NAGAPATTINAM: Heavy to moderate rains poured across delta districts on Tuesday. The downpours were severe in coastal delta districts where the Red Alert was issued by the meteorological department. The rainfall is heavy in coastal districts like Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur and Karaikal and moderate in Pudukkottai, Thanjavur and Tiruchy on Tuesday. The Regional Meteorological Center of the Indian Meteorological Department …
Four persons were killed and four others injured in an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit at Thillaiyadi village in Mayiladuthurai district on Wednesday. Official sources said eight persons were engaged in manufacturing firecrackers at the unit, located a few metres away from the residential area of Thillaiyadi village. N. Masilamani, 55, of Mutlur in Cuddalore district; R. Mariyappan, 40, …
