- newSymposium explores impact of climate change on health
The twin epidemic of chronic diseases (NCDs) and climate change/environmental degradation was affecting health in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC), an expert said at the second annual symposium of The NIHR Global Health Research Centre for Non Communicable Diseases and Environmental Change
- 11 hours ago 2 Dec 24, 5:38pm -
- newTiruvannamalai landside: Vasan urges T.N. govt. to take prompt action
The State government should provide medical assistance and compensation to the affected people, he said
- 12 hours ago 2 Dec 24, 5:06pm -
- newBJP leader H. Raja sentenced to six-month imprisonment for derogatory social media posts
Speaking to reporters outside the court premises, Mr. Raja said, “We will file an appeal through advocates. My political fight against the Dravidian stock will continue.”
- 12 hours ago 2 Dec 24, 4:48pm -
- newPartially completed SWD work and traffic gridlocks
- 13 hours ago 2 Dec 24, 3:56pm -
- newA peek into Cyclone Fengal’s checklist
- 15 hours ago 2 Dec 24, 2:20pm -
- newKnow your swallows: a visitor versus a resident
During winter, the barn swallow takes Chennai by storm and the red-rumped swallow seems to recede into the shadows
- 15 hours ago 2 Dec 24, 2:15pm -
- newSeveral trains in Tamil Nadu cancelled or short terminated due to cyclone Fengal
The suspension of Bridge 452 (between Vikravandi and Mundiyampakkam) and water rising above danger level has caused the cancellation and short termination of trains
- 21 hours ago 2 Dec 24, 8:07am -
- Highways Department starts repairing potholes on roads
- 1 day ago 2 Dec 24, 12:58am -
- Mridangam maestro Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam honoured
- 1 day ago 2 Dec 24, 12:58am -
- Chennai Corporation drains water from 334 of 342 flooded areas; 1,686 pumps deployed
GCC stated that 1,686 motor pumps have been deployed across the city to drain accumulated water. This includes 137 100HP pumps currently in use and 484 pumps mounted on tractors
- 1 day ago 2 Dec 24, 12:57am -
- Cyclone Fengal: Flight unable to land due to cross winds at Chennai airport, video goes viral
There were about 20 flights on Saturday morning between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. which had missed approaches and did a go-around, AAI officials said.
- 1 day ago 2 Dec 24, 12:57am -
- Over 5,000 benefit from health camps in neighbouring districts
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin visited a camp organised at Mamallapuram in Chengalpattu district and interacted with the medical personnel and residents there. He distributed food and aid to those at a nearby relief shelter
- 1 day ago 2 Dec 24, 12:57am -
- Heavy rain and winds cause severe damage to the electricity infrastructure resulting in power disruptions
Power supply was disrupted in several parts on the outskirts of the city including Sholinganallur, Nemillichery, Mamallapuram town, Nandambakkam, and parts of Nanganallur, and Thirukazhukundram
- 1 day ago 2 Dec 24, 12:56am -
- Cyclone-triggered rains leave several areas inundated
According to a Revenue official, about 1,000 people have been moved to various relief camps following water-logging in the town
- 1 day ago 1 Dec 24, 11:24pm -
- Relaying of roads has been halted at Kasbapuram in Agaramthen
- 1 day ago 1 Dec 24, 11:11pm -
- How the police, without a clue at first, solved the Sarika Shah case
On July 18, 1998, the Ethiraj College student and her friend went out to have a juice. A gang came in an autorickshaw and teased her. One of its members jumped on her. She fell and died of head injuries. Subsequently, the State passed a stringent law to curb eve-teasing
- 1 day ago 1 Dec 24, 11:08pm -
- Sri Sankara TV to host two new series this month
- 1 day ago 1 Dec 24, 11:03pm -
- Inadequate drainage turns the city more vulnerable to floods
The Arasankazhani lake near Chemmancherry-Perumbakkam breached a day after Cyclone Fengal made landfall. The city’s location along the Coromandel Coast, climate change, and inadequate infrastructure have turned the monsoon into an annual ordeal
- 1 day ago 1 Dec 24, 10:59pm -
- Arasamaram junction at Ramapuram, a nightmare for commuters
- 1 day ago 1 Dec 24, 10:41pm -
- Remnant of Cyclone Fengal weakens into depression
A few districts will still be on red alert till 8 a.m. on Monday as rain is expected
- 1 day ago 1 Dec 24, 8:39pm -
- Tamil Nadu government sets up ₹50 crore fund to conserve endangered species, enhance conservation efforts
Key activities under the fund include the establishment of geotagged planting sites and nurseries to promote species restoration, along with the development of species-specific conservation and rehabilitation plans
- 1 day ago 1 Dec 24, 6:57pm -
- Vijay only echoes the principles of Dravidian parties: Annamalai
Our leaders have replied to his criticisms against the BJP. I will respond to his criticisms once he comes to active politics, he says
- 1 day ago 1 Dec 24, 6:52pm -
- Construction worker electrocuted near Maduravoyal
A senior official said Phulvesharbak was a native of Odisha working as a construction worker in a building site in the Noombal Chettiar Agaram area near Maduravoyal
- 1 day ago 1 Dec 24, 6:33pm -
- Menambedu resident electrocuted in Chennai
- 2 days ago 1 Dec 24, 3:16pm -
- Cyclone Fengal: Six Ministers, officials to coordinate relief efforts in Villupuram, Cuddalore districts
“Tamil Nadu set to request Union Government to send team to ascertain damages for financial assistance,” says CM Stalin
