#thoothukudi — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #thoothukudi, aggregated by home.social.
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Women voters in Thoothukudi turn out enthusiastically at special pink booths during Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, boosting participation. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/multimedia/videos/pink-booths-add-colour-to-tn-polls-as-women-turn-out-in-numbers-eemo15bl?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TamilNadu #AssemblyElections #Thoothukudi
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A 61-day fishing ban will be enforced along the Tamil Nadu coast from April 15 to protect marine resources and support fish breeding. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/tamil-nadu-fishing-ban-2026-updates-ae58awvb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TamilNaduFishingBan #FishingBan2026 #MarineConservation #Thoothukudi
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In fight against fascism, Christians in coastal Thoothukudi support DMK’s Kanimozhi
Several of the residents whom TNM met in the coastal regions of Thoothukudi support the DMK simply because the Church endorses them.
#TamilNadu #thoothukudi #TNChristians #CatholicChurch #DMK #kanimozhi #AIADMK #BJP #NDA #india
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Supreme Court dismisses plea for re-opening Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi
In 2018, Thoothukudi residents had organised a 100-day protest against the Sterlite plant alleging environmental pollution since the 1990s. The plant was shut down in 2018.
#TamilNadu #SupremeCourt #thoothukudi #sterlite #EnvironmentalPollution #ThoothukudiMassacre #vedanta #environment #pollution #india
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Sterlite firing: T.N. files counter to plea to register murder case against police personnel involved
The PIL petition was filed by the mother of a 17-year-old protester who was shot dead during the Sterlite firing in 2018.
#TamilNadu #SterliteMassacre #thoothukudi #TNGovt #TNPolice #JSnowlin #vedanta #india
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IPS officer indicted in Thoothukudi shootings promoted to DGP rank by TN govt
Shailesh was serving as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the south zone during the shootings at the protest staged by Thoothukudi people.
#TamilNadu #thoothukudi #ThoothukudiMassacre #vedanta #AIADMK #ShaileshKumarYadav #TNPolice #TNGovt #DMK #india
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Extremely heavy rains lash South Tamil Nadu
Holiday has been declared for educational institutions in rain-hit districts and a septuagenarian was killed in wall collapse at Ramanathapuram district.
#TamilNadu #ramanathapuram #tirunelveli #kanniyakumari #madurai #theni #dindigul #thoothukudi #tenkasi #TNRains #ExtremeWeatherEvents #TNFloods #ClimateChange #environment #india
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Restaurant run by Sri Lankan refugees in Thoothukudi completes one year, wants to spread its wings
The women, who had experience in cooking Sri Lankan dishes with traditional recipes, were offered a space owned by the Thoothukudi Corporation, to begin their restaurant; now, with one year up, they are hoping to open a few more branches.
#TamilNadu #thoothukudi #SriLankanRefugees #refugees #UNHCR #kanimozhi #india
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Not just Dalit residents, their homes too can’t face upper castes in this Tamil Nadu village
An unwritten caste order has barred members of a Scheduled Caste community (Arunthathiyars) for the past 40 years from building houses with entrances facing the homes of dominant castes (Naickers).
#TamilNadu #thoothukudi #dalits #arunthathiyars #dalits #naickers #casteism #CasteDiscrimination #RuralIndia #india
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Tamil Nadu: Sanitary staff attempts suicide after panchayat president hurls caste slur
Sources said Karupasamy and his wife Muniammal belong to the Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyar), and are among 27 sanitary contract workers deployed by the Green Trust for Pudur Town panchayat.
#TamilNadu #thoothukudi #HateCrime #HateSpeech #dalits #arunthathiyars #CasteViolence #casteism #panchayats #RuralIndia #india
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TN sanitation worker dies by suicide, panchayat officials booked for casteist abuse
The family of Sudalaimadan, a 55-year-old sanitation worker, alleged that he had been facing casteist abuse from former and current panchayat officials of Udangudi in Thoothukudi, for seeking a promotion at work.
#TamilNadu #casteism #CasteViolence #thoothukudi #udangudi #SanitationWorkers #caste #suicide #panchayat #dalits #dalit #SC #arunthathiyar #india
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