S.P. Selvan, deputy inspector general, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), South Zone, said on Wednesday that the rescue Rescue operations at the site of the building collapse in Moulivakkam, near Porur, would be completed in a day or two.
More bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a collapsed building in Indias southern city of Chennai, taking the death toll to 61, with rescue operations still under way Thursday.
Minister for Information Technology, Govt. of Tamil Nadu Mukkur N Subramanian on Thursday announced that 300 new e-service centers will be set up across the state. Earlier the information technology department had set up 14 e-service centers.
Subsequent to the alarm on likelihood of the Pakistan-based terror attacks in South India, the Tamil Nadu police have intensified their security measures.
Starbucks to tantalize Chennaites
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Coffee lovers of Chennai are counting down to July 9 for global coffee chain Starbucks Coffee to start serving piping hot coffee at its first store in Phoenix Market City, Velachery.
The rescue operations which continued non-stop for the last 7 days in the site of the multi-storeyed building that collapsed in Moulivakkam near Porur have been completed.
Subsequent to inauguration of more than 10 ‘Amma Marunthagam’ shops across the state, officials are now in the proposal of bringing in deliver the medicines at home.
CMDA has announced that the sudden dramatic inspection (as a follow-up after the collapse of the multi-storeyed building in Moulivakkam near Porur) to check on any deviations from the rules of construction on multi-storeyed buildings in Chennai & its suburbs will continue for a month.
Dip in water level in reservoirs
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As the storage level in more than thirty reservoirs face a dip unlike past ten years, people in southern states including Tamil Nadu are facing trouble in getting their thirst quenched.
Vegetables price goes high in Chennai
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A week after prices of indispensable vegetables nearly doubled, there appears to be little relief on the horizon - as prices stayed put, or went marginally higher, regardless of which shop in which part of the city you buy veggies at.
