Chennai, June 28 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in parts of Tamil Nadu on Sunday, with the Nilgiris, Theni and Dindigul districts expected to receive intense showers. The hill areas of Coimbatore district are also likely to experience heavy rain under the influence of an upper-air cyclonic circulation over the west-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh.According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC…
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Chennai, June 27 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds across six districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday as an upper-air trough extending from coastal Andhra Pradesh to central Maharashtra continues to influence weather conditions over southern India.According to the weather department, the upper-air trough stretches from coastal Andhra Pradesh to central Maharashtra through Telangana and adjoining regions.Under its influence, scatte…
Bengaluru, June 26 (IANS) The Karnataka Police have arrested Kenneth, the live-in partner of a young woman, who is in police custody for allegedly murdering her parents and younger sister in Bengaluru. Kenneth was arrested in Puducherry, police said on Friday.The case pertains to the murders of 55-year-old software professional Somasundar, his wife Muthulakshmi (48), and their younger daughter, Supriya (20), a college student.The three were allegedly killed by their elder daughter, Shwetha, and …
Chennai, June 25 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rainfall across Tamil Nadu over the next few days, with heavy showers expected in more than a dozen districts from June 28 as the Southwest Monsoon remains active over the region. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai, changes in the strength of the westerly winds are expected to trigger moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds in several parts of the state o…
Chennai, June 25 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began a two-day official visit to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Thursday, with a packed schedule that includes educational, heritage conservation and public outreach programmes. FM Sitharaman arrived in Chennai from New Delhi on Wednesday evening and was received at the airport by BJP leaders and party workers.The first major event of her visit on Thursday is the release of the book ‘Daughters of Kanchi – The SSKV Story’ at the S…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 (IANS) Escalating his government’s crackdown on the narcotics menace, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has reached out to his counterparts in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, seeking a coordinated regional offensive against interstate drug trafficking networks that have increasingly turned South India into a major transit and distribution corridor.In letters sent to the three Chief Ministers, Satheesan called for stronger cooperation under Kerala’s flagship anti-dru…
Chennai, June 23 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast moderate rainfall across several parts of Tamil Nadu over the next two days, even as temperatures in the State capital are expected to remain high, touching around 38 degrees Celsius.According to the latest weather bulletin, moderate rainfall is likely in the Western Ghats districts, parts of northern Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory regions of Puducherry and Karaikal on Tuesday.The department has also pr…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in five districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday, while predicting moderate rain across several parts of the State, Puducherry and Karaikal over the next week.According to the weather department, an atmospheric trough currently extends from East Vidarbha to Tamil Nadu, passing through Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.The prevailing weather system is expected to enhance rainfall activit…
Chennai, June 14 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in parts of Tamil Nadu’s delta region on Sunday, while several other districts are likely to witness moderate showers under the influence of an atmospheric circulation prevailing over the northern coastal parts of the state.According to the weather department, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts are expected to receive heavy rainfall during the day. Strong winds with speeds…
Chennai, June 13 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate rainfall, accompanied by strong winds, across several parts of Tamil Nadu over the next three days, with the Western Ghats and Cauvery delta districts expected to witness the most significant weather activity. According to the Met Department, an upper-air cyclonic circulation prevailing over the north coastal regions of Tamil Nadu is influencing weather conditions across the state as well as Puducherry and Ka…