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Video: Chennai, Battling With Floods, Now Has An Oil Spill Problem
A viral video has surfaced showing layers of oil floating on floodwater in the Ennore area of Chennai. The area is home to several oil refineries, and the police are currently tracing the origin of the oil discharge.
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Flood-Hit Chennai Limps To Normalcy, Rajnath Singh's Aerial Survey Today
As Chennai limps back to normalcy after heavy rainfall and waterlogging due to cyclone Michaung, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be carrying out an aerial survey of the flooded areas today.
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"Was Helping Family During Chennai Floods When...": Actor Slams MK Stalin
An actor has alleged that she was asked to make way for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's convoy when she was rescuing her family that was stranded in Chennai floods.
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"Nightmare": Power Cuts, Flooding Bring Chennai To Standstill, Again
A Chennai family's four-day ordeal ended when the Yoganandans who have been locked up in their Narayanapuram home decided to check into a hotel.
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Rain Red Alert Withdrawn For Chennai, Flight Arrivals Resume: 10 Facts
A 'red alert' for heavy rainfall - issued for eight Tamil Nadu districts, including Chennai - was withdrawn after the depression that triggered the alarm, and led to widespread flooding in the city and across the state, weakened at landfall.
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Canteens Started By Jayalalithaa To Serve Free Food In Flood-Hit Chennai
People in flood-hit Chennai will get free food at "Amma canteens" run by the municipal agency, the Tamil Nadu government said today. The free-food programme will run till the time Chennai sees rainfall, Chief Minister MK Stalin said.
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Chennai Weather LIVE Updates: Schools Shut For Fifth Day, MET Predicts Heavy Rainfall
Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu continue to receive heavy rainfall as the North East monsoon intensifies.
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Parliament Committee Files Report On Chennai Floods
The parliamentary standing committee that examined torrential rains in Chennai last December which caused massive flooding and loss of property, has found that "encroachment of lakes and river beds and faulty town planning are major causes for the havoc."
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BJP Lawmaker To Sponsor 3 Young Heroes Of Chennai Floods
A pavement in Chennai is their home. They had nothing to give, but that didn't stop V Ashok, 14, R Arjun, 10, and M Arumugam, 8, from contributing to flood relief efforts. And now their efforts have earned them scholarships.
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Government Issues Directive For VVIP Coverage After PM Modi Picture Goof-Up
After a doctored picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aerial survey of Tamil Nadu floods was released by the Press Information Bureau, the government has come out with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for coverage of VVIP events.
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Central Team For Flood Damage Assessment Meets Chief Minister Jayalalithaa
An eight-member inter-ministerial team deputed by the Centre to assess the flood damage in Tamil Nadu today met Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa who asked them to make an "in-depth assessment" and submit its report to the Union Home Ministry "expeditiously."
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Bomb Threat Leads To Panic In Chennai Schools
Several schools in Chennai declared holiday today after two of them received a bomb threat call.
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DMK Slams AIADMK Over Handling Of Rain Situation
DMK President M Karunanidhi today slammed arch rival AIADMK over its handling of the recent rains and subsequent deluge and warned that his party would soon "respond" to the ruling party "legally and through parliamentary democracy."
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Chennai Floods: Maruti Gives Rs. 2 Crore and Deputes 200 New Technicians
Maruti Suzuki today declared its decision to donate Rs. 2 Crore to Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. In addition the carmaker also announced that it has deputed additional 200 expert technicians to speed up the repair and restoration works of vehicles affected in floods.
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In Mosquito Coils, Relief Kits, Chennai Finds Its Christmas Spirit
Christmas gifts come in all shapes and sizes, but this time for 65-year old MR Hubert, they were in packets of mosquito repellent coils.
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Video: Chennai, Battling With Floods, Now Has An Oil Spill Problem
A viral video has surfaced showing layers of oil floating on floodwater in the Ennore area of Chennai. The area is home to several oil refineries, and the police are currently tracing the origin of the oil discharge.
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Flood-Hit Chennai Limps To Normalcy, Rajnath Singh's Aerial Survey Today
As Chennai limps back to normalcy after heavy rainfall and waterlogging due to cyclone Michaung, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be carrying out an aerial survey of the flooded areas today.
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"Was Helping Family During Chennai Floods When...": Actor Slams MK Stalin
An actor has alleged that she was asked to make way for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's convoy when she was rescuing her family that was stranded in Chennai floods.
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"Nightmare": Power Cuts, Flooding Bring Chennai To Standstill, Again
A Chennai family's four-day ordeal ended when the Yoganandans who have been locked up in their Narayanapuram home decided to check into a hotel.
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Rain Red Alert Withdrawn For Chennai, Flight Arrivals Resume: 10 Facts
A 'red alert' for heavy rainfall - issued for eight Tamil Nadu districts, including Chennai - was withdrawn after the depression that triggered the alarm, and led to widespread flooding in the city and across the state, weakened at landfall.
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Canteens Started By Jayalalithaa To Serve Free Food In Flood-Hit Chennai
People in flood-hit Chennai will get free food at "Amma canteens" run by the municipal agency, the Tamil Nadu government said today. The free-food programme will run till the time Chennai sees rainfall, Chief Minister MK Stalin said.
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Chennai Weather LIVE Updates: Schools Shut For Fifth Day, MET Predicts Heavy Rainfall
Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu continue to receive heavy rainfall as the North East monsoon intensifies.
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Parliament Committee Files Report On Chennai Floods
The parliamentary standing committee that examined torrential rains in Chennai last December which caused massive flooding and loss of property, has found that "encroachment of lakes and river beds and faulty town planning are major causes for the havoc."
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BJP Lawmaker To Sponsor 3 Young Heroes Of Chennai Floods
A pavement in Chennai is their home. They had nothing to give, but that didn't stop V Ashok, 14, R Arjun, 10, and M Arumugam, 8, from contributing to flood relief efforts. And now their efforts have earned them scholarships.
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Government Issues Directive For VVIP Coverage After PM Modi Picture Goof-Up
After a doctored picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aerial survey of Tamil Nadu floods was released by the Press Information Bureau, the government has come out with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for coverage of VVIP events.
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Central Team For Flood Damage Assessment Meets Chief Minister Jayalalithaa
An eight-member inter-ministerial team deputed by the Centre to assess the flood damage in Tamil Nadu today met Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa who asked them to make an "in-depth assessment" and submit its report to the Union Home Ministry "expeditiously."
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Bomb Threat Leads To Panic In Chennai Schools
Several schools in Chennai declared holiday today after two of them received a bomb threat call.
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DMK Slams AIADMK Over Handling Of Rain Situation
DMK President M Karunanidhi today slammed arch rival AIADMK over its handling of the recent rains and subsequent deluge and warned that his party would soon "respond" to the ruling party "legally and through parliamentary democracy."
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Chennai Floods: Maruti Gives Rs. 2 Crore and Deputes 200 New Technicians
Maruti Suzuki today declared its decision to donate Rs. 2 Crore to Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. In addition the carmaker also announced that it has deputed additional 200 expert technicians to speed up the repair and restoration works of vehicles affected in floods.
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In Mosquito Coils, Relief Kits, Chennai Finds Its Christmas Spirit
Christmas gifts come in all shapes and sizes, but this time for 65-year old MR Hubert, they were in packets of mosquito repellent coils.
