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Recovering from the devastating Vardah tropical cyclone, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), Chennai, restored the bus services

Chennai: MTC restores full bus services

Vardah cyclone had damaged 208 MTC buses on Monday.

18 Dec 2016 7:43 AM IST

The fear left behind by Cyclone Vardah is so deep among city residents that they worked themselves into a state of panic over a possible low-pressure area over the Andaman Sea.

Chennai: Don't panic, no cyclone warning

This is in fact a follow up of another false warning purportedly by NASA that Chennai was to receive 250 cm of rainfall.

18 Dec 2016 7:39 AM IST

A steam locomotive engine displayed at Chennai rail museum bears the damage, after a tree collapsed on it.

Cyclone Vardah relief operations: Poorer parts of Chennai are...

Five days on from Vardah, tail-end city areas still have no power.

18 Dec 2016 7:36 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi with DMK treasurer M.K. Stalin at the Kauvery hospital. (Photo: DC)

Rahul Gandhi visits hospital to wish M Karunanidhi speedy recovery

Rahul Gandhi met DMK chief M. Karunanidhi on Saturday to enquire about his health.

18 Dec 2016 7:30 AM IST

A resolution to this effect was adopted at a seminar organised jointly by farmers organisations of delta districts, Tamil Nadu PWD Senior Engineers Association and Power Engineers Society of Tamil Nadu on protection of rights of Tamil Nadu on Cauvery waters here on Saturday.

Tamil Nadu govt urged to pay relief to Cauvery delta farmers

Farmers urged the Tamil Nadu government to pay relief to farmers, farm labourers and farmers who died or committed...

18 Dec 2016 7:21 AM IST

The TS BJP alleged that many encroachers joined the TRS to save their skin even as TRS MLA K.P. Vivekanand, who had joined the ruling party from the TD, welcomed the demolition of encroachments along and over the nalas in his constituency and other places. (Representational image)

Four zonal officers of HMDA transferred

Insiders said the transfers will not impact the demolition drive.

18 Dec 2016 7:18 AM IST