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TN This Week: ‘Unwanted’ Farm Laws Set on Fire; Crop Damage Dampens Harvest Festival
16 Jan 2021
Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi, BJP president J.P. Nadda and RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat were in the state this week ahead of the assembly elections this year
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Chennai: GCC Reappointing Sanitation Workers who Switch over to the BMS
01 Oct 2020
After dismissing 291 contractual sanitation workers and suspending 4 permanent workers, the GCC has been reappointing terminated workers who have given in writing that they are joining the Bharatiya…
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TN: Increasing COVID-19 Deaths Raise Concern, CM Demands Financial Aid for Containment Work
14 Aug 2020
The week ending August 13 witnessed 826 deaths, as compared to 733 in the previous seven days. The last eleven consecutive days have seen more than 100 deaths in the state.
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COVID-19: Positive Cases Shy of One Lakh, Government Suspends Public Transport till July 15
03 Jul 2020
A total of eight members of the legislative assembly, including the higher education minister, have tested positive so far, as have scores of front-line workers.
Neelambaran A
COVID-19: Praise Galore, but Amenities and Compensation still Elusive for Front-Line Sanitation Workers in Chennai
25 Jun 2020
The GCC has also been accused of not listing the names of workers who have succumbed to COVID-19, in order to avoid paying compensation.
Neelambaran A
TN This Week: Infections Among Pregnant Women Increase, Sanitary Workers Hold Protest, AIADMK Turns to Poll Strategist
20 Jun 2020
The number of cases in the state increased to 54,449 with an addition of 13,751 more cases this week.
Neelambaran A
COVID-19: Tamil Nadu’s Witnesses Reduced Doubling Time, Government Claims Victory for High Recovery Rate and Low Mortality
10 Jun 2020
Despite the mortality rate being low, an increase in the number of people who are below the age of 60, and have succumbed to the infection, has created a sense of apprehension among the people.
Neelambaran A
COVID-19: 9,674 Cases in Tamil Nadu, Cities Back to Normal as Lockdown Norms Relaxed
15 May 2020
The mental health of medical workers across the state has been neglected while the GCC has appointed health inspectors on contract basis, leaving them with lesser means to face a pandemic.
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Centre Should Evacuate Indian Labourers in GCC Countries on Priority Basis, Say Experts
18 Apr 2020
“Before the situation worsens, the Indian government should evacuate on a priority basis those immigrants without visa documents, dependants who are mostly elderly, women, children and unemployed…
Prudhviraj Rupavath
COVID-19: Indians in Gulf Countries Anticipate Job Losses, Await Return to India
14 Apr 2020
Six Gulf countries, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and the UAE, reported 16,573 COVID-19 positive cases and 111 deaths.