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Farmers protest in Surat. (Express Photo by Hanif Malek) Backing the ongoing nationwide protest by farmers’ union against the three farm laws, Kehdut Sangharsh Samithi, comprising 23 farmers’ association of Gujarat, sat on a one-day token protest at Surat on Wednesday. The association also released a pamphlet depicting the losses to the farmers and the common man due to the three laws. Congress leader Dhiru Gajera, Gujarat Khedut Samaj president Jayesh Patel, its south Gujarat unit presiden...

Farmers raise slogans during their ongoing protest against Farm bills at Singhu Border. (ANI) NEW DELHI/BATHINDA: Dramatically upping the ante while rejecting the Centre’s proposals as “meaningless amendments”, agitating farm unions on Wednesday said talks could restart only if repeal of the three new agri laws was on the agenda and added a demand for revised cost of production that will increase support price. The unions wrote to the agriculture ministry saying they were ready for talks...

Arghya Sengupta   |     |   Published 23.12.20, 01:36 AM The remaking of a nation is typically a process that unfolds at a glacial pace over time. A few bellwether events however stand out, both as catalysts of change as well as signs for posterity on how the nation was remade. Siraj-ud-Daulah’s defeat at Plassey, the reconstruction amendments after the American Civil War abolishing sla...

MP: Hit by Covid, old age homes in 9 districts struggle to stay afloat without financial aid, subsid MP: Hit by Covid, old age homes in 9 districts struggle to stay afloat without financial aid, subsidized ration While the minister concerned in the Madhya Pradesh government denies these claims, managers of state-aided old age homes in at least nine districts claim they have neither received financial aid nor subsidised ration since the Covid-19 outbreak. advertisement [REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] (Ph...

Twin messages of farmers struggle: Uphold federalism, revamp economic model By Dr Gian Singh. Dated: 12/22/2020 12:49:50 PM “Since 1991, the working people, including farmers, have been facing untold problems due to the adoption of the new economic policies of liberalization, privatization and globalization, which are pro-capitalist/corporate. Economic inequalities have been widening.” The farmers’ struggle that started in Punjab, and has now spread across the country, is unique in many ...

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5435 5 PROTEST PATH: The prolonged agitation is not only causing hardships to the farmers but also damaging Punjab’s economy. PTI BB Mahajan Former Union Food Secretary A large number of farmers — mainly from Punjab, Haryana and western UP, supported by farmers from other states — have been camping in the bitter cold on Delhi’s borders in protest against the three agriculture-related Acts which may be called in brief the agriculture trade liberalisation Act, contract farming promotion ...

Put the farm laws on hold, uphold farmers’ rights Updated: Updated: December 23, 2020 00:28 IST The small and marginal farm sector, especially, faces a threat and the government needs to ensure wide consultations Share Article AAA The small and marginal farm sector, especially, faces a threat and the government needs to ensure wide consultations The Supreme Court’s recent suggestion to form a joint panel to look into the demands of the agitating farmers, has given a breather to the gover...

Farmers protest | Shetkari Sanghatan urges Centre not to withdraw agri reform laws, suggests amendments States and not Centre should have the authority to decide on APMCs and contract farming, the farmers group says. (Image: Reuters) As the deadlock between farmers bodies and PM Narendra Modi-led Union government continues over the three contentious farm laws, Shetkari Sanghatan (SS) has requested the Centre not to withdraw the agricultural reform laws. Instead, the Sharad Joshi-founded organis...

 12 "Pendency is a serious problem plaguing our judicial system. Indian judiciary needs to adopt new tools and technology that will speed up the process and mitigate delays. Technology, like artificial intelligence (AI), can help the judiciary in a big way and with this Indian courts would be able to dispose of almost 90% of the pending cases in just 18 months,” former Chief Justice of India MN Venkatachaliah said on Saturday. He was delivering the 3rd Annual RTI Lecture organised by Moneyli...