TAMIL NADU

Yaas: NDRF deputes highest-ever number of teams for Odisha, Bengal; over 10L evacuated

Cyclone Burevi: Kerala declares public holiday in 5 districts on Friday

11:59 pm December 3, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has declared a holiday in five districts for Friday as the state remains on high alert with heavy rains expected when cyclone Burevi makes landfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest bulletin, has said Burevi may make landfall in Kerala on December 4 and has issued red alert and cyclone warning for south Tamil Nadu and south Kerala coasts. A statement […]

Kerala braces for ‘Burevi’ ;Tvm airport to be shut on Dec 4

11:04 pm December 3, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: The International airport here will remain shut for eight hours from Friday morning and over 2000 relief camps have been opened as Kerala remains on high alert with heavy rains expected when cyclone Burevi makes landfall. The district administration here has opened 217 relief camps and 15,840 people have been shifted there from disaster-prone areas. Chief […]

Health ministry’s telemedicine service eSanjeevani completes 9 lakh consultations

11:44 pm December 2, 2020

New Delhi: The Union health ministry’s national telemedicine initiative eSanjeevani completed nine lakh consultations on Wednesday, with Tamil Nadu recording the highest number of services obtained followed by Uttar Pradesh and Kerala. The top 10 states with the highest consultations through eSanjeevani and eSanjeevaniOPD platforms are Tamil Nadu (2,90,770), Uttar Pradesh (2,44,211), Kerala (60,401), Madhya […]

Sasikala applies for remission

2:44 pm December 2, 2020

Bengaluru: Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s close aide V K Sasikala, serving a four-year jail term on graft charges, has sought remission and early release from prison, official sources said on Wednesday. Sasikala, lodged at the Parappana Agrahara prison here, is expected to come out on January 27, 2021 after she deposited Rs […]

Cyclone ‘Burevi’ to hit TN on Dec 4

10:40 pm December 1, 2020

New Delhi: Cyclone Burevi is very likely to hit Tamil Nadu on December 4, the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. This is the second cyclone that is predicted to hit the state in a week. Last week, a very severe cyclonic storm, Nivar, had battered the southern state. […]