Govt significantly enhanced financial assistance for farm sector in last 10 years
New Delhi, Feb 16 Farmer unions in Punjab are accusing the Central government of doing injustice to them, however, official data has revealed that the present regime has provided financial assistance to the farming community more than ever. According to the official data, in 2013-14, the budget allocation for the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Ministry […]
Farmers protest: Traders, manufacturers fear loss in business as Tikri border remains sealed
New Delhi, Feb 16 The ongoing farmers’ protest and their call to march to the national capital, which led to the sealing of the interstate Tikri border, have triggered panic among traders of Haryana’s Bahadurgarh and Delhi’s Bawana Industrial Area (BIA) who claimed to have incurred a loss of over Rs 20 crore during the […]
Farmers protest: Shops, commercial establishments closed in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Feb 16 Expressing solidarity with the protesting farmers, the employees of state-owned Punjab Roadways, PUNBUS and private public transport bus operators in Punjab on Friday went on strike, leaving many commuters stranded as over 5,000 buses stayed off the roads. The impact of the shutdown, named ‘Bharat Bandh’, from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]
Woman loses Rs 80 lakh to fraud she met on matrimonial app
Lucknow, Feb 16 An employee of a multi-national company lost Rs 80 lakh to a conman she met on a matrimonial application, who even staged his death. According to the complaint, the woman met the man on the app in 2019, when he introduced himself as Sameer Chadha. There was telephonic and online communication for […]