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Indian Navy has undergone considerable modernisation	4.12.2012	Hindu: Cities
Navy has also been called upon for humanitarian and disaster relief in times of natural disasters, including floods, cyclones and tsunami.
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Union Home Minister Asked Agencies to Address Gaps in Fencing in Riverine Terrain along Indo-Bangla Border (Cached)	10.11.2012	Govt of india: PIB
Union Home Minister Asked Agencies to Address Gaps in Fencing in Riverine Terrain along Indo-Bangla Border
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After Nilam, let’s better capabilities (Cached)	2.11.2012	Asian Age: Editorial
India, with a vast coastline, cannot avoid natural events like cyclones and tsunamis. However, it can ensure that these events do not turn into calamities. India, with a vast coastline, cannot avoid natural events like cyclones and tsunamis. However, it can ensure that these events do not turn into calamities. The cyclonic storm Nilam, which slammed into the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, has been tackled with relative success, and this shows in the way both human lives and livestock have been saved. <!--break--> What a contrast with the supercyclone that hit the Andhra coast 35 years ago and claimed 10,000 lives and one lakh farm animals and left thousands homeless. The October 1999 Orissa supercyclone was also a significant episode of devastation. However, since then, a sea change has taken place in the country’s capabilities in the meteorological field, allowing for reasonably precise predictions that make timely warnings to coastal ...
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After Nilam, let’s better capabilities (Cached)	2.11.2012	Asian Age: Editorial
India, with a vast coastline, cannot avoid natural events like cyclones and tsunamis. However, it can ensure that these events do not turn into calamities. India, with a vast coastline, cannot avoid natural events like cyclones and tsunamis. However, it can ensure that these events do not turn into calamities. The cyclonic storm Nilam, which slammed into the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, has been tackled with relative success, and this shows in the way both human lives and livestock have been saved. <!--break--> What a contrast with the supercyclone that hit the Andhra coast 35 years ago and claimed 10,000 lives and one lakh farm animals and left thousands homeless. The October 1999 Orissa supercyclone was also a significant episode of devastation. However, since then, a sea change has taken place in the country’s capabilities in the meteorological field, allowing for reasonably precise predictions that make timely warnings to coastal ...
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Tamil Nadu slum board officials go to police	26.10.2012	Hindu: Chennai
Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) has sent a list of its allottees to the police for producing fake documents.Around 10 allottees were found to have faked documents or posed as benefi...
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Modi gave Rs 5.27 cr to RSS NGO in Tamil Nadu from CM relief fund (Cached)	24.10.2012	Indian Express: Ahmedabad
An RTI application filed by a Mumbai-based NGO has revealed that Chief Minister Narendra Modi gave away Rs 5.27 crore from CM Relief Fund to Seva Bharthi, a Tamil Nadu-based NGO run by RSS, for post-tsunami rehabilitation works.
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Cabinet approves Rs 4,000 cr for tackling Japanese Encephalitis (Cached)	18.10.2012	Doordarshan
Union Cabinet has approved Rs 4,000 crores proposal for multipronged strategy for the prevention and control of Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome.
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Two hungry nations collide over fishing (Cached)	6.9.2012	NDTV National
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Villagers scuttle bid to admit HIV-infected children to school	14.7.2012	Hindu: Home
Activists blame it on lack of awareness, say the stigma needs to be rooted out
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How Tsunami Victims Went To Savile Row	14.6.2012	Forbes India
Thanks to two enterprising brothers from Chennai, tsunami victims in Tamil Nadu have found a livelihood by making Savile Row suits Read more
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Connecting the world through their own radios (Cached)	16.4.2012	DNA: India
When earthquake devastated Gujarat on January 26, 2001 and tsunami waves struck Tamil Nadu coast in December 2004, Prof Sadasivan was the point of contact for thousands of people.
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Right to learn (Cached)	14.4.2012	Asian Age: Letters to editor
The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Right to Education Act, which provides for free and compulsory education to children aged between six and 14 years and mandates all schools, including private schools, to reserve 25 per cent seats for the poor. This landmark judgment will help children from poor socio-economic background to pursue their academic dreams and also aid in improving the literacy rate of the country. N.R. Ramachandran Ooty, Tamil Nadu *** Tremblor and after It was pure luck that the 8.6 intensity earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia did not cause any serious damage. This was probably because the epicentre was located a few hundred kilometres into the sea and away from inhabited areas. However, we must not drop our guard against a possible tsunami or a major earthquake. The government must take into account the Fukushima disaster in Japan in 2011, which resulted in the release of radioactive materials, and ensure that our country’s ...
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Right to learn (Cached)	14.4.2012	Asian Age: Letters to editor
The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Right to Education Act, which provides for free and compulsory education to children aged between six and 14 years and mandates all schools, including private schools, to reserve 25 per cent seats for the poor. This landmark judgment will help children from poor socio-economic background to pursue their academic dreams and also aid in improving the literacy rate of the country. N.R. Ramachandran Ooty, Tamil Nadu *** Tremblor and after It was pure luck that the 8.6 intensity earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia did not cause any serious damage. This was probably because the epicentre was located a few hundred kilometres into the sea and away from inhabited areas. However, we must not drop our guard against a possible tsunami or a major earthquake. The government must take into account the Fukushima disaster in Japan in 2011, which resulted in the release of radioactive materials, and ensure that our country’s ...
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Buzz back in Puducherry tsunami housing colony	14.4.2012	Hindu: States
Fear of disaster forces fishermen to move there from their houses for safety
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Discontent about housing bill (Cached)	13.4.2012	DNA: Top News
Flat seekers had immense expectations from the housing bill. However, for many it was sheer disillusionment.
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Fishermen present a picture of calm	12.4.2012	Hindu: Tamil Nadu
The neighbouring Kanyakumari district, with its bitter experience of the 2004 tsunami, when it lost thousands of lives within minutes, reacted lazily to the tsunami warning this time with fishermen...
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Indonesia quake: Normal life unaffected in Chennai (Cached)	11.4.2012	DNA: Top News
The director general of police asked the public not to venture out to the beach till the ITEWC withdraws the red alert. The Madras Port was closed down following the warning.
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IAF, navy relief teams alert after Indonesia quake (Cached)	11.4.2012	New Kerala: World News

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Indonesia earthquake: India withdraws tsunami warning (Cached)	11.4.2012	NDTV
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Earthquake in Indonesia: India withdraws tsunami warning (Cached)	11.4.2012	NDTV
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