Punjab Ground Report: Channi a Hit But There’s Huge Anger Over Jobs & Corruption
Channi’s ‘common man’ image has struck a chord but unemployment and lower level graft continue to harm Congress. “Arthi nu kandha ditte hoye koi CM dekhya eh?” (Have you seen a chief minister who lends his shoulder to a (common man’s) body,” says Kanha Ram, a cobbler in Jandiala town of Amritsar district, stressing on […]Read More
December 7, 1981, Forty Years Ago: Ahmedabad fire
At least 60 persons were burnt to death in a blaze that gutted a jute and wooden replica of the Himalayas set up for a religious exhibition outside the Neelkantha Mahadev temple in the labour suburb of Asarwa. At least 60 persons were burnt to death in a blaze that gutted a jute and wooden […]Read More
From the Archives (December 7, 1921): Asphyxiation of prisoners
Mahatma Gandhi writes in the current number of “Young India” thus: My letter to the Liberals speaks for itself. In it, I have not touched upon unapproved or one-sided accounts of the happenings in Malabar. But I have before me correspondence which mentions inhumanities before which the Punjab ones dwindle into insignificance. The asphyxiation of […]Read More
Re-Appropriating ‘We the People’ From Politicians Who Only Want Control
Social movements are bound to impact forms of protest politics in years to come. What is important is that through protest, these movements create a ‘we the people’. On November 26, 2021 the Preamble to the Indian Constitution was read aloud in Parliament by the president of India, the prime minister, ministers and members of […]Read More
List of international airports in India
Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh is the newest addition to the international airports in India. Check here the list of the international airports in India. The Airport Authority of India or AAI is the body that manages both the International Airports in India and the Domestic Airports in India. The Airports Authority of […]Read More
The need of the hour: Bridging the gap between agri researches and farmers
Experts underline that there should be a rapid flow of latest information about farming to the farmers by organising short-, medium- and long-term training programmes at village and block level on a regular basis. The big question is: “How can farmers’ income from limited landholdings be enhanced when the input costs are ever-increasing?” Dr Balwinder […]Read More
Explained: What meeting MSP demand would cost govt
The unions want the Modi government to enact legislation conferring mandatory status to MSP, rather than just being an indicative or desired price. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the Centre would table the bill to repeal its three contentious farm laws “on the very first day” of the Parliament’s winter session starting November […]Read More
A new public stocking policy centred on pulses, edible oils and vegetables is needed to manage unseasonal price hikes
Vegetable storage can even be in dehydrated/processed form such as potato flakes, onion paste and tomato puree. Winter is usually when tomatoes, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, capsicum, radish, peas, spinach and other greens become relatively affordable. It has to do with their plantings mostly happening during August-October. In tomatoes, these begin even earlier — from mid-June, […]Read More
A bid to preserve tradition of Sarangi and Dhadd
Dhadd and Sarangi are the two folk musical instruments that have been in use in Punjabi folk songs for quite a long time. Sarangi produces musical tunes while dhadd renders rhythm. Punjabi culture is very old and one of the richest with its myriad content that fills our lives with colors. Punjabi traditional folk instruments are […]Read More
Opinion: Kejriwal And Punjab – 4 Big Factors AAP Needs To Address
The three farm laws have finally been withdrawn. The Prime Minister himself announced this in his address to the nation on Friday on the occasion of Gurpurab. But instead of welcoming the initiative, farmers are still on the warpath. They have categorically stated six more demands and had a mammoth Kisan Mahapanchayat in Lucknow. It was expected […]Read More
