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EPFO and ESIC outreach programme in Coimbatore on February 27 • Feb. 25, 2025, 1:09 AM ET (The Hindu)
Mudhalvar Marundhagam launched in Coimbatore, Tiruppur districts • Feb. 24, 2025, 10:09 PM ET (The Hindu)
Farmers’ association in Tiruppur criticises move by Revenue Department to issue house site pattas for Boomidhan land • Feb. 22, 2025, 10:09 PM ET (The Hindu)
Tiruppur man murders cousin, dismembers body after quarrel over property • Feb. 22, 2025, 10:09 PM ET (The Hindu)
Two end lives in separate incidents in Tiruppur • Feb. 21, 2025, 10:16 PM ET (The Hindu)

Tiruppur, city, western Tamil Nadu state, south-central India. It lies on an upland plateau, on the Noyil River (a tributary of the Kaveri [Cauvery] River), about 25 miles (40 km) east of Coimbatore.

Tiruppur is an active cotton-ginning and distribution centre with rail connections to Coimbatore and to Erode to the northeast. The city became a major centre for the manufacture of cotton knit textiles late in the 20th century. Tiruppur’s name means “holy city,” and its Shaiva temple attracts large crowds of pilgrims, especially at the time of the Hindu Rathayatra (Chariot Festival) celebrated in May and June. Pop. (2001) city, 344,543; urban agglom., 550,826; (2011) city, 444,352; urban agglom., 963,173.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.