Day: December 7, 2020

Indonesia expects halal certificate for experimental vaccine

11:19 pm December 7, 2020

Jakarta: Indonesia’s highest Muslim clerical body is expected to issue a halal certification for the experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by China-based Sinovac Biotech, officials said on Monday. The certification would be a significant step in immunization efforts in the world’s most populous Muslim country, should the vaccine be approved for use. “A study by the Indonesian Ulema Council Halal Product Guarantee […]

Farmers misled about farm laws, legislation in their interest: Uttarakhand CM

11:16 pm December 7, 2020

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday said farmers have been misled about the new farm laws which are actually in their interest. Accusing the Congress government in Punjab of turning the agitation in the wrong direction, Rawat said it will harm the interest of farmers. The new farm laws were part of the Congress […]

Mills commit less supply than estimated jute bag demand for Rabi crop season

11:06 pm December 7, 2020

Kolkata: Compared to an estimated demand of 25 lakh bales of jute sacks for packaging of Rabi crop, millers have committed to supply 11 lakh bales as they are struggling to clear a backlog of gunny bags for Kharif crop, an official said on Monday. Jute mills have a backlog of over 2.5 lakh bales […]

Farm laws will benefit farmers, govt will handle agitations: Tomar to delegation of pro-legislation peasants

11:03 pm December 7, 2020

New Delhi: As thousands of farmers camped on Delhi’s borders seeking repeal of three new farm laws, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday told a group of peasants backing these legislations that these measures will benefit the peasantry and the agriculture sector and that the government will handle such agitations. The delegation of 20 “progressive farmers” from Haryana, […]

Goa: Property dealer held for raping elderly woman

10:59 pm December 7, 2020

Panaji: A 34-year-old property dealer was arrested in Goa on Monday for allegedly raping an elderly woman under the pretext of showing her a property in a forested area near here, police said. The accused, Anil Tigga, took the woman, who is in her 60s, to a forested area on the outskirts of Panaji where […]