-The Telegraph The first step would be 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan' conferences from August 7 to 14, said Yogendra Yadav, the president of Morcha constituent Swaraj India New Delhi: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the umbrella organisation that spearheaded the movement against the Narendra Modi government’s controversial farm laws, and the United Front of Ex-Servicemen will jointly organise a nationwide campaign against the Centre’s Agnipath armed forces recruitment scheme from August 7 to...
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Doubling trouble: It’s mid-2022; is it good days yet for farm incomes? -Rajit Sengupta
-Down to Earth The Union government's claim about being on track to double farmers' income sounds hollow as it has not even spent the allocated budget for agrarian schemes in three of the past five years On February 28, 2016 Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to double farmers’ income by 2022-23—his gift to the country in its 75th year of independence. In the six years since then, the Union government has not...
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 »Agnipath has job potential in corporate sector for youths: Industry leaders
-PTI/ Business Standard Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra, RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka and Biocon Ltd Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw came out in support of Agnipath, saying it has potential for employment Industry leaders, including Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra, RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka and Biocon Ltd Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Monday came out in support of the Agnipath scheme, saying it has large potential for employment of youth in the corporate...
More »Punjab: Farmers Call off Protests as AAP Govt Agrees to Several Demands -Vivek Gupta
-TheWire.in The farmers had stormed the Mohali-Chandigarh border on Tuesday, May 17 to press their various demands, including a bonus on wheat and advancing the paddy sowing schedule from June 10. Chandigarh: As many as 23 farm unions of Punjab, all members of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), had stormed the Mohali-Chandigarh border on Tuesday, May 17 to press their various demands, including a bonus on wheat and advancing the paddy sowing...
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