier, he inspected the desilting work completed in various parts of Mayiladuthurai district. (PTI)
Thirteen people, including the brother of a Minister, were arrested for allegedly playing cards in Hyderabad on Wednesday, police said.
Upon receiving information, the personnel of the Commissioner's task force raided the place and took the 13 into custody, they said.
Over Rs one lakh in cash, some mobile phones and cards were seized, the police said. A case under the Gaming Act was registered, they added. (PTI)
Telangana IT Minister K Taraka Rama Rao on Wednesday inaugurated 268 double-bedroom houses in Yellareddypet mandal in Rajanna Sircilla district.
Speaking after handing over the house ownership documents to the poor, he said that out of the 268 houses, 168 were given to the eligible people in Racharla Gollapalli-Boppapur villages.
"The Chief Minister was committed to build double-bedroom houses to all the eligible poor," the Minister said.
Lakhs of double-bedroom houses are under construction in Telangana, which would be completed soon, he said. (PTI)
The DMK government in Tamil Nadu is considering the option of granting “long parole” to the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, The Indian Express has learnt.
The new line of thinking comes almost a month after Chief Minister M K Stalin wrote to the President seeking implementation of the previous AIADMK government’s recommendation in 2018 to immediately release the convicts. The matter was referred to the President by Governor Banwarilal Purohit early this year.
Sources in the state government told The Indian Express that prison authorities have endorsed such a move after considering the “reformed status” of the convicts who have spent three decades in jail. They said that a decision may be taken after certain administrative queries are answered with regard to the Sri Lankan citizens.
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The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered notice, returnable by June 23, on a PIL challenging the decision of the state government to cancel the public exams for 12th standard students, in view of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.
Refusing to grant any interim stay, the first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy ordered one week notice on the petition from advocate Ramkumar Adityan of Tiruchendur.
The petitioner sought quashing of a June 5 press release of the School Education secretary, uploaded in the website, as illegal and consequently direct him and other connected departments to constitute an expert panel to deliberate and make recommendations on holding the exams after conducting refreshment classes for two months.
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Senior AIADMK leader D Jayakumar on Wednesday slammed V K Sasikala, confidante of late party supremo J Jayalalithaa, for attempting to create confusion in the party using “audio politics” and for trying to “divide and rule.”
Such designs would never succeed, the former Minister asserted and wondered how Sasikala could stake claim to the party when she was not even a primary member.
Against the backdrop of her talking over phone with a section of AIADMK functionaries in recent times and who were subsequently expelled from the party, Jayakumar alleged she was trying to create confusion.
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Security has been stepped up in some areas on the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border following information that Maoists will infiltrate Tamil Nadu via Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve Forest area, police said on Wednesday.
Armed police personnel have been deputed on the border police stations of Thalavadi, Hassanure, Bhavanisagar, Kadambur and Burgur.
The police also provided additional armed guards at ten Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border checkposts in the forest area alone and round the clock monitoring is being done to prevent entry of any Maoists into Tamil Nadu via Erode district forests, police said.
According to V. Sasi Mohan, Superintendent of Police, ten specially trained commando personnel have been selected among the Armed Reserve Police and they will be sent to the forests along with armed policemen to keep vigil. (PTI)
Rolling out a welfare scheme to help fulfill the future needs of children who lost both their parents to Covid-19, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday handed over certificates of Rs five lakh fixed deposit in favour of each of five such children.
The deposits made in the state-run Tamil Nadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation was given by the Chief Minister to their guardians at the Secretariat.
Also, Stalin gave away cheques for Rs three lakh to each of five other children who had lost one of their parents to the virus.
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A total of 102 flights will be operated between Chennai and major cities today, with 52 arrivals and 50 departures scheduled at the Chennai International Airport.
A 12-year-old lion succumbed to coronavirus at Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP) at Vandalur on Wednesday, making it the second such casualty at the zoo after the death of a lioness on June 3.
The lion, named Pathbanathan, housed in the safari area, passed away at 10:15 am as per the official release by the zoo.
“The samples of the said lion had tested Positive for SARS-CoV-2 as per the report of National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal communicated on 03.06.2021. The lion was under intensive treatment since then,” the release said.
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Telangana on Wednesday recorded 1,489 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 6,07,925, while the death toll rose to 3,521 with 11 more fatalities.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 175 followed by Nalgonda (131) and Khammam (118) districts, a state government bulletin said.
