tiruvallur region

Chennai's western suburbs are election battlegrounds. AIADMK has allied with BJP, PMK, and AMMK. DMK aims to retain seats. Infrastructure development is a key promise. Residents face civic issues. The outcome hinges on big projects versus local problems. The region is a crucial link and gateway.

A four-foot-tall sculpture of Mahavira dating to 12th century AD was found abandoned in Meyyur, a village in Tiruvallur district. With basic stylistic features such as three umbrellas, Ashoka creepers and a halo around the head, scholars confirmed it a later period sculpture of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara of Jainism.

The state government has announced the formation of a new local planning authority for tiruvallur region to give an impetus to the growth of the district headquarters and surrounding areas.

Sale of liquor in the state-run Tasmac outlets came down in the Chennai and Salem region on December 31 compared to the corresponding date in 2017. Tasmac sources said sale of liquor to the tune of 34.

Chennai and surrounding districts experienced heavy rainfall for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, despite forecasts indicating the worst has passed. While a depression weakened and made landfall, cloud convergence over the region led to intense showers, particularly in Tiruvallur and North Chennai. Mild showers are expected Thursday, with clearer skies anticipated from Friday.

Tamil Nadu schools closed due to Cyclone Fengal: Tamil Nadu braces for Cyclone Fengal as a deep depression intensifies in the Bay of Bengal. Heavy rainfall warnings are in effect, prompting school closures and deployment of disaster response teams. Chennai and surrounding districts are on high alert, with forecasts predicting heavy to extremely heavy downpours through Thursday.

Villages on both sides have an age old "Padu" system, under which they take turns and rotate rights to fish in and around the demarcated lake area.

The heavy rain that lashed the city for close to an hour and a half brought much needed respite from the sweltering heat on Thursday. But, it also flooded the streets and slowed traffic, delaying students and office-goers returning home.

Two men were arrested on Sunday for impersonating policemen and threatening a regional transport to give them Rs50,000, for not 'proceeding with a case against him'.

On a day Tamil Nadu reported 2,279 new Covid-19 cases, the health department considered scaling down non-essential activities besides tightening enforcement of pandemic protocol. However, officials have ruled out possibilities of a complete lockdown.

Due to continuous heavy rainfall in Chennai and Tiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu, a holiday has been declared for all schools on November 15. The heavy rainfall is a result of a low-pressure area formed over the Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman Nicobar Islands. The Chennai Regional Metrology Department has predicted heavy rainfall for various districts in Tamil Nadu for the next four days. The government had previously declared a holiday for educational institutions in Mayiladuthurai District on November 14.

It also recommends necessary steps to be taken to reclaim the city.To begin with, a team of activists will be surveying the Anna Nagar-Mugappair area.

The nearly three-month-long search for a location for the regional hub of the elite National Security Guards (NSG) for Tamil Nadu is almost over.

Chennai district collector Rashmi Siddharth Zagade has declared a holiday for schools and colleges in Chennai and Tiruvallur districts on Wednesday due to heavy rains. Waterlogging was reported in several areas following Tuesday’s downpours. The Meteorological Department forecasts very heavy rain in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Kanchipuram districts, with light to moderate rain and thunderstorms expected in neighbouring regions. Students and parents are advised to check with local authorities for closures tomorrow.

A steady spell of rain in Tamaraipakkam area in Tiruvallur district on Thursday has brought much cheer to Metrowater authorities, as it recharged aquifers in the region.