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1 day, 2 hours ago

Dindigul has most drowning deaths in south Tamil Nadu

MADURAI: With nearly 315 of instances of drowning deaths reported between 2022 and 2024, Dindigul accounted for the highest number of such cases among the 10 districts in southern Tamil Nadu, according to data from the police department. Of the total 1,948 drowning deaths in the past three years, 280 deaths were reported in Thoothukudi, followed by 254 in Kanniyakumari, …

Madurai Thoothukudi Tirunelveli Kanniyakumari Dindigul Tenkasi Sivaganga

1 week, 4 days ago

Widespread rain in southern districts of Tamil Nadu

The Hindu

Widespread rainfall since late Wednesday night across the southern districts of Tamil Nadu led to the district administrators announcing a holiday for schools in Ramanathapuram, Dindigul, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi on Thursday. Incidentally, there was not much rain in Theni district during the last 24 hours ending 6 a.m. on Thursday and the IMD prediction was ‘very light rainfall.’ This came …

Rain District Thoothukudi Widespread Rain

1 week, 5 days ago

Chennai rain forecast: Showers expected to continue through the night

India Today

A low-pressure system over the Southeast Bay of Bengal has developed into a deep depression, according to the India Meteorological Department. The depression is crossing near Rameswaram and Thoothukudi in the Gulf of Mannar, triggering heavy rainfall across Tamil Nadu on the night of December 11. MORE RAINFALL FOR INTERIOR DISTRICTS On Thursday morning, dense clouds were reported over coastal …

Tamil Nadu Chennai Rain Rainfall Tamil Nadu Thoothukudi

Red alert for heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu; coastal districts to witness intense rain for next 5 days

Live Mint

As a deep depression is developing over the Bay of Bengal, which is moving towards Sri Lanka, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai said Tamil Nadu's coastal and delta districts are likely to experience intense rainfall activity for the next five days from Tuesday, November 26. Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in …

Tamil Nadu Chennai Districts Heavy Rainfall Thoothukudi Karaikal Nagapattinam

4 weeks ago

Red alert issued for coastal Tamil Nadu as deep depression brings heavy rainfall

India TV News

A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into one and rains are expected over the next five days as a red alert has been issued by the India Meteorological Department for different districts in Tamil Nadu. The depression, which is moving towards the Sri Lanka-Tamil Nadu coasts, has prompted the IMD to warn of severe weather conditions in …

Tamil Nadu Depression Districts Heavy Rainfall Rainfall Alert Tamil

Chennai rains today: More rains expected in Tamil Nadu districts. Are schools open or closed today?

Live Mint

Chennai rains today: The India Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rainfall in many Tamil Nadu districts on Thursday. So far there is no information about school holiday in Chennai and Tamil Nadu districts on November 21. As there is no IMD heavy rainfall alert for November 21 in Chennai and other Tamil Nadu districts, schools are likely to …

Tamil Nadu Districts Heavy Rainfall Tamil Nadu Thoothukudi Karaikal

1 month ago

Tamil Nadu: Schools closed today in 5 districts as heavy rains intensify

Live Mint

Tamil Nadu Rains: With the northeast monsoon gaining strength, Tamil Nadu has been experiencing intense rainfall, leading to the closure of schools in several districts. Tamil Nadu Rains: Schools Closed in Affected Districts The Tamil Nadu administration has announced that the schools will remain closed in Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, and Tiruvarur districts due to the ongoing heavy rainfall. Tamil …

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Schools in THESE five districts of Tamil Nadu closed today due to heavy rainfall, check full list

India TV News

In view of heavy rain in various parts of Tamil Nadu, the administration has announced the closure of schools in several districts on Wednesday after continuous rainfall overnight. Schools in Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Tiruvarur districts will remain closed today, as per the information shared by the concerned district collectors. Additionally, schools will also remain closed in the Kanniyakumari …

Tamil Nadu Heavy Rainfall Schools Heavy Rain District Thoothukudi

1 month ago

Schools closed in several Tamil Nadu districts as northeast monsoon intensifies

India Today

The ongoing Northeast Monsoon has intensified across Tamil Nadu, bringing heavy rainfall to various districts, particularly in southern and delta regions. In Tirunelveli, heavy rains over the past two days have prompted District Collector KP Karthikeyan to declare a holiday for all government and private schools on Wednesday. The rains, caused by an intensified Northeast Monsoon and an atmospheric upper …

