Key news developments in Tamil Nadu today
The Hindu
Key news developments in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, March 8, 2022
1, Gokulraj murder case: Special court in Madurai to pronounce the quantum of sentence imposed on the 10 people convicted for the offence
2. Jallikattu to be held at Lakshmanapatti village in Pudukottai district.
3. Municipal Administration Minister K.N.Nehru to inaugurate urban job scheme in Tiruchi City.
4. Doctors with Apollo Hospitals will depose before Arumughaswamy Commission probing Jayalalithaa’s hospitalisation and death.
5. Chennai Corporation Councillors to conduct ward-level grievance redressal system.
6. Namm palli, namm perumai programme to be launched, school education minister participates.
7. International womens Day celebrations to be held in Chennai.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.