Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Lok Sabha elections 2019| Rahul Gandhi’s poll pitch to poor: Rs 72,000 income guarantee

Lok Sabha elections 2019| Rahul Gandhi’s poll pitch to poor: Rs 72,000 income guarantee

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES
"India raises with Pak conversion of two Hindu girls", headlines The Asian Age.  The External Affairs Minister Ms Sushma Swaraj has intervened in the shocking incident where Reena and Raveena from Hafiz village in Pakistan were kidnapped and forced to convert their religion on 20th March.
The Pioneer reports that nine per cent CRPF men, world's largest para-military force, suffer from obesity and diabetes and has been placed under low medical category.
"Flying squads to check spurious cotton seed at railway stations", is a Tribune headline. Also, posters of harmful effects of BT cotton seeds of other states would be pasted at railway stations.
The Hindustan Times reports of a thirsty Chennai seeing a rise in parallel water economy through tankers. Wetlands have decreased wells, lakes and rivers depleted of water and only those societies that follow traditional systems are fine.
The CBSE will introduce artificial intelligence and yoga and early childhood care education in school curriculam from next session for Class IX, says The Financial Express.
The Hindu writes about how Odisha forest department has been planting Guava and custard apples in the forrests to woo back monkeys from urban areas.
The Indian Express reveals that female participation in rural jobs has declined by seven percentage points since 2011-2012 that's about 2.8 crore rural women.
As election fever grips, most newspapers have reported denial of singer Sapna Chaudhary joining the Congress; Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav to contest from Azamgarh and Karti Chidambaram to fight from Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu.
And finally, The Times of India has a picture of a sweater - knitted by 75 years old Rosa from Greece and it's made out of 300 plastic bags spun into yarn.  That's probably the ultimate in recycling!

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