Rain lashes Tamil Nadu; schools, colleges closed

Heavy rain brought life to a grinding halt across Tamil Nadu on Friday and a day’s holiday was announced for schools and colleges in Tirunelveli, Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Tiruvannamalai and Vellore districts and holiday for only schools in Kanyakumari district. Anna University and University of Madras affiliated colleges have postponed their examinations. “The examinations scheduled for Anna University affiliated colleges on November 12, 13 and 14 are rescheduled to December 21, 22 and 24 respectively,” said S. Ganesan, Registrar, Anna University. “All examinations scheduled today in Madras University have been cancelled due to rain. New dates will be announced later,” said R.Thandavan, Vice-Chancellor, University of Madras. Seven more persons lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu, taking the death toll to 55 as the North East Monsoon continued to pound several parts of the State. The government had on Thursday put the toll in rain-related incidents at 48, including 27 from Cuddalore district. According to an official release on Thursday, the toll stood at 55, as seven more persons lost their lives in incidents in various parts of the State since on Thursday night. The Hindu