Leopard found dead under mysterious circumstances in Tamil Nadu forest
A male leopard was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Cherambadi Forest Range in Gudalur forest division in the hilly Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday.
3 dead as rain cripples life in Chennai amid Cyclone Michaung warning
Chennai/IBNS: Cyclone Michaung, currently swirling over the Bay of Bengal and heading towards the Andhra coast, has unleashed torrential rain upon Tamil Nadu and Puducherry leaving three dead in Chennai.
Tamil Nadu: Female elephant found dead
Chennai: A female wild elephant was found dead outside a forest range near Thadagam in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu: DRI seizes 18.1 kg ambergris worth Rs 31.67 cr at Tuticorin coast
Tuticorin/IBNS: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Saturday busted an ambergris smuggling gang racket and seized 18.1 kg of ambergris, valued at around Rs 31.67 crore in the illicit market, at Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin coast.
Waterlogged streets, overflowing dams as incessant rains batter Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Several parts of Tamil Nadu continued to be lashed by heavy to very heavy rains, leaving roads water-logged and dams overflowing in some areas, media reports said.
Cyclone Nivar likely to hit Tamil Nadu coast tonight, Chennai Airport closes
Chennai/IBNS: As Cyclone Nivar, which intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm", is likely to make landfall at the southeast coast of Tamil Nadu, the Chennai Airport has been closed for 7 hours starting 7 PM on Wednesday.
Cyclone Fani: NDRF, Coast Guard on high alert in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Coast Guard have been put on high alert as the Cyclone ‘Fani’ was located at 880 KMs South East of Chennai early on Monday and it is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Tuesday, Union Home Ministry said here.
Cyclone Gaja : Storm intensifies, to make landfall in Tamil Nadu today
Chennai, Nov 15 (IBNS) :The cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’ will make a landfall between Cuddalore and Pamban on Thursday evening bringing heavy rainfall to Tamil Nadu.
Wild elephant tramples to death four persons near Vellore
Coimbatore, June 2 (IBNS) : A tusker that strayed into the human habitation in search of food trampled to death four people, including a minor girl at Vellalore area on the outskirts of the city early on Friday, media reports said.