-The Hindu Business Line Wheat sowing only major aberration New Delhi: The threat of lower soil moisture levels and delays in kharif harvests across States seem to be having an adverse impact on rabi sowing. Most crops barring one or two saw lower acreage under planting till the end of the week, according to data released by the Agriculture Ministry on Friday. During the current rabi season, farmers have planted only around 85...
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Major crimes down 25-70% in Delhi this year, claim cops
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The crime situation in the capital appears to be well under control. At least, the numbers say so. The latest crime data released by Delhi Police shows a dip in all major crimes till September 30 as compared to corresponding figures last year. Not just that, many crimes, which had witnessed a constant rise in the last five years, have also gone down. According to the...
More »Baatein Aman Ki: Here's Why Over 100 Women are Traveling Across India to Spread the Message of Peace -Simantini Dey
-News18.com All the women yatris who are currently traveling through different parts of India and spreading the message of peace will reach Delhi by 13 October, where a day-long event will be held to celebrate peace and harmony. Last month, five minibusses, with twenty-five women in each of them, started their journeys from five different states of India – Kashmir, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Uttar Pradesh. These 5 different groups of...
More »Industries hit as UP, Bihar migrants flee Gujarat after hate attacks
-The Times of India AHMEDABAD/ VADODARA: Angry at the Rape of a 14-month-old girl in Sabarkantha district of north Gujarat on September 28, hate crimes targeting Hindi-speaking people have now spread to central parts of the state. Eight contractual workers were allegedly attacked at the ‘Bal Amul’ plant near Anand late on Sunday night. With the situation worsening, chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar called up their Gujarat counterpart Vijay Rupani...
More »Migrant Labour Exodus Shines a Light on the Dark Side of Modi's 'Gujarat Model' -Rajeev Khanna
-TheWire.in Those leading the campaign against the migrants are largely local, unemployed youth that the ‘Gujarat Model’ has failed, who now vilify 'outsiders' for having snatched away jobs. The much touted ‘Gujarat Model’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party stands stripped bare once again. The migrant labour in the state fleeing in the face of a violent campaign is a grim reminder of the failure of Modi’s...
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