Delhi, Exclusive

Farmers burn legislation in show of defiance

GHAZIABAD, 14 January 2021 – Indian farmers burnt copies of the government’s new agricultural laws on Wednesday, pressing on with their protest against the reforms despite a decision by the Supreme Court to postpone implementation while their grievances are heard. Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped on the …

Punjab

Admin identifies 45 Blach Spots to bring down Road Misheaps

DC DIRECTS OFFICERS TO FIX SPOTS IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE PRECIOUS LIVES  Jalandhar, January 13,2020: To reduce road fatalities by improving road safety, Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori today said that the district administration has identified 45 black spots in an extensive road safety exercise and directed the officials to remove these …

Education

Delhi Education Conference Day Two

Delhi Education Conference Day Two: panel discussion on getting children ready for formal learning led by experts from India, Germany, and Finland* *Develop strong teacher training programs in India; specialist teachers can add value to the public education system: Tuuli Makinen, Finland-based preschool educator* *In the light of implementing NEP …

Exclusive

Contract farming can be an answer to farmers’ indebtedness

CHANDIGARH— All these years, small farmers have been finding it difficult to fully participate in the market economy. As a result, there is a continuation of the drift of populations to urban areas. Attempts by the government in the recent past to arrest this drift have brought changes in the …

Punjab

COVID-19 Vaccination to start for 30,000 Healthcare Workers from Jan 16

Ludhiana, January 13,2021: Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma today informed that the Covid-19 vaccination for healthcare workers of district Ludhiana would be held from January 16-18, 2021. He said that several locations have been identified in the district, where vaccination would be carried out by different teams of expert doctors. …

National

MSP operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020- 21

New Delhi Jan 13,2021: In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at MSP from farmers as per existing MSP Schemes, as was done in previous seasons. Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, …

Delhi

Republic Day Parade to feature 321 School Children

New Delhi Jan 13,2021: School children from four Delhi schools and Folk artists from East Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata  will take part in the cultural programme during the Republic Day Parade to be held at Rajpath on January 26, 2021. Ministry of Defence and Directorate of Education, Government of NCT …