Wheat production expected to be at record 115 mn tonne: IIWBR
Wed, Feb 17 2021 15:27 IST |
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Wheat. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Feb 17 : The Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR) has estimated wheat production at a record 115 million tonnes this year, which is around seven per cent more than last year. Experts say that the weather is favourable for the Rabi season crops and farmers have taken a lot of interest in wheat sowing.
Interestingly, farmers have been sitting on a sit-in demonstration for almost three months on the borders of Delhi, yet farming has not been affected.
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Punjab women panel head denied permission to meet activist in jail
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Mon, Feb 15 2021 18:06 IST |
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Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Aruna Chaudhary on Thursday urged the National Commission for Women (NCW) to intervene for releasing Nodeep Kaur, a 23-year-old labour rights activist. Image Source: IANS News
Chandigarh, Feb 15 : Punjab State Women s Commission Chairperson Manisha Gulati was denied permission by the Jail Superintendent in Haryana s Karnal town on Monday to meet 23-year-old labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur, who has been in custody for over a month. This morning the jail Superintendent of Karnal called up the office of Punjab State Women s Commission and said Gulati would have to get the approval of the Haryana government to meet Nodeep Kaur, a commission spokesperson said in a statement.
Updated Feb 14, 2021 | 20:54 IST
First stop at Karnal, Rakesh Tikait today kicked off his mahapanchayat visits; the farmer leader has been scheduled to attend seven farmers meetings planned across Haryana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait | Photo Credit: PTI
Karnal, Haryana: In a fresh attack at the Centre, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said that they would not let the Narendra Modi government sit in peace till the farmers demands are met.
Addressing a farmers mahapanchayat in Haryana s Karnal, Tikait announced that as many 40 farmer leaders spearheading the agitation against the Modi government s three new agriculture laws will tour the entire nation in a bid to gather support for their stir.