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With folded hands, PM Modi urges Opposition not to mislead farmers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday requested political parties with "folded hands" to keep all the credit for their "old election manifestos" which had reportedly promised agriculture sector reforms and urged them to stop misguiding the farmers ov
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Farmer destroys cauliflower crops over poor prices, says 'forced to sell p
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing farmers' protests against farm laws and minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, a farmer in Shamli's Mayapuri village destroyed his standing crop of cauliflowers, claiming that he was being forced to sell his p
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60-yr-old from Bihar's Siwan cycles 1,000 km to join farmers' protest in D
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Satyadev Manjhi, a 60-year-old man from Bihar's Siwan reached Tikri at Delhi-Haryana border on Thursday after completing a journey of nearly 1,000 kilometres in 11 days on a bicycle to participate in the ongoing farmers' protest against agricultural laws
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PM Modi urges protesting farmers to read Tomar's letter, Shah shares it on
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appreciated Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar for “attempting to have a polite dialogue” with the farmers through an open letter, requesting them to read it.
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Kejriwal's nautanki of tearing up farm law copies a desperate attempt to c
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], December 17 (ANI): Terming the tearing up of the copies of the new farm laws at a special Delhi Assembly session by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal his "latest nautanki (theatrics)", Punjab Cabinet Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Thursday said it was another desperate attem
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Tomar writes open letter to farmers; says reforms done for their welfare,
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Amid protests on Delhi borders against new farm laws, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has written an open letter to farmers, saying "misunderstanding has been created among some farmer unions" and "white lies" are being spread on minimum suppo
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Farmers' protest can continue as long as it does not result in damage to l
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Allowing the farmers' protest to be continued, as long as it "does not result in damage to the life and properties of other citizens", the Supreme Court on Thursday suggested the constitution of a "committee, comprising of independent and impartial pe
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Relaxation on conditions of import of onions into India to counter high ma
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): In the light of public concern over high prices of onion in the market, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Thursday decided to extend certain relaxations for import of onions upto January 31, 2021.
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CAIT seeks 'due representation' in proposed SC panel on farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Confederation of All India Traders on Thursday wrote to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Railways Minister Piyush Goyal seeking "due representation" in the panel proposed by the Supreme Court to resolve the dispute between the Cent
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Heaters installed at Singhu border as farmers continue protesting in chill
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): As the winter chill grips the national capital, heaters have been installed at the Singhu border where a large number of farmers continue to protest against the farm laws.
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Farmers continue protest at Delhi border areas amid cold weather
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Braving the cold weather, farmers continue to protest at the Delhi border areas against the Centre's farm laws as the BJP-led government continue its efforts to persuade farmers on the issue of agricultural reforms.
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Amid protests against reforms, lakhs of farmers express support for bills:
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): A large number of farmers have expressed support for the farm bills, while a protest is ongoing against the reforms, said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
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