Mumbai, June 24 : The BJP-led Maharashtra government on Saturday announced a major farm loan waiver scheme that will see debt of up to Rs 1.5 lakh per farmer being written off. The scheme, announced by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at a press meet here, involves Rs 34,000 crore of relief. Named after Maratha warrior […]
Canberra, June 24 : Indian-origin Sikh human rights advocate Palbinder Kaur Shergill has been appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in New Westminster. Shergill is the first turbaned Sikh to be appointed to the judiciary in Canada, the World Sikh Organisation (WSO) of Canada said, news portal Voice Online reported. Jody […]
Chandigarh : In a major relief to the farmers, the Assembly today scrapped “kurki”, a practice under which mortgaged land is auctioned to recover loans, by abolishing Section 67-A of the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Brahm Mohindra said the Congress government had fulfilled a major poll promise by doing away with […]
Chandigarh : The Vidhan Sabha today passed a privilege motion against SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, even as Akali-BJP MLAs continued their protest against Speaker Rana KP Singh over his allegedly biased conduct yesterday. The motion was moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Brahm Mohindra, alleging that Sukhbir had used derogatory language against the Speaker yesterday. […]
Port of Spain : The first ODI of the five-match series between India and West Indies was abandoned after rain started pouring during the Indian innings here at the Queen’s Park Oval on Friday. Put into bat first, the hosts had a great start with Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane sharing a 132-run opening partnership […]