Follow The Times of India - Chennai, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/timesofindiadiatimes20 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:53:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmCQkl9AN_MDVcb1naedg1wr Whole genome sequencing done on samples by the state public health laboratory since January showed that two sub-lineages of the Omicron variant -- BA.2 and XBB -- and their sub-lineages were found in more than 95% of the Covid-19 samples.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:43:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmCQkl9AN_MDVcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmA1J-VXsKyt6iejEQ2Mq9rY The state would conduct a study to measure population immunity due to past infections and vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for causing Covid-19 infection, Subramanian said.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:46:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmA1J-VXsKyt6iejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmDJDDb7Smq7hilmFkX7M1Jw Presenting the agriculture budget, minister M R K Panneerselvam said that farmers were required to visit several officials and submit many documents in different forms to avail benefits of the schemes of agriculture-related departments.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:15:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmDJDDb7Smq7hilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmDJDDb7Smq7huT5HJgy6HUf ]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:00:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmDJDDb7Smq7huT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmA6F7mLlaMWeylmFkX7M1Jw The state government on Tuesday announced several new initiatives to boost organic farming in the state and to realise the objectives of its recently drafted organic farming policy.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:05:05 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmA6F7mLlaMWeylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmAAtslPE2D6COT5HJgy6HUf A 38-year-old man got electrocuted while another suffered grievous injuries while attempting to steal copper cables from a trench dug up for stormwater drain works on Demellows road near Pulianthope on Sunday.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 07:47:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmAAtslPE2D6COT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmBTEFBiT7zbl3n9ye8UNv30 With the government sanctioning 621 crore on Monday's budget, the state highways department is likely to take up construction of the long-pending Anna Salai flyover between Teynampet and Saidapet by this November-December.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 03:51:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmBTEFBiT7zbl3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmBTEFBiT7zblylmFkX7M1Jw In a special job fair conducted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Industry (FICCI) and Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) at the Gurunanak College premises in Velachery on Saturday and Sunday more than 123 people, including wards and housewives of police personnel, fire personnel, prison officials and ministerial staff were given placements.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 03:43:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmBTEFBiT7zblylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmB_vy4KzBjlaXn9ye8UNv30 A day after the rival factions of the AIADMK, headed by former chief ministers Edappadi K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam, agreed in Madras high court not to declare results of election to general secretary post, Panneerselvam filed a separate petition challenging the election process.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 01:48:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmB_vy4KzBjlaXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmB_vy4KzBjlaaCY3L745TL_ With the Union government refusing to extend the GST compensation beyond June 30 last year, Tamil Nadu is staring at an annual loss of ₹20,000 crore from 2023-24, reports D Govardan.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 01:11:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmB_vy4KzBjlaaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmB_vy4KzBjlaSlmFkX7M1Jw Finance minister PTR Palanivel Thiaga Rajan upped the budget outlay for health department by about ₹660 crore as compared to last year, and also announced that the 1,000-bed multi-speciality hospital under construction in Guindy will be named after former chief minister M Karunanidhi.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 01:08:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmB_vy4KzBjlaSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmB_vy4KzBjlaeT5HJgy6HUf After squirreling away the state's savings and earnings for two years, Tamil Nadu finance minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Monday presented a budget that reflected fiscal discipline, measured populism and a promise to balance the two.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 01:07:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmB_vy4KzBjlaeT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmDCebelOODRJ8b1naedg1wr ]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:44:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmDCebelOODRJ8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmDhKSBE-0enISlmFkX7M1Jw The tower is now open to the public after a period of 12 years. The Greater Chennai Corporation has renovated the tower with safety grills on all the 11 floors.]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:55:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmDhKSBE-0enISlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmBLfhNjB5eERXn9ye8UNv30 ]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:44:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmBLfhNjB5eERXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmCHplTvEDRyMV1cWWor9YPv ]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:29:05 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmCHplTvEDRyMV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmAIt94iDSRVjaCY3L745TL_ Elangovan was admitted to hospital on March 16.]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:11:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmAIt94iDSRVjaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmCXJIEywarbZKCY3L745TL_ ]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:58:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmCXJIEywarbZKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmB2AT8gCEfvL8b1naedg1wr ]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:46:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmB2AT8gCEfvL8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmBiP45R7ErD6JVjH6qdYdAk A 1,000-bed multi-speciality hospital in Guindy, named after former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi, would be inaugurated this year, along with new buildings in medical college hospitals in Kilpauk, Madurai and Coimbatore at a cost of Rs1020 crore, the minister said. Rs 18,661 crore has been allotted towards the health and family welfare department.]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:57:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/LZzAiT80WmBiP45R7ErD6JVjH6qdYdAk