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More women and youth among fatalities in second wave

More women and youth among fatalities in second wave Updated: Updated: Gender- and age group-wise case distribution remains same Share Article AAA A women prays infront of a locked church at Virugambakkam, Chennai on April 7, 2020 during the 21-day countrywide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak   | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Gender- and age group-wise case distribution remains same Though Tamil Nadu is yet to see the peak of the second wave of COVID-19, a comparison of the cases and deaths reported so far with those in the first wave shows noticeable changes in the age and gender distribution of deaths. The proportion of women and people of younger age among the deceased have increased in the second wave.

Glaring gap: Only 5 per cent of elected representatives are women in Tamil Nadu

Express News Service CHENNAI:  Though Tamil Nadu has seen strong female politicians including former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, only about five per cent of those who won the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021 are women. This is a drop from the previous assembly election in 2016, when the State elected 21 women (about nine per cent) into power. A total of 12 female candidates were voted into power this Assembly elections seven from the DMK team and five from the AIADMK team. Many of them are incumbent leaders in their respective constituencies or have at least held power previously. However by demographic, the female voters in the State outnumbered their male counterparts and most parties in the State have advocated for a Women’s Reservation Bill, which mandates 33 per cent female representation in the lower house of the Parliament, Lok Sabha, and in all State Assemblies.

Tamil Nadu Allows Sterlite Plant To Open For 4 Months To Produce Oxygen

Tamil Nadu Allows Sterlite Plant To Open For 4 Months To Produce Oxygen Tamil Nadu Allows Sterlite Plant To Open For 4 Months To Produce Oxygen The move comes as Tamil Nadu sees a surge in Covid cases. Vedanta-owned Sterlite plant is set to re-open partially after three years. Chennai/ New Delhi: Vedanta-owned Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu s Thoothukudi, which was shut in 2018 amid protests by locals over environmental pollution, has been allowed to re-open partially for four months to produce oxygen, the state government said today. The move comes as Tamil Nadu sees a surge in Covid cases. A government-appointed panel will monitor the functioning of the plant, officials said, adding that copper production won t be allowed.

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