Day: June 26, 2020

It was yet another day of unprecedented high of Covid-19 cases in Tamilnadu, as the State today recorded 3,645 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 74,622.

DMK president M K Stalin today announced Rs 25 lakh financial aid to the family members of a man and his son who lost their lives in police custody in Sathankulam in Thoothukudi district.

Taking a serious view of a man and his son losing their lives in police custody, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court today said police assaulting members of the public is as bad as an infection like Covid-19.

State-owned Tamilnadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC), the sole retailer of liquor business in Tamilnadu, today informed the Madras High Court that cases have been booked under 9,319 staff members for indulging in malpractices.

Since the lockdown began in March, Kumaran* (30), a painter, had been out of job. A resident of Kotturpuram Housing board, he stayed inside his house, hoping for normalcy to return. But when the liquor outlets opened, all hell broke loose.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Uttar Pradesh, with a population size the same as four European countries badly hit by the Covid-19, had only a fraction of their death count because of its singular efforts in fighting the deadly contagion.

With total lockdown in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Madurai and Theni districts ending on 30 June, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami will meet the medical experts team on 29 June to discuss the extension of the lockdown.

Despite aggressive testing and a strict lockdown, the Covid-19 cases continue to surge. The death toll in the city due to the novel Coronavirus has touched 694.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will be grounding nearly 150 out of its 426 pilots, amid an inquiry that they hold “dubious” licences, a company spokesman said.