The writer was on his way to Chennai from Nellore with his family and a vehicle hit his car. ...
06:03 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Even as the investigations continue into the twin blasts in Dilsukh Nagar, Hyderabad, sources confirm that Indian Mujahideen suspect Syed Maqbool met a high security prisoner in Nellore jail just months before his arrest by the Delhi Police in October 2012. The NIA is now acting upon the lead and is interrogating prisoner Feroze Khan. ...
09:08 AM, Feb 24, 2013
A woman and her daughter were stabbed to death by three men in Nellore in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. Two of the accused are students and one is a minor. ...
01:25 PM, Feb 13, 2013
New Delhi: One person has been died due to Cyclone Nilam at the Tamil Nadu coast near Mahabalipuram. The crew member drowned after a life boat carrying him and 21 colleagues capsized in choppy waters off Besant Nagar locality in south Chennai in high velocity winds just hours before the cyclone hit the coast. Five crew members of the ship are missing. The Met department says Nilam could weaken, with...
06:15 PM, Oct 31, 2012
Chennai: UPDATE: 5.54 pm: The Weather department has said that there is possibility of Cyclone Nilam to intensify. 5.48 pm: Wind speed has gone up to 100 km per hour and more than 4000 people have been evacuated near Mahabalipuram. Cuddalore has now been declared cleared of landfall. 5.35 pm: The Met department has said that Nilam is crossing coast near Mahabalipuram and heavy winds and rains are expected. Cyclone...
02:17 PM, Oct 31, 2012
Cyclone Nilam is nearing the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh coast and is likely to strike by Wednesday evening. Five coastal districts in Andhra Pradesh which are on Nilam's path are on alert. Nellore is receiving an average of 5 to 6 cm rainfall since Tuesday night. ...
12:16 PM, Oct 31, 2012
Hyderabad: Rains and strong gales hit Nellore in Andhra Pradesh and other neighbouring districts of Tamil Nadu under the influence of cyclonic storm Nilam. The cyclone is expected to make a landfall on Wednesday evening between Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu and Nellore, bringing in heavy rains in the region with tide expected to reach levels of 1.5 meters. The Andhra Pradesh Government has put administration of the coastal districts under...
12:01 PM, Oct 31, 2012
Chennai: Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are bracing for Cyclone Nilam that is approaching the coast. The Met Department, which has issued a cyclone warning, says it is expected to hit the coastline on Wednesday afternoon or evening. "Cyclone Nilam will hit the area between Nellore and Nagapattinam by Wednesday evening," IMD Deputy Director MR Ramanan said. Cyclone Nilam is aiming straight for Nagapattinam and Nellore. Ports are on alert...
02:08 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Hyderabad: Districts along the Bay of Bengal coast in Andhra Pradesh have been put on high alert as the deep depression that lay centred between Chennai and Nagapattinam is expected to turn into a cyclone by tomorrow. Heavy winds with a speed ranging from 45-55 kmph are expected under the impact of cyclone Nilam. Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who was on a tour of Medak district in Telangana,...
12:06 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Chennai: A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, which would further intensify into a cyclonic storm, on Tuesday brought heavy rains in many parts of Tamil Nadu, especially in coastal areas, prompting the government to declare a holiday for schools. Chennai, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore and Villupuram received heavy rains in the morning, inconveniencing office-goers. The cyclonic storm would cross between Nagapattinam and Nellore on Wednesday, Met Department said. "The deep...
10:40 AM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: A major cyclone fear looms over Tamil Nadu after a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, the Met office in Chennai said on Monday. "There is no cyclone alert. However, if the depression intensifies, it could turn into a cyclone," the Met office said. Heavy rains have been forecast in the state on Tuesday. Schools and colleges in Chennai have decided to remain shut while fishermen have...
07:39 AM, Oct 30, 2012
Nellore: The nine-day Ganesh festival, over years, appears to have turned into a money spinner for idle youth, anti-social elements, and the lower cadre of political parties. Instead of creating an atmosphere of devotion, the areas where Ganesh idols are installed produce much din and noise and at some places even host obscene dances. The organisers spend lavishly, to the tune of lakhs of rupees, out of the funds collected...
01:46 PM, Sep 20, 2012
New Delhi: Accidental igniting of crackers on board the Tamil Nadu Express caused the fire that claimed 32 lives and injured 28 people in July this year, said official sources on Thursday. "The fire was caused due to accidental igniting of crackers being carried in the S-11 coach of the train," said the preliminary inquiry report submitted by Commissioner Railway Safety (South Central Circle) Dinesh Kumar Singh to the railway...
10:16 PM, Sep 13, 2012
Hyderabad: The fire on Tamil Nadu Express that killed 34 passengers near Nellore on July 30 was caused by fire-crackers, according to officials of the Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory here. The officials submitted a comprehensive report to the Government Railway Police here on Wednesday. APFSL director O. Narasimha Murthy told Express that they found out that the major fire broke out from the running train due to burning of...
01:05 PM, Aug 30, 2012
New Delhi: Dont play with fire. This was the clear message to the Railway Ministry from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways in the aftermath of the recent fire accident in Tamil Nadu Express that claimed 34 lives. Pointing out that passenger safety should be given utmost priority, the panel pulled up the Railway Ministry for the fire on the S11 coach of the train on July 31 and asked...
01:04 PM, Aug 07, 2012
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory (APFSL) experts have found traces of chemicals used in fire-crackers from the samples collected from the ill-fated Tamil Nadu Express which caught fire on Monday last, killing 34 passengers till date. The experts, however, are not forthcoming whether crackers caused the fire in coach S-11. An APFSL team visited the train and collected samples. Among other pieces of evidence, the forensic team is learnt...
10:41 AM, Aug 06, 2012
Nellore: The health condition of nine passengers, who suffered severe burns and lung injury due to smoke inhalation in the fire accident in Tamil Nadu Express on Monday, continued to remain critical, with the condition of two deteriorating fast. Officials are making arrangements for shifting all the victims to Chennai from Narayana General Hospital here for better treatment. According to hospital authorities, the nine patients are on ventilator support and...
10:57 AM, Aug 02, 2012
Chennai: If you had stayed at the Central Railway Station until the early hours of Tuesday, you might have thought that the country was still ruled by monarchs. The royal treatment that Union Railway Minister Mukul Roy received after he arrived from Nellore in a special luxury train here gave rise to this notion. Visitors to the station fumed at the insensitivity the elaborate drama portrayed just hours after the...
12:25 PM, Aug 01, 2012
32 passengers were killed after a coach of the Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express caught fire at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. On Face the Nation, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts - Are Railways becoming death traps? Here is the full transcript of the show: Sagarika Ghose: Hi there, yes there's been yet another tragic rail accident. 32 passengers were killed when a coach of the Delhi-Chennai...
11:46 AM, Jul 31, 2012
32 passengers were killed after a coach of the Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express caught fire at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. ...
11:58 PM, Jul 30, 2012
