-Livemint.com Political analysts feel there is a sense of dissatisfaction in Uttar Pradesh on demonetisation, though the political dominance of the BJP continues Baghpat, Shamli and Sardhana (Uttar Pradesh): Ved Pal, a 35-year-old farmer from the village of Bodda in Baghpat district, thinks demonetisation was the right thing to do even if its immediate aftermath was painful. “Any new work undertaken by any individual or government will always face problems; so demonetisation...
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The bitter tales of Shamli’s sugarcane farmers: ‘Netas talk palayan (exodus), our issue bhugtan (payment)’ -Harish Damodaran
-The Indian Express Even though Shamli tops in sugarcane production, there is nearly Rs 300 crore dues for district farmers. Shamli/ Kairana: Mohkam Singh supplied 22 buffalo carts of cane, each laden with 18 quintals, to the sugar mill at Shamli belonging to Sir Shadi Lal Enterprises Ltd in the 2015-16 crushing season. These 400 quintals should have fetched about Rs 1.12 lakh at the Uttar Pradesh government’s state advised price (SAP)...
More »UP will implement Food Security Act from Today
-IANS The complete implementation of the act will only happen by April Lucknow: The Food Security Act is set to be implemented across Uttar Pradesh from Tuesday, an official said. Once the act comes into effect, poor families will get wheat at Rs 2 and rice at Rs 3 per kg. Until now, only families under the Antyodaya scheme were being benefited and the families above and below the poverty line (APL and BPL)...
More »UP school uniform Scam: Shocking findings
Despite the provision of free school uniforms to be given to school children aged 6-14 years under the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, when it comes to education department of Uttar Pradesh things are happening in the wrong way. Officials working in UP's education department demand for commissions from uniform suppliers, reveals a Cobra Post sting. In order to know more, please read the press release from Cobra...
More »Uttar Pradesh’s sugar crisis leading to suicides -Mohammad Ali
-The Hindu At least five cases have been reported in recent times from western part of the State Meerut (Uttar Pradesh): When Rahul, a sugarcane farmer in Badaut area of Baghpat district in western U.P., shot himself on the night of September 13, he had a debt of Rs. 12 lakh. Rahul shot himself with his brother's licensed rifle in his house in Dhikana village. Anil Kumar, the Station House Officer of Badaut...
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