Tamil Nadu Rain Districts District Heavy Thoothukudi Tirunelveli

1 month ago

Schools closed in some Tamil Nadu districts as heavy rainfall continues

India Today

Heavy rain lashed parts of Tamil Nadu, prompting the closure of schools in several districts. The Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai predicted heavy downpours accompanied by thunder in ten districts, including five in the Delta region and five in the south, between 7 am and 10 am on Tuesday. Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is expected across …

Tamil Nadu Rain Districts Heavy Rain Thoothukudi Delta Karaikal

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Water released from Papanasam dam to benefit 86,000 acres of land in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker M Appavu on Monday released water for irrigation from Papanasam dam here. The water release for the pisanam crop would benefit nearly 86,000 acres of land in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts, officials said and added that water was being released from Servalaru and Manimuthar reservoirs too. In a brief chat with reporters, Mr Appavu said …

Water Release Tirunelveli Water Release

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Three devotees killed as load vehicle collides with lorry in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express

THOOTHUKUDI: Three devotees were killed and 11 sustained injuries after the load vehicle they were travelling in collided head-on with a lorry at Kallamozhi on the Tiruchendur-Kanniyakumari road here on Thursday. According to sources, the accident took place while the devotees were on their way back after attending a flag hoisting ceremony, organised as part of Dussehra celebrations, at the …

Vehicle Collides

2 months, 3 weeks ago

DGP reviews law and order situation, action taken against drug peddlers in southern districts

The Hindu

Director-General of Police Shankar Jiwal chaired a review meeting here with the top police officers to assess the law and order situation in the four southern districts and also on prevention of drug trafficking. Inspector General of Police Prem Anand Sinha, Tirunelveli Commissioner of Police Rupesh Kumar Meena, Deputy Inspector General of Police Pa. Moorthy, Tirunelveli Superintendent of Police N. …

Dgp Kanniyakumari Southern Districts Thoothukudi Tirunelveli

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Heavy rush in Chennai airport

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: The hustle and bustle at the Chennai airport’s domestic terminal has increased of late as more and more people are taking flight from the city in view of the broiling heat with various airlines operating a plethora of special summer services to different destinations like Thoothukudi, Madurai, Coimbatore, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. According to airport sources about …

Hyderabad Flights State Madurai Flight Coimbatore Thoothukudi

8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls | A sitting Parliamentarian’s quest to retain Thoothukudi constituency

The Hindu

Ten years after its creation, following a delimitation, the politically nondescript Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency achieved a high-profile status in 2019 when DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi entered the fray against BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. Now Ms. Soundararajan’s decision to opt for the Chennai South constituency has left Thoothukudi with not-so prominent names, apart from Ms. Kanimozhi, …

Constituency Bjp Centre Dmk Thoothukudi Aiadmk Kanimozhi

10 months ago

Agri Budget brings cheer to farmers in Tenkasi district and Thoothukudi districts

The Hindu

Agriculture Budget has got something to cheer about for the composite Tirunelveli district comprising Tenkasi as the State government has proposed to set up State Horticulture Farm at Naduvaikurichi village in Tenkasi district with an outlay of ₹1 crore. Another consoling announcement made in the Agriculture Budget that the chilli cluster will come up in Thoothukudi district along with Ramanathapuram, …

Farmers State District Agri Thoothukudi Chilli Tirunelveli

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Heavy rainfall continues in parts of Tamil Nadu, IMD predicts moderate rainfall in Chennai in next 24 hours

Live Mint

After days of continuous rainfall, parts of Tamil Nadu witnessed heavy rainfall on Tuesday. IMD has predicted heavy rainfall state capital Chennai in next 24 hours Tamil Nadu: Several parts of Tamil Nadu continued to receive heavy rainfall on Tuesday. The weather forecast agency has predicted light to moderate rain in many places over Tamil Nadu and over Puducherry and …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu flood | Heavy rains triggered 720 breaches in 515 tanks in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi districts

The Hindu

The recent unprecedented rain that pounded Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts has left a trail of destruction in the form of over 720 breaches of bunds in 515 irrigation tanks in the two districts. “With such a heavy downpour, which could happen once in 100 years, we assume Tamirabharani river had water flowing upto 2 lakh cusecs in Srivaikuntam as against …

Water Districts Heavy Rainfall Tank Tirunelveli Tanks Muthiah

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Downpour ravages 1.48 lakh hectares of farmland in Thoothukudi district

The Hindu

The heavy rain that lashed the southern districts of Tamil Nadu has completely wiped out farmland in Thoothukudi district, leaving farmers high and dry. According to the district administration, till December 25, of a total of 1,80,000 hectares of agricultural land in Thoothukudi district, 1,48,037 ha had been damaged in 12 blocks — Alwarthitunagari, Karungulam, Kayathar, Kovilpatti, Ottapidaram, Pudur, Sathankulam, …

