Members of Blue Cross are also requesting residents to pitch in to help feed cattle
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/3aMCzml
Thursday, 30 April 2020
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
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/3aRIiHw
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/3aRIiHw
Announce lockdown exit plan, DMK demands
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3d5kNvR
Extreme E teams will have one woman and one man driving
via BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2KI0Dfo
#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 ...from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bRAVkC
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
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/3bRyBtU
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/3bRyBtU
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
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2VPyxp5
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2VPyxp5
Coronavirus: How does contact tracing work and is my data safe?
via BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2zIPOaN
YouTube stars including Saffron Barker unite for lockdown livestream fundraiser
via BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2ycVskT
Kalinga Centre offering ‘Wild IQ Online’ prog
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WfFVZC
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
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2SjBUCv
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2SjBUCv
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2yXEaZ2
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3f3HQsN
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
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2SlK4tS
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2SlK4tS
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3f0lY1A
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/35g1TQx
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3d1ioSW
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SnsPsl
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2yeyc65
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aQPkwb
Coronavirus: Serena Williams among stars to compete in Mario Tennis tournament
via BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3aORrAr
Wednesday, 29 April 2020
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
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2y9LnFw
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2y9LnFw
Covid-19 under control except in Chennai: CM
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bQXZjA
Spike in Covid-19 cases shocking: Ramadoss
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VJYUMS
Withdraw decision on Cauvery body: DMK, allies
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VLv2j9
Owners find it difficult to maintain elephants
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bQQMje
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.
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2VNx8PS
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2VNx8PS
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
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2Yfmsen
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2Yfmsen
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
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/3bMDNzj
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/3bMDNzj
How Erode, Nilgiris flattened Covid-19 curve
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fbafNU
Shops to remain open in these Tamil Nadu districts
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3d25rZj
Meet dancing doctors who spread cheer amid gloom
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2W6TDhA
Chennai: Gyms shut, fitness business may go out of shape
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2xi3Uix
Kodaikanal farmers shift to subsistence farming
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VLmPvj
Scandals, sketches: Celebrating Raja Ravi online
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3f0FScS
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’
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2VQ6eH7
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2VQ6eH7
Gallery robot helps people experience art from home
via BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Sj2886
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 your city.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bIAitw
TN: Gang chops off rival’s head, takes it to cops
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KH99vb
Home breweries a godsend for Chennai tipplers
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aIF0Gx
Lockdown: 90 fishers set sail on 1,000-km voyage
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VJl6GZ
Retailers at wholesale market to shut shop
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KLZOlC
Lockdown: Online classes out of reach for poor
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WaLMPN
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Coronavirus: Nothing to panic, says Ramadoss
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2W9dFbd
Rice cardholders to get addl 5 kg per person
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aQlmbL
Testing kits: AIADMK-DMK-war of words continues
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YchW05
Sony's delayed Last of Us 2 set for June release after story leaks
via BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2VGC6xw
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
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2ScQPy6
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2ScQPy6
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2xYjPD4
TN: Illegal electrification leaves 2 youths dead
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2W9qIJw
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
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/3bKvjZr
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/3bKvjZr
Gang chops off rowdy’s head near Trichy
from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cQQdWX
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3eZeSKQ
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VMGGdX
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3eWJjkB
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
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2SehQkZ
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2SehQkZ
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 your city.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/35fxL7U
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
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2SdCe5C
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2SdCe5C
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
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2Sgh9HP
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/2Sgh9HP
An alternative business plan
Entrepreneur Mansoor Ali Khan helps women autorickshaw drivers take up vegetable sales during the lockdown
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/3cW0vou
from The Hindu - Chennai https://ift.tt/3cW0vou
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cQT4z4
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2y2Mqa4
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bJEOIl
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.from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y7DafH