Written by Amil Bhatnagar | Sambhal | Updated: December 18, 2020 7:54:51 am The notices of Rs 50 lakh each were sent to six leaders in Sambhal, mainly officials from the Bhartiya Kisan (Asli) Union. Days after UP’s subdivisional magistrate in Sambhal sent out notices calling on agricultural leaders to …
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Written by Jean Dreze | Updated: December 17, 2020 8:50:03 am The stagnation in stunting rates is particularly alarming. Height, unlike weight, is not affected by short-term factors, so it is not a temporary setback. Stunting in childhood is associated with serious deficiencies later in life, including lower school achievement. …
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Written by Shubhajit Roy | New Delhi | Updated: December 17, 2020 7:18:43 am British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday. (PTI) A day after he announced that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would be the main guest of the Republic Day celebrations …
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Written by Sukhbir Siwach | Karnal | Updated: December 17, 2020 8:08:46 am The body was brought to Karnal for a post-mortem examination. Authorities said they will then take him to Nanaksar Gurdwara in Singhra village, where a large number of his followers have gathered. The last rites will be …
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Written by Ravish Tiwari | New Delhi | Updated: December 17, 2020 7:43:24 am A boy with a tricolor during the Farmar protest on the border of Tikari on Wednesday. (Express photo by Prem Nath Pandey) Comparatively less spontaneous than the nationwide anti-CAA protests a year ago, the standoff between …
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Written by Parthasarathi Biswas | Pune | Updated: December 17, 2020 7:15:15 am Sharad Joshi was the only one among the great agricultural leaders of India who supported globalization and the entry of multinational companies into agriculture. Express file On Monday, some farmers’ unions met with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh …
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Bench notes that the current negotiations have not led the way and are destined for failure. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court said talks between the Center and farmers’ leaders on the controversial farm laws had made no progress and were destined to fail. A bank led by the Chief Justice …
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By: Express News Service | Ludhiana | December 16, 2020 4:46:23 am On agricultural laws, Badal said: “These laws have been made by those who have never cultivated.” One day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused opposition parties of “tricking” farmers and “shooting from their shoulders,” former BJP ally Shiromani …
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NEW DELHI: The borders of Ghazipur, Singhu, among others, were closed on Tuesday for inbound traffic from Ghaziabad to Delhi in the wake farmers protests, the Delhi Traffic Police (DTP) reported on Tuesday. “The Ghazipur border is closed to traffic coming from Ghaziabad to Delhi due to protests from farmers. …
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A four-year-old boy was seen helping farmers on the Singhu border, where they are protesting against the new agricultural laws. The boy named Rehaan, with his father Mehtab Alam, went to the Singhu border to distribute packets of cookies and bananas to protesting farmers on Saturday, ANI reported. Several people …
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