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Students Create 10,000 Seed ‘Bombs’ For A Greener Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu: About 150 students of Vidhya Matriculation Higher Secondary School have doubled up as little ‘green warriors’ of Chennai. They have created 10,000 seed balls made of clay, soil, seed and manure to perform ‘seed bombing’, an aerial reforestation method in which the seed balls are dropped like bombs for growing vegetation...
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Army Chief Bipin Rawat Lauds Force For Work During Cyclone Vardah
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat appreciated the force for the "good work" done by it during the December 2016 cyclone 'Vardah'. He lauded the army personnel during his visit to the Headquarters Dakshin Bharat Area in Chennai.
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Decomposed Bodies Of Missing Fishermen Washed Ashore
The badly decomposed bodies of three persons that had washed ashore off Sirkazhi coast have been identified as those of the fishermen from Chennai, who were reported missing after they went fishing just before cyclone Vardah struck, police said today.
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Congress's P Chidambaram Hits Out At Centre For Not Releasing Interim Aid To Tamil Nadu
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today accused the Centre of 'betraying' Tamil Nadu by not releasing interim relief to the state in the wake of cyclone Vardah.
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Inter-Ministerial Team To Submit Report On Cyclone Vardah Damage At The Earliest
The nine-member Inter-Ministerial team deputed by the Centre to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Vardah in Tamil Nadu today assured the state government that it will make an in-depth assessment and submit its report at the earliest.
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Chennai's Late Night Drive To Remove Trees Uprooted By Cyclone Vardah
Cyclone Vardah, which struck Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on Monday, has caused extensive damage to Chennai city which is yet to return to normalcy.
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No Cash, No Card. How Cyclone Vardah Has Crippled Chennai's Cashless Drive
Ever since it made landfall on Monday, Cyclone Vardah has crippled cashless transactions in Chennai. Over 48 hours later, there is still no electricity, mobile or internet connectivity in several areas as uprooted electric poles and damaged transformers are yet to be fixed.
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After Cyclone Vardah, Tamil Nadu District Goes To Petrol Pumps -- For Water
For three days since Cyclone Vardah barreled through Tamil Nadu, people in Thiruvallur district have been living in the dark. Literally. And many of them are thirsty. Those who can are making a beeline for petrol pumps -- to get water from borewells located there.
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Cyclone Vardah Left Chennai ATMs Out Of Action
Two days after Cyclone Vardah passed over Chennai, swiping and smashing everything on its path, the locals are dealing with an unforeseen fallout: non-working ATMs.
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Services Partially Restored, Tamil Nadu On Road To Normalcy After Cyclone Vardah
Two days after Cyclone Vardah left a trail of devastation in Chennai and other districts, public services have been partially restored with several government agencies working round-the-clock to ensure complete normalcy.
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Opposition Demands Special Financial Package For Cyclone-Hit Tamil Nadu
Opposition Congress, Left and DMK today sought immediate sanction a financial package to provide relief to cyclone ravaged Tamil Nadu, a demand which Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said will be considered by the government.
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Cyclone Vardah Sends Cashless India for a Toss
At a time when digital transactions are at an all time high, Cyclone Vardah isn't going to impact just life in Chennai, but all things digital.
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Cyclone Vardah Had A Big Effect Under Sea That Slowed Down Internet
As Cyclone Vardah slows to a depression and moves to Karnataka, one of its effects is becoming clearer: Slow internet. Service providers say the cyclone has affected undersea digital cables, and it might take a while to get things back on track.
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Cyclone Vardah Cripples Telephone Services In Chennai
Telecommunication network services were hit the most by Cyclone Vardah that barrelled through the city of Chennai yesterday, leaving many people without any means to contact their near and dear ones.
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Cyclone Vardah: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Reviews Relief Operations
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today took reviewed with senior officials the progress of relief operations in Cyclone Vardah affected areas of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
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Students Create 10,000 Seed ‘Bombs’ For A Greener Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu: About 150 students of Vidhya Matriculation Higher Secondary School have doubled up as little ‘green warriors’ of Chennai. They have created 10,000 seed balls made of clay, soil, seed and manure to perform ‘seed bombing’, an aerial reforestation method in which the seed balls are dropped like bombs for growing vegetation...
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Army Chief Bipin Rawat Lauds Force For Work During Cyclone Vardah
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat appreciated the force for the "good work" done by it during the December 2016 cyclone 'Vardah'. He lauded the army personnel during his visit to the Headquarters Dakshin Bharat Area in Chennai.
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Decomposed Bodies Of Missing Fishermen Washed Ashore
The badly decomposed bodies of three persons that had washed ashore off Sirkazhi coast have been identified as those of the fishermen from Chennai, who were reported missing after they went fishing just before cyclone Vardah struck, police said today.
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Congress's P Chidambaram Hits Out At Centre For Not Releasing Interim Aid To Tamil Nadu
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today accused the Centre of 'betraying' Tamil Nadu by not releasing interim relief to the state in the wake of cyclone Vardah.
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Inter-Ministerial Team To Submit Report On Cyclone Vardah Damage At The Earliest
The nine-member Inter-Ministerial team deputed by the Centre to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Vardah in Tamil Nadu today assured the state government that it will make an in-depth assessment and submit its report at the earliest.
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Chennai's Late Night Drive To Remove Trees Uprooted By Cyclone Vardah
Cyclone Vardah, which struck Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on Monday, has caused extensive damage to Chennai city which is yet to return to normalcy.
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No Cash, No Card. How Cyclone Vardah Has Crippled Chennai's Cashless Drive
Ever since it made landfall on Monday, Cyclone Vardah has crippled cashless transactions in Chennai. Over 48 hours later, there is still no electricity, mobile or internet connectivity in several areas as uprooted electric poles and damaged transformers are yet to be fixed.
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After Cyclone Vardah, Tamil Nadu District Goes To Petrol Pumps -- For Water
For three days since Cyclone Vardah barreled through Tamil Nadu, people in Thiruvallur district have been living in the dark. Literally. And many of them are thirsty. Those who can are making a beeline for petrol pumps -- to get water from borewells located there.
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Cyclone Vardah Left Chennai ATMs Out Of Action
Two days after Cyclone Vardah passed over Chennai, swiping and smashing everything on its path, the locals are dealing with an unforeseen fallout: non-working ATMs.
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Services Partially Restored, Tamil Nadu On Road To Normalcy After Cyclone Vardah
Two days after Cyclone Vardah left a trail of devastation in Chennai and other districts, public services have been partially restored with several government agencies working round-the-clock to ensure complete normalcy.
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Opposition Demands Special Financial Package For Cyclone-Hit Tamil Nadu
Opposition Congress, Left and DMK today sought immediate sanction a financial package to provide relief to cyclone ravaged Tamil Nadu, a demand which Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said will be considered by the government.
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Cyclone Vardah Sends Cashless India for a Toss
At a time when digital transactions are at an all time high, Cyclone Vardah isn't going to impact just life in Chennai, but all things digital.
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Cyclone Vardah Had A Big Effect Under Sea That Slowed Down Internet
As Cyclone Vardah slows to a depression and moves to Karnataka, one of its effects is becoming clearer: Slow internet. Service providers say the cyclone has affected undersea digital cables, and it might take a while to get things back on track.
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Cyclone Vardah Cripples Telephone Services In Chennai
Telecommunication network services were hit the most by Cyclone Vardah that barrelled through the city of Chennai yesterday, leaving many people without any means to contact their near and dear ones.
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Cyclone Vardah: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Reviews Relief Operations
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today took reviewed with senior officials the progress of relief operations in Cyclone Vardah affected areas of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
