TN Headlines - Toll Rates Increased By Rs 5 to Rs 10 in 21 Toll Gates

 - Girivalam banned in Thiruvannamalai Today - Though Temples are opened from today, Ban on Girivalam has not yet been revoked by District Administration

- Bath in Holy Theerthas not allowed in Rameshwaram - Devotees will be allowed to have darshan from today

- Vaigai dam opened for irrigation of Madurai, Dindigul - 900 cubic feet of water per second released - Dam will be opened for 45 days continuously & 75 days in phases

- Registration time for undergraduate Yoga, Natural Medicine courses extended - Last date for application is 15th September

- Unemployment rate at 8% in July - The rate has declined from 40% in April at peak of lockdown to current 8% says Industrial Sector authorities

- Consumers complain that BSNL is delaying is installing new FTTH Fiber Net Connections - This in a way is sort of denial of service allege complainers

- Housing Sector Finance Corporation allotted Rs 5,000 crores for granting additional loans - They were initially allotted Rs 10,000 crores

- Chief Minister flags off 90 free '108' Ambulances purchased at cost of over Rs 20 Crores - Tamil Nadu at present has 1,005 Ambulances

- Gold prices have risen by Rs 160 per sovereign - 22 carat Gold was trading at Rs 4,927 per gram - Silver was trading at Rs. 71.40 per gram

- Cancellation of Special Trains to Continue till September 15th - But Chennai-Delhi Rajdhani Express will continue to run until further announcement

- New Scheme worth Rs 2,600 crore to increase drinking water capacity of Chennai - The demand for city is expected to rise to 2 TMC per month

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