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Remnants of cyclone Ditwah near TN-Pondy coasts cause spells of rain

Remnants of cyclone Ditwah near TN-Pondy coasts cause spells of rain

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Several parts in Tamil Nadu including Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, and Ranipet continued to receive moderate downpour on Monday due to the remnants of the cyclonic storm Ditwah that remained close to Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts. The continuous rainfall caused waterlogging in many areas.(ANI Video Grab) The system, which weakened into a deep depression, will further weaken and the remnants could cause rain, the IMD said. It is likely to remain stationary as a weakened system for the next 24 hours. With the continuous downpour leading to the cancellation of ten flights from here, causing waterlogging in many areas, and affecting the districts, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin held a meeting with the collectors and took stock of the situation arising due to the impact of the cyclone. He enquired with the Cauvery delta district collectors and Agriculture Department officials on the damage caused to the standing crop due to heavy rainfall. As spells of rain continued throughout the day, the Greater Chennai Corporation said it has kept 103 boats on standby to be …

Remnants of festivity removed from roads within hours

Remnants of festivity removed from roads within hours

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Police monitor crowd movements on screen at the Control Room next to the Attukal Bhagavathy temple during the Pongala festival in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Hardly an hour after the Attukal Pongala ended, the sanitation workers of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation fanned out across the city to clean up the debris left behind after the festivities. By night, all the accumulated waste was cleared from most of the major roads, while some of the smaller bylanes remained to be cleared. The Corporation also supplied 6.5 lakh litres of drinking water on the Attukal Pongala day. Although the amount of plastic waste generated has come down over the years after the civic body enforced a green protocol for the Pongala, plastic waste including carry bags were seen dumped at some places. By late evening, the sanitation workers removed over a hundred truck loads of waste from the city’s streets. Mounds of waste, including partially burnt wood, plantain leaves, plastic bags, newspapers, and ash were taken away. Mayor Arya Rajendran, Health Standing Committee Chairperson …

Is Mumbai losing remnants of its Portuguese past? | Eye News

Is Mumbai losing remnants of its Portuguese past? | Eye News

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The Maximum City has many Bombays within it. One such is Khotachiwadi, a 19th-century heritage precinct in Girgaon, popular for its Portuguese architecture and its diversity, that shows both in its buildings and through its people. It is hard to miss Lynette Fernandez, 82, who spends her evenings on the porch of her century-old bungalow, chatting with passers-by. “We all grew up together. We would have these ‘pound parties’; no alcohol, just soft drinks. And each of us would bring something,” says Fernandez, as she points to the Girgaum Catholic Club that abuts her house. “There were many Catholic and Hindu families. We would exchange sweets on Diwali and Christmas,” she adds. But like many others in the area, she finds herself in an existential battle as everything around this urban village is changing rapidly. Story continues below this ad Khotachiwadi, once part of a vast coconut plantation, stands out for its cobbled, narrow lanes, colourful single-storey bungalows, with sloping tiled roofs and wood-frame porches. The sounds of the city are left far behind, its …

Humane is shutting down the AI Pin and selling its remnants to HP

Humane is shutting down the AI Pin and selling its remnants to HP

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Humane is selling most of its company to HP for $116 million and will stop selling AI Pin, the company announced today. AI Pins that have already been purchased will continue to function normally until 3PM ET on February 28th, Humane says in a support document. After that date, Pins will “no longer connect to Humane’s servers.” As a result, AI Pin features will “no longer include calling, messaging, AI queries / responses, or cloud access.” Humane is also encouraging users to download any pictures, videos, and notes stored on their Pins before they are permanently deleted at that shutdown time. After the shutdown, offline features like “battery level” will still work, Humane says, but “any function that requires cloud connectivity like voice interactions, AI responses, and .Center access” will not. Humane will only offer refunds on AI Pins that are “within the 90-day return window from their original shipment date,” according to an FAQ about the shutdown. Refunds “must be submitted by February 27th, 2025.” If you have paid for a Humane subscription past …

