The state higher education department and the DOTE authorities would be holding a meet post lockdown to fix the official date for beginning the engineering counseling.

The reports stated that the fresh directive would come into effect on Saturday morning and all the shops must be closed till lockdown.

With the current reporting, the state has recorded 1,100 cases in the past two days and over 4000 cases within a fortnight amid the lockdown and restrictions.

Harsh Vardhan said that over 37 districts of Tamil Nadu have been affected by the virus spread and the state has set up 52 labs to test the samples.

The Chief Minister and the Lieutenant Governor have been exhibiting their powers from both sides of the aisle causing a chaotic atmosphere on the state machinery.

The BJP leader called the Prime Minister to defer the legislative election which is due to take place by April -May next year.

According to the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC), about 20 lakh liters of alcohol worth of Rs 170 crore were sold on Thursday, the first day of resuming the services.

Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said that the relief work is underway and the ministry has ordered a probe on the tragic incident.

The visuals from across the state had raised assumptions on whether the state government has compromised its containment strategy amid the rapid spread of the virus.

The cause of the sudden blast wasn't immediately known and the corporation suspects that the blast could have happened due to the high pressure and overheat.