-NDTV Lucknow: Lakhs of farmers in Uttar Pradesh who took loans worth Rs. 50,000 or more and have returned 10 per cent of the amount got a big surprise today, with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav waiving their loans. The state government said the decision will benefit approximately 7.20 lakh farmers. But the scheme but comes with a rider. It will apply to only those farmers who took the loan by mortgaging property. Such...
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Hint of LPG cap review
-The Telegraph An outcry against the LPG policy at the day-long Surajkund Congress conclave today forced Veerappa Moily to assure the party of some relaxation on the cap of six subsidised cylinders. As most speakers disagreed with the cap and stressed that it could impact the party’s poll fortunes, the petroleum minister said: “We are already examining the matter. I will consult the Prime Minister and the finance minister and see how...
More »Cap on LPG Cylinders Emerges Major Poll Plank in HP
-Outlook In poll-bound Himachal, where political heat has reached to the maximum in its last leg, the capping on LPG cylinders following a recent order by the Centre has pushed all other issues on the backburner with the ruling BJP banking on it to keep voters away from Congress. "Gas ke chulhe ki mar ya Induction chulhe ka uphar (choice is yours, whether a free induction stove or the pinch of cap...
More »Mamata to target Cong bastions in West Bengal panchayat polls -Arindam Sarkar
-The Hindustan Times West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will lead the campaign in the Congress strongholds during the ensuing panchayat elections in early 2013. She will lead the Trinamool Congress campaign in the green belt in North Bengal, which has always voted for the Congress. Mamata has earmarked Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury’s bastion, Murshidabad, MP Deepa Dasmunshi’s base, North Dinajpur, and the late ABA Ghani Khan Chowdhury’s home turf, Malda, now...
More »FDI: Government trying to get Mamata Banerjee's support
-The Economic Times The government has revived its efforts to get Trinamool Congress on board its plans to ease foreign investment rules for civil aviation and muti-brand retail. Civil aviation minister Ajit Singh is expected to discuss the issue of allowing foreign airlines to buy stake in Indian carriers with chief minister Mamata Banerjee on September 14. Government leaders had tried to work out a consensus on the two issues at the...
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