Scientists Discover Two New Supernova Remnants in a Surprising Location

Scientists Discover Two New Supernova Remnants in a Surprising Location

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Two mysterious light sources detected on the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud have been identified as previously unknown supernova remnants. The discovery was made using the European Space Agency’s X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton after observations revealed unexpected X-ray emissions. Supernova remnants are formed when massive stars explode, creating shock waves that ionise and compress surrounding interstellar matter. The detection of these remnants in an area where supernovae are rarely found has raised new questions about the distribution of ionised gas in this dwarf galaxy. Identification of J0624-6948 and J0614-7251 According to a study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, the two supernova remnants, J0624-6948 and J0614-7251, were observed as distinct circular structures in visible-light imaging. The newly released images from ESA show these remnants in the lower-left portion of the Large Magellanic Cloud, with J0624-6948 appearing in orange and J0614-7251 in blue. As reported by space.com, previously identified supernova remnants in the galaxy were marked with yellow crosses. The study explains that for a supernova to leave behind a remnant, the explosion must occur in a …

Maldives Pilots Not Capable Of Flying India-Donated Dornier, Helicopters: Defence Minister Ghassan

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Last Updated: May 12, 2024, 23:27 IST Responding to a question from a journalist, Ghassan said there were no Maldivian soldiers with the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) who can operate the three aircraft. (Representative File Image: PTI) Ghassan made the remarks at a press conference held at the President’s Office here on Saturday to brief the media about the withdrawal of Indian soldiers The Maldives military still does not have pilots capable of operating three aircraft donated by India, Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon has acknowledged, days after 76 Indian defence personnel left the island nation at the instance of Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu. Ghassan made the remarks at a press conference held at the President’s Office here on Saturday to brief the media about the withdrawal of Indian soldiers stationed in the Maldives to operate two helicopters and a Dornier aircraft and their replacement with civilians from India. Responding to a question from a journalist, Ghassan said there were no Maldivian soldiers with the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) who can operate the three …

Cyclone Mandous remnants to bring rainfall in Maharashtra, yellow alert issued | Latest News India

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‘Yellow’ weather alerts were issued for the Nagpur, Gondia, Amravati, and Wardha regions of Maharashtra on Monday in anticipation of more unseasonal rainfall due to weakening cylconic storm Mandous. Also, temperatures across the western state have dropped. The Nagpur regional weather office has predicted a ‘generally cloudy sky with light rain’. A ‘yellow’ alert indicates between six and 11 cm of rainfall is expected. Mandous – which made landfall near Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu over the weekened – has also led to rain and cloudy and cold weather in parts of Karnataka, including capital Bengaluru (where too a ‘yellow’ alert was sounded) and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. In Maharashtra the temperatures dropped in several places today. In Mumbai’s Colaba the minimum was 24 degrees Celsius and it was 17.8 degrees in Aurangabad, 21.1 degrees in Kolhapur, 19.2 degrees in Nashik and 24 degrees in Ratnagiri. Also read: Watch: Heavy rain, strong winds in Chennai amid cyclone Mandous warning According to the India Meteorological Department, although Mandous has weakened since it hit the …

IMD alerts: Cyclone Mandous remnants to bring rain in these states till Dec 15 | Latest News India

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Even though Cyclone Mandous relatively caused lesser impact, its remnants have been forecast to bring rainfall in many southern states and Union territories (UTs) till Thursday (December 15), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest bulletin. The cyclone, which made landfall late Friday night by crossing the Tamil Nadu coast with a wind speed of 75 km/hour, weakened into a deep depression on Saturday, the Met department informed. Even so, it claimed the lives of four people in the southern state and led to massive waterlogging and uprooting of trees as well. Also Read | Bengaluru sees temperature drop as Cyclone Mandous crosses Tamil Nadu coast According to the latest IMD bulletin, the cyclonic circulation currently lies over north interior Tamil Nadu and adjoining south interior Karnataka and north Kerala. It is likely to emerge into southeast and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea off north Kerala-Karnataka coast. Under this influence, a fresh low-pressure area has been predicted to form over the same region on December 13. Here are the key IMD alerts till December …