The top court has granted one-week time to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to file an affidavit clarifying Centre's stand and posted the matter for further hearing on September 1.
August 26, 2020Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray made the announcement in the Legislative Assembly on the last day of the state legislature's winter session in Nagpur.
December 23, 2019With a view to making the administration more decentralized, Thackeray also announced a scheme whereby the Chief Minister's Office would go close to the citizens.
December 21, 2019Tamil Nadu goes to polls in a single phase on April 18.
March 19, 2019PM's criticism of the opposition over loan waivers comes days after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said his party will not let Modi rest till the Centre writes off farm loans across the country.
December 27, 2018The sharp reaction came a day after the newly-elected Congress governments in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh waived farm loans.
December 18, 2018Magsaysay award winner Dr Rajendra Singh, also known as Waterman of India, is among the marchers.
November 21, 2018Ridiculing Modi for his assertions of being the country's "chowkidar" (watchman), Gandhi said the entire country knows the "chowkidar has turned into a thief".
November 17, 2018"The cash recovery target for PSBs for FY19 is Rs 1,81,034 crore. NPAs have peaked and declined by Rs 21,000 crore during quarter ending June over March," he said.
October 1, 2018Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced special drives against the drug menace in the state by involving students, besides launching the second phase of a loan waiver scheme for farmers. Speaking during Independence Day celebrations organised at the Guru Nanak Stadium here, the Chief Minister launched ‘Tu Mera Buddy’ programme to take the …
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August 15, 2018In June 2017, farmers in Maharashtra organised an amazing movement. They decided to stop sending their produce to cities. As a result, an overwhelming majority of Agriculture Produce Marketing Cooperatives did not receive any produce. The state’s Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, worked out a deal with the leaders of one section of farmers. The agreement …
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July 24, 2018Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to constitute a Committee of the Union government and some CMs to formulate a blueprint of a National Debt Waiver Scheme for farmers in consultation with states. While underlining the importance of the Swaminathan Committee report to be accepted in totality, the CM, …
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June 17, 2018Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said the farming crisis has become a national crisis and the Centre can’t wash its hands off its responsibility towards farmers. Reacting to the Shiromani Akali Dal’s (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal’s allegation that he was trying to pass the buck on farm loan waiver by asking the …
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May 19, 2018Even as the Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Amarinder Singh on Thursday handed over the third installment of farm debt waiver certificates to eligible farmers, the Opposition parties accused the Congress government of playing “cheap politics” over the issue and insulting farmers in the name of a loan waiver. The leader of Opposition and Aam Aadmi …
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April 5, 2018Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday held a protest against the Congress government’s failure to implement the Rs 90,OOO Crore loan waiver promise. “We demand implementation of a complete Rs 90,000 crore loan waiver of all farmers including loans from nationalized and cooperative banks as well as private money lenders. This loan waiver scheme should …
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March 20, 2018Punjab government’s promise for farm loan waiver continued to hit repayment of agriculture loans with non-performing assets (NPAs) of banks in the agriculture sector increasing by Rs 277 crore to Rs 6,611 crore in last quarter (October-December). As per the latest figures with the State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC), which held its 143rd meeting on …
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February 15, 2018