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A total of 941 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. Chennai reported 202 fresh cases, taking the city’s case tally to 7,84,952. In Coimbatore, 107 people tested positive for the infection. The district has reported 3,37,052 cases so far. There were 83 cases in Chengalpattu, while Salem logged 54 cases and Erode 46. Tamil Nadu’s overall case tally reached 35,54,611. As many as 1,438 people were discharged after treatment. This took the total number of recoveries so far to 35,07,667. The number of active cases fell to 8,911. This included 3,244 active cases in Chennai, 868 in Coimbatore and 670 in Chengalpattu. A total of 23,565 samples were tested on Tuesday, taking the total number of samples tested so far to 6,84,00,044. According to Monday’s data, Coimbatore accounted for the highest positivity rate in the State, at 8.1%. Ranipet and Tiruppur had a positivity rate of 7.9% each. Krishnagiri had a positivity rate of 7.5%. A total of 441 beds - 160 … [Read more...] about 941 people test positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu

A hero stone inscription in Kannada belonging to the 10th century CE, with reference to Rashtrakuta King Krishna III, was discovered in the fields of a village in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, recently. The hero stone inscription was found in the fields outside the Pannapalli village in Veppanapalli taluk, Nachikuppam gram panchayat. The inscription, which is in Kannada language with characters of the 10th century CE, belongs to the period of Nolamba king Anniga who was also known as Bira Nolamba. The discovery was made by P. Venkateshwaran, Assistant Professor of History, Government Arts College for Men, Krishnagiri, along with a few second-year MA students when they were exploring the place, recently. Political history Dr. Venkateshwaran said they referred the inscription to Munirathnam Reddy, Director, Epigraphy, Archaeological Survey of India who deciphered the Kannada inscription and described it as important as it could help deduce and add to the knowledge of … [Read more...] about Unearthing history: 10th-century Kannada inscription discovered in Krishnagiri

The poor functioning of the DMK government may lead to the Assembly election being held along with the 2024 Lok Sabha election, AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said on Tuesday. Addressing party workers in Vellore, he said corruption had pervaded all Departments of the State government, enabling the DMK to earn around ₹20,000 crore since it assumed office in May 2021 . “Corruption has reared its ugly head in the DMK government. Take, for example, the worthless free gift hampers given away during the Pongal. It had helped the DMK earn at least ₹500 crore,” he said. He dared Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to face the charges levelled by the AIADMK rather than filing “false cases” against his party functionaries to silence them. If the situation persisted, he felt, the DMK would not even be the main Opposition party in future as it would lose people’s confidence. Mr. Palaniswami alleged the DMK returned to power by giving false promises to the electors. … [Read more...] about Lok Sabha and Assembly elections may be held in 2024: Palaniswami

The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed against the ongoing transfer of around 1,000 crocodiles from Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT) to Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (GZRRC) in Gujarat. Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice N. Mala dismissed the PIL petition with an observation that when the experts were satisfied with facilities available at GZRRC, supported by Reliance Industries Limited, the court would not want to interfere with such a decision. Pointing out that the petitioner had not submitted any materials to controvert the decision taken by the experts, the Bench said: "We are, therefore, of the opinion that the objection of the petitioner to transfer the 1, 000 crocodiles is devoid of merits and without any factual basis." Authoring the verdict, Justice Mala said, the Supreme Court had made it clear that the approach of the court in such issues should be eco-centric and not … [Read more...] about Madras HC dismisses case against transferring 1,000 crocodiles from Chennai to Gujarat