Tag: Pro
Committed To Welfare Of Hardworking Farmers: PM Modi
Even as thousands of farmers rallied on Delhi's interstate borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that he was committed to the welfare of hardworking farmers, and the Centres' new farm laws were a step in this direction. ....
Rahul Gandhi Asks Party Workers To Provide Food, Shelter, Help To Farmers
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has made an appeal to party workers to support the protesting farmers with food and shelter and provide them help with their daily chores. ....
Farmers' Protest: Why Making MSP Mandatory Is Problematic
The Narendra Modi government claims to give minimum support price (MSP) for crops to farmers at one and a half times the costs of production. On the other hand farmers are seeking a guarantee for procurement of crops on the MSP fixed by the government. But the toughest part about giving a guarantee on MSP is that a chunk of the government's budget will go into it. Experts point out that the government will need about Rs 17 lakh crore to procure all crops at the existing MSP. ....
Steadfast In Demands, Farmers Threaten To Scale Up Protests If 'black Laws' Not Repealed
As the protests against the new agricultural policies entered its eighth day on Thursday, the farmer leaders once again reiterated their demands as they set out for another round of talks with the central government. ....
Bollywood Drugs Probe: 2 NCB Officials Suspended
In a major embarrassment, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has suspended two officials from their Mumbai Zonal Unit for alleged suspicious role which enabled two accused get relief in the ongoing Bollywood-drugs mafia investigations, official sources said here on Thursday. ....
Mamata Banerjee Reminds People Of Her 26-day Hunger Strike Before Discussing Anti-farm Bill Protests
A day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed concerns over the ongoing anti-farm bill protest, she reminded people of her 26-day long hunger strike in Kolkata opposing the forcible acquisition of farmland in Hooghly district's Singur for the Tata Motors then proposed Nano car factory. ....
Andhra Assembly Passes Tax, Appropriation Bills On Session's Last Day
The Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed four bills, including the appropriation bill, by voice vote, on the last day of its session Friday. ....
PM Modi Inaugurates Construction Of Agra Metro Project
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the construction work of the Agra Metro project in Uttar Pradesh through video conferencing. ....
AAP Alleges Arvind Kejriwal In 'house Arrest', Police Denies
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi on Tuesday alleged that the Delhi Police has put Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest, a day after he visited the agitating farmers at the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border, a charge denied by the force.....
India Witnesses Initial Mixed Response To 'Bharat Bandh' Call
Early inputs from across the country showed mixed response to the 'Bharat Bandh' call given by the farmer unions on Tuesday as no major disturbance has been reported from anywhere. ....
