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Mainstream political parties express solidarity with Coimbatore and Tiruppur farmers opposing BPCL’s IDPL project • Jan. 7, 2025, 10:10 PM ET (The Hindu)
Farmers losing livestock, poultry to wandering dogs in Tiruppur await Government Order on compensation • Jan. 6, 2025, 10:08 PM ET (The Hindu)
AIC NIFT-TEA Incubation Centre in Tiruppur accords thrust for technical textiles • Jan. 1, 2025, 3:41 AM ET (The Hindu)
Tiruppur garment units call for measures to control imports • Dec. 31, 2024, 10:03 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.