Two Reports from the Farmers’ Movement
India’s farm crisis: Mitti of the martyrs, Singhu’s soil of struggle; Ghazipur border: Protesting farmers to celebrate Baisakhi tomorrow, Samvidan Bachao Divas on Wednesday.
How Long will New Delhi Let Washington Do as it Pleases?
US ships are setting a precedent for other navies to violate Indian territorial seas at will.
Small Retailers Organise ‘Asmbhav’ to Highlight ‘Malpractices’ of Amazon, Other E-retailers
As Amazon organises its annual event ‘Smbhav’, retailers associations allege that the e-commerce companies are organising events to hide their ‘malpractices’.
Do Not Let Hindutva Rulers Destroy Heritage of Communal Unity of Jallianwala Bagh Martyrs
Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs fought and died together for India’s independence.
Rafale Deal Gets Murkier with Yet Another Exposé
The silence of both French and Indian governments, and regulatory agencies, on the three-part series by French investigative portal, Mediapart, is telling indeed.
76 Ex-Civil Servants: GNCTD Amendment Act Deprives Delhi’s People of Elected Govt.
‘We are deeply concerned that Parliament should pass a law which appears to make a mockery of constitutional provisions and their interpretation by the Supreme Court’ – say the signatories.
Condemn Arbitrary Raids on Activists’ Homes in AP and Telangana
NAPM expresses its solidarity with all these activists who are long standing members of human rights, civil liberties and mass organizations and have been working for the welfare and rights of the most disenfranchised people, including Adivasis, Dalits, workers, farmers, minorities and women.
Farm Laws: Fate of Farmers in Bihar Points to What Those Across India Might Soon Face
High volatility in crop prices, coupled with the absence of APMCs, means that farmers usually have to sell their produce well below the MSP.
The India I Loved
The India I grew up in, I loved was the one that was syncretic, tolerant, coloured with diversity of not just cultures but religions. It was the India that Ruskin Bond continues to highlight in his stories—full of humanitarian values and tolerance with a dollop of goodwill and humour.
Four Months on, Farmers Intensify Their Protests: Eight Newsreports
Mitti Satyagraha and Kisan Shaheed Smarak; Farmers block Delhi-Meerut expressway and Kundli–Manesar–Palwal expressway in Haryana for a day; Farmers gherao offices of FCI; Tikait in Gujarat; How Punjab is organising to keep protests alive during harvesting season.