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70-Year-Old Chennai Building Collapses, Rescue Efforts Underway
A 70 year-old building collapsed here on Wednesday and officials said four persons are likely trapped under the debris. A rescue operation was underway.
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16 Children Among 742 Rescued From Begging In Tamil Nadu
The General of Police, citing a rise in deployment of women and children for begging by traffickers, appealed to the public to tip off the police and promised cash prizes for authentic information
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Underwater Robotics Team From Chennai Joins Meghalaya Mine Rescue Ops
A team sent by a Chennai-based company that specialises in submersible robotic inspections joined the operation to rescue the 15 miners trapped for a month now, inside a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya.
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Massive Waterlogging Throws Chennai Out Of Gear: Highlights
Chennai was lashed by rains on Thursday evening, and it continued till this morning. Several places in the city were submerged and traffic was thrown out of gear. Schools and colleges in Chennai and other parts of coastal Tamil Nadu will remain closed today. The weather department has predicted more rains for the coastal districts of the state.The...
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Fears Grow As Indian Air Force AN-32 Remains Untraceable
Apprehensions grew over the fate of the missing Indian Air Force transport aircraft with 29 people on board as search teams were yet to find any trace of the AN-32 plane while efforts were intensified over the Bay of Bengal where inclement weather appeared to be a hurdle.
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Search For Missing Air Force Plane Crosses 30 Hours, Defence Minister Joins Sortie
As search for Indian Air Force's missing AN-32 plane crossed 30 hours, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar reached Chennai today and joined a sortie conducted by the armed forces. The "courier flight" with 29 people on board went missing on Friday morning.
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Coast Guard Rescues 9 Stranded Fishermen In Chennai
Coast Guard saturday night rescued nine fishermen who were stranded in the mid-sea after the engine of their boat failed to operate in the mid-sea.
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Rajinikanth's New Feat: Sheltering 1000 Workers Cleaning Flood Hit Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajnikanth has thrown open his sprawling marriage hall for accommodating sanitary workers from various districts engaged in the work to clean up the mess created by the recent torrential rains-sparked deluge in Chennai.
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Meet the Rescue Chennai Team: Varalakshmi, Arya And Vishal
Varalakshmi also clarified that their group is not affiliated to any other group. "It's just a bunch of human beings coming together to help others. There are a lot of people who've come together to help with this. A lot of people from our fan clubs and vanity boys have all helped us," she said
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Airlifted Pregnant Woman Delivers Healthy Twin Girls in Chennai
A woman in her ninth-month of pregnancy, who was air-lifted last week from one of the worst rain-affected areas in Chennai, has given birth to healthy twin girls at a hospital in the city, bringing some cheer, as residents grapple with the aftermath of the unprecedented deluge.
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Chennai Floods: Siddharth, Ilayaraja Help Those Affected
"It was heartening to see Siddharth and Balaji come out and help people. We were touched by their gesture and thus wanted to help too," Ram Kumar, who joined Siddharth and his team of volunteers, said. The teams went around the city collecting food packets and getting them delivered to people
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Disaster Response Force Rescues 16,000 in Chennai in Major Flood Relief Operation
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) today said it has launched its "most massive" deployment so far as it pressed into service 50 rescue and relief teams with over 200 boats, rescuing over 16,000 people marooned by the unprecedented rains in the southern metropolis and adjoining areas.
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Chennai Floods: National Disaster Response Force Uses Social Media to Reach Out to People
Deployed in rescue and relief operations in flood-hit Chennai, NDRF personnel are using social media and the internet to reach out to those in distress with a desk working 24/7 to ensure that the affected people receive help.
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Chennai Floods: National Disaster Response Force Sends 20 More Teams; Rescues 10,000
The NDRF today intensified its relief and rescue operations in the rain and flood-battered Chennai and its adjoining areas as it added 20 more teams for the job and rescued over 10,000 people till now.
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Blog: Photoblog: Hope, More Rain and a Mission Unaccomplished in Flooded Chennai
Chennai is facing its worst crisis after experiencing record rain in the last 100 years.
