Shivani Ramakrishnan

Karnataka Bengaluru Coronavirus (Covid-19) Latest News January 26 Highlights: The farmers, led by Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, Samyukta Horata, an umbrella organisation of farmers and trade unions and Communist parties will converge at Freedom Park.

Tamil Nadu Telangana Coronavirus Assembly Elections 2021 January 25, 26 Highlights: The road between Light House and War Memorial along Chennai's Kamarajar Salai will be closed from 6 am and will be reopened following the event.

Under quick wins, a few portions of the proposed 110 km long project will be revamped initially. These roads are a sub-part of the localities and roads which have been identified under Phase I.

In Madurai, the festival was marked by the commencement of the annual Jallikattu (bull taming) event at Avaniyapuram. A total of 788 bull tamers and 430 bulls will compete in the event this year.

Karnataka Gram Panchayat Election Results 2020, Karnataka Local Body Election Results 2020 Live Updates: As many as 2,22,814 candidates contested the election whereas 8,074 candidates were elected unopposed.

Various tourist spots in Tamil Nadu have reopened for visitors after over eight months of lockdown. For most places, the COVID-19 protocol is the same — it includes wearing a mask, sanitising hands frequently and observing social distancing at all times.

Amid the pandemic, the cultural group has been imparting classes to students online, except for Karaikudi, Pollachi and Tiruppur where offline classes have been continuing.

From online seminars to caregivers turning teachers, children with disabilities and their families have had to adapt to life under lockdown as therapy centres and schools remain closed in Chennai.

Karnataka Bengaluru Coronavirus (Covid-19) Latest News October 26 Highlights: BBMP officials said Rs 86 lakh compensation was handed over in total on Sunday.

Tamil Nadu’s overall tally went past 7 lakh as 3,077 persons tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. A total of 7,00,193 persons have tested positive in the state so far.

The results have shown an overall positivity rate of 32.3 per cent, authorities said. This was more than the number of those found affected by the virus during the first survey conducted in July.

Till date, a total of 25,075 children under 12 years and 86,044 persons above 60 years of age have tested positive for Covid-19.

Till date, a total of 12,42,797 have entered Tamil Nadu through various modes of travel, and 6,771 of them have tested positive.

Issued by Chennai Commissioner of Police Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, the statement added that individuals found to be violating the prohibition will be prosecuted.

Restaurants and tea shops will be allowed to run from 6 am till 9 pm. As many as 100 incoming flights (from the 50 earlier) have been permitted to land in Chennai.

Reviewing the steps being taken to contain the virus and also the treatment protocols in place, Shanmugam asked the Collectors via video conference fom Chennai to make sure that there are proper facilities in hospitals.

As of Friday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 46,386. Till date, 3,43,470 males, 2,25,870 females and 30 transgenders have tested positive for the virus in the state.

The students must be divided into two batches and those placed in the first batch will be allowed to come to school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and the second on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Anna University Teachers Association (AUTA) and the vice chancellor of Anna University have also written to Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and state minister for Higher Education, K P Anbalagan against the bifurcation.

After a total of 5,344 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported on Monday in Tamil Nadu, the state's overall tally reached 5,47,337.

The recommendation was made by an 18-member panel which had been formed in May to evaluate and recommend the way forward for school education amid the pandemic, said School Education Minister K A Sengottaiyan.

According to the media bulletin by the Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department, 46,610 cases are active in the state.

A total of 12 universities and the Directorate of Technical Education have opted for online examinations while one university has opted for a combination of offline and online modes.

M C Chandran, who was the son of MGR's elder brother M G Chakrapani was being treated at Rajiv Gandhi Government General hospital in Chennai for COVID-19.