Rakesh Tikait. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar After Punjab farmers announced a one-day protest today, farmer leader and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson, Rakesh Tikait said that the protest has been declared by the farmers in Punjab only. Questioning the government’s action against stubble burning, Mr. Tikait said the government should tell the … Read more
Piler MLA Nallari Kishore Kumar Reddy inspecting the area where an elephant herd attacked and killed a farmer Raja Reddy in Bandarlapalle village of Piler mandal in Annamayya district on Tuesday (October 15). | Photo Credit: HANDOUT In a shocking incident, a farmer was trampled to death by a herd of elephants at Bandarlapalle village … Read more
Aidan McKay says a childhood spent farming is a major factor for his stage four skin cancer. Source link
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher criticised the centreâs way of handling the protests A meeting of the farmer unions and the central government has been scheduled for today at 5 pm. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher criticised the centreâs way of handling the protests pointing out the high-level security measures involving even para-military forces. âThere … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi | | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the 13th instalment of over ₹16,000 crore, under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), through direct benefit transfer to more than eight crore beneficiaries. Under the scheme, eligible farmer families are provided ₹6,000 per year in three equal … Read more
A farmer, Vakkala Ramaiah Yadav, from Kaveti Nagepalli near Palasamudram in Sri Sathya Sai district attempted suicide by consuming pesticide at the Revenue Divisional Office in Penukonda on Monday after submitting his grievance application seeking compensation for the lands acquired for the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes, and Narcotics (NACIN). This is the second … Read more
Tribal farmer Cheruvayal Raman, who made fruitful interventions for the conservation of indigenous paddy seeds, has been selected for the Raikya Rishi Award instituted by the Indian Reiki Association. The award comprising a sculpture and citation will be presented to him at a function to be held at Alakapuri Auditorium in Kozhikode on October 24. Source link
A farmer died on the spot when a lorry rammed into his bullock cart at Aspari village in Kurnool district on Sunday. One bullock also died in the incident, while the other was severely injured. A native of Aspari, the farmer, identified as Bathini Lakshmanna(45), was on his way back home after completing agriculture work … Read more
Feb. 22, 2022 — Paul Edward Farmer, MD, a renowned infectious disease specialist, humanitarian, and health care champion for many of the world’s most vulnerable patient populations, died suddenly in his sleep from a cardiac event Monday in Rwanda, where he had been teaching. He was 62. Farmer co-founded the Boston-based global nonprofit Partners in … Read more
People around the world have thanked an 84-year-old YouTuber for helping them cope with anxieties about the coronavirus pandemic. John Butler has attracted millions of views and more than 120,000 subscribers with his philosophical videos about life and meditation. The softly spoken ex-farmer became an unlikely YouTube star when an interview he gave in 2016 … Read more