Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi has embarked on a five-day visit to the Nilgiris, with extensive security arrangements put in place across the hill district. The visit comes after a two-day conference of Vice-Chancellors of State Universities, held on April 25 and 26 at Raj Bhavan (Lok Bhavan) in Ooty, which was presided over by the Governor and focused on reforms and quality enhancement in higher education. Although the Governor had earlier planned to visit Ooty earlier thi…
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Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate rainfall across several parts of Tamil Nadu over the next three days, owing to an active atmospheric circulation prevailing over the Comorin region and the adjoining southeast Arabian Sea.According to the Weather Department, delta districts, including Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai and Pudukkottai, are likely to receive moderate rainfall on Monday.Similar weather conditions are expected to …
Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) In response to the detection of avian influenza (H1N1) in neighbouring Kerala, the Tamil Nadu Public Health Department has ordered heightened surveillance and preventive measures in districts along the border between the two states to prevent any possible spread of the disease. The directive follows reports from Kerala’s Alappuzha and Kottayam districts, where a large number of poultry birds reared in farms died suddenly in recent days. Blood samples collected from the a…
Chennai, Dec 24 (IANS) A sudden rush of tourists to Thalakundha, near Udhagamandalam Taluk, to witness ground frost has prompted the Forest Department to restrict public access to the area. Large crowds have been converging on the frost-covered landscape over the past few days after videos and photographs of the rare winter phenomenon circulated widely on social media, raising concerns over visitor safety and ecological disturbance in the Nilgiris.According to Forest Department officials, touris…