Tirunelveli District

At least six people were injured, and two shops were gutted in the fire following a gas cylinder explosion at a shop in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, police officials said.

The 72-year-old MLA and speaker of the Tamil Nadu assembly, M Appavu, is inspecting the final phase of his pet project - the interlinking of three rivers in his Radhapuram assembly constituency in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.

A couple from Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district drowned after their car fell into a pit filled with water on the Tirunelveli Highway near Sankarankoil of Tenkasi District, police said on Sunday.

Heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu unleashed floods in several districts of Tamil Nadu including Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari districts.

Extremely heavy rains unleashed floods across four districts of southern Tamil Nadu, disrupting normal life in Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Tenkasi and Kanyakumari districts of the state.

A class 12 student belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community in Tirunelveli district was allegedly attacked by his classmates, even as Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed concern over "casteism poison" creeping into young minds.

At least four workers aretrapped in a quarry or an open-pit mine since last night in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, while two people have been rescued so far, police said today.

A proposal for this project has been submitted to the Tirunelveli District Administration, which had requested IIT Madras to study this phenomenon.

A ten-year-old prodigy in Tamil Nadu - who teaches yoga to the visually-impaired in the Tirunelveli district - has won many hearts with her sheer talent and willingness to help people learn the discipline.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Thursday presented special bravery award to an elderly couple from Tirunelveli district, who recently fought armed robbers with plastic chairs and slippers.

A 19-year-old pregnant woman died after she fainted while bathing in the famous Coutralam water falls in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district Sunday, police said.

Two new districts will be formed in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami said today. Tirunelveli and Kancheepuram districts will be bifurcated to create the two new districts - Tenkasi and Chengalpattu, he said.

MDMK leader Vaiko and scores of his supporters were Friday arrested after BJP and MDMK volunteers clashed in Kavalkinaru area on the border of Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts of Tamil Nadu, police said.

Six employees of a fireworks factory were charred to death and over 10 others got injured after a fire broke out at its unit in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district today, police said.

Fancy play schools may be the buzzword for those in upper ranks of society to enroll their wards, but the District Collector in the Tirunelveli district, about 600 kilometres from Chennai seems to have set an example by opting for an 'anganwadi' for her daughter to study.

At least six people were injured, and two shops were gutted in the fire following a gas cylinder explosion at a shop in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, police officials said.

The 72-year-old MLA and speaker of the Tamil Nadu assembly, M Appavu, is inspecting the final phase of his pet project - the interlinking of three rivers in his Radhapuram assembly constituency in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.

A couple from Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district drowned after their car fell into a pit filled with water on the Tirunelveli Highway near Sankarankoil of Tenkasi District, police said on Sunday.

Heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu unleashed floods in several districts of Tamil Nadu including Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari districts.

Extremely heavy rains unleashed floods across four districts of southern Tamil Nadu, disrupting normal life in Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Tenkasi and Kanyakumari districts of the state.

A class 12 student belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community in Tirunelveli district was allegedly attacked by his classmates, even as Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed concern over "casteism poison" creeping into young minds.

At least four workers aretrapped in a quarry or an open-pit mine since last night in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, while two people have been rescued so far, police said today.

A proposal for this project has been submitted to the Tirunelveli District Administration, which had requested IIT Madras to study this phenomenon.

A ten-year-old prodigy in Tamil Nadu - who teaches yoga to the visually-impaired in the Tirunelveli district - has won many hearts with her sheer talent and willingness to help people learn the discipline.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Thursday presented special bravery award to an elderly couple from Tirunelveli district, who recently fought armed robbers with plastic chairs and slippers.

A 19-year-old pregnant woman died after she fainted while bathing in the famous Coutralam water falls in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district Sunday, police said.

Two new districts will be formed in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami said today. Tirunelveli and Kancheepuram districts will be bifurcated to create the two new districts - Tenkasi and Chengalpattu, he said.

MDMK leader Vaiko and scores of his supporters were Friday arrested after BJP and MDMK volunteers clashed in Kavalkinaru area on the border of Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts of Tamil Nadu, police said.

Six employees of a fireworks factory were charred to death and over 10 others got injured after a fire broke out at its unit in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district today, police said.

Fancy play schools may be the buzzword for those in upper ranks of society to enroll their wards, but the District Collector in the Tirunelveli district, about 600 kilometres from Chennai seems to have set an example by opting for an 'anganwadi' for her daughter to study.