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Intra-party conflicts, which eroded the party’s core base in the southern districts, do not have much impact on these two constituencies in Madurai; while the AIADMK has won from the Melur Assembly segment five times consecutively since 2001, Usilampatti has rarely elected a DMK candidate

Local farmers and residents have highlighted a persistent need for more Direct Procurement Centres (DPCs) to streamline the sale of their produce.

In a letter to Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, MP for Chickballapur Sudhakar has urged the Centre to step in with immediate market support measures. He has called for procurement interventions to prevent distress in sales and stabilise prices.

The two flyovers that will be delayed are the Nagawara Junction to Bagaluru Main Road, spanning 17.30 km, and the Mother Teresa Circle (Ulsoor Lake Junction) to Bagaluru Village stretch, spanning about 27.20 km.

Amidst tenuous ceasefire between Iran and U.S., groups undertake gruelling journeys to cross over into Azerbaijan and Armenia

He says by doing this, the Centre knew full well that opposition parties will oppose the Bill, and once they did, it can campaign against the opposition in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu based on the issue

Besides the Gandhis, the High Court had also issued notices to Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda, Young Indian, Dotex Merchandise Pvt. Ltd. and Sunil Bhandari on the ED’s plea

As the attackers remain unidentified, locals have hit the streets multiple times in the past one week and have clashed with security forces demanding arrests

Police say the search for the 25-year-old youth is in full swing, with support from the hi-tech crime inquiry cell

Members of various residents’ associations, senior citizens’ groups and tourism entrepreneurs demand a permanent mechanism to monitor food quality

“The DMK alliance does not want to give reservation for women,” the AIADMK general secreatary Palaniswami charged

Karur faces degradation of environment due to industrialisation and urbanisation; drinking water scarcity has been constant complaint of the people against the successive governments

Though not wholly fed by the Vaigai river, the farming carried out here, relying predominantly on a complex network of rain-fed tanks and seasonal canal, occupies a significant part of the local economy.