BENGALURU: In an effort to quell mounting tension over Waqf land ownership, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah assured farmers Tuesday that no one would be evicted from their property. The assurance comes amid allegations from farmers in Vijayapura and other districts that their lands were marked as Waqf properties.“No farmer will be evicted from his land….
MUMBAI: Indian farmers are getting only about one-third of the final selling price of fruits and vegetables, while a majority share is skimmed away by wholesalers and retailers, a series of research papers published by RBI on food inflation has showed. This is in contrast to other sectors, such as dairy, where farmers receive around…
Hemant Soren (File photo) RANCHI: Jharkhand government raised the farm loan waiver from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh a farmer on Thursday and benefitted around 1.77 lakh farmers the same day.“Farmers are the backbone of the country. They battle financial constraints and weather vagaries to produce food. We have been working to help ‘annadatas’,”…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday demanded a clarification from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his stand over BJP MP Kangana Ranaut‘s proposition to bring back the repealed farm laws in the interest of the farmers.In a social media post on X, the Congress leader said that INDIA block…
Kangana Ranaut (File photo) NEW DELHI: BJP leader Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday posted a video apologising over her “bring back three farm laws” remark, which triggered a massive controversy, with opposition cornering the BJP and seeking action against the Mandi MP.Kangana said she needs to be mindful that her opinions are in sync with the…
Praising India for battling poverty and helping farmers, United Nations General Assembly chief Dennis Francis said that New Delhi has lifted 800 million people out of poverty in the last 5 or 6 years by smartphones. “India has been able to lift 800 million people out of poverty over the last 5 or 6 years…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the middle class that “beat thalis and lit mobile phone torches with gusto during Covid-19 on one order of PM Modi” are set to desert BJP and support opposition because the recent Budget has “stabbed them in the back and chest” by removing indexation and…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi is all set to visit Varanasi on June 18 to address a farmers‘ conference, the party sources informed on Tuesday. This would mark his first visit to his Parliamentary constituency since taking swearing in as the Prime Minister of India for the third time.The location of PM Modi‘s speech to…
BAREILLY: Four farmers were killed and two critically injured when a speeding pickup van, allegedly driven by a drunk driver, lost control and ploughed through the group as they sat under a tree seeking respite from the scorching heat in Paigha Bhikampur village in Bisauli area of Budaun district on Saturday afternoon.The deceased — Ram…
PATNA: Two persons lost their lives when a boat overturned in the Ganga River near Mahavir Tola ghat at Maner, located in the Patna district on Sunday morning.The boat was carrying a total of 12 passengers, all of whom were farmers carrying their vegetables from the Diyara area to Mahavir tola. According to the Police…
