Farm Distress
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12 days after Delhi tractor rally, farmers are still missing – and their families are in despair
At least 21 protesting farmers have been missing since the tractor rally on January 26 led to clashes with the Delhi police.
Aarefa Johari
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In a traditional Lohri song about a folk hero, echoes of Punjab’s ongoing struggle for a fair deal
The rebellion of Dulla Bhatti is a reminder of the region’s long history of agrarian protest – and its fight for justice.
Mallika Kaur
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Reading Ambedkar: Why protesting farmers were right to demand the release of jailed activists
Fraternity, he wrote, is the only real safeguard against the denial of liberty or equality.
Apoorvanand
Trending
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Three Doordarshan-era anchors recall what a dignified era of television news looked like
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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A new book offers detailed historical accounts of the Sultans of Oman in the 19th century
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Arrested, acquitted: Jigna Vora recounts her trauma after being accused in journalist J Dey’s murder
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Bombay High Court directs banks to disburse crop loans, return interest to farmers
Banks had not released loans to farmers over non-payment of interest on previous loans despite the government waiving them.
Scroll Staff
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Maharashtra farmers rely on private moneylenders as crop loan disbursal takes a hit amid Covid-19
This is the third consecutive year when farmers in the state have struggled to access credit, suggests data.
Parth MN, IndiaSpend.com
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‘Why were protesting farmers not allowed to enter Delhi?’ asks Priyanka Gandhi
The Congress leader claimed the BJP talks of welfare of farmers before elections but does not allow them to speak when they want to raise their problems.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Dense smoke and yellowish haze cover New York as a result of Canadian wildfires
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Watch: How this lone buffalo outwits a pride of lions to escape an attack
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Watch: Truck carrying cartons of beer overturns, passersby rush to steal bottles
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Watch: This version of Rema’s chart-topping hit ‘Calm Down’ has Tamil lyrics
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Watch: Dramatic sight of massive sandstorm enveloping western and northern parts of Rajasthan
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Thousands of farmers march to Delhi, demand sugarcane dues, loan waiver and free power
The farmers, who are protesting under the banner of the Rashtriya Kisan Sangh, started their march from Noida’s Transport Nagar on Saturday morning.
Scroll Staff
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Feeling neglected by politicians, widows of Punjab farmers put up their own candidate in Bathinda
Veerpal Kaur of the Kisaan Mazdoor Khudkhushi Peedit Parivar Committee is contesting against Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
Mayank Aggarwal
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‘All parties treat farmers like beggars’: Punjab’s agriculture workers have no hope from elections
Recent farm loan waivers and income support schemes have had little impact amid growing agrarian distress.
Manu Moudgil
The Reel
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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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Watch: Trailer of ‘The Night Manager’ part two is out
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance
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Loan waiver is not a solution to farm distress, helps only a fraction of farmers, says NITI Aayog
Vice Chairperson Rajiv Kumar said that no government had worked for farmers as much as the current one led by Narendra Modi.
Scroll Staff
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Pink bollworm pests reach Maharashtra’s Yavatmal early this year, adding to farmers’ distress
Multiple measures like pheromone and light traps, multi-cropping and changing cropping seasons have been initiated.
Meena Menon
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Farmers from Nashik reach Mumbai, to protest outside Maharashtra Assembly from Monday
Their demands include better safeguards, and a complete waiver of loans and electricity bills.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Football: Lionel Messi says he’s headed to USA, signs up for David Beckham co-owned Inter Miami
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Hockey, FIH Pro League, India vs Netherlands as it happened: Holland win 4-1
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ISSF Junior World Cup: India win team silver, two individual medals in the Rapid Fire Pistol event
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Golf merger: How Saudi Arabia’s involvement influenced a new world order in the sport
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Football: Legislators in Rio de Janeiro approve 'Vini Jr's law' against football racism