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  • ಮೇಟಿ ರಾಸಲೀಲೆ ಸಿಡಿ ಬಯಲು! ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆ | Karnataka minister HY Meti resigns over sleaze tape

    ಡಿಕೆ ರವಿ ನಿಗೂಢ ಸಾವಿನ ಪ್ರಕರಣ, ಡಿವೈಎಸ್ಪಿ ಗಣಪತಿ ಆತ್ಮಹತ್ಯೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣ, ಟಿಪ್ಪು ಜಯಂತಿ ವೇಳೆ ನಗ್ನ ವಿಡಿಯೋ ವೀಕ್ಷಣೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣ ಹೀಗೆ ಸಾಲು, ಸಾಲು ವಿವಾದಗಳ ಸುಳಿಗೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿದ್ದ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ ನೇತೃತ್ವದ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಇದೀಗ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಅಬಕಾರಿ ಸಚಿವ ಎಚ್.ವೈ.ಮೇಟಿ ರಾಸಲೀಲೆ ಸಿಡಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾಗುವ ಮೂಲಕ ತೀವ್ರ ಮುಖಭಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿದೆ.

    ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ ಮೂಲದ ಆರ್ ಟಿಐ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತ ರಾಜಶೇಖರ್ ನವದೆಹಲಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬುಧವಾರ ಮೇಟಿ ರಾಸಲೀಲೆ ಸಿಡಿಯನ್ನು ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದರು. ಹಿಂದಿನ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಹರತಾಳು ಹಾಲಪ್ಪ ಅತ್ಯಾಚಾರ ಆರೋಪ ಪ್ರಕರಣದಲ್ಲೂ ಸಚಿವ ಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆ ನೀಡಿದ್ದು ನೆನಪಿದೆ. ಅದೇ ರೀತಿ ಈಗ ಆಡಳಿತಾರೂಢ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಅಬಕಾರಿ ಸಚಿವ ಮೇಟಿ ಕೂಡ ರಾಸಲೀಲೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ತಲೆದಂಡವಾಗಿದೆ. ರಾಸಲೀಲೆ ಸಿಡಿ ರಸಹ್ಯ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಸಾರವಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಂತೆಯೇ ಬಾಗಲಕೋಟೆ ಶಾಸಕ ಎಚ್.ವೈ.ಮೇಟಿ ಸಚಿವ ಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆ ನೀಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಮೇಟಿ ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆಯನ್ನು ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ಸಿಎಂ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದು, ಅದನ್ನು ಶಿಫಾರಸು ಮಾಡಿ ರಾಜ್ಯಪಾಲರಿಗೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಮೇಟಿ ಅವರು ಈ ರಾಸಲೀಲೆ ಸಿಡಿಯನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಅಲ್ಲಗಳೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಮೇಟಿ ರಾಸಲೀಲೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ತನಿಖೆಯನ್ನು ಸಿಐಡಿಗೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಸಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

    – Udayavani

    BENGALURU: Four months into the Karnataka cabinet, excise minister and senior Congress MLA HY Meti on Wednesday resigned after a sex tape allegedly involving him+ was released in public.
    While it is claimed the tape is 30 minutes long, the clipping which was released to the regional Kannada television channels was of 30 seconds only. The clipping does not show the women with whom Meti is alleged to be involved, but shows the minister, with his trademark spectacles, indulging in a kind of sexual act.

    Excise Minister Shri HY Meti has resigned. I have recommended to Honble Governor to accept the resignation. I have also ordered a probe.
    — CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) December 14, 2016

    As soon as the sex tape was released to regional Kannada television channels, Meti went to Krishna, the home office of chief minister Siddaramaiah, to submit his resignation.
    Siddaramaiah accepted his resignation and forwarded the same to governor Vajubhai Vala to give his assent.
    Later speaking to the media, Siddaramaiah said: “Meti submitted his resignation voluntarily on moral grounds and I have accepted it, after the CD was released. I have also ordered a CID inquiry into the entire episode to get to the truth of the incident, after the minister claimed that it was a conspiracy against him and that he was trapped in the act.”

