Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) Sugarcane farmers across the region have raised serious concerns over the steep rise in labour costs, warning that the economics of cultivation are becoming increasingly unviable. At a recent farmers’ grievance day meeting, cultivators urged sugar mills and the district administration to step in – either by regulating labour charges or by extending targeted subsidies to offset mounting expenses. Explaining the financial strain, Karuppannan, a farmer, said sugarcan…
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Chennai, Jan 25 (IANS) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday led the state’s observance of Language Martyrs’ Day, paying homage to those who laid down their lives during the historic anti-Hindi agitations that defined Tamil Nadu’s linguistic and political course. Dressed in black as a mark of remembrance and resistance, the Chief Minister visited the Thalamuthu-Natarasan Memorial at Moolakothalam in Chennai to honour the martyrs of the language struggle.At the memorial, CM Stalin offered fl…