Nilgiris

Chennai schools and colleges have been given a holiday due to heavy rain, as the weather department warns that a depression over the Bay of Bengal will intensify into Cyclone Murasu, named by India. A red alert has been issued for the Nilgiris today and for three more districts tomorrow. People in Chennai are also sharing accounts of how the downpour affected the city.

Work has intensified to stack sandbags at 17 sites where soil erosion and landslides occurred along the Kotagiri-Mettupalayam road near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district. The preventive measures aim to stabilise the slopes and protect the busy hill road from further damage, with attention focused on the safety of the route amid continuing concerns over landslides in the region.

Hindustan Times' morning briefing for November 3 leads with the death of an Indian tourist in Nepal and a rain alert for the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu following Cyclone Murasu's landfall. The roundup also covers a helicopter collision and Indian Air Force operations linked to Oman. It compiles the day's top national and international headlines.