-The New Indian Express THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: While taking up farming, her family's means of support, Ramani Vengattu, a 47-year-old woman belonging to Kizhakkumbad, Kozhikode never thought that she could script success within a short period of time. At present, the lean but dynamic homemaker is a regular provider of green spinach to the Palayam vegetable market, Kozhikode. For good quality spinach leaves, the first name that comes to the mind of the natives...
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Rajasthan’s BJP Govt Rejects FDI in Multi-Brand retail
-Outlook Jaipur: The new BJP government in Rajasthan tonight announced that it would not allow FDI in multi-brand retail in the state as it would adversely affect various stakeholders and reduce jobs. In a letter to Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has said, "The state government studied the proposal and its ramification, and it is felt that permitting multi-brand retail would adversely affect various stakeholders." Raje,...
More »Allahabad high court orders CBI probe into NREGA anomalies in UP
-The Times of India LUCKNOW: A Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Friday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into allegations of financial irregularities in MGNREGS in seven districts of Uttar Pradesh. Expressing displeasure over corruption in the scheme's implementation, the bench also directed the agency to hold preliminary inquiry into use of MGNREGS funds in other districts of the state. The court said the agency should conduct...
More »Aadhaar linkage: Antony swung heated Cabinet debate -Manoj CG
-The Indian Express K V Thomas set the tone of the debate, citing the difficulties being faced by consumers in his constituency Ernakulam. While the cabinet acceded to Rahul Gandhi's wish and increased the annual cap for subsidised gas cylinders from nine to 12, the meeting on Thursday saw a heated debate between ministers on the linkage of LPG subsidies to Aadhaar and bank accounts so much so that an exasperated...
More »Everywhere, a Maoist plot -Nandini Sunder
-The Indian Express Chhattisgarh government is unable to accept the right to protest and unwilling to hear the people's voice. By going to town as the Chhattisgarh police and media have recently done on my alleged Maoist links, the real questions have been sidelined. As citizens of this country, do we have the right to protest democratically and constitutionally, and as journalists, researchers or human rights activists, are we free to pursue...
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