News flash: Have initiated farmer-friendly schemes: PM at 'Krishi Unnati Mela'

News flash: Have initiated farmer-friendly schemes: PM at 'Krishi Unnati Mela':

Bengaluru, Mar 19:

Plane with 55 people on board crashes in Russia, all feared dead. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak on the conclusion of the two day BJP national executive meet which begins today. Get all the latest news updates of the day: 

2.10 pm: Delhi court grants bail to ex-DU prof SAR Gilani in sedition case: PTI.

1:47 pm: Have initiated Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana which is farmer-friendly: PM Narendra Modi at 'Krishi Unnati Mela'. 

1:32 pm: Air crash in Rostov, Russia: 2 Indians killed in crash as per reports. Waiting for confirmation: MEA.

1:10 pm: Clear skies in Kolkata after rainfall stopped in the city,  Ind vs Pak match at Eden Gardens this evening .

1:05 pm: Anytime we do anything, opposition says this is from our time. They made dams but water didnt reach farmers: PM Modi

1:00 pm: By the time we reach 75 years of independence, can we double the income of farmers? If we work together we can make it possible: PM Modi. 

12:55 pm: People noticed that 1st time a budget has come focussed on poor & farmers: PM Modi. 

12:50 pm: There is need to increase the purchasing power of people in villages, for which there is need to increase economic activities in rural areas: PM Modi speaking at Krishi Unnati Mela.

12:40 pm: PIL filed against  Kanhaiya Kumar in Bulandshahr Session Court (UP). Court to hear the matter on March 28. 

12:30 pm: Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat calls for a cabinet meeting at 3 PM. 

12:25 pm: If I lose majority on the floor of the House, I shall resign: Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat.

12:20 pm: There is a possibility of light rain & lightning in Kolkata in the evening- Charan Singh, Scientist, IMD in reference with Ind Vs Pak match. 

12:09 pm: Mohammed Shami's parents in Amroha wish Team India the best for the IndvsPak World T20 match this evening.

11.55 am: Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker GS Kunjwal issues notice under anti-defection law to 9 rebel Congress MLAs. 

11.23 am: US President Barack Obama congratulats Belgium & France over arrest of top Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam. 

10.45 am: Indian Coast Guard rescues 8 crew members from a sinking dhow off Beypore in Kerala. The ship sunk early morning today: ANI 

10.32 am: Kolkata witnesses light rainfall; India to play Pakistan at Kolkata's Eden Gardens today evening.

9.55 am: Political crisis in Uttarakhand: Congress MLAs join forces with BJP stake, claim to form government in the state. 

9.15 am: Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits south of Atka, Alaska: USGS. 

8.45 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate "Krishi Unnaati Mela" in Delhi today.

8.00 am: BJP national executive meeting scheduled to take place today.