Prime accused in double murder case shot during arrest in Thoothukudi

Prime accused in double murder case shot during arrest in Thoothukudi

Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images A special police team shot at a 25-year-old man accused in a double murder case after he reportedly tried to attack two police pesonnel during his arrest early Thursday (March 6, 2025). Muneeswaran, the prime accused in the murder of a mother-daughter duo P. Seethalakshmi, 70, and V. … Read more

Rape case accused shot at after he attacked SI, police constable near Thoothukudi

Rape case accused shot at after he attacked SI, police constable near Thoothukudi

Police shot at a gang-rape case accused after he attacked a Sub-Inspector of Police and a constable with sickle when they tried to arrest him on Monday (February 24, 2025) evening. Sources in the police said two unidentified persons, who forcibly entered a house in a residential area on the outskirts of Kovilpatti a few … Read more

Continuous rainfall triggers waterlogging in many areas of Thoothukudi

Continuous rainfall triggers waterlogging in many areas of Thoothukudi

Pumps have been deployed on many roads to pump out the the rainwater in Thoothukudi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: N. RAJESH Continuous rainfall in Thoothukudi has caused severe hardship for residents as rainwater has inundated several areas. Efforts to drain stagnant water in the city have been intensified. The northeast monsoon has been very … Read more

Closure of Sterlite Copper unit in Tamil Nadu: Supreme Court to consider hearing Vedanta’s plea

Closure of Sterlite Copper unit in Tamil Nadu: Supreme Court to consider hearing Vedanta’s plea

A view of the Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi . File | Photo Credit: Rajesh N The Supreme Court has agreed to consider hearing the Vedanta group’s plea related to the closure of its Sterlite Copper unit in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi on January 2. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices … Read more

N.Silambarasan posted as Superintendent of Police, Thoothukudi 

N.Silambarasan posted as Superintendent of Police, Thoothukudi 

I N. Silambarasan, Deputy Commissioner of Police, South, Coimbatore City, has been transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Tirunelveli District, replacing L. Balaji Saravanan, Superintendent of Police, Thoothukudi District, who was holding Full Additional Charge of the post. K. Shanmugam, Superintendent of Police, Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Southern Range, Chennai, has been transferred and posted … Read more

In Thoothukudi, women from refugee camps for Sri Lankan Tamils run their own restaurant

In Thoothukudi, women from refugee camps for Sri Lankan Tamils run their own restaurant

Eleven women from refugee camps for Sri Lankan Tamils in Thoothukudi have started their own restaurant serving sambal and fish curry Eleven women from refugee camps for Sri Lankan Tamils in Thoothukudi have started their own restaurant serving sambal and fish curry Back at home in Neer Kolumbu, a seaside village in Colombo, Sri Lanka, … Read more