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Collecting swab sample for COVID-19 test, on Chennai on June 6.

COVID-19 death rate rises alarmingly in Tamil Nadu

The first 11 days of June has seen a massive spike in the number of deaths from COVID-19 in the Tamil Nadu. With 23 deaths reported on June 11, the to

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J. Anbazhagan, DMK MLA.

DMK MLA J. Anbazhagan dies of COVID-19 infection

Sixty-two-year-old J. Anbazhagan, MLA and senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader, became the first law maker in India to die of COVID-19. He was admi

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Students of the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, K.K.Nagar, in Chennai coming out after receiving their hall tickets on June 8 for the now-cancelled class 10 examinations.

Tamil Nadu cancels Class 10 exams a day after High Court observations

Following in the footsteps of Telangana, and in the wake of the adverse observations of the Madras High Court on June 8, the Tamil Nadu government tod

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A crowded market in Chennai’s Nammalwarpet.

Mismanaging a robust system

A lack of coordination at the highest level in making the best use of the resources in Chennai is at the root of COVID-19’s rapid spread in the State.

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Migrant workers from various industrial units and construction sites on the National Highway en route to their native towns in Jharkhand, Bihar or West Bengal, in Chennai on May 19.

Tragedy on foot

As the COVID-19-induced lockdown cuts the ground beneath their feet in Tamil Nadu, thousands of migrant workers are trudging along the highway to the

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Migrant workers before getting on a special train to their hometown, at Chennai’s Egmore railway station on May 29.

COVID: 22 deaths in 24 hours in Chennai

May 29 marked a day when Tamil Nadu crossed several troubling milestones indicating a clear setback in its fight against COVID-19, but Chief Minister

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R.S. Bharathi, M.P. and DMK organising secretary.

DMK M.P. R.S. Bharathi’s arrest and the attempt to shape Dalit politics

R.S. Bharathi, Member of Parliament and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (DMK) organising secretary, was arrested early morning on May 23 under the pro

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In Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, people flock to Main Bazar Street after the government allowed the opening of stand-alone shops, on May 4.

T.N. class 10 exams from June 1 despite uncertainty when lockdown will end

The Tamil Nadu School Education Department’s announcement today on Class 10 examinations to be held from June 1 represents yet another example of the

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At a TASMAC shop in Erode, Aadhaar details of the buyer being scrutinised before the sale of liquor.

Tamil Nadu approaches Supreme Court to permit opening of liquor shops

Citing “judicial overreach” and “grave losses to the State revenue”, the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday challenged in the Supreme Court the May 8 o

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At Mappedu in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, on May 7 when retail liquor outlets were opened.

Fumbling along

The Tamil Nadu government’s lack of planning in addressing the pandemic and issues relating to it is glaring.

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A view of the Secretariat building in Fort St. George in Chennai.

Tamil Nadu government increases retirement age to 59

Faced with empty coffers and a Central government that is withholding the arrears due to the State, the Tamil Nadu government, on May 7, decided to in

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At a retail liquor outlet run in Chennai.

Liquor shops to open in Tamil Nadu, except Chennai, on May 7

Retail liquor shops in Tamil Nadu, barring Chennai, will open on May 7, despite protests by political parties because the government is short of resou

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