PM says farmers should get more avenues to sell crops
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised on farmers getting more avenues to sell crops and said a food processing revolution was needed in the country for value addition to farm produce and to realise better prices. Addressing a webinar on effective implementation of Budget provisions regarding the Agriculture Ministry, he underlined the […]
Govt’s silence indicates it is planning steps against farmers’ stir: Tikait
Bijnor (UP): BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has claimed that the Centre’s “silence” for the past few days indicates that it is planning some steps against the farmers’ agitation over newly enacted agriculture laws. He also stressed that it is the government that will have to come forward with a proposal for talks to resume with […]
Atmanirbhar Bharat a national spirit: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday underlined that Atmanirbhar Bharat is not just a government policy but also a national spirit, and said the mantra of self-reliant India is reaching villages of the country. In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio programme, Modi also called for a 100-day campaign to clean up all […]
14 missions lined up for launch in 2021: ISRO chairman
Sriharikota, (AP): ISRO has lined up 14 missions for launch in 2021, including the space agency’s first unmanned mission later this year, its Chairman K Sivan said here on Sunday. He was addressing scientists at the Mission Control Centre here after the successful launch of Amazona-1 of Brazil and 18 other satellites. “Definitely our hands […]
Rahul dubs PM Modi a ‘formidable enemy,’ vows to defeat him
Tirunelveli (TN): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “formidable enemy” who ‘crushed’ his opponents and vowed to send him to political oblivion by following the path of love and non-violence. During an interaction titled ‘Educators Meet’ at the St Xavier College here, Gandhi, touring southern Tamil Nadu for the […]
Health advocacy groups press for govt policy, say India’s numbers unknown
Rare Disease Day
New Delhi: Only 450 of the 8,000 known rare diseases in the world are recognised in India, an anomaly that underscores a mounting health crisis in which many patients go without being diagnosed accurately or treated on time, say experts while stressing the urgent need for a comprehensive policy. Rare diseases, including genetic disorders such […]
Toll in U’khand calamity rises to 72
Gopeshwar: One more body was recovered from the banks of the Alaknanda at Marwadi near Joshimath taking the toll in the recent avalanche in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district to 72. The 72nd body was recovered late on Friday evening, Chamoli’s Disaster Management Officer N K Joshi said on Saturday. Meanwhile, rescue operations in the avalanche hit-areas […]
Rahul attacks Modi over Sino-India standoff; says Chinese know PM is ‘scared’
Tuticorin (TN): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Sino-India border standoff, charging him with being ‘scared’ of the eastern neighbour. Before the stand-off at eastern Ladakh, where the disengagement process has been completed with the withdrawal of troops, weapons and other military hardware from […]
Five assembly polls to begin Mar 27, West Bengal to have max 8 phases, counting of votes on May 2
New Delhi: Voting for five assembly elections will begin on March 27, with West Bengal having the maximum eight phases continuing till April 29, while counting of votes for the four states and one union territory will be done on May 2, the Election Commission said on Friday. Assam assembly polls will be conducted in […]
Farmer who died in Republic Day violence had no gunshot wounds:UP and Delhi police to HC
New Delhi: The 25-year-old farmer, who died after his tractor overturned during the protesting farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day, did not suffer any gunshot wounds, the police of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh have told the Delhi High Court. The police of the two states have made the submission relying upon the post-mortem and x-ray […]
