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Lok Sabha approves demands for grants of agriculture, rural development mi
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved grants to ministries of rural development, agriculture and farmers' welfare for 2019-2020.
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LS adjourned after marathon discussion on demands for grants related to ag
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Tuesday midnight after marathon discussion on demands for grants of Ministries of Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, in which me
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LS members raise farmers' problems, ways to increase farm income
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): Members in Lok Sabha on Tuesday raised problems related to agriculture including delay in procurement of produce, rise in the cost of inputs, late payment of crop insurance and adversities of weather and sought steps to increase the income of farmers.
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LS Speaker unhappy over thin attendance, urges MPs to benefit from proceed
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): Apparently unhappy with Lok Sabha witnessing thin attendance during the evening hours on Tuesday during the debate on demands for grants of Ministries of Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Speaker Om Birla appealed to the members to be present in t
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Congress member seeks reduction in GST on fertilisers, tractors
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 16 (ANI): Congress member Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday accused the government of paying "lip service" to the cause of farmers and said GST on fertilisers and agriculture machinery should either be reduced to zero or brought in the lowest slab.
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Goa: Chandrakant Kavlekar appointed Agriculture Minister
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 15 (ANI): Days after being inducted into the Goa cabinet, rebel Congress MLA and Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar was appointed as Town and country Planning Ministers.
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MP: 4 children dead, 1 rescued after they drown in Mandla
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 15 (ANI): Of the five children drowned in a flooded agricultural field in Bichhiya, four of them lost their lives here on Sunday.
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Kin of deceased patient attack resident doctors at Mumbai hospital
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 15 (ANI): In yet another case of violence against medical practitioners, three resident doctors in Mumbai's Nair Hospital were allegedly abused and attacked by the kin of a patient who died at the hospital on Saturday.
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Modi government putting all efforts to double farmers' income: Giriraj Sin
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 14 (ANI): Modi government is putting all efforts to double the farmers' income, said Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Giriraj Singh. For the first-time Animal Husbandry, fisheries and dairying are separated from the agriculture dep
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TDP miserably failed in implementing 'zero' interest loan policy for farme
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Amravati (Andhra Pradesh), July 12 : Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday hit out at Telugu Desan Party (TDP) for not implementing 'zero' interest loan policy for the farmers.
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Andhra Pradesh: Jaganmohan government's first Budget focuses on housing, a
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy has introduced the state Budget for 2019-20 with an outlay of Rs 227,975 crore with a focus on housing, agriculture, education, and human capital development.
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Jagan attacks previous Naidu govt on farmer welfare, announces 'interest-f
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday accused the previous TDP government of ignoring the welfare of farmers and cheating them by not paying subsidy amounting to over Rs 2,000 crore for seeds, fertilizers and other ag
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