It said 1,436 people recovered from the infectious disease on Wednesday, taking the cumulative number of recoveries to 5,84,429. The number of active cases was 19,975, the bulletin said. It said 1,16,252 samples were tested on Wednesday and the total number of samples tested till date was 1,70,70,886. The samples tested per million population were 4,58,648.
The case fatality and recovery rates in the state were at 0.57 per cent and 96.13 per cent, respectively. (PTI)
Tamil Nadu recorded 10,448 positive cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, bringing the state tally to 23,88,746. Among these, Chennai reported 689 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,27,283. The state recorded 270 deaths on Wednesday, putting the state toll at 30,338. 206 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities. A total of 21,058 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 22,44,073.
As of Wednesday, the number of active Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 1,14,335. Till date, 13,98,206 males, 9,90,502 females and 38 transgenders have tested positive for the virus in the state.
According to a bulletin released by the Health and Family Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu, 3,04,80,340 samples from the state have been tested till date, with 1,71,085 samples having been sent yesterday. There are 273 Covid-19 testing facilities in the state, out of which 69 are government and 204 are private facilities.
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Tamil Nadu recorded 10,448 positive cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, bringing the state tally to 23,88,746. Among these, Chennai reported 689 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,27,283. The state recorded 270 deaths on Wednesday, putting the state toll at 30,338. 206 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities. A total of 21,058 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 22,44,073.
A 12-year-old lion succumbed to coronavirus at Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP) at Vandalur on Wednesday making it the second such casualty at the zoo after the death of a lioness on June 3. The lion named Pathbanathan, housed in the safari area, passed away at 10:15 am as per the official release by the zoo.
"The samples of the said lion had tested Positive for SARS-CoV-2 as per the report of National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal communicated on 03.06.2021. The lion was under intensive treatment since then,” the release said.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has kept his promise and got a job for a 23-year-old woman who had donated her gold chain towards Covid-19 relief and requested an employment opportunity to sustain her family.
R Soumya, an engineering graduate from Pottaneri village, had given a petition along with her gold donation to MK Stalin during his visit to Mettur near Salem. She said her mother had died due to pneumonia last year and with her father’s pension of Rs 7,000, the family was struggling to make ends meet. Her two elder sisters, married off, were not in a position to financially help, she added while seeking a job.
MK Stalin, who was moved by the gesture of Soumya, tweeted that he would take necessary action to get her a job.
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Greater Chennai Police on Tuesday arrested a woman contract worker at Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital for allegedly killing a patient whose body was found days after going missing from the Covid ward.
Rathi Devi from Thiruvottiyur strangled Sunitha (41) to death after taking her from the third floor of Tower 3 on a wheelchair and dumped the body on the eighth floor. Rathi Devi stole money worth Rs 9,500 and a mobile phone from Sunitha, the police said.
Sunitha, hailing from West Tambaram, was admitted due to Covid on May 21 and mysteriously disappeared two days later. The hospital informed Sunitha’s husband Mouli, who works as a faculty member in a private college in Andhra Pradesh, that she was missing.
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A total of 22.25 lakh people have been vaccinated in Chennai till date, with 5905 people inoculated on Tuesday alone, according to the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC).
With health experts projecting a third wave of Covid-19 infections, expected to impact children significantly, the Telangana government has started ramping up infrastructure at all paediatric hospitals in the state and is setting up additional facilities at Niloufer hospital for women and children at Hyderabad. The government is also converting all existing beds in government hospitals into oxygen beds.
Of the approximately 25,900 beds available in government-run hospitals across the state, only about 10,300 beds are equipped with oxygen supply at present. The government has decided to equip the remaining 15,600 beds with oxygen facilities in the coming days.
Director of public health, Dr G Srinivasa Rao, said the government has cleared a proposal to set up 132 PSA oxygen generation plants in government hospitals across the state. Infrastructure is also being put in place to create an additional capacity of 200 MT of liquid medical oxygen. In principle approval has also been given for arranging 23 ISO containers for transporting liquid oxygen vial rail, out of which, 10 containers have already been acquired.
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The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to spell out the mechanism it was following to take action against lawyers who have misbehaved with police personnel on duty at public places.
Justice M Dhandapani gave the direction when a criminal original petition from advocate Tanuja Rajan @ Tanuja Kanthula and her daughter Preeti Rajan, residents of Chetpet, seeking advance bail, came up for hearing.
