The plane went missing on July 22, 2016, while flying from Chennai to Port Blair. On September 15, the IAF declared all 29 presumed dead but said its search would continue.
The saga of splits in two of Maharashtra's main political parties, NCP and Shiv Sena, will continue, with hearings scheduled in the Supreme Court and at the Speaker's office
World Tribal Day top of mind of leaders across Rajasthan, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh; UP Assembly ready with new rules to discipline its MLAs, including no loud talk or laughter in lobby
Suicide bid by 70-yr-old at protest site, says he hopes to open govt eyes
The bid comes five days after a Sikh preacher died after reportedly shooting himself with his licensed revolver at Kundli near the Singhu border. Updated: December 22, 2020 8:02:31 am
Farmers sit in protest against the new Farm laws at Gazipur Border, in New Delhi. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)
WITH THE protests against the Centre’s new farm laws nearing their fourth week without any sign of a resolution, a 70-year-old farmer from Tarn Taran in Punjab allegedly attempted suicide on Monday morning by consuming tablets meant for pest control soon after he had reached the Singhu border to Delhi to join the agitation.
Haryanvi ragnis etch ‘kadar kisaan ki’ in song
Ragnis on the farmers’ stir started gaining popularity ever since they faced police lathicharge at Pipli of Kurukshetra district on September 10. Towards the end of November, they started gaining popularity at dharna sites along Delhi borders. December 22, 2020 1:46:32 am
A ragni ‘Kadar kisan ki’ written by ex-serviceman Ajay Hooda of a Rohtak village, has more than 1.2 million viewers on just one music group on YouTube. (Screengrab)
With no end to the deadlock between the Centre and farmer unions in sight, emotions are running high among the protesters sitting on dharna against the farm laws. In this trying time, Haryanvi ragnis (folk songs) have helping keep the morale high at dharna sites in both villages and on social media.