'Banks should provide KCC's to tenant farmers'

'Banks should provide KCC's to tenant farmers'

Friday, 31 January 2014 | Gajendra Singh Negi | Dehradun

The migration of people from the mountainous areas of Uttarakhand has resulted in practice of oral lessees in farming. Oral lessees are not the actual land holders but they cultivate crops in the lands of those who have migrated. These tenant farmers do not get the credit facility provided by the...

Badal's trenchant 'no' to greater role in natl politics

Friday, 31 January 2014 | PNS | Muktsar

Putting all speculations to rest regarding Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal assuming a greater role in the national political scene, the octogenarian on Thursday said trenchant “no” to the same.  Badal, in fact, maintained that he was “fully satisfied while serving the people of State and do not have any...

Act of love: Polio afflicted grandma donates kidney to granddaughter

Friday, 31 January 2014 | PNS | Mohali

In a rare act of love, a wheelchair bound grandmother donated kidney to her 19 years old granddaughter saving her from life threatening kidney failure. Dr Priyadarshi Ranjan, the chief of kidney transplant surgery and advanced urological laparoscopy, at Fortis Hospital said that 19 years old Rupinder Kaur was suffering from...

Cong, BJP face factional infighting over party ticket for lS polls

Friday, 31 January 2014 | PNS | Chandigarh

Ahead of the upcoming lok Sabha polls, the ruling Congress and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to be sailing in the same boat. Both the political parties are facing the factional infighting. While Chandigarh Congress has six ticket aspirants, there are four aspirants in BJP to get party’s ticket to...

BJP ticket aspirants initiate campaigns for themselves

Friday, 31 January 2014 | PNS | Chandigarh

Following indecision on BJP’s candidate name in Wednesday’s meeting, the three party ticket aspirants have now initiated campaigns for themselves. In a press statement issued on Thursday, former city MP and BJP chairman of national committee on legal and Election Commission issues, Satya Pal Jain boasted of his popularity on social...

Take action against Kho-Kho coaches: Mayor

Friday, 31 January 2014 | Staff Reporter | Raipur

Raipur Mayor Kiranmayi Nayak and State unit chief of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (sports wing) Gurmeet Dhanai on Thursday demanded that a female coach must be appointed in every sports association for the safety of female players. The demand came in the wake of an alleged sexual harassment that was reported...

Dhokra mono to empower artists

Friday, 31 January 2014 | Staff Reporter | Raipur

In a move to protect the originality of Bastar’s Dhokra craft, Chhattisgarh Handicrafts Development Board is providing special identity to the Dhokra artists by giving them a mono. After dedicating it by the State Governor on April 13, 2013, it has been adorned with practical gown. The department has also been...

Brijmohan urges youths to think positively

Friday, 31 January 2014 | Staff Reporter | Raipur

Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Brijmohan Agrawal on Thursday urged the youths to take a leaf from the life of great saint Swami Vivekananda’s life and practice positive thinking. Vivekananda lived only for 39 years but the whole world continues to remember him even 150 years after his death, Agrawal said...

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