Repeal of farm laws: PM Modi’s volte-face
The arthiyas, large farmers and traders have successfully protected their turf while small farmers, who constitute the overwhelming majority, have lost On November 19, 2021, announcing his Government’s decision to repeal the contentious three farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologized for not being able to convince a section of the...
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Unemployed Raj youths on dharna outside UPCC
Hundreds of unemployed youth from Rajasthan are staging a dharna outside the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters in Lucknow, demanding a meeting with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The protest, organised under the banner of Rajasthan Berojgari Ekikrit Mahasangh (RBEM), is aimed at pressurising the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in...
Dalit lekhpal and his wife murdered in Azamgarh
Close on the heels of the killing of four members of a Dalit family in Prayagraj, a 55-year-old Dalit government official and his wife were found murdered in their house in Azamgarh on Monday morning. Circumstantial evidence suggested that their throats were slit with some sharp-edged weapon by the assailants. Superintendent of...
1.32 lakh metric tons of paddy purchased directly from farmers
Agencies of Uttar Pradesh government have so far procured 1.32 lakh metric tons (MT) of paddy directly from the farmers in the ongoing Kharif marketing season at minimum support price (MSP), thereby benefitting more than 1.62 lakh farmers across the state. Official sources said the state government had ensured that the...
CM blesses 2,503 couples who tie the knot at Samuhik Vivah
While extending his best wishes and blessings to 2,503 couples who tied the knot during Samuhik Vivah in Kushinagar on Monday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that ‘kanyadaan’ in the Indian tradition was the greatest gift and the biggest achievement for any individual and it was an honour for all...
Mayawati welcomes repeal of three farm laws by Centre
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Monday welcomed repealing of the three agriculture laws by the Central government and termed it as a victory of democracy. “After a year of agitation by the farmers, the repealing of the three farm laws in both Houses of Parliament would give some relief to...
Akhilesh promises compensation for deaths during farmers’ stir
Samajwadi Party announced that it would pay Rs 25 lakh as ‘Kisan Sahadat Samman Nidhi’ to the families of those farmers who died during the year-long agitation on Delhi-Haryana border where farmers had blocked national highways since November 26 last year. “The Samajwadi Party will give compensation to the farmers as...
STF to crack down on solvers gang
With sleuths of the Special Task Force busy with investigation for a crackdown on the racket involving leakage of papers of the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2021, the state government is yet to come out with a new date to conduct the exam. On Monday morning, sources said that...
