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‘Freedom to sell our produce’: Farmers in J&K’s Kathua laud agriculture bills

Sep 22, 2020

Kathua (J&K), Sep 22 (ANI): As the Rajya Sabha passed two of the three agriculture reform bills, farmers in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir welcomed the Parliament’s decision. One of the farmers said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had set 2022 as the deadline for doubling the income of farmers but with the passage of these bills, this has been done in 2020 itself because farmers will be liberated from many hurdles such as selling their produce with more choices. Another farmer said that his community has finally gotten freedom after 70 years...
CII-Exim Bank digital conclave: India is Africa’s 3rd largest export destination, says EAM Jaishankar

CII-Exim Bank digital conclave: India is Africa’s 3rd largest export destination, says EAM Jaishankar

Sep 22, 2020

Africa’s rise is fundamental to India’s foreign policy thinking: EAM Jaishankar

Africa’s rise is fundamental to India’s foreign policy thinking: EAM Jaishankar

Sep 22, 2020

SAD Women’s Wing stages protest against forcibly conversions of Sikh girls to Islam

SAD Women’s Wing stages protest against forcibly conversions of Sikh girls to Islam

Sep 22, 2020

COVID-19: Health Secretary stresses on strong recovery rate, says ‘Don’t get swayed by total cases’

COVID-19: Health Secretary stresses on strong recovery rate, says ‘Don’t get swayed by total cases’

Sep 22, 2020

Sikhs protest outside Pakistan Embassy over ‘forced conversion of Sikh girls’

Sikhs protest outside Pakistan Embassy over ‘forced conversion of Sikh girls’

Sep 22, 2020

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): Members of Sikh community staged protest outside Pakistan Embassy in New Delhi against ‘abduction and forced conversion Sikh girls in Pakistan’. Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) demanded that the...
Indoor stadium construction underway in J&K’s Kupwara

Indoor stadium construction underway in J&K’s Kupwara

Sep 22, 2020

Kupwara (J&K), Sep 22 (ANI): Construction work of an indoor stadium is underway in the Handwara region of Kupwara district. This stadium would offer multi-utility sports facilities for the local youth to groom their talent....
Domestic flights resume operations in Nepal amid pandemic

Domestic flights resume operations in Nepal amid pandemic

Sep 22, 2020

Kathmandu (Nepal), Sep 22 (ANI): Domestic flights resumed operations in Nepal from September 21 after 7-month halt. Domestic Terminal of Tribhuvan International Airport wore the “new-normal” look with sanitizer stands and marked floors to ensure...
Study reveals college students with disabilities at greater risk for substance abuse

Study reveals college students with disabilities at greater risk for substance abuse

Sep 22, 2020

New Delhi, Sep 22 (ANI): College students with physical and cognitive disabilities use illicit drugs more, and have a higher prevalence of drug use disorder than their non-disabled peers, according to a Rutgers study. The...
OnePlus 8T launch event set for October 14

OnePlus 8T launch event set for October 14

Sep 22, 2020

New Delhi, Sep 22 (ANI): OnePlus will announce its next flagship phone, the OnePlus 8T, on October 14 at an event due to take place at 10 am ET. According to The Verge, the smartphone...
Cluster farming to boost earnings of vegetable growers in J&K’s Kandi village

Cluster farming to boost earnings of vegetable growers in J&K’s Kandi village

Sep 22, 2020

Kathua (J&K), Sep 21 (ANI): The Kandi belt in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district is yet to get irrigation facility. However, to keep the livelihood of farmers afloat, the Agriculture Department has started a project...