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Rajasthan govt introduces Bill to amend new essential commodities Act
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 31 (ANI): Aiming at protecting "consumers from hoarding and black-marketing of agricultural produce", Rajasthan government on Saturday introduced the Essential Commodities (Special Provisions and Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2020, in the state Legislative As
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Chhattisgarh CM criticises centre's farm laws in Vidhan Sabha special sess
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 28 (ANI): While discussing the Chhattisgarh Agricultural Produce Market (Amendment) Bill 2020 in the special session of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the new agricultural laws introduced by the Cen
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Andhra govt gears up to safeguard farmers from middlemen during crop sale
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 24 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government has come up with a new mechanism to prevent farmers from falling victim to middlemen in the process of selling their agricultural produce.
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SAD moves private member bill demanding Punjab be declared as one mandi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 15 (ANI): A private member bill demanding that the entire state of Punjab be declared as one 'mandi' was moved by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday, claiming that it would protect the interests of farmers in Punjab.
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Sitharaman slams Sonia Gandhi's advice to party-ruled states on farm bills
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday targeted Congress over party chief Sonia Gandhi's advice to party-rules states to bypass farm laws brought by Centre through legislative measures and said the opposition party in its 2019 Lok Sabha ma
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APMCs not shut, but sell produce wherever you get fair price: Yediyurappa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 28 (ANI): Invoking his lineage to a farmer's family, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday requested the protesting farmers to wait for another six months to a year and see how the new Farm Acts help them in long run.
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KSRTC buses ply in Mangaluru despite bandh called by farmers in Karnataka
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 28 (ANI): Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses continue to ply on roads in Mangaluru despite a statewide bandh being observed by various farmers' organisations on Monday against the amendments to the agricultural produce market com
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Opposition is responsible for chaos in Rajya Sabha over farm bills but is
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): The Opposition is responsible for the chaos in the Rajya Sabha over the farm bills but is blaming the government, said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday.
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Agriculture bills black chapter against farmers, APMCs: Telangana Congress
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 21 (ANI): Congress leader Ponnam Prabhakar on Monday alleged that the Modi government has written "a black chapter against agriculture, farmers, farm labourers and Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs)" by bringing agriculture bills.
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Lok Sabha passes two bills related to agriculture marketing; SAD, Congress
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Thursday passed two bills related to "reforms" in agriculture marketing after a debate with Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar stating that the legislations will "end licence raj" and farmers will be free to sell their agric
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India needs infrastructure push, sustained increase in farm incomes: RBI
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday called for stepping up investments in the infrastructure sector and focus on the management of surplus agricultural produce to kickstart the economy reeling under the impact of COVID-19 crisis.
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Vegetable traders in Shimla face difficulties amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): Vegetable traders in Shimla say they are facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic and they are unable to sell the agricultural produce at the usual rates.
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