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Dharmapuri district carved out of Salem

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Dharmapuri district carved out of Salem
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Dharmapuri became the first district created in the state after independence, split from Salem district.

Dharmapuri district was formed on 2 October 1965 by dividing the then Salem district. It was the first new district created in Madras State after independence. The district covered the hilly north-western part of the state bordering Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Krishnagiri district was later carved out of it in 2004.

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  3. 1997

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      Mahalir Thittam extends women's self-help groups statewide

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  4. 2000

    1. 2 Feb 2000DharmapuriLaw Justice

      Pleasant Stay verdict and the Dharmapuri bus burning

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  5. 2004

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      Veerappan killed in Operation Cocoon

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  6. 2012

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      Dharmapuri caste violence

      Mobs burned Dalit homes in three villages near Dharmapuri after an inter-caste marriage.

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