Chennai | The charred remains of a temporary staff member of IIT Madras, Unnikrishnan Nair, who is the son of an ISRO scientist and hails from Ernakulam in Kerala, was found in the hockey ground within the IIT campus last night. Nair returned to the IIT campus on Thursday only and within hours his body was […]
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IIT Madras Assistant Prof resigns on caste discrimination, letter goes viral
Chennai | Vipin Puthiyedathveetil, an Assistant Professor of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, has resigned from the premier institute citing caste discrimination. He has sent the resignation letter by mail to the authorities. Vipin hails from Payyannnur in North Kerala and has been teaching at the […]
This village is the first to achieve 100% vaccination against Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu
Chennai | Tamil Nadu Medical and Family Welfare Minister Ma Subramanian on Thursday said said that Kattur in Tiruvarur district has become the first village in the state to administer at least one vaccine dose to all eligible residents. The village, which has a population of 3,332 people, had 2,334 people in the eligible list for […]
4 lions in Chennai zoo diagnosed with Delta variant of Covid-19
Chennai | Four lions at Arignar Anna Zoological Park or popularly known as Vandalur Zoo are suffering from the contagious Delta variant of coronavirus, the Zoo said. According to Vandalur Zoo officials, the Zoo had sent samples of 11 lions to the ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal. On its part, NIHSAD had […]
12-year-old lion falls prey to Covid in Chennai zoo
Chennai | A male lion named ‘Pathbanathan (12) died due to Covid-19 at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, popularly known as Vandalur Zoo, here on Wednesday. The Vandalur Zoo management said in a statement that the samples of the lion tested positive for SARS Cov-2, as per the report of the National Institute of High Security […]
1 lioness dead, 9 test positive for Covid in TN’s Vandalur Zoo
Chennai | SARS-Cov-2 has claimed the life of a lioness and has infected nine other lions at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, popularly known as Vandalur Zoo, located here. The Vandalur Zoo in a statement said the lioness Neela died around 6.15 p.m. on Thursday. According to the zoo, Neela had been asymptotic and showed some […]
Low on vaccine stock, Tamil Nadu to pause drive from Wednesday
Chennai | As vaccine stocks in Tamil Nadu for all the beneficiary groups are running low, the state government has decided to halt the inoculation drive from Wednesday. The next batch of 42.58 lakh vaccine doses are expected to reach the state between June 6 and 9, state’s Health secretary J. Radhakrishnan said in a statement. […]
Controversy erupts after couple tie the knot mid-air in Madurai
Chennai | A mid-air marriage at Madurai has turned into a major controversy with social media criticizing the wedding in the air as well as not adhering to Covid protocols. When the couple from Madurai decided to tie the knot by chartering an aircraft on Sunday, they did not expect their marriage to snowball into a […]
Puducherry CM N Rangasamy hospitalised after testing positive
Chennai | Puducherry Chief minister N. Rangasamy tested Covid positive and has been admitted to a private hospital in Chennai according to Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Dr Tamilsai Soundararajan’s office. Rangasamy, who was sworn in as Chief minister of Puducherry on May 7 tested positive on Sunday evening after a test at the Indira Gandhi Government Medical […]
11 patients die at Govt hospital in Chennai, probe ordered
Chennai | At least 11 patients died at the Government Chengalpattu Medical College Hospital here on Tuesday night. An inquiry has been ordered into the cause of death. Though it is alleged that the patients died due to oxygen shortage, senior officials said it is not the case as the hospital has sufficient stock. “As per […]