TN: Mullaperiyar dam water level reaches 142 feet

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Why broken African phones are shipped to Europe

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Quiet T20 kings of Tamil Nadu

Shahrukh Khan — a 26-year-old lad from Chennai — was swag personified — much like his illustrious namesake from Bollywood — as he smashed a huge last-ball six to land Tamil Nadu their third Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy for the national T20 title.

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Chennai women more obese, diabetic than those in other metros

Women in Chennai are fatter and have high sugar and blood pressure levels compared to those in other metros, the fifth edition of national family health survey (NFHS-5) has found.

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TN: Trichy city on brink of major flood after 2005

After 2005, Trichy city was on the brink of a major flood on Monday as multiple neighbourhoods in the western parts of the city went under sheets of water. While there was no trouble till Sunday night, as the city and suburbs did not record heavy rainfall in the past 48 hours, surplus rain in the catchment areas of rivers from neighbouring districts flowing through the city to merge with Cauvery marooned hundreds of houses and affected vehicular movement on multiple highways.

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Appointment of child priests is an age-old Badaga custom and halting it will cause unrest, HR&CE Department tells High Court

Judges want to know how the child will be educated inside the temple and how examinations will be held.

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TN 4th lowest in poverty ratio, Pondy lowest among UTs

The Union territory of Puducherry has the lowest poverty ratio among the Union territories in the country with just 1.72% of its population living in poverty, according to a multidimensional poverty index (MPI) report prepared by the Niti Aayog based on the National family health survey - 4 done in 2015-16.

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Evict all encroachers from OTA land: Madras HC

Noting that nation's security is people's security, the Madras high court has ordered removal of all encroachments on land allotted to Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai. Civil society and the state government are bound to protect defence activities, it said.

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Puducherry Covid cases drop below 300

The number of active Covid-19 cases dropped below 300-mark on Monday in the Union territory of Puducherry. The territory reported 12 fresh cases even as 28 patients recovered in the last 24 hours ending at 10am on Monday bringing down the active cases to 296. Of them, 237 patients are under home isolation and treatment.

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Amazon: Union election to be rerun after claims of foul play

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Giving Gyan: Dear Bachi, I want more, sexually

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Jack Dorsey: What's next for Twitter's co-founder?

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Consider reinstating pilot who hit airport compound during take off, Madras HC directs Air India

In his affidavit, the pilot stated that he had an accident-free flying experience of 4,270 hours till October 11, 2018

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Corporation continues relief work amid a flood of calls

Most calls on Monday pertained to disruption in power supply, water stagnation

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Rain live: Holiday declared for schools in Madurai

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TN reiterates stand on early release of Rajiv case convicts

Denying any change of its stand on the release of seven life convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Tamil Nadu government has said it we opposed a plea moved by S Nalini in Madras high court because it was bad in law.

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Tamil Nadu lab tests to track Covid variants

Tamil Nadu is carrying out whole genome sequencing of samples drawn from Covid-19 patients to track variants of viruses including omicron, health minister Ma Subramanian said here on Monday.

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Chennai school wins global chess event

There has never been any doubt that Chennai is the chess capital of India. The city has produced a number of Grandmasters and now some of the young GMs have teamed up for Velammal Nexus to win the World School team championship in Dubai on Monday.

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Chennai: Rain intensity likely to reduce today, says IMD

After recording nearly 200mm in Nungambakkam and 273mm in Meenambakkam in the last five days, weathermen said the rain intensity may reduce significantly from Tuesday.

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Tamil Nadu wants Pallikaranai declared Ramsar site

The Union government on Monday told Parliament that it had received a proposal from Tamil Nadu to declare Pallikaranai marshland in Chennai a ‘Ramsar site’ – a wetland of international significance.

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Facial recognition firm faces possible £17m privacy fine

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Mismanaging the monsoon: on Chennai's flooding woes

The recurring floods in Chennai serve as a wake-up call to the government to rethink urban planning

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Chennai grapples with traffic diversions as roads, subways brim with rain water

Reservoirs, including Poondi and Chembarambakkam that cater to the drinking water needs of Chennai, released over 10,500 cusecs of surplus water, authorities said.

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Kamakodi: Dad opposed my idea of going to US to study

Narayanan Kamakodi has been an obedient son, a modern-day Casabianca. Be it choosing his higher education or abandoning the BPO venture with his brother or joining City Union Bank, Kamakodi has followed the advice of his father V Narayanan, who was CUB chairman.

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Time to fly high with Fintech

With a new fintech policy and inherent strengths in tech and talent, Tamil Nadu’s cities can emerge strong in the sector, but they have to open up to provide lifestyle infra as well.

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Tamil Nadu: Magnitude 3.6 earthquake hits Vellore

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Vellore in Tamil Nadu on Monday morning.

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Rain floods Tamil Nadu roads; schools shut in 9 districts

Heavy rain for the third straight day inundated roads and subways across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Sunday.

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Inundation, power outages irk Chennai residents

As heavy rain lashed the city on the second consecutive day, several areas reported inundation. The worst hit localities were K K Nagar, Ashok Nagar, West Mambalam and the southern region.

