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Cyclone Fengal: Major highways to Villupuram under water
3 weeks ago

Cyclone Fengal: Major highways to Villupuram under water

New Indian Express  

VILLUPURAM: Villupuram recorded the highest rainfall ever of 51cm received at Mailam, and 27cm in Villupuram town, on Sunday, affecting normal life for over 48 hours. Major state highways connecting Villupuram with Gingee, Thirukovilur, Tindivanam, and Marakkanam were blocked at various spots due to inundation. Most flooding was observed in the Trichy trunk road in Villupuram town from New Bus …

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500 people marooned in Marakkanam sans food, power for three days
3 weeks ago

500 people marooned in Marakkanam sans food, power for three days

New Indian Express  

VILLUPURAM: A part of East Coast Road on the border area of Chengalpattu-Villupuram districts was submerged in water on Sunday. TNIE visited the area and learnt that around 500 people, including women and children, were marooned in Kaippani Colony of Marakkanam block in Villupuram district. Residents, most of them salt pan workers, rued that they had no power supply for …

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Heavy rain, strong gale hit normal life; crops suffer damage in Villupuram
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Heavy rain, strong gale hit normal life; crops suffer damage in Villupuram

The Hindu  

As the cyclone made a landfall close to Puducherry, between 10.30 pm and 11.30 p.m. on Saturday, Villupuram district, especially the coastal belt, experienced strong gale and continuous rain from early in the morning, bringing life to a standstill. Due to intermittent rain, several residential localities – the arterial East Coast Road and interior bylanes in Marakkanam, Kottakuppam, Koonimedukuppam and …

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T.N. Rains | Cyclone shelters readied, flood-prone causeways barricaded, in Villupuram district
1 year ago

T.N. Rains | Cyclone shelters readied, flood-prone causeways barricaded, in Villupuram district

The Hindu  

In view of the forecast predicting heavy rains in Vanur and Marakkanam blocks in Villupuram district, Collector C. Palani on Thursday, November 30, 2023, chaired a meeting at the Collectorate to review the arrangements made. Official sources said two units of the National Disaster Response Force had reached Marakkanam, and the administration had opened multi-purpose cyclone shelters for evacuees from …

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Kazhuveli lake: Between a dam and a wetland
1 year, 2 months ago

Kazhuveli lake: Between a dam and a wetland

The Hindu  

In 2021, the Public Works Department built a check dam on the Kazhuveli wetland, located in Vanur and Marakkanam taluks of Villupuram district, hoping to convert it into a freshwater lake. “It will only result in the degradation of this biodiverse ecosystem and increase salt water intrusion.” A three-member committee, headed by Chief Wildlife Warden Srinivas R. Reddy, inspected the …

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HC directs HR&CE Dept. to ensure worship at Droupadi Amman temple festival without caste discrimination
1 year, 6 months ago

HC directs HR&CE Dept. to ensure worship at Droupadi Amman temple festival without caste discrimination

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Thursday directed Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department to ensure that all devotees, without any caste discrimination whatsoever, are allowed to participate in the ongoing Chithirai-Vaigasi festival at Droupadi Amman temple at Marakkanam in Villupuram district. The summer vacation bench of Justices B. Pugalendhi and V. Lakshminarayanan passed the orders while disposing of a public …

Temple Droupadi Amman Temple
Twin hooch tragedies in Tamil Nadu | Horrific tales of a deadly brew
1 year, 7 months ago

Twin hooch tragedies in Tamil Nadu | Horrific tales of a deadly brew

The Hindu  

Just a month after the government declared in the Assembly that hooch tragedies were a thing of the past in Tamil Nadu, twin hooch tragedies in the State claimed 22 lives and left 45 others hospitalised. ‘Kingpins not arrested’ Fisherwomen of Ekkiyarkuppam allege that the illegal spurious liquor business, operated by Amaran, had vitiated the atmosphere in the village. “We …

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Spurious liquor deaths in T.N. | Murder case registered; Governor Ravi seeks report
1 year, 7 months ago

Spurious liquor deaths in T.N. | Murder case registered; Governor Ravi seeks report

