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New COVID-19 cases double in Coimbatore district
The Hindu
Coimbatore district on Wednesday reported a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections, with 259 persons testing positive for the disease. On Tuesday, the district had reported 120 new cases.The Health Dep
Coimbatore district on Wednesday reported a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections, with 259 persons testing positive for the disease. On Tuesday, the district had reported 120 new cases.
The Health Department said that, as on Wednesday, the district had 1,089 active cases. A total of 97 persons recovered on the day. The district’s COVID-19 toll increased to 2,521 after three patients died of the disease.
Coimbatore district’s test positivity rate (TPR) stood at 1.6 % on Tuesday.
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The tender documents specify that these buses will undergo a trial run first. A technical committee will evaluate the performance of the buses within a month. If the performance is satisfactory, delivery of the remaining coaches will be approved. If not, KSRTC reserves the right to cancel the remaining order without compensation.
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The T.N. State Transport and Road Safety Commissionerate has directed transport officials to impound any vehicles including omni buses that are registered outside the State and are being operated as unauthorised stage carriers. The move comes in the wake of the department extending the deadline several times to re-register vehicles that are registered outside the State, with local Regional Transport Offices (RTOs).
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The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, granted time till June 24 for the Coimbatore cyber crime police to file their counter affidavit to a petition filed by YouTuber G. Felix Jerald, 49, seeking bail in a case booked for his interview with ‘Savukku’ Shankar alias A. Shankar in which the latter had reportedly made derogatory remarks about women police personnel in Tamil Nadu.