Nearly 50,000 stray animals have been fed by Blue Cross and community feeders during the lockdown

Members of Blue Cross are also requesting residents to pitch in to help feed cattle

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Three more police personnel in Chennai hospitalised for COVID-19

All three were on duty to enforce prohibitory orders that were imposed following the outbreak

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Announce lockdown exit plan, DMK demands

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Extreme E teams will have one woman and one man driving

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#SuchiSpeaks is going to be trending at Mirchi!

While the whole world is under lockdown and the markets, along with economies are going merry go round, here is someone joining 98.3 Mirchi Chennai to make ...

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Koyambedu wholesale market sees large number of traders gather on Thursday

Most makeshift markets in Chennai, including Purasawalkam, Kothwalchavadi and Villivakkam, were crowded too, as people thronged to buy essential items

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Ambulance driver from Chennai tests positive for COVID-19 after trip to Tripura

He had already left the State; vehicle stopped at Siliguri in West Bengal

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Coronavirus: How does contact tracing work and is my data safe?

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YouTube stars including Saffron Barker unite for lockdown livestream fundraiser

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Will thermal cameras help to end the lockdown?

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Kalinga Centre offering ‘Wild IQ Online’ prog

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From French to Telugu, many Chennai residents are using lockdown time to learn a new language

Residents say learning a new language is a good workout for the brain, and provides a skill for the future

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Coronavirus battle enters heart of Chennai city

Emerging clusters – contacts of frontline workers – are Chennai’s biggest challenge in the battle against Covid-19. The map in the civic body Covid-19 control room has red circles over some city hospitals, market areas, and congested neighbourhoods. “For every person testing positive in the city, we have a contact list of at least 30 people.

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In Chennai, level of groundwater comfortable

Residents across the city have reason to be happy this summer. The water level in the four reservoirs is relatively okay and, more importantly, the groundwater table, especially in the core areas, is comfortable.

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Lockdown austerities: Pigeon fanciers give away fledglings to new entrants to hobby

With reduced earnings from their respective professions, many pigeon fanciers are beginning to see a huge loft packed with these homing birds as an unaffordable luxury; unavailability of pigeon feed is another factor

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US blacklists five Amazon foreign websites

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Chennai lockdown: Today's news from your city

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Chennai.

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TN looking for a spark in the dark

With less than 100 hours for the lockdown to end and restart of factory operations, industries in the state continued to grope in the dark with the lone ray of hope coming from the chief minister on Wednesday that some factories will be allowed to reopen on Monday.

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Rs 2,000 crore relief sought for MSMEs in TN

The Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) on Wednesday urged Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to offer a Rs 2,000 crore ‘relief window’ to help MSMEs in Tamil Nadu.

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Disregard for lockdown norms triggers clusters

On April 19, a fireman from Perambalur had a duty call. Accompanied by three colleagues, they left for Karur where a fire in a garbage yard in the city’s suburbs had to be put out. By the time the team reached the spot, scores of onlookers, including staff of the corporation and municipality and members of the public, had gathered, in violation of the lockdown.

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Madras HC seeks info of protective gear bought

Expressing concern about the safety of doctors, nurses, sanitary workers, other healthcare workers and police personnel as they are at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19, the Madras high court has directed the state government to file a comprehensive report on PPEs, masks, respirators, medical equipment, hand rubs, etc., purchased by it.

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Rediscovering TN mantra could revive tourism biz

After this long summer of being confined indoors, vacations too are not going to be the same, at least for the next few months. Social distancing restrictions and increased costs are going to change the way people plan and travel for leisure. With exotic locations out of the picture, tour operators are trying to get people to explore their own backyard. And with five Unesco world heritage sites dotting Tamil Nadu, the state tourism industry is trying to ensure that travel is not off the cards after restrictions on movement are relaxed.

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Coronavirus: Serena Williams among stars to compete in Mario Tennis tournament

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Just doing our job, say ambulance drivers who drove from Chennai to Aizawl to take body to family

The two drivers, along with a friend of the deceased, drove over 3,000 km armed with the necessary passes for travel during the lockdown

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Covid-19 under control except in Chennai: CM

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Spike in Covid-19 cases shocking: Ramadoss

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Withdraw decision on Cauvery body: DMK, allies

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Owners find it difficult to maintain elephants

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Residents’ associations in Chennai pitch in during the coronavirus lockdown

From distributing food packets to essentials, Chennai’s residents are helping the poor with time and money.

