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2 Killed, Chennai Flooded, Airport Shut As Cyclone Fengal Makes Landfall
Cyclone Fengal, which triggered heavy rains in northern Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, made landfall close to the Union Territory coast on Saturday. The rains led to a shutdown of Chennai airport and flooded many parts of the city.
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Weddings On Roads Outside Temple During Tamil Nadu's Covid Shutdown
Weddings were solemnised by priests on roads in front of a popular temple in Cuddalore district as places of worship were closed in view of COVID related curbs and a shutdown was observed on Sunday in Tamil Nadu to tackle virus spread.
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Night Curfew In Tamil Nadu From Tomorrow, Lockdown On Sunday
The Tamil Nadu government today announced night curfew from tomorrow and also enforced a shutdown on Sundays to fight against the rising Covid cases.
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Chennai Malls, Shopping Districts Reopen Amid Delta Plus Scare
Malls, textile and jewellery showrooms reopened in Chennai Monday after weeks of shutdown triggered by the second wave of the pandemic even as the Centre called for "stringent" response to the rapidly spreading Delta Plus Covid variant.
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Renault-Nissan Tamil Nadu Plant Workers Decide Not To Report To Work Over COVID Scare
Workers at the Renault-Nissan plant in southern India will not report for work on Monday over coronavirus-related safety concerns, according to a union letter to the company seen by Reuters, and two sources familiar with the matter.
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Royal Enfield To Shut Manufacturing Plants For Three Days
Royal Enfield will shut its three manufacturing plants from May 27 to May 29, the internal note to workers said.
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Renault-Nissan, Hyundai Face Shutdowns In India Over Workers' Covid Fears
Hyundai has agreed to send its workers on five days of leave starting on Tuesday during which time its plant, also in Tamil Nadu, will remain shut,
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India Yamaha To Suspend Production In Two Plants Due To COVID-19
Yamaha's two manufacturing plants in India, one at Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, and the other at Surajpur, Uttar Pradesh have been shut from May 15-31, 2021.
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10-Year-Old Tamil Nadu Church Found Burnt, Cause Of Fire Not Clear
A 10-year-old church in Tamil Nadu's Chengalpattu district was found burnt on Saturday amid coronavirus lockdown. No services were held in the last two months at the church after a nationwide shutdown was announced in March to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
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8,392 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours, Biggest Jump So Far
The nationwide tally of coronavirus cases has crossed 1.9 lakh after a record single-day jump of 8,392 people testing positive for the highly contagious virus infection in the last 24 hours. The total cases in the country stood at 1,90,535 including 5,394 deaths, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. India has climbed to seventh from th...
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5 Passengers, Who Flew Chennai To Salem, Test Coronavirus Positive
Five passengers, who flew by a private airliner from Chennai to Salem in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said. Fifty-one people have been quarantined as a result, they said, just days after India resumed limited domestic air travel after a two-month shutdown triggered by COVID-19.
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Centre's Plan For Resuming Flights Runs Into Turbulence In States
A day before domestic flights are set to resume across the country, there is still confusion about the rules and readiness in states. Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu - home to some of the country's busiest airports in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai - have red-flagged the centre's plan to restart passenger flights two months after a shutdown trigg...
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Coronavirus: 4-Day Total Lockdown In Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore Not To Be Extended
The Tamil Nadu government today said the four-day total shutdown in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore Corporation limits ending by today will not be extended. It also announced a relaxation in the business hours of shops selling essential items including vegetables for April 30, saying they can function from 6 AM to 5 PM.
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Tuticorin Sterlite Protest Updates: Opposition Calls For Statewide Shutdown, DMK's Kanimozhi Detained
A report on the police firing and the situation prevailing in Tuticorin was sought on Thursday from the Tamil Nadu government by the centre as the death toll amid protests against Vedanta group's Sterlite Copper plant rose to 13. Home Minister Rajnath Singh also appealed to the people of the Tuticorin to remain calm.
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Protester Electrocuted During Shutdown In Chennai Over Cauvery Dispute
An activist of thePaattali Makkall Katchi or the PMK - a political party in Tamil Nadu - died on Wednesday after climbing on to a train engine in Chennai during a shutdown called by the party against the centre's failure to set up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB).
