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Ministers who called farmers Khalistani must apologise: Sukhbir Singh Bada
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], December 12 (ANI): Attacking Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government regarding the ongoing deadlock with farmers over the three agriculture sector laws, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday said all the 'ministers' who 'defamed' th
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Farm reforms to provide new markets to farmers, bring investments in agric
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): In a bid to allay farmers' fears over the farm laws as they continue with their protests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the farm reforms will help bring down barriers between agricultural and associated sectors, creating new marke
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Rahul Gandhi slams Centre, asks how many farmers need to die before repeal
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): Attacking the Union government over the issue of deaths of protesting farmers, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked how many more 'sacrifices have to be made' before the three agriculture sector laws will be repealed by the government.
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PM never listens to grievances of farmers: Kapil Sibal
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): As the protest by the farmers, camping at the Delhi borders, against the Centre's agricultural reforms has entered its 17th day today, Congress leader Kapil Sibal said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi never listens to the grievances of the farmers. Read More
Farmers protest: 3,500 police personnel to be deployed at 5 Delhi-Haryana
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], December 12 (ANI): With farmers gearing up to block the highway and picket toll plazas on the border to Delhi on Saturday in response to a call from protesting farmer unions to intensify their agitation against the three agricultural sector laws, police personnel
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Focus on lifting India's smallholder farmers out of poverty at webinar
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): East-West Seed, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Embassy of the Netherlands in India jointly organised a webinar on Friday titled 'How to lift India's smallholder farmers out of poverty' with three distinguished Worl
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Farmers dealing with diabetes, hypertension; nearly 100 medical camps set
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Several farmers at Singhu border agitating against the farm laws are dealing with diabetes, blood pressure and pulmonary diseases and a few have been sent to hospitals for medical care.
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'Posterbazi' on other issues aimed at diluting farmers' agitation: Tomar
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said that farmer unions have accountability not to allow their protest to be "distracted" and "posterbaazi" on other issues is aimed at "diluting" their agitation.
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Farmers are right, laws should be repealed: Punjab soil scientist who reje
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], December 11 (ANI): The new farm Acts are not in the interests of farmers and they should be repealed, said Dr Vardinderpal Singh, Principal Soil Scientist at Department of Soil Sciences, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), who refused an award from the central go
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Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over issue of farmers' income
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Attacking the Union government over the issue of farm income in the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that NDA government wants the average farmers' income in the country to drop down to the level of income being earned by farmers in B
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BSE launches e-agricultural spot market platform
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 11 (ANI): BSE (earlier known as Bombay Stock Exchange) has launched an electronic spot platform for agricultural commodities through its subsidiary BSE Investments Ltd.
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BJP's reply to protest: Will hold Jan Sampark, Press Conference, 'chaupals
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Amid ongoing farmers protest on Delhi border areas against agri laws, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to organise series of measures including press conferences, 'chaupals' and Jan Sampark, in all the districts of the country on the issue of
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