The duo said they were apprehended as a case was filed against them following a complaint from some police personnel who alleged misbehaviour (over following COVID-19 guidelines like wearing mask).
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The number of online job postings has seen a rise in May 2021 as compared to May 2020. Last month, a total of 56 per cent of industries exceeded online hiring demand. There has been a 66 per cent growth in May 2021 in the hiring of the top management level professionals with experience of 16 or more years, the Monster Employment Index revealed. Though there was a decline in the job postings in April 2021 due to the second wave, there has been an increase of 4 per cent in overall job postings in comparison with 1 per cent in May 2020.
In May 2021, IT (hardware and software) hiring witnessed a growth of 67 per cent in Bengaluru and 49 per cent in Hyderabad. There are several other industries that showed year-on-year (May 2020 vs May 2021) growth in hiring across the key cities such as banking/financial services and insurance.
Software, hardware and telecom indicated a growth across all key cities such as Bengaluru with the growth of 79 per cent, Hyderabad (62 per cent) and Chennai (50 per cent).
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The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to make English the medium of learning at all degree colleges in the state beginning this academic year.
The Department of Higher Education of Andhra Pradesh feels the introduction of English medium education at the undergraduate level would enhance the career prospects of graduates, said Education Minister Audimulapu Suresh.
The Andhra Pradesh government had announced in September 2019 that it would introduce English as the medium of instruction in all government schools, and gradually convert all Telugu-medium schools to English-medium ones while still teaching mother tongue Telugu as a compulsory subject.
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Tamil Nadu reopened Tasmac outlets, the state government-owned liquor shops, reopened after a month on Monday. While many residents have welcomed the move, the reaction of one Madurai man has gone viral.
In a video, the man was seen devotedly performing aarti outside the store. He then went in to make his purchase, and did a celebratory jig after buying two bottles.
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The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to dispose of within two months, applications from parents seeking maintenance from their wards.
Justice S M Subramanian directed the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary to issue circulars to all the District Collectors to ensure that the applications and appeals filed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 are disposed of by conducting an enquiry within two months.
Any undue delay should be construed as a lapse and dereliction of duty on the part of the official concerned, the judge said.
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Prices of petrol and diesel were hiked on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, after a gap of one day, touching fresh record highs across the country. In the national capital, the petrol price rose 25 paise while that of diesel inched up 13 paise.
In Chennai, petrol is priced at Rs. 97.91 per litre and diesel at Rs. 92.04 per litre.
In Hyderabad, petrol is priced at Rs. 100.46 per litre while diesel costs Rs. 95.28 per litre.
A Chennai-based non-governmental organisation has claimed discrepancy in data of Covid-19 fatalities in Tamil Nadu. As against the government’s figure of 863 deaths in April and May this year, the mortality rate is 13.5 times more than the declared deaths in the state, NGO Arappor Iyakkam has claimed in a report.
The NGO has based its report on data from six hospitals: Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Hospital, Trichy, Vellore Medical College Hospital, Karur Medical College and Hospital, and Tiruppur Government Headquarters Hospital. The hospitals are situated in different parts of Tamil Nadu.
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The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday ordered setting up a commission led by retired Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, D Murugesan, to look into the enrollment ratio of government school students in professional courses like engineering.
If the number of students – who get admitted to courses like engineering, agriculture, veterinary sciences, fisheries and law – from state run schools is less, the panel would recommend appropriate remedial measures.
Chief Minister M K Stalin issued an order appointing the Justice D Murugesan Commission, an official release in Chennai said, adding the panel would submit its report to the government within a month. Including Murugesan, there would be 10 members in the Commission. Senior government officials and the Registrar of Anna University are among the members.
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The release of audio tapes of a purported conversation between ousted AIADMK leader V K Sasikala and certain party members on Tuesday may raise a political storm in Tamil Nadu.
She criticised the expulsion of the party members and also said that she would have retained AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam as chief minister had he not stepped down.
The latest audio clips emerged on social media a day after the AIADMK, which tasted defeat at the hands of archrival DMK after being in power for a decade, expelled 17 members.
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The Telangana government on Tuesday extended the summer holidays in all schools and DIET colleges of the state till June 20. “Government has carefully reviewed the situation and it is decided to extend summer holidays for all the schools and DIET (District Institute of Education and Training colleges) in the state till June 20,” reads the official notification by the Directorate of School Education.
The state government in April had announced early summer vacation for all schools and colleges till May 31 and then by June 15. The decision has been taken due to an Covid-19 situation in the state. The decision has been taken to further extend the summer vacation considering the safety of students and teachers.
