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Lok Sabha Results: All Candidates Who Contested Against Kanimozhi In TN's Thoothukudi Lose Deposit

Lok Sabha Results: DMK leader Kanimozhi triumphed in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi constituency, defeating AIADMK's Sivasamy Velumani by a staggering margin of 3,92,738 votes, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday. This marks her second consecutive victory from this constituency, following her 2019 win over BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan by a margin of 3.47 lakh votes. In …

Supreme Court dismisses Vedanta’s plea seeking reopening of Sterlite copper plant in TN's Thoothukudi

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal of the Vedanta group seeking direction for the reopening of its Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi. The Supreme Court, while dismissing the plea, said that the plant is a chronic violator of air and water pollution laws. Earlier in August 2020, the Madras High Court had rejected Vedanta’s plea for …

As water recedes in TN's Thoothukudi, people step out of houses after 3 days

THOOTHUKUDI: After three days of being stranded in their houses owing to torrential rainfall, people in several areas in Thoothukudi district stepped out after water started receding on Wednesday. Many people were seen wandering in their neighbourhood for hours to purchase essentials like fuel and food, the demand for which spiked in the aftermath of the heavy spell of rains. …

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Auto driver hacked to death in TN's Thoothukudi, 2 brothers held

An auto driver was hacked to death in broad daylight by two brothers in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district on Saturday. After a few drinks, the trio got into a dispute, during which Arumugam pulled out a knife hidden in his waistband and attacked Sivaperumal. In order to prevent Sivaperumal from fleeing, Sornaraj held on to the victim as Arumugam continued …

4 Manual Scavengers Asphyxiate to Death in TN’s Thoothukudi

Thoothukudi: Member of Rajya Sabha, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, who is expected to be the DMK candidate in the Lok Sabha election for Thoothukudi constituency, has expressed suspicion on the Tamil Nadu government's stand regarding the Sterlite issue. Responding to mediapersons at the airport here on the State government's stand that the ruling party men had been boasting of victory on the …