Moderate rain in Tiruchi district
The low pressure over the Bay of Bengal brought incessant to moderate showers to Tiruchi city and most parts of the district on Saturday evening. The sky remained overcast right throughout the day in...
View ArticleModerate rain in Tiruchi dt.
The low pressure over the Bay of Bengal brought incessant to moderate showers to Tiruchi city and most parts of the district on Saturday evening. The sky remained overcast right throughout the day in...
View ArticleIGPs deployed in coastal districts
Director-General of Police Ashok Kumar has ordered deployment of senior police officers to supervise rescue/relief operations in vulnerable districts...
View ArticleA week that commuters would want to forget
The rains that lashed the city last week has exposed chinks in civic infrastructure. Many arterial roads including the Grand Southern Trunk (GST) Road, Velachery Main Road and Rajendra Prasad Road were...
View ArticleMain drinking water pipeline restored swiftly
In a swift move, Virudhunagar district officials restored the main pipeline supplying drinking water to 637 villages in four unions in the district after it was damaged by flood near Maniyachi in...
View ArticleFresh depression pushes battered TN to the brink
10 more people die in last 24 hours; toll climbs to 72 After a day’s respite, rain returned to Tamil Nadu on Sunday morning influenced by a fresh depression over Bay of Bengal. With 10 more deaths in...
View ArticleMadurai gears up to face monsoon challenge
The district administration and Madurai Corporation have geared up to mitigate the impact of monsoon as Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rain for three days from Sunday. The district...
View ArticleRain wreaks havoc in TN; toll at 61
Train, flight services hit; More showers predicted for next five days With rain predicted for the next five days due to formation of a fresh depression, Tamil Nadu may not get the breathing space it...
View ArticleMinister and officials visit reception centres in Ramnad
Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare S. Sundararaj and senior IAS officer S. Vijayakumar, who has been deputed to the district to oversee preparations to be taken in the event of heavy rains, visited...
View ArticleTrichy gears up to tackle flood, officials begin precautionary measures
TRICHY: After flood caused by the recent spell of rain wreaked havoc in Cuddalore district, Trichy district administration is also preparing to tackle possible situation of flood in the district in the...
View ArticleChennai schools, colleges to remain closed on Monday due to rain
CHENNAI: Chennai collector on Sunday declared a holiday for all schools and colleges in the district on Monday due to heavy rain. Heavy rain lashed Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Sunday with...
View ArticleMinister demands prompt repayment of loans
Borrowers from cooperative institutions need to repay in time so that others too might benefit from the credit flow pattern, Food Minister R. Kamaraj reminded people at the 62nd Cooperative Week...
View ArticleStorage almost full in Athoor dam
Storage of water in Athoor dam, the lifeline of Dindigul and Chinnalapatti and several wayside villages, has almost reached its full capacity, giving a relief to corporation officials and farmers in...
View ArticleRain compounds problems in Cuddalore
Heavy rain threw normal life out of gear and inundating low-lying areas in various parts of Puducherry and neighbouring Cuddalore on Saturday. The incessant rain forced...
View ArticleFive Chennai subways shut after incessant rain, holiday declared for schools...
CHENNAI: Five subways in Chennai were closed after incessant rain lashed Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Sunday. The city received 85.5mm of rain from 8.30am to 6pm. The Ganeshapuram subway...
View ArticleOne-way traffic introduced on ghat road to hill station
The district administration has introduced one-way traffic on the ghat road leading to Yercaud Hill Station from Sunday. The main ghat road section suffered damages due to series of landslips following...
View ArticleNarrow escape for Shiv Das Meena
Shiv Das Meena, Principal Secretary, Food, Cooperation and Consumer Protection, had a narrow escape after his vehicle was hit by a...
View ArticleRains pound Tamil Nadu; more rains forecast as depression looms large
Chennai: Tamil Nadu continued to experience monsoon fury, with heavy rains pounding various parts of the state under the influence of a well marked low pressure area over Bay of Bengal, as the death...
View Article‘Govt. will tackle rain damage’
Chief Minister N.Rangasamy on Saturday said the official machinery is fully prepared to tackle any calamity and has been closely monitoring situation. Dismissing charges of Opposition over rendering...
View ArticleRain pounds Tamil Nadu as depression looms large
Tamil Nadu continued to experience monsoon fury, with heavy rains pounding various parts of the State under the influence of a well-marked low pressure area over Bay of Bengal, as the death toll from...
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