Chennai, Dec 7 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas in-and-around Chennai and later met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and discussed about the extent of damages caused by the Cyclone MIchuang. Tamil Nadu Minister for Finance & Human Resources Management Thangam Thenarasu and Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena…
Chennai, Dec 7 (UNI) Eight fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who had ventured into the sea for fishing for the first time after an eight-day hiatus due to Cyclone Michaung, were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy in the wee hours of Thursday. The fishermen, hailing from Pamban in Rameswaram in Ramnathapuram district, were arrested on…
Chennai, Dec 6 (UNI) The Indian Navy on Wednesday assisted the Tamil Nadu government in undertaking relief and rescue works in the flood hit areas of Chennai city and suburbs in the wake of Cyclone Michuang by rescing 150 people, including pregnant women. The Indian Army and the Coast Guard also took part in relief…
Chennai, Dec 6 (UNI) Thanks to the Rs 4,000 crore flood mitigation works undertaken by the government, the loss of lives due to flash floods in Chennai city and suburbs were considerably reduced this time, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin said and stated that the state would seek Rs 5,000 crore an interim financial assistance…
Chennai, Dec 6 (UNI) The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Ms V.K. Sasikala, a close aide of late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, challenging her removal as interim General Secretary of the AIADMK. After Ms Jayalalithaa’s death on December five 2016 after 75 days of hospitalisation, Ms Sasikala was elected as interim General…
Chennai, Dec 5 (UNI) Eight people were killed and 12 others sustained injuries in various Cyclone induced rain-related incidents in Chennai city, police said on Tuesday. A police release on traffic updates said eight deaths were reported and 12 people were admitted to hospitals following incidents of drowning and electrocution. It said a body of…
Chennai, Dec 2 (UNI) The Deep Depression over the bay of bengal will further intensify into a cyclonic storm promising heavy rains in North Tamil Nadu coasts, before crossing Nellore and Machilipatnam coasts in Andhra Pradesh on the forenoon of December five as a Cyclonic storm. In an update, the IMD on Saturday said the…
Chennai, Dec 2 (UNI) The Aditya Solar wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX) payload onboard India’s first sun exploratory mission Aditya-L1 satellite has commenced its operations and is performing normally. ISRO in an update on Saturday said ASPEX comprises two cutting-edge instruments – the Solar wind Ion Spectrometer (SWIS) and STEPS (SupraThermal and Energetic Particle Spectrometer). The…
Chennai, Dec 1 (UNI) The depression over the bay is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm on December three, promising heavy rains in North Tamil Nadu coasts, before it will cross the coasts between Nellore and Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh on the forenoon December five as Cyclonic storm. The Tamil Nadu government is…
Chennai, Nov 30 (UNI) India is set to launch its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), aiming to investigate the polarization of intense X-Ray sources. The mission is likely to take place by the end of this year from SHAR Range. ISRO is expected to use its reliable launch vehicle PSLV for the mission. ISRO said…
