-The Hindu Farmer outfits in Punjab say they will be forced to start an agitation against the State AAP government if a complete farm loan debt waiver is not announced shortly A recent study on farmers’ suicide in Punjab by Ludhiana-based Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has revealed that in six districts of the State, as many as 9,291 farmers have died by suicide between the years 2000-2018 and around 88% of the...
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Men feel contraception is women's business: Survey
-The Tribune Also think women using contraception become promiscuous Over three-quarters, accounting for 77 per cent of men aged 15 to 49 years in Punjab feel that contraception is a women’s business and a man should not have to worry about it, a national survey has revealed. The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), conducted by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, through the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, has...
More »UP: Farmers In Sitapur, Lakhimpur Threaten Massive Movement on July 15 if Outstanding Cane Dues not Paid -Abdul Alim Jafri
-Newsclick.in Farmers said the cane-crushing season had ended earlier this month, but payments of over Rs 15 crore are still pending. Lucknow: Irked over the delay in sugarcane payments, farmers on Friday held a demonstration against Mahmudabad co-operative sugar mill in the Sitapur district. Farmers said the cane-crushing season had ended earlier this month, but payments of over Rs 15 crore were pending. Per the norms, the payment should be cleared within 14 days...
More »Fact-Checker Mohammed Zubair Sent To 14 More Days In UP Police Custody
-PTI/ NDTV.com The court had sent Mohammed Zubair to 14-day judicial custody earlier this week. Sitapur (UP): A court in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur on Thursday granted the custody of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to the UP Police till July 14. Mr Zubair was brought to Sitapur from Delhi's Tihar Jail on Thursday afternoon amid tight security. The Delhi Police brought Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to Sitapur in connection with a case registered...
More »World is not doing enough to end hunger by 2030: UN -Shagun
-Down to Earth Food inflation on unprecedented rise triggered by COVID-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war The world is moving further away from its goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030, according to a new United Nations report. The number of people globally affected by hunger went up to 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020. World hunger levels have gone up...
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