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Cyclone Fengal: Army continues efforts to evacuate stranded people
Chennai: The rescue and relief operations of the Indian Army are continuing unabated even after nightfall in Puducherry and Chennai, following the devastation caused by Cyclone Fengal. The Southern Command of the…
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Video: Indigo flight struggles to touchdown runway in cyclone-hit Chennai
Tragedy was averted in Chennai as an Airbus A321neo aircraft, operated by Indigo Airlines struggled to touchdown on the runway amid heavy turbulence, due to Cyclone Fengal on Saturday, November 30. In…
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Cyclone Fengal remains stationary near Pondy, to weaken in next 3 hrs: IMD
Chennai: Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall near Puducherry on November 30, remained stationary near the union territory and would gradually weaken in the next three hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said…
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Cyclone Fengal induced rains cause heavy inundation, people park vehicles on flyovers
Chennai: Barricades and umbrellas were swept away by gusty winds and road users scurried for cover as rains poured, with cyclone Fengal inching closer to the shoreline on Saturday, leaving many areas…
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Photos: Heavy rains lash TN, ‘Fengal’ continues to move towards coastline
Heavy rains pounded several parts of north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Saturday, under the impact of Cyclone ‘Fengal,’ affecting normalcy and prompting evacuation.The downpour was accompanied by gusty winds and what…
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Cyclone Fengal: Chennai Airport halts operations
Chennai: The Chennai International Airport has temporarily shut down operations due to heavy rains as Cyclone Fengal approaches landfall. IndiGo Airlines announced that no flights would arrive or depart during this period…
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Heavy rain forecasted for AP, TN and Puducherry, as cyclone Fengal touches down
Hyderabad: Several parts of north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Rayalaseema are expected to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall, with extremely heavy rainfall at some isolated places on November 29 and 30.…
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Schools, colleges shut in Chennai due to heavy rains
Chennai: With the weather department predicting heavy to very heavy rain in coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, the District Collectors of Chennai and Chengalpatu on Friday declared holidays for educational institutions in…
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Rains continue in Tamil Nadu, standing crops hit in Cauvery delta areas
Chennai: Intermittent rains continued on Wednesday in the state’s Cauvery delta areas affecting standing paddy crops, and the India Meteorological Department said cyclonic storm will form soon and later weaken and reach…
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Heavy rains: TN CM holds review meeting with dist collectors, monitoring officers
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin held a meeting with district collectors and monitoring officers on Tuesday to review the state’s preparedness for heavy rains and a potential cyclonic storm, as…
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Tamil Nadu Assembly session to begin on December 9
Chennai: The next session of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will begin on December 9. In a statement issued on Monday, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretary K. Srinivasan announced that the Speaker…
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TN CM Stalin says INDIA bloc’s Jharkhand win ‘historic, against all odds’
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin on Saturday congratulated his Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren for the JMM-led INDIA bloc’s spectacular win in the Assembly polls in the…
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Tamil Nadu: Jilted lover fatally stabs teacher in school, detained
Thanjavur: In a shocking incident, a woman teacher was fatally stabbed on government school premises in Mallipattinam in the district by a youth, leading to some tense moments in the educational institution,…
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South India farmers duped by Chennai-based ‘Donkey Palace’ in milk scam
Hyderabad: Scores of farmers across southern India were duped allegedly by a Chennai-based company “Donkey Palace” which offered high margins in the donkey milk business. The issue is affecting farmers across Telangana,…
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TN doctors on statewide protest after oncologist stabbing; OP services hit
Chennai: Following the stabbing of a senior oncologist at Kalaignar Centenary Hospital on Wednesday, the Federation of Government Doctors’ Association (FoGDA) announced a boycott of all non-patient-related activities starting Thursday, November 15.…
