Новости за 13.12.2015

Many families who made their homes on the banks of the Adyar river have returned to what remains of their houses.

In the wake of widespread criticism that the worst-ever deluge of Chennai was caused by the state government's poor management of water release from Chembarambakkam reservoir, state chief secretary K Gnanadesikan has said release of water was regulated according to the flood compendium rules and keeping in mind the forecast of "isolated very heavy rain".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday welcomed the climate change agreement as the victory of “climate justice” and said there were no winners or losers even as environment minister Prakash Javadekar said 196 countries had not only adopted an agreement but a “new chapter of hope” in the lives of 7 billion people across the globe.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday welcomed the climate change agreement as the victory of “climate justice” and said there were no winners or losers even as environment minister Prakash Javadekar said 196 countries had not only adopted an agreement but a “new chapter of hope” in the lives of 7 billion people across the globe.

“France has seen a lot of revolutions. Today, we have seen the most beautiful and most peaceful of revolutions,” French President Francois Hollande said as delegates, including ministers, from across the globe stretched themselves on Saturday night to seal a legally binding universal deal which will eventually take the world to a non-fossil fuel era.

Civil society groups and green think-tanks from South Asia did not appear too enthused with the Paris agreement which, they said, was not ambitious enough to save the world from disastrous consequences of climate change.

Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday said his dream to develop the Himalayan nation as "vibrant" had been shattered by the "embargo imposed by India".

Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday said his dream to develop the Himalayan nation as "vibrant" had been shattered by the "embargo imposed by India".

Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday said his dream to develop the Himalayan nation as "vibrant" had been shattered by the "embargo imposed by India".

A six-member gang, including the son of a sub-inspector of police from Coimbatore, was arrested by forest department officials on Saturday for attempting to sell tiger skin in Udumalpet.

A nocturnal moth species that had become endangered in recent years was found in the central regions of the state by a team of researchers from a city college.

Taking a vow to protect the world, PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday hailed the Paris deal on climate change agreed upon by 195 countries as historical.

With massive rehabilitation measures required once relief operations get done in Chennai, Cuddalore and other affected areas in Tamil Nadu, relief agencies reckon that the Centre needs to relax FCRA regulations to ease the flow of funds from overseas as the state government will find it difficult to mobilise the resources despite donations from corporates and celebrities.

The 23-year-old software engineer from Tamil Nadu who was detained and later deported from Sudan for trying to join Islamic State had worked for eight months in an IT company in Chennai.

A faux pas by a Tamil television channel has resulted in the expulsion of former DGP R Natraj from the AIADMK.

Union urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday asked all state governments to take immediate action against encroachments on water bodies.

Rajya Sabha may continue to be in turmoil with Congress planning to raise “atrocities in Punjab” besides the issues of “corruption” and political “vendetta”.

Rajya Sabha may continue to be in turmoil with Congress planning to raise “atrocities in Punjab” besides the issues of “corruption” and political “vendetta”.

DMK treasurer M K Stalin on Sunday demanded that the assembly be convened immediately to discuss the floods and rain-related issues in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu.

Cleaners and plumbers in the city were in demand among residents whose houses were waterlogged and clogged with sewage due to the flooding.

Anna University on Sunday announced that it had postponed examinations scheduled for December 16 and December 18 for first semester students (under 2013 regulations) of its affiliated colleges.

Chief minister J Jayalalithaa urged the Centre on Sunday to postpone the civil services main examinations scheduled from December 18, by at least two months to enable TN students prepare adequately as their studies have been seriously disturbed by the floods.

Chief minister J Jayalalithaa urged the Centre on Sunday to postpone the civil services main examinations scheduled from December 18, by at least two months to enable TN students prepare adequately as their studies have been seriously disturbed by the floods.

The Chief Minister's Relief Fund has received donations to the tune of Rs 96.53 crore from various companies and individuals for flood relief work in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, said an official statement on Sunday.

Union minister and BJP leader Ram Shankar Katheria has accused Congress of seeking to defame RSS by indulging in cheap tricks by citing the case of UP Congress chief Nirmal Khatri who has been booked by UP police for allegedly circulating a photograph of policemen assaulting a Sangh worker for stealing belongings of Chennai flood victims.