The busy Kamaraj Salai area in Chennai wears a deserted look during the ongoing Covid-induced lockdown. (Photo: PTI)
Chennai, Hyderabad Coronavirus News Live Updates: Tamil Nadu recorded 19,448 positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the state tally to 22,56,681. Among these, Coimbatore reported 2,564 while Chennai accounted for 1,530 positive cases. The state recorded 351 deaths on Monday, putting the state toll at 27,356. A total of 31,360 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 19,97,299.
The DMK government would work towards getting all the languages including Tamil, listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, the status of the official language of the union government, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said in Chennai on Sunday.
Recalling that on this day in 2004, the Centre announced that Tamil would be declared a classical language following the continued efforts of former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, Stalin said his party-led government would continue to work to embellish the Tamil language more and more.
In two separate incidents, the Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized about 12 kilograms of heroin worth around Rs 78 crore in the international grey market from two woman drug-peddlers at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. The two women passengers from Uganda and Zambia concealed heroin in their checked-in baggage.
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At an age when most people prefer to use an elevator or an escalator, a young Indian boy has displayed exceptional skills for climbing steps, breaking world records. Aadhav Sugumar has broken the Guinness World Records (GWR) for being the fastest person to climb 50 steps while hula hooping!
READ | Chennai boy breaks Guinness World Record for being fastest to climb 50 steps while hula hooping, leaves netizens in awe
For assistance on COVID-19-related queries and mental health support in Chennai, citizens can contact the Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) COVID-19 helpline 044 46122300 or 044 25384520 | Citizens can also contact the general helpline 104, the 24-hour helplines 044 29510400 or 29510500 and the 24 x 7 mobile helplines 8754448477 or 9444340496 | Citizens can find the nearest GCC-facilitated COVID-19 fever clinic here | For lodging rain-related complaints and assistance during the monsoon, citizens can contact the GCC’s monsoon helplines 044 25384530 or 044 25384540 or the control room 1913 (available 24×7)
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