Farmers can continue to reap a financial harvest that first came as a windfall loan waiver of Rs 60,000 crore in 2008. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee raised the target for loan disbursal to the farmers from the present Rs 3,75,000 crore to Rs 4,75,000 crore in 2011-12, nearly a 27% jump.Mukherjee has raised the target consistently in 2010-11, the loan target was raised by over 15% at Rs 3.75 lakh...
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Gujarat: harassed RTI activist immolates self
Gujarat Right To Information (RTI) activist Jabbardan Gadhvi had sought information on alleged irregularities in cattle grazing in the Rapar taluka of Kutch district. Earlier this week, the 45-year-old RTI activist set himself ablaze in the compound of the MAMlatdar's office after having received constant threats from the MAMlatdar, Talati and the PSI of Rapar. Gadhvi's family, still in shock, wonders why no body stepped in to stop Gadhvi.Relative Haridan...
More »Congress disrupts proceedings
Congress MLAs on the first day of the state assembly's budget session disrupted governor Dr Kamla's speech on Thursday. They were protesting against the alleged failure of the state government to take action in an RTI activist's suicide case in Kutch. As the governor stood up to deliver her speech, Congress MLAs started shouting slogans against the government. The MLAs demanded justice for RTI activist Jabbardan Gadhvi, 42, who had self-immolated...
More »'Rice, wheat allotted for midday meal can't be sold in open market'
The deputy director of the education department, Anil Powar, has in a statement to the Panaji police said that rice and wheat allotted on a monthly basis to self help groups under the midday meal scheme can't be sold in the open market, police sources said. The police recorded Powar's statement after a diary seized from Devendra Shinde-accused of selling rice from fair price shops in the open market-revealed that he...
More »PSI, four cops suspended for RTI activist's death
After the death of RTI activist Jabbardan Gadhvi in Kutch, his brother Malvadan Gadhvi has threatened to end his life if he is not provided with the information his brother asked for. The incident has sent shockwaves in Kutch district and the Congress is planning a rally on February 24 on this issue. On the other hand, four policeman including the Rapar police sub-inspector were suspended. The talati of Rapar...
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