Chennai, Feb 2 (IANS) A surplus harvest this season has triggered a sharp fall in shallot prices in Perambalur district, pushing many farmers into distress as procurement rates have dropped to as low as Rs 10 per kg, compared to Rs 30- Rs 40 during the same period last year. Growers said the mismatch between supply and demand has left them with little choice but to sell their produce at “throwaway” prices or store it in the hope of a price recovery.Farmers have urged the district administrat…
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Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) Five people, including four devotees on a pilgrimage, were killed and three others sustained injuries in two separate road accidents reported from Siruvachur and Mangalamedu in Perambalur district over the weekend.In the first incident, a group of devotees walking towards the Samayapuram temple were run over by a car near the Siruvachur bridge in the early hours of Saturday.Police said more than 10 devotees from Cuddalore and Salem districts had set out on foot as part of …
Chennai, Jan 22(IANS) Ending weeks of political speculation, former AIADMK legislator R.T. Rajendran on Thursday announced his decision to step away from electoral politics altogether.Rajendran, who was widely expected to join the ruling DMK, has instead chosen to quit public life, drawing the curtain on a long political career in Tamil Nadu.Rajendran, who represented the Kunnam Assembly constituency in Perambalur district from 2016, lost to S.S.Shivasankar of the DMK in the 2021 Assembly electi…