TamilNadu
DISTRICTS: The Tamil Nadu government has announced two more districts, taking the number of new districts created so far this year to five, and raising the number of districts in the state to 37. Vellore district will be trifurcated to create Ranipet and Tirupattur, Chief Minister Edapaddi K Palaniswamy announced Thursday. Prior to this, Tenkasi district was carved out of Tirunelveli district, and Chengalpet, south of Chennai, carved out of Kancheepuram district. These were the 34th and 35th districts of Tamil Nadu. In January, the government had announced the creation of the state’s 33rd district — Kallakurichi, carved out of Villuppuram district, also to the south of Chennai. Why the new districts? on Thursday, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said that the districts of Tenkasi and Chengalpet were being created based on the demands from various groups of people. While announcing the creation of Kallakurichi too, the Chief Minister had told the Assembly o...