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The Association of Job Working Powerloom Units in Coimbatore and Tirupur districts on Tuesday requested the Tamil Nadu government to allow them operate after adhering to all COVID-19 guidelines. In a letter to Chief Minister M K Stalin, the association said there are nearly 2.5 lakh power looms in both districts, with more than five lakh workers, both directly and indirectly, depending on them.
However, due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions for the last few months, the units were closed and there were no proper work orders from textile manufacturers. The units were under severe pressure as they were not getting the wages as per the contract from them. Also, repayment of bank loans and non-availability of yarn had led to workers being deprived of jobs, the association said.
It urged the government to allow the units to function, maintaining social distancing and strictly following the restrictions,as there are only two or three workers in a unit. The government should also allow these units to pay the electricity charges in three installments without any penalty, the association said. (PTI)
Film producers in Tamil Nadu have appealed to the Finance Ministry to reduce the Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) for films, stating that over 120 films with investments of over Rs 1,000 crore were stuck in Tamil film industry alone and unable to be released in theatres due to the Covid-19 induced lockdown.
According to the Tamil Film Active Producers’ Association, the imposition of 10 per cent TDS on distribution of cinematographic films, has come as a ”big shock” and would impact lakhs of people associated with the film industry. In a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, CII Media and Entertainment (South) T G Thyagarajan said Indian film industry was facing a decline by close to 60 per cent, and it required the Ministry’s support to revive post the pandemic.
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With the Covid-19 lockdown taking away visitors and income, Chennai’s iconic snake park is on the verge of closure, its management has said.
Owing to the pandemic, the place has been closed to visitors since March 2020, and the management is now struggling to pay its staff, maintain the park and feed the reptiles. A total of 20 staff were employed here before the pandemic, but the number is now down to 10, who have been getting only half their salary since the lockdown.
Speaking to indianexpress.com, Dr S Paulraj, executive chairman of the Trust, said the lockdown has meant no income for the park, and their savings are dwindling each day. “Maintaining parks with animals differs from other businesses. Even if your park is closed, you still need to feed the reptiles. Before the pandemic, we got a footfall of around 5,000 to 6,000 on weekdays and more than 10,000 on weekends. Annually, we generated around Rs 75 lakh while the income per month was around Rs 6 lakh. Of this, Rs 4 lakh would be used for salaries, and Rs 2 lakh to feed the reptiles. We depend solely on ticket sale for revenue,” he said.
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Advocate-General R Shanmugasundaram informed the Madras High Court on Tuesday that there is no proposal to dissolve co-operative societies in the state and that action will be taken only against those that had committed irregularities in administration.
The AG made the submission to Justice D Krishnakumar when a batch of writ petitions from R Vijaya, president of the Primary Agricultural Co-operative Loan Society in Mittamandagapattu in Villuuram district and others, came up.
The petitions sought to restrain authorities from interfering with the functioning of the elected body of office bearers of the societies.
Refuting the apprehension of the petitioners, the AG said that they have approached this court at a premature stage. The matter stands adjourned till June 29. (PTI)
Telangana on Tuesday logged 1,556 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 6,06,436, while the death toll rose to 3,510 with 14 more fatalities. The number of recovered people outnumbered the fresh cases with 2,070 people recuperating from the infectious disease, taking the cumulative number of recoveries to 5,82,993. The number of active cases was at 19,933.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 182 followed by Nalgonda (135) and Khammam (131) districts, a state government bulletin said.
It said 1,20,043 samples were tested and the total number of samples tested till date was 1,69,54,634. The samples tested per million population were 4,55,524. The case fatality and recovery rates in the state were at 0.57 per cent and 96.13 per cent, respectively. (PTI)
Tamil Nadu recorded 11,805 positive cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, bringing the state tally to 23,78,298. Among these, Chennai reported 793 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,26,614. The state recorded 267 deaths on Tuesday, putting the state toll at 30,068. 204 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities. A total of 23,207 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 22,23,015.
As of Tuesday, the number of active Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 1,25,215. Till date, 13,92,357 males, 9,85,903 females and 38 transgenders have tested positive for the virus in the state.
According to a bulletin released by the Health and Family Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu, 3,03,09,255 samples from the state have been tested till date, with 1,70,961 samples having been sent yesterday. There are 273 Covid-19 testing facilities in the state, out of which 69 are government and 204 are private facilities.
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