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 Nagercoil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nagercoil is a city and a municipality in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Nagercoil is the headquarters of the state owned Arasu Rubber Corporation and the regional office of the Central Rubber Board.
Nagercoil has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 83%.
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 Tamilnadu Tourism, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu Tour, Nagercoil Tamilnadu, City of Nagercoil, Travel to South India, South ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Nagercoil is an important town located in the district of Kanyakumari (also spelt as Kanniyakumari).
Nagercoil controls the major routes between Chennai (formerly Madras) and Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum) and is a commercial centre with a rich agricultural area.
Nagercoil is situated at a distance of 19-km from Kanyakumari.
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 The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Nagercoil News : A multi-cornered contest in Nagercoil
Nagercoil: The AIADMK has allotted Nagercoil Assembly constituency to MDMK after fielding its candidates in the constituencies of Kanyakumari, Colachel, Padmanabhapuram, Thiruvattar, Vilavancode and Killiyur in Kanyakumari district.
Now, the Nagercoil constituency is witnessing a multi-cornered contest after Ratina Raj was fielded by the MDMK, Rajan by the DMK, Udaya Kumar by the BJP, Lion Rajan by the DMDK, Madhu Soothana Perumal by the Hindu Maha Sabha, and Vaikunda Mani by the Nationalist Congress Party besides Austin, an independent.
In Nagercoil constituency, where there is a good concentration of Nadars, Pillaimars and Saliyar (weavers), S. Austin of MGR AIADMK, as an ally of the DMK, defeated his nearest rival Moses of the TMC by a margin of 3,662 votes in 2001.
www.hindu.com /2006/04/28/stories/2006042815800300.htm   (679 words)

  
 Nagercoil, Nagarkovil, Nagercoil Temple, Nagercoil Nagaraja Temple, Nagercoil History
Nagercoil is famous for Nagaraja Temple and the name of the city is derived from this Temple, which was once (1000 years back) a Jain temple.
Nagaraja Temple is the centre of tourist attraction in Nagercoil.
Nagercoil is benefited by both the north-east monsoon and the south-west monsoon t is a district administrative center, with industries in motor repair, rubber goods, and rice- and cotton-milling.
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A small and peaceful town with all the required facilities, Nagercoil is the capital and the administrative centre of Kanyakumari District, which lies at the southernmost tip of India in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Nagercoil is located at a distance of 19km from Kanyakumari.
He misses the regular morning work-outs at the Stadium, frequent basketball tournaments, the chat with a batallion of friends at their regular spots, occassional movie watching at Chakravarty Theatre, driving downtown in his bike at the maximum possible speed with a minimum of two friends at his back (list is endless)…….
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 Nagercoil City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Nagercoil came under the rule of various kingdoms, notably the Chera, Chola and Pandya kingdoms.
The capital was later shifted to Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum), the present capital of Kerala state, about 65 km to the north of Nagercoil.
When the states in India were re-organized in the 1950's, under the States Reorganisation Act, the then Government of Kerala gave Kanyakumari district to Tamilnadu (because majority of the population spoke Tamil in the district) in exchange for Palghat district.
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 KanyaKumari, Tip of India
Nagercoil, the headquarters town fits cozily inside a beautiful ring of small hills, paddy fields, plantain groves and lotus ponds.
Nagercoil is well connected by rail and road to Kanyakumari (20 km) and Trivandrum, the nearest Airport(65 km).
Just out of the town limits of Nagercoil is the sleepy village of Thovalai, which happens to be one of the largest flower markets of South India.
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 NagercoilTown.Com -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Nagercoil, Town in southeastern India, in TamilNadu State.
It is close to Cape Comorin on the southern tip of India, where the Arabian Sea meets the southern portion of the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal.
Nagercoil is the industrial and commercial center of a fertile agricultural area that produces cotton and rice.
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 The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Nagercoil News : Freedom fighters honoured
Nagercoil : The Republic day was celebrated with pomp and gaiety in different parts of Kanyakumari district on Thursday.
The Collector, Sunil Paliwal, unfurled the National Flag and inspected the guard of honour along with the Superintendent of Police, Rajasekaran, in a function held at the Sethu Lakshmi Bai Higher Secondary School ground.
Similarly, the Chairperson of the Nagercoil municipality, Meena Dev, along with the Commissioner, Sudharshan Chowdry, hoisted the National Flag.
www.hindu.com /2006/01/27/stories/2006012703280300.htm   (310 words)

  
 REV J. JOSHUA Second Pastor of NAGERCOIL Home Church
He was the First President of the NAGERCOIL young Men’s Christian Association and of the NAGERCOIL Branch of the Young People’s Christian Endeavour Society.
It was chiefly through their aid that the NAGERCOIL Church, reputed to be the largest of its kind in South India was roofed with galvanised iron sheets.
With the funds so liberally contributed an extensive portion of land known as ‘Ammachivilai’ was bought for the Church, a prison-house at Vadaserry was purchased and converted into a Reading Room and a large building with a fine tower was erected to serve as a town hall and a school for girls.
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 It's advantage CPM in Nagercoil - Sify.com
Nagercoil has been a traditional Congress bastion since the time it was dismembered from the erstwhile State of Travancore and united with Tamil Nadu in 1956.
While Hindu Nadars account for about 50 per cent of the electorate, Christian Nadars are estimated to be in the region of 40 per cent, with other castes including Muslims, and fishermen (mostly Christians) constituting the rest of the population.
Whatever is the final outcome, for yet another time Nagercoil is all set to elect a Nadar to the Lok Sabha.
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 Nagercoil constituency - Survey 12   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Nagercoil constituency, which has got the distinction of having the highest literacy rate in Tamil Nadu, also had the credit of electing former chief minister K Kamaraj for two terms in 1969 and 1971.
Nagercoil has seen the unfortunate trend of votes being divided not just on caste lines but more so on religious lines.
The battle may be tough for the minister unless he polls the Hindu Nadar vote en masse.
www.chennaionline.com /election04/nagercoil.asp   (607 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Chennai, Feb. 16: The CPM has signalled its Tamil Nadu ally, the Congress, to lay off Nagercoil by declaring its candidates for the two Lok Sabha seats allotted to it by the DMK-led front.
The Congress, which is the principal partner of the DMK in the alliance, has been demanding Nagercoil as it has been a party bastion for decades.
Now that the CPM has announced its candidates for both seats allotted by the alliance, the Congress is under pressure to cap its internal bickering over Nagercoil that borders Kerala in the country’s southernmost tip.
www.telegraphindia.com /1040217/asp/nation/story_2904428.asp   (380 words)

