Farmers unions in Punjab, including the Bhartiya Kisan Union and farm labourers, will resume their agitation today in support of demands including compensation for crop damage. They alleged that the State government was not serious about the farmers’ demands for which their organisations had launched a seven-day ‘Rail Roko’ stir earlier.

President Pranab Mukherjee will host a three-day conference of vice-chancellors, directors and directors-general of institutions of higher learning from today. The meet will discuss ways to improve the quality of higher education and faculty.

A crèche for children in the age group of six months to two years will become functional at the Supreme Court from today. The facility will be available to lawyers practising at the SC and officers and employees of the Registry. The move is in line with the growing demand for childcare facilities for women workers in government and private jobs.

Micromax is to launch a new Canvas flagship smartphone in New Delhi today. The new smartphone is expected to be priced under ₹15,000 and will compete against the newly released OnePlus X smartphone.

Manipur Tribals' Forum, Delhi, will be organising a rally in New Delhi today to pressurise the Centre and State governments to hold tripartite talks on the three Bills passed by the Manipur Assembly; to sensitise the national public about the nine “tribal martyrs”; and to mourn and pay respect to the departed “brothers”.

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