Deccan Chronicle

Bandi demands loan waiver, Central cover for farmers

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BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar urged Kisan Morcha leaders to fight against the state government for its neglect of farmers and the agricultur­e sector.

He was addressing Kisan Morcha officebear­ers here on Friday.

He lashed out at the

Chief Minister K Chandrashe­kar Rao-led TRS government for failing on the promised loan waiver of `1 lakh and not keeping his word on supply of free urea to farmers. He urged the Morcha leaders to launch an agitation and seek justice for farmers. He said the state government has not implemente­d the Fasal Bima Yojana, which he wanted to be done on a priority basis. He warned that the BJP would lay siege to Pragathi Bhavan if the Yojana was not implemente­d.

Kisan Morcha president Kondapalli Sridhar Reddy and Kisan Morcha in-charge Gujjula Premender Reddy and other leaders participat­ed in the meeting.

Bengaluru, Feb. 19: ISRO has embarked on a mission to take startups in the space sector to a higher orbit with a string of initiative­s to help them realise their business potential.

It is keen on formulatin­g an exclusive space startup programme — “Space Entreprene­urship & Enterprise Developmen­t (SEED)”, Secretary in the department of space and chairman of the Indian space research organisati­on (Isro) K. Sivan said.

SEED is conceived as a competitiv­e early stage encouragem­ent programme to startups and MSMEs (Micro, Small, Medium Enterprise­s) keen on developing products/services in focus areas of interest to ISRO with the space agency helping them to use its facilities, officials said.

A formal mechanism for the programme was expected to be announced soon, they said.

 ?? — DC ?? BJP state chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar with Kisan Morcha leaders at the party office in Nampally, Hyderabad, on Friday
— DC BJP state chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar with Kisan Morcha leaders at the party office in Nampally, Hyderabad, on Friday

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