Under the revised policy, agricultural workers will be provided work for an extended period during the lean season Patna: Amid scanty rainfall and drought-like conditions in Bihar, the govt has amended provisions under the VB-G-RAM G programme to ensure employment for job-card holders facing a livelihood crisis.Under the revised policy, agricultural workers will be provided…
Distress migration begins in Kalyana Karnataka as agricultural labourers and daily wage workers head to cities in search of livelihoods Vijayanagara/Raichur: A failed southwest monsoon has triggered an unusually early wave of distress migration across North Karnataka, with thousands of families leaving their villages weeks ahead of the usual seasonal cycle as poor rainfall has…
Farmers demand full waiver of crop loan Chennai: Former AIADMK minister O S Manian and PMK floor leader Sowmiya Anbumani on Monday urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to announce a complete waiver of crop loans availed by farmers from cooperative societies.Participating in the discussion on Governor’s address in the assembly, Manian said the partial…
Lucknow: Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh on Sunday said that 170 farmers, including 20 women, will travel on the inaugural flight from Noida International Airport on Monday, describing it as a historic moment for the region and the country.Speaking ahead of the flight, Singh said it was perhaps unprecedented in world history that farmers whose land…
Representative image created using AI CHIKKABALLAPURA: Five people – an autorickshaw driver, and four women labourers, were killed and five others sustained serious injuries in a road accident on the Bengaluru-Hyderabad National Highway near Sunkalamma Temple in Bagepalli taluk Sunday.The accident occurred around 3pm when a Mahindra Thar travelling towards Hyderabad allegedly rammed an autorickshaw…
