INDIA
Karnataka farmers sell paddy to Reliance Retail above MSP
With the consent of state Governor Vajubhai Vala, Karnataka on January 1 notified the KAPMC Act, which restricts powers of the APMCs and omits penal provisions to help farmer sell their produce directly even outside the APMC yards (mandis) to anyone who pays more than the MSP, fixed by the state government.
Covid-19 vaccination to begin in India from Jan 16: 10 Key points
The decision was taken in a high level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review the status of Covid-19 in the country along with the preparedness of the states and union territories for Covid vaccination.
BJP should leave its arrogance, obstinate attitude: Congress
Rahul Gandhi tweeted an old video clip of him speaking on the agrarian issues in Parliament in 2015 wherein he remarked that "the land of the farmers is getting costlier, and the government is making the farmers weak".
PM Modi to meet CMs on Monday on vaccine roll-out, corona situation
The Prime Minister will chair the meeting slated to begin at 4 pm. He will be apprised by the CMs on the roll-out of the coronavirus vaccine as well as the COVID-19 situation in their respective states.
PM Modi to meet CMs on Monday on vaccine roll-out, corona situation
The Prime Minister will chair the meeting slated to begin at 4 pm. He will be apprised by the CMs on the roll-out of the coronavirus vaccine as well as the COVID-19 situation in their respective states.
4 UP officers demoted as peon, watchman
Narsingh, who was posted as additional district information officer in Bareilly, has been demoted as peon, while Daya Shankar, an additional district information officer in Firozabad, has been asked to join his previous posting as a watchman. Similarly, Vinod Kumar Sharma and Anil Kumar Singh, who were promoted as additional district information officer in Mathura and Bhadohi, respectively, will again work on their previous profile as cinema operator-cum-communication assistant.
President approves Industrial Disputes (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2020
According to the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, establishments having 100 or more workers were required to seek prior permission of the state government before effecting layoffs, retrenchment, or closure. The number of workers has been increased to 300 in the recent amendment.
Mortal remains of ex-Gujarat CM Madhavsinh Solanki to be brought to Congress headquarters on Sunday
According to Jayrajsinh Parmar, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) spokesperson, the mortal remains will be kept at the Bhavan between 3 pm and 5 pm when supporters and well-wishers could pay their final respect to the late Congress veteran. Solanki breathed his last at his residence in Gandhinagar on Saturday morning.
Bird Flu Outbreak: Confirmed in 7 states, test reports from elsewhere awaited
As per a statement issued by the ministry, after confirmation of avian influenza (AI) positive samples by the ICAR-NIHSAD from two poultry farms in Panchkula district in Haryana, positive cases of bird flu in migratory birds were reported in Shivpuri, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Agar and Vidisha district in Madhya Pradesh, the zoological park in Kanpur, and Pratapgarh and Dausa districts of Rajasthan.
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