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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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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Gandhi on Saturday asked how many more 'sacrifices have to be made' before the three agriculture sector laws will be repealed by the government.
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Some parties trying to spoil atmosphere for reforms in agriculture sector
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that some political parties in the country are trying to spoil the atmosphere for reforms in the agriculture sector through laws.
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Elderly farmers at Delhi's Gazipur border say will continue protest till i
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Elderly farmers from Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh who are participating in the ongoing protests at Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border near Gazipur against the three agriculture sector laws said on Sunday that they were neither afraid of Covid-19, nor death and w
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Farmers should end protest during COVID-19 and winters, centre ready for d
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Appealing to farmers to end their protest in view of COVID-19 pandemic and winters, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said the central government is ready to discuss issues related to three agriculture sector laws with the repre
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Farmers enter Delhi after police's permission to hold demonstrations at Ni
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): The farmers protesting against the three agriculture sector laws passed by the Central government were allowed to enter the national capital on Friday after the Tikri border between Delhi and Haryana was opened for them.
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Development, deployment of technology needed to transform agriculture sect
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): Digital innovation can transform Indian agriculture and the focus should be on spreading awareness about the potential of such technologies in the agriculture sector, Anna Roy, Senior Adviser (DM&A, Industry) NITI Aayog said.
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SAD, AAP supported farm bills in assembly, criticised them outside: Punjab
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 21 (ANI): Alleging double standards, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supported the state's agriculture sector amendment bills in the assembly but criticised them p
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MSP, govt procurement important for country's food security, here to stay:
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Once again terming the three recent agricultural reforms "a very important step in improving the agriculture sector of the country and increasing the income of farmers", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Minimum Support Price (MSP) and gove
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To counter Congress propaganda against farm laws, BJP fields eight Union M
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Amid Congress attempts to intensify stir against new farm laws in the States ruled by the party, with a focus on Punjab, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to rope in Union Ministers to counter the narrative against Narendra Modi government's ambiti
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Centre sanctions Rs 4 crore for upgrading soil testing labs in J&K
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 8 (ANI): Aiming at boosting the agriculture sector and the farmers' income in Jammu and Kashmir, the central government sanctioned Rs 4 crore to upgrade soil testing labs in the valley.
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Farm Laws were long-waiting reforms, MSP to continue: Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 7 (ANI): Amid protests over the recently enacted farm Laws in different parts of the country, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday termed them as long-waiting reforms in the agriculture sector.
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