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Tamil Nadu rains: Chennai schools shut, 10 districts declare holiday amid heavy rainfall

Schools in 10 districts including Chennai, Ramanathapuram, Dindigul, Pudukottai, Thiruvarur, Kanchipuram, Cuddalore and Thanjavur are closed on Thursday due to continuous heavy rains in Tamil Nadu. IMD forecasts heavy rains The India Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rains across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal. Heavy to very heavy rains are expected in Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukkottai districts along …

Rains continued overnight in Tamil Nadu's Cauvery delta areas affecting standing paddy crops and the India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rainfall is likely in a few places in Cuddalore and Mayiladuthurai districts, also part of the delta region.Rains submerged crops, partially and completely, at several places including those in and around Tiruvarur, …

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Depression in Bay of Bengal, red alert issued for TN delta districts

CHENNAI: A well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean intensified into a depression on Monday. The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued a red alert for delta districts of Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur, and Karaikal in Puducherry on Tuesday with extremely heavy rainfall forecast, and for Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, and Karaikal districts on Wednesday. An orange alert …

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 …

The Chennai Meteorological Department has forecast moderate to heavy rain in Tamil Nadu today and tomorrow, November 18 and 19, primarily due to an active tropical disturbance. The state has already witnessed heavy overnight rainfall, with delta regions recording substantial precipitation. Thiruvarur district experienced heavy downpours, with Thiruthuraipoondi recording 7 cm of rainfall in just two hours. Delta districts, particularly …

Left parties protest against Union Budget in central districts

Protesting against the recent Union Budget, which they claimed ignored Tamil Nadu and imposed new taxes on the poor, members of Left parties staged demonstrations across the delta districts on Thursday. The protest in Tiruchi was led by CPI district secretary R. Raja, CPI district secretary Siva, and CPI State committee member Rajkumar. In Thanjavur, the protest was held in …

In a coordinated operation, the Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur district police on Monday arrested five persons who committed a series of offences in various districts. A special team of Nagapattinam district police, headed by Superintendent of Police Harsh Singh, received a tip-off that five persons, who committed a series of robberies in Tiruchi and Karur districts were hiding in Velankanni. Upon …

T.N. Rains | As heavy showers begin, 27 districts gear up for disasters, many declare holiday for educational institutions

In view of the heavy rains predicted in various parts of the State, the Tamil Nadu government has instructed Collectors of 27 districts to adhere to the Standard Operating Procedures to handle disasters, gear up district machinery and take adequate preparedness measures to tackle any exigency. Heavy rain was also likely to occur at isolated places over Tirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, …

Kuruvai cultivation yet to gain momentum in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur districts

With just two to three weeks left for the lifting of the shutters of the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur for the purpose of irrigation in the Delta region, kuruvai crop cultivation activities are yet to gain momentum in the two major Delta districts of Thanjavur and Tiruvarur. While inquiries reveal that only around one-third of the target area of 37,000 …

Chennai: Two medical students have died by suicide in Tiruvarur and Coimbatore districts in the past two days. While one of the students who died by suicide on Friday was pursuing her MBBS course at Tiruvarur Government Medical College, the other student was pursuing Doctorate of Medicine in Coimbatore Medical College Hospital. According to a report on ABP Nadu, Gayathri …