Mahasamprokshanam: changes in traffic movements
The Tiruchi City Police has announced change in traffic movements on November 18 in connection with ‘Maha Samprokshanam’ of Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple. Srirangam-bound town buses from central...
View ArticleHeavy rain lashes Chennai, other parts of Tamil Nadu; water bodies breach banks
CHENNAI: Heavy rain lashed Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Sunday with the city receiving 31.5mm of rainfall in three hours since 8.30am. Water...
View ArticleRains pound TN; more rains forecast 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...
View ArticleChennai, other parts of Tamil Nadu to get rain for three more days
CHENNAI: Heavy rain that affected normal life in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Friday would continue for at least three more days, the met department said. "A low pressure area forming over...
View ArticleChennai, other parts of Tamil Nadu to get train for three more days
CHENNAI: Heavy rain that affected normal life in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Friday would continue for at least three more days, the met department said. "A low pressure area forming over...
View ArticleReception centres opened
Gearing up to meet any eventuality in the event of heavy rains in the next three days, the district administration has opened reception centres all over the district to provide relief and accommodation...
View ArticlePuducherry pounded by downpour
Normal life was affected across the city due to incessant rain since Saturday night. Though the monsoon did not bring copious rainfall to Puducherry for last couple of days compared to adjoining areas...
View ArticleTN soaks in rain as Chennai receives highest rainfall in state; death toll...
Chennai: Tamil Nadu soaked for the third consecutive day with the North East monsoon turning vigorous in northern and western districts on Friday. Rains lashed capital greater Chennai throwing normalcy...
View ArticlePatients lose sleep as water enters Chromepet GH
Patients undergoing treatment in Tambaram Taluk Government Hospital in Chromepet woke up to rain water entering their wards. Lack of adequate draining facilities on GST Road resulted in the hospital,...
View ArticleVasan demands compensation for Cuddalore farmers
TRICHY: Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) president GK Vasan on Friday asked the state government to provide Rs 25,000 per acre as compensation to farmers for the 1 lakh acres of paddy fields destroyed in...
View ArticleOfficial machinery on high alert in Cuddalore
The official machinery is on high alert here following the Meteorological Department forecast stating heavy rainfall would continue on Monday. District Collector C. Suresh Kumar said the...
View ArticleInflow raises hopes of bumper crop
he northeast monsoon brought copious rain to Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts on Friday night, raising the hopes of a bumper pisanam crop for the second consecutive year. Heavy rain inundated...
View ArticlePapanasam dam crosses 100-foot mark
Nature has apparently answered the prayers of the farming community of this region for the second successive year as water level in Papanasam dam, which is the prime source of drinking water for three...
View Article“Districts ready to meet any rain-related emergencies”
The Kanyakumari district administration is ready to meet any eventuality in the next few days when heavy rain is predicted in the State, according to Flood Monitoring Officer and Managing Director of...
View ArticleMore rain to come from storm building over Bay
Chennai: The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) on Thursday forecast another spell of heavy showers next week following formation of a new trough of low pressure. “A new trough of low pressure has...
View ArticleTake steps to monitor water sources, officials told
Officials should take effective steps to monitor the water sources to prevent flooding and prevent loss of lives and property, said Rajesh Lakhoni, Monitoring Officer for Krishnagiri district....
View ArticleRain compounds problems of residents in Puducherry, Cuddalore
Heavy rains 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 several residents to stay...
View ArticleCrop on 2,227 hectares damaged: Minister
The widespread rainfall received during the North-East monsoon had caused extensive damages to standing crop on about 2,227 hectares, said Edappadi K. Palanisamy, Minister for State Highways and Minor...
View ArticleMany villages inundated in Tuticorin district
Heavy rains that lashed Tuticorin district on Friday night left many residential areas inundated. On Saturday, several areas experienced incessant drizzles. A tank breach near Athimarapatti due to...
View ArticleRains pound Tamil Nadu, IMD forecasts heavy downpour in next 3 days
Chennai: Rains under the influence of northeast monsoon hit normal life in several parts of Tamil Nadu on Monday where educational institutions remained closed even as the weather office forecast heavy...
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