Chennai, April 4 (IANS) In a rare and dramatic form of electoral protest, farmers and residents in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur district have announced plans to field nearly 400 candidates in the Tiruppur South Assembly constituency. The move is aimed at pressuring the government to address their long-pending demand to declare Mudalipalayam and Nallur as “contaminated zones” due to prolonged waste dumping. The protest stems from years of garbage disposal practices in the region. Tiruppur Corporation, w…
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Chennai, April 1 (IANS) Motorists across Tamil Nadu will now have to pay higher toll charges as revised rates came into effect on Wednesday at 68 toll plazas spread across national and state highways. The increase, ranging between three and five per cent, is part of the annual toll revision exercise and is expected to have a cascading impact on transportation expenses and, potentially, the prices of essential commodities.According to official data, the latest revision applies to 60 toll plazas o…