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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a ‘Jan andolan’ campaign for Covid appropriate behaviour on Thursday in view of upcoming festivals, winter season and opening up of the economy. PM Modi will launch the campaign by way of a tweet, a release issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said.(ANI) PM Modi will launch the campaign by way of a tweet, a release issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said. The campaign will be launched with the aim to encourage people’s participation and it endeavours to be a low-cost high-intensity campaign with the key message of wear mask, follow physical distancing, maintain hand hygiene. The campaign will be launched in view of the upcoming festivals and winter season as well as the opening up of the economy, the statement said. A Covid-19 pledge will be taken by all and a concerted action plan will be implemented by central government ministries, departments, state governments and Union Territories. The highlights of the campaign include region-specific targeted communication in high case-load districts, simple and easily understandable messages to reach every citizen, dissemination throughout the country using all media platforms, banners and posters at public places involving frontline workers, and targeting beneficiaries of government schemes, according to the statement. The campaign also involves putting up of hoardings, wall paintings, electronic display boards in government premises, involvement of lo...

- MIDDAY SPECIAL - INDIA'S COTTON FARMERS' SUICIDES CONTINUING FARMERS GATHER at a recent meeting in the Nagpur area to hear proposed government solutions to the country's ongoing cotton farming dilemma. Previous government assistance has fallen short of goals to alleviate the plight of farmers and surviving widows. Farmers meeting photo from [email protected] Toll Over 8 Thousand Last 4 Years - C O T T O N C A L L E D K I L L E R C R O P - By M. R. Lawrence, Editor Update 2350 GMT, 26/07/07 Reprint: ©2007 ( Vidarbha, India) - Pradip Kumar Maitra was quoted in an email to Midday as saying, "Three debt-trapped farmers commit suicide every day in Vidarbha. And the cotton has now been dubbed "the killer crop" as the growers could not get the reasonable returns because of the high cost of farming. Tiwari urged the government to promote low-cost farming so farmers can earn enough returns for surviving. Maitra added, "Two relief packages have been announced for the region by the state and union government since December 2005, but the suicides continue. The suicide rate that was declining since December, drastically went up from February this year." Independent sources report more than 500 farmer suicides have occurred already this year, leaving many grieving and destitute widows looking after their starving children. The Hindustan Times mid-April summaries for Nagpur elaborated on two recent deaths: Venkat Reddy was the cousin of former chairman of Jhari Panchayat Samiti, Raman...

BHOPAL: More than 40,000 families living in several districts of Madhya Pradesh would come under sub-mergence with the increase in the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam from 121.92 metres to 138.68 metres, claimed activists of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) on Thursday. The activists claimed that Narmada Control Authority (NCA) clearance to Gujarat government is against the decision of the apex court. "The apex court order said that until and unless rehabilitation of oustees is not done, the height of dam should not be increased," Alok Agarwal of NBA said. "We have also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this regard," Agarwal said. NBA will challenge the decision of the authority in court, he added.