- 2 days ago 1 Dec 24, 3:01pm -
- Cyclone Fengal: People are satisfied with relief measures; State capital is relieved, says M.K. Stalin
Mr. Stalin also briefed the media about the relief measures being taken over the impact of cyclone ‘Fengal’ induced rains in various parts of Tamil Nadu
- 2 days ago 1 Dec 24, 2:13pm -
- Cyclone Fengal crosses T.N. coast
For Chennai, Tiruvallur, Nagapattinam, Dindigul, Erode, Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts of Tamil Nadu and Karaikal, light to moderate rainfall can be expected over isolated places
- 2 days ago 1 Dec 24, 10:33am -
- Cyclone Fengal Updates: Several districts declare holiday for schools
Cyclonic Storm Fengal weakens into a deep depression and is likely to move westwards very slowly and weaken gradually into a depression over north Tamil Nadu during the next 12 hours, according to IMD
- 2 days ago 1 Dec 24, 7:22am -
- Cyclone Fengal: 500 medical camps to be held in 7 districts
- 2 days ago 1 Dec 24, 12:44am -
- World AIDS Day: T.N. has its eyes set on aggressive prevention, treatment
- 2 days ago 1 Dec 24, 12:42am -
- Around 3,000 persons shifted to relief camps from three districts
- 2 days ago 1 Dec 24, 12:07am -
- Cyclone Fengal brings Chennai to its knees; three dead
Second cyclone of the season makes landfall after a day of torrential rainfall and gusting winds; Chennai airport shut till early hours of Sunday; three people dead in rain-related incidents in Chennai
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 11:44pm -
- Youth from Maharashtra held for gold theft
He was produced in court on November 29, and remanded in custody. The police are searching his accomplice
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 11:37pm -
- 43 years after IAF officer’s death, wife gets ₹1 crore in dues
Flight Lieutenant Chandrasekhar was on annual leave and travelling from Lucknow to Chennai when four armed robbers attacked the train in Chambal
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 10:49pm -
- Chennai saw over 8 cm of rain in 24 hours; over 550 locations inundated: GCC
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 10:32pm -
- High velocity winds, flooding on track hit EMU services; Express trains short terminated
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 10:25pm -
- Beaches along ECR closed; OMR lanes flooded
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 9:41pm -
- Man held for raping woman from Jharkhand
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 9:41pm -
- Greater Chennai Police rescue senior citizens stranded due to waterlogging
The Greater Chennai Police control room received 34 rain-related emergency calls, including about fallen trees at 28 locations
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 9:10pm -
- Chennai mariner heads into new waters
Manickaraj Muthu completes golden quadrilateral ride of 5830 kms
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 9:06pm -
- Boat Club Road: long-term solution for waterlogging needed
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 8:55pm -
- Two special moms and their incredible journey
Ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities (observed on December 3), The Hindu Downtown features two winners of the “Special Mom” award. Initiated by Chennai-based non-profit Sri Arunodayam, the event celebrates the incredible journey of mothers raising children with intellectual disabilities. In this year’s edition, 10 special mothers from South India were honoured.
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 8:47pm -
- Parts of Velachery and Madipakkam hit by inundation again
Velachery High Road experienced partial inundation. In Pallikaranai, residents near the Narayanapuram lake say water did not enter their homes this year. Motorists travelling via Pallavaram also struggled as parts of GST Road was inundated till late evening
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 8:13pm -
- Relief efforts on at 334 waterlogged locations in Chennai: Deputy CM
A total of 200 people have been evacuated from low-lying areas and lodged in designated relief centres, he says
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 7:55pm -
- Cyclone Fengal leaves many stretches in central Chennai inundated
Vehicles struggled to navigate the waterlogged stretches, and the movement of traffic was slow
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 7:44pm -
- Chennai reservoirs see marginal rise in storage
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 7:14pm -
- Flooding in parts of north Chennai throws life out of balance
While people waded through knee-deep water on Demellows Road and Pulianthope High Road, those in areas such as Stephenson Road, Pattalam, Gandhinagar, and Ganeshapuram saw waist-deep inundation
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 6:57pm -
- Migrant worker, two others electrocuted in Chennai
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 6:36pm -
- Cyclone Fengal: Power supply smooth so far, says T.N. Electricity Department
Due to the heavy rains and technical issues, power supply was affected in areas like Kilpauk, Avadi, Manali, Ponneri, Red Hills, and Kodambakkam, among others, and it was rectified, a statement said
- 2 days ago 30 Nov 24, 5:22pm -
- In Pictures: As Cyclone Fengal intensifies in Tamil Nadu
Glimpses of how Tamil Nadu witnessed sharp showers affecting normal life, ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Fengal
- 3 days ago 30 Nov 24, 4:45pm -
