Tamil Nadu minister for medical and family welfare, Ma Subramanian on Sunday said all educational institutions in the state have been directed to ensure that students above 18 years of age are vaccinated, in order to be allowed to attend offline classes. Stay with TOI for all updates:Read Less
Colleges directed to vaccinate eligible students: TN health minister
Tamil Nadu minister for medical and family welfare, Ma Subramanian on Sunday said all educational institutions in the state have been directed to ensure that students above 18 years of age are vaccinated, in order to be allowed to attend offline classes.
Compulsory vaccination against coronavirus comes into effect in Puducherry: Lt governor
Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan said compulsory vaccination against Covid-19 became mandatory from Sunday and asked the people to carry with them the cerfificates of vaccination as there would be checking by the health authorities.
Madurai's Meenakshi Amman Temple administration withdraws its order stating that only fully vaccinated persons would be allowed to enter the temple from December 13
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Kallakurichi, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukottai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Chennai and Tiruvallur districts of Tamilnadu within the next one to two hours: IMD
Tamil Nadu seeks Centre's intervention for launch of degree on diabetology, nutrition and metabolism
Tamil Nadu on Sunday requested the Centre to allow commencement of a new course on M.D Diabetology, Nutrition and Metabolism aimed at increasing the number of professional healthcare providers in the country.
Tamil Nadu: DMK district secretaries meet on Dec 18
A meeting of district secretaries, to be presided over by party president M K Stalin, would be held on December 18, the ruling DMK announced on Sunday.
Trichy: Crack surfaces in renovated Salai road RoB
Two months after the Salai Road RoB (Maris theatre RoB) was reopened for traffic after undergoing renovation, a major crack has developed in the RoB raising questions about its stability. The 155-year-old bridge renovated at a cost of `3 crore was meant only for light commercial vehicles, auto rickshaw, car and two wheelers, however, buses and heavy vehicles also access the bridge, leading to heavy vibration. READ MORE
Tamil Nadu govt schools to install complaint boxes soon
Tamil Nadu education department has directed all elementary and higher secondary schools in the government sector to install complaint boxes for students on campuses. According to a statement from the Tamil Nadu education department, 31,214 elementary schools and 6,177 government higher secondary schools will install complaint boxes in their respective schools. (IANS)
Chennai: Despite NGT order, Chitlapakkam lake continues to be a dump yard
Despite an NGT ruling to not dump garbage in the Chitlakappam lake, the town panchayat continues to do so with impunity. Residents rue that this is happening despite the town panchayat now coming under the Tambaram Corporation and 25crore being spent on restoring the lake. READ MORE
Tamil Nadu: 2 dead, 20 escape unhurt after bus-bike collision in Pudukottai
At least 20 passengers of a government bus had a narrow escape when the vehicle caught fire after a bike collided with the bus near Thirumayam in Pudukkottai district on Saturday night.
READ MORECM Stalin greets Rajinikanth on 72nd birthday
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin was among the first to convey his greetings to Rajinikanth on the occasion of the megastar's 72nd birthday, which falls on Sunday.The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Sunday expressed his heartfelt birthday greetings in Tamil to Rajinikanth, who he said was a "sweet friend" who moved with people with heartfelt affection.
Tamil Nadu: TNSTC to sensitize students against footboard travel in Trichy
To prevent footboard travel in city and suburban buses by school and college students, the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) Trichy region has formed teams comprising 30 officers and staff to sensitise students at bus stops. Apart from creating awareness, the teams will survey bus routes with high footfall and bus stop prone to footboard travel to arrange special buses and also take preventive steps. READ MORE
Coimbatore: Teacher beats Class XI student for altering uniform, booked
The boy informed his parents, who took him to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital, where he was treated as an outpatient. Based on the boy’s complaint, the Saravanampatti police registered a case against the teacher under Section 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code. “We will conduct an inquiry with the boy’s classmates on Monday,” the officer said. READ MORE
Chennai: Central square to be ready by December-end
By 2022, passengers heading to Central to either board a long-distance train or a suburban could take a pitstop, relax by the concrete benches or the lawns with their luggage for some time before proceeding with their journey, as developmental work to beautify the area in front of Central Railway Station and Moore Market Complex will be completed by end of this month. READ MORE
Madurai corporation faces flak for poor upkeep of seized cattle
With Madurai corporation cracking down on stray cattle roaming on roads and causing accidents, the poor upkeep of the seized animals has come in for sharp criticism from their owners and animal rights activists. They said the seized cattle are being kept in very bad conditions with many of them falling sick. After cattle owners protested in front of the shelter at Sellur on Friday, the corporation let out the seized animals on Saturday with a warning to the owners of tougher action if caught again. READ MORE
Madurai: Devotees who have not taken Covid-19 vaccine will not allowed in Meenakshi Amman temple from tomorrow
Tamil Nadu: Man threatens girl to make nude video calls, jailed
A 23-year-old man has been arrested for threatening a college girl student in Tirupur with her morphed photo to make nude video calls to him. The Tirupur cybercrime police identified the accused as N Niyaz, a resident of Mettukadu near Kuniyamuthur in Coimbatore city. He is an electrician.
READ MOREMadras high court stays notice of 5 crore service tax to Periyar varsity
The Madras high court has stayed an order issued by the GST and Central Excise department demanding service tax of 5 crore from Periyar University, Salem for granting affiliation to colleges under the university. Justice C Saravanan passed the interim order on the plea moved by the university challenging the demand.
READ MORETwo-fold jump in FASTag collection exposes 'scam' in Tamil Nadu toll plazas
FASTag, the electronic toll collection system operated by the National Highway Authority of India, has blown the lid off a possible under-reporting of toll collection by 47 toll plazas across the state as 3,421 crore collected in seven months (April-October) this year is almost equal to 90% of the toll collected last year. The total toll collected for the whole of last year was 3,875 crore.
READ MOREFans of Rajinikanth gather outside his residence in Chennai, as the actor celebrates his 71st birthday today