  
 The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Nagercoil News : 11 in fray in Nagercoil
The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Nagercoil News : 11 in fray in Nagercoil
A total of 11 candidates, including seven independents, are in the fray for the Nagercoil constituency.
The presence of a large number of independents, however, may not add colour to the elections, which will be fought between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
www.hindu.com /2004/04/27/stories/2004042703880300.htm   (240 words)

  
 The Hindu : Congressmen to meet AICC leaders for Nagercoil seat
Claiming it was a matter of prestige for the party to contest from Nagercoil, a senior leader said the constituency had been a Congress bastion.
They also took up a poster campaign to condemn the State leaders for not securing the Nagercoil constituency and the posters pasted at several prominent places in the town recently created a flutter.
With the Congressmen here continuing to be adamant, the other constituents of the DPA are sceptical over the extent of support from Congress for the DPA candidate in the election.
www.hindu.com /2004/02/12/stories/2004021200920300.htm   (339 words)

  
 Ayya Vaikunda Avataram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A grand procession originates from Thiruchendur to Nagercoil on the 19th of Masi representing the way of Vaikundar after the Avataram to Detchanam, and another procession starts from Thiruvananthapuram to Nagercoil, on the same date representing the release of Lord Vaikundar from the Jail of Singarathoppe.
Both meet at Nagercoil in the evening and at the next early morning, on the 20th of Masi The Vaikunda Avatara Orvalam originates from Nagercoil to Swamithoppe with several devotees.
This day was announced as a holiday by the government of Tamil Nadu for the districts of Kanyakumari from ten years back and for Tirunelveli and Tuticorin from this year(2006).
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Nagercoil
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 Amazon.com: Nagercoil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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 ChannelTimes.com > News > People-Business > Narc Updates Palakkad, Nagercoil Channel
The New Age Resellers Conference (Narc) meet held at Palakkad and Nagercoil recently was successful in generating renewed interest about latest developments in the channel.
The Palakkad edition of Narc was attended by 67 resellers, while the Nagercoil event drew 45 resellers.
However, gray market is a big worry for the Nagercoil channel with more than 95 percent resellers dealing in gray products, because of the vast price difference.
www.channeltimes.com /channeltimes/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=15672   (672 words)

  
 Nagercoil seat becoming bone of contention - Deccan Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This constituency, besides Madurai, had been allocated to CPI-M by the DPA and the CPI-M had already commenced its electioneering work in Nagercoil.
Former MPs, N Dennis and Dr M Moses, former MLA, Pon Vijayaraghavan, TNCC secretary Asokan Solomon and others, in a joint statement here said they would put up a candidate in the constituency irrespective of the Congress party’s alliance with the DMK.
They said they had recently met TNCC President G K Vasan and AICC President Sonia Gandhi regarding the allocation of Nagercoil seat, but the party high command did not commit anything on their demand.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/feb162004/n15.asp   (285 words)

  
 SR to run spl train to Nagercoil on Oct 19   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Southern Railway will run a pair of special trains on Chennai Egmore-Nagercoil-Chennai Egmore to clear the extra rush of passengers in connection with Deepavali and Ramzan festivals.
A Southern Railway release here today said the special train will leave Chennai Egmore at 0830 hrs on October 19 and reach Nagercoil at 2200 hrs, the same day.
On its return journey, the train will leave Nagercoil at 1330 hrs on October 20 and arrive here at 0430 hrs, the next day.
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 Rediff On The NeT Elections '98: Constituency Profile/Nagercoil
It could not have come a day sooner for the Bharatiya Janata Party -- the snap poll to the Lok Sabha as also the alliance with the already existing electoral combine under the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu.
His 29,000-vote defeat was the smallest losing margin against the DMK-TMC combine, under 'poll-wave' conditions prevailing in the state in 1996.
Kanyakumari district, of whose seven assembly segments the Nagercoil parliamentary constituency has six, has been a traditional Congress stronghold.
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 Rediff On The NeT: Eight hurt in firing, stone-throwing in Nagercoil
At least two people, including a Bharatiya Janata Party activist, were seriously injured in police firing and six others were hurt in stone-throwing.
According to the police, firing was resorted to when the crowd failed to disperse after three rounds were fired in the air.
Two of those injured were rushed to the government headquarters hospital in Nagercoil.
www.rediff.com /news/1998/dec/28nag.htm   (187 words)

  
 Shriya Computers - Nagercoil's leading computer sales, repair and services company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
is a leading Computer Sales and Services Company located in Nagercoil.
We offer a complete array of computer sales and services to home, business and educational institutes.
We serve Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Valliyoor, Tirunelveli, Marthandham and other sourrounding areas.
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