Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
PANIPAT, HARYANA: With the nationwide lockdown being eased in parts of the country from Monday, the agrarian economy is set to open up, bringing relief to farmers in this rabi crop harvest season.
Agri-machines could be seen moving on highways in Haryana and Punjab to prepare for the opening up of the sector, days after the announcement by the central government to ease restrictions that were imposed to curb the spread of covid-19.
Wheat procurement in states like Haryana and Punjab typically begins on 1 April but was delayed this year because the lockdown and unseasonal rains delayed harvesting of the crop.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation last week, had announced that even as the lockdown will continue till 3 May,