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From brands working with farmers to Indian handloom gaining attention, the top SMB stories of this week This week SMBStory covered brands that are helping Indian farmers and artisans to earn a better livelihood whilst contributing to the Indian farming and handicraft sector. 0 claps Share on The organic food space in India has drastically changed in the last decade. According to the Organic Trade Association, 52 percent of organic consumers are millennials. The switch to handcrafted and slow fa...

Dharmapuri tribals relent after official’s assurance on roads, call off poll boycott after four hours Explaining their demands, Pasuvaraj, a graduate from Allakattu, said that the residents were forced to walk 11-15 kilometres to avail of basic services including healthcare, and education. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service DHARMAPURI: Residents of Kottur, Eriyur, and Allakattu hamlets threatened to boycott the Assembly election on Tuesday morning as their primary de...

Salem: The administrations of Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and Erode districts dispatched electronic voting machines (EVMs) and poll materials to the polling booths with police and paramilitary force security on Monday. The Salem district administration has set up 4,280 poll booths for 30.15 lakh voters to cast their votes. As many as 18,000 officials will be involved in election duty in the district. “They were given three rounds of training in connection with this,” said an of...

Tough terrains do not deter people from voting Updated: Updated: Voters in a few settlements trek for nine km to exercise their franchise Share Article AAA Kottur hill hamlet with 327 votes boycotted polls with not a single vote cast for the Pennagaram Assembly constituency in Dharmapuri district.   Voters in a few settlements trek for nine km to exercise their franchise Tough terrains did not deter voters in several parts of the western districts to cast their vote on Tuesday. Voters in M...

Tamil Nadu Assembly election | Donkeys deliver EVMs to hill hamlets Updated: Updated: Three villages in Dharmapuri and one in Erode remain inaccessible to vehicles Share Article Three villages in Dharmapuri and one in Erode remain inaccessible to vehicles During every election, three hill hamlets in Dharmapuri district and one in Erode get polling materials delivered by donkeys. For years, these villages have remained inaccessible to vehicles, and can be reached only on foot. As in the past, d...

Politics is my life, says 49-year-old Marimuthu, who lives in a thatched house Amidst a flock of affluent candidates contesting the April 6 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu, K. Marimuthu, the candidate of the Communist Party of India (CPI) for the Thiruthuraipoondi (Reserved) constituency in Tiruvarur district, stands out in stark contrast. The 49-year-old political activist, who lives in a thatched house in Kaduvakudi, has spent over half his life as a full-time party worker fighting for publi...

In Balussery, only ‘socialist candidates’ make the grade Updated: Updated: Constituency elected A.C. Shanmughadas seven times Share Article Constituency elected A.C. Shanmughadas seven times Balussery has been a socialist fortress, whichever front the winning candidate belonged to. The trend started with the socialists in the Congress but later shifted to the Left, as the socialists switched their allegiance to the LDF. It is particularly noted for sending A.C. Shanmughadas to the Assembly ...

The ICDS officials traced the girls family and came to know that they sold the victim to raise money for the treatment of their eldest daughter in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.

The girl was rescued by officers of the women and child welfare department on Thursday, a day after she was married to Chinna Subbaiah (46)

Andhra parents sell 12-year-old girl for Rs 10,000 to fund treatment for other daughter A daily-wager couple in Andhra Pradesh reportedly sold off their 12-year-old girl for Rs 10,000 as they were unable to afford the treatment for their elder daughter. advertisement The 12-year-old girl was allegedly sold to a 46-year-old man. (Representative photo) Unable to fund their 16-year-old daughters treatment, a daily wager couple in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore reportedly sold their 12-year-old daughte...