Cyclone Nivar: IMD issues a red alert in Tamil NaduAn IMD bulletin said a well-marked low pressure in the Bay of Bengal closer to the Tamil Nadu coast will intensify into a depression in the...
23 Nov, 2020, 08.50 PM IST
Tsunami victims remembered on 15th anniversary in Tamil NaduIn an event organised at Nagapattinam Collectorate complex, floral tributes were paid at the tsunami memorial park.
26 Dec, 2019, 01.11 PM IST
BJP team to visit cyclone-hit districts of Tamil NaduThe team would visit the districts of Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur and Dindigul and meet the affected people, president of the BJP un...
21 Nov, 2018, 05.57 PM IST
TVS Motor contributes Rs 2 crore as cyclone reliefTwo and three-wheeler maker TVS Motor has contributed Rs two crore to the Tamil Nadu government to take up relief work in cyclone affected ...
21 Nov, 2018, 04.27 PM IST
Cyclone Gaja makes landfall in Tamil Nadu, claims 11 livesThe severe cyclonic storm is very likely to move nearly westwards and weaken gradually into a cyclonic storm during the next six hours, the...
16 Nov, 2018, 12.51 PM IST
Live Updates: Gaja likely to cross Tamil Nadu coast early hours Friday, says IMDTwo Indian Naval ships Ranvir and Khanjar are standing by to proceed to the most affected areas.
15 Nov, 2018, 11.49 PM IST
Cyclone Gaja: Tamil Nadu asks private employers in some districts to consider shuttering earlyCurrently moving in at 17 kmph towards Tamil Nadu, Gaja is expected to make landfall at Nagapattinam district between 8 pm and 11 pm on Thu...
15 Nov, 2018, 03.57 PM IST
Cyclone Nada weakens into depression, crosses coast in TNA MeT official said the well marked low pressure area would further weaken into a low pressure area and gradually dissipate.
02 Dec, 2016, 03.00 PM IST
29 Tamil Nadu fishermen detained by Sri Lankan navyThe navalmen also took their three boats along with them, according to information reaching Joint Director of Fisheries Department, Subbura...
31 Dec, 2015, 11.35 AM IST
Sri Lanka releases 126 Indian fishermen held for poachingSri Lankan fisheries minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that although the fishermen will be released their equipment will remain confiscated.
13 Nov, 2015, 10.12 PM IST
Annual salt production commences in Vedaranyam after a 90-day breakDuring rainy season, salt pans will mostly remain inundated. Again, during late-January or early-February the works will begin with Poojas.
09 Feb, 2015, 02.40 PM IST
Six Sri Lankan fishermen held for straying into Indian watersPersonnel onboard a coast guard patrol vessel found the six fishing in Indian waters off Nagapattinam coast and detained them, Fisheries Jo...
13 Jan, 2015, 11.11 PM IST
Whale gets stranded in shallow waters off Tamil Nadu coastA 20-ft long whale is battling for life after it got stranded in shallow waters near a islet about 15km off Kodiakarai coast near here.
30 Jun, 2012, 07.40 PM IST
Rising sea to engulf parts of Maharastra, Kerala?Kerala’s tranquil stretches of emerald green backwaters and Mumbai are among several locales on the western and eastern coasts facing threa...
04 Jun, 2012, 08.40 AM IST
- Cyclone Thane: Jaya allots Rs 150 crore for immediate cyclone relief
She said the sum of Rs 150 crore would be used for immediate relief measures and for restoring basic infrastructure facilities.
30 Dec, 2011, 03.33 PM IST
- 127 Ridley turtles let into sea from forest dept hatchery
A total of 127 Olive Ridley turtles, an endangered species bred in an artificial hatchery run by the forest department at nearby Kodiakarai...
06 Mar, 2011, 08.42 PM IST
- Lankan Navy kills another fisherman
A fisherman was killed and two others injured off Kodiakarai coast in Nagapattinam district, in what is believed to be another attack on In...
24 Jan, 2011, 06.43 AM IST