Vedaranyam

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  Ganja Bound For Sri Lanka Seized In Tamil Nadu, 9 Arrested

  A total of 170 kg of ganja to be smuggled to Sri Lanka has been seized near Vedaranyam, 55 km from Nagapattinam, police said on Tuesday. Nine people have been arrested in this connection, the police said.

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  Cyclone Gaja: Kamal Haasan Thanks Aamir Khan For Urging People To Contribute

  Cyclone Gaja hit the Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam on November 16

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  Cyclone Nada Alert For Tamil Nadu, 2-Day Holiday In Many Schools: 10 Points

  A cyclonic storm named Nada has been building up in the Bay of Bengal and is expected to cross the Tamil Nadu coast on Friday, December 2, the Met department has said. It is expected make landfall close to Cuddalore, around 185 km from Chennai, between Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, it said. Currently, the cyclone is about 710 km south-ea...

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  Cyclone Nada Warning In Tamil Nadu, Heavy Rain Forecast: Met Department

  A cyclone which has been named Nada is building up in the Bay of Bengal is expected to cross the Tamil Nadu coast on Friday, December 2, the Met department has said. Landfall is likely close to Cuddalore between Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

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  Woman Magistrate, Driver Attacked in Tamil Nadu

  A woman magistrate of Vedaranyam was attacked by some persons in Kumbakonam while returning from work, police said.

• High Court Asks Tamil Nadu Government to Pay Rs 5 Lakh Compensation for Girl's Death

  The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government to pay Rs five lakh as compensation to the family of a 13-year-old girl who died in 2006 due to medical negligence by three doctors at a government hospital at Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district.

• Ganja Worth Rs 2 Lakh Seized From House in Tamil Nadu

  About 13.5 kg of ganja valued at around Rs two lakh has been seized from a man's house at Vedaranyam in the district, police said.

• Tamil Nadu: Elderly couple murdered, relative arrested

  An elderly couple was allegedly murdered by their relative at a village near Vedaranyam in the district today over a property dispute, police said.

• More Tamil Nadu fishermen attacked by Lankan Navy

  In yet another incident, the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly attacked some fishermen off Kodiakarai coast and damaged a boat, fisheries department officials said on Thursday. The officials said eight fishermen of Arucottuthurai in Vedaranyam in the district complained that the Lankan Navy personnel attacked them the previous night.

• Japan government aided printing school for poor girls inaugurated

  A building for a printing school for poor girls constructed by Japan Government was inaugurated at Vedaranyam in the district today.

• Olive ridleys let into sea in Nagapattinam

  As many as 281 olive ridleys, hatched in the artificial hatchery run by Forest Department at Kodiakarai, were let into the sea.

• Carcasses of Olive Ridleys washed ashore

  Carcasses of over 25 Olive Ridleys, were washed ashore in the coastal stretch between Vedaranyam and Kodiakarai, officials sources said here today.