-TheWire.in Gram sabhas have this federal power under the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994. MoHAli: There are over 13,000 gram sabhas or village councils in Punjab. Following large-scale protests against the Centre’s newly enacted farm Bills, in what is being called one of the largest democratic and federal processes in the country, almost all councils in Punjab are mobilising to pass resolutions against the Centre’s agri-marketing Acts and register their opposition. As of...
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Ensuring occupational health and safety of mine workers
Nearly 24 fatal accidents and 47 serious accidents have happened in various coal mines of the country during this year till 31st August. Likewise, 18 fatal accidents and 13 serious accidents have taken place in non-coal mines during the same time period. The accident figures are low this year in comparison to the previous ones thanks to a lower demand for output from these mines against the backdrop of COVID-19...
More »In Dumka’s remote areas, MoHAlla schools for students -Abhishek Angad
-The Indian Express With social distancing, masks, loudspeakers, blackboards, and a few volunteers, teachers in various Dumka villages have ensured that their students' studies do not suffer using these 'MoHAlla classes'. Every morning, Shailen Tudu (12) sits by his house near a painted blackboard and solves the maths problems he is given using a chalk. His principal Sapan Kumar stands at a little distance to oversee his work, and issues instructions using...
More »50 years on, millet makes a comeback in Odisha’s Keonjhar district -Aishwarya MoHAnty
-The Indian Express Nearly half a century later, millet is making a comeback, thanks to the intervention of the local administration and NGOs. Today, Hanhaga is among 1990 farmers across 163 villages in Keonjhar who have taken up the cultivation of millet. Keonjhar: In the 1960s and ’70s, with the advent of the green revolution, the Indian taste for cereal tilted towards wheat and rice. This was the time when Rumbi Hanhaga (56),...
More »MoHAli: Villagers protest against illegal sand mining, allege inaction by administration
-The Indian Express Residents of Abhipur village allege that despite bringing the issue to the notice of the administration, no action has been taken against the illegal miners. MoHAli: Residents of Abhipur village continue to hold protest against illegal sand mining going on in the area. They allege that despite bringing the issue to the notice of the administration, no action has been taken against the illegal miners. Bhag Singh, an Abhipur resident, said...
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