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Inside Story: How 40 Farm Leaders Kept A Vow Of Silence During Talks With Govt
The fifth round meeting of three ministers of the Modi government with farm leaders at Vigyan Bhawan on Saturday was very different from the previous ones.....
Govt Official Cites 5 Benefits Of Contract Farming Law
Contract farming has been going on in the country for a long time now, both in formal as well as informal manner, but the Central government has given it a legal basis through a law. A senior government official said that the agreement under the new law will define the quality, grade, price and conditions of services, and therefore will not compromise farmers' interests. ....
Allahabad HC Refuses To Stay 'love Jihad' Ordinance
The Allahabad High Court on Friday refused to stay the Uttar Pradesh government's ordinance to ban unlawful religious conversions, but issued notices to the state and others on a bunch of PILs that challenged the law. ....
Covid Positivity Rate Plunges To 1.3% In Delhi
The positivity rate of Covid cases plunged to 1.3 per cent in the national capital as it reported 1,139 new Covid-19 cases while 32 persons succumbed to the viral illness on Saturday, the Delhi government's health bulletin stated. ....
Modi Govt Fully Committed To Farmers' Welfare: Tomar
With farmers continuing their protest on the Delhi borders for nearly a month now, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday again held out the assurance that the Modi government was "fully committed" to their welfare. ....
Yogi Govt To Roll Out 'road Ambulances' In UP
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is all set to roll out an ambitious scheme of 'Road Ambulances' early next year.....
Sixth Round Of Talks Between Farmers, Govt On Dec 30
Two days after the farmers' unions expressed that they are ready to hold talks with the goverment over the three agricultural laws, the government, while accepting their proposal, has fixed December 30 to hold fresh talks. ....
Farmers Sticking To Core Demands Ahead Of Talks With Centre
Even as farmer leaders are scheduled to hold the sixth round of talks with the Centre in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon, a farmer leader has emphasised that they are still demanding the repeal of the three central farm laws and a law on crop MSPs. ....
No Contacts Of UK Strain Infectees Tested Positive In Delhi: Satyendar Jain
No contact of coronavirus patients detected with UK strain has tested positive in a surveillance drive undertaken by the Delhi government, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday. ....
Karnataka Farmers Have Expressed Trust In Modi Govt: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has attributed its success in the gram panchayat elections in Karnataka to the policies of the Modi government. Amid the lies being spread on the agricultural reform laws during these local body polls, the people and farmers in the state have given a clear message that they completely trust the Modi government, the party said. ....
