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54 Flights Cancelled, Schools Shut: Cyclone Ditwah Affects Tamil Nadu
With Cyclone Ditwah steadily advancing towards the north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts, authorities have stepped up preparedness on multiple fronts, from large-scale relief operations to flight cancellations and district-wide holiday notifications
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Cyclone Vardah Rips Glass Panels Off Chennai Hotel, Topples Tanker in Andhra Pradesh
Two people have died as Cyclone Vardah hit the coast just north of Chennai on Monday afternoon. Strong winds and rain lashed the city, uprooting trees and shattering glass in buildings. The cyclone made landfall with a wind speed of about 130 kmph. The Met department has repeatedly asked people to stay indoors. Roads are flooded in many places. Fli...
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Rajinikanth's New Feat: Sheltering 1000 Workers Cleaning Flood Hit Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajnikanth has thrown open his sprawling marriage hall for accommodating sanitary workers from various districts engaged in the work to clean up the mess created by the recent torrential rains-sparked deluge in Chennai.
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J Jayalalithaa Thanks Akhilesh Yadav For Contributing For Flood Relief Operations
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today thanked her Uttar Pradesh counterpart Akhilesh Yadav for contributing Rs 25 crore for flood relief operations in the rain-ravaged state.
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Case Against Congress Leader For Allegedly Maligning RSS Using Morphed Photo
Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Nirmal Khatri has been booked for allegedly trying to malign the RSS by "morphing" a photo that purportedly shows an activist disrupting flood relief operations in Chennai.
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Disaster Response Force Rescues 16,000 in Chennai in Major Flood Relief Operation
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) today said it has launched its "most massive" deployment so far as it pressed into service 50 rescue and relief teams with over 200 boats, rescuing over 16,000 people marooned by the unprecedented rains in the southern metropolis and adjoining areas.
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Chennai Floods: National Disaster Response Force Uses Social Media to Reach Out to People
Deployed in rescue and relief operations in flood-hit Chennai, NDRF personnel are using social media and the internet to reach out to those in distress with a desk working 24/7 to ensure that the affected people receive help.
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Chennai Floods: National Disaster Response Force Sends 20 More Teams; Rescues 10,000
The NDRF today intensified its relief and rescue operations in the rain and flood-battered Chennai and its adjoining areas as it added 20 more teams for the job and rescued over 10,000 people till now.
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Photoblog: Hope, More Rain and a Mission Unaccomplished in Flooded Chennai
Chennai is facing its worst crisis after experiencing record rain in the last 100 years.
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Limited Flights From Naval Base Near Chennai Today
With Chennai being virtually "cut off" for three days now in terms of air connectivity, the civil aviation ministry has put in a contingency plan to operate limited commercial flights today and tomorrow.
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54 Flights Cancelled, Schools Shut: Cyclone Ditwah Affects Tamil Nadu
With Cyclone Ditwah steadily advancing towards the north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts, authorities have stepped up preparedness on multiple fronts, from large-scale relief operations to flight cancellations and district-wide holiday notifications
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Cyclone Vardah Rips Glass Panels Off Chennai Hotel, Topples Tanker in Andhra Pradesh
Two people have died as Cyclone Vardah hit the coast just north of Chennai on Monday afternoon. Strong winds and rain lashed the city, uprooting trees and shattering glass in buildings. The cyclone made landfall with a wind speed of about 130 kmph. The Met department has repeatedly asked people to stay indoors. Roads are flooded in many places. Fli...
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Rajinikanth's New Feat: Sheltering 1000 Workers Cleaning Flood Hit Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajnikanth has thrown open his sprawling marriage hall for accommodating sanitary workers from various districts engaged in the work to clean up the mess created by the recent torrential rains-sparked deluge in Chennai.
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J Jayalalithaa Thanks Akhilesh Yadav For Contributing For Flood Relief Operations
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today thanked her Uttar Pradesh counterpart Akhilesh Yadav for contributing Rs 25 crore for flood relief operations in the rain-ravaged state.
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Case Against Congress Leader For Allegedly Maligning RSS Using Morphed Photo
Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Nirmal Khatri has been booked for allegedly trying to malign the RSS by "morphing" a photo that purportedly shows an activist disrupting flood relief operations in Chennai.
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Disaster Response Force Rescues 16,000 in Chennai in Major Flood Relief Operation
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) today said it has launched its "most massive" deployment so far as it pressed into service 50 rescue and relief teams with over 200 boats, rescuing over 16,000 people marooned by the unprecedented rains in the southern metropolis and adjoining areas.
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Chennai Floods: National Disaster Response Force Uses Social Media to Reach Out to People
Deployed in rescue and relief operations in flood-hit Chennai, NDRF personnel are using social media and the internet to reach out to those in distress with a desk working 24/7 to ensure that the affected people receive help.
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Chennai Floods: National Disaster Response Force Sends 20 More Teams; Rescues 10,000
The NDRF today intensified its relief and rescue operations in the rain and flood-battered Chennai and its adjoining areas as it added 20 more teams for the job and rescued over 10,000 people till now.
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Photoblog: Hope, More Rain and a Mission Unaccomplished in Flooded Chennai
Chennai is facing its worst crisis after experiencing record rain in the last 100 years.
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Limited Flights From Naval Base Near Chennai Today
With Chennai being virtually "cut off" for three days now in terms of air connectivity, the civil aviation ministry has put in a contingency plan to operate limited commercial flights today and tomorrow.