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TN rain: Parts of OMR flooded, Thazhambur cut off

Traffic was disrupted in some parts of OMR and Thazhambur, off the IT corridor, was cut off on Sunday after excess rainwater from water bodies spilled on to roads. While at least four locations between Semmencherry and Kalavakkam were flooded, roads in Thazhambur were under almost six ft of water.

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Rs 17L bribe for AE job: EPS’s PA arrested

The Salem district crime branch police on Sunday arrested G Mani alias Nadupatty Mani, 50, the political personal assistant of former CM Edappadi K Palaniswami, for allegedly taking ₹17 lakh as bribe from a man by promising him government job.

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Chennai: Mom robbed of Rs 2.5L she got by selling baby

Police are investigating a woman's complaint that she was robbed at Purasawalkam by two men on Sunday afternoon when she was returning home in an autorickshaw with the 2.5 lakh got after selling her one-week-old son.

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Makkal Needhi Maiam office-bearers join Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Party says the defected members were inactive

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‘Bariatric surgery aids long-term weight loss’

It increases recovery from risk factors

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‘Our job is to ensure alternative governance’

For non-BJP-ruled States, it is the best thing to do before 2024 elections: Thiaga Rajan

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Bridge on OMR is safe, says Highways Department

‘Cracks appeared due to wear and tear’

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Project to restore Buckingham Canal may not be completed by 2023

The project underway to restore Buckingham Canal, which was scheduled to be completed by 2023, is likely to be delayed. Problems in alternative housin

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After the latest spell of floods, focus shifts to waterway widening

Corpn. holds meetings with the WRD and Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust to discuss flood mitigation along Cooum, Adyar, Kosasthalaiyar and Buckingham Canal

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Book on Constitutional issues launched

In commemoration of Constitution Day, the Advocate P. Balagopal Foundation launched a book Forgotten in the National Mainstream, compiling articles p

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48-year-old man electrocuted in Choolai

A 48-year-old government employee was electrocuted outside his house on Salai Street, Choolai, on Sunday. The Ayanavaram police have filed a case and

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Corporation steps up dewatering work across city

With the city experiencing continued flooding, the Greater Chennai Corporation used more pumps to dewater localities.Corporation Commissioner Gagandee

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Rain fills up most of the tanks in two neighbouring districts

Nearly 874 tanks are full in Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu

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Chief Minister inspects flooded areas on outskirts of the city

He visited affected areas in Thiruverkadu and parts of Thirumullaivoyal

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E-booklet on Diabetes released

To create awareness about diabetes among women and girls, an e-booklet titled Diabetes Know More for women and girls made by Diwas (Diabetes in Women

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TN: Palaniswami’s PA held in Rs 17L bribe case

The Salem district crime branch police on Sunday arrested the personal assistant of former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami for allegedly taking Rs 17 lakh as bribe and promising a government job for a man in Neyveli in Cuddalore district.

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TN: 4 inmates kill youth at de-addiction centre, held

Four inmates of a de-addiction centre in Red Hills on Friday murdered a 21-year-old youth from Andhra Pradesh undergoing treatment there, allegedly because he told the authorities about their behaviour, police said. All the accused including two juveniles have been arrested.

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Madurai man’s heart airlifted to Chennai

The heart harvested from a 25-year-old youth in Madurai who was brain dead was airlifted to Chennai through a green corridor for transplantation on Saturday.

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Chennai: Power supply to be suspended in some areas on Monday

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Monday from 9am to 4pm for maintenance work.

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Chennai colleges want state to vaccinate freshers

Colleges asked for a special vaccination drive to vaccinate all first year students when they return to campus to prevent mingling of vaccinated and unvaccinated students on campus. In the wake of the huge Covid cluster at Dharwad medical college in Karnataka, city colleges sought age relaxation on minimum 18 years rule to vaccinate all first year students from next week.

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Sing ‘Tamil thai vazhthu’ at all functions, Ponmudi tells IIT-M

Minister upset that it was not sung during the convocation

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TN: Pvt schools move HC over temporary recognition

An association of all India private educational institutions has approached the Madras high court challenging the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to grant only temporary recognition to schools.

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Relentless rain leaves 392 streets in Chennai inundated

The city suffered widespread inundation for the second consecutive day after spells of heavy rain since Saturday morning continued intermittently through the day and strengthened at night on Saturday. Normal life was affected, and traffic was thrown out of gear on arterial roads.

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TN: '85% Covid cases are delta; no omicron variant'

Fresh Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu marginally dropped to 740 on Saturday from 746 on Friday. The 11 deaths took the death toll to 36,454 while there were 8,382 patients still seeking treatment for the viral infection.

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Rain fury leaves 3 more dead in Tamil Nadu

Three more rain-related deaths were reported in Ariyalur, Tirunelveli and Tirupur districts on Friday. The district administration reported 344 cattle deaths besides damages to 2,202 huts and 273 concrete houses.

