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Boy who went missing in Kovilpatti found dead
1 week, 6 days ago

Boy who went missing in Kovilpatti found dead

The Hindu  

A 10-year-old boy, who had been missing since noon on Monday, was found dead in the early hours of Tuesday in Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi district. The police said the boy, Karuppasamy, lived with his parents Karthik Murugan and Balasundari and his older brother Manikandan, at Gandhi Nagar in Kovilpatti. At around 11 a.m., when Karuppasamy’s grandmother came to the house to …

Missing Kovilpatti Karuppasamy Balasundari
Feral pig menace: 1,500 acres of maize farms destroyed in Kovilpatti and Vilathikulam, say farmers
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Feral pig menace: 1,500 acres of maize farms destroyed in Kovilpatti and Vilathikulam, say farmers

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: As feral pig menace continues to be a major issue in the rain-fed tracts of Kovilpatti and Vilathikulam assembly constituencies, farmers of the areas alleged that over 1,500 acres of maize crops were damaged by the pigs, and most women are reluctant to engage in farm works, in fear of the animal. Feral pigs, which are non-domesticated country pigs, …

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Minister garlands statue of Italian Tamil scholar Veeramma Munivar
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Minister garlands statue of Italian Tamil scholar Veeramma Munivar

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Marking the 344th birth anniversary of Italian Tamil Scholar Veeramma Munivar, Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Minister Geetha Jeevan garlanded his statue at the Basilica of Our Lady of Assumption Church in Kamanayakkanpatti near Kovilpatti on Friday. The birth name of Veeramma Munivar was Constantine Joseph Beschi. He was a jesuit priest who contributed to Tamil literature in the …

Tamil Munivar Kamanayakkanpatti Veeramma Munivar
Kovilpatti in the spotlight as seven players make it to Tamil Nadu hockey team
3 months ago

Kovilpatti in the spotlight as seven players make it to Tamil Nadu hockey team

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: As many as seven players from Kovilpatti have been shortlisted for the Tamil Nadu sub-junior men's hockey team which is set to participate in the national-level tournament scheduled in Chandigarh from September 23 to October 3. The hockey unit of the state conducted a 10-day training camp for 50 sub-junior level hockey players and announced the 25-member list on …

Tamil Nadu Players Hockey Kovilpatti
Foul play suspected in student's claims on being hit by teacher in TN school
3 months, 1 week ago

Foul play suspected in student's claims on being hit by teacher in TN school

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: A 14-year-old school boy was hospitalised after allegedly being hit by a physical education teacher in Kovilpatti. Sources said, the victim S Parthish of Idaiseval village of Class 9 was studying at, Nadar Higher Secondary School, which was a government-aided school in Kovilpatti. "The physical education teacher A Muthukumar had allegedly hit Parthish for taking a football without permission …

School Teacher Kovilpatti Parthish Muthukumar
Activist claims threat to life for helping queer couple in TN
5 months, 1 week ago

Activist claims threat to life for helping queer couple in TN

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: A trans woman activist has alleged a threat to her life as well as to that of the transgender community living in Sandeep Nagar near Kovilpatti for helping a queer couple. In her petition submitted to Chief Minister's cell and the Thoothukudi superintendent of police, Thirunar Urimai Foundation president Grace Banu said the transgender community in Sandeep Nagar had …

Transgender Thoothukudi Sandeep Nagar Trans Kovilpatti Karthiga
BJP did not field Tamilisai from Thoothukudi fearing defeat: Kanimozhi
8 months, 1 week ago

BJP did not field Tamilisai from Thoothukudi fearing defeat: Kanimozhi

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Taking a dig at the BJP, Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi said that the saffron party refrained from fielding former Puducherry Governor Dr Tamilisai Sounderrajan in the district to avoid defeat here. "Women's safety in the BJP-led government has been abysmal," she said and further accused the BJP of silencing journalists and opposition leaders who question them, thereby endangering freedom …

Tamil Bjp Thoothukudi Kovilpatti Kanimozhi Tamilisai
Downpour ravages 1.48 lakh hectares of farmland in Thoothukudi district
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Downpour ravages 1.48 lakh hectares of farmland in Thoothukudi district

The Hindu  

The heavy rain that lashed the southern districts of Tamil Nadu has completely wiped out farmland in Thoothukudi district, leaving farmers high and dry. According to the district administration, till December 25, of a total of 1,80,000 hectares of agricultural land in Thoothukudi district, 1,48,037 ha had been damaged in 12 blocks — Alwarthitunagari, Karungulam, Kayathar, Kovilpatti, Ottapidaram, Pudur, Sathankulam, …

Farmers Rain Damage Farmland District Thoothukudi Kovilpatti
Shares of K Lakshmi Roller, R Systems, Sarthak Metals to trade ex-dividend today
1 year ago

Shares of K Lakshmi Roller, R Systems, Sarthak Metals to trade ex-dividend today

Live Mint  

Dividend stocks 2023: Shares of Kovilpatti Lakshmi Roller Flour Mills Ltd, R Systems International Limited, Rajesh Exports Ltd, Sarthak Metals Ltd, Alphalogic Techsys Ltd, and SM Auto Stamping Ltd will be in focus when the stock market opens on Friday. In a stock exchange filing, Kovilpatti Lakshmi Roller Flour Mills said: “The Board of Directors has recommended a dividend of …

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Tamil Nadu: Heavy rains lash southern districts, holiday for schools
1 year ago

