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Amid hike in Covid cases, Jallikattu turns the spotlight on Madurai

Bulls aggressively stormed into the arena at Avaniyapuram here on Friday, signalling the commencement of the Jallikattu competitions during the Pongal (harvest) festival in the district.

Provide covid strategy to treat those lacking facilities at home: AIADMK

The opposition AIADMK on Thursday sought to know how the State government plans to treat the COVID-19 infected lacking facilities for home isolation and the poor

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu adds 17,934 fresh infections, 19 deaths

Chennai accounted for the majority of new coronavirus infections with 7,372

NEET is not against social justice: Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai

NEET is only against those private medical colleges that demand hefty capitation from the students, he said

Centre to provide Rs 3,000 cr to improve health units in Tamil Nadu

Stalin seeks NEET exemption from PM

PM Modi inaugurates 11 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu via video conference

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated 11 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu via video conferencing.

Tamil Nadu doing great work towards defeating Covid-19: Mandaviya

Mansukh Mandaviya inspected the COVID-19 war room, 108 emergency control centre in Tamil Nadu and praised the local administration for doing 'great work' in controlling the spread of the pandemic.

PM Modi to virtually inaugurate 11 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 11 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday via video conferencing.According to Prime Minister's Office (PMO), MBBS seats have been increased by 79.60 per cent (from 51,348 seats to 92,222 seats) and the number of PG seats increased by 80.70 per cent (from 31,185 seats to 56,374 seats) during the last seven years.So, the total medical seats before 2014 were around 82,500. And in the last seven years, a jump of around 80 per cent or 66,000 seats has taken place.The total number of medical colleges (both government and private) has increased from 387 to 596, a jump of around 54 per cent, the PMO informed.

TN adds over 15,000 new Covid-19 cases; active infections top 75k mark

The sharpest increase in fresh infections was reported from Chennai with 6,484 cases

Evolve roadmap for projects till 2030, think big: TN CM tells bureaucrats

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday called upon the senior officials to evolve a roadmap for the State's development till 2030

PM Modi to virtually inaugurate 11 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu tomorrow

In order to strengthen health infrastructure in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 11 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday via video conferencing.

Tamil Nadu govt extends Covid curbs till Jan 31, night curfew to continue

Night curfew, which was imposed from January 6, will continue till this month-end and there will be complete lockdown on January 16 (Sunday), the government said

Foxconn to resume operations at TN plant; facility under probation by Apple

Apple supplier Foxconn said it has implemented a range of corrective actions and will start bringing back team members gradually to the Sriperumbudur factory

PM Modi to inaugurate 11 new medical colleges in Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 11 new government medical colleges across Tamil Nadu and the new campus of Central Institute of Classical Tamil in Chennai on Wednesday, his office said.

Foxconn India iPhone plant to reopen on January 12: Govt officials

The Foxconn plant, located in the state of Tamil Nadu, was closed on Dec. 18 following protests over 250 of its workers being treated for food poisoning

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin holds all-party meet on state's exemption from NEET

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin chaired an all-party meeting at Secretariat to discuss future course of action on State's demand for exemption from National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET).

Stalin welcomes SC ruling on NEET-PG admission with OBC quota

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court ruling for 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Class (OBC) category for admission to all-India medical courses.

Troubled CM of a performing state

Tension between Mr Vij, a six-term BJP MLA, and the chief minister is not new

Madras High Court frowns over lower court 'summoning' God for inspection

Wondering if God can be summoned by a court to be produced for inspection, the Madras HC has pulled up a lower court for ordering the authorities of a temple in Tirupur to produce the 'Moolavar'

Maharashtra, Delhi, among 6 Covid worst-hit states major concern for India

In the last one week, six states - Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka - have reported a massive spike in the active Covid cases