Fresh cases in Chennai cross 200-mark
The Hindu
The State reports 1,591 fresh infections and 27 deaths; active cases stand at 16,549; 4,07,738 vaccinated
Chennai returned to the top of the table of fresh infections after several weeks, with 212 persons testing positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours, even as Tamil Nadu reported 1,591 fresh cases and 27 deaths. The State’s case tally has gone up to 26,37,010 and toll to 35,217. At present, 16,549 persons are under treatment.
Coimbatore followed close behind Chennai, with 202 cases. Three other districts — Chengalpattu (116), Thanjavur (119) and Erode (128) — recorded a higher number of infections. Ramanathapuram recorded just two fresh cases, Perambalur seven, Tenkasi five and Theni and Thoothukudi nine each. Six persons tested positive in Tirupathur and seven in Virudhunagar.
As many as 1,537 persons were discharged after treatment. The number of the discharged patients has gone up to 25,85,244.
Hampi, the UNESCO-recognised historical site, was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565. Foreign travellers from Persia, Europe and other parts of the world have chronicled the wealth of the place and the unique cultural mores of this kingdom built on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. There are fine descriptions to be found of its temples, farms, markets and trading links, remnants of which one can see in the ruins now. The Literature, architecture of this era continue inspire awe.
Unfurling the zine handed to us at the start of the walk, we use brightly-coloured markers to draw squiggly cables across the page, starting from a sepia-toned vintage photograph of the telegraph office. Iz, who goes by the pronouns they/them, explains, “This building is still standing, though it shut down in 2013,” they say, pointing out that telegraphy, which started in Bengaluru in 1854, was an instrument of colonial power and control. “The British colonised lands via telegraph cables, something known as the All Red Line.”
The festival in Bengaluru is happening at various locations, including ATREE in Jakkur, Bangalore Creative Circus in Yeshwantpur, Courtyard Koota in Kengeri, and Medai the Stage in Koramangala. The festival will also take place in various cities across Karnataka including Tumakuru, Ramanagara, Mandya, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Hassan, Chitradurga, Davangere, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru.