Assam: State government should ensure payment of minimum wage, says Centre
Labourers working in tea plantations across Assam and West Bengal must receive the notified minimum wage, according to Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman. “The tea garden owners have various issues which the government is ready to address, but there will be no compromise on minimum wages to tea workers,” she said. Tea plantation workers in Assam receive only only Rs 94 per day, whereas their counterparts in Kerala get Rs 254. In fact the state government rate for unskilled daily wage workers stands at Rs 169. Meanwhile, the Assam government demanded that tea be made the national drink of India.
Maharashtra and Haryana: Modi slams 'dynastic rule' on last day of campaigning
On the last day of campaigning for assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, slated for October 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the Congress, Indian National Lok Dal and Nationalist Congress Party of promoting "dynastic politics". Congress-NCP "leaders have made it a feudal set-up", Modi said at the Bharatiya Janata party rally in Maharashtra. "The father comes to power and asks his children to take care of a few districts." In Haryana , meanwhile, Modi accused the INLD of running the state like a "family fiefdom” and said that his party would propel the state on the path of development.
Andhra Pradesh: Vizag struggles to cope in the aftermath of Cyclone Hudhud
The port city of Visakhapatnam is struggling to recover from the devastation caused by cyclone Hudhud, that struck the Andhra coast on Sunday. The natural disaster has caused severe power shortages, as electricity poles and transformers were destroyed. As a result, water and food supply has been distrupted, as has phone connectivity . The airport will take another two or three days before it can receive passenger planes, as authorities were busy fixing the extensive damage caused by the cyclone. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the city on Tuesday to oversee relief efforts.
Tamil Nadu: Wholesale tomato prices drop to Rs 10 per kg
The price of tomatoes in the wholesale market has dropped to Rs 10 per kg from Rs 50 in the span of just three months. Truckloads of additional supplies from other states into Chennai has resulted in a sudden decrease in whole sale tomato prices, with the market receiving nearly 75 truck loads of every day, as opposed to the average of 60 trucks. Besides tomatoes, traders said that the prices of other vegetables have dropped by 30% since last week.
Delhi: AAP MLA alleges attack by BJP workers at public meeting
Aam Aadmi Party leader Rakhi Birla on Monday accused workers from the Bharatiya Janata Party led by state legislator Sanjana Singh of physically attacking her at a public meeting at Rohini in North Delhi. BJP MLA Sanjana SIngh, meanwhile, has leveled a counter-allegation that Birla and other AAP workers had barged into her office and tried to obstruct a municipal cleaning campaign. First Information Reports have been filed by both sides, according to police.
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Labourers working in tea plantations across Assam and West Bengal must receive the notified minimum wage, according to Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman. “The tea garden owners have various issues which the government is ready to address, but there will be no compromise on minimum wages to tea workers,” she said. Tea plantation workers in Assam receive only only Rs 94 per day, whereas their counterparts in Kerala get Rs 254. In fact the state government rate for unskilled daily wage workers stands at Rs 169. Meanwhile, the Assam government demanded that tea be made the national drink of India.
Maharashtra and Haryana: Modi slams 'dynastic rule' on last day of campaigning
On the last day of campaigning for assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, slated for October 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the Congress, Indian National Lok Dal and Nationalist Congress Party of promoting "dynastic politics". Congress-NCP "leaders have made it a feudal set-up", Modi said at the Bharatiya Janata party rally in Maharashtra. "The father comes to power and asks his children to take care of a few districts." In Haryana , meanwhile, Modi accused the INLD of running the state like a "family fiefdom” and said that his party would propel the state on the path of development.
Andhra Pradesh: Vizag struggles to cope in the aftermath of Cyclone Hudhud
The port city of Visakhapatnam is struggling to recover from the devastation caused by cyclone Hudhud, that struck the Andhra coast on Sunday. The natural disaster has caused severe power shortages, as electricity poles and transformers were destroyed. As a result, water and food supply has been distrupted, as has phone connectivity . The airport will take another two or three days before it can receive passenger planes, as authorities were busy fixing the extensive damage caused by the cyclone. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the city on Tuesday to oversee relief efforts.
Tamil Nadu: Wholesale tomato prices drop to Rs 10 per kg
The price of tomatoes in the wholesale market has dropped to Rs 10 per kg from Rs 50 in the span of just three months. Truckloads of additional supplies from other states into Chennai has resulted in a sudden decrease in whole sale tomato prices, with the market receiving nearly 75 truck loads of every day, as opposed to the average of 60 trucks. Besides tomatoes, traders said that the prices of other vegetables have dropped by 30% since last week.
Delhi: AAP MLA alleges attack by BJP workers at public meeting
Aam Aadmi Party leader Rakhi Birla on Monday accused workers from the Bharatiya Janata Party led by state legislator Sanjana Singh of physically attacking her at a public meeting at Rohini in North Delhi. BJP MLA Sanjana SIngh, meanwhile, has leveled a counter-allegation that Birla and other AAP workers had barged into her office and tried to obstruct a municipal cleaning campaign. First Information Reports have been filed by both sides, according to police.