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As many as 30 people tested positive for coronavirus in Tamilnadu during the last 24 hours. Among them, 19 were from Chennai and four were from the neighbouring district of Chengalpattu.

Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has announced a solatium of Rs five lakh to the family of a farmer, who had committed suicide a few days back in protest against the GAIL pipeline project in Dharmapuri district, while
assuring the farmers that ruling DMK would always remain as their friend in need.

A BJP functionary was arrested for staging an incident in which he had set fire to his own car due to pressure from his wife to buy jewellery by selling it and complained that it was a handiwork by some anti-social elements.

Sanmar group chairman N Sankar passed away here on Sunday afternoon. He was 77. His death was confirmed by the company.

For the first time in the country, a seaweed park will be set up in Tamilnadu to improve the livelihood of fishermen, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting. Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying L Murugan said.

The Enforcement Directorate has again summoned AMMK supremo TTV Dhinakaran for recording his statement on 22 April in connection with the alleged attempt to bribe an Election Commission official.

Deenadayalan Vishwa, one of the top Tamilnadu table tennis players, passed away in a road accident, while travelling by road from Guwahati to Shillong for 83rd Senior National Table Tennis Championship.

Chief Minister M K Stalin today said his government has set a record by providing one lakh free power connections to farmers in less than a year’s time and ensured the participation of equal number of ryots in enhancing the State’s prospects on the farm front.