Day: August 23, 2021

Tamilnadu today registered 1,604 new Covid-19 cases, and the total number of infections has touched 26,02,489.

Chief Minister M K Stalin today said that the previous government headed by AIADMK caused extensive damage to Anna centenary library and the ruling government will take steps to restore it.

Former Minister and AIADMK leader D Jayakumar today said that the Kodanad issue should be discussed in the Court and not in the Assembly.

Reiterating that the Tamilnadu Government is taking all necessary action to prevent Karnataka from constructing a dam at Mekedatu across the River Cauvery, Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan on Monday said that TN will soon file a civil appeal in the Supreme Court against the Order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the issue.

The Enforcement Directorate today raided the ECR Bungalow of conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. They seized luxury cars and cash, reports say.

The fresh relaxations announced by Tamilnadu government has come in to effect from today. According to the latest relaxations all shops can stay open till 10 pm today.

Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is all set to launch a gamut of activities to celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav from 23 to 29 August under its Iconic Week celebrations.

Aishwarya Rajesh’s Bhoomika, directed by Rathindran R Prasad, is set in the backdrop of Ooty. The film is produced by Karthik Subbraj’s Stone Bench Production and Kaarthekeyan Santhanam and is co-produced by Sudhan Sundaram. It is being streamed in Netflix.

Israeli fighter jets struck posts and facilities of the armed wing of the Islamic Hamas Movement in Gaza following clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers, security sources and witnesses said.