-Hindustan Times Democracy is all about elected governments bowing down to people’s wishes and in that sense the decision taken by PM Modi is praiseworthy, writes VS Pandey. Prime Minister Modi, in his address to the nation, announced the withdrawal of the THRee contentious farm laws and apologised to all those who had suffered because of the same. Farmers, basically from the states of Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh have been...
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Rs.3 Lakh For Families Of 750 Farmers Who Died During Protest: Telangana -Uma Sudhir
-NDTV.com Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao also demanded the central government to give ₹ 25 lakh to the families of the farmers who died and withdraw all cases against the protesting farmers. Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Saturday announced ₹ 3 lakh as compensation each to the families of the 750 farmers who died while protesting against the Centre's farm laws at Delhi borders. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao also demanded the...
More »Four key takeaways from the BJP’s U-turn on farm laws -Roshan Kishore
-Hindustan Times What are the key takeaways from the latest turn of events surrounding the farmers’ protest? Here are four key things that stand out: Faced with a resilient farmers’ agitation for more than a year, the Narendra Modi government has decided to repeal the THRee contentious farm laws, making it perhaps the biggest political retreat by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since it assumed power in 2014. What are the key takeaways...
More »Andhra Pradesh Rain: 17 Dead, Over 100 Missing -Akhil Kumar
-NDTV.com National and state disaster relief teams have been deployed to handle the situation and rescue operations are in full swing. Andhra Pradesh: 17 people have been reported dead and over 100 washed away in floods following incessant rains in Andhra Pradesh. Visuals from the temple town of Tirupati show hundreds of pilgrims trapped in massive floods. Ghat road and walkways to Tirumala Hills that houses the temple have been closed. The Swarnamukhi...
More »The defeat of hubris, a confrontation on hold -R Ramakumar
-The Hindu The addition of local agrarian demands into the call for the repeal of the farm laws may have forced the Government’s hand The repeal of the THRee farm laws by the Union government, on Friday, marks a historic victory for the farmer’s movement in India. For more than a year, thousands of farmers had barricaded Delhi, and their protests were gradually evolving into a pan-Indian movement of resistance. The belated,...
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