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Kerala Guv Arif Mohammad Khan attacks Centre over farm laws in his Budget session address File Photo Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala governor Arif Mohammad Khan provided a bit of surprise by faithfully sticking to the text of the address prepared by the government, which attacked the Modi government’s farm laws and criticised the central agencies for obstructing the state government’s ambitious projects. During a similar address last year, the governor had omitted paragraphs relating to th...

‘We Are One’: Why Punjab’s Landless Dalits are Standing with Protesting Farmers As much at risk as the farmers if the laws are not repealed, the Dalits are also determined not to be used by the BJP to turn the protests against the new agriculture laws into an issue of landowners’ rights. Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union awareness campaign on Central farm laws in Charnathan village of Bathinda. Photo: By special arrangement. Rights07/Jan/2021 New Delhi: On January 7, Thursday, when...

Representative Image GHAZIABAD: A special CBI court on Tuesday sentenced an Agra-based petrol pump owner to three years in jail for selling spurious fuel even after his licence was revoked. CBI’s special judicial magistrate Shivank Singh handed down the sentence to Karan Veer Singh after convicting him for cheating, criminal conspiracy and under the Essential Commodities Act. A fine of Rs 12,000 was also imposed on him. In April 2006, a joint team of CBI and Indian Oil Corporation raided Si...

(Image source from: Ndtv.com) Farmers Warn of Indefinite Protests after January 4th:- Thousands of farmers and farmer unions staged protests across the national capital New Delhis border against the newly introduced three farm laws. Six rounds of talks took place between the Centre and the Farmer Unions but they were unsuccessful. The fresh round of talks will take place on January 4th and the farmers warned to intensify their protests if their demands are not met in the next meeting. Samyukta...

: Thursday, December 31, 2020, 10:06 AM IST Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan moves resolution against Centres farm laws in one-day special session of Assembly Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday moved a resolution against the Centres new farm laws in a one-day special Session of the Assembly. This comes as scores of farmers are braving cold wave to protest at various border points in Delhi. Speaking in the Assembly, Vijayan said the agitation, if it continues, will seriously affect Ke...

Kerala Assembly unanimously passes resolution against new farm laws Also, CM Pinrayi Vijayan refused to criticize Prime Minister Narendra Modi in more strong terms in the resolution as demanded by the Opposition. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Adhering to Covid-19 protocols in place, Kerala Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution against the farm laws enacted by the Centre. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan tabled a resolution to ...

From record foodgrain production to farmer protests, eventful year for growing agri sector Top Searches From record foodgrain production to farmer protests, eventful year for growing agri sector PTI / Updated: Dec 31, 2020, 20:05 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Indian agriculture sector achieved record foodgrain production and registered positive growth despite the coronavirus pandemic but the massive farmers protest at the borders of the national capital agai...

From record food grain production to farmer protests, eventful year for growing agri sector SECTIONS Last Updated: Dec 31, 2020, 04:14 PM IST Share Synopsis Indian agriculture sector achieved record foodgrain production and registered positive growth despite the coronavirus pandemic but the massive farmers protest at the borders of the national capital against the new farm laws overshadowed its remarkable performance this year. Agencies Indian agriculture sector achieved record foodgrain produc...

In A Blow To Farmers’ Protests Against Agri Reforms, K Chandrasekar Rao Says Telangana Government Can’t Procure All Crops At MSP by M R Subramani - Dec 30, 2020 07:33 AM Telangana State Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. (Facebook) Snapshot “Sale and purchase [of crops] are not the responsibility of the government. It is not possible to set up a purchasing centre in the village from next year onwards,” said a statement from the Telangana Chief Minister’s office. Even ...

Thirty Years of Liberalisation: Can the Market Solve the Fears Behind Farmer Protests?  If economists have tried to sell the farmers the dream of higher prices, the farmers have been, understandably, more concerned with the risks of a crash in prices. A farmer stands in front of a vehicle at the site of a protest against new farm laws, at a state border on a national highway in Shahjahanpur, in the desert state of Rajasthan, near New Delhi, December 26, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi Econo...