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100cm rain in Chennai: Third time in 100 years

Northeast monsoon continued to batter TN, with the state registering about 75% excess rainfall for the season as on Saturday. For the third time in nearly 100 years, Chennai has recorded more than 100cm rain in November. The city's normal rainfall for the entire NE monsoon season is 87cm.

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Truck hijacked by Tamil Nadu ex-minister’s son, gang

A former AIADMK minister’s son and six of his accomplices, who hijacked a container truck carrying 16.5 tonnes of cashew nuts meant for export to Tokyo in the wee hours of Friday, were nabbed after a dramatic chase for about 400 km in Namakkal district late in the night. C Gnanaraj Jebasingh, 39, son of former labour minister S T Chellapandian (in the 2011-2016 J Jayalalithaa cabinet), and the others were arrested by Tuticorin rural police.

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Stalin urges guv to send NEET Bill to Prez for assent

Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday called on governor R N Ravi and urged him to send the NEET Bill, passed by the state assembly, immediately to President Ram Nath Kovind for his assent.

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Play ‘Tamil Thai Vazhthu’ at all IIT-M events: TN

Tamil Nadu higher education minister K Ponmudy has written to IIT-Madras director Bhaskar Ramamurthi asking him to ensure that 'Tamil thai vazhthu', the state invocation song, is sung at all the functions of the institution including convocations. There was an issue over the anthem not being played at the recently held convocation.

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‘I’m blind but technology helps me animate’

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‘IT sector will help industries to become globally competitive’

State govt. is taking steps to train people and bridge skill gap, says Minister

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Chief Minister visits flood-hit areas in city

Praises officials for their ‘untiring’ work

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Parts of Thiruvanmiyur, Besant Nagar flooded

Residents blame speed-breakers and ill-planned pavements

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CCB arrests five persons for usurping property

Woman’s land sold without her knowledge

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₹64 crore sanctioned for air quality monitoring stations

TNPCB plans to set up 28 stations across the State

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Panel discusses flood-mitigation measures

Committee headed by Thiruppugazh takes stock of flood risk in 700 areas

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Chennai may set a new record for November rainfall

IMD forecasts heavy to very heavy rain on November 28; water release stepped up from Chembarambakkam.

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TN rain: 'I stand along with you,' says CM

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KK Nagar: Curious case of missing storm water drain

A storm water drain connecting Raja Mannar Salai in KK Nagar to the MGR canal has gone missing, government documents have revealed. A visit by TOI showed the area of the 120m long drain now has residential plots and a cement lane.

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Downpour leaves over 150 streets inundated in Chennai

The rain that lashed the city on Friday resulted in inundation in 151 streets. The hardest hit were Raja Mannar Salai in K K nagar, Bazullah Road in T Nagar, some areas in Kolathur and OMR.

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Five roads, subways closed for traffic in Chennai

Five roads were closed for traffic and vehicles were diverted on Friday morning due to the wet spell.

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Sin to mismanage temple assets:Madras HC

Flagging corruption in managing temple properties, the Madras high court has said officials of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department are committing a sin if they fail to protect temple properties and put them to proper use.

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Singapore's non-transit norm hits travellers to far East, US

Travellers from Chennai to the far-east and the US have been affected as Singapore is yet to allow transit for other countries. Due to this, Dubai and Doha are the only option transit options, resulting in fewer flights and pricey tickets.

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Certain irregularities and procedural lapses occurred at Anna University under Surappa: inquiry panel

Kalaiyarasan panel has completed probe and submitted a report, government tells Madras High Court.

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Chennai: 1 killed, 4 injured as car goes out of control

A woman died, and four others suffered injuries when a car driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a bike rider and ran into a roadside hut at Kamarajar Salai at Periya Mathur on Thursday evening.

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Storytelling platform from city wins little hearts in 3 states

"Take it easy dear, yes you can. As for each of us, destiny has a plan"; Jammu's 13-year-old Seema Chalotra wrote these lines in her poem for Chennai's Nalandaway Foundation as a return gift for a series of heart-warming audio stories they gifted her last week.

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Chided for abuses, drunk stabs man near Pallavaram

A man suffered injuries after he was stabbed by a drunk man near Pallavaram on Thursday night. The victim had opposed to the obscene talk by the drunk man when the latter attacked him.

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Tamil Nadu rains live updates | Alert upgraded to red in coastal districts

Educational institutes across several districts declared a holiday owing to heavy rains

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Iceland’s Ambassador inaugurates two-day film festival in Chennai

Invite Indian producers again to shoot in Iceland: South Indian Film Chamber

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State logs 746 cases, 11 fatalities

103 people test positive in Chennai; 19 districts record under 10 cases each

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151 streets inundated as city receives 47 mm of rainfall

Underground pipes laid in flooded roads to drain water, says Corporation

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CM reviews flood mitigation work

He visited rain-hit areas in Pulianthope, Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar and Kolathur

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IIT-M director honoured

The director of the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Bhaskar Ramamurthi, has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 14th editi

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Tamil Nadu to intensify screening at airports

Move follows alert on new COVID-19 variant

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Tamil Nadu rain: Schools and colleges shut in 21 districts

A red alert has been issued for Chennai, Puducherry and most of the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu.

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