With the Center agreeing to borrow ₹ 1.1 lakh crore from a special window of the Reserve Bank of India and re-lend it to states, some of the seven states that have not yet accepted the plan are now able to sign it, the Government officials with direct knowledge of …
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New Delhi / Karnal / Chandigarh: This year, stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has not decreased mainly due to the reluctance of the local administration to act against violators due to continued protests by farmers in the two states. The result: Delhi and its neighboring areas are grappling with …
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Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu, who fought terrorism in Punjab, was shot dead by two unknown assailants in the Tarn Taran district on Friday, months after the government removed his security cover. The men on a motorcycle fired four bullets at Sandhu, 62, when he was in his office …
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Top Union ministers and Delhi governments traded blame on Thursday when the city’s air quality was downgraded to “very bad”, a stark replay of how the crisis unfolded in recent years when about 30 Millions of people are exposed to dangerous levels of pollution in the run-up to winter. Delhi’s …
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Punjab said the safety of students will be the government’s top priority. (Proceedings) Chandigarh: Schools in Punjab outside of the containment zones will reopen from Monday for classes 9-12, the state government said on Thursday. Punjab School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla said that since the home department has issued …
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A delegation of protesting farmer leaders from Punjab, invited to the talks by Union agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal, left the meeting and demanded the presence of agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, according to a general platform representing the farmers. The Center had invited at least 31 farmer organizations and their …
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Punjab’s Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had promised to fight until the laws were changed (archive) Chandigarh: Punjab has decided to reject the Center’s controversial agricultural laws that have caused a storm throughout the state and neighboring Haryana. For this, an extraordinary assembly session will be held on October 19, the …
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Peasant leaders leave the meeting with the agriculture secretary and protest in front of the Krishi Bhawan in Delhi. A seven-member panel of protesting farmers in Punjab was formed on Tuesday to hold talks with the Center. The head of the Bharatiya Kisan (Rajewal) Union, Balbir Singh Rajewal, said that …
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Delhi residents woke up to a hazy Tuesday morning as the Air Quality Index (AQI) fell to “very poor” for the first time this season amid an increase in agricultural fires in Punjab and Haryana, and local factors. such as low wind speed and the accumulation of pollutants. sparking widespread …
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The government has purchased more than 4 million tonnes of rice from nearly 350,000 farmers, who have been paid a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 8,032 crore through October 11 since crop purchases began on October 24. of September. The amount acquired so far is 33% higher than the …
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