The Indian Coast Guard on Monday rescued an Olive Ridley turtle that was entangled in fishing nets in the sea off the Chennai coast. ICG Ship Rani Abbakka rescued the turtle while it was on patrol, an official release here said. ICG personnel found the turtle trapped in discarded nets, struggling to wiggle out of it though it could not… Continue reading "Coast Guard rescues Olive Ridley entangled in fishing nets"
Governor R N Ravi on Friday claimed that an attempt was being made to segregate or isolate Tamil Nadu from the rest of India on the basis of language and cautioned such an attempt will not fructify. Also, he alleged that Tamil Nadu was the lone state in the country to resist the inclusion of other Indian languages in the… Continue reading "Consistent attempts being made to isolate TN from rest of India on lingual basis: TN Guv"
A fresh upper-air cyclonic circulation is very likely to form over the North Andaman Sea around October 20. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is expected to develop over the central Bay of Bengal around October 22, moving northwestward and intensifying further, which may result in rainfall activity in Odisha on October 23, 24, and 25, Manorama Mohanty, Director of… Continue reading "Low pressure likely over Bay of Bengal by Oct 22: IMD"
The CBI has filed a charge sheet against Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and others in connection with alleged bribery in facilitating visas of Chinese nationals for a power company in 2011 when his father P Chidambaram was the Union home minister, officials said on Thursday. In its charge sheet submitted before a special court here, the CBI has named Karti… Continue reading "CBI chargesheets Karti Chidambaram, others in Chinese visa corruption case"
All schools and colleges will function as usual today in Chennai and neighbouring districts. Chennai District Collector Rashmi Siddarth Jagade announced that schools will function normally in Chennai. On Wednesday, the state governments of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh ordered private schools and colleges to remain closed and conduct online classes. Despite a red alert being issued for Chennai… Continue reading "Chennai schools and colleges to function as usual today"
Northeast monsoon commenced over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, south interior Karnataka and Kerala on Tuesday, the IMD has announced. The agency said southwest monsoon withdrew from the entire country on Tuesday (Oct 15) and the northeast monsoon commenced simultaneously. A low pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a well-marked low pressure over the… Continue reading "Northeast monsoon sets in across Tamil Nadu"
Intermittent, widespread rains lashed Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, bringing residential neighbourhoods and roads under knee-deep water and leading to traffic congestion besides affecting public transport services. While bus services were affected in several areas, Southern Railway announced cancellation of four express trains including the Chennai Central-Mysuru Kaveri Express due to waterlogging. Several domestic flights were… Continue reading "Heavy rain leaves parts of Tamil Nadu flooded, normal life hit"
A passenger train, travelling at 75 kmph, hit a stationary goods train on Friday, in Tamil Nadu, at around 8:30 pm. The train entered a loop line instead of the main line, following which at least 12 coaches derailed, leaving several passengers injured, railway officials said. A power car also caught fire. Train 12578 Mysuru – Darbhanga Bagmati Express collided… Continue reading "Passenger train hits stationary goods train in Tamil Nadu"
Sky was the limit in Chennai on Sunday, October 6, as the air show organised by the Indian Air Force (IAF) got underway at Marina Beach. The show, which commenced at 11 am, showcased 72 aircraft such as Rafale, light combat aircraft Tejas, light combat helicopter Prachand, and heritage aircraft Dakota. More than 13 lakh people flocked to the venue… Continue reading "IAF Air Show in Marina enters Limca Book of Records"
At least five spectators were killed and nearly 100 were hospitalised due to dehydration at Indian Air Force’s (IAF) airshow at Chennai’s Marina Beach on Sunday. According to Tamil Nadu health department, 93 attendees were hospitalised due to heatstroke and dehydration. Most of them got discharged after receiving necessary medical aid. The airshow, intended to be a thrilling display of… Continue reading "Five spectators die at IAF’s Chennai airshow, nearly 100 hospitalised"