Tag: OT
Over 1.89 Lakh Trees Cut For UP's Bundelkhand Expressway
More than 1.89 lakh trees have been felled for the construction of the Bundelkhand expressway, according to an RTI response. The trees were cut in Banda, Chitrakoot, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Aurraiya and Etawah, it said. ....
Day 30 Of Farmers' Stir: Demand For Law On MSP Guarantee Grows
As the protests at the borders of the national capital complete a month on Friday, the agitating farmers said they will continue to be there till the Centre withdraws the farm laws, guarantees the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and implements all their other demands.....
How The Ice Was Broken During 6th Round Of Talks Between Govt And Farmers
The lunch diplomacy of Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has played an instrumental role in shaping up a positive development following the sixth round of talks between the government and the representatives of farmers' organisations. ....
UP: Class 10 Student Shoots Classmate Dead In Bulandshahr
In a shocking incident, a class 10 student shot dead his classmate over a fight over seats in the class. ....
Shashi Tharoor Criticises Govt Nod To Bharat Biotech Vaccine Without Phase-3 Trials
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has criticised the government for giving the nod to Bharat Biotech's Covid vaccine without phase-3 trials.....
Farmers Hold Tractor Rally, Say It's 'rehearsal' For Jan 26
A day ahead of the next round of talks with the Union government, thousands of farmers protesting on the Delhi borders organised a 'tractor march' on Thursday amid tight security, describing the event as a "rehearsal" for a similar roadshow proposed on January 26 to oppose the three new Central farm laws. ....
Facebook Bans Trump For Rest Of Term, Could Bar Permanently
Facebook, which had removed a video in which US President Donald Trump urged his supporters, who forced their way into the Capitol, "to go home" but repeated his allegations of fraud in the presidential elections, and blocked his account, announced on Thursday that the restrictions will continue till the end of his term on January 20. ....
Farmers Toughen Stand On 3 Laws Ahead Of Talks With Govt
The farmers' agitation against the farm laws entered the 44th day on Friday with the groups showing no signs of budging from their stand ahead of the eighth round of talks with the government slated to take place later in the day. ....
Farmer Attempts Suicide At Singhu, In Critical Condition
A farmer from Punjab at the Singhu border protest tried to kill himself on Monday evening and was rushed to hospital where his condition is critical, officials said. ....
SC Stays Farms Laws' Implementation: Key Points From Order
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of the three laws - the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020; and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, until a committee of experts it set up talks to the government and the farmers and reports back to it ....
