Some people sought liquor ban in flood-hit areas of Tamil Nadu; court said no!
The Madras High Court on dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the authorities to close down liquor shops in flood-hit areas of Tamil Nadu.
Dec 14, 2015, 15:07 PM IST
Jayalalithaa seeks Rs 10, 250 crore for flood victims
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday urged the central government to sanction Rs.10,250 crore towards rehabilitation of the flood affected in the state.
Dec 13, 2015, 20:59 PM IST
Jayalalithaa urges PM to postpone Civil Service examinations
Stating that students from the state taking up civil service examinations were affected by heavy rains and floods, Tamil Nadu CM has urged PM Modi to postpone the examinations by two months.
Dec 13, 2015, 20:15 PM IST
Chennai floods: Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa grants solatium to kin of 23 dead
All the victims were killed in the first week of this month in Kanchipuram district.
Dec 12, 2015, 14:51 PM IST
When terror-hit Paris prayed for flood-hit Chennai!
Heavy rains - the worst in a century - battered Chennai almost at a time when Paris was dealing with immense grief because of the terror attacks.
Dec 12, 2015, 10:54 AM IST
Chennai rains will cost this insurance company around Rs 500 crores
The city-based company has received 1,700 claims from Chennai, Cuddalore, Thiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts.
Dec 11, 2015, 20:24 PM IST
Here is why Church of South India is trending on Twitter today
Church of South India union has called off Christmas celebrations in the aftermath of the devastating rains in Chennai.
Dec 11, 2015, 14:06 PM IST
Facebook post helps identify Chennai-based rain victim's body
A Facebook update by a councillor of Tarangambadi town panchayat has helped identify the body of a Chennai flood victim.
Dec 10, 2015, 11:20 AM IST
TN govt appeals to people to contribute relief material
The Tamil Nadu government Wednesday appealed to people to contribute relief material for flood-hit areas and said arrangements have been made at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here to collect them.
Dec 09, 2015, 15:19 PM IST
Chennai received more rainfall in over 100 yrs on Dec 1-2, claims NASA
On December 1-2, flood-ravaged Chennai received more rainfall in 24 hours than it had seen on any day since 1901, according to NASA.
Dec 09, 2015, 12:50 PM IST
Rains add to people's woes in flood-hit Chennai
Rains resumed in Chennai late on Tuesday after a two-day respite, adding to woes of the people hit by floods for a week.
Dec 09, 2015, 12:04 PM IST
Chennai Floods: This company will bear 50% of your car repair cost
The company will also organise a service check-up after two months.
Dec 09, 2015, 10:50 AM IST
Chennai floods: Over 4,000 Maruti Suzuki cars need immediate servicing
Incidentally the company is a major insurance intermediary in the country.
Dec 09, 2015, 10:39 AM IST
Dilip Kumar to forgo birthday celebrations for Chennai
Dilip Kumar took to Twitter on Tuesday to express his sentiments on Chennai, where the situation is slowly returning to normalcy after heavy rains and a flooding of the century.
Dec 09, 2015, 08:02 AM IST
After deluge, Chennai faces uphill task of clearing 1 lakh tonnes of trash
According to Municipal Corporation of Chennai, 10,000 tonnes of garbage has been removed so far during the last two days.
Dec 08, 2015, 21:43 PM IST
Rescued by a Muslim man during Chennai floods, Hindu parents name their newborn 'Yunus'
Moved by the gestures of a Muslim man Mohamed Yunus who had come to their rescue during the devastating floods in Chenna, a Hindu couple recently named their girl child after him.
Dec 08, 2015, 14:34 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi visits flood-hit Puducherry, says there should be no politics on calamity
The met department has predicted heavy rains across coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Tuesday.
Dec 08, 2015, 12:38 PM IST
Rajinikanth calls off birthday celebrations
Rajinikanth requested his fans to call off all plans made to ring in his birthday due to the grave situation caused by heavy rains in Tamil Nadu.
Dec 08, 2015, 12:19 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand opens doors of Chennai home to flood-affected residents
Anand is also expected to make a monetary contribution to help in the relief operations.
Dec 08, 2015, 09:30 AM IST
Shah Rukh Khan contributes Rs 1 crore for flood-hit Tamil Nadu
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his ‘Dilwale’ team has contributed Rs.1 crore to aid flood-affected Tamil Nadu.
Dec 08, 2015, 08:21 AM IST
