Harikishan Sharma

On the demand that MSP or the minimum support price (MSP) be guaranteed under law, Narendra Singh Tomar reiterated that the MSP system would continue and he would give farmers an assurance on it.

Sources said the Punjab Chief Minister sought time from Shah for a meeting Thursday and it will take place at 9.30 am.

“The meeting was good, and we have decided to hold the next round of talks on December 3. We wanted a small group to be constituted, but the farmer leaders wanted the talks to be held with everyone. We do not have a problem with it,” said Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.

Our party opposes these laws. We will hold protests against these laws at district headquarters in UP on Wednesday,” RLD's Ajit Singh told The Indian Express over phone.

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While there is no mention of MSP in the law, protesting farmers say that once APMC mandis weaken after the implementation of new laws, MSP-based procurement, which is in place since decades, will also end.

Over 96 per cent of gram panchayats across the country have registered demand for work under NREGS from April till November-end, signalling that the rural economy is still struggling to recover from the pandemic-induced slump.

Non-compliance of STPs in Delhi is significant as the Yamuna stretch from Wazirabad to Okhla is the most polluted.

But the Home Minister's move received support from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. Welcoming the move, the senior Congress leader urged the farmers to “grab” the offer and even offered to mediate.

Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar tagged a video in which he said the government is ready for discussions. He said he has requested the farmers to come for discussions on December 3.

After braving water cannon and lathis, and casting aside barricades, protesters on the march against the three new central farm laws were camping for the night on the highways.

Farmers want govt to repeal the new agriculture laws which, they claim, will lead to dismantling of the MSP regime, a charge denied by the Centre.

During the meeting, both the sides tried to bring a common ground to restore the rail services in Punjab, which have been suspended since September 24, when farmers started their “rail roko” agitation against the central laws.

Tejashwi asked on Thursday why many postal ballots had been declared invalid, claiming this was done without justification, especially in seats where Mahagathbandhan candidates lost by very narrow margins.

Analysis of the results shows that turnout of women was higher than men in 166 of total 243 constituencies.

At 10.30 pm, the results and trends indicated the worst-ever performance by the LJP since its inception in October 2000 in terms of seats.

Asked if the coronavirus vaccine will be made available free to all Indians, Dr Paul said: “The vaccine in initial stages, in any country, is not going to be available in unlimited supply because we are zero at the moment... It will take months.”

According to an official from the ministry, the proposed system will collect the latest price data from APMC-regulated mandis and other market yards.

According to sources, NITI Aayog had asked the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI) to undertake “an exercise of ascertaining the new State/UT-specific coverage ratios for rural and urban areas”.

At the beginning of the current financial year, of Bihar’s 1.86 crore rural households, 32.25 lakh (17.62%) were provided tap connections, leaving behind 1.50 crore households.

The JMM aims at providing a functional household tap connection to every rural household by 2024.

Tomar said, "Rahul Gandhi should clarify whether he has retracted from the 2019 Congress manifesto."

The average retail price of potato in Delhi this month was slightly higher than the all-India average at Rs 40.11 per kg — also the highest since January 2010, almost 11 years ago.

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal says procurement of paddy has gone up across the country.