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Chennai police are now using an app to track lockdown violators

Using the app, the police will scan the license or Aadhar card of the motorist, and enter the reason for travel, in order to track those who frequently leave the house without a valid reason

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Two NGOs come together in Chennai to help families in need with groceries

The organisations have been helping around 1,000 families in parts of North Chennai, following the lockdown

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How Erode, Nilgiris flattened Covid-19 curve

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Shops to remain open in these Tamil Nadu districts

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Meet dancing doctors who spread cheer amid gloom

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Chennai: Gyms shut, fitness business may go out of shape

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Kodaikanal farmers shift to subsistence farming

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Scandals, sketches: Celebrating Raja Ravi online

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Ambulance from Chennai covers 3,000 km to bring Mizoram man’s body home

‘Vivian had died following a heart attack on April 23 and investigations had ruled out either COVID-19 or any kind of assault as the cause of death’

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Coronavirus: A new way of dating during lockdown

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Gallery robot helps people experience art from home

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TN: Gang chops off rival’s head, takes it to cops

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Home breweries a godsend for Chennai tipplers

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Lockdown: 90 fishers set sail on 1,000-km voyage

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Retailers at wholesale market to shut shop

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Lockdown: Online classes out of reach for poor

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Coronavirus: Nothing to panic, says Ramadoss

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Rice cardholders to get addl 5 kg per person

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Testing kits: AIADMK-DMK-war of words continues

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Sony's delayed Last of Us 2 set for June release after story leaks

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Sanitary inspector in Avadi Corporation raises awareness on COVID-19 through songs

M. Abdul Jaffar has created five songs so far, on how COVID-19 spreads and the need for physical distancing, among other aspects

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Quality of power in TN’s delta dists to improve

The quality of power in the Cauvery delta districts will improve as the Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (Tantransco) has commissioned a 230kV transmission line.

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TN: Illegal electrification leaves 2 youths dead

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Only wholesale vegetable market to function at Chennai's Koyambedu complex from Wednesday

The Chennai Corporation has also begun collecting samples from traders at the wholesale market to test for COVID-19

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Gang chops off rowdy’s head near Trichy

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Closed, but many salons operate in Chennai

A salon owner testing positive for Covid-19 has laid bare an open secret on the city roads during the lockdown: Many such shops are kept open, sometimes behind closed shutters, flouting the government-imposed rules.

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TN’s next big opportunity knocking on realty door

A decision by the Tamil Nadu government in the late 1990s to construct the Tidel Park, eventually led to the emergence of Chennai’s IT corridor. Today high-rise residential apartments vie for a view with large IT parks, which employ thousands of engineering graduates among others.

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TN for staggered lockdown exit after May 3

On a day when some of his counterparts requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend the national lockdown, Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami remained noncommittal. There was no mention of extension or otherwise in the letter he sent to Modi soon after the conference. He confined himself to seeking funds and PCR kits for more aggressive testing in his state. On Monday, Tamil Nadu recorded 52 fresh cases, taking its Covid-19 tally to 1,937.

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Two more policemen in Chennai test positive for COVID-19

Nungambakkam police station, where one of the policemen was a writer, has been cordoned off

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A bulk order for cloth masks

RWA in Velachery places the order for its residents; it also distributes these masks free to conservancy workers and EB linesmen

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Nizhal volunteers continue to nurture recently planted saplings

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, volunteers of Nizhal are not deserting the saplings they planted in recent times. With permission from the author

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An alternative business plan

Entrepreneur Mansoor Ali Khan helps women autorickshaw drivers take up vegetable sales during the lockdown

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TN govt not in a hurry to lift lockdown fully

As the number of Covid-19 positive cases continued to soar in Tamil Nadu, the state government appeared in no hurry to completely lift the lockdown, top sources said. On Monday, Edappadi K Palaniswami was not among the chief ministers, who spoke during the video conference with Prime Minister Narendran Modi. But, his government is understood to have decided to continue the lockdown, at least partially, notwithstanding the decision of the Union government.

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What the Covid map tells about Tamil Nadu

The western districts might account for one fourth of Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, but it holds several signs of hope in the battle against the deadly virus.

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Behind the veil, it’s raw deal for sanitary workers

They were showered with flowers and praise multiple times during the lockdown. But there’s little going in their favour behind the scenes. Greater Chennai Corporation’s 20,000-plus workforce of conservancy and healthcare workers are the frontline warriors in the battle against Covid-19, but their anxiety varies right from contracting the infection to even the daily supply of food.

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Can’t stop toll collection on NHs across TN: HC

The Madras high court has dismissed a PIL to restrain the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) from collecting toll across the state during Covid-19 lockdown.

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