Covid-19 Update, Agriculture news, Bihar Polls, Farmers

7 October 2020

• Centre procures over 11 lakh tonnes of paddy at MSP in last ten days

  The Central government said that more than 11 lakh tonnes of kharif paddy has been obtained at minimum support price or MSP from farmers for a total of Rs 2,103.46 cr in the past 10 days.
  It said pulses and cotton are also being procured at the MSP according to the existing schemes.

• Telangana to Procure Paddy from Farmers in Villages

  Chief Minister of Telangana, K Chandrasekhar Rao today said paddy will be procured from farmers in full in villages. And several government agencies will be sent to rural regions for the purpose in view of the continuing threat of Coronavirus. The CM, who held a meeting with ministers as well as officials said that farmers need not come to markets with their produce as the government agencies will reach out to them.

• Coronavirus India live updates: India's Covid-19 recovery rate over 85%

  India's Covid-19 tally breached 67-lakh mark on Wednesday with a spike of 72,049 new cases and 986 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The national recovery rate now stands at 85.02 per cent.

• Hathras Rape Case :Kerala journalist, 3 others charged under anti-terror law

  A 41-year-old Delhi-based journalist working with Malayalam news outlets and three others were booked on Wednesday under the - Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and charged with sedition for their alleged links with the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its students’ organisation Campus Front of India (CFI).

• Bihar polls 2020: BJP likely to give 11 seats to Mukesh Sahni’s VIP

  A day after the seat-sharing plan among the constituents of the National Democratic Alliance for the Bihar Assembly Elections was declared. The BJP on Wednesday announced that it has allotted 11 seats to Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) from its quota.

• Odisha: Major fire broke out at Indian Oil petrol pump near Raj Bhavan

  Eight people were injured in a major fire that took place at an Indian Oil Corporation petrol pump near Raj Bhavan on Wednesday, said police. Two of the injured are critical and have been shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, said LD Sahu, director of Capital Hospital.