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A Thoothukudi POCSO court has sentenced repeat offender Dharma Muneeswaran to double death penalty for the rape and murder of a 17-year-old schoolgirl https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/thoothukudi-pocso-court-double-death-penalty-schoolgirl-murder-e3f2zhfu?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Thoothukudi #TamilNadu #POCSO #CrimeNews #SchoolgirlMurder

Robert Sanscartier May 17

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Large quantities of seaweed washed ashore along the coast of Thoothukudi on Sunday, prompting concern among local fishing communities who attribute the phenomenon to climate change, rising sea temperatures, and shifting sea currents

https://thenewsmill.com/2026/05/seaweed-washes-ashore-in-thoothukudi-as-fishermen-link-event-to-climate-change/

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Seaweed washes ashore in Thoothukudi as fishermen link event to climate change

Large quantities of seaweed washed ashore along the coast of Thoothukudi on Sunday, prompting concern among local fishing communities who attribute the

The News Mill

Robert Sanscartier Apr 30

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Amid the severe heat, salt pan workers have been forced to begin their shifts as early as 1 am to avoid the peak afternoon hours in Thoothukudi

https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/thoothukudi-salt-pan-workers-start-shifts-at-1-am-amid-severe-heat-articleshow-qgy8i89

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Thoothukudi: Salt pan workers start shifts at 1 am amid severe heat

Amid a severe heatwave in Thoothukudi, salt pan workers are forced to begin shifts at 1 am. Despite hard labour, they receive minimum wage and lack basic facilities like toilets and safe drinking water, prompting calls for government aid.

Asianet Newsable

Mathrubhumi English Apr 23

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

Mathrubhumi English Apr 11

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

The Hindu Mar 12

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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/inspector-suspended-over-murder-of-teenage-girl-in-thoothukudi/article70735418.ece

Inspector suspended over murder of teenage girl in Thoothukudi

Vilathikulam All Women Police Station Inspector V.P. Praveena was suspended on charges of failing to take timely action in registering a “missing case” filed by parents of a 17-year-old class XII girl, who was later found murdered in a forest area, near a village at Kulathur in Thoothukudi district

The Hindu

Robert Sanscartier Feb 7

#Thoothukudi #India

However, the changing rain patterns due to cloud bursts, intense flooding, extended northeast monsoon season, and severe winter have been posing challenges for the farmers in cultivating pulses, which cannot withstand severe rains and stagnation

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Feb/07/hit-by-climate-change-surging-costs-thoothukudi-farmers-switch-from-pulses-to-maize

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Hit by climate change, surging costs, Thoothukudi farmers switch from pulses to maize

THOOTHUKUDI: Climate change-induced heavy downpour and soaring cultivation costs have pushed several farmers in the rain-fed regions of the district to graduall

The New Indian Express

odnewsin Dec 18

Thoothukudi: Water Birds Gather In Salt Pans Amid Heavy Rain

Thoothukudi: Water Birds Gather In Salt Pans Amid Heavy Rain #birds #thoothukudi #heavyrain #otvnews #otvenglish --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OdishaTV is Odisha's no 1 News Channel. OTV being the first private satellite TV channel in Odisha carries the onus of charting a course that behoves its pioneering efforts. Accordingly its…

https://www.odnews.in/thoothukudi-water-birds-gather-in-salt-pans-amid-heavy-rain/

Mathrubhumi English Dec 18

Heavy rains transform Thoothukudi salt pans into a bird sanctuary. Witness mesmerising flocks of water birds and Rosy Starlings, a rare spectacle. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/thoothukudi-salt-pans-bird-haven-rains-swfqic2e?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Thoothukudi #SaltPans #WaterBirds #MigratoryBirds #TamilNadu