किसानों ने किसान सम्मान निधि योजना को सराहा, पीएम मोदी का जताया आभार

प्रधानमंत्री किसान सम्मान निधि योजना (PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana) के कारण किसानों के चेहरे चमक रहे हैं. इस योजना के कारण किसानों को संबल मिला है और योजना की राशि के सीधे बैंक में आने से किसानों को सरकारी दफ्तरों में भटकने की परेशानी से भी निजात मिली है. यही कारण है कि किसानों को यह योजना काफी पसंद आ रही है. छत्तीसगढ़ के बालोद जिले के किसानों ने इस योजना के तहत मिलने वाली आर्थिक सहायता के लिए प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी का आभार जताया है. किसान बताते हैं कि इस योजना के तहत सालाना 6 हजार रुपये की मदद न सिर्फ उनकी खेती की जरूरतों को पूरा करने में सहायक...

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Mizoram Plans To Amend Liquor Prohibition Law, May Allow Sale Of Wine, Beer

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Friday said his government was planning to amend the liquor prohibition law, which has been in force since May 2019, to allow the sale of wine and beer in the state. During a discussion on the motion of thanks on the governor's address in the assembly, Lalduhoma said his government had no intention of lifting the ban on hard liquor but was planning to regulate the sale of wine and beer. He said that a bill to amend the prohibition law will be introduced in the assembly during the ongoing budget session. "Our...

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"Being In WhatsApp Groups Doesn't Indicate Criminality": Umar Khalid To Court

Activist Umar Khalid on Thursday argued in the Delhi High Court that his mere presence in WhatsApp groups was not enough to attribute any criminality to him and the police equated staging protests and attending meetings with terror. Senior advocate Trideep Pais, while representing Khalid, argued before a bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur and sought bail for his client in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case related to the February 2020 riots. Pais opposed the prosecution's claim that Khalid created "communal" groups...

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Uddhav Thackeray Wanted To Make Eknath Shinde Chief Minister: Sanjay Raut

Uddhav Thackeray had planned to make Eknath Shinde the Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the 2019 election, but he was foiled - first by ally BJP and then the allies of Maha Vikas Aghadi, senior Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut has said.  Among then MVA, he especially named veteran leader Sharad Pawar, saying he had objected to Mr Shinde. "Shinde wanted to become CM, but top leaders of the MVA refused to work under him as he was junior to them," Mr Raut was quoted as saying by news agency Press Trust of India. "It was Sharad Pawar, then...

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Uber Adopts Smaller Rivals' Model For Auto Rides To Tackle Competition

Ride-hailing platform Uber has moved to a zero-commission model for its autorickshaw drivers in India and will instead charge them a subscription fee, mirroring a strategy followed by local rivals as competition intensifies. Uber said it will now only connect users with nearby drivers and will suggest a fare but the final amount would be decided by the driver and the rider, the company said in a blog post. A company spokesperson said the company made the shift as it did not want "to be at a competitive disadvantage". News publication Inc42 was...

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Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Issue Of Toxic Waste Disposal At Pithampur In Top Court

The disposal of hazardous waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy has come under the Supreme Court's scanner following a petition about the health risk to residents of Pithampur, where it has been shifted. The petition also pointed to the risks to the people of Indore, which is just 30 km away.  Today, a bench of Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Masih agreed to hear a petition challenging the orders of the Madhya Pradesh High Court that triggered the transfer. The top court has sought responses from the Centre, Madhya Pradesh and its...

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Top Sikh Body Condemns US For Not Allowing Some Deportees To Wear Turban

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Sunday strongly condemned US authorities for allegedly not allowing Sikh deportees, who were part of the second batch of illegal Indian immigrants brought from America, to wear their turbans. The SGPC statement came after some visuals appeared on social media showing Sikh deportees without turbans while completing their immigration formalities at the Amritsar airport. A US military aircraft carrying 116 illegal Indian immigrants landed at the Amritsar airport late Saturday night, with one deportee...

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