Day: June 25, 2019

Crowded in camps, Rohingya refugees vulnerable to virus

UN fears Myanmar human rights abuses in internet shutdown

2:54 pm June 25, 2019

Yangon: An internet blackout in parts of Myanmar could be cover for “gross human rights violations” in an area where a brutal army crackdown has already forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya to flee, a UN rights investigator said. The military is locked in battle with the Arakan Army (AA), insurgents fighting for more autonomy […]

Under debt, Rajasthan farmer ends his life

2:50 pm June 25, 2019

Jaipur: A 45-year-old debt-ridden farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming celphos in Raisinghnagar of Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district, police said Tuesday. The farmer, identified as Sohan Lal, had taken a crop loan of Rs 2.5 lakh. He took celphos, a pesticide, on Sunday. The body was handed over to family members after a post-mortem on Monday, […]

‘Jai Shri Ram’ can be chanted by embracing people: Naqvi

2:45 pm June 25, 2019

New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Tuesday said “Jai Shri Ram” can be chanted by embracing people and not by throttling them. Naqvi made the remarks while referring to the recent incident where 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari was lynched by a mob in Saraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand. Eleven people were arrested on […]

Five cattle smugglers arrested in J-K's Reasi

Govt taking steps to protect indigenous breeds of cow

2:43 pm June 25, 2019

New Delhi: The government has taken a series of steps to protect indigenous breeds of cow under the Gokul Mission and in the next five years local breeds will be on par with foreign ones, Animal Husbandry Minister Giriraj Singh said. Replying to a query raised by actor Ravindra Shyam Narayan Shukla (Ravi Kishan) in […]

PM pitches for need to promote start-ups to ensure innovation in agriculture sector

Govt seeks views of states on crop insurance scheme

2:41 pm June 25, 2019

New Delhi: The government Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that it has written to states seeking their views on whether the crop insurance scheme should be made voluntary for farmers. At present, the scheme is compulsory in nature. Responding to a supplementary, Minister of State for Agriculture Purushottam Ropala said during Question Hour that on […]