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Will hold tractor parade towards Delhi on January 26 if demands not met: Farmer unions
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January 2, 2021
New Delhi, Jan 1: Hardening their position ahead of the next round of talks with the government, protesting farmer unions on Saturday said they will take out a tractor parade towards Delhi on January 26, when the country will celebrate Republic Day, if their demands are not met.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be in the national capital on January 26. He will be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade which will be held at Rajpath.
Addressing a press conference, farmer leader Darshan Pal Singh said their proposed parade will be called Kisan Parade and it will be be held after the Republic Day parade.
It s a political murder; truth should be exposed soon: HDK on S L Dharmegowda s suicide
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Bengaluru, Dec 29: Condoling the demise of SL Dharmegowda, Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Council, JD(S) leader and former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday termed it as political murder . It is a political murder that has taken place today. The truth should come out as soon as possible about who is responsible for his death, said Kumaraswamy. Dharmegowda s suicide is a sacrifice for today s polluted, unprincipled, and selfish politics. The secularism of JDS was tested for the position of Chairperson but in this test, Dharmegowda s heart became the victim. Those who tested it may now get the answer, he added.
Malayalam poet-activist Sugathakumari dies of COVID-19 complications; tributes pour in
Activist and poet Sugathakumari had been admitted to the ICU after being diagnosed with coronavirus on December 21. PTI
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Eminent Malayalam poet, conservationist and women s activist, Sugathakumari, who tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment, died at the government medical college hospital on December 23. She was 86 and is survived by daughter Lakshmi Devi.
The octogenarian poet rarely made any public appearance in recent days due to old age difficulties. Fondly being called as Sugatha Teacher by her hundreds of admirers and followers, the activist-poet had been admitted to the intensive care unit of the medical college after being diagnosed with the viral infection on December 21. Though she was first admitted to a private hospital, she was rushed to the government health facility after she tested posi
Kochi, Dec 24: Malayalam film director Shanavas Naranippuzha, who suffered a heart attack a few days ago, died at a private hospital here, film industry sources said here on Thursday.