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70-Year-Old Chennai Building Collapses, Rescue Efforts Underway
A 70 year-old building collapsed here on Wednesday and officials said four persons are likely trapped under the debris. A rescue operation was underway.
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16 Children Among 742 Rescued From Begging In Tamil Nadu
The General of Police, citing a rise in deployment of women and children for begging by traffickers, appealed to the public to tip off the police and promised cash prizes for authentic information
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Underwater Robotics Team From Chennai Joins Meghalaya Mine Rescue Ops
A team sent by a Chennai-based company that specialises in submersible robotic inspections joined the operation to rescue the 15 miners trapped for a month now, inside a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya.
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Massive Waterlogging Throws Chennai Out Of Gear: Highlights
Chennai was lashed by rains on Thursday evening, and it continued till this morning. Several places in the city were submerged and traffic was thrown out of gear. Schools and colleges in Chennai and other parts of coastal Tamil Nadu will remain closed today. The weather department has predicted more rains for the coastal districts of the state.The...
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Fears Grow As Indian Air Force AN-32 Remains Untraceable
Apprehensions grew over the fate of the missing Indian Air Force transport aircraft with 29 people on board as search teams were yet to find any trace of the AN-32 plane while efforts were intensified over the Bay of Bengal where inclement weather appeared to be a hurdle.
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Search For Missing Air Force Plane Crosses 30 Hours, Defence Minister Joins Sortie
As search for Indian Air Force's missing AN-32 plane crossed 30 hours, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar reached Chennai today and joined a sortie conducted by the armed forces. The "courier flight" with 29 people on board went missing on Friday morning.
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Coast Guard Rescues 9 Stranded Fishermen In Chennai
Coast Guard saturday night rescued nine fishermen who were stranded in the mid-sea after the engine of their boat failed to operate in the mid-sea.
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Rajinikanth's New Feat: Sheltering 1000 Workers Cleaning Flood Hit Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajnikanth has thrown open his sprawling marriage hall for accommodating sanitary workers from various districts engaged in the work to clean up the mess created by the recent torrential rains-sparked deluge in Chennai.
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Meet the Rescue Chennai Team: Varalakshmi, Arya And Vishal
Varalakshmi also clarified that their group is not affiliated to any other group. "It's just a bunch of human beings coming together to help others. There are a lot of people who've come together to help with this. A lot of people from our fan clubs and vanity boys have all helped us," she said
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Airlifted Pregnant Woman Delivers Healthy Twin Girls in Chennai
A woman in her ninth-month of pregnancy, who was air-lifted last week from one of the worst rain-affected areas in Chennai, has given birth to healthy twin girls at a hospital in the city, bringing some cheer, as residents grapple with the aftermath of the unprecedented deluge.
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Chennai Floods: Siddharth, Ilayaraja Help Those Affected
"It was heartening to see Siddharth and Balaji come out and help people. We were touched by their gesture and thus wanted to help too," Ram Kumar, who joined Siddharth and his team of volunteers, said. The teams went around the city collecting food packets and getting them delivered to people
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Disaster Response Force Rescues 16,000 in Chennai in Major Flood Relief Operation
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) today said it has launched its "most massive" deployment so far as it pressed into service 50 rescue and relief teams with over 200 boats, rescuing over 16,000 people marooned by the unprecedented rains in the southern metropolis and adjoining areas.
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Chennai Floods: National Disaster Response Force Uses Social Media to Reach Out to People
Deployed in rescue and relief operations in flood-hit Chennai, NDRF personnel are using social media and the internet to reach out to those in distress with a desk working 24/7 to ensure that the affected people receive help.
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Chennai Floods: National Disaster Response Force Sends 20 More Teams; Rescues 10,000
The NDRF today intensified its relief and rescue operations in the rain and flood-battered Chennai and its adjoining areas as it added 20 more teams for the job and rescued over 10,000 people till now.
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Blog: Photoblog: Hope, More Rain and a Mission Unaccomplished in Flooded Chennai
Chennai is facing its worst crisis after experiencing record rain in the last 100 years.