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2 Killed, Chennai Flooded, Airport Shut As Cyclone Fengal Makes Landfall
Cyclone Fengal, which triggered heavy rains in northern Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, made landfall close to the Union Territory coast on Saturday. The rains led to a shutdown of Chennai airport and flooded many parts of the city.
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Weddings On Roads Outside Temple During Tamil Nadu's Covid Shutdown
Weddings were solemnised by priests on roads in front of a popular temple in Cuddalore district as places of worship were closed in view of COVID related curbs and a shutdown was observed on Sunday in Tamil Nadu to tackle virus spread.
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Night Curfew In Tamil Nadu From Tomorrow, Lockdown On Sunday
The Tamil Nadu government today announced night curfew from tomorrow and also enforced a shutdown on Sundays to fight against the rising Covid cases.
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Chennai Malls, Shopping Districts Reopen Amid Delta Plus Scare
Malls, textile and jewellery showrooms reopened in Chennai Monday after weeks of shutdown triggered by the second wave of the pandemic even as the Centre called for "stringent" response to the rapidly spreading Delta Plus Covid variant.
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Renault-Nissan Tamil Nadu Plant Workers Decide Not To Report To Work Over COVID Scare
Workers at the Renault-Nissan plant in southern India will not report for work on Monday over coronavirus-related safety concerns, according to a union letter to the company seen by Reuters, and two sources familiar with the matter.
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Royal Enfield To Shut Manufacturing Plants For Three Days
Royal Enfield will shut its three manufacturing plants from May 27 to May 29, the internal note to workers said.
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Renault-Nissan, Hyundai Face Shutdowns In India Over Workers' Covid Fears
Hyundai has agreed to send its workers on five days of leave starting on Tuesday during which time its plant, also in Tamil Nadu, will remain shut,
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India Yamaha To Suspend Production In Two Plants Due To COVID-19
Yamaha's two manufacturing plants in India, one at Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, and the other at Surajpur, Uttar Pradesh have been shut from May 15-31, 2021.
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10-Year-Old Tamil Nadu Church Found Burnt, Cause Of Fire Not Clear
A 10-year-old church in Tamil Nadu's Chengalpattu district was found burnt on Saturday amid coronavirus lockdown. No services were held in the last two months at the church after a nationwide shutdown was announced in March to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
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8,392 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours, Biggest Jump So Far
The nationwide tally of coronavirus cases has crossed 1.9 lakh after a record single-day jump of 8,392 people testing positive for the highly contagious virus infection in the last 24 hours. The total cases in the country stood at 1,90,535 including 5,394 deaths, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. India has climbed to seventh from th...
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5 Passengers, Who Flew Chennai To Salem, Test Coronavirus Positive
Five passengers, who flew by a private airliner from Chennai to Salem in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said. Fifty-one people have been quarantined as a result, they said, just days after India resumed limited domestic air travel after a two-month shutdown triggered by COVID-19.
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Centre's Plan For Resuming Flights Runs Into Turbulence In States
A day before domestic flights are set to resume across the country, there is still confusion about the rules and readiness in states. Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu - home to some of the country's busiest airports in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai - have red-flagged the centre's plan to restart passenger flights two months after a shutdown trigg...
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Coronavirus: 4-Day Total Lockdown In Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore Not To Be Extended
The Tamil Nadu government today said the four-day total shutdown in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore Corporation limits ending by today will not be extended. It also announced a relaxation in the business hours of shops selling essential items including vegetables for April 30, saying they can function from 6 AM to 5 PM.
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Tuticorin Sterlite Protest Updates: Opposition Calls For Statewide Shutdown, DMK's Kanimozhi Detained
A report on the police firing and the situation prevailing in Tuticorin was sought on Thursday from the Tamil Nadu government by the centre as the death toll amid protests against Vedanta group's Sterlite Copper plant rose to 13. Home Minister Rajnath Singh also appealed to the people of the Tuticorin to remain calm.
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Protester Electrocuted During Shutdown In Chennai Over Cauvery Dispute
An activist of thePaattali Makkall Katchi or the PMK - a political party in Tamil Nadu - died on Wednesday after climbing on to a train engine in Chennai during a shutdown called by the party against the centre's failure to set up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB).
