Day: April 13, 2020

Days after he was temporarily suspended from the party for “anti-party activities”, the DMK on Sunday permanently dismissed former MP and Agriculture Wing secretary K P Ramalingam from the party.

Coronavirus and lockdown are no doubt a serious threat to the economy. But, it can be turned into opportunity. “The MSME sector will tide over the huge blow caused by the lockdown, and reduce Chinese import dependence by ramping up domestic manufacturing with the government support,” Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said.

The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 308 today after 35 new fatalities were reported, while the number of cases climbed to 9,152, according to the Union Health Ministry.