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8 stories for “Thoothukudi” · February 2026
Clear filtersSenior CPI leader R. Nallakannu passed away in Chennai on 25 February 2026 at 101 and was given State honours. Born in 1925 at Srivaikundam, Thoothukudi, he joined the freedom struggle as a student. Arrested in the 1949...
SIPCOT industrial parks grew from 24 in 15 districts (32,525 acres) before 2021 to 54 parks across 49,468 acres. India's largest workers' hostel, with 18,720 beds, was built at Sriperumbudur, and new TIDEL Parks are comi...
The 16th Tamiraparani water bird census recorded 21,091 birds of 69 species across 68 irrigation tanks in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi districts of southern Tamil Nadu. Migratory species, including those using th...
Overview: The Tamil Nadu State Budget for 2026-27 was presented in the Legislative Assembly, prioritizing the 'One Trillion Dollar Economy' roadmap. Significant funds were allocated for digital transformation in the MSME...
The highly esteemed Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology is currently conducting vastly extensive, scientifically rigorous archaeological excavations across eight major historical sites throughout the ongoing 2025-...
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin unveiled Tamil Nadu's first statue of German philosopher and communist thinker Karl Marx on the Egmore Museum premises in Chennai. In another State first, the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority...
At the Tamil Nadu Global Tourism Summit 2026 in Chennai, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced that a Tamil Biennale will be staged in January 2027. The State signed 127 memoranda of understanding valued at ₹22,794 crore,...
The Union Budget 2026-27 proposed turning 15 archaeological sites into experiential cultural destinations, including Lothal, Dholavira, Rakhigarhi, Adichanallur, Sarnath, Hastinapur and Leh Palace. Adichanallur, on the T...
