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BJP general secretary Muralidhar Rao sees 25 glitches in Dharani portal While the declared objectives of the government were good, the software (Dharani) to achieve the same had flopped, BJP general secretary P Muralidhar Rao said.  Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service HYDERABAD: It is a Constitutional violation to reject property registrations except when it falls under Section 22 (A) of The Registration Act, 1908, said former BJP general secretary P Muralidhar Rao. H...

Farmers protests: An intellectual biography of India’s new agri laws It is time for politicians, administrators, economists, policymakers and other concerned citizens to examine the evolution of these laws Gautam Chikermane December 13, 2020 11:29:47 IST Protesting farmers listen to a speaker as they hold an agitation at a highway. AP The debate around the economics and ...

An intellectual biography of India’s new farm laws A comprehensive guide to the history of India’s agriculture policy in the context of the recently enacted Farm Laws. he debate around the economics and administration of farm laws stands frozen by politics. It is, therefore, time for politicians, administrators, economists, policymakers and other concerned citizens to examine the evolution of these laws. The three laws that have been enacted by Parliament attempt to take farmers towards har...

Stating that there were consultations before the legislation of the three farm laws, Prasad said, “I can safely say there has been almost a bipartisan consensus for the last close to 20 years about basically three things: liberalise the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee Act; open the trade for farmers; give choice to the farmers and bring in private investment.” He also referred to statements made in 2011 by then Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on amending the APMC Act. “I c...

ISSUE DATE: December 21, 2020 UPDATED: December 11, 2020 20:38 IST Brewing discontent, Farmers protesting at Delhi’s Singhu border For much of his first term as prime minister, Narendra Modi seemed content with incremental reforms in agriculture. His critics charged him with using only an air rifle to target the changes needed. A year into his second stint, in the middle of a raging Covid-19 pandemic, Modi saw an opportunity in adversity to accelerate the reform process. This time, he pulled ...

Delhi is likely to face more traffic congestion on Friday as police are stepping up border checks to not allow farmers block highways as they had earlier threatened to do by December 12. | Latest News India

Farmers’ protest enters 16th day: Only God knows solution, says farmer leader | 10 points hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh © Provided by Hindustan Times Rotis being prepared in a community kitchen at Singhu border where farmers are camped in an ongoing protest against the Centre’s new farm laws. (Ajay Aggarwal/HT PHOTO) The ongoing protest of the farmers against the three new agriculture laws enters 16th day with the farmers’ unions now threatening to block ...

outlookindia.com 2020-12-11T15:11:45+05:30 The still brewing farmers’ protest is arguably the biggest challenge that the Narendra Modi-led government has faced in its seventh year in power. The usually self-assured BJP top-brass appears to be floundering in the face of persistent protests, which have already made the government climb down from its original, uncompromising stand. After six rounds of talks—starting from secretary- to group of ministers-level and finally with Union hom...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 11 December 2020 Nigerian politicians advocate federalism but by their action they consolidate the existing unitary arrangement. This pattern  seen among state governors applies at the federal level as well, and lawmakers sent to Abuja fast-track the process. It’s there in how each lawmaker strives to get the Federal Government to shoulder more burdens. The news these days is always that lawmakers sponsor bills to get the FG to establish tertiary institut...

A day after protesting farmers rejected the governments offer for a written assurance on MSP and amend few provisions in the new farm laws, Agriculture Minister