By chhotebhai Kanpur: This piece is being written in the evening of Republic Day. This morning I had addressed a Flag Hoisting gathering and spoke about democracy in India and the USA, about the farm agitation and the Trump negation of his election. As a conscientious citizen, not a pseudoContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), September 11, 2020: A Salesian NGO has built a new check-dam at Ujjani-Pimpalgaon in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, Western India to address the agrarian distress of farmers. The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDS) through its implementing partner, Bosco Gramin Vikas Kendra (BGVK) is currently implementing theContinue Reading

Ranchi: Jharkhand government would send five farmers from each of the 24 districts to Israel for training, Chief Minister Raghubar Das said Monday. Those farmers would be trained on how to utilise barren land, Das said after inaugurating a ‘Kisan Mela’ here. “Jharkhand has barren/unused land in many parts andContinue Reading

Madurai: As part of their State-wide agitation demanding that the government declare the entire Tamil Nadu ‘drought-hit’, members of various farmers’ associations staged a demonstration in front of the Collectorate here on Wednesday. Tension prevailed as the farmers started walking from Thiruvalluvar statue towards the Collector’s office. When they wereContinue Reading