    Siddaramaiah said there was no embarrassment to the government, and that Meti’s resignation was not sought for. When pointed out that this is the second incident involving his ministers, earlier primary and secondary education minister Tanveer Sait was caught watching sleaze pictures on camera, Siddaramaiah said: “Tanveer Sait was cleared of all charges by the CID. His was not a case parellel to this CD. Even this CD does not mean admission of guilt by Meti. It is only that he has submitted it on moral grounds.”

    The sex scandal rocked the state earlier last week, after an RTI activist Rajashekar complained of death threats from the minister and his camp for saying he had a sex tape on him. The 71-year-old excise minister was defended by senior Congress ministers in the state, like higher education minister Basavaraj Rayareddi, citing Meti’s age and giving him the “benefit of the doubt”.

    –TOI

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  • Bengaluru: I-T seizes Rs 2.25 cr new notes from flat guarded by 2 dogs,old woman

    Bengaluru, Dec 14: In yet another startling catch, the Income Tax Department today seized a total of Rs 3.57 crore cash, with Rs 2.93 crore in new notes, from Karnataka and Goa with a huge stash being recovered from a flat here which was guarded by two ferocious dogs and an old woman.

    Officials said the department sleuths got a tipoff that an apartment in the Yeshwanthpur locality had some cash but they could not execute the search yesterday as the old lady living in the flat refused to cooperate with the taxman and tie the two canines she had.
    Finally, the sleuths made an entry with the help of locals and police and found a room that was locked.
    It was also noticed by the I-T teams that a person visited the flat in the wee hours.
    ‘The locked room was opened and unexplained cash to the tune of Rs 2.89 crore, which includes Rs 2.25 crore of new Rs 2,000 notes, was found.
    ‘Entire cash has been seized and further investigation is in progress in this case,’ the department said in a statement.
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    In a separate case in Goa’s capital Panaji, the department seized Rs 67.98 lakh in new notes of Rs 2,000 from a person who met the sleuths who were acting as decoy customers in desperate need of cash.
    ‘The seizure was made from a place called Banda on the Maharashtra-Goa border,’ they said.
    The department’s probe wings of Karnataka and Goa, post demonetisation, have seized a total of Rs 29.86 crore, with Rs 20.22 crore in new notes, 41.6 kg bullion and 14 kg jewellery as part of investigative action to check profiteering in the wake of currency ban.
    The department said it has detected unaccounted income worth Rs 1,000 crore as part of 36 operations launched till now by it in these two states.
    PTI
    source: One India

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  • 500 ರೂ. ಹಳೆ ನೋಟು ಚಲಾವಣೆ ನಾಳೆ ಲಾಸ್ಟ್

    ಇಂದು ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 14. ನಾಳೆ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 15 ರಂದು ನೋಟು ನಿಷೇಧಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಹಳೆ 500 ನೋಟು ಚಲಾವಣೆಗೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ನೀಡಿದ್ದ ಗಡುವು ಮುಗಿಯಲಿದೆ. ನಾಳೆ ನಂತ್ರ ಟೋಲ್, ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಕಂಪನಿ, ಎಲ್ಪಿಜಿ ಏಜೆನ್ಸಿ, ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ತೆರಿಗೆ ಇಲಾಖೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹಳೆ ನೋಟು ಚಲಾವಣೆಯಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.
    ನವೆಂಬರ್ 8 ರ ಮಧ್ಯರಾತ್ರಿಯಿಂದ 500 ಹಾಗೂ ಸಾವಿರ ಮುಖ ಬೆಲೆಯ ನೋಟುಗಳ ಚಲಾವಣೆ ಬಂದ್ ಆಗಿದೆ. ಆದ್ರೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಕೆಲವು ಕಡೆ ವಿನಾಯಿತಿ ನೀಡಿತ್ತು. 21 ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 15 ರವರೆಗೆ ಹಳೆ ನೋಟುಗಳನ್ನು ಚಲಾವಣೆ ಮಾಡಬಹುದೆಂದು ಆದೇಶ ನೀಡಿತ್ತು.
    ನಂತ್ರ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ತನ್ನ ನಿಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಬದಲಾವಣೆ ಮಾಡ್ತಾ ಬಂತು. ಪೆಟ್ರೋಲ್ ಬಂಕ್, ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಟಿಕೆಟ್ ಬುಕ್ಕಿಂಗ್, ರೈಲ್ವೆ ಟಿಕೆಟ್ ಬುಕ್ಕಿಂಗ್ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಅನೇಕ ಕಡೆ ಹಳೆ ನೋಟುಗಳ ಚಲಾವಣೆಯನ್ನು ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ರದ್ದು ಮಾಡಿದೆ.

    ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಸಾವಿರ ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಮುಖ ಬೆಲೆಯ ನೋಟುಗಳ ಚಲಾವಣೆಯನ್ನು ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ನಿಷೇಧಿಸಿದೆ. ನಾಳೆ ನಂತ್ರ ಹಳೆ ನೋಟು ಸ್ವೀಕಾರವಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 31 ರ ನಂತ್ರ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಕೂಡ ಹಳೆ ನೋಟುಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ನಿಧಾನ ಮಾಡದೆ ಆದಷ್ಟು ಬೇಗ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಬಳಿ ಇರುವ ಹಣವನ್ನು ಖಾತೆಗೆ ಜಮಾ ಮಾಡಿ ಬನ್ನಿ.

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  • Scrapped Indian notes sail to Dubai to end up as furniture

    Dubai, Dec 13 (IANS) After demonetisation, Indias invalid Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes are now on their way to Dubai and may end up in your living room as a piece of furniture or a photo frame, says a report in Gulf News.

    About 30 to 40 per cent of the hardboard and fibreboard products made by recycling the scrapped notes are being exported through Dubai, P.K. Mayan Mohammad, whose firm in Kerela was chosen by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to recycle the demonetised currency notes, told the Dubai-based newspaper.

    “We are exporting the fibreboards to various countries in Europe, Africa and also to Australia,” the paper quoted Mohammad, who was in Dubai, as saying.

    The locally imported boards are used for making furniture such as wardrobes, shelves, drawer bottoms, photo frames and mirror frame backing and for making partitions.

    Explaining to the newspaper how it all started, Mohammad said the RBI’s regional office in Thiruvananthapuram inquired about his firm’s capability to recycle shredded currency notes a couple of weeks before the government made the demonetisation announcement.

    The RBI approached Mohammad on October 20. However, he said he had no idea a demonetisation move was afoot at that time.

    “I thought they had decided to recycle the soiled notes instead of burning them. I, too, got to know about the demonetisation plan only when the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) announced it,” he was quoted by Gulf News as saying.

    The company made use of the thermomechanical pulping method. “We are the only facility with this technology (in India). It uses high electrical energy, steam pressure and temperature,” he said.

    The firm started using the pulp of the invalid notes as one of the raw materials that are mixed with wood pulp for making hardboard and fibreboard.

    Once that became a success, the RBI asked the company to lift more truckloads of shredded notes.

    “We have been picking up almost 60 tonnes of shredded notes a week,” Mohammad told the paper.

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  • 2013 Hyderabad blasts: NIA court convicts Yasin Bhatkal, 4 others

    Hyderabad: The NIA court on Tuesday convicted five terrorists of the Indian Mujahideen, including Yasin Bhatkal in the 2013 Hyderabad blasts case in Dilsukhnagar. The quantum of sentence would be pronounced on December 19.
    This is the first time that a verdict has been handed down against an Indian Mujahideen terrorist.
    Investigations and trials are proceeding in about half a dozen other cases involving Yasin Bhatkal.
    At least 17 people were killed and more than 130 others injured in the twin blasts in Dilsukhnagar on February 21, 2013. The court had examined over 157 witnesses in the case.
    During the probe, Yasin Bhatkal was picked up by the NIA on the Indo-Nepal border along with Asadullah on August 29, 2013. Tehseen and Zia were arrested six months later.
    The NIA claimed that Asadullah, Zia and Tehseen conducted a recce of the city and decided to target Dilsukhnagar because it was a predominantly Hindu area.
    The NIA said the accused carried out the blasts under instruction from their top boss Riyaz Bhatkal, who is in Pakistan.

  • ಗಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ: ಮಟ್ಕಾ ಜುಗಾರಿ ಪ್ರಕರಣ

    ಗಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ: ದಿನಾಂಕ 12/12/2016 ರಂದು ರಾಘವ ಎಸ್‌ ಪಡೀಲ್‌, ಪೊಲೀಸ್‌ ವೃತ್ತ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಕರು, ಬೈಂದೂರು ವೃತ್ತ ಇವರು ಈದ್‌ ಮಿಲಾದ್‌ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಯವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ರೌಂಡ್ಸ್‌ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿರುವಾಗ ಗುಜ್ಜಾಡಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಗುಜ್ಜಾಡಿ ಬಸ್‌ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದ ಗೂಡಂಗಡಿ ಬಳಿ 10:30 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕವಾಗಿ ಮಟ್ಕಾಜುಗಾರಿ ಚೀಟಿ ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ ಪೂಜಾರಿ (49), ತಂದೆ: ಕುಪ್ಪಯ್ಯ ಪೂಜಾರಿ, ವಾಸ: ದಾಕುಹಿತ್ಲು, ಗಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ ಗ್ರಾಮ, ಕುಂದಾಪುರ ತಾಲೂಕು, ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ ಎಂಬುವವರನ್ನು ವಶಕ್ಕೆ ಪಡೆದು, ಮಟ್ಟಾ ಜುಗಾರಿ ಆಟದಿಂದ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದ ಹಣ 680/- ರೂಪಾಯಿ, ಮಟ್ಕಾ ಚೀಟಿ-1, ಬಾಲ್ ಪೆನ್ನು-1 ನ್ನು ಸ್ವಾಧೀನಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವುದಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಗಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಠಾಣೆ ಅಪರಾಧ ಕ್ರಮಾಂಕ 193/2016 ಕಲಂ: 78 (1) (111) ಐಪಿಸಿಯಂತೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣ ದಾಖಲಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ.

    –Udupi Police

  • Popular front doing excellent relief work Chennai and cuddalor district

    Heavy rain lashes out Chennai due to Vardah cyclone, normalcy of the people’s life being affected heavily.Popular Front social organizations cadres fully prepared to handle the situation. Cadres serving immediately to reduce the damages caused by natural disasters a humanly possible.










    ‘For past 2 week Chennai and cuddalor district was brutally affected by heavy rain and flood. From On that time now till POPULAR FRONT OF INDIA involve in all stage of rescue , relief and rehabilitation work. Now I show the few reports on our works(till Dec 10) Totally 4,500 volunteers works on this project. We rescue 5000 peoples from the flood. 2,16,157 peoples get our service from flood. Total expenditure in the flood relief work by Popular Front Of India is Rs.1,22,94,155 Till now the relief work of Popular Front is held continuously. In this time I extend my supplication to almighty to give his mercy and grace for those peoples works in the field and people who help us in the relief work’. J. Mahammed Rasin State secretary, Popular front of India said.


    – Daily Hunt

  • ಗಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ: ಮಟ್ಕಾ ಜುಗಾರಿ ಪ್ರಕರಣ

    ಗಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ: ದಿನಾಂಕ 12/12/2016 ರಂದು ರಾಘವ ಎಸ್‌ ಪಡೀಲ್‌, ಪೊಲೀಸ್‌ ವೃತ್ತ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಕರು, ಬೈಂದೂರು ವೃತ್ತ ಇವರು ಈದ್‌ ಮಿಲಾದ್‌ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಯವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ರೌಂಡ್ಸ್‌ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿರುವಾಗ ಗುಜ್ಜಾಡಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಗುಜ್ಜಾಡಿ ಬಸ್‌ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದ ಗೂಡಂಗಡಿ ಬಳಿ 10:30 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕವಾಗಿ ಮಟ್ಕಾಜುಗಾರಿ ಚೀಟಿ ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ ಪೂಜಾರಿ (49), ತಂದೆ: ಕುಪ್ಪಯ್ಯ ಪೂಜಾರಿ, ವಾಸ: ದಾಕುಹಿತ್ಲು, ಗಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ ಗ್ರಾಮ, ಕುಂದಾಪುರ ತಾಲೂಕು, ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ ಎಂಬುವವರನ್ನು ವಶಕ್ಕೆ ಪಡೆದು, ಮಟ್ಟಾ ಜುಗಾರಿ ಆಟದಿಂದ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದ ಹಣ 680/- ರೂಪಾಯಿ, ಮಟ್ಕಾ ಚೀಟಿ-1, ಬಾಲ್ ಪೆನ್ನು-1 ನ್ನು ಸ್ವಾಧೀನಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವುದಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಗಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಠಾಣೆ ಅಪರಾಧ ಕ್ರಮಾಂಕ 193/2016 ಕಲಂ: 78 (1) (111) ಐಪಿಸಿಯಂತೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣ ದಾಖಲಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ.