Tamil Nadu: Heavy rains lash southern districts, holiday for schools

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government declared a holiday for all schools, colleges, private institutions, banks and financial institutions in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari and Tenkasi districts on Monday due to heavy rainfall. As per IMD predictions, heavy rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram, Pudukottai and Thanjavur districts of Tamil Nadu on December …

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Kovilpatti Sports Hostels of Excellence churns out third national hockey player
1 year, 2 months ago

Kovilpatti Sports Hostels of Excellence churns out third national hockey player

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: B Sathish, who has been honing his skills at the SDAT Sports Hostels of Excellence in Kovilpatti, has made it to the Indian Junior Men's Hockey team, which will play the 11th Sultan of Johor Cup 2023 from October 27 to November 4 in Malaysia. The 19-year-old was part of the Tamil Nadu sub-junior hockey team that played national …

Tamil Nadu Sathish Kovilpatti National Hockey
INTERVIEW| Tamil writer Udaya Shankar, winner of Bal Puraskar award 2023 for his novel ‘Aadhanin Bommai’.
1 year, 5 months ago

INTERVIEW| Tamil writer Udaya Shankar, winner of Bal Puraskar award 2023 for his novel ‘Aadhanin Bommai’.

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 18, 2023 14:50 IST - 7 MINS READ Tamil writer Udaya Shankar, based in Kovilpatti, received the Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023 for his novel Aadhanin Bommai published in 2021. With a prolific career of 40 years and around 150 books to his name, Udaya Shankar seamlessly balances his roles as a political writer and a …

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Kovilpatti to host Junior National men’s hockey championship from December 16
3 years ago

Kovilpatti to host Junior National men’s hockey championship from December 16

The Hindu  

Kovilpatti may be a small industrial town in Thoothukudi District famous for groundnut candies and match sticks, but its contribution to hockey has been nothing less than immense. The Junior National men’s hockey championship to be held at the artificial turf here from December 16 to 25 is expected to provide a major fillip to the sport. P. Guruchitra Shanmuga …

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What helped AIADMK’s C. Raju defeat T.T.V. Dhinakaran
3 years, 7 months ago

What helped AIADMK’s C. Raju defeat T.T.V. Dhinakaran

The Hindu  

A likely consolidation of voters of non-Mukkulathor communities in Kovilpatti Assembly constituency may have helped AIADMK’s Kadambur C. Raju defeat AMMK founder T.T.V. The AMMK leader had shifted to Kovilpatti down south hoping to spring a surprise much like he did in Chennai’s Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency in a by-poll in 2017. His supporters back then argued that it would …

Community Voters Kovilpatti Dhinakaran Mukkulathor Raju Defeat Kovilpatti Assembly
TN Assembly polls | Back AMMK to revive Jayalalithaa’s rule, says Dhinakaran
3 years, 8 months ago

TN Assembly polls | Back AMMK to revive Jayalalithaa’s rule, says Dhinakaran

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu voters should back the candidates of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam to revive the rule of Jayalalithaa in the State, party general secretary T.T.V. Concluding his electioneering in Kovilpatti Assembly seat, where is contesting, Mr. Dhinakaran said revival of Jayalalithaa’s rule, which was the prime objective of AMMK, could be realised only if the party candidates were elected …

Kovilpatti Jayalalithaa Dhinakaran
Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2021, Kovilpatti profile: AIADMK's Kadambur C Raju won seat in 2016
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2021, Kovilpatti profile: AIADMK's Kadambur C Raju won seat in 2016

Firstpost  

Kovilpatti is an Assembly/Vidhan Sabha constituency in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, the Kovilpatti constituency had a total of 2,48,279 registered voters. Past election results and winners In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, Kadambur C Raju of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party won the Kovilpatti seat. The Tamil …

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Tamil Nadu: 30-year-old stabbed repeatedly in full public view in Kovilpatti
3 years, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu: 30-year-old stabbed repeatedly in full public view in Kovilpatti

India Today  

A 30-year-old worker employed by a private company, Ramkumar was stabbed to death in full public view on Friday. Kovilpatti police in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi has filed a case in this regard under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Police officials had said at the time that a 22-year-old man was stabbed to death in broad daylight in full …

Tamil Nadu Kovilpatti Ramkumar Full Public View
Chepauk, Coimbatore South, Kovilpatti: Why These Three Tamil Nadu Constituencies Are Important
3 years, 9 months ago

Chepauk, Coimbatore South, Kovilpatti: Why These Three Tamil Nadu Constituencies Are Important

News 18  

Several key parties in Tamil Nadu announced their candidates on Friday that provided a clear picture of what the important contests in the 243 member assembly will look like in the upcoming elections. Meanwhile, Kamal Haasan said, “I see in the battle in Coimbtatore South, a battle for the soil, language and people of Tamil Nadu. Chepauk MK Stalin’s son …

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Tamil Nadu polls: AMMK names TTV Dhinakaran from Kovilpatti in second list of 50 candidates
3 years, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu polls: AMMK names TTV Dhinakaran from Kovilpatti in second list of 50 candidates

Firstpost  

Chennai: Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam top leader and AIADMK rival, TTV Dhinakaran would contest from the Kovilpatti segment in southern Tamil Nadu and take on Information Minister, Kadambur C Raju. In the AMMK’s second list of 50 candidates released on Thursday, the late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa’s confidante VK Sasikala’s nephew Dhinakaran’s name figures on the top. Dhinakaran, known as …

Tamil Nadu Mla Aiadmk Kovilpatti Dhinakaran Sattur Names Ttv