Punjab CM meets PM, seeks to implement Swaminathan formula for MSP

NEW DELHI: Strongly contending to make agriculture occupation far more profitable and economically viable, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today urged the Prime Minister to immediately implement the Swaminathan formula for determining the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of the crops. Mr. Badal called on the Prime Minister here at his official residence […]

OROP stir: 70-year-old Army veteran collapses; hospitalised

New Delhi, Aug 30 : A 70-year-old Army veteran who was on a relay hunger strike here as part of agitation by veterans for early implementation of ‘One Rank One Pension’ today collapsed on stage and was rushed to the Army hospital where his condition is said to be stable. The incident took place even […]

Fire at Saudi residential complex kills one, injures 30

New York, Aug 30 : A fire has broken out in the Saudi Arabian city of Khobar at a residential complex used by the state oil giant Saudi Aramco, killing one person and injuring 30.According to the New York Times, Aramco authorities said that an investigation is under process into the cause of the blaze.The […]

50 Years of Chinese rule has pushed Tibet into ecological disaster

Hong Kong, Aug.30 : The establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 led to efforts to greatly expand agricultural production in China.The ensuing proliferation of irrigation wells sped ahead of the natural rate of replenishment of aquifers that were their source.As a result, regions of China, particularly the arid north, have accumulated a […]

Anti-farmer Modi regime only indulging in drama, says Sonia

Patna, Aug.30 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi used Sunday’s Swabhimaan Rally at the Gandhi Maidan here to say that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government have done nothing except drama during the first quarter of their tenure.”The Modi Government has completed one fourth of its tenure, but they have done nothing except drama in […]