    –Udupi Police

  • Not taken any step to cancel Axis Bank licence: RBI

    The Reserve Bank on Monday said it has “not initiated any action” to cancel Axis Bank’s licence following allegations of irregularities at some of its branches after the demonetisation of high value notes last month. “The Reserve Bank clarifies that it has not initiated any action to cancel the banking licence of Axis Bank in the wake of certain allegations about some serious irregularities in transactions relating to deposit/exchange of Specified Bank Notes in a few branches of the bank,” said the notification.




    The clarification comes amid rumours in a segment of the media that the bank was likely to lose its banking licence, RBI stated further.
    Refuting the reports in a clarification to BSE, Axis Bank said: “We strongly deny the contents of the said article and we reiterate that the Bank has strong systems and controls as per the norms prescribed by RBI.”
    It added: “We firmly believe that said news is intended to spread panic amongst the general public, demoralise the staff and damage the reputation of the Bank.
    “We take this opportunity to assure customers/investors/ members of the public that the bank has a strong code of conduct with zero tolerance to any deviations from prescribed processes. We are committed to adhering to the highest standards of governance in all aspects our business and to provide the best services to our valued customers.”
    Axis Bank said that this is “without prejudice to our rights and contentions in the matter and to take appropriate measures to counter the irresponsible and mala fide report published by the said newspaper, as advised.” Stock of Axis Bank closed 2.56 per cent down at Rs 444.60 on BSE.

  • Cyclone Vardah leaves behind a trail of destruction in Chennai, claims seven lives

    CHENNAI: Severe cyclonic storm Vardah pounded Chennai at an unprecedented 140kmph for a good 90 minutes on Monday afternoon until it crossed the city and travelled inland+ , bringing at least 10cm rainfall and claiming seven lives.

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    The worst is over, said weathermen, forecasting light to moderate rainfall in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Villupuram districts in the next 24 hours.

    By evening, the wind speed had reduced to 15-25kmph.

    At least seven people, including a 3-year-old child and four women died in separate rain-related incidents in the city. The deceased have been identified as Parvathi, 85, of Nungambakkam, Karna Behra, 24, of Elephant Gate, Karthik, 3, of Vadapalani, Vaikuntanathan, 42, of Kolathur, Mani, 60, of Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Radha, 75, of Purasawalkam and Amanullah, 45, of Pallikaranai.

    Weathermen had forecast that the very severe cyclonic storm Vardah would weaken before making landfall. Skymet Weather chief meteorologist Mahesh Palawat said, “Vardah did not weaken significantly as expected. The very severe cyclonic storm was still a severe cyclonic storm when it made landfall north of Chennai.”

    The cyclone which tore into the city brought down hundreds of trees . One half of most arterial roads were blocked with fallen trees, forcing two-way traffic to be diverted to the other half.

    Several houses were destroyed, especially in coastal parts like Kottivakkam, Palavakkam, Foreshore Estate and Royapuram. Several incidents of wall collapse were reported across the city.

    Most parts of the city suffered power cuts after electrical poles and cables were damaged. TNEB officials said that it would take at least a day is restore power in several areas. It damaged lampposts in several parts of the city.

    Mobile phone towers collapsed in several parts of the city including Besant Nagar, K K Nagar, Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Adambakkam and Marina.

    Rainfall will subside by Tuesday night, forecast weathermen. With about 16cm rainfall since Sunday evening, the rainfall deficit has reduced from 80% to 75%. The city has received 20cm rainfall, against the normal of 80cm.

    Weathermen said that another system might form over the southeast Bay of Bengal in a week or so. Palawat said, “A system could form around December 20. We will have to wait and watch if it can bring the water-starved city enough rainwater to last the summer ahead.”
    Source –  TOI