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu police have altered the cases relating to the deaths of 22 persons due to the consumption of spurious liquor to that of murder against 13 accused persons. The query from Raj Bhavan comes after the Tamil Nadu police claimed that the spurious liquor tragedy had nothing to do with the brewing of illicit arrack and the victims …

Tamil Nadu Deaths Persons Spurious Liquor Methanol Arrack Marakkanam
Spurious liquor deaths in Tamil Nadu | Four more deaths take toll to 21
1 year, 7 months ago

Spurious liquor deaths in Tamil Nadu | Four more deaths take toll to 21

The Hindu  

The toll in the twin spurious liquor tragedy rose to 21 on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 with the death of one more victim from Marakkanam in Villupuram district and three more victims from Madurantakam in Chengalpattu district. In Marakkanam, the toll rose to 13 as one victim, who was undergoing treatment at the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital, died. …

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Pall of gloom descends on Ekkiyarkuppam where 12 die after consuming spurious liquor
1 year, 7 months ago

Pall of gloom descends on Ekkiyarkuppam where 12 die after consuming spurious liquor

The Hindu  

Ekkiyarpuram, a non-descript coastal hamlet near Marakkanam in Villupuram district, remained in a pall of gloom on Tuesday waiting for the arrival of mortal remains of several locals who died after consuming spurious liquor on Saturday last. Most of the victims were the sole bread-winners of the family and the entire village has been destroyed due to spurious liquor,” said …

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Top news of the day: May 15, 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

Top news of the day: May 15, 2023

The Hindu  

As race for Karnataka CM post intensifies, Siddaramaiah reaches Delhi for consultations As choosing the chief ministerial candidate has become an acid test for the Congress after its massive victory in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly polls, the party high command reportedly summoned Leader of the Opposition and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to New Delhi to decide on the party’s choice …

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Spurious liquor deaths in Tamil Nadu | With four more deaths at Marakkanam and Maduranthakam, toll rises to 17
1 year, 7 months ago

Spurious liquor deaths in Tamil Nadu | With four more deaths at Marakkanam and Maduranthakam, toll rises to 17

The Hindu  

The toll in the twin spurious liquor tragedy in Tamil Nadu rose to 17 on Monday, May 15, 2023. In the Marakkanam incident, the toll increased to 12, with the death of three more victims, who were undergoing treatment at the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital. Official sources said 37 persons were undergoing treatment in Villupuram, three at Jawaharlal …

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Ten persons die in north Tamil Nadu in two incidents of spurious liquor consumption
1 year, 7 months ago

Ten persons die in north Tamil Nadu in two incidents of spurious liquor consumption

The Hindu  

As many as 10 persons including three women have died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts in north Tamil Nadu. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter here Six persons including a woman hailing from Ekkiyarkuppam near Marakkanam in Villupuram district died on Sunday. In …

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46 live Indian Black Turtles seized in Villupuram district, two held
1 year, 9 months ago

46 live Indian Black Turtles seized in Villupuram district, two held

The Hindu  

The Marakkanam police on Sunday seized 46 live Indian Black Turtles from two persons who were allegedly smuggling them on a two-wheeler, from neighbouring Puducherry. A team of the Marakkanam police nabbed them during a vehicle check at the Prohibition Enforcement Wing check post at Kilputhupattu near Marakkanam, on Sunday evening. The police team checked the bag and found 46 …

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Cyclone Nivar live updates | Over 1,000 trees uprooted, say officials
4 years ago

Cyclone Nivar live updates | Over 1,000 trees uprooted, say officials

The Hindu  

Cyclone Nivar, which made landfall near Puducherry early on November 26, is now a severe cyclonic storm, and is expected to weaken further by midnight. Jagan Mohan Reddy instructed officials to take all steps to contain the damage caused by cyclone Nivar, which made landfall off Tamil Nadu coast in the early hours of Thursday. 1.30 pm | Tamil Nadu …

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One dead, trees uprooted as Nivar makes landfall near Marakkanam
4 years ago

One dead, trees uprooted as Nivar makes landfall near Marakkanam

The Hindu  

After hovering over the sea for a longer time than predicted, Cyclone Nivar finally made its landfall near the coastal town of Marakkanam in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday night. Over the day, because of heavy rain and gusty winds, one person was killed, a few people were injured, trees were uprooted and electric posts and advertising boards …

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