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  • Holiday declared for schools in 6 districts due to heavy rains in Tamil Nadu

    Holiday declared for schools in 6 districts due to heavy rains in Tamil Nadu

    Chennai (IANS) | Due to heavy rains in many parts of Tamil Nadu, holiday has been declared for schools in six districts including Chennai. According to the Meteorological Department, this is the first time since 1996 that Tamil Nadu has received such heavy rainfall in the month of June.

    A holiday has been declared for schools in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Vellore, Ranipet and Tiruvallur districts.

    Thunderstorm and heavy rains have been lashing these six districts since Sunday night, which continued on Monday morning as well.

    The Meenambakkam weather station recorded 14 cm of rain till 5.30 am on Monday. Automatic rain gauges (ARGs) at Taramani and Nandanam recorded 12 cm of rain on Monday morning and 11 cm at Chembarambakkam.

    Meteorologists predicted rains to continue till Tuesday and IMD predicted rain in 13 districts including Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Perambalur and Tiruchi till Tuesday.

    The Regional Meteorological Center (RMC) has issued an orange alert for Chennai and neighboring districts, predicting heavy rains.

    Heavy rains have led to water-logging and traffic snarls in several areas of Chennai.

    –IANS

  • Tamil Nadu spurious liquor case: Palaniswami will meet the families of the deceased

    Tamil Nadu spurious liquor case: Palaniswami will meet the families of the deceased

    Chennai (IANS) | AIADMK general secretary K. Palaniswami will meet the families of those who died after consuming spurious liquor in Tamil Nadu. The spurious liquor has so far claimed 18 lives in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts of the state. Palaniswami has already targeted the state government for this. They have also demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Stalin for the tragedy.

    Against the ruling DMK over the spurious liquor deaths, the former chief minister, who is also the leader of the opposition in Tamil Nadu, is seeking political mileage.

    He also said that there has been a failure of law and order in Tamil Nadu since the DMK government came to power.

    Palaniswami further said that the state government has failed to stop the sale of spurious liquor across Tamil Nadu.

    As per preliminary investigation, it was found that the tragedy occurred at Marakkanam in Villupuram when some people consumed local liquor.

    –IANS

  • Vandalur zoo to remain open on all days in May

    Vandalur zoo to remain open on all days in May

    CHENNAI: With the view of school summer holidays in May 2023, Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur to be open for visitors on all days, including Tuesdays.

    Vandalur zoo usually remains closed on Tuesdays for maintenance purposes, however with holidays currently, the zoo to remain open, stated authorities.

  • Congress MLAs to protest in Tamil Nadu Assembly for 24 hours

    Congress MLAs to protest in Tamil Nadu Assembly for 24 hours

    Chennai (IANS) | Tamil Nadu Congress MLAs will stage a dharna in the Assembly on Monday to condemn the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Parliament. The protest will continue for 24 hours and will end on Tuesday morning. The Congress party will also bring a special resolution in the assembly to protest against the murder of democracy.

    This was announced by Congress Legislature Party leader Selvaperithungai while interacting with media persons on Sunday. He said that while attending the ongoing budget session in the House, the legislators would wear black dress.

    He said, to show the unity of the opposition, we will stay in the House and protest with placards of ‘Stand with Rahul Gandhi’.

    Meanwhile, Congress workers observed a hunger strike in front of the memorial of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in Sriperumbudur.

    The workers raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded the central government to withdraw the case against Rahul Gandhi.

    –IANS