Farmers Rain Damage Farmland District Thoothukudi Kovilpatti

11 months, 4 weeks ago

State needs ₹ 188-crore relief fund, says Udhayanidhi Stalin

The Hindu

“As per the damage assessment done in southern districts till now, covering life, livestock and propertoies, we would require ₹ 188-crore relief fund,” said Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin. Speaking at the Collector’s office here on Monday, Mr. Udhayanidhi said that they were taking all possible measures to rectify the damage and most probably everything would …

Damage Minister Udhayanidhi Relief Fund

1 year ago

Thoothukudi Flood: DMK MP Kanimozhi Blames Unexpected Rain, Defends Govt Response

ABP News

Days after heavy rainfall wreaked havoc in Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi addressed the ongoing flood crisis, expressing her concerns and shedding light on the challenges faced by the government in responding to the unprecedented situation. According to ANI, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi said, ".The weather department did not expect this, we had been checking regularly. They …

Places Dmk Come Safer Places Kanimozhi Karunanidhi Dmk Mp Kanimozhi Govt Response

1 year ago

T.N. Rains | CM Stalin holds review meeting on rescue and relief work in southern districts

The Hindu

Stalin on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, visited the State Emergency Operations Centre in the Ezhilagam complex in Chennai and held a review meeting regarding rescue and relief measures undertaken in the flood-hit southern regions. Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena updated the Chief Minister about relief measures in the districts of Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari and the extent of damage, …

Relief Chief Secretary Minister Stalin Thoothukudi Relief Measures

1 year ago

Indian Army's Team Reaches Tamil Nadu To Join Relief Efforts As Several Districts Flooded

ABP News

Tamil Nadu is battling a flood scare amid heavy rains in the state leading to the inundation of several areas, houses and building complexes. News agency PTI shared a video of rescue teams distributing food, and essential items and evacuating people from the flooded Muthammal Colony in Thoothukudi. VIDEO | Rescue teams distribute food, essential items and evacuate people from …

Tamil Nadu Pti Ani Thoothukudi Tirunelveli Heavy Rains Relief Efforts

1 year ago

Intense relief and rescue operations underway in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi districts - The Hindu

The Hindu

After heavy rains lashed the southern districts of Tamil Nadu leading to floods, 10 people have died in the battered Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts, even as the focus of the administration remains on relief and rescue operations. Over 3,500 people from the worst-hit 36 villages and two town panchayats in Tirunelveli district were relocated to 75 relief camps from their …

Rescue Water Relief Thoothukudi Tirunelveli Operations Underway Tirunelveli District

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Dindigul has most drowning deaths in south Tamil Nadu

Widespread rain in southern districts of Tamil Nadu

Chennai rain forecast: Showers expected to continue through the night

Red alert for heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu; coastal districts to witness intense rain for next 5 days

Red alert issued for coastal Tamil Nadu as deep depression brings heavy rainfall

Chennai rains today: More rains expected in Tamil Nadu districts. Are schools open or closed today?

Tamil Nadu: Schools closed today in 5 districts as heavy rains intensify

Schools in THESE five districts of Tamil Nadu closed today due to heavy rainfall, check full list

Schools closed in several Tamil Nadu districts as northeast monsoon intensifies

Schools closed in some Tamil Nadu districts as heavy rainfall continues

Water released from Papanasam dam to benefit 86,000 acres of land in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts

Three devotees killed as load vehicle collides with lorry in Tamil Nadu

DGP reviews law and order situation, action taken against drug peddlers in southern districts

Heavy rush in Chennai airport

Lok Sabha polls | A sitting Parliamentarian’s quest to retain Thoothukudi constituency

Agri Budget brings cheer to farmers in Tenkasi district and Thoothukudi districts

Heavy rainfall continues in parts of Tamil Nadu, IMD predicts moderate rainfall in Chennai in next 24 hours

Tamil Nadu flood | Heavy rains triggered 720 breaches in 515 tanks in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi districts

Downpour ravages 1.48 lakh hectares of farmland in Thoothukudi district

State needs ₹ 188-crore relief fund, says Udhayanidhi Stalin

Thoothukudi Flood: DMK MP Kanimozhi Blames Unexpected Rain, Defends Govt Response

T.N. Rains | CM Stalin holds review meeting on rescue and relief work in southern districts

Indian Army's Team Reaches Tamil Nadu To Join Relief Efforts As Several Districts Flooded

Intense relief and rescue operations underway in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi districts - The Hindu