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Punjab CM urges PM to allow work under MGNREGS in rabi, kharif crop operat
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 18 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow labour/cardholders under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) work in farm operations for both Kharif and Rabi crop
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Tribal families become part of 'Subhiksha Keralam' project, take up farmin
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Idukki (Kerala) [India], May 18 (ANI): In an effort to ensure self-reliance, the tribal community in Kerala's Munnar has taken up farming on a large scale. As part of 'Subhiksha Keralam' project, 150 tribal families have taken up farming by converting fallow land in the area for growing crop
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Rescue farmers from losses due to 'very low prices' in open market: Nara L
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 16 (ANI): TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh on Saturday said that YSRCP-led Andhra Pradesh government should initiate village-level procurement of crops in order to rescue farmers from losses and debts due to 'very low prices' in the open mark
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Tata Chemicals Q4 profit slips by 32 pc to Rs 118 crore
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): Tata Chemicals has reported 32 per cent decline in the standalone net profit at Rs 118 crore during the January to March quarter compared to Rs 172 crore in the year-ago period.
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YSRCP betrayed farmers, workers and employees; 'lying' about Rythu Bharosa
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh)[India], May 15 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party chief and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said that the YSR Congress Party government has failed to fulfil its promises made to farmers while the previous TDP regime implemented crop loan waiver and 'Anna
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Swarms of locusts invade Ajmer, cause damage to crops
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Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], May 13 (ANI): Adding to the woes of farmers who are already bearing the brunt of national lockdown which has adversely affected the agriculture, swarms of locusts invaded the district from Nagaur side on Tuesday.
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Jharkhand releases Rs 25 L for each district as compensation for farmers w
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Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 12 (ANI): Jharkhand Disaster Management Department has released Rs 25 lakh for each district in the state as compensation for farmers whose crops were devastated by the recent rain shower and hailstorm.
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Telangana CM reviews crop cultivation pattern in the state
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 11 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday took an elaborate review on crop cultivation pattern in the state and identification of alternative crops to make farmers go in for a regulatory cultivation, ensuring Minimum Support Price
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Crops in Jodhpur village damaged in locust attack
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Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], May 10 (ANI): Swarms of locusts hit Sirmandi village in Jodhpur causing widespread crop loss for farmers.
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Amarinder writes to PM for increasing MSP of paddy, giving bonus to farmer
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): Citing the challenges faced due to labour shortage and the need for ensuring food safety amid the COVID crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider MSP of Rs 2902 per quintal for padd
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SAD President asks Punjab CM to give incentives to farmers for switching f
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday requested Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to introduce an incentive linked crop diversification plan on the pattern of Haryana by announcing an incentive of Rs 10,000 per acre t
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Double whammy for Kerala farmers as heavy rains destroy banana plantations
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Wayanad (Kerala) [India], May 6 (ANI): Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds that have continued for two days in the region have resulted in extensive damage of banana crop plantations in Wayanad district.
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