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Students Create 10,000 Seed ‘Bombs’ For A Greener Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu: About 150 students of Vidhya Matriculation Higher Secondary School have doubled up as little ‘green warriors’ of Chennai. They have created 10,000 seed balls made of clay, soil, seed and manure to perform ‘seed bombing’, an aerial reforestation method in which the seed balls are dropped like bombs for growing vegetation...
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A Year After Cyclone Vardah, Chennai Students To Restore Green Cover
Ahead of monsoon in Tamil Nadu, efforts are being made to make up for the one lakh trees that were destroyed when cyclone Vardah hit the state last year.
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Army Chief Bipin Rawat Lauds Force For Work During Cyclone Vardah
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat appreciated the force for the "good work" done by it during the December 2016 cyclone 'Vardah'. He lauded the army personnel during his visit to the Headquarters Dakshin Bharat Area in Chennai.
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Release Drought Relief Funds: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami To PM Modi
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately release relief funds for the drought-hit state and for the damage caused by Cyclone Vardah.
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Decomposed Bodies Of Missing Fishermen Washed Ashore
The badly decomposed bodies of three persons that had washed ashore off Sirkazhi coast have been identified as those of the fishermen from Chennai, who were reported missing after they went fishing just before cyclone Vardah struck, police said today.
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Congress's P Chidambaram Hits Out At Centre For Not Releasing Interim Aid To Tamil Nadu
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today accused the Centre of 'betraying' Tamil Nadu by not releasing interim relief to the state in the wake of cyclone Vardah.
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Inter-Ministerial Team To Submit Report On Cyclone Vardah Damage At The Earliest
The nine-member Inter-Ministerial team deputed by the Centre to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Vardah in Tamil Nadu today assured the state government that it will make an in-depth assessment and submit its report at the earliest.
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Bharat Ratna For Amma, Says Panneerselvam. Silence On Sasikala Natarajan
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today and asked for 22,500 crores for relief after Cyclone Vardah hit the state last week.
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Chennai's Late Night Drive To Remove Trees Uprooted By Cyclone Vardah
Cyclone Vardah, which struck Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on Monday, has caused extensive damage to Chennai city which is yet to return to normalcy.
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In Chennai, Shelter With 1,800 Animals Damaged By Cyclone Vardah
Cyclone Vardah, which made landfall near Chennai on Monday, has caused extensive damage to an animal shelter run by the Blue Cross of India at Velachery in the city. Strong winds and heavy downpour uprooted over 68 trees inside the premises, which is home to over 1,800 animals.
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Alastair Cook Shocked After Seeing Cyclone Vardah's Devastation in Chennai
The practice sessions of India and England in Chennai were cancelled following the devastation caused by Cyclone Vardah
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India vs England: After Cyclone Vardah, Chennai Gears up For Virat Kohli Storm
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), otherwise also engaged in a legal wrangle in Supreme Court, which may culminate on Thursday, would be hoping, along with the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) that the match is played through its course of five days.
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No Cash, No Card. How Cyclone Vardah Has Crippled Chennai's Cashless Drive
Ever since it made landfall on Monday, Cyclone Vardah has crippled cashless transactions in Chennai. Over 48 hours later, there is still no electricity, mobile or internet connectivity in several areas as uprooted electric poles and damaged transformers are yet to be fixed.
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After Cyclone Vardah, Tamil Nadu District Goes To Petrol Pumps -- For Water
For three days since Cyclone Vardah barreled through Tamil Nadu, people in Thiruvallur district have been living in the dark. Literally. And many of them are thirsty. Those who can are making a beeline for petrol pumps -- to get water from borewells located there.
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Cyclone Vardah Left Chennai ATMs Out Of Action
Two days after Cyclone Vardah passed over Chennai, swiping and smashing everything on its path, the locals are dealing with an unforeseen fallout: non-working ATMs.
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Students Create 10,000 Seed ‘Bombs’ For A Greener Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu: About 150 students of Vidhya Matriculation Higher Secondary School have doubled up as little ‘green warriors’ of Chennai. They have created 10,000 seed balls made of clay, soil, seed and manure to perform ‘seed bombing’, an aerial reforestation method in which the seed balls are dropped like bombs for growing vegetation...
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A Year After Cyclone Vardah, Chennai Students To Restore Green Cover
Ahead of monsoon in Tamil Nadu, efforts are being made to make up for the one lakh trees that were destroyed when cyclone Vardah hit the state last year.
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Army Chief Bipin Rawat Lauds Force For Work During Cyclone Vardah
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat appreciated the force for the "good work" done by it during the December 2016 cyclone 'Vardah'. He lauded the army personnel during his visit to the Headquarters Dakshin Bharat Area in Chennai.
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Release Drought Relief Funds: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami To PM Modi
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately release relief funds for the drought-hit state and for the damage caused by Cyclone Vardah.
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Decomposed Bodies Of Missing Fishermen Washed Ashore
The badly decomposed bodies of three persons that had washed ashore off Sirkazhi coast have been identified as those of the fishermen from Chennai, who were reported missing after they went fishing just before cyclone Vardah struck, police said today.
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Congress's P Chidambaram Hits Out At Centre For Not Releasing Interim Aid To Tamil Nadu
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today accused the Centre of 'betraying' Tamil Nadu by not releasing interim relief to the state in the wake of cyclone Vardah.
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Inter-Ministerial Team To Submit Report On Cyclone Vardah Damage At The Earliest
The nine-member Inter-Ministerial team deputed by the Centre to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Vardah in Tamil Nadu today assured the state government that it will make an in-depth assessment and submit its report at the earliest.
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Bharat Ratna For Amma, Says Panneerselvam. Silence On Sasikala Natarajan
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today and asked for 22,500 crores for relief after Cyclone Vardah hit the state last week.
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Chennai's Late Night Drive To Remove Trees Uprooted By Cyclone Vardah
Cyclone Vardah, which struck Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on Monday, has caused extensive damage to Chennai city which is yet to return to normalcy.
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In Chennai, Shelter With 1,800 Animals Damaged By Cyclone Vardah
Cyclone Vardah, which made landfall near Chennai on Monday, has caused extensive damage to an animal shelter run by the Blue Cross of India at Velachery in the city. Strong winds and heavy downpour uprooted over 68 trees inside the premises, which is home to over 1,800 animals.
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Alastair Cook Shocked After Seeing Cyclone Vardah's Devastation in Chennai
The practice sessions of India and England in Chennai were cancelled following the devastation caused by Cyclone Vardah
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India vs England: After Cyclone Vardah, Chennai Gears up For Virat Kohli Storm
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), otherwise also engaged in a legal wrangle in Supreme Court, which may culminate on Thursday, would be hoping, along with the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) that the match is played through its course of five days.
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No Cash, No Card. How Cyclone Vardah Has Crippled Chennai's Cashless Drive
Ever since it made landfall on Monday, Cyclone Vardah has crippled cashless transactions in Chennai. Over 48 hours later, there is still no electricity, mobile or internet connectivity in several areas as uprooted electric poles and damaged transformers are yet to be fixed.
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After Cyclone Vardah, Tamil Nadu District Goes To Petrol Pumps -- For Water
For three days since Cyclone Vardah barreled through Tamil Nadu, people in Thiruvallur district have been living in the dark. Literally. And many of them are thirsty. Those who can are making a beeline for petrol pumps -- to get water from borewells located there.
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Cyclone Vardah Left Chennai ATMs Out Of Action
Two days after Cyclone Vardah passed over Chennai, swiping and smashing everything on its path, the locals are dealing with an unforeseen fallout: non-working ATMs.
