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Farm reforms to provide new markets to farmers, bring investments in agric
Updated : 5 years, 6 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, 6 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Gandhi on Saturday asked how many more 'sacrifices have to be made' before the three agriculture sector laws will be repealed by the government.
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Focus on lifting India's smallholder farmers out of poverty at webinar
Updated : 5 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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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Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over issue of farmers' income
Updated : 5 years, 6 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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Have not received any reply from farmers on govt proposal, says Union Agri
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Amid the ongoing farmers' protest against the farm laws, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said that the Central government has sent their proposal to the farmers union, adding that they have discussed it but have not responded to the
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Another group of Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Committee members heading towards
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Amritsar (Punjab) [India], December 11 (ANI): Another group comprising members of Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Committee proceeded from Amritsar on Friday to join the farmers' protest in Delhi against the new agriculture laws.
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Government open for further discussions, farmers should leave agitation:
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said that the government is open for more discussions with farmers and they should give a date for the same and leave their agitation.
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Narendra Singh Tomar to urge farmers to end protest, work with govt
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will urge farmers to end their protest and work with the government on Thursday, sources told ANI.
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BJP Leader Dr Krishan Jha Questions Political Exploitation Of Indian Farme
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI/PNN): "If agriculture goes wrong, nothing else will have a chance to go right in the country." as M. S. Swaminathan, the agricultural geneticist from the Green Revolution said rightly, there is no doubt that Indian farmers have been shortchanged over the de
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Farmers' protest enters 14th day, Centre to send draft proposal for delibe
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): With farmers firm on their demand about the repealing of the three agriculture laws passed by the Centre in the last monsoon session of Parliament, their protest entered the 14th day on Wednesday with demonstrations continuing on